Courses

teaching

  • Advanced water treatment
  • Microbiology
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Innovation and technology transfer

Research Group

Ph.D Students

  • Jacqueline Malvestiti
  • Mariana Granzoto
  • Regis Fernando Spadotim
  • Tauany Figueiredo Neves

Master students  

  • José Paulo Diogo Junior
  • Ivna Maria Seara
  • Márcio José Silva de Oliveira

Undergraduate students

  • Eric Barbosa
  • Igor Santos
  • Rúbia Rufino
  • Fernanda Tiemi

Publications

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Soldera, P.E.S ; FIGUEIREDO, T. S. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; FAGNANI, E. . Respirometria de Bartha como ferramenta na avaliação da decomposição anaeróbia de efluentes de abatedouros. REVISTA DAE, v. 68, p. 80-92, 2020.

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BARBOSA, ADA AZEVEDO ; AQUINO, R. V. S. ; SILVA, M. G. ; NASCIMENTO JUNIOR, W. J. ; Duarte, M. M. M. B. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; Rocha, O. R. S. . New aluminum mesh from recyclable material for immobilization of TiO 2 in heterogeneous photocatalysis. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 98, p. 1124-1138, 2020.

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AHILE, U. J. ; WUANA, R. A. ; ITODO, A. U. ; SHA?ATO, R. ; DANTAS, R.F. . Stability of iron chelates during photo-Fenton process: The role of pH, hydroxyl radical attack and temperature. JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING, v. 36, p. 101320, 2020.

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ROCHA, O. R. S. ; OLIVEIRA, J. E. ; ALMEIDA, L. C. ; SILVA, T. D. ; SILVA, J. P. ; NASCIMENTO JUNIOR, W. J. ; DANTAS, R. F. . REMOVAL OF TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY TiO2 HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS SUPPORTED OVER A NEW METAL PLATE WITH KINETIC STUDY. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (ONLINE), v. 36, p. 669-680, 2019.

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BARBOSA, A. A. ; AQUINO, R. V. S. ; B.OLIVEIRA, A. F. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; SILVA, J. P. ; Rocha, O. R. S. . Development of a new photocatalytic reactor built from recyclable material for the treatment of textile industry effluents. Desalination and Water Treatment, v. 151, p. 82-92, 2019.

Citações:4
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MALVESTITI, J. ; Dantas, Renato F. . Influence of industrial contamination in municipal secondary effluent disinfection by UV/H2O2. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, p. 1-10, 2019.

Citações:1
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BARBOSA, ADA AZEVEDO ; DE AQUINO, RAMON VINICIUS SANTOS ; DA CRUZ SANTANA NEVES, NAIANA SANTOS ; DANTAS, RENATO FALCÃO ; DUARTE, MARTA MARIA MENEZES BEZERRA ; ROSSITER SÁ ROCHA, OTIDENE . Kinetic study of dye removal using TiO2 supported on polyethylene terephthalate by advanced oxidation processes through neural networks. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. x, p. 1-10, 2019.

Citações:4
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CORTEZ, J. G. ; Dantas, Renato F. . Optimization of photo-Fenton to work at neutral pH using NTA-Fe2+. Desalination and Water Treatment, v. 169, p. 287-293, 2019.

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MALVESTITI, J. ; CRUZ-ALCALDE, A. ; LOPEZ-VINENT, N. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; SANS, Carme . Catalytic ozonation by metal ions for municipal wastewater disinfection and simulataneous micropollutants removal. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, p. 118104-10, 2019.

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AHILE, UNGWANEN J. ; WUANA, RAYMOND A. ; ITODO, ADAMS U. ; SHA’ATO, RUFUS ; Dantas, Renato F. . A review on the use of chelating agents as an alternative to promote photo-Fenton at neutral pH: Current trends, knowledge gap and future studies. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, v. 710, p. 134872, 2019.

Citações:1
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Rocha, O. R. S. ; F. Dantas, Renato ; NASCIMENTO JUNIOR, W. J. ; COELHO, A. C. D. ; SILVA, R. O. . ORGANOPHOSPHATE ESTERS REMOVAL BY UV/H2 O2 PROCESS MONITORED BY 31P NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (ONLINE), v. 35, p. 521-530, 2018.

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NASCIMENTO JUNIOR, W. J. ; Rocha, O. R. S. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; SILVA, J. P. ; BARBOSA, A. A. ; Duarte, M. M. M. B. . Kinetic study of food dyes removal from aqueous solutions by solar heterogeneous photocatalysis with artificial neural networks and phytotoxicity assessment. Desalination and Water Treatment, v. 104, p. 304-314, 2018.

Citações:7
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MALVESTITI, J. ; FAGNANI, E. ; SIMAO, D. C. ; F. Dantas, Renato . Optimization of UV/H O and ozone wastewater treatment by experimental design methodology. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, p. 1-26, 2018.

Citações:7
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Da ROCHA, O. R. S. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; NASCIMENTO JUNIOR, W. J. ; FUJIWARA, Y. ; Duarte, M. M. M. B. ; SILVA, J. P. . Kinetic study and modelling of cephalexin removal from aqueous solution by advanced oxidation processes through artificial neural networks. Desalination and Water Treatment, v. ., p. 1-8, 2017.

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MALVESTITI, JACQUELINE A. ; Dantas, Renato F. . Disinfection of secondary effluents by O 3 , O 3 /H 2 O 2 and UV/H 2 O 2 : Influence of carbonate, nitrate, industrial contaminants and regrowth. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 6, p. 560-567, 2017.

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CRISTALE, J. ; RAMOS, D. D. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; MACHULEK JR, A. ; SANS, Carmen ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; LACORTE, S. . Can activated sludge treatments and advanced oxidation processes remove organophosphorus flame retardants?. Environmental Research (New York, N.Y. Print), v. 144, p. 11-18, 2016.

Citações:29|4
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CAVALCANTE, R. P. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; BAYARRI, BERNARDÍ ; GONZALES, Oscar ; GIMÉNEZ, JAIME ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; MACHULEK, AMILCAR . Photocatalytic mechanism of metoprolol oxidation by photocatalysts TiO2 and TiO2 doped with 5%B: primary active species and intermediates. Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental (Print), p. 1-10, 2016.

Citações:50|19
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SILVA, L. M. ; CAVALCANTE, R. P. ; CUNHA, R. F. ; GOZZI, FÁBIO ; DANTAS, R. F. ; OLIVEIRA, S. C. ; MACHULEK JR, A. . Tolfenamic acid degradation by direct photolysis and the UV-ABC/H2O2 process: factorial design, kinetics, identification of intermediates, and toxicity evaluation. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, v. 573, p. 518-531, 2016.

Citações:12|5
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de Luca, Antonella ; HE, XUEXIANG ; DIONYSIOU, DIONYSIOS D. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . Effects of bromide on the degradation of organic contaminants with UV and Fe2+ activated persulfate. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, v. 318, p. 206-213, 2016.

Citações:23|6
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CRISTALE, JOYCE ; Dantas, Renato F. ; LUCA, ANTONELLA DE ; SANS, Carmen ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; LACORTE, SILVIA . ROLE OF OXYGEN AND DOM IN SUNLIGHT INDUCED PHOTODEGRADATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS FLAME RETARDANTS IN RIVER WATER. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v. 323, p. 242-249, 2016.

Citações:30
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Samanta Pereira ; SOUZA, BRUNO S. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; SANS, Carme ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; Marcia Dezotti . Oestrogenicity assessment of s-triazines by-products during ozonation. Environmental Technology, p. 1-9, 2015.

Citações:4|2
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CAVALCANTE, R. P. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; BAYARRI, BERNARDÍ ; GONZALES, Oscar ; GIMÉNEZ, JAIME ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; MACHULEK JUNIOR, A. . Photocatalytic treatment of metoprolol with B-doped TiO2: Effect of water matrix, toxicological evaluation and identification of intermediates. Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental (Print), p. 1, 2015.

Citações:39|4
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MARTINS, R. C. ; CARDOSO, M. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; SANS, Carmen ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; FERREIRA, R. M. Q. . Catalytic studies for the abatement of emerging contaminants by ozonation. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (1986), p. n/a-n/a, 2015.

Citações:12|9
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de Luca, Antonella ; DANTAS, R. F. ; Esplugas, S. . Study of Fe(III)-NTA chelates stability for applicability in photo-Fenton at neutral pH. Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental (Print), v. 179, p. 372-379, 2015.

Citações:28|8
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GOZZI, F. ; OLIVEIRA, S. C. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; SILVA, V. O. ; QUINA, F. H. ; MACHULEK JR, A. . Kinetic studies of the reaction between pesticides and hydroxyl radical generated by laser flash photolysis. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, p. n/a-n/a, 2015.

Citações:3
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MARTINS, R. C. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; SANS, Carmen ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; FERREIRA, R. M. Q. . Ozone/H o Performance on the Degradation of Sulfamethoxazole. Ozone: Science & Engineering, p. 150624072846000, 2015.

Citações:12|3
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YUAN, X. ; LACORTE, S. ; CRISTALE, J. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; SANS, Carmen ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; QIANG, Z. . Removal of organophosphate esters from municipal secondary effluent by ozone and UV/H2O2 treatments. Separation and Purification Technology (Print), p. 1-10, 2015.

Citações:39|8
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STROPA, J. M. ; HERRERO, A. S. ; OLIVEIRA, S. C. ; CAVALHEIRO, A. A. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; OLIVEIRA, S. L. ; MACHULEK JR, A. ; OLIVEIRA, L. C. . Use of Natural Rubber Membranes as Support for Powder TiO 2 and Ag/TiO 2 Photocatalysts. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society (Impresso), p. 1, 2015.

Citações:2|3
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RAMOS, DAYANA DOFFINGER ; BEZERRA, PAULA C. S. ; QUINA, FRANK H. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; CASAGRANDE, GLEISON A. ; OLIVEIRA, SILVIO C. ; OLIVEIRA, MÁRCIO R. S. ; OLIVEIRA, LINCOLN C. S. ; FERREIRA, VALDIR S. ; OLIVEIRA, SAMUEL L. ; MACHULEK, AMILCAR . Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 and TiO2/Ag for use in photodegradation of methylviologen, with kinetic study by laser flash photolysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 22, p. 774-783, 2015.

Citações:19|9
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SATYRO, SUÉLLEN ; MAROTTA, RAFFAELE ; CLARIZIA, LAURA ; DI SOMMA, ILARIA ; VITIELLO, GIUSEPPE ; DEZOTTI, MARCIA ; PINTO, GABRIELE ; Dantas, Renato F. ; ANDREOZZI, ROBERTO . Removal of EDDS and copper from waters by TiO2 photocatalysis under simulated UV-solar conditions. Chemical Engineering Journal (1996), v. 251, p. 257-268, 2014.

Citações:27|17
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SOUZA, BRUNO S. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; CRUZ, ANGEL ; SANS, Carme ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; DEZOTTI, MÁRCIA . Photochemical oxidation of municipal secondary effluents at low H2O2 dosage: Study of hydroxyl radical scavenging and process performance. Chemical Engineering Journal (1996), v. 237, p. 268-276, 2014.

Citações:30|20
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de Luca, Antonella ; Dantas, Renato F. ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . Assessment of iron chelates efficiency for photo-Fenton at neutral pH. Water Research (Oxford), v. 61, p. 232-242, 2014.

Citações:86|21
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CAVALCANTE, R. P. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; BAYARRI, BERNARDÍ ; GONZALES, Oscar ; Giménez, J. ; Esplugas, S. ; MACHULEK, AMILCAR . Synthesis and characterization of B-doped TiO2 and their performance for the degradation of metoprolol. Catalysis Today (Print), p. 1-10, 2014.

Citações:37|9
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Rocha, O. R. S. ; DUARTE, M. M. M. B. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; DUARTE, M. M. L. ; SILVA, Valdinete Lins da . OIL SLUDGE TREATMENT BY SOLAR TIO2-PHOTOCATALYSIS TO REMOVE POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH). BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM AND GAS, v. 8, p. 89-96, 2014.

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Bruno Souza ; Dantas, Renato F ; AGULLO-BARCELO, M. ; LUCENA, F. ; SANS, Carme ; Esplugas, S. ; Marcia Dezotti . Evaluation of UV/H2O2 on the disinfection and treatment of municipal secondary effluents for water reuse. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, v. 2013, p. 1, 2013.

Citações:21|16
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da Rocha, Otidene Rossiter Sá ; PINHEIRO, R. B. ; Duarte, Marta Maria Menezes B. ; DANTAS, R.F. ; FERREIRA, A. P. ; Silva, Valdinete Lins da . Degradation of the antibiotic chloramphenicol using photolysis and advanced oxidation process with UVC and solar radiation. Desalination and Water Treatment, v. 51, p. 7269-7275, 2013.

Citações:11|7
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DE LUCA, A. ; DANTAS, R. F. ; SIMÕES, A. S. M. ; TOSCANO, I. A. S. ; Lofrano, G. ; CRUZ, A. ; Esplugas, S. . Atrazine Removal in Municipal Secondary Effluents by Fenton and Photo-Fenton Treatments. Chemical Engineering & Technology, v. 36, p. n/a-n/a, 2013.

Citações:18|10
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DE LA CRUZ, NATALIA ; ROMERO, VIOLETTE ; Dantas, Renato F. ; MARCO, PILAR ; BAYARRI, BERNARDÍ ; GIMÉNEZ, JAIME ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . o-Nitrobenzaldehyde actinometry in the presence of suspended TiO2 for photocatalytic reactors. Catalysis Today (Print), v. 209, p. 209-214, 2013.

Citações:30|22
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De la Cruz, N. ; DANTAS, R.F. ; Giménez, J. ; Esplugas, S. . Photolysis and TiO2 photocatalysis of the pharmaceutical propranolol: Solar and artificial light. Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental (Print), v. 130-131, p. 249-256, 2013.

Citações:66|38
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da Rocha, Otidene Rossiter Sá ; DANTAS, R. F. ; DUARTE, M. M. M. B. ; LIMA DUARTE, MÁRCIA MARIA ; da Silva, Valdinete Lins . Solar photo-Fenton treatment of petroleum extraction wastewater. Desalination and Water Treatment (Print), v. May, p. 1-7, 2013.

Citações:18|10
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Rocha, O. R. S. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; Duarte, Marta Maria Menezes B. ; Duarte, Marcia Maria Lima ; Silva, V. L. . Remediation of petroleum contaminated soil by photo-Fenton process applying black, white and germicidal light. Afinidad (Barcelona), v. 68, p. 42-46, 2012.

Citações:1
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HUANOSTA-GUTIÉRREZ, T. ; F. Dantas, Renato ; RAMÍREZ-ZAMORA, R.M. ; Esplugas, S. . Evaluation of copper slag to catalyze advanced oxidation processes for the removal of phenol in water. Journal of Hazardous Materials (Print), v. 213-214, p. 325-330, 2012.

Citações:21|6
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GOZZI, FÁBIO ; MACHULEK, AMILCAR ; FERREIRA, VALDIR SOUZA ; OSUGI, MARLY EIKO ; SANTOS, ANA PAULA FLORIANO ; NOGUEIRA, JÉSSICA ALVES ; Dantas, Renato F. ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; DE OLIVEIRA, SILVIO CÉSAR . Investigation of chlorimuron-ethyl degradation by Fenton, photo-Fenton and ozonation processes. Chemical Engineering Journal (1996), v. 210, p. 444-450, 2012.

Citações:33|30
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Dantas, Renato F.; DOMINGUEZ, VERONICA ; CRUZ, ANGEL ; SANS, Carmen ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . Application of advanced oxidation for the removal of micropollutants in secondary effluents. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, v. 2, p. 121, 2012.

Citações:5|4
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BAYDUM, V. ; DANTAS, R.F. ; Teixeira, Allan Kardec Ribeiro ; PACHECO, J. G. ; Silva, Valdinete Lins da . Pre-treatment of propranolol effluent by advanced oxidation processes. Afinidad (Barcelona), v. 69, p. 2011, 2012.

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Romero, V. ; De la Cruz, N. ; Dantas, Renato F. ; Marco, P. ; Giménez, J. ; Esplugas, S. . Photocatalytic treatment of metoprolol and propranolol. Catalysis Today (Print), v. 161, p. 115-120, 2011.

Citações:54|45
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Dantas, Renato F.; SANS, Carme ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . Ozonation of Propranolol: Transformation, Biodegradability, and Toxicity Assessment. Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), v. 137, p. 754-759, 2011.

Citações:19|14
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Samanta Pereira ; DANTAS, R. F. ; Esplugas, S. ; SANS, Carme ; Marcia Dezotti . Influence of EfOM on the Oxidation of Micropollutants by Ozone and UV/H sub(2)O sub(2) in Secondary Effluents. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, v. 5, p. 789-798, 2011.

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da Rocha, Otidene Rossiter Sá ; Dantas, Renato F. ; Duarte, Marta Maria Menezes B. ; Duarte, Marcia Maria Lima ; da Silva, Valdinete Lins . Oil sludge treatment by photocatalysis applying black and white light. Chemical Engineering Journal, v. 157, p. 80-85, 2010.

Citações:54|31
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Dantas, Renato F.; Rossiter, Otidene ; Teixeira, Allan Kardec Ribeiro ; Simões, Anderson S.M. ; da Silva, Valdinete Lins . Direct UV photolysis of propranolol and metronidazole in aqueous solution. Chemical Engineering Journal, v. 158, p. 143-147, 2010.

Citações:72|41
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Carla C. A. Leal ; da Rocha, Otidene Rossiter Sá ; Duarte, M. M. M. B. ; Dantas, Renato F ; Mauricio da Motta ; de Filho, N. M. L. ; Silva, Valdinete Lins da . Evaluation of the adsorption process of Remazol Black B dye in liquid effluents by green coconut mesocarp. Afinidad (Barcelona), v. 67, p. 136-142, 2010.

Citações:7|7
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 DANTAS, R. F.; DARCISSAC, Marylin ; Lesueur, Céline ; CONTRERAS, Sandra ; SANS, Carme ; FUERHACKER, Maria ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . Assessment of Cationic Surfactants Mineralization by Ozonation and Photo-Fenton Process. Water Environment Research, v. 81, p. 201-205, 2009.

Citações:8|5
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 DANTAS, R. F.; CONTRERAS, Sandra ; SANS, Carme ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . SULFAMETHOXAZOLE ABATEMENT BY MEANS OF OZONATION. Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 150, p. 790-794, 2008.

Citações:176|143
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 DANTAS, R. F.; CONTRERAS, Sandra ; SANS, Carme ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago . Abatement of 4-Chlorophenol in Aqueous Phase by Ozonation Coupled with a Sequencing Batch Biofilm Reactor (SBBR). Ozone. Science & Engineering, v. 30, p. 447-455, 2008.

Citações:3|3
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 DANTAS, R. F.; Marisa Canterino ; Raffaele Marotta ; SANS, Carme ; ESPLUGAS, Santiago ; Roberto Andreozzi . Bezafibrate removal by means of ozonation. Water Research, v. 41, p. 2525-2532, 2007.

Citações:99|68

Research projects

ID-100229125

  • FAPESP (JP): Influence of the wastewater composition on the disinfection by advanced oxidation
  • CAPES – COFECUB: Development of a multi-barrier method for the treatment of effluents for reuse: Comparison of two treatment systems