• HG-energy

    “Chemistry is behind the well being of modern societies providing energy, materials and chemicals for many applications. Our group aims at developing sustainable and green processes by designing materials that can be used to provide energy and chemicals”.

  • HG-energy

    “Chemistry is behind the well being of modern societies providing energy, materials and chemicals for many applications. Our group aims at developing sustainable and green processes by designing materials that can be used to provide energy and chemicals”.

Our Mission

Educate future researchers

Create new materials and processes in a sustainable way

Transfer technology to the productive sector

Bring chemistry to humankind service

Research

Graphene

MOFs

Boron Nitride

MXenes

Metal Chalcogenides

Layeder Double Hydroxide

Zeolites

Materials Applications

Latest Publications

  • Biopolymer-derived structured graphitic carbons as metal-free heterogeneous ozonation catalysts in water

    Antón López-Francés, Lu Peng, Francisco Bernat-Quesada, Belén Ferrer, Sergio Navalón, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Hermenegildo García

    Materials Today Sustainability 27, 100807, 2024

  • Two-dimensional Co-based porphyrin metal-organic framework as heterogeneous catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of benzylic hydrocarbon

    Andrés Uscategui-Linares, Andrea Santiago-Portillo, Sergio Navalón, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Josep Albero, Vasile Parvulescu, Hermenegildo García

    Molecular Catalysis 564, 114288, 2024

  • Mixed Fe-Mo carbide prepared by a sonochemical synthesis as highly efficient nitrate reduction electrocatalyst

    Jiajun Hu, Silvio Osella, Eduardo Arizono dos Reis, Anelisse Brunca da Silva, Caue Ribeiro, Lucia Helena Mascaro, Josep Albero, Hermenegildo Garcia

    Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 124247, 2024

Our team

Prof. Hermenegildo García

Research Group Leader, UPV, Valencia

Dra. Ana Primo Arnau

Research Group Leader, tenured Scientist. UPV, Valencia

Dr. Josep Albero

Post doctoral researcher. UPV, Valencia

Dr. Abdessamad Grirrane

Post doctoral researcher. UPV, Valencia

Dra. Sara Goberna

Post doctoral researcher. UPV, Valencia

Dra. María Cabrero Antonino

Post doctoral researcher. UPV, Valencia

Dra. Aicha Anouar

Post doctoral researcher. UPV, Valencia

Dr. Alberto García Baldoví

Post doctoral Researcher. UPV, Valencia

Dr. Álvaro Raya Barón

Post doctoral Researcher. UPV, Valencia

Esther Domínguez Torres

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Amparo Forneli Rubio

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Rubén Ramírez Grau

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Elena Romero Salicio

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Andrés Felipe Uscategui

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Jiajun Hu

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Dawid Daniël Kruger

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Sabine Éliane Midré

Technician. UPV, Valencia

Old Members

Many thanks for your contributions!

Funding

Spanish Projects

European Projects

Prometeo Projects

Awards

2023

Academician of the Royal Academy of Exact Physical and Natural Sciences of Spain in the Physics and Chemistry section

2021

Lifetime achievement award by International Scientist awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine, Trivandrum, India

2021

“Enrique Moles” national research award in the area of ​​Chemical Science and Technology (Spain)

2021

International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Medal

2021

Yueqi Award Chinese University of Mining Technology, Xuzhou

2018

ChemPubSoc elected member

2016

Award Rey Jaime I New Technologies

2013

Distinguished Professor, King Abdullah University (Saudi Arabia)

2013

Highly Cited Researcher (Thomson-Reuters/Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

2011

Doctor Honoris Causa University of Bucharest

2011

Distinguished Visiting Professor University of Ottawa

2010

Distinction of the Technical University of Valencia for dedication to the research

2009

Alpha Gold Award Spanish Society of glass and ceramics

2008

Fellow of the Japan Society for the promotion of science

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