Staff GIQA Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group

Brief biography
Recent publications

Between 2018 and 2022, he carried out his doctoral research within the INPROQUIMA group under an FPI fellowship, focusing on the development of technologies for waste treatment and valorization. During this period, he collaborated with national and international environmental companies and participated in technology transfer activities through two R&D contracts, in addition to contributing as a researcher to national and regional research projects. From 2022 to 2024, he continued his career as a postdoctoral researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), taking part in several projects related to environmental remediation. Subsequently, between 2024 and 2026, he held two competitive postdoctoral fellowships (Juan de la Cierva and UCLM Junior Researcher), conducting his research in Ciudad Real within the TEQUIMA group (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha) under the supervision of Manuel A. Rodrigo. During this period, he specialized in electrorefinery and the development of electrochemical technologies for advanced waste valorization.

From complex mixtures to high purity: Modeling and optimization of electrodialysis for electro-refinery

Richa, M.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Lobato, J.; CaÃ±izares, P.; Rodrigo, M.A.;

Separation and Purification Technology, 393, 137246 (2026)
doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2026.137246

Comparative analysis of SEAR, ISCO, and S-ISCO for remediation of aged hydrocarbon-contaminated soils

GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Lorenzo, D.; Romero, A.; Santos, A.;

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 22, 100733 (2025)
doi:10.1016/j.ceja.2025.100733

Carboxylic acids selective recovery from wastewater using electrodialysis

Richa, M.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Lobato, J.; CaÃ±izares, P.; Rodrigo, M.A.;

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13(5), 117752 (2025)
doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.117752

Coupled adsorptionÂ–biodegradation of trichloroethylene in groundwater using food waste-derived polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and pine wood biochar

Abruzzese, M.; Lorini, L.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Lorenzo, D.; Niccolini, L.; Matturro, B.; Petrangeli Papini, M.;

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 79, 108972 (2025)
doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108972

Valorization of carbon dioxide via the organic electro-refinery concept: Demonstrating the feasibility of a sustainable process

Maldonado, S.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Roa-Morales, G.; Natividad, R.; Lobato, J.; Rodrigo, M.A.;

Journal of CO2 Utilization, 102, 103265 (2025)
doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103265

Separation of carboxylates using electrodialysis: a key process for the electro-refinery concept

Richa, M.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Lobato, J.; CaÃ±izares, P.; Rodrigo, M.A.;

Separation and Purification Technology, 376, 134073 (2025)
doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2025.134073

Sustainable emulsion treatment by volatilization enhanced by temperature and alkaline conditions in the remediation of a polluted landfill with lindane production wastes

FernÃ¡ndez, J.; Herranz, C.; Salvatierra, A.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 184, 271–283 (2024)
doi:10.1016/j.psep.2024.01.083

Removal of Organochlorine Pesticides from Soil and Water

DomÃnguez, C.M.; Checa-FernÃ¡ndez, A.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Lorenzo, D.; Cotillas, S.; RodrÃguez, S.; FernÃ¡ndez, J.; Santos, A.;

Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, Part F2460, 239–265 (2024)
doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48228-1_16

Treatment of a Complex Emulsion of a Surfactant with Chlorinated Organic Compounds from Lindane Wastes under Alkaline Conditions by Air Stripping

SÃ¡ez, P.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Romero, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(7), 3282–3293 (2023)
doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03722

Acute Toxicity Evaluation of Lindane-Waste Contaminated Soils Treated by Surfactant-Enhanced ISCO

Santos, A.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Checa-FernÃ¡ndez, A.; DomÃnguez, C.M.; Lorenzo, D.;

Molecules, 27(24), 8965 (2022)
doi:10.3390/molecules27248965

Remediation of the Alluvial Aquifer of the Sardas Landfill (SabiÃ±Ã¡nigo, Huesca) by Surfactant Application

GuadaÃ±o, J.; GÃ³mez, J.; FernÃ¡ndez, J.; Lorenzo, D.; DomÃnguez, C.M.; Cotillas, S.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.;

Sustainability, 14(24), 16576 (2022)
doi:10.3390/su142416576

Simultaneous addition of surfactant and oxidant to remediate a polluted soil with chlorinated organic compounds: Slurry and column experiments

Garcia-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Romero, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(3), 107625 (2022)
doi:10.1016/j.jece.2022.107625

Non-Ionic Surfactant Recovery in Surfactant Enhancement Aquifer Remediation Effluent with Chlorobenzenes by Semivolatile Chlorinated Organic Compounds Volatilization

SÃ¡ez, P.; Santos, A.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Romero, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 7547 (2022)
doi:10.3390/ijerph19127547

Abatement of chlorobenzenes in aqueous phase by persulfate activated by alkali enhanced by surfactant addition

GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Romero, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

Journal of Environmental Management, 306, 114475 (2022)
doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114475

Compatibility of nonionic and anionic surfactants with persulfate activated by alkali in the abatement of chlorinated organic compounds in aqueous phase

GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Romero, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

Science of the Total Environment, 751, 141782 (2021)
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141782

Partition of a mixture of chlorinated organic compounds in real contaminated soils between soil and aqueous phase using surfactants: Influence of pH and surfactant type

GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Romero, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(5), 105908 (2021)
doi:10.1016/j.jece.2021.105908

Remediation of soil contaminated by lindane wastes using alkaline activated persulfate: Kinetic model

GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Santos, A.; Romero, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

Chemical Engineering Journal, 393, 124646 (2020)
doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.124646

Surfactant-enhanced solubilization of chlorinated organic compounds contained in DNAPL from lindane waste: Effect of surfactant type and pH

GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Romero, A.; Santos, A.; Lorenzo, D.;

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4494 (2020)
doi:10.3390/ijerph17124494

Partitioning of chlorinated organic compounds from dense non-aqueous phase liquids and contaminated soils from lindane production wastes to the aqueous phase

Lorenzo, D.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Romero, A.; Santos, A.;

Chemosphere, 239, 124798 (2020)
doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124798

Soil flushing pilot test in a landfill polluted with liquid organic wastes from lindane production

Santos, A.; DomÃnguez, C.M.; Lorenzo, D.; GarcÃa-Cervilla, R.; Lominchar, M.A.; FernÃ¡ndez, J.; GÃ³mez, J.; GuadaÃ±o, J.;

Heliyon, 5(11), e02875 (2019)
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02875