Director of the Institute for Sustainability
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joan.de.pabloupc.edu / director.institutsostenibilitatupc.edu
Mobility of contaminant in the environment. Treatment systems for soils and groundwater: toxic metals, radionuclides and anions. Industrial and radioactive waste. Water treatment: membranes.

Scientific production

Selected papers

Sureda, R.; Casas,  I.; Giménez, J.; de Pablo, J.; Quiñones, J.; Zhang, J.; Ewing, R.C. (2011) "The effects of ionizing radiation and temperature on uranyl silicates: soddyite (UO₂)₂(SiO₄)(H₂O)₂ and uranophane Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O",Environ. Sci. Technol. 45(6): 2510-2515.

Oliva, J. ; De Pablo, J.; Cortina, J.L.; Cama, J.; Ayora, C. (2010) "The use of Apatite II (TM) to remove divalent metal ions zinc(II), lead(II), manganese(II) and iron(II) from water in passive treatment systems: Column experiments", Journal of Hazardous Materials, 184: 364-374.

Rovira, M.; Giménez, J.; Martínez, M.; Martínez-Lladó, X.; de Pablo, J.; Martí, V.; Duro, L.   (2008) "Sorption of selenium (IV) and selenium (VI) onto natural iron oxides: Goethite and hematite", Journal of Hazardous Materials, 150: 279–284.

Martinez-Lladó, X.; Vilà,  M.; Martí, V.; Rovira, M.; Domènech, J. A.; de Pablo, J. (2008) "Trace element distribution in topsoils in Catalonia background and reference values and comparison with regional geology",  Environmental  Engineering Science, 25: 863-877.

Giménez, J.; Martínez, M.; de Pablo, J.; Rovira, M.; Duro, L. (2007) "Arsenic  sorption onto natural hematite, magnetite, and goethite", Journal of Hazardous Materials, 141: 375-380.

Directed dissertations

Study of radionuclides release in commercial UO2 spent nuclear fuels.

Gonzalez-Robles Corrales, Ernesto. Doctoral programme in Chemical Process Engineering. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Directors: de Pablo Ribas, Joan; Serrano Purroy, Daniel. Read date: 22.11.2011.