Noelia Corrochano Guijarro is currently a second-year predoctoral researcher at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Her academic background in Chemistry helped her to acquire expertise in several areas, such as Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Environmental Science and Chemical Engineering.
The research in which her PhD is being developed focuses on the synthesis of structured carbon materials for their application in wastewater treatment technologies. These materials, obtained through the carbonization of 3D-printed monolithic polymers, have the potential to be used in adsorption and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for the removal of recalcitrant pollutants in aqueous effluents.
Previously, Noelia joined Universidad Rey Juan Carlos as a research assistant. She worked on the valorization of refinery waste by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and the removal and degradation of pharmaceuticals from wastewater employing sludge-based carbon materials.
In relation to her studies, Noelia holds a degree in Chemistry from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2020. At this educational stage, she worked as a chemical technician in Laboratorio Control, performing physicochemical analyses on wastewater, biocides and food. Additionally, she specialized in the formulation of colloidal systems to encapsulate active substances.
Moreover, she completed a specialization in Chemical Science and Technology at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2022. At that time, she had the opportunity to join CIEMAT and, in collaboration with the University of Oviedo, she investigated the mobilization of heavy metals in soils surrounding a mine and its environmental impact.
The research in which her PhD is being developed focuses on the synthesis of structured carbon materials for their application in wastewater treatment technologies. These materials, obtained through the carbonization of 3D-printed monolithic polymers, have the potential to be used in adsorption and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for the removal of recalcitrant pollutants in aqueous effluents.
Previously, Noelia joined Universidad Rey Juan Carlos as a research assistant. She worked on the valorization of refinery waste by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and the removal and degradation of pharmaceuticals from wastewater employing sludge-based carbon materials.
In relation to her studies, Noelia holds a degree in Chemistry from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2020. At this educational stage, she worked as a chemical technician in Laboratorio Control, performing physicochemical analyses on wastewater, biocides and food. Additionally, she specialized in the formulation of colloidal systems to encapsulate active substances.
Moreover, she completed a specialization in Chemical Science and Technology at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2022. At that time, she had the opportunity to join CIEMAT and, in collaboration with the University of Oviedo, she investigated the mobilization of heavy metals in soils surrounding a mine and its environmental impact.
Stereolithography 3D printed porous monolithic carbons for wastewater treatment by electrochemical technologies
Funding : Comunidad de Madrid (2022-T1/AMB-23946)
Start / End Years : 2023 - 2028
Principal Investigator : Díaz de Tuesta Triviño, José Luis
Research Team : - Corrochano Guijarro, Noelia - Díaz de Tuesta Triviño, José Luis - Martínez Castillejo, Fernando - Molina Gil, Raúl - Pariente Castilla, IsabelShow summary:
The aim of this project is the development of suitable photoresins and biobased photoresins for the 3Dprinted hypercrosslinked polymers with high yield to the carbonization to obtain carbon monolith with high performance in electrochemical technologies, mainly electroFenton, for the treatment of wastewater. The project deals with several topics: 1) the study of suitable photoresins to obtained 3D printed polymers; 2) the carbonization processes for the preparation of polymer-derived carbon monoliths; and 3) the development of wastewater techniques based in electrochemical technologies. The preparation of polymers will be carried out by radical polymerisation from photoresins based on different acrylate monomers, photoinitiators, dye, porogens and inhibitors. Then, the carbonization, activation and functionalization of the 3D printed polymers will be assessed to obtain active carbon monolith. Both polymers and carbon materials will be characterized using diverse analytical techniques. Finally, the active carbon monoliths will be applied in electrochemical treatments of wastewaters, mainly, electroFenton with the in-situ generation of hydrogen peroxide and high removal rates of organic pollutants.
Assessment of the ecological risk and mobility of arsenic and heavy metals in soils and mine tailings from the Carmina mine site (Asturias, NW Spain)
Fernández-Martínez, R.; Corrochano, N.; Álvarez-Quintana, J.; Ordóñez, A.; Álvarez, R.; Rucandio, I.
- Environmental Geochemistry and Health 46(3), 90 (2024)
- doi:10.1007/s10653-023-01848-6
Evaluation of the adsorptive and catalytic properties of sludge-based carbon materials for the efficient removal of antibiotics listed in the European Decision 2020/1161/EU
Álvarez-Torrellas, S.; Segura, Y.; de Mora, A.; Gutiérrez-Sánchez, P.; Sanz-Santos, E.; Corrochano, N.; Larriba, M.; Pariente, M. I.; Martínez, F.; García, J.
- Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11, 110743 (2023)
- doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.110743