Alicia Ronda

Dr. Alicia Ronda

Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 August 2017 in Fuel
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María Ángeles Martín-LaraMaría Ángeles Martín-Lara
María Ángeles Martín-Lara
Alicia RondaAlicia Ronda
Alicia Ronda
MZM.C. Zamora
M.C. Zamora
MCM. Calero
M. Calero

1 September 2013 in Ecological Engineering
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Mónica Calero de HocesMónica Calero de Hoces
Mónica Calero de Hoces
Antonio PérezAntonio Pérez
Antonio Pérez
Gabriel Blázquez GarcíaGabriel Blázquez García
Gabriel Blázquez García
Alicia RondaAlicia Ronda
Alicia Ronda
María Ángeles Martín-LaraMaría Ángeles Martín-Lara
María Ángeles Martín-Lara

1 March 2016 in International Journal of Mineral Processing
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María Ángeles Martín-LaraMaría Ángeles Martín-Lara
María Ángeles Martín-Lara
GBG. Blázquez
G. Blázquez
MCM. Calero
M. Calero
AAA.I. Almendros
A.I. Almendros
Alicia RondaAlicia Ronda
Alicia Ronda


30 July 2020 in Water
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María Ángeles Martín-LaraMaría Ángeles Martín-Lara
María Ángeles Martín-Lara
Mónica Calero de HocesMónica Calero de Hoces
Mónica Calero de Hoces
Alicia RondaAlicia Ronda
Alicia Ronda
III. Iáñez-Rodríguez
I. Iáñez-Rodríguez
CEC. Escudero
C. Escudero
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an extensively produced and consumed chemical in the world. Due to its widespread use, contamination by this pollutant has increased in recent years, reaching a critical environmental point. This work investigates the feasibility of bisphenol A adsorption from industrial wastewater solutions, testing the reduction of bisphenol A in synthetic solutions by a commercial activated carbon, AC-40, in batch mode. Besides, mixtures of bisphenol A and different heavy metal cations were also studied. So far, no works have reported a complete study about bisphenol A removal by this activated carbon including the use of this material to remove BPA in the presence of metal cations. First, adsorption experiments were performed in batch changing pH, dose of adsorbent, initial bisphenol A concentration and contact time. Results showed greater retention of bisphenol A by increasing the acidity of the medium. Further, the percentage of bisphenol A adsorbed increased with increasing contact time. The selected conditions for the rest of the experiments were pH 5 and a contact time of 48 h. In addition, an increase in retention of bisphenol A when the dose of adsorbent increased was observed. Then, specific experiments were carried out to define the kinetics and the adsorption isotherm. Equilibrium data were adequately fitted to a Langmuir isotherm and the kinetics data fitted well to the pseudo-second-order model. The maximum adsorption capacity provided by Langmuir model was 94.34 mg/g. Finally, the effect of the presence of other heavy metals in water solution on the adsorption of bisphenol A was analyzed. Binary tests revealed competition between the adsorbates and a significant selectivity toward bisphenol A. Finally, the study of the adsorption performance in three consecutive adsorption–desorption cycles showed efficiencies higher than 90% in all cycles, indicating that the activated carbon has good reusability.

1 May 2012 in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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María Ángeles Martín-LaraMaría Ángeles Martín-Lara
María Ángeles Martín-Lara
Gabriel Blázquez GarcíaGabriel Blázquez García
Gabriel Blázquez García
Alicia RondaAlicia Ronda
Alicia Ronda
IRI.L. Rodríguez
I.L. Rodríguez
Mónica Calero de HocesMónica Calero de Hoces
Mónica Calero de Hoces