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Advanced mesoporous titania for efficient photocatalysis

Zeolites are widely used in the chemical industry due to their unique combination of open crystallin structure, ion-exchange capacity, and strong acidity. Their application is limited, however, by the small size of their pores (typically below 0.7 nm).

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Mesoporous zeolites for refining applications

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Sol-gel coordination chemistry: incorporation of chemical functionalities in mesoporous materials

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Synthesis and characterization of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles

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Advanced mesoporous titania for efficient photocatalysis

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Latest articles

The role of mesoporosity and Si/Al ratio in the catalytic etherification of glycerol with benzyl alcohol using ZSM-5 zeolites

Camino Gonzalez-Arellanoa, Aida Grau-Atienzab, Elena Serranob, Antonio A. Romeroc, Javier Garcia-Martinezb, Rafael Luquec. (2015)

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Hierarchical Zeolites and their Catalytic Performance in Selective Oxidative Processes

Dr. Manuel Ojeda, Aida Grau-Atienza, Rafael Campos, Prof. Antonio A. Romero, Dr. Elena Serrano, Prof. Jose Maria Marinas, Prof. Javier García Martínez, Rafael Luque. Article first published online: 27 MAR 2015

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Mesostructured zeolites: bridging the gap between zeolites and MCM-41

Teerawit Prasomsri, Wenqian Jiao, Steve Z. Wenga and Javier Garcia Martinez. ChemComm (2015)

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Realizing the Commercial Potential of Hierarchical Zeolites: New Opportunities in Catalytic Cracking

K. Li, J. Valla, J. Garcia-Martinez.
Chem. Cat. Chem. (6) 46–66 (2014).

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Terminology of metal–organic frameworks and coordination polymers

S.R. Batten, N.R. Champness, X.-M. Chen, J. Garcia-Martinez, S. Kitagawa, L. Öhrström, M. O’Keeffe, M.P. Suh, J. Reedijk.
Pure Appl. Chem. 85 (1715–1724) 2013

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Metal-complex Ionosilicas: Cationic Mesoporus Silica with Ni(II) and Cu(II) Complexes in Their Framework

N. Linares, E. Serrano, A.I. Carrillo, J. Garcia-Martinez. Mater. Lett. (95) 93-96 (2013)

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Dr. Javier García Martinez

Group Leader, Nanomol

Director of the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Alicante, Spain. Javier has published extensively in the areas of nanomaterials and energy and is the author of more than forty patents.

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Dr. Elena Serrano Torregrosa

Researcher Fellow, Nanomol

Elena is a Research Fellow at the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab of the Inorganic Chemistry Dpt. at the University of Alicante (Spain). Her current research interests are in the area of new synthetic pathways to prepare stable and efficient photoactive materials for clean energy production.

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Aida Grau Atienza

PhD student, Nanomol

Aida Grau has a Bachelor degree in Chemistry (2010) and a Master degree in Materials Science (2011) from the University of Alicante (Spain), where she is doing her PhD thesis on the incorporation of chemical functionalities to mesoporous silica materials and zeolites for energy-related applications.

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Dr. Noemi Linares Pérez

Researcher Fellow, Nanomol

Noemi is a Research Fellow at the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab of the Inorganic Chemistry Dpt. at the University of Alicante (Spain). Her current research interests are in the area of heterogeneous catalysts for energy-related applications.

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Alexander Sachse

Researcher Fellow, Nanomol

Alexander is a a Research Fellow at the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab of the Inorganic Chemistry Dpt. at the University of Alicante (Spain). His current research interests are in the area of hierarchical porous catalytically active materials (in particular zeolites).

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Irene Barceló

Postdoctoral researcher, Nanomol, Nanomol

Irene is a postdoctoral researcher at the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab of the Inorganic Chemistry Dept. at the University of Alicante. Her current interests are in the area of the (photo)electrochemistry of semiconductors and photovoltaics/third generation solar cells.