Publications

Last Publications

Kalyani Mohanty, Josep Oliva, Pura Alfonso, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Hernan Anticoi. Artificial intelligence in quartz beneficiation and high-purity quartz production: A review. Powder Technology 485 (2027) 123113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2026.123113

Kalyani Mohanty, Josep Oliva, Pura Alfonso, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Hernan Anticoi, Jordi Lladó, Amina Eljoudiani. Optimization of Environmentally Friendly Flotation Reagents for Quartz–K-Feldspar Separation Using Response Surface Methodology. Appl. Sci. 2026, 16, 6484. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16136484

Kalyani Mohanty, Josep Oliva, Pura Alfonso, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Hernan Anticoi, Jordi Lladó, Maria Niubo, Amina Eljoudiani, Gladys Ochoa, Alejandra Vera Burau, Albert Sanmartin. Neutral-pH selective flotation of quartz using a biodegradable Polymer collector: Toward HF-free sustainable beneficiation. Results in Engineering 30 (2026) 111032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2026.111032

Mahsa Pourmohammad, Josep Oliva, Hernan Anticoi, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, César Valderrama, Jose Luis Cortina, Mònica Reig. Sustainable Pathways for the Efficient Recovery of Copper (Cu) from Waste Printed Circuit Boards (WPCBs). Minerals 2026, 16, 513. https://doi.org/10.3390/min16050513

Gladys A. Ochoa, Pura Alfonso, Percy Escalante, Moacir Medeiros, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva, Jose Luis Cortina, Ana Belén Hernandez, Manuel Sevilla. Characterization of Tharsis mine tailings for ore reprocessing for potential critical materials recovery. Cleaner Engineering and Technology 30 (2026) 101133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2025.101133

Amina Eljoudiani, Moacir Medeiros Veras, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Jose Luis Cortina Pallas. Pyrite Concentration and Associated Polymetallic Minerals from the Iberian Pyrite Belt Through the Multi-Gravity Separator. Minerals 2026, 16, 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/min16020147

Percy Escalante, Josep Oliva, Hernan Anticoi, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Gladys Ochoa, José Luis Cortina. MLA-based characterization of fine iron sulfide particles and implications for critical metal recoveries. Powder Technology 474 (2026) 122301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2026.122301

Hassan Barkat, Artur Bressanelli Teixeira, Asfandyaar Saifullah Khan, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Weslei Monteiro Ambrós, Fortunato Lucas Quembo Raposo, Bruna de Oliveira Gomes. Analysis of Hydraulic Jig Efficiency in Separation and Concentration of Ceramic Particles from Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW). Buildings 2026, 16, 1847. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16091847

Amina Eljoudiani, Moacir Medeiros Veras Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Jose Luis Cortina Pallas. Evaluation of Pyrite Recovery via Bench-Scale Froth Flotation from a Sulfide Ore Deposit in Southwestern Spain. Minerals 2025, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15121234

Mahsa Pourmohammad, Josep Oliva, Hernan Anticoi, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Pura Alfonso, César Valderrama, Jose Luis Cortina, Percy Escalante. Recycling Copper (Cu) from Waste Automotive Printed Circuit Boards (WPCBs) After Characterization and Liberation Study by Mineral Processing Techniques. Minerals 2025, 15, 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15121259

Mohanty, K., Alfonso, P., Oliva, J., Hoffmann Sampaio, C., Anticoi, H. Perspectives for High-Purity Quartz from European Resources. Minerals 2025, 15, 1080. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15101080

Escalante, P., Oliva, J., Anticoi, H., Sampaio, C.H., Mohanty, K. Characterization of mineralogical impurities in a carbonate-rich material using MLA. Minerals Engineering, 2025, 230, 109409 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109409

Eljoudiani, A., Medeiros Veras, M., Sampaio, C.H., Oliva, J.M., Tampouris, S., Cortina Pallas, J.L. The Concentration of Nickel and Cobalt from Agios Ioannis Laterites by Multi-Gravity Separator. Minerals, 2025, 15(7), 714. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15070714

Teixeira, A.B., Hoffmann Sampaio, C., Oliva, J.M., Davila, M.M., Herrera, G.T.R., Veras, M.M., Ambrós, W.M., Cazacliu, B.C. Reuse of Coarse Aggregates Recovered from Demolished Concrete Through the Jigging Concentration Process in New Concrete Formulations. Materials 2025, 18, 4310. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18184310

Barkat, H., Teixeira, A.B., Hoffmann Sampaio, C., Oliva, J.M. Contaminants Removal from Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) with Water Jigs. Minerals 2025, 15, 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15090981

Pourmohammad, M., Moncunill, J.O., Anticoi, H., Hoffmann Sampaio, C. Alfonso, P., Valderrama, C., Cortina Pallas, J.L. The Characterization of Black Mass from Spent Lithium-Ion Scooter Batteries Using Multi-Analytical Techniques. Recycling 2025, 10(2), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10020054

Amina Eljoudiani, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva, Moacir Medeiros Veras, Pura Alfonso, Hernan Anticoi, Stylianos Tampouris, Jose Luis Cortina, Percy Rodrigo Escalante. Technological characterization of cobalt and nickel ores from Greece for metal recovery. Separations 2024, 11(12), 345; https://doi.org/10.3390/separations11120345

Artur Bressanelli Teixeira, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Jose Luis Cortina Palas, Monica Mariana Davila Lima, Grethel Tamara Herrera La Rosa. Analysis of physical properties of coarse aggregates recovered from demolished concrete with a two-stage water jigs process for reuse as aggregates in concrete. Buildings 2024, 14(7), 2226; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14072226

Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos Otávio Petter, Luisa de Freitas Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Weslei Monteiro Ambrós, Artur Bressanelli Teixeira. Concentration Plants of Construction and Demolition Waste for Coarse Aggregate Recycling. Minerals 2024, 14(6), 619; https://doi.org/10.3390/min14060619

Kalyani Mohanty, Josep Oliva, Pura Alfonso, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Hernan Anticoi. A Comparative Study of Quartz and Potassium Feldspar Flotation Process Using Different Chemical Reagents. Minerals 2024, 14(2), 167; https://doi.org/10.3390/min14020167

Pedro Maraschin Zancan; Irineu Antônio Schadach De Brum; Weslei Monteiro Ambrós; Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Josep Oliva Moncunill. Influence of Igneous Intrusions on Coal Flotation Feasibility: The Case of Moatize Mine, Mozambique. Minerals 2023, 13(2), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020161

Hernan Anticoi, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Carlos Hoffman Sampaio, Rubén Pérez-Álvarez, Beatriz Malagón-Picón. Ore Processing Technologies Applied to Industrial Waste Decontamination: A Case Study. Minerals 2022, 12, 695. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060695

Viviane L. S. Gschwenter, Rejane M. C. Tubino, Weslei M. Ambrós, Gerson L. Miltzarek, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Bogdan Grigore Cazacliu, Denise C. C. Dal Molin. Production of High-Quality Coarse Recycled Aggregates through a Two-Stage Jigging Process. Minerals 2022, 12, 532. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050532

Hernan Anticoi, Eduard Guasch, Rubén Pérez-Álvarez, Julio Manuel de Luis-Ruiz, Josep Oliva, Carlos Hoffman Sampaio. Rod Mill Product Control and Its Relation to Energy Consumption: A Case Study. Minerals 2022, 12, 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020183

Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Weslei Monteiro Ambrós. Editorial for Special Issue “Gravity Concentration”. Minerals 2021, 11, 1355. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121355

Diego S. de Medeiros, Danie Martini Sanchotene, Claudete Gindri Ramos, Luis Felipe Silva Oliveira, Carlos H. Sampaio, Rubens Muller Kautzmann. Soybean crops cultivated with dacite rock by-product: A proof of a cleaner technology to soil remineralization. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (2021) 106742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106742

Janaína O. Gonçalves, Tito J. Crissien, Carlos H. Sampaio, Marcos L.S. Oliveira, Luis F.O. Silva. The role of roots plants and soil characteristics in coal mining areas: Geochemical and nanomineralogy information still without details. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (2021) 106539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106539

Dos Reis, Glaydson Simoes; Quattrone, Marco; Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; Cazacliu, Bogdan; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos. Current Applications of Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition: A Review. Materials, v. 14, p. 1700, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071700

Akinyemi, Segun A.; Bohórquez, Ferney; Islam, Nazrul; Saikia, Binoy K.; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Crissien, Tito J.; Silva, Luis F.O. Petrography and geochemistry of exported Colombian coals: Implications from correlation and regression analyses. Energy Geoscience, v. 2, p. 201-210, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engeos.2020.12.003

Dos Reis, Glaydson Simoes; Cazacliu, Bogdan; Artoni, Riccardo; Torrenti, Jean-Michel; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Lima, Eder C. Coupling of attrition and accelerated carbonation for CO2 sequestration in recycled concrete aggregates. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, v. 3, p. 100106, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2021.100106

Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Cazacliu, Bogdan; Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; Krinbauer, Marcio; Tubino, Rejane Maria Candiota; Dal Molin, Denise; Oliva Moncunill, Josep; Miltzarek, Gérson Luis; Waskow, Regis; Dos Santos, Viviane; Silva, Luis F.O. Characterization of Demolished Concretes with Three Different Strengths for Recycling as Coarse Aggregate. Minerals, v. 11, p. 803, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080803

Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; Cazacliu, Bogdan; Oliva Moncunill, Josep; Veras, Moacir Medeiros; Miltzarek, Gérson Luis; Silva, Luis F.O.; Kuerten, Ariane Salvador; Liendo, Maria Alejandra. Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling through Conventional Jig, Air Jig, and Sensor-Based Sorting: A Comparison. Minerals, v. 11, p. 904, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080904

Aline M. Novack; Glaydson S. dos Reis; Fabíola V. Hackbarth; Belisa A. Marinho; Maja B. Ðolić; José A. B. Valle; Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Eder C. Lima; Guillherme L. Dotto; Antônio Augusto Ulson de Souza; Vítor J. P. Vilar; Selene M. A. Guelli Ulson de Souza. Facile fabrication of hybrid titanium (IV) isopropoxide/pozzolan nanosheets (TnS-Pz) of high photocatalytic activity: characterization and application for Cr(VI) reduction in an aqueous solution. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 1, p. 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09178-1

De Buzin, Pedro Jorge Walburga Keglevich; Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; De Brum, Irineu Antonio Schadach; Tubino, Rejane Maria Candiota; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Oliva Moncunill, Josep. Development of a Physical Separation Route for the Concentration of Base Metals from Old Wasted Printed Circuit Boards. Minerals, v. 11, p. 1014, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11091014.

Publications in Construction and Demolition Waste

Artur Bressanelli Teixeira, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Jose Luis Cortina Palas, Monica Mariana Davila Lima, Grethel Tamara Herrera La Rosa. Analysis of Physical Properties of Coarse Aggregates Recovered from Demolished Concrete with a Two-Stage Water Jigs Process for Reuse as Aggregates in Concrete. Buildings 2024, 14, 2226. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14072226

Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos Otávio Petter, Luisa de Freitas Sampaio, Josep Oliva Moncunill, Weslei Monteiro Ambrós and Artur Bressanelli Teixeira. Concentration Plants of Construction and Demolition Waste for Coarse Aggregate Recycling. Minerals 2024, 14, 619. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14060619

Artur Bressanelli Teixeira, Hassan Barkat, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio and Josep Oliva Moncunill. Recovery of Demolished House Rocks from Construction and Demolition Waste with Water Jigs. Minerals 2024, 14, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14010039

Dos Reis, Glaydson Simoes; Cazacliu, Bogdan; Artoni, Riccardo; Torrenti, Jean-Michel; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Lima, Eder C. Coupling of attrition and accelerated carbonation for CO₂ sequestration in recycled concrete aggregates. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, v. 3, p. 100106, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2021.100106

Dos Reis, Glaydson Simoes; Grigore Cazacliu, Bogdan; Rodriguez Correa, Catalina; Ovsyannikova, Ekaterina; Kruse, Andrea; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Lima, Eder Cláudio; Dotto Guilherme Luiz. Adsorption and recovery of phosphate from aqueous solution by the construction and demolition wastes sludge and its potential use as phosphate-based fertiliser. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 8, p. 103605, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103605

Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Cazacliu, Bogdan, G.; Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; Kronbauer, Márcio André; Tubino, Rejane M.C.; Dal Molin, Denise C.C.; Oliva, Josep; Miltzarek, Gérson L.; Waskow, Régis P.; Dos Santos, Viviane L.G. Demolished concretes recycling by the use of pneumatic jigs. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH, v. 1, p. 0734242X2090283, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X20902835

Glaydson Simões dos Reis; Bogdan Grigore Cazacliu; Alexis Cothenet; Philippe Poullain; Michaela Wilhelm; Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Eder Claudio Lima; Weslei Ambros; Jean-Michel Torrenti. Fabrication, microstructure, and properties of fired clay bricks using construction and demolition waste sludge as the main additive. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 258, p. 120733, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120733

Regis P. Waskow; Viviane L.G. dos Santos; Weslei M. Ambrós; Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Ana Passuello; Rejane M.C. Tubino. Optimization and dust emissions analysis of the air jigging technology applied to the recycling of construction and demolition waste. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, v. 266, p. 110614, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110614

Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Bogdan Cazacliu, Weslei Ambros. The Use of Air Jigging to Recycle Construction and Demolition Waste. Journal of Mining and Mechanical Engineering (JOMME). Volume 1, Issue 1.

Weslei Ambros Monteiro; Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Bogdan Grigore Cazacliu; Paulo Conceiçao; Glaydson Simões dos Reis. Some observations on the influence of particle size and size distribution on stratification in pneumatic jigs. POWDER TECHNOLOGY, v. 342, p. 594-606, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.10.029

Eliane Khoury; Weslei Ambrós; Bogdan Cazacliu; Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Sébastien Remond. Heterogeneity of recycled concrete aggregates, an intrinsic variability. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, v. 175, p. 705-713, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.04.163

Weslei Monteiro Ambrós: Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Bogdan Grigore Cazacliu; Gerson Luis Miltzarek; Leonardo R. Miranda. Usage of air jigging for multi-component separation of construction and demolition waste. WASTE MANAGEMENT, v. 60, p. 75-83, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.11.029

Patrícia Favaretto; Gelsa Edith Navarro Hidalgo; Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Rodrigo De Almeida Silva; Richard Thomas Lermen. Characterization and Use of Construction and Demolition Waste from South of Brazil in the Production of Foamed Concrete Blocks. Applied Sciences-Basel, v. 7, p. 1090, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/app7101090

Régis Sebben Paranhos; Bogdan Grigore Cazacliu; Carlos HoffmannSampaio; Carlos Otávio Petter; Raul Oliveira Neto; Florian Huchet. A sorting method to value recycled concrete. Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 112, p. 2249-2258, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.021

Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio; Bogdan Grigore Cazacliu; Gérson Luis Miltzarek; Florian Huchet; Laurédan le Guen; Carlos Otávio Petter; Régis Paranhos; Weslei Monteiro Ambrós; Marcos Leandro Silva Oliveira. Stratification in air jigs of concrete/brick/gypsum particles. Construction & Building Materials, v. 109, p. 63-72, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.01.058

Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; Cazacliu, Bogdan Grigore; Sampaio, Carlos Hoffmann. Wall effects on particle separation in air jigs. Powder Technology (Print), v. 301, p. 369-378, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2016.06.034

Cazacliu, Bogdan; Sampaio, Carlos Hoffmann; Miltzarek, Gérson L.; Petter, Carlos Otávio; Le Guen, Lauredan; Paranhos, Régis; Huchet, Florian; Kirchheim, Ana Paula. The potential of using air jigging to sort recycled aggregates. Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 66, p. 46-53, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.057