Environmental and Chemical
Process Systems Engineering
Graduate students
Current
Iván Orlando Almanza Stable
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Application of artificial intelligent algorithms for the prediction of thermodynamic properties
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2022 - 2025
Fátima Gisela Quintero-Álvarez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Preparation of metal-organic based adsorbents for the removal of water pollutants
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2021 - 2025
Blanca Paloma Escalera Velasco
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Production of biodiesel using magnetic catalysts
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2021 - 2025
Idalais Martínez Barbán
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Intensification of processing routes to obtain and purify bio-surfactants for medical applications
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2021 - 2022
Sadie Padilla Baez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Intensification, modeling and design of separation processes to obtain biofuels
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2021 - 2022
Evelyn M. Valdés-Rodríguez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Synthesis of activated carbons for the removal of pollutants from water and air
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2020 - 2024
María Lorena Malagon Quinto
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis of metal-organic based catalysts for the production of biodiesel
Research stay: Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Slovak Republic, 2022
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2020 - 2022
José Iván Abraham Diego
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Recovery of added-value products from biomass using intensified extraction processes
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2020 - 2024
Rosa María Fonseca Pérez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Implementation of initialization schemes, stopping and penalization criteria and artificial intelligent algorithms to improve the performance of stochastic optimization methods for thermodynamic calculations
Research stay: Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, 2022
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2020 - 2024
Octavio Del Mazo Alvarado
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Prediction of thermodynamic properties of pure components and mixtures using improved models with artificial intelligent
Research stay: Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, 2022
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2020 - 2024
Ricardo Alfredo Quevedo Amador
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Preparation of heterogeneous catalysts using hydrothermal carbonization and their application in the production of biodiesel
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2020 - 2024
Laura Gabriela Elvir Padilla
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Modeling of multicomponent adsorption of pharmaceuticals from aqueous solution
Research stay: University of Patras, Greece, 2022
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2020 - 2024
Liyané Veitía de Armas
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Production of biofuels using mexican biomass
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2020 - 2023
David Chaos-Hernández
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Production of biofuels using algae
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2019 - 2023
Eduardo E. Merodio-Morales
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Lanthanum-functionalized adsorbents for the removal of water pollutants from water
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
Research stay: Universidad de Granada, Spain, 2022
2019 - 2022
Sergio González de la Cruz
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Design and control of intensified process routes for biorefineries
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2018 - 2022
Felipe de Jesús Villalobos-Delgado
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Development of a sustainable process for the production of biofuels using sewage sludges
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2018 - 2022
Alumni
Sadie Padilla Baez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Process Intensification of bioject production using Jatropha Curcas
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2021 - 2023
Felipe de Jesús Villalobos-Delgado
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Development of a sustainable process for the production of biofuels using sewage sludges
Research stay: Water Research Institute, Italy, 2022
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2018 - 2022
María Lorena Malagon Quinto
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis of metal-organic based catalysts for the production of biodiesel
Research stay: Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Slovak Republic, 2022
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2020 - 2022
Luis E. Hernández-Hernández
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Optimization of hydrothermal carbonization for the production of adsorbents for the removal of water pollutants
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2017 - 2022
Franer Jules
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Evaluation of the removal capacity of emerging pharmaceuticals using adsorbents obtained from Opuntia robusta plant
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2019 - 2022
Iván Orlando Almanza Stable
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Thermodynamic models improved with artificial intelligent tools for the prediction of surface tension of fatty acids and refrigerants
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2020 - 2022
Aymara Rodríguez Carrillo
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Recovery of bio-alcohols using carbon-based adsorbents: experimental analysis and computational chemistry calculations
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2020 - 2022
Gretchen Manso Tápanes
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis and characterization of adsorbents for the multicomponent adsorption of emerging pollutants
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2020 - 2022
Edgar Omar González Pérez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis of MOFs for the adsorption of textile dyes
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2019 - 2022
Fátima Gisela Quintero-Álvarez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis of MOFs-carbon hybrid materials for the adsorption of emerging pollutants
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2019 - 2021
Blanca Paloma Escalera-Velasco
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis and characterization of advanced magnetic-carbon materials from cigarette filters and their evaluation as catalysts for the biodiesel production
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2019 - 2021
Tairi Mayri Pérez Millán
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Removal of dyes from aqueous solution using lignocellulosic wastes
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2019 - 2021
Yves Brunel Guerrier
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Comparative analysis of the performance of artificial neural network-based hybrid and conventional models for the prediction of multicomponent adsorption data
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2019 - 2021
Coset Abreu Jauregui
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Production of biodiesel using lipids contained in effluents from dairy industry
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2019 - 2021
Vanessa Villazón León
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Development and evaluation of group contribution models for the prediction of critical properties and normal boiling points of pure compounds
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2019 - 2021
Daniela Escobar Pineda
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Development of processes for the arsenic adsorption from multi-component systems
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
Research stay: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, 2019
2018 - 2021
Verónica Landín Sandoval
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Adsorption of water pollutants from water using lignocellulosic materials
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
Research stay: Water Research Institute, Italy, 2019
2016 - 2021
Liliana Lizbeth Díaz-Muñoz
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Synthesis and evaluation of heterogeneous catalysts for biofuels production
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
Research stay: Water Research Institute, Italy, 2019
2016 - 2020
Ninfa Marisol Zuñiga-Muro
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Intensification of mercury adsorption processes in water solutions
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
Research stay: Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentine, 2019
2017 - 2020
Aldo Martínez-Pérez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Intensification of distillation processes for the production of alcoholic beverages
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2018 - 2020
Eduardo Ledea-Figueredo
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis of adsorbents for the recovery of the biofuel methyl ethyl ketone
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2018 - 2020
José Iván Abraham-Diego
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Modeling of the extraction of added-value compounds from biomasses using supercritical fluids
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2018 - 2020
Rosa María Fonseca-Pérez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Numerical characterization and classification of phase stability problems for the evaluation of stochastic global optimization methods
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2018 - 2020
Ricardo Alfredo Quevedo-Amador
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Obtainment of solid catalysts using hydrothermal process and their application in biofuels production
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2018 - 2020
Laura Gabriela Elvir-Padilla
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Modeling of multicomponent adsorption of pharmaceuticals from aqueous solution
Supervisor: D.I. Mendoza-Castillo
2018 - 2020
Octavio del-Mazo-Alvarado
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Development of hybrid thermodynamic model based on artificial neural networks for the reliable prediction of liquid-liquid and vapor-liquid equilibria
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet-Ávila
2018 - 2020
Oslery Becerra-Pérez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Recovery of bioalcohols using adsorption as an energetically sustainable method
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
2017 - 2019
David Chaos-Hernández
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Comparative study of solid catalysts employed on the production of biodiesel
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
Research stay: University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, 2019
2017 - 2019
Jaime Moreno-Pérez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Development of intensified adsorption processes and models for the removal of pollutants from aqueous solution
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
Research stay: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil, 2018
2015 - 2019
Pedro Hernández-Pérez
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Development of new numerical strategies for phase stability analysis of multicomponent systems
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
Research stay: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria, 2018
2016 - 2018
Felipe de Jesús Villalobos-Delgado
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Theoretical and experimental study of the lipids extraction from sewage sludge of water treatment plant
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
Research stay: Water Research Institute, Italy, 2017
2016 - 2018
Eduardo E. Merodio-Morales
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Functionalization of carbons with metallic salts for the removal of fluoride and arsenic from aqueous solution
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
Research stay, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain, 2018
2016 - 2018
Fernando A. Gordillo-Ruíz
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Development of a neural network model for the adsorption of heavy metals with bone char packed bed columns
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2015 - 2018
Jorge A. Fernández-Vargas
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Development of stochastic global optimization methods for the modeling and process design in chemical engineering
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2013 - 2017
Claudia L. Salas-Aguilar
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Design and intensification of separation processes using multi-objective optimization
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
Research stay: Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil, 2016
2013 - 2017
Miguel A. Salomón-Negrete
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Synthesis of carbons from avocado seeds and the evaluation of their defluoridation properties
Supervisor: H.E. Reynel-Ávila
Research stay: Universidad de Extremadura, Spain, 2017
2015 - 2017
Luis E. Hernández-Hernández
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Application of stratified columns for the adsorption of heavy metals using bone char
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
Research stay: Universidad de Extremadura, Spain, 2016
2015 - 2017
Ninfa M. Zuñiga-Muro
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Fluoride adsorption from water using bone char modified with cerium salts
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2014 - 2017
Cintia K. Rojas-Mayorga
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
Ph.D. in Engineering
Project: Optimization of the synthesis and adsorption properties of bone char for water defluoridation processes
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
Co-supervisor: J. Silvestre-Albero, Universidad de Alicante
Research stay: Universidad de Alicante, 2014, 2015
2012 - 2017
Orlando E. Gómez-Hernández
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Multi-objective modeling of vapor-liquid equilibrium data for binary systems
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2014 - 2017
Nellie A. Villalobos-Ortega
I.T. de Aguascalientes, México
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
Project: Application of artificial neural networks as a black-box model for adsorption processes
Supervisor: A. Bonilla-Petriciolet
2012 - 2015