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Raúl Molina (Madrid, 1976) studied Chemical Engineering in Complutense University of Madrid (1995-2000) and received his Ph. D in 2006 (Rey Juan Carlos University) working on synthesis and application of heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts for the treatment of phenolic aqueous solutions and industrial wastewater streams. Raúl Molina has occupied several teaching positions in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Technologies,from 2001, being an associate professor since 2009. His main research lines are focused on the application of Fenton-like advanced oxidation processes for the treatment of industrial wastewaters streams and emerging pollutants and more recently hydrogen production.
  • 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 : - Díaz de Tuesta Triviño, José Luis - Martínez Castillejo, Fernando - Molina Gil, Raúl - Pariente Castilla, Isabel 

      Show 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.

  • Integrated processes for monitoring and treatment of emerging contaminants for water reuse (MOTREM, Water JPI Pilot Call)

    Funding : WATER JPI - Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad - Acciones de Programación Conjunta Internacional - (Water JPI JPIW2013-121)
    Start / End Years : 2014 - 2017
    URL : http://motrem.eu/
    Principal Investigator : Marugán Aguado, Javier
    Research Team : - Casado Merino, Cintia - López Muñoz, Mª José - Martín Sómer, Miguel - Martínez Castillejo, Fernando - Marugán Aguado, Javier - Molina Gil, Raúl - Pablos Carro, Cristina - Pariente Castilla, Isabel - Segura Urraca, Yolanda 

      Show summary: The MOTREM project is a Water JPI project that focuses on the development of integrated processes for monitoring and treatment of emerging contaminants (ECs), improving the efficiency of the removal of these pollutants in urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), especially for water reuse. The project aims to provide new technologies for water treatment and/or improving the existing ones through the development of integrated processes for monitoring and treatment of ECs in the current waterline of municipal wastewater treatment plants, especially focusing on the aspect of water reuse. For this goal, the project combines cross- and multi-disciplinary expertise on water treatment processes design and engineering, analytical chemistry and ecotoxicology applied to ECs that guarantee the generation not only on new scientific knowledge but also of innovative commercial solutions to the market.






Hydrogen production by isothermal thermochemical cycles using La0.8Ca0.2MeO3±d (Me = Co, Ni, Fe and Cu) perovskites

Pérez, A.; Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.; Molina, R.; Botas J.A.

Experimental evaluation and energy analysis of a two-step water splitting thermochemical cycle for solar hydrogen production based on La0.8Sr0.2CoO3-d perovskite

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Pérez, A.; Barras-García, I.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.; Molina, R.; Botas, J.A.

Hydrogen production by thermochemical water splitting with La0.8Al0.2MeO3-d (Me= Fe, Co, Ni and Cu) perovskites prepared under controlled pH

Pérez, A.; Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.; Molina, R.; Botas J.A.

Trametes versicolor immobilized on rotating biological contactors as alternative biological treatment for the removal of emerging concern micropollutants

Cruz del Álamo. A.; Pariente, M. I.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.

Hydrogen production by water splitting with Mn3-xCoxO4 mixed oxides thermochemical cycles: A thermodynamic analysis

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Molina, R.; Marugán, J.; Botas, J. A.; Sanz, R.

Fenton-like catalyst based on a reticulated porous perovskite material: Activity and stability for the on-site removal of pharmaceutical micropollutans in a hospital wastewater

Cruz del Álamo, A.; González, C.; Pariente, M. I.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.

Trametes versicolor immobilized on rotating biological contactors as alternative biological treatment for the removal of emerging concern micropollutants

Cruz del Álamo, A.; Pariente, M. I.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.

Contamination of N-poor wastewater with emerging pollutants does not affect the performance of purple phototrophic bacteria and the subsequent resource recovery potential 

de las Heras, I., Molina, R., Segura, Y., Hülsen, T., Molina, M. C., Gonzalez-Benitez, N., Melero, J. A., Mohedano, A. F.,  Martínez, F., Puyol, D.

Understanding the role of mediators in the efficiency of advanced oxidation processes using white-rot fungi

Vasiliadou, I. A.; Molina, R.; Pariente, M. I.; Christoforidis, K. C.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.

Experimental assessment of the cyclability of the Mn2O3/MnO thermochemical cycle for solar hydrogen production

Herradón, C.; Molina, R.; Marugán, J.; Botas, J. A.

Life cycle assessment and techno-economic evaluation of alternatives for the treatment of wastewater in a chrome-plating industry

Rodríguez, R.; Espada, J. J.; Gallardo, M.; Molina, R.; López-Muñoz, M. J.

Low-cost Fe/SiO2 catalysts for continuous Fenton processes

Martínez, F.; Molina, R.; Pariente, M. I.; Siles, J. A.; Melero, J. A.

Thermochemical hydrogen production using manganese cobalt spinels as redox materials

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Molina, R.; Botas, J.A.; Marugán, J.; Sanz, R.

Perovskite materials for hydrogen production by thermochemical water splitting

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Molina, R.; Botas, J. A.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.

Biological removal of pharmaceutical compounds using white-rot fungi with concomitant FAME production of the residual biomass

Vasiliadou, I. A.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Molina, R.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.

Comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) study of heterogeneous and homogenous Fenton processes for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater

Rodríguez, R.; Espada, J. J.; Pariente, M. I.; Melero, J. A.; Martínez, J. A.; Molina, R.

Modeling the integrated heterogeneous catalytic fixed-bed reactor and rotating biological contactor system for the treatment of poorly biodegradable industrial agrochemical wastewater

Vasiliadou, I. A. ; Pariente, M. I.; Martinez, F.; Melero, J. A.; Molina, R.

Intensified-Fenton process for the treatment of phenol aqueous solutions

Pariente, M. I.; Molina, R.; Melero, J. A.; Botas, J. A.; Martínez, F.

Municipal sewage sludge to biodiesel by simultaneous extraction and conversion of lipids

Melero, J. A.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Vasiliadou, I. A.; Martínez Castillejo, F.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Molina, R.

Treatment of an agrochemical wastewater by combined coagulation and Fenton oxidation

Molina, R.; Pariente, M. I.; Rodríguez, I.; Martinez, F.; Melero, J. A.

Experimental and modeling study on removal of pharmaceutically active compounds in rotating biological contactors

Vasiliadou, I. A.; Molina, R.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.

Chemical surface modified-activated carbon cloth for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol

Martínez, F.; Pariente, I.; Brebou, C.; Molina, R.; Melero, J. A.; Bremner, D.; Mantzavinos, D.

Study of the hydrogen production step of the Mn2O3/MnO thermochemical cycle

Marugán, J.; Botas, J. A.; Molina, R.; Herradón, C.

Biological removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products by a mixed microbial culture: Sorption, desorption and biodegradation

Vasiliadou, I. A.; Molina, R.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.

Coupling membrane separation and photocatalytic oxidation processes for the degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants

Martínez, F.; López-Muñoz, M. J.; Aguado, J.; Melero, J. A.; Arsuaga, J.; Sotto, A.; Molina, R.; Segura, Y.; Pariente, M. I.; Revilla, A.; Cerro, L.; Carenas, G.

Treatment of an agrochemical wastewater by integration of heterogeneous catalytic wet hydrogen peroxyde oxidation and rotating biological contactors

Pariente, M. I.; Siles, J. A.; Molina, R.; Botas, J. A.; Melero, J. A.; Martinez, F.

Kinetic modeling of the first step of Mn2O3/MnO thermochemical cycle for solar hydrogen production

Botas, J. A.; Marugán, J.; Molina, R.; Herradón, C.

Immobilization of active and stable goethite coated-films by a dip-coating process and its application for photo-Fenton systems

Molina, R.; Segura, Y.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.

Study of the first step of the Mn2O3/MnO thermochemical cycle for solar hydrogen production

Marugán, J.; Botas, J. A.; Martín, M.; Molina, R.; Herradón, C.

Enhancement of the advanced Fenton process (Fe0/H2O2) by ultrasound for the mineralization of phenol

Segura, Y.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.; Molina, R.; Chand, R.; Bremmer, D. H.

Drugs of abuse in surface and tap waters of the Tagus River basin: Heterogeneous photo-Fenton process is effective in their degradation

Valcárcel, Y.; Martínez, F.; González-Alonso, S.; Segura, Y.; Catalá, M.; Molina, R.; Montero-Rubio, J. C.; Mastroianni, N.; López de Alda, M.; Postigo, C.; Barceló, D.

Activated carbon cloth: a potential adsorbing/oxidizing catalyst for phenolic wastewater

Chand, R.; Molina, R.; Johnson, I.; Hans, A.; Bremmer, D. H.

Photo-Fenton treatment dramatically reduces pharmaceutical contamination from Madrid river water samples bur does not elimnate ecotoxicity: Development and application of a naturally miniaturised bioassay based on fern spores

Rodríguez-Gil J. L.; Catalá, M.; González, S.; Romo, R.; Valcarcel, Y.; Segura Y.; Molina R.; Melero J. A.; Martínez F.

Heterogeneous catalytic wet peroxide oxidation systems for the treatment of an industrial pharmaceutical wastewater

Melero, J. A.; Martínez, F.; Botas, J. A.; Molina, R.; Pariente, M. I.

Degradation of phenolic aqueous solutions by high frequency sono-Fenton systems (US-Fe2O3/SBA-15-H2O2)

Bremmer, D. H.; Molina, R.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.; Segura, Y.

Integrated heterogeneous sono-photo Fenton processes for the degradation of phenolic aqueous solutions

Segura, Y.; Molina, R.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.

Intensification of oxidation capacity using chloroalkanes as additives in hydrodynamic and acoustic cavitation reactors

Chakinala, A. G.; Gogate, P. R.; Chand, R.; Bremner, D.H.; Molina, R.; Burgess, A.E.

  • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 15, 164-170 (2008)
Effect of ultrasound on the properties of heterogeneous catalysts for sono-Fenton oxidation processes

Melero, J. A.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.

  • Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technology, 11(1), 75-83 (2008)
Nanocomposite Fe2O3/SBA-15: An efficient and stable catalyst for the catalytic wet peroxidation of phenolic aqueous solutions

Melero, J. A.; Calleja, G.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.; Pariente M. I.

Treatment of phenolic solutions by catalytic wet hydrogen peroxide oxidation over Fe2O3/SBA-15 extruded catalyst in a fixed bed reactor

Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.; Botas, J. A.; Pariente, I.; Molina, R.

  • Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 46, 4396-4405 (2007)
Iron Species Incorporated over Different Silica Supports for the Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton Oxidation of Phenol.

Martínez, F.; Calleja, G.; Melero, J. A.; Molina, R.

Mineralization of Phenol by a Heterogeneous Ultrasound/Fe-SBA-15/H2O2 Process: Multivariate Study by Factorial Design of Experiments.

Molina, R.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.; Bremner, D. H.; Chakinala, A. G.

Nanocomposite of Crystalline Fe2O3 and CuO Particles and Mesostructured SBA-15 Silica as an Active Catalyst for Wet Peroxide Oxidation Processes.

Melero, J. A.; Calleja, G.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.

Heterogeneous photo-Fenton degradation of phenolic aqueous solutions over iron-containing SBA-15 catalyst

Martínez, F.; Calleja, G.; Melero, J. A.; Molina, R.

Activity and resistance of iron-containing amorphous, zeolitic and mesostructured materials for wet peroxide oxidation of phenol

Calleja, G.; Melero, J. A;. Martínez, F.; Molina, R.

Stabilization of Iron in Micro- and Mesoporous Ferrisilicates (MFI, MCM-22, SBA-15, and MCM-41) as Detected by in Situ Mössbauer Spectroscopy.

Lázár, K.; Szegedi, Á.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.; Fejes, P.

  • Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 158, 733-740 (2005)
Crystallization Mechanism of Fe-MFI from Wetness Impregnated Fe2O3–SiO2 Amorphous Xerogels: Role of Iron Species in Fenton-like Processes

Melero, J. A.; Calleja, G.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.; Lázár, K.

Influence of synthesis routes on the state of fe species in sba-15 mesoporous materials

Lázár, K.; Calleja, G.; Melero, J. A.; Martinez, F.; Molina, R.

  • Proceedings of the 14th International Zeolite Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 805-812 (2004)
Activity and stability of Fenton-like species supported over different silica structures

Calleja, G.; Melero, J.A.; Martínez, F.; Molina, R.

  • Oxidation Tecnologies for water and wastewater treatment. Special Topic: AOPs for Recycling and Reuse. N 57 pp. 530-535 (2003)
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