Sustainable activated carbons prepared from a sucrose-derived hydrochar: remarkable adsorbents for pharmaceutical compounds
RSC ADVANCES, 5, 19696-19707 2015
Ana S. Mestre , Emil Tyszko , Marta A. Andrade , Margarida Galhetas , C Freire , A. P. B. Carvalho

Chars from gasification of coal and pine activated with K2CO3: Acetaminophen and caffeine adsorption from aqueous solutions
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 433, 94-103 11 2014
Margarida Galhetas , Ana S. Mestre , Moises L. Pinto , Ibrahim Gulyurtlu , Helena Lopes , A. P. B. Carvalho

Influence of activated carbons porous structure on iopamidol adsorption
CARBON, 77, 607-615 10 2014
Ana S. Mestre , Miguel Machuqueiro , Mariline Silva , Ruben Freire , I. Fonseca , M. Soledade C. S. Santos , Maria Jose Calhorda , A. P. B. Carvalho

Activated carbons prepared from industrial pre-treated cork: Sustainable adsorbents for pharmaceutical compounds removal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 253, 408-417 10 2014
Ana S. Mestre , Ricardo A. Pires , Ivo Aroso , Emanuel M. Fernandes , Moises L. Pinto , Rui L. Reis , Marta A. Andrade , J. M. P. Silva , Susana P. Silva , A. P. B. Carvalho

Visible light driven photooxidation of phenol on TiO2/Cu-loaded carbon catalysts
CARBON, 76, 183-192 9 2014
Marta A. Andrade , Rocio J. Carmona , Ana S. Mestre , Juan Matos , A. P. B. Carvalho , Conchi O. Ania

Carbon-based materials prepared from pine gasification residues for acetaminophen adsorption
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 240, 344-351 3 2014
Margarida Galhetas , Ana S. Mestre , Moises L. Pinto , Ibrahim Gulyurtlu , Helena Lopes , A. P. B. Carvalho

High performance microspherical activated carbons for methane storage and landfill gas or biogas upgrade
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 2, 15337-15344 2014
Ana S. Mestre , C Freire , J. M. P. Silva , A. P. B. Carvalho , Moises L. Pinto

Characterization of the different fractions obtained from the pyrolysis of rope industry waste
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS, 95, 31-37 5 2012
Marta A. Andrade , J. B. Parra , Marta Haro , Ana S. Mestre , A. P. B. Carvalho , Conchi O. Ania

Development of a Powdered Activated Carbon in Bar Adsorptive Micro-Extraction for the Analysis of Morphine and Codeine in Human Urine
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC SCIENCE, 50, 574-581 8 2012
A. F. P. Goncalves , N. R. Neng , Ana S. Mestre , Ana P. Carvalho , J. M. F. Nogueira

Effect of the Alcohol Cosolvent in the Removal of Caffeine by Activated Carbons
INDUSTRIAL \& ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 51, 9850-9857 7 2012
Ana S. Mestre , Susana C. R. Marques , A. P. B. Carvalho

Dual role of copper on the reactivity of activated carbons from coal and lignocellulosic precursors
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS, 154, 68-73 5 2012
M. Haro , B. Ruiz , Marta A. Andrade , Ana S. Mestre , J. B. Parra , Ana P. Carvalho , C. O. Ania

Powdered activated carbons as effective phases for bar adsorptive micro-extraction (BA mu E) to monitor levels of triazinic herbicides in environmental water matrices
TALANTA, 83, 1643-1649 2 2011
N. R. Neng , Ana S. Mestre , Ana P. Carvalho , J. M. F. Nogueira

Cork-based activated carbons as supported adsorbent materials for trace level analysis of ibuprofen and clofibric acid in environmental and biological matrices
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, 1218, 6263-6270 9 2011
N. R. Neng , Ana S. Mestre , Ana P. Carvalho , J. M. F. Nogueira

Activated carbons from sisal waste by chemical activation with K2CO3: Kinetics of paracetamol and ibuprofen removal from aqueous solution
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 102, 8253-8260 9 2011
Ana S. Mestre , Ana S. Bexiga , Margarida Proenca , Marta A. Andrade , Moises L. Pinto , Ines Matos , I. Fonseca , A. P. B. Carvalho

Removal of an analgesic using activated carbons prepared from urban and industrial residues
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 163, 249-255 10 2010
I. Cabrita , B. Ruiz , Ana S. Mestre , I. Fonseca , Ana P. Carvalho , C. O. Ania

Surface heterogeneity effects of activated carbons on the kinetics of paracetamol removal from aqueous solution
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 256, 5171-5175 6 2010
B. Ruiz , I. Cabrita , Ana S. Mestre , J. B. Parra , J. M. P. Silva , Ana P. Carvalho , C. O. Ania

Comparison of Methods to Obtain Micropore Size Distributions of Carbonaceous Materials from CO2 Adsorption Based on the Dubinin-Radushkevich Isotherm
INDUSTRIAL \& ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 49, 4726-4730 5 2010
Moises L. Pinto , Ana S. Mestre , A. P. B. Carvalho , J. M. P. Silva

Effect of solution pH on the removal of clofibric acid by cork-based activated carbons
CARBON, 48, 972-980 4 2010
Ana S. Mestre , Moises L. Pinto , J. M. P. Silva , J. M. F. Nogueira , Ana P. Carvalho

Waste-derived activated carbons for removal of ibuprofen from solution: Role of surface chemistry and pore structure
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 100, 1720-1726 3 2009
Ana S. Mestre , J. M. P. Silva , J. M. F. Nogueira , J. B. Parra , A. P. B. Carvalho , Conchi O. Ania

Activated carbon derived from cork powder waste by KOH activation: Preparation, characterization, and VOCs adsorption
INDUSTRIAL \& ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 47, 5841-5846 8 2008
Beatriz Cardoso , Ana S. Mestre , A. P. B. Carvalho , J. M. P. Silva