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Person Details: Pedro J. Alvarez

Superfund Research Program

Pedro J. Alvarez

Rice University
6100 Main Street
MS 6398
Houston, Texas 77005
Phone: 713-348-5903
Email: alvarez@rice.edu

Projects

Publications

2023

  • Denison SB, Jin P, Dias Da Silva P, Chu C, Moorthy B, Senftle TP, Zygourakis K, Alvarez PJ. 2023. Pyro-catalytic degradation of pyrene by bentonite-supported transition metals: Mechanistic insights and trade-offs with low pyrolysis temperature. Environ Sci Technol 57(38):14373-14383. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c04487 PMID:37683087

2022

  • Denison SB, Dias Da Silva P, Koester CP, Alvarez PJ, Zygourakis K. 2022. Clays play a catalytic role in pyrolytic treatment of crude-oil contaminated soils that is enhanced by ion-exchanged transition metals. J Hazard Mater 437:doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129295 PMID:35717817
  • Wei Y, Miao J, Alvarez PJ, Long M. 2022. How to accurately assess the intrinsic activity of catalysts in peroxy activation?. Environ Sci Technol 56(15):10557-10559. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c04032 PMID:35822807
  • Wei Y, Miao J, Ge J, Lang J, Yu C, Zhang L, Alvarez PJ, Long M. 2022. Ultrahigh peroxymonosulfate utilization efficiency over CuO nanosheets via heterogeneous Cu(III) formation and preferential electron transfer during degradation of phenols. Environ Sci Technol 56:doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c01968
  • Zhang S, Wei Y, Metz J, He S, Alvarez PJ, Long M. 2022. Persistent free radicals in biochar enhance superoxide-mediated Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycling and the efficacy of CaO(2) Fenton-like treatment. J Hazard Mater 421:doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126805 PMID:34388929

2021

  • Gao Y, Dias Da Silva P, Alvarez PJ, Zygourakis K. 2021. Integrating thermal analysis and reaction modeling for rational design of pyrolytic processes to remediate soils contaminated with heavy crude oil. Environ Sci Technol 55:11987-11996. doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c03607 PMID:34432440 PMCID:PMC8719924
  • Westerhoff P, Alvarez PJ, Kim J, Li Q, Alabastri A, Halas N, Villagran D, Zimmerman JB, Wong MS. 2021. Utilizing the broad electromagnetic spectrum and unique nanoscale properties for chemical-free water treatment. Curr Opin Chem Eng 33:doi:10.1016/j.coche.2021.100709 PMID:34804780 PMCID:PMC8597955

2019

  • Song W, Vidonish JE, Kamath R, Yu P, Chu C, Moorthy B, Gao B, Zygourakis K, Alvarez PJ. 2019. Pilot-scale pyrolytic remediation of crude-oil-contaminated soil in a continuously-fed reactor: treatment intensity trade-offs. Environ Sci Technol 53(4):2045-2053. doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b05825 PMID:30681845 PMCID:PMC8037193

2014

  • Zhai G, Walters KS, Peate DW, Alvarez PJ, Schnoor JL. 2014. Transport of gold nanoparticles through plasmodesmata and precipitation of gold ions in woody poplar. Environ Sci Technol Lett 1(2):146-151. doi:10.1021/ez400202b PMID:25386566 PMCID:PMC4224293
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