PULGARIN César, Hon. Prof. – Publications

2023

Bacterial inactivation in sunlit surface waters is dominated by reactive species that emanate from the synergy between light, iron, and natural organic matter

D. Wang; L. Cai; S. Song; S. Giannakis; J. Ma et al. 

Applied Catalysis B-Environment And Energy. 2023-12-05. Vol. 343, p. 123573. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123573.

Sunshine and a pinch of tropical soils: A natural, low-cost photo-Fenton variation for safer water, assisted by H2O2 or percabonate

J. Rodriguez-Chueca; S. Giannakis; T. Senyuz; J. Decker; P. Oulego et al. 

Separation And Purification Technology. 2023-06-07. Vol. 321, p. 124221. DOI : 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124221.

Solar disinfection of drinking water at alkaline pH, assisted by ashes of spices and herbs containing catalytic metals, in a novel ?phyto-Fenton? process

J. Rodriguez-Chueca; S. Giannakis; M. Tranchant; P. Oulego; M. Bensimon et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023-03-28. Vol. 464, p. 142598. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2023.142598.

2022

Effective removal of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus from a Chlorella vulgaris microalgal culture by homogeneous solar photo-Fenton at neutral pH

A. Pulgarin; J. Decker; J. Chen; S. Giannakis; C. Ludwig et al. 

Water Research. 2022-10-27.  p. 119301. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119301.

Identifying the mediators of intracellular E. coli inactivation under UVA light: The (photo) Fenton process and singlet oxygen

S. Giannakis; A. Gupta; C. Pulgarin; J. Imlay 

Water Research. 2022-08-01. Vol. 221, p. 118740. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118740.

Mechanistic modelling of solar disinfection (SODIS) kinetics of Escherichia coli, enhanced with H2O2 – Part 2: Shine on you, crazy peroxide

A. Garcia-Gil; L. Feng; J. Moreno-SanSegundo; S. Giannakis; C. Pulgarin et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022-07-01. Vol. 439, p. 135783. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135783.

Mechanistic modelling of solar disinfection (SODIS) kinetics of Escherichia coli, enhanced with H2O2 – part 1: The dark side of peroxide

A. Garcia-Gil; L. Feng; J. Moreno-SanSegundo; S. Giannakis; C. Pulgarin et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022-07-01. Vol. 439, p. 135709. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135709.

TiO2/spacer succinate films grafted onto nylon as a new approach to develop self-cleaning textile fibers that remove stains: a promising way to reduce reliance on cleaning water

M. Mejia; J. Mosquera-Pretelt; J. M. Marin; C. Pulgarin; J. Kiwi 

International Journal Of Environmental Science And Technology. 2022-04-09. Vol. 20, p. 1329–1340. DOI : 10.1007/s13762-022-04085-z.

Predicting the bactericidal efficacy of solar disinfection (SODIS): from kinetic modeling of in vitro tests towards the in silico forecast of E. coli inactivation

S. Samoili; G. Farinelli; J. A. Moreno-SanSegundo; K. G. McGuigan; J. Marugan et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022-01-01. Vol. 427, p. 130866. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2021.130866.

Decrypting the photocatalytic bacterial inactivation of hierarchical flower-like Bi(2)WO6 microspheres induced by surface properties: Experimental studies and ab initio calculations

M. Karbasi; S. J. Hashemifar; F. Karimzadeh; S. Giannakis; C. Pulgarin et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022-01-01. Vol. 427, p. 131768. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2021.131768.