Tomás Undabeytia López

-Water treatments for removal of pollutants and waterborne microorganisms
-Controlled release formulations of agrochemicals
-Dynamic of organic pollutants in the water-soil system

Removal of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in waters: A technological approach based on polymers and clay minerals. Ref. CTM2016-77168-R. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. 2016-2020.

KETs for the removal of emerging pollutants in regenerated waters from the SUDOE space. Ref. 4KET4Reuse (SUDOE INTERREG). European Union. 2016-2019.

Design and development of clinical and environmental applications of clays as natural nanomaterials for controlled reléase. Andalusian Council. Ref. RNM-1897. 2014-2018.

Europe-Aid: Promoting multdisciplinary EU-China collaborations in Science and Business to address food security, water and environmental stress. (Ref. SEW-REAP). European Union. 2015-2017.

New technologies in water treatment processes by the use of composites based on modified clay minerals. Ref. CTM2013-42306-R. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. 2014-2017.

Diffusion nanotechnology based devices for water treatment and recycling. NANOWAT (ENPI-CBC-MED programme). European Union. 2012-2015.

Use of nanostructured materials in the implementation of agrochemical formulations. Ref. PRI-PIBAR-2011-1393. Spanish Foreign Ministry (Argentina-Spain grant).

Clay mineral gels in the design of herbicide formulations for reduction of their environmental pollution. Ref. P09-RNM4581. Andalusian Council 2010-2012.

Herbicide formulations based on clay minerals and environmentally friendly tensioactives. Ref. CTM2009-07425. Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. 2010-2012.

Utilization of biodegradable polymers for the preparation of slow release formulations of pesticides. Ref. PO6-FQM-01909. Andalusian Council. 2007-2010.

Lelario, F.; Gardi, I.; Mishael, Y.; Dolev, N.; Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Scrano, L.; Bufo, S.A. (2017). Pairing micropollutants and clay-composite sorbents for efficient water treatment: Filtration and modeling at a pilot scale. Appl. Clay Sci. 137, 225-232.

Tejada, M.; Morillo, E.; Gómez, I.; Madrid, F.; Undabeytia, T. (2017). Effect of controlled release formulations of diuron and alachlor herbicides on the biochemical activity of agricultural soils. J. Hazard. Mater. 322, 334-347.

Galán-Jiménez, M.C.; Gómez-Pantoja, E.; Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T. (2015). Solubilization of herbicides by single and mixed commercial surfactants. Sci. Total Environ. 538, 262-269.

Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E., López, R., Undabeytia, T., Cabrera, F. (2015). Influence of organic amendments on Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn availability and clay minerals of different soils. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci. 61, 599-613.

Alromeed, A.; Scrano, L.; Bufo, S.A.; Undabeytia, T. (2015). Slow-release formulations of the herbicide MCPA by using clay-protein composites. Pest Manag. Sci. 71, 1303-1310.

Undabeytia, T.; Posada, R.; Galindo, I.; Laiz, L.; Saiz-Jiménez, C.; Morillo, E. (2014). Removal of waterborne microorganisms by filtration using clay-polymer complexes. J. Hazard. Mater. 279, 190-196.

Morillo, E.; Sanchez-Trujillo, M.A.; Villaverde, J.; Madrid, F.; Undabeytia, T. (2014). Effect of contact time and the use of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin in the removal of fluorene and fluoranthene from contaminated soils. Scil Total Environ. 496, 144-154.

Maqueda, C.; Dos Santos Afonso, M.; Morillo, E.; Torres Sánchez, R.M.; Perez-Sayago, M.; Undabeytia, T. (2013). Adsorption of diuron on mechanically and thermally treated montmorillonite and sepiolite. Appl. Clay Sci., 72, 175-183.

Undabeytia, T.; Galán-Jiménez, M.C.; Gómez-Pantoja, E.; Vázquez-Cabello, J.; Casal, B.; Bergaya, F. (2013). Fe-pillared clay mineral based formulations of imazaquin for reduced leaching in soil. Appl. Clay Sci. 80-81, 382-389.

Galán-Jiménez, M.C., Mishael, Y.G.; Nir, S.; Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T. (2013). Factors affecting the design of slow release formulations of herbicides based on clay-surfactant system. A methodological approach. PLoS ONE 8, 1-9.

Yáñez, C.; Cañete-Rosales, P.; Castillo, J.P.; Catalán, N.; Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E. (2012). Cyclodextrin inclusion complex to improve physicochemcial properties of herbicide bentazon; Exploring better formulations. PLoS ONE 7, 1-11.

Undabeytia, T.; Recio, E.; Maqueda, C.; Sánchez-Verdejo, T.; Balek, V. (2012). Slow diuron release formulations based on clay-phosphatidylcholine complexes. Appl. Clay Sci. 55, 53-61.

Undabeytia, T.; Recio, E.; Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E.; Gómez-Pantoja, E.; Sánchez-Verdejo, T. (2011). Reduced metribuzin pollution with phosphatidylcholine-clay formulations. Pest Manag. Sci. 67, 271-278.

Undabeytia, T.; Sopeña, F.; Sánchez-Verdejo, T.; Villaverde, J.; Nir, S.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (2010). Performance of slow release formulations of alachlor. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 74, 898-905.

Maqueda, C.; Villaverde, J.; Sopeña, F.; Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E. (2009). Effects of soil characteristics on metribuzin dissipation using clay-gel-based formulations. J. Agric. Food Chem. 57, 3273-3278.

Maqueda, C.; Villaverde, J., Sopeña, F.; Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E. (2008). Novel system for reducing leaching of the herbicide metribuzin using clay-gel-based formulations. J. Agric. Food Chem. 56, 11941-11946.

Undabeytia, T.; Sánchez-Verdejo, M.T.; Nir, S.; Villaverde, J.; Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E. (2008). Environmentally-friendly slow release formulations of alachlor and atrazine: Preparation, characterization and reduced leaching. J. Agric. Food Chem. 56, 10192-10199.

Sánchez-Verdejo, M.T.; Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E. (2008). Environmentally-friendly slow release formulations of alachlor based on clay-phosphatidylcholine. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42, 5779-5784.

Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S., Sánchez-Verdejo, M.T.; Villaverde, J.; Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E. (2008). A clay-vesicle system for water purification from organic pollutants. Water Res. 42, 1211-1219.

Villaverde, J.; Maqueda, C.; Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E. (2007). Effect of various cyclodextrins on photodegradation of a hydrophobic herbicide in aqueous suspensions of different soil colloidal components. Chemosphere 69, 575-584.

Rosabal, A.; Morillo, E.; Justo, A.; Undabeytia, T.; Herencia, J.F.; Maqueda, C. (2007).  Long-term impacts of wastewater irrigation on Cuban soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 71, 1292-1298.

Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Gomara, M.J. (2004). Clay-vesicle interactions: Fluorescence measurements and structural implications for slow release formulations of herbicide. Langmuir 20, 6605-6610.

Undabeytia, T.; Sanchez-Verdejo, T.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (2004). Effect of organic amendments on the retention and mobility of imazaquin in soils. J. Agric. Food Chem. 52, 4493-4500.

Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T.; Cabrera, A.; Villaverde, J.; Maqueda, C. (2004). Effect of soil type on adorption-desorption, mobility and activity of the herbicide norflurazon. J. Agric. Food Chem. 52, 884-890.

Undabeytia, T.; Mishael, Y-G.; Nir, S.; Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg, B.; Rubin, B.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (2003). A novel system for reducing leaching from formulations of anionic herbicides: Clay-Liposomes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37, 4475-4480.

Mishael, Y-G.; Undabeytia, T.; Rabinovitz, O.; Rubin, B.; Nir, S. (2003). Sulfosulfuron incorporated in micelles adsorbed on montmorillonite for slow release formulations. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51, 2253-2259.

Rodriguez-Rubio, P.; Morillo, E.; Madrid, L.; Undabeytia, T.; Maqueda, C. (2003). Retention of copper by a calcareous soil and its textural fractions: Influence of amendment with two agroindustrial residues. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 54, 1-9.

Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Serban, C.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (2002). Modeling adsorption-desorption processes of Cu on edge and planar sites of montmorillonite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36, 2677-2683.

Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C.; Reinoso, R.; Undabeytia, T. (2002). Effect of two organic amendments on norflurazon retention and release by soils of different characteristics. Environ. Sci. Technol. 36, 4319-4325.

Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T. (2002). Cosorption of glyphosate and copper (II) on goethite. Soil Sci. 167, 659-665.

Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (2002). FTIR study of glyphosate-copper complexes. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50, 1918-1921.

Mishael, Y-G.; Undabeytia, T.; Rabinovitz, O.; Rubin, B.; Nir, S. (2002). Slow-release formulations of sulfometuron incorporated in micelles adsorbed on montmorillonite. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50, 2864-2869..

Mishael, Y-G.; Undabeytia, T.; Rytwo, G.; Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg, B.; Rubin, B.; Nir, S. (2002). Sulfometuron incorporation in cationic micelles adsorbed on montmorillonite. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50, 2856-2863.

Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T.; Maqueda, C.; Ramos, A. (2002). The effect of dissolved glyphosate upon the sorption of copper by three selected soils. Chemosphere 47, 747-752.

Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E.; Ramos, A.; Maqueda, C. (2002). Mutual influence of Cu and a cationic herbicide on their adsorption-desorption proceses on two selected soils. (2002). Water Air Soil Pollut. 137, 81-94.

El-Nahhal, Y.; Undabeytia, T.; Polubesova, T.; Mishael, Y.; Nir, S.; Rubin, B. (2001). Organo-clay formulations of pesticides: reduced leaching and photodegradation. Appl. Clay Sci. 18, 309-326.

Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Tel-Or, E.; Rubin, B. (2000). Photostabilization of the herbicide norflurazon by using organoclays. J. Agric. Food Chem. 48, 4774-4779..

Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Rubin, B. (2000). Organo-clay formulations of the hydrophobic herbicide norflurazon yield reduced leaching. J. Agric. Food Chem. 48, 4767-4773.

Polubesova, T.; Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Chertkova, L.; Van Damme, H.; Annabi-Bergaya, F. (2000). Adsorption of sulfometuron and other anions on pillared clay. J. Environ. Qual. 29, 948-954.

Nir, S.; Undabeytia, T.; Yaron-Marcovich, D.; El-Nahhal, Y.; Polubesova, T.; Serban, C.; Rytwo, G.; Lagaly, G.; Rubin, B. (2000). Optimization of adsorption of hydrophobic herbicides on montmorillonite preadsorbed by monovalent organic cations: Interaction between phenyl rings. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34, 1269-1274..

Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T.; Maqueda, C.; Ramos, A. (2000). Glyphosate adsorption on soils of different characteristics: Influence of copper addition. Chemosphere 40, 103-107.

Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Polubesova, T.; Rytwo, G.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (1999). Adsorption-desorption of chlordimeform on montmorillonite: Effect of clay aggregation and competitive adsorption with cadmium. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33, 864-869.

Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T.; Martin, F. (1998). Sorption of glyphosate and Cu (II) on a natural fulvic acid complex: Mutual influence. Chemosphere 37, 1603-1072.

Undabeytia, T.; Nir, S.; Rytwo, G.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (1998). Modeling adsorption-desorption processes of Cd on montmorillonite. Clays Clay Min. 46, 423-428.

Maqueda, C.; Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E. (1998). Retention and release of copper on montmorillonite as affected by the presence of a pesticide. J. Agric. Food Chem. 46, 1200-1204.

Morillo, E.; Undabeytia, T.; Maqueda, C. (1997). Adsorption of glyphosate on the clay mineral montmorillonite: Effect of Cu(II) in solution and adsorbed on the mineral. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31, 3588-3592.

Undabeytia, T.; Cheshire, M.; McPhail, D. (1996). Interaction of the herbicide glyphosate with copper in humic complexes. Chemosphere 32, 1245-1250.

Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (1996). Adsorption of Cd and Z non montmorillonite in the presence of a cationic pesticide. Clay Min. 31, 483-488.

Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C.; Bejarano, M.; Madrid, L.; Undabeytia, T. (1994). Cu(II)-glyphosate system: I. Study by DPASV. II. Influence on Cu adsorption by montmorillonite. Chemosphere 28, 2185-2196.

Undabeytia, T.; Morillo, E.; Maqueda, C. (1994). Simultaneous adsorption of cadmium and a cationic pesticide on montmorillonite. Toxicol. Environ. Chem. 44, 77-84.

Maqueda, C.; Morillo, E.; Martín, F.; Undabeytia, T. (1993). Interaction of pesticidas with the soluble fraction of natural and artificial humic substances. (1993). J. Environ. Sci. Health B 28, 655-670.

Procedure for the removal of waterborne microorganisms by filtration. 2015. ES2530591. Inventors: T. Undabeytia, S. Nir, C. Sáiz-Jiménez, L. Láiz-Trobajo, E. Morillo. Agencia Estatal CSIC.

Environmentally friendly slow release formulations. 2010. EP2245932. Inventors: T. Undabeytia, C. Maqueda, E. Morillo, T. Sánchez-Verdejo, S. Nir. Agencia Estatal CSIC.

Controlled release formulations of anionic herbicides. 2002. PCT/IL02/00004. Inventors: Shlomo Nir, Baruch Rubin, Yael G. Mishael, Tomás Undabeytia, Onn Rabinovitch, Tamara Polubesova. Yissum Research Development Company.