PULGARIN César, Hon. Prof. – Publications

2024

Acids from fruits generate photoactive Fe-complexes, enhancing solar disinfection of water (SODIS): A systematic study of the novel ” fruto-Fenton ” process, effective over a wide pH range (4-9) .

G. Farinelli; S. Giannakis; A. L. Schaub; M. Kohantorabi; C. Pulgarin 

Water Research. 2024-03-29. Vol. 255, p. 121518. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121518.

Photo-Fenton inactivation of MS2 bacteriophage at alkaline pH by Fe salts or nm to μm-sized oxides, and the Janus-faced effects of natural organic matter in surface waters

N. Tian; S. Giannakis; O. C. Oji-Okoro; G. Farinelli; P. Garcia-Munoz et al. 

Catalysis Today. 2024-01-25. Vol. 430, p. 114536. DOI : 10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114536.

Homogeneous vs. heterogeneous photo-Fenton elimination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria bearing intracellular or extracellular resistance: Do resistance mechanisms interfere with disinfection pathways?

J. Decker; T-T. M. Le; J. M. Entenza; I. d. C. Gonzalez; A. H. Lehmann et al. 

Journal Of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2024-02-10. Vol. 12, num. 2, p. 112147. DOI : 10.1016/j.jece.2024.112147.

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.