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Hydrogen production by isothermal thermochemical cycles using La0.8Ca0.2MeO3±d (Me = Co, Ni, Fe and Cu) perovskites

Pérez, A.; Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.; Molina, R.; Botas J.A.


Experimental evaluation and energy analysis of a two-step water splitting thermochemical cycle for solar hydrogen production based on La0.8Sr0.2CoO3-d perovskite

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Pérez, A.; Barras-García, I.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.; Molina, R.; Botas, J.A.


Hydrogen production by thermochemical water splitting with La0.8Al0.2MeO3-d (Me= Fe, Co, Ni and Cu) perovskites prepared under controlled pH

Pérez, A.; Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.; Molina, R.; Botas J.A.


Pre-activation of SBA-15 intermediate barriers with Pd nuclei to increase thermal and mechanical resistances of pore-plated Pd-membranes

Sanz-Villanueva, D.; Alique, D.; Vizcaíno, A.J.; Sanz, R.; Calles, J.A.


Stability of electroless pore-plated Pd-membranes in acetic acid steam membrane-reformers for ultra-pure hydrogen production

Adduci, G.; Martinez-Diaz, D.; Sanz-Villanueva, D.; Caravella, A.; Calles, J. A.; Sanz, R.; Alique, D.


Comprehensive permeation analysis and mechanical resistance of electroless pore-plated Pd-membranes with ordered mesoporous ceria as intermediate layer

Martinez-Diaz. D.; Martínez del Monte, D.; García-Rojas, E.; Alique, D.; Calles, J. A.; Sanz, R.


Systematic experimental assessment of concentration polarization and inhibition in Pd-based membranes for hydrogen purification

Tosto, E.; Martinez-Diaz, D.; Sanz, R.; Azzato, G.; Calles, J. A.; Medrano, J. A.; Fernandez, E.; Pacheco Tanaka, D. A.; Gallucci, F.; Alique, D.; Caravella, A.


Tracking the evolution of embryonic zeolites into hierarchical ZSM-5

Alonso-Doncel, M.; Peral, A.; Ochoa-Hernández, C.; Sanz, R.; Serrano, D. P.


Untangling the role of the organosilane functional groups in the synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite by crystallization of silanized protozeolitic units

Alonso-Doncel, M.; Peral, A.; Shamzhy, M.; Cejka, J.; R.Sanz, R.; Serrano, D. P.


Fine-tuning hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite by controlled aggregation of protozeolitic units functionalized with tertiary amine-containing organosilane

Alonso-Doncel, M.; Peral, A.; Shamzhy, M.; Cejka, J.; Sanz, R.; Serrano, D. P.


Ultra-pure hydrogen via co-valorization of olive mill wastewater and bioethanol in Pd-membrane reactors

Alique, D.; Bruni, G.; Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A.; Tosti, S.


Hydrogen production by water splitting with Mn3-xCoxO4 mixed oxides thermochemical cycles: A thermodynamic analysis

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Molina, R.; Marugán, J.; Botas, J. A.; Sanz, R.


Engineering hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles to increase cytotoxicity

Pérez-Garnes, M.; Gutiérrez-Salmerón, M.; Morales, V.; Chocarro-Calvo, A.; Sanz, R.; García-Jiménez, C.; García-Muñoz, R. A.


H2 permeation increase of electroless pore-plated Pd/PSS membranes with CeO2 intermediate barriers

Martínez-Díaz, D.; Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A. Alique, D.


Preparation of a new chromatographic media and assessment of some kinetic and interaction parameters for lysozyme

Acet, Ö.; Önal, B.; Sanz, R.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Erdönmez, D.; Odabasi, M.


CO2 adsorption on amine-functionalized clays

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


Bromine pre-functionalized porous polyphenylenes: New platforms for one-step grafting and applications in reversible CO2 capture

Sanz-Pérez, E. S. ; Rodríguez-Jardón, L.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Iglesias, M.; Maya, E. M.


Effect of the dual incorporation of fullerene and polyethyleneimine moieties into SBA-15 materials as platforms for drug delivery

Morales, V.; Martín, A.; Ortiz-Bustos, J.; Sanz, R.; García-Muñoz, R. A.


Novel Perovskite materials for thermal water wplitting at moderate temperature

Azcondo, M. T.; Orfila, M.; Marugán, J.; Sanz, R.; Muñoz-Noval, A.; Salas-Colera, E.; Ritter, C.; García-Alvarado, F.; Amador, U.


Stability of pore-plated membranes for hydrogen production in fluidized-bed membrane reactors

Tosto, E.; Alique, D.; Martinez-Diaz, D.; Sanz, R.; Calles, J.A.; Caravella, A.; Medrano, J.A.; Gallucci, F.


Amine grafting of acid-activated bentonite for carbon dioxide capture

Horri, N.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Frini-Srasra, N.; Ezzeddine Srasra, E.


Co-evaluation of interaction parameters of genomic and plasmid DNA for a new chromatographic medium

Önal, B.; Acet, Ö.; Sanz, R.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Erdönmez, D.; Odabasi, M.


Hybrid amine-silica materials: Determination of N content by 29Si NMR and application to direct CO2 capture from air

Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Fernández, A.; Arencibia, A.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.


Pd-thickness reduction in electroless pore-plated membranes by using doped-ceria as interlayer

Martinez-Diaz, D.; Alique, D.; Calles, J.A.; Sanz, R.


Tuning the textural properties of HMS mesoporous silica. Functionalization towards CO2 adsorption

Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.


Modelling the adsorption and controlled release of drugs from the pure and amino surface-functionalized mesoporous silica hosts

Martín, A.; Morales, V.; Ortiz-Bustos, J.; Pérez-Garnes, M.; Bautista, L. F.; García-Muñoz, R. A.; Sanz, R.


Review of supported Pd-based membranes prepartation by Electroless Plating for ultra-pure hydrogen production

Alique, D.; Martínez-Díaz, D.; Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A.


Influence of the selective layer morphology on the permeation properties for Pd-PSS composite membranes prepared by electroless pore-plating: Experimental and modeling study

Calles, J. A.; Sanz, R.; Alique, D.; Furones, L.; Marín, P.; Ordoñez, S.


Synthesis of hierarchical Beta zeolite with uniform mesopores: Effect on its catalytic activity for veratrole acylation

Escola, J. M.; Serrano, D. P.; Sanz, R.; García, R. A.; Peral, A.; Moreno, I.; Linares, M.


Alkaline-earth metal based MOFs with second scale long-lasting phosphor behavior

Briones, D.; Leo, P.; Cepeda, J.; Orcajo, G.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.; Rodríguez-Diéguez, A.; Martínez, F.


Thermochemical hydrogen production using manganese cobalt spinels as redox materials

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Molina, R.; Botas, J.A.; Marugán, J.; Sanz, R.


Surface-functionalization of mesoporous SBA-15 silica materials for controlled release of methylprednisolone sodium hemisuccinate: Influence of functionality type and strategies of incorporation

Ortiz-Bustos, J.; Martín, A.; Morales, V.; Sanz, R.; García-Muñoz, R. A.


Reuse and recycling of amine-functionalized silica materials for CO2 adsorption

Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Dantas, T. C. M.; Arencibia, A.; Calleja, G.; Guedes, A. P. M. A.; Araujo, A. S.; Sanz, R.


Hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite with uniform mesopores and improved catalytic properties

Serrano, D. P.; Escola, J. M.; Sanz, R.; García, R. A.; Peral, A.; Moreno, I.; Linares, M.


New developments on carbon dioxide capture using amine-impregnated silicas

Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.


Perovskite materials for hydrogen production by thermochemical water splitting

Orfila, M.; Linares, M.; Molina, R.; Botas, J. A.; Sanz, R.; Marugán, J.


Hydrogen production in a Pore-Plated Pd-membrane reactor: Experimental analysis and model validation for the Water Gas Shift reaction

Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A.; Alique, D.; Furones, L.; Ordóñez, S.; Marín, P.


An investigation of the textural properties of mesostructured silica-based adsorbents for predicting CO2 adsorption capacity

Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.


CO2 capture with pore-expanded MCM 41 silica modified with amino groups by double functionalization

Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.


Influence of the Structural and Textural Properties of Ordered Mesoporous Materials and Hierarchical Zeolitic Supports on the Controlled Release of Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate

García-Muñoz, R. A.; Morales, V.; Linares, M.; González, P. E.; Sanz, R.; Serrano, D. P.


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.


Thermal stability and effect of typical water gas shift reactant composition on H2 permeability through a Pd-YSZ-PSS composite membrane

Calles, J. A.; Sanz, R.; Alique, D.; Furones, L.


H2 production via water gas shift in a composite Pd membrane reactor prepared by the pore-plating method

Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A.; Alique, D.; Furones, L.


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.


Amino-functionalized pore-expanded SBA-15 for CO2 adsorption

Olea, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.


Development of high efficiency adsorbents for CO2 capture based on a double-functionalization method of grafting and impregnation

Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.


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.


CO2 adsorption performance of amino-functionalized SBA-15 under post-combustion conditions

Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Olivares-Marín, M.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Maroto-Valer, M. M.


Modelling and simulation of permeation behaviour on Pd/PSS composite membranes prepared by "pore-plating" method

Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A.; Ordóñez, S.; Marín, P.; Alique, D.; Furones, L.


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.


Synthesis of a honeycomb-like Cu-based metal–organic framework and its carbon dioxide adsorption behaviour

Sanz, R.; Martínez, F.; Orcajo, G.; Wojtas, L.; Briones, D.


CO2 uptake and adsorption kinetics of pore-expanded SBA-15 double-functionalized with amino groups

Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.


Amino functionalized mesostructured SBA-15 silica for CO2 capture: Exploring the relation between the adsorption capacity and the distribution of amino groups by TEM

Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A., Sanz-Pérez E.S.


Adsorción de CO2 sobre materiales mesoestructurados funcionalizados con grupos amino

Sanz-Pérez, E.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.

  • Materiales Porosos en Adsorcin y Catlisis, 3, 5-16 (2012)

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

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


New synthesis method of Pd membranes over tubular PSS supports via "pore-plating" for hydrogen separation processes

Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A.; Alique, D.; Furones, L.


Influence of the type of siliceous material used as intermediate layer in the preparation of hydrogen selective palladium composite membranes over a porous stainless steel support

Calles, J. A.; Sanz, R.; Alique, D.


Influence of drying conditions on amine-functionalized SBA-15 as adsorbent of CO2

Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E.


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

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


Preparation, testing and modeling of hydrogen selective Pd/YSZ/SS composite membrane

Sanz, R.; Calles, J. A.; Alique, D.; Furones, L.; Ordóñez, S.; Marín, P.; Corengia, P.; Fernández, E.


Synthesis of hierarchical TS-1 zeolite from silanized seeds

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


CO2 adsorption on branched polyethyleneimine-impregnated mesoporous silica SBA-15

Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.


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.


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)

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)

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)

Synthesis and crystallization mechanism of zeolite TS-2 by microwave and conventional heating

Serrano, D. P.; Uguina, M. A.; Sanz, R.; Castillo, E.; Rodríguez, A.; Sánchez, P.

  • Microporous Mesoporous Materials, 69(3), 197-208 (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)

Crystallization mechanism of all-silica zeolite beta in fluoride medium

Serrano, D. P.; van Grieken, R.; Sánchez, P.; Sanz, R.; Rodríguez, L.

  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 46, 35-46 (2001)

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)

Study on the TS-1 deactivation during the styrene oxidation with H2O2

Uguina, M.A.; Serrano, D.P.; Sanz, R.; Fierro, J.L.G.; López Granados, M.; Mariscal, R.

  • Catal. Today, 61:1-4: 263-270 (2000)

Synthesis of VS-1 zeolite from wetness-impregnated SiO2-V2O5 xerogels

Serrano, D. P.; Uguina, M. A.; Sanz, R.

  • Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 125, 149 (1999)

Fast synthesis of TS-1 zeolite by microwave heating

Uguina, M.A.; Serrano, D.P.; Sanz, R.; Castillo, E.

  • Proceedings of the 12th International Zeolite Conference (Volumen III) (1998)

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