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Prof. Joaquin R. Dominguez

Also known as: J.R. Dominguez, Joaquin R. Dominguez-Vargas, Joaquín R. Domínguez, J.R. Domínguez-Vargas

Universidad de Extremadura

Research areas: Environmental Science · Water Science and Technology · Advanced oxidation water treatment · Coagulation and Flocculation Studies · Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

ORCID iD 0000-0002-5651-687X
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Prof. Joaquín R. Domínguez obtained his degree in Chemistry in 1996 and his PhD in Chemistry in 2000 from the University of Extremadura (Spain), both with honours. In 2001, he received the University of Extremadura Research Excellence Award in recognition of his doctoral research.

From 1997 to 2000, he was awarded a MEC-FPU Predoctoral Fellowship and completed predoctoral and postdoctoral research stays at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2001, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Extremadura as an Assistant Lecturer. He was appointed Associate Professor in December 2007 and, since 2023, has held the position of Full Professor of Chemical Engineering.

His research focuses primarily on water and wastewater treatment, particularly the removal of micropollutants and emerging contaminants from water through advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). His work in this field encompasses ozonation, Fenton-based processes, hydrogen peroxide, persulfate oxidation, UV and visible-light irradiation, and combinations of these technologies.

Since 2007, he has also developed an extensive research line in electrochemical water treatment, with particular emphasis on the anodic electrooxidation of pollutants using boron-doped diamond electrodes. More recently, he has expanded his research activities into sonochemical oxidation using high-frequency ultrasonic waves in the MHz range for the degradation of contaminants.

Prof. Domínguez has participated in 25 research projects and competitive grants in the field of Environmental Engineering, particularly in water and wastewater treatment and the removal of micropollutants from aqueous systems. Since 2015, he has served as Chair of the biennial International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management (WWEM).

He has co-authored approximately 95 peer-reviewed scientific papers, nine book chapters and six scientific books related to his research fields, and has an h-index of 34 according to Web of Science. He has supervised or co-supervised 50 advanced research projects, including 20 Bachelor's theses and five PhD theses, and has contributed 100 presentations to national and international scientific conferences.

Prof. Domínguez also has extensive editorial experience. He is a permanent member of the Editorial Boards of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717) and Open Chemistry (ISSN 2391-5420). In addition, he has served as Managing Editor of seven Special Issues published by internationally recognised scientific journals, including the Journal of Environmental Management and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

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