Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group

Lecturer in School of Experimental Sciences and Technology at Rey Juan Carlos University. Her research focuses on photochemical and advanced oxidation processes for the removal of microbiological pathogens and contaminants of emerging concern from water, low-cost technologies for water purification, and decentralised technologies for drinking water in developing communities.





Field-testing solutions for drinking water quality monitoring in low- and middle-income regions and case studies from Latin American, African and Asian countries

N. Pichel, F. Hymnô de Souza, L.P. Sabogal-Paz, P.K. Shah, N. Adhikari, S. Pandey, B.M., Shrestha, S. Gaihre, et al.


Continuous flow operation of solar photo-Fenton fused with NaOCl as a novel tertiary treatment

S. Belachqer-El Attar, P. Soriano-Molina, N. Pichel, A. París-Reche, P. Plaza-Bolaños, A. Agüera, J.A. Sánchez Pérez


Demonstrating the feasibility of a novel solar photo-Fenton strategy for full-scale operationalization according to EU 2020/741 disinfection targets for water reuse

N. Pichel, S. Belachqer-El Attar, P. Soriano-Molina, J.A. Sánchez Pérez


Continuous solar photo-Fenton for wastewater reclamation in operational environment at demonstration scale

E. Gualda-Alonso, N. Pichel, P. Soriano-Molina, E. Olivares-Ligero, F.X. Cadena-Aponte, A. Agüera, J.A. Sánchez Pérez, J.L., Casas López


Photoelectrocatalitic degradation of pharmaceuticals and inactivation of viruses in water with tungsten oxide electrons

A. Tolosana-Moranchel, N. Pichel, H. Lubarsky, J.A. Byrne, P. Fernandez-Ibañez


Safe drinking water for rural communities using a low-cost household system. Effects of water matrix and field testing

N. Pichel, H. Lubarsky, A. Afkhami, V. Baldasso, L. Botero, J. Salazar, M. Hincapie, J.A. Byrne, P. Fernandez-Ibañez


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