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Patricia Pizarro studied Chemical Engineering at Complutense University of Madrid (1994-1998), where she started researching on the synthesis of silicalite-1 membranes. Her PhD was carried out in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering group of Rey Juan Carlos University dealing on the synthesis of mesostructured TiO2 with photocatalytic applications. In 2005 she got the european PhD, which was given the Extraordinary Award by the URJC in 2006. In 2003 she was visiting researher in the “Laboratoire d'application de la chimie a l'environnement”, Lyon, France, under the supervision of Dr. Jean-Marie Herrmann. Her work there dealt with the evaluation of photocatalytic activity of supported TiO2 materials on the degradation of pesticides in water. In 2006 she was a visiting researcher in the “Max-Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung”, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, under the supervision of Dr. Ferdi Schüth. The research work there was based on the synthesis of mesostructured materials via hard-templating routes. Currently, her research lines are hydrogen production, development of heterogeneous catalysts for different interesting chemical processes and adsorption processes in gaseous phase. Conerning the teaching activity, it has been totally carried out at Rey Juan Carlos University. She started in 2000 as assistant professor and, since 2008, she occupies the associate professor position.





Guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation over Ni2P supported on 2D-zeolites

Gutiérrez-Rubio, S.; Berenguer, A.; Prech, J.; Opanasenko, M.; Ochoa-Hernández, C.; Pizarro, P.; Cejka, J.; Serrano, D. P.; Coronado,J. M.; Moreno, I.

CO2 adsorption on amine-functionalized clays

Gómez-Pozuelo, G.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Pizarro, P.; Sanz, R.; Serrano, D. P.

Chemical insights on the activity of La1-xSrxFeO3 perovskites for chemical looping reforming of methane coupled with CO2-splitting

Sastre, D.; Serrano, D. P.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.

Progress in the design of zeolite catalysts for biomass conversion into biofuels and bio-based chemicals

Serrano, D.P.; Melero, J.A.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J. ; Pizarro, P.

Manganese oxide-based thermochemical energy storage: modulating tempertures of redox cycles by Fe-Cu co-doping

Carrillo, A. J.; Serrano, D. P.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.

Evaluation of transition metal phosphides supported on ordered mesoporous materials as catalysts for phenol hydrodeoxygenation

Berenguer, A.; Sankaranarayanan, T. M.; Gómez, G.; Moreno, I.; Coronado, J. M.; Pizarro, P.; Serrano, D. P.

Revisiting the BaO2/BaO redox cycle for solar thermochemical energy storage

Carrillo, A. J.; Sastre, D.; Serrano, D. P.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.

Hydrogen production by methane decomposition over MnOx/YSZ catalysts

Carrillo, A. J.; Sastre, D.; Zazo, L.; Serrano, D. P.; Coronado, J. M.; Pizarro, P.

Lamellar and pillared ZSM-5 zeolites modified with MgO and ZnO for catalytic fast-pyrolysis of eucalyptus woodchips

Fermoso, J.; Hernando, H.; Jana, P.; Moreno, I.; Prech, J.; Ochoa-Hernández, C.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.; Cejka, J.; Serrano, D. P.

Hydrogen production by methane decomposition over pure silica SBA-15 materials

Gómez, G.; Botas, J. A.; Serrano, D. P.; Pizarro, P.

Assesing biomass catalytic pyrolysis in terms of deoxygenation pathways and energy yields for the efficient production of advanced biofuels

Hernando, H.; Jiménez-Sánchez, S.; Fermoso, J.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.

Factors influencing the photocatalytic activity of alkali NbTa perovskites for hydrogen production from aqueous methanol solutions

Jana, P.; de la Peña O`Shea, V. A.; Mata Montero, C.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.; Fresno, F.; Serrano, D. P.

Ce-promoted Ni/SBA-15 catalysts for anisole hydrotreating under mild conditions

Yang, Y.; Ochoa-Hernández, C.; Pizarro, P.; de la Peña O`Shea, V. A.; Coronado, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.

Hydrogen production through catalytic methane decomposition promoted by pure silica materials

Serrano, D. P.; Botas, J. A.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.; Gómez, G.

In-situ upgrading of Eucalyptus woodchips fast-pyrolysis bio-oil using metal oxide/h-ZSM-5 catalysts

Pizarro, P.; Fermoso, J.; Hernando, H.; Peral, A. Jana, P.; Sankaranarayanan, Th. M.; Coronado, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.

Effect of metal–support interaction on the selective hydrodeoxygenation of anisole to aromatics over Ni-based catalysts

Yang, Y.; Ochoa-Hernández, C.; de la Peña O’Shea, V. A.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.

Hierarchical zeolite TS-1 as an efficient catalyst for oxidative desulphurization of hydrocarbon fractions

Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.; Medina, S.

Narrowing the mesopore size distribution in hierarchical TS-1 zeolite by surfactant-assisted reorganization

Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.; Shami, S.

Photocatalytic hydrogen production in the water/methanol system using Pt/RE:NaTaO3 (RE [ Y, La, Ce, Yb) catalysts

Jana, P.; Mata Montero, C.; Pizarro, P.; Coronado, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.; de la Peña O’Shea. V. A.

Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production by improving the Pt dispersion over mesostructured TiO2

Serrano, D. P.; Calleja, G.; Pizarro, P.; Gálvez, P.

Advances in the design of ordered mesoporous materials for the low-carbon catalytic hydrogen production

Serrano, D. P.; Coronado, J.; de la Peña O'shea, V.; Pizarro, P.; Botas, J. A.

Hydrocarbons production through hydrotreating of methyl esters over Ni and Co supported on SBA-15 and Al-SBA-15

Ochoa-Hernández, C.; Yang, Y.; Pizarro, P.; de la Peña O'Shea, V. A.; Coronado, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.

Enhancement of hydrocarbon production via artificial photosynthesis due to synergetic effect of Ag supported on TiO2 and ZnO semiconductors

Collado, L.; Jana, P.; Sierra, B.; Coronado, J. M.; Pizarro, P.; Serrano, D. P.; de la Peña O'Shea, V. A.

Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol using in situ generated H2O2 over hierarchical Au-Pd titanium silicalite catalysts

Moreno, I.; Dummer, N. F.; Edwards, J.; Alhumaimess, M.; Sankar, S.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Serrano, D. P.; Hutchings, G.

Kinetic and autocatalytic effects during the hydrogen production by methane decomposition over carbonaceous catalysts 

Serrano, D. P.; Botas, J. A.; Pizarro, P.; Gómez, G.

Synthesis strategies in the search for hierarchical zeolites

Serrano, D. P.; Escola, J. M.; Pizarro, P.

Improvement of the hierarchical TS-1 properties by silanization of protozeolitic units in presence of alcohols

Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Peral, A.; Moreno, I.

Synthesis of nickel phosphide nanorods as catalyst for the hydrotreating of methyl oleate

Yongxing, Y.; Ochoa-Hernández, C.; Pizarro, P.; de la Peña O’Shea, V. A.; Coronado, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.

Tailoring the properties of hierarchical TS-1 zeolite synthesized from silanized protozeolitic units

Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.

Hierarchical TS-1 zeolite synthesized from SiO2 TiO2 xerogels imprinted with silanized protozeolitic units

Sanz, R.; Serrano, D. P.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.

Hydrogen production by methane decomposition: Origin of the catalytic activity of carbon materials

Serrano, D. P.; Botas, J. A.; Fierro, J. L. G.; Guil-López, R.; Pizarro, P.; Gómez, G.

Synthesis of hierarchical TS-1 zeolite from silanized seeds

Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.

Methane catalytic decomposition over ordered mesoporous carbons: A promising route for hydrogen production

Botas, J. A.; Serrano, D. P.; Guil-López, R.; Pizarro, P.; Gómez, G.

Turning TS-1 zeolite into a highly active catalyst for olefin epoxidation with organic hydroperoxides

Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.

Preparation of extruded catalysts based on TS-1 zeolite for their application in propylene epoxidation

Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.; Moreno, I.

Mesostructured SiO2-doped TiO2with enhanced thermal stability prepared by a soft-templating sol–gel route

Calleja, G.; Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.

Ordered mesoporous carbons as highly active catalysts for hydrogen production by CH4 decomposition

Serrano, D. P.; Botas, J. A.; Pizarro, P.; Guil-López, R.; Gómez G.

  • Chemical Communications, 6585-6587 (2008)
Development of crystallinity and photocatalytic properties in porous TiO2 by mild acid treatment.

Serrano, D. P.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, 1178-1187 (2007)
Photocatalytic degradation of imazapyr in water: comparison of activities of different supported and unsupported TiO2-based catalysts

Pizarro, P.; Guillard, C.; Perol, N.; Herrmann, J. M.

  • Catalysis Today, 101, 211-218 (2005)
Study on the synthesis of high surface area mesoporous TiO2 in the presence of non ionic surfactans

Calleja, G.; Serrano, D.P.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.

  • Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research, 43, 2485-2492 (2004)
Preparation of bimodal micro-mesoporous TiO2 with tailored crystalline properties

Serrano, D. P.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.

  • Chemical Communications, 8, 1000-1001 (2004)
Photocatalytic degradation of trichloroethylene in water by high surface area mesoporous titania

Pizarro, P.; Serrano, D. P.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.

  • Chemical Industry and Environment IV, 1, 113-122 (2003)
Synthesis of micelle templated TiO2 mesophases by a sol-gel approach: effect of the surfactant removal

Serrano, D. P.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.; Pizarro, P.

  • Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 135, 251 (2001)
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