Avtar Singh Matharu

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• 2025

  Eco-pharma dilemma: Navigating environmental sustainability trade-offs within the lifecycle of pharmaceuticals – A comment

  Moermond, C. T. A., Puhlmann, N., Pieters, L., Matharu, A., Boone, L., Dobbelaere, M., Proquin, H., Kümmerer, K., Ragas, A. M. J., Vidaurre, R., Venhuis, B. & De Smedt, D., Feb 2025, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 43, 10 p., 101893.

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• 2024

  Microwave-Assisted Production of Defibrillated Lignocelluloses from Blackcurrant Pomace via Citric Acid and Acid-Free Conditions

  Inthalaeng, N., Barker, R. E., Dugmore, T. I. J. & Matharu, A. S., 29 Nov 2024, In: MOLECULES. 29, 23, 19 p., 5665.

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• Sustainable bio-based solid phase extraction adsorbent for the determination of various types of organic compounds

  Özel, M. Z., Clark, J. H. & Matharu, A. S., 21 Feb 2024, In: Turkish Journal of Chemistry. 48, 1, p. 36-49 14 p.

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• 2023

  A comparison among bio-derived acids as selective eco-friendly leaching agents for cobalt: the case study of hard-metal waste enhancement

  Oumarou Amadou, A., Cera, M., Trudu, S., Piredda, M., Cara, S., De Gaudenzi, G. P., Matharu, A. S., Marchiò, L., Tegoni, M., Muntoni, A., De Gioannis, G. & Serpe, A., 22 Jun 2023, In: Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry. 4, 15 p., 1216245.

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• Catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose: On the influence of graphene oxide morphology under microwave radiation

  Frecha, E., Torres, D., Remón, J., Gammons, R., Matharu, A. S., Suelves, I. & Pinilla, J. L., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 11, 2, 11 p., 109290.

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• Catalytic valorisation of the effluents generated during the defibrillation process of cellulose from almond hulls: A holistic zero-waste biorefinery approach

  Frecha, E., Remón, J., Sulaeman, A. P., Matharu, A. S., Suelves, I. & Pinilla, J. L., 15 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 414, 11 p., 137582.

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• Production of Hydrogels from Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Fractionation of Blackcurrant Pomace

  Inthalaeng, N., Dugmore, T. I. J. & Matharu, A. S., 22 Aug 2023, In: Gels. 9, 9, 14 p., 674.

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• S,N-GQD sensitization effect on the improvement of ZnO nanopencil photoelectrochemical properties

  Sulaeman, A. P., Pratama, R. A., Pratomo, U., Irkham, N., Matharu, A. S. & Primadona, I., 19 Jun 2023, In: RSC Advances. 13, 27, p. 18396-18403 8 p.

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• 2022

  Biologically bound nickel accelerated de-polymerization of polyethylene to high value hydrocarbons and hydrogen

  Johar, P., Rylott, L., McElroy, R., Matharu, A. S. & Clark, J. H., 4 Nov 2022, In: RSC Sustainability. 11 p.

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• Biologically bound nickel as a sustainable catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde

  Johar, P., McElroy, R., Rylott, L., Matharu, A. S. & Clark, J. H., 5 Jun 2022, In: APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL. 306, 121105.

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• Byproduct Valorization: From Spent Coffee Grounds to Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters

  Austen, L., Dugmore, T. I. J., Matharu, A. S. & Hurst, G. A., 7 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 9 p.

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• Decolonizing the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum: An Account of How to Start

  Dessent, C. E. H., Dawood, R. A., Jones, L. C., Matharu, A. S., Smith, D. K. & Uleanya, K. O., 1 Jan 2022, In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 99, p. 5-9 5 p.

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• Exploration of Cucumber Waste as a Potential Biorefinery Feedstock

  Gao, Y., Briers, H. K., Matharu, A. S. & Fan, J., 14 Dec 2022, In: Processes. 10, 12, 11 p., 2694.

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• Highly Efficient Mesoporous Carbonaceous CeO₂Catalyst for Dephosphorylation

  Sharma, A., Mehta, S. K. & Matharu, A. S., 5 Jul 2022, In: ACS Omega. p. 22551–22558

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• Mesoporous-rich calcium and potassium-activated carbons prepared from degreased spent coffee grounds for efficient removal of MnO₄²⁻ in aqueous media

  Bose, S., Kirk, R. D., Maslen, H., Pardo Islas, M. A., Smith, B., Dugmore, T. I. J. & Matharu, A. S., 4 Jul 2022, In: RSC Advances. 12, 30, p. 19417-19423 7 p.

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• Silver nanostructures prepared via novel green approach as an effective platform for biological and environmental applications

  Rani, P., Ahmed, B., Singh, J., Kaur, J., Rawat, M., Kaur, N., Matharu, A. S., AlKahtani, M., Alhomaidi, E. A. H. & Lee, J., Jun 2022, In: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 29, 6, 9 p., 103296.

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• Use of Carbotrace 480 as a Probe for Cellulose and Hydrogel Formation from Defibrillated Microalgae

  Zitzmann, F. L., Ward, E. & Matharu, A. S., 16 Jun 2022, In: Gels. 8, 6, 9 p., 383.

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• Waste biomass-derived CQDs and Ag-CQDs as a sensing platform for Hg²⁺ ions

  Kaur, R., Singh, J., Kathuria, D. & Matharu, A. S., Oct 2022, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 29, 8 p., 100813.

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• What Makes a Professional Chemist? Embedding Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion into Chemistry Skills Training for Undergraduates

  Jones, L., Sarju, J. P., Dessent, C. E. H., Matharu, A. S. & Smith, D. K., Jan 2022, In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 99, p. 480-486

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• 2021

  A biorefinery strategy for spent industrial ginger waste

  Gao, Y., Ozel, M. Z., Dugmore, T., Sulaeman, A. & Matharu, A. S., 5 Jan 2021, In: Journal of hazardous materials. 401, 11 p., 123400.

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• A new facile solvometallurgical leaching method for the selective Co dissolution & recovery from hard metals waste

  Oumarou Amadou, A., De Gaudenzi, G. P., Marcheselli, G., Cara, S., Piredda, M., Spiga, D., Matharu, A. S., De Gioannis, G. & Serpe, A., 1 Aug 2021, In: International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 98, 9 p., 105534.

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• From unavoidable food waste to advanced biomaterials: microfibrilated lignocellulose production by microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment of cassava peel and almond hull

  Sulaeman, A. P., Gao, Y., Dugmore, T., Remón, J. & Matharu, A. S., 28 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cellulose.

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• Microwave-Assisted Defibrillation of Microalgae

  Zitzmann, F., Ward, E., Meng, X. & Matharu, A. S., 17 Aug 2021, In: MOLECULES. 26, 16, 13 p., 4972.

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• Phytocat - a bio-derived Ni catalyst for rapid de-polymerization of polystyrene using a synergistic approach

  Johar, P., Rylott, E. L., McElroy, C. R., Matharu, A. S. & Clark, J. H., 21 Jan 2021, In: Green Chemistry. 23, 2, p. 808-814 7 p.

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• Recent advances made in the synthesis of small drug molecules for clinical applications: An insight

  Arora, G., Shrivastava, R., Kumar, P., Bandichhor, R., Krishnamurthy, D., Sharma, R. K., Matharu, A. S., Pandey, J. & Rizwan, M., 20 Apr 2021, In: Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 4, 100097.

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• 2020

  Analysis and optimisation of a novel ‘almond-refinery’ concept: Simultaneous production of biofuels and value-added chemicals by hydrothermal treatment of almond hulls

  Remón, J., Latorre-Viu, J., Matharu, A. S., Pinilla, J. L. & Suelves, I., 3 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Science of the Total Environment. 142671.

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• A New Step Forward Nonseasonal 5G Biorefineries: Microwave-Assisted, Synergistic, Co-Depolymerization of Wheat Straw (2G Biomass) and Laminaria saccharina (3G Biomass)

  Remón, J., Danby, S. H., Clark, J. H. & Matharu, A. S., 24 Aug 2020, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 8, 33, p. 12493-12510 18 p.

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• A novel molybdenum oxide-Starbon catalyst for wastewater remediation

  Kaur, J., Kaur, K., Mehta, S. K. & Matharu, A. S., 6 Jul 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8, 29, p. 14519-14527 9 p.

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• Antimicrobial activity of a silver-microfibrillated cellulose biocomposite against susceptible and resistant bacteria

  Matharu, A. S., Dugmore, T. I. J., Melo, E., Morones, R., Garza-Cervantes, J. & Mendiola-Garza, G., 29 Apr 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 7281, p. 1-7 7 p.

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• Deep Eutectic Solvents Based on Natural Ascorbic Acid Analogues and Choline Chloride

  Maneffa, A. J., Harrison, A. B., Radford, S. J., Whitehouse, A. S., Clark, J. H. & Matharu, A. S., 4 May 2020, In: ChemistryOpen. 9, 5, p. 559-567 9 p.

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• Global occurrence, chemical properties, and ecological impacts of e-wastes (IUPAC technical report)

  Purchase, D., Abbasi, G., Bisschop, L., Chatterjee, D., Ekberg, C., Ermolin, M., Fedotov, P., Garelick, H., Isimekhai, K., Kandile, N. G., Lundström, M., Matharu, A., Miller, B. W., Pineda, A., Popoola, O. E., Retegan, T., Ruedel, H., Serpe, A., Sheva, Y. & Surati, K. R. & 3 others, Walsh, F., Wilson, B. P. & Wong, M. H., 26 Nov 2020, In: PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY. 92, 11, 34 p.

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• Highly stable AgNPs prepared via a novel green approach for catalytic and photocatalytic removal of biological and non-biological pollutants

  Rani, P., Kumar, V., Singh, P. P., Matharu, A. S., Zhang, W., Kim, K. H., Singh, J. & Rawat, M., Oct 2020, In: Environment International. 143, 13 p., 105924.

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• Hybridised sustainability metrics for use in life cycle assessment of bio-based products: resource efficiency and circularity

  Lokesh, K., Matharu, A. S., Kookos, I. K., Ladakis, D., Koutinas, A., Morone, P. & Clark, J. H., 8 Jan 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: RSC Green Chemistry. 11 p.

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• Perspectives on "game changer" global challenges for sustainable 21st century: Plant-based diet, unavoidable food waste biorefining, and circular economy

  Sadhukhan, J., Dugmore, T. I. J., Matharu, A., Martinez-Hernandez, E., Aburto, J., Rahman, P. K. S. M. & Lynch, J., 5 Mar 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 12, 5, 1976.

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• The role of surface functionality of sustainable mesoporous materials Starbon® on the adsorption of toxic ammonia and sulphur gasses

  Milescu, R. A., Dennis, M. R., McElroy, C. R., Macquarrie, D. J., Matharu, A. S., Smith, M. W., Clark, J. H. & Budarin, V. L., Mar 2020, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 15, 9 p., 100230.

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• Toward Novel Biocomposites from Unavoidable Food Supply Chain Wastes and Zirconia

  Gao, Y., Xing, F., Jha, M., Yadav, K. K., Yadav, R. & Matharu, A. S., 21 Sept 2020, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 8, 37, p. 14039-14046 8 p.

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• Unforeseen crystal forms of the natural osmolyte floridoside

  Maneffa, A. J., Whitwood, A. C., Whitehouse, A. S., Powell, H., Clark, J. H. & Matharu, A. S., 11 Sept 2020, In: Communications Chemistry. 3, 1, 10 p., 128.

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• 2019

  Defibrillated celluloses via dual twin-screw extrusion and microwave hydrothermal treatment (MHT) of spent pea biomass

  Gao, Y., Xia, H., Sulaeman, A. P., De Melo, E. M., Dugmore, T. I. J. & Matharu, A. S., 6 Jun 2019, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

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• Life-Cycle Assessment of Microwave-Assisted Pectin Extraction at Pilot Scale

  Garcia-Garcia, G., Rahimifard, S., Matharu, A. S. & Dugmore, T. I. J., 4 Mar 2019, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 7, 5, p. 5167-5175 9 p.

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• Spent Mango Cellulose-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Iron(III) Catalyst for Fructose to HMF Dehydration

  Ahmed, S. & Matharu, A. S., 3 Sept 2019, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 7, 17, p. 14899-14905 7 p.

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• Superior Mesoporosity of Lipid Free Spent Coffee Grounds Residues

  Dugmore, T. I. J., Chen, Z., foster, S., Peagram, C. & Matharu, A. S., 15 Jul 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: ChemSusChem.

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• Toward Renewable-Based, Food-Applicable Prebiotics from Biomass: A One-Step, Additive-Free, Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Process for the Production of High Purity Xylo-oligosaccharides from Beech Wood Hemicellulose

  Remón, J., Li, T., Chuck, C. J., Matharu, A. S. & Clark, J. H., 7 Oct 2019, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 7, 19, p. 16160-16172

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• Valorization of Waste Orange Peel to Produce Shear-Thinning Gels

  Mackenzie, L. S., Tyrrell, H., Thomas, R., Matharu, A. S., Clark, J. H. & Hurst, G. A., 10 Dec 2019, In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 96, 12, p. 3025-3029 5 p.

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• 2018

  Enhanced Protein Extraction From Oilseed Cakes Using Glycerol-Choline Chloride Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Biorefinery Approach

  Matharu, A. S., Melo, E. M. D., Grudniewska, A., Gniłka, R., Chan, A. & Boratyński, F., 25 Sept 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10 p.

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• Key properties towards citrus nanostructured cellulose processing: A rigorous DoE study of the Hy-MASS concept

  Matharu, A. S., Melo, E. M. D., Remón, J., abdulina, A., Wang, S. & kontturi, E., 29 Jan 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ChemSusChem.

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• Kinetic and Desorption Study of Selected Bioactive Compounds on Mesoporous Starbons: A Comparison with Microporous-Activated Carbon

  Shannon, J. M., Clark, J. H., Ingrid De Heer, M., Ekblad, T. & Matharu, A. S., 26 Dec 2018, In: ACS Omega. 3, 12, p. 18361-18369 9 p.

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• Production of fermentable species by microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment of biomass carbohydrates: Reactivity and fermentability assessments

  Remón, J., Santomauro, F., Chuck, C. J., Matharu, A. S. & Clark, J. H., 1 Oct 2018, In: Green Chemistry. 20, 19, p. 4507-4520 14 p.

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• Simultaneous production of lignin and polysaccharide rich aqueous solutions by microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment of rapeseed meal

  Remón, J., Matharu, A. S. & Clark, J. H., 1 Jun 2018, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 165, p. 634-648 15 p.

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• Starbon/High-Amylose Corn Starch-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Iron(III) Catalyst for Conversion of Fructose into 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

  Matharu, A. S., Ahmed, S., Almonthery, B., Macquarrie, D. J., lee, Y.-S. & Kim, Y., 22 Feb 2018, In: ChemSusChem. 11, 4, p. 716-725 10 p.

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• Synthesis and Characterization of Bacterial Cellulose from Citrus-Based Sustainable Resources

  Andritsou, V., De Melo, E. M., Tsouko, E., Ladakis, D., Maragkoudaki, S., Koutinas, A. A. & Matharu, A. S., 31 Aug 2018, In: ACS Omega. 3, 8, p. 10365-10373 9 p.

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