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April 18, 2025
Granted project
Our project "Síntesis de materiales adsorbentes obtenidos por carbonización HTC para el almacenamiento de energía y remediación ambiental" has been granted funding from Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Ecuador.

ESPOCH

April 4, 2025
Granted project
Our project "Análisis de las propiedades de superficie de carbones activados para el almacenamiento de hidrógeno" has been granted funding from Tecnológico Nacional de México, México.

TecNM
March 24, 2025
#EnergytranPoster
EnvChemPSE and Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI) have organized the #EnergytranPoster Conference, which was funded by the European Union.
EULAC Energytran project
March 2, 2025
New paper in ACS
Our paper "Assessment of Tunisian clays for their potential application as excipient in pharmaceutical preparations: 2-amino-5-chlorobenzophenone adsorption" has been published in Appl. Clay Sci.

Appl. Clay Sci.
February 14, 2025
New paper in AST
Our paper "Incorporation of active phases of iron and bone char in clay ceramic monolith for arsenic removal from aqueous solutions" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

January 24, 2025
MSc. graduation
Our student Gianella Cuenca Buele has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

G. Cuenca-Buele
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
December 21, 2024
New paper in IJEST
Our paper "Comparative study of the physicochemical properties of metal organic frameworks in the adsorption of textile dyes" has been published in Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

December 13, 2024
PhD. graduation
Our student José Iván Abraham Diego has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

J.I. Abraham-Diego
PhD. in Engineering

December 2, 2024
CleanWater Workshop
EnvChemPSE has participated in the CleanWater Workshop "Methods of Water Pollution Control", Kosice, Slovak Republic.

CleanWater
November 14, 2024
New paper in SPT
Our paper "Triclosan removal using high-silica zeolites: a novel insight via statistical physics" has been published in Sep. Purif. Technol.

Sep. Purif. Technol.
October 24, 2024
New paper in RE
Our paper "A circular economy approach to produce low-cost biodiesel using agro-industrial and packing wastes from Mexico: valorization, homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction routes and product characterization" has been published in Renew. Energ.

Renew. Energ.
October 12, 2024
New paper in SEPAR
Our paper "Heavy metal removal from water using graphene oxide in magnetic-assisted adsorption systems: characterization, adsorption properties and modelling" has been published in Separations.

Separations
September 29, 2024
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorption of phenolic compounds on polymeric ionic liquids: adsorption isotherms interpretation and thermodynamic study" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
September 18, 2024
Award
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been included in the 2024 ranking of World´s Top 2% Scientists in the field of Chemical Engineering.

Elsevier-Stanford University

September 6, 2024
Research stay
Our student Peter El Hage has started a research stay of one year at Université de Lorraine, France. This academic exchange is related to a double degree program.

UL
August 28, 2024
New paper in HELIYON
Our paper "Effective removal of textile dye via synergy of adsorption and photocatalysis over ZnS nanoparticles: synthesis, modeling and mechanism" has been published in Heliyon.

Heliyon
August 24, 2024
New paper in ESWRT
Our paper "A novel graphene oxide-microalgae hybrid material for the removal of pentavalent arsenic from natural water and industrial wastewater" has been published in Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol.

Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol.

August 8, 2024
PhD. graduation
Our student Octavio del Mazo Alvarado has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

O. Del-Mazo-Alvarado
PhD. in Engineering
July 26, 2024
New paper in ME
Our paper "Adsorption of amine surfactants onto kaolinite: a multiscale investigation" has been published in Miner. Eng.

Miner. Eng.
July 13, 2024
New editorial position
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet, Prof. D.I. Mendoza-Castillo and Prof. H.E. Reynel-Avila have joined the Editorial Board of Revista Cienca Cakotanú.

Cakotanú A.C.
June 24, 2024
New paper in JWPE
Our paper "Multicomponent mass transfer modeling of antagonistic binary adsorption of metallic pollutants from water using helical fixed-bed columns" has been published in Int. J. Water Process. Eng.

J. Water Process. Eng.
May 31, 2024
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "A review of stochastic optimization algorithms applied in food engineering" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
May 22, 2024
Granted project
Our project "Preparación de estructuras orgánico-metálicas empleando tierras raras para la remoción de xenobióticos del agua" has been granted funding from Tecnológico Nacional de México, México.

TecNM
April 20, 2024
New paper in ICP
Our paper "Green solvent-based lipid extraction from guava seeds and spent coffee grounds to produce biodiesel: biomass valorization and esterification/transesterification route" has been published in Ind. Crop. Prod.

Ind. Crop. Prod.
March 30, 2024
New paper in CSAPEA
Our paper "Insights into nitrobenzene adsorption mechanism on apricot stone activated carbon: a study via statistical physics models and thermodynamic analysis" has been published in Colloid. Surface. A.

Colloid. Suface. A.
March 21, 2024
New editorial position
Prof. H.E. Reynel-Ávila has joined the Editorial Board of Ingeneriería e Investigación Journal.

Ing. Invest.
March 6, 2024
Kick-off meeting
EnvChemPSE has participated at Kick-off meeting of Energytran project "EULAC for energy transition: research infrastructures cooperation for energy transition between Europe and Latinamerican and the Caribbean countries", organized by Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos in Madrid, Spain.

OEI
March 3, 2024
New paper in SPT
Our paper "A novel magnetic geopolymer-based adsorbent prepared from heated glauconite and separated magnetite: experiments and statistical physics treatment for crystal violet" has been published in Sep. Purif. Technol.

Sep. Purif. Technol.
February 23, 2024
New paper in II
Our paper "Experimental study of innovative FRC dome-shaped structures with industrial, recycled, and alternative reinforcing under compressive load" has been published in Ingeniería e Investigación.

Ingeniería Investigación
January 30, 2024
New paper in ACIS
Our paper "Environmental remediation of the norfloxacin in water by adsorption: advances, current status and prospects" has been published in Adv. Colloid. Interfac.

Adv. Colloid. Interfac.
January 24, 2024
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of food dyes from aqueous solution on a sweet potato residue-derived carbonaceous adsorbent: analytical interpretation of adsorption mechanisms via adsorbent characterization and statistical physics modeling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

January 18, 2024
MSc. graduation
Our student Juan Esteban Foronda-Quiroz has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

J.E. Foronda-Quiroz
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

January 5, 2024
PhD. graduation
Our student Evelyn Mirelle Valdés-Rodríguez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

E.M. Valdés-Rodríguez
PhD. in Engineering
November 1, 2023
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Adsorption of perfluorooctanoic carboxylic and heptadecafluorooctane sulfonic acids via magnetic chitosan: isotherms and modeling" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.
October 9, 2023
New paper in JTICE
Our paper "Facile synthesis of a recyclable multifunctional magnetic adsorbent prepared from H2O2-modified carbon caly/rice flour polymer/Fe3O4 nanoparticles interface for effective removal of ibuprofen" has been published in J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. E.

J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. E.

October 4, 2023
Research stay
Our student Zayda Vanessa Herrera Cuadrado has started a research stay of two months at Universidad de Extremadura, Spain. This academic exchange is related to IBERBIOMASA project.

UEX
September 27, 2023
New paper in SPT
Our paper "Novel application of (NH4)2Mo3S13 for vanadium adsorption: experiments, characterization, kinetic and equilibrium modeling" has been published in Sep. Purif. Technol.

Sep. Purif. Technol.
September 13, 2023
Plenary speaker
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the “2da. edición de Jornadas Interdisciplinarias de Aplicaciones de Fenómenos de Superficie (JIAFES) y la 4ta. edición de los Seminarios de Vinculación y Transferencia (SeVyT)” organized by Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

UBA

August 14, 2023
Research stay
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet and Prof. Didilia Ileana Mendoza-Castillo have started a research stay at Université de Lorraine, France.

Université de Lorraine
August 9, 2023
New paper in JML
Our paper "A theoretical chemistry framework to unravel the monolayer adsorption of geogenic anions on UiO-66 and ZIF-8 organometallic structures" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
July 25, 2023
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Binary adsorption isotherms of methylene blue and crystal violet on mandarin peels: prediction via detailed multivariable calibration and density functional theory (DFT) calculations" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

July 1, 2023
Research stay
Our students, Michael Stiven Castaño Toro and Juan Esteban Foronda Quiroz, have started a research stay of six months at Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil. This academic exchange is related to IBERBIOMASA project and related to a double degree program in MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

UFPR
June 19, 2023
New paper in JECE
Our paper "A new alkali-activated binder prepared from dolomite waste and diatom frustules: insights into the mechanical performance and Mn(VII) treatment" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
May 30, 2023
New paper in JRE
Our paper "Adsorption of rare earth elements onto diatomite M45: experimental investigations and modeling with statistical physics theory" has been published in J. Rare Earths.

J. Rare Earths
May 26, 2023
New paper in WST
Our paper "Lipid extraction in the primary sludge generated from urban wastewater treatment: characteristics and seasonal composition analysis" has been published in Water Sci. Technol.

Water Sci. Technol.

May 4, 2023
Research stay
Our student Evelyn Valdés-Rodríguez has started a research stay of three months at Universidad Nacional del Cuyo, Argentina. This academic exchange is related to IBERBIOMASA project.

UNC
April 25, 2023
New paper in CHEM
Our paper "Polymeric hydrogels-based materials for wastewater treatment" has been published in Chemosphere.

Chemosphere

April 20, 2023
@LatinXinChE event
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at @LatinXinChE rapid fire event.

@LatinXinChE
March 21, 2023
New paper in JML
Our paper "Mechanism, interfacial interactions and thermodynamics of the monolayer adsorption of trace geogenic pollutants from water using MIL metal-organic frameworks: fluorides and arsenates" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
March 6, 2023
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "Regeneration analysis of bone char used in water defluoridation: chemical desorption route, surface chemistry analysis and modeling" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
February 14, 2023
New paper in SCP
Our paper "Utilization of red clay brick waste in the green preparation of an efficient porous nanocomposite for phenol adsorption: characterization, experiments and statistical physics treatment" has been published in Sustain. Chem. Pharm.

Sustain. Chem. Pharm.
January 25, 2023
New paper in AST
Our paper "Adsorption of arsenic, lead, cadmium and chromium ions from aqueous solution using a protonated chabazite: preparation, characterization and removal mechanism" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

January 9, 2023
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the Seminario Internacional de Ingeniería Química - Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, México.

Antioxidants

December 5, 2022
#IASTwitterPoster3
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at Twitter #IASTwitterPoster3.

International Adsorption Society

November 15, 2022
PhD. graduation
Our student Felipe de Jesús Villalobos-Delgado has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

F.J. Villalobos-Delgado
PhD. in Engineering

October 27 - 28, 2022
IBERBIOMASA workshop
EnvChemPSE has organized the Iberbiomasa Workshop at Universidad de Guanajuato, México.

Iberbiomasa
OEI - EU

October 17, 2022
Research stay
Prof. Enrico Scelsi (Water Research Institute – Italian National Research Institute IRSA-CNR, Italy) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
October 7, 2022
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "An overview on the application of Harmony Search for Chemical Engineering optimization" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.

October 4, 2022
Research stay
Our student Eduardo Enrique Merodio Morales has started a research stay of one month at Universidad de Granada, Spain.

UGR
September 14, 2022
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Unravelling the adsorption mechanism of phenol on zinc oxide at various coverages via statistical physics, artificial neural network modeling and ab initio molecular dynamics" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
August 27, 2022
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "On the analysis and assessment of first-order group contribution models for the calculation of normal boiling point and critical properties of pure compounds" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.

August 7, 2022
PhD's thesis evaluator
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has performed the external evaluation of a PhD's thesis from the Periyar University, India.

Periyar University

July 31, 2022
Granted posdoctoral
The posdoctoral project "Nanomateriales de óxido de grafeno funcionalizados con aminoácidos como fases sólidas adsorbentes para la remoción de colorantes textiles de aguas naturales y efluentes industriales" has been granted funding from Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentine.

CONICET
July 20, 2022
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "Preparation and characterization of alkaline and acidic heterogeneous carbon-based catalysts and their application in vegetable oil transesterification to obtain biodiesel" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
June 30, 2022
New paper in FPE
Our paper "Assessment of the simultaneous regression of liquid-liquid and vapor-liquid equilibria data of binary systems using NRTL and artificial neural networks" has been published in Fluid Phase Equilibr.

Fluid Phase Equilibr.

June 21, 2022
Summer research stays
17 bachelor students from different mexican universities have joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months. These academic exchanges are related to Delfín program.

Delfín
May 27, 2022
New book chapter
Our book chapter "Chapter 3 - An overview on the calculation of thermodynamic properties and phase equilibria in biofuels production and biorefinery" has been published in the book "Biofuels and Biorefineries".

Biofuels and Biorefineries
May 24, 2022
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Preparation and evaluation of a coatd smectite clay-based material modified with epichlorohydrin-dimethylamine for the diclofenac removal" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.
May 11, 2022
New paper in CERD
Our paper "Adsorption of dental clinic pollutants using bone char: adsorbent preparation, assessment and mechanism analysis" has been published in Chem. Eng. Res. Des.

Chem. Eng. Res. Des.
April 23, 2022
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Using an enhanced multilayer model to analyze the performance of nickel alginate/graphene oxide aerogel, nickel alginate aerogel/activated carbon, and activated carbon in the adsorption of a textile dye pollutant" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.
April 7, 2022
New editorial position
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has joined the Editorial Board of International Journal of Chemical Engineering as Academic Editor.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
March 10, 2022
New paper in AST
Our paper "Sustainable downstream separation of itaconic acid using carbon-based adsorbents" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.
February 27, 2022
New paper in AST
Our paper "A review of the modeling of adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants from water using artificial neural networks" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.
February 2, 2022
New paper in ASS
Our paper "Molecular picture of the adsorption of phenol, toluene, carbon dioxide and water on kaolinite basal surfaces" has been published in Appl. Surf. Sci.

Appl. Surf. Sci.
January 17, 2022
International reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was member of reviewer committee of Round NWO Talent Programme 2021 call from Dutch Research Council, Nederlands.

Dutch Research Council

January 12, 2022
MSc. graduation
Our student Iván Orlando Almanza Stable has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

I.O. Almanza-Stable
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
December 17, 2021
New paper in FC
Our paper "Insights into the Mn(VII) and Cr(VI) adsorption mechanism on purified diatomite/MCM-41 composite: experimental study and statistical physics analysis" has been published in Front. Chem.

Frontiers in Chemistry

November 30, 2021
Patent registration
EnvChemPSE has collaborated in the registration of a national patent with Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Mexico.

UAT
November 18, 2021
New paper in FUEL
Our paper "Functionalization and activation of carbon-based catalysts with KOH and calcium and their application in transesterification to produce biodiesel: optimization of catalytic properties and kinetic study" has been published in Fuel.

Fuel
November 2, 2021
New paper in EIT
Our paper "Cyclohexane and benzene separation by fixed-bed adsorption on activated carbons prepared from coconut shell" has been published in Environ. Technol. Innov.

Environ. Technol. Innov.
October 27, 2021
New paper in AST
Our paper "Engineered magnetic carbon-based adsorbents for the removal of water priority pollutants: An Overview" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.
October 6, 2021
Granted project
Our project "Desarrollo de procesos sustentables para la obtención de biocombustibles y químicos finos empleado biomasas de plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales en Latinoamérica y Europa" has been granted funding from Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI).

OEI
September 20, 2021
New paper in JML
Our paper "Selective adsorption of glucose towards itaconic acid on amorphous silica surfaces: Insights from density functional theory calculations" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
August 28, 2021
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Performance and interactions of diclofenac adsorption using Alginate/Carbon-based Films: Experimental investigation and statistical physics modelling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
August 17, 2021
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Utilizing modified weathered basalt as a novel approach in the preparation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles: Experimental and theoretical studies for crystal violet adsorption" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

August 14, 2021
Research stay
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet has started a short research stay at Université de Lorraine, France.

Université de Lorraine
July 10, 2021
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorption of 3-aminophenol and resorcinol on avocado seed activated carbon: mathematical modelling, thermodynamic study and description of adsorbent performance" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
July 2, 2021
New paper in ETI
Our paper "Kinetics, process design and implementation of zwitterionic adsorbent coating for dipolar dyes removal in wastewater treatment industry" has been published in Environ. Technol. Innov.

Environ. Technol. Innov.
July 1, 2021
Award
Our student Aymara Rodríguez-Carrillo has been awarded with the poster prize winner of #PSEFundComp at Twitter Latin American Conference on Environmental and Chemical Process Systems Engineering.

LatEnvChemPSE
@LatEnvChemPSE
June 21, 2021
Summer research stays
Several graduate students have joined EnvChemPSE for a summer research stay. These academic exchanges are related to several mexican agencies to promote science and technology.

Programa Delfín
June 5, 2021
New paper in FUEL
Our paper "Optimization of flamboyant-based catalysts functionalized with calcium for fatty acid methyl esters production via transesterification" has been published in Fuel.

Fuel

April 27, 2021
Technical Committee
Prof. D.I. Mendoza-Castillo participated as member of the Technical Committee of 2021 AMIDIQ Annual Meeting, México.

AMIDIQ
April 13, 2021
New paper in FCE
Our paper "Nut shells as adsorbents of pollutants: research and perspectives" has been published in Front. Chem. Eng.

Front. Chem. Eng.
March 31, 2021
Award
Our student Evelyn M. Valdés-Rodríguez has been awarded with the first prize poster at online webinar on “Materials of the Future: Smart Applications in Science and Engineering” organized by Qatar University and Springer.

Qatar University - Springer
March 24, 2021
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Cr(VI) adsorption onto a new composite prepared from Meidum black clay and pomegranate peel extract: Experiments and physicochemical interpretations" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
February 21, 2021
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorption of ibuprofen on cocoa shell biomass-based adsorbents: interpretation of the adsorption equilibrium via statistical physics theory" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
January 19, 2021
New paper in CSAPEA
Our paper "Three-dimensional mass transport modeling of pharmaceuticals adsorption inside ZnAl/biochar composite" has been published in Colloid. Surface. A.

Colloid. Suface. A.

January 15, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Daniela Escobar-Pineda has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Daniela Escobar-Pineda
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

January 12, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Coset Abreu-Jaureguí has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Coset Abreu-Jaureguí
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

December 17, 2020
Ph.D. defense committee
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has participated in the Ph.D. defense committee of Somaris Elena Quintana Martinez from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España.

UAM
December 4, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Application of a heterogeneous physical model for the adsorption of Cd2+, Ni2+, Zn2+ and Cu2+ ions on flamboyant pods functionalized with citric acid" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

November 28, 2020
International reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was member of reviewer committee of FONDECYT calls from Consejo Nacional de Ciencias, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica, Perú.

CONCYTEC

November 12, 2020
PhD. graduation
Our student Liliana Lizbeth Díaz-Muñoz has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

Liliana L. Díaz-Muñoz
PhD. in Engineering
October 27, 2020
New paper in CHEM
Our paper "Novel biochar and hydrochar for the adsorption of 2-nitrophenol from aqueous solutions: An approach using the PVSDM model" has been published in Chemosphere.

Chemosphere

October 1, 2020
Postdoctoral fellow
Dr. Francisco Villanueva-Mejia (UMSNH, México) has joined EnvChemPSE for a postdoctoral stay of one year. CONACYT was the sponsor of this research stay.

Postdoctoral fellow
September 21, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorption of methylene blue on silica nanoparticles: Modelling analysis of the adsorption mechanism via a double layer model" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
September 10, 2020
New paper in ACS
Our paper "Understanding the adsorption mechanism of Ag+ and Hg2+ on functionalized layered double hydroxide via statistical physics modeling" has been published in Appl. Clay Sci.

Appl. Clay Sci.
August 29, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "Statistical physics interpretation of the adsorption mechanism of Pb, Cd and Ni on chicken feathers" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

August 12, 2020
MSc. graduation
Our student Ricardo Alfredo Quevedo-Amador has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Ricardo A. Quevedo-Amador
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

August 10, 2020
Plenary speaker
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the XIV Cátedra Internacional de Ingeniería, Colombia.

UNAL
July 27, 2020
New paper in NANOMAT
Our paper "Exfoliated Clay Decorated with Magnetic Iron Nanoparticles for Crystal Violet Adsorption: Modeling and Physicochemical Interpretation" has been published in Nanomaterials.

Nanomaterials
June 25, 2020
New paper in RE
Our paper "Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured calcium oxides supported onto biochar and their application as catalysts for biodiesel production" has been published in Renew. Energ.

Renew. Energ.
June 4, 2020
PhD's thesis evaluator
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has performed the external evaluation of a PhD's thesis from the Anna University, India.

Anna University
May 18, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "Kinetic, thermodynamic and mechanism study of the adsorption of phenol on Moroccan clayKinetic, thermodynamic and mechanism study of the adsorption of phenol on Moroccan clay" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
May 6, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "A novel multifunctional adsorbent of pomegranate peel extract and activated anthracite for Mn(VII) and Cr(VI) uptake from solutions: experiments and theoretical analysis" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

March 16, 2020
Research stay
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet has started a short research stay at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.

UFSM
February 21, 2020
New paper in CSAPEA
Our paper "Novel hybrid multifunctional composite of chitosan and altered basalt for barium adsorption: experimental and theoretical studies" has been published in Colloid. Surface. A.

Colloid. Suface. A.
February 1, 2020
New paper in BCB
Our paper "Residual mexican biomasses for bioenergy and fine-chemicals production: correlation between composition and specific applications" has been published in Biomass. Convers. Bior.

Biomass. Convers. Bior.

January 18, 2020
Research visitor
Angélica Fátima Mantelli Streit (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of five months.

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

December 18, 2019
Patent registration
EnvChemPSE has collaborated in the registration of a national patent with Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Mexico.

UAT
November 27, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Preparation and characterization of a novel mountain soursop seeds powder adsorbent and its application for the removal of crystal violet and methylene blue from aqueous solutions" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

November 4, 2019
MSc. graduation
Our student Oslery Becerra-Pérez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Oslery Becerra-Pérez
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
September 24, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of dyes brilliant blue, sunsent yellow and tartrazine from aqueous solution on chitosan: analytical interpretation via multilayer statistical physics model" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "Phase stability analysis of multicomponent systems using alternative stochastic optimization methods" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "Recovery of bioalcohols with potential as biofuels using an energetically sustainable separation strategy" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "Avocado seeds valorization as adsorbents of priority pollutants from water" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
August 24, 2019
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorption of dyes acid red 1 and acid green 25 on grafted clay: modeling and statistical physics interpretation" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
July 23, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of amoxicillin and tetracycline on activated carbon prepared from durian shell in single and binary systems: experimental study and modeling analysis" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
June 28, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of crystal violet on biomasses from pecan nutshell, para chestnut husk, araucaria bark and palm cactus: experimental study and theoretical modeling via monolayer and double layer statistical physics models" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
June 24, 2019
New paper in IJEST
Our paper "Lanthanum- and cerium-based functionalization of chars and activated carbons for the adsorption of fluoride and arsenic ions" has been published in Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

May 29-31, 2019
Conference "XVI Congreso de la Mujer en la Ciencia"
EnvChemPSE has presented several papers at Conference "XVI Congreso de la Mujer en la Ciencia", Guanajuato, México.

CIO

May 7, 2019
Research stay
Our student Daniela Escobar Pineda has started a research stay of two months at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
UAM
April 22, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of ibuprofen on organo-sepiolite and on zeolite/sepiolite heterostructure: synthesis, characterization and statistical physics modeling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

April 3, 2019
Research stay
Our student Ninfa Marisol Zuñiga Muro has started a research stay of three months at Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argertine.
UNSL
March 20, 2019
New paper in JML
Our paper "Monolayer and multilayer adsorption of pharmaceuticals on activated carbon: application of advanced statistical physics models" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
February 27, 2019
New paper in RMCMSCE
Our paper "Adsorption in water treatment" has been published in Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering.

Reference Collection
February 13, 2019
New paper in CEC
Our paper "Dynamic optimization for the enzymatic production of acylglycerols" has been published in Chem. Eng. Commun.

Chem. Eng. Commun.
January 31, 2019
New paper in JEM
Our paper "A novel route for preparation of chemically activated carbon from pistacho wood for highly efficient Pb(II) sorption" has been published in J. Environ. Manage.

J. Environ. Manage.
December 10, 2018
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Iron-modified composite adsorbent coating for azo dye removal and its regeneration by photo-Fenton process: synthesis, characterization and adsorption mechanism interpretation" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

December 2, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry from Elsevier.

J. Ind. Eng. Chem.

November 3, 2018
Membership in IAS
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has joined the International Adsorption Society (IAS).
Int. Adsorption Society
October 22, 2018
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorption of phenol on microwave-assisted activated carbons: modelling and interpretation" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

October 12, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of Energy Conversion and Management from Elsevier.

Energ. Convers. Manage.

September 27, 2018
Plenary speaker
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the 3° Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería, Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

UAT

August 23, 2018
Training seminar
Prof. H. Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila and Prof. Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo have attended a training seminar on ionic and liquid chromatography at León, Guanajuato, México.

Thermo Fischer Scientific

August 14, 2018
MSc. graduation
Our student Felipe Villalobos-Delgado has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Felipe Villalobos-Delgado
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

August 2, 2018
Postdoctoral fellows
Dra. Karla I. Camacho-Aguilar (CINVESTAV, México) and Dr. Herson A. González-Ponce (UAA, México) have joined EnvChemPSE for a postdoctoral stay of one year. CONACYT was the sponsor of these research stays.

Postdoctoral fellows
June 20, 2018
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Synthesis and characterization of a novel amphoteric adsorbent coating for anionic and cationic dyes adsorption: Experimental investigation and statistical physics modelling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

May 24, 2018
Ph.D. defense committee
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has participated in the Ph.D. defense committee of Lais Koop from Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil.
UFPR

May 1, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of South African Journal of Chemical Engineering from Elsevier.

S. Afr. J. Chem. Eng.

May 1, 2018
Research stay
Our student Jaime Moreno-Pérez has started a research stay of five months at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.

UFSM
March 18, 2018
Conacyt reviewer
Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila has been reviewer of the call Conacyt-Fortalecimiento de la Infraestructura Científica y Tecnológica 2018.
CONACYT

February 26, 2018
Research visitor
Stavros Georgopoulos (University of Patras, Greece) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of four months. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

February 1, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of Chemical Engineering Journal from Elsevier.

Chem. Eng. J.
January 31, 2018
New paper in JML
Our paper "Water defluoridation with avocado-based adsorbents: Synthesis, physicochemical characterization and thermodynamic studies" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
January 10, 2018
New paper in JML
Our paper "Equilibrium study of single and binary adsorption of lead and mercury on bentonite-alginate composite: Experiments and application of two theoretical approaches" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
April 10, 2025
New paper in SCP
Our paper "Exploring alternative methods for producing extracts with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties from Cercis siliquastrum L. and safety assessment" has been published in Sustain. Chem. Pharm.

Sustain. Chem. Pharm.
April 1, 2025
Editorial for special issue
Our editorial for the special issue "Advances in Adsorption and Surface Phenomena towards Sustainable Development and Environmental Remediation" has been published in Sustain. Chem. Env.

Sustain. Chem. Env.
March 20, 2025
New paper in JMS
Our paper "Lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks MOF-76 for the depollution of xenobiotics from water: arsenic and fluoride adsorption properties and multi-ionic mechanism analysis" has been published in J. Mol. Struct.

J. Mol. Struct.

February 28, 2025
MSc. graduation
Our student Sebastián Alberto Domínguez Rico has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

S.A. Domínguez-Rico
February 13, 2025
New paper in JMS
Our paper "New interpretations of perfluorobutanoic and perfluorooctanoic acids adsorption on chitosan polyurethane foam via experiments, physical modelling and DFT simulation" has been published in J. Mol. Struct.

J. Mol. Struct.
January 22, 2025
New paper in MOL
Our paper "Purification of biodiesel polluted by copper using an activated carbon prepared from spent coffee grounds: adsorption property tailoring, batch and packed-bed studies" has been published in Molecules.

Molecules
December 20, 2024
New paper in FP
Our paper "Analysis of recycled PET for production of polyester fiber" has been published in Fiber. Polym.

Fiber. Polym.
December 13, 2024
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Graphene oxide functionalized with L-asparagine applied to crystal violet dye removal from water and wastewater" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

November 27, 2024
Patent registration
EnvChemPSE has collaborated in the registration of a national patent with the company "Vonnetto - Carnes Selectas del Bajío", Mexico.

IMPI

November 6, 2024
Research stay
Our student Sebastián Alberto Domínguez Rico has started a research stay of one month at Marie Curie Skłodowska University, Poland. This academic exchange is related to CleanWater project.

UMCS
October 21, 2024
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "Experimental intensification and modeling of solid-liquid extraction of polyphenols from rice husk waste using organic solvents" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.

October 8, 2024
Research stay
Our student Jhon Faber Quintero Sandoval has started a research stay of one month at Universidad de Alicante, Spain. This academic exchange is related to CleanWater project.

UA
September 23, 2024
New paper in JML
Our paper "Physicochemical study of the adsorption of chlorophenols on activated carbon using an advanced double layer model" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
September 14, 2024
International Committee
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet participated as member of the International Committee of XIII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design – EQUIFASE, Portugal, 2024.

Equifase

September 4, 2024
Research stay
Our student Gianella Cuenca Buele has started a research stay of two months at Universidad Nacional del Cuyo, Argentina. This academic exchange is related to IBERBIOMASA network.

UNCUYO

August 23, 2024
PhD. graduation
Our student Laura Gabriela Elvir Padilla has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

L.G. Elvir-Padilla
PhD. in Engineering
August 21, 2024
New paper in CA
Our paper "Advanced analysis of the adsorption mechanism of textile pollutant on britholites: modelling via statistical physics" has been published in Chem. Africa.

Chem. Africa

August 8, 2024
PhD. graduation
Our student Rosa María Fonseca Pérez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

R.M. Fonseca-Pérez
PhD. in Engineering
July 25, 2024
New paper in JML
Our paper "Surface properties of activated carbon fibers obtained from polyacrylonitrile and methyl acrylate: experimental and simulation studies for lead and acid blue 25 dye adsorption from water" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

July 5, 2024
Award
Prof. Didilia Ileana Mendoza-Castillo and Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila have been promoted to the level 2 of the Mexican National System of Researchers (SNII-CONAHCyT).

SNII-CONAHCyT
June 19, 2024
CleanWater Workshop
EnvChemPSE has presented several papers at CleanWater First Workshop "Synthesis and Characterisation of Carbon Materials", Lublin, Poland.

CleanWater
May 30, 2024
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "In-depth study of adsorption mechanisms and interactions in the removal of pharmaceutical contaminants via activated carbon: a physicochemical analysis" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.
May 11, 2024
New paper in ICC
Our paper "Statistical physics analysis of the adsorption of reactive red 141 dye on residual avocado peel (Persea americana) chemically modified with H2SO4 and HNO3" has been published in Inorg. Chem. Commun.

Inorg. Chem. Commun.
April 17, 2024
New book chapter
Our chapter "Carbon dots in organic pollutant removal" has been published in the book "Carbon Dots: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives".

ACS Symposium Series
March 25, 2024
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Physicochemical assessment of ammonium adsorption using a palm shell-based adsorbent activated with acetic acid: experimental and theoretical studies" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.
March 18, 2024
New paper in CEPPI
Our paper "Multi-objective optimization of syngas production for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis based on biogas catalytic reforming and upgrading" has been published in Chem. Eng. Process.

Chem. Eng. Process.
March 4, 2024
New paper in CSC
Our paper "An integrated process analysis for producing glycerol carbonate from CO2 and glycerol" has been published in ChemSusChem.

ChemSusChem

March 1, 2024
Patent registration
EnvChemPSE has collaborated in the registration of a national patent with Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Mexico.

UAT
February 21, 2024
New paper in MOL
Our paper "A network of processes for biorefining burdock seeds and roots" has been published in Molecules.

Molecules
January 30, 2024
New paper in JCP
Our paper "Techno-economic and environmental comparison of processes for the production of grape oil" has been published in J. Clean. Prod.

J. Clean. Prod.

January 20, 2024
MSc. graduation
Our student Daniel Eduardo Cárdenas-Piñeros has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

D.E. Cárdenas-Piñeros
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

January 17, 2024
MSc. graduation
Our student Zayda Vanessa Herrera-Cuadrado has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Z.V. Herrera-Cuadrado
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
December 11, 2023
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "A novel application of HKUST-1 for textile dyes removal in single and binary solutions: experimental investigation combined with physical modelling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
October 27, 2023
New paper in FPE
Our paper "A machine learning technique based on group contributions to calculate the solubility of dye molecules in supercritical CO2" has been published in Fluid Phase Equilibr.

Fluid Phase Equilibr.

October 6, 2023
Research stay
Our student Daniel Eduardo Cardenas Pïñeros has started a research stay of two months at Universidad de Extremadura, Spain. This academic exchange is related to IBERBIOMASA project.

UEX

October 2, 2023
OCDE-OEI Conservatory
EnvChemPSE has participated in the Energy Transition Conservatory organiezed by Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI) and Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE).

OEI-OCDE

September 22, 2023
MSc. defense committee
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has participated in the MSc. defense committee of Nadia Maria do Valle Ramos from Universidade Federal do Paraná,, Brazil.

UFPR
September 12, 2023
MatPore National Laboratory
EnvChemPSE has joined the MatPore consortium to operate the National Laboratory of Porous Materials.

MatPore
August 26, 2023
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Highlighting the single and binary adsorption mechanism of amoxicillin and doripenem on copper benzene-1,3,5-tricaboxylate MOF via experiments, characterizacion, statistical physics modelling and DFT simulation" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
August 9, 2023
New paper in JML
Our paper "A theoretical chemistry framework to unravel the monolayer adsorption of geogenic anions on UiO-66 and ZIF-8 organometallic structures" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

June 26, 2023
Final IProPBio Workshop
EnvChemPSE has participated at Final IProPBio Workshop “ProgGres – valuable products from residual biomasses towards a greener society”.

IProPBio
June 14, 2023
New paper in AST
Our paper "Malachite green removal by grape stalks biosorption from natural waters and effluents" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.
May 27, 2023
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "Analytical steady-state model for the free radical solution copolymerization of acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate and their charge-transfer complex in a continuous stirred tank reactor" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
May 15, 2023
New paper in JPCS
Our paper "Utilization of alkali-activated dolomite waste toward the fabrication of an effective adsorbent: experimental study and statistical physics formalism for the removal of methylene blue and crystal violet" has been published in J. Phys. Chem. Solids.

J. Phys. Chem. Solids
May 3, 2023
New paper in ICP
Our paper "Lanthanum-functionalized lignocellulosic wastes for the arsenate and fluoride depollution of water: antagonistic adsorption and interfacial interactions" has been published in Ind. Crop. Prod.

Ind. Crop. Prod.
April 25, 2023
New paper in JMS
Our paper "Application of DFT and response surface models to analyze the adsorption process of basic blue 13 and reactive blue 19 dyes on sugarcane bagasse and coconut endocarp biomass" has been published in J. Mol. Struct.

J. Mol. Struct.

April 12-15, 2023
FORCYT - OEI
EnvChemPSE has participated at "Seminario sobre cooperación científica y transferencia de conocimiento en América Latina y El Caribe", organized by OEI in Santiago de Chile, Chile.

OEI
March 14, 2023
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "Synthesis of electrospun polyvinyl butyral/bentonite nanofiber film for cationic dye removal" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
February 28, 2023
RSC Twitter Conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at #RSCPoster Twitter Conference.

Royal Society of Chemistry
February 2, 2023
New editorial position
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has joined the Editorial Board of Renewable Energy, Biomass & Sustainability.

Renewable Energy, Biomass & Sustainabilit

January 19, 2023
MSc. graduation
Our student Sadie Padilla-Baez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Sadie Padilla-Baez
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
December 19, 2022
New paper in ANTIOXID
Our paper "Assessment of Gnaphalium viscosum (Kunth) valorization prospects: sustainable recovery of antioxidants by different techniques" has been published in Antioxid.

Antioxidants
December 2, 2022
New paper in JML
Our paper "Molecular aggregation effect on the antagonistic adsorption of pharmaceuticals from aqueous solution using bone char: DFT calculations and multicomponent experimental studies" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

November 7, 2022
Research stay
Celene García Carvajal (Universidad Nacional de San Luís, Argentine) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of four months.

UNSL
October 27, 2022
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Statistical physics modeling and evaluation of adsorption properties of chitosan-zinc oxide nanocomposites for the removal of an anionic dye" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

October 13, 2022
Research visit
Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila performed a research visit at Universidad de Extremadura, Spain. This activity is related to IBERBIOMASA project.

UNEX

October 7, 2022
Research stay
Our students Blanca Paloma Escalera Velasco and Fátima Gisela Quintero Álvarez have started a research stay of two months at Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil. This academic exchange is related to IBERBIOMASA project.

UFPR

October 1, 2022
Research stay
Our student Laura Gabriela Elvir-Padilla has started a research stay of two months at University de Patras, Greece. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
August 31, 2022
New paper in ICC
Our paper "Statistical physics analysis of adsorption isotherms and photocatalysis activity of MPA coated CuInS2/ZnS nanocrystals for the removal of methyl blue from wastewaters" has been published in Inorg. Chem. Commun.

Inorg. Chem. Commun.

August 21, 2022
Award reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was member of reviewer committee of "Rafael Illescas Frisbie" award from Sociedad Química de México, México.

SQM

August 2, 2022
MSc. graduation
Our student María Lorena Malagon Quinto has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

M.L. Malagon-Quinto
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
July 26, 2022
New paper in CERD
Our paper "A review of group contribution models to calculate thermodynamic properties of ionic liquids for process systems engineering" has been published in Chem. Eng. Res. Des.

Chem. Eng. Res. Des.
July 7, 2022
New paper in CERD
Our paper "A novel CO2 activation at room temperature to prepare an engineered lanthanum-based adsorbent for a sustainable arsenic removal from water" has been published in Chem. Eng. Res. Des.

Chem. Eng. Res. Des.
June 25, 2022
New paper in CHEM
Our paper "Recent advances in aqueous virus removal technologies" has been published in Chemosphere.

Chemophere

June 20, 2022
Research stays
Prof. Roumiana Stateva (Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria) and Prof. Jose Coelho (Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisbon, Portugal) have joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months. These academic exchanges are related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

May 25, 2022
MSc. graduation
Our student Franer Jules has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

F. Jules
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
May 14, 2022
New paper in AST
Our paper "Synthesis and characterization of new catalysts grains based on iron(oxy)hydroxides supported on zirconium for the degradation of 4-nitrophenol in aqueous solution" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

May 5, 2022
Research stay
Our student Maria Lorena Malagón-Quinto has started a research stay of one month at Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic.

PJSU

April 9, 2022
Granted project
Our project "Optimización del proceso de carbonización hidrotermal de biomasas para la obtención de adsorbentes utilizados en purificación y tratamiento de agua" has been granted funding from Tecnológico Nacional de México, México.

TecNM
March 21, 2022
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Understanding the Cu2+ adsorption mechanism on activated carbon using advanced statistical physics modelling" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.
March 8, 2022
New paper in AST
Our paper "Physicochemical modeling of the adsorption of pharmaceuticals on MIL-100-Fe and MIL-101-Fe MOFs" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

February 15, 2022
Research stay
Our student Felipe de Jesús Villalobos-Delgado has started a research stay of two months at Water Research Institute – Italian National Research Institute (IRSA-CNR), Bari, Italy. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IRSA-CNR

January 31, 2022
MSc. graduation
Our student Gretchen Manso Tápanes has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

G.M. Manso-Tápanes
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

January 14, 2022
MSc. graduation
Our student Edgar Omar González Pérez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

E.O. González-Pérez
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

January 5, 2022
Postdoctoral fellow
Dr. Cintia Karina Rojas-Mayorga (UColima, México) has joined EnvChemPSE for a postdoctoral stay of one year. CONACYT was the sponsor of this research stay.

Postdoctoral fellow
December 15, 2021
New paper in FUEL
Our paper "Functionalized hydrochar-based catalysts for biodiesel production via oil transesterification: Optimum preparation conditions and performance assessment" has been published in Fuel.

Fuel

November 29, 2021
Award
Our student Blanca Paloma Escalera Velasco has been awarded with the third prize poster at Cuarto Taller Latinoamericano de Carbono organized by Federación Latinoamericana de Carbono.

Federación Latinoamericana de Carbono

November 16-18, 2021
TLMC4 conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several papers at "Cuarto taller Latinoamericano de Materiales de Carbono".

Federación Latinoamericana de Carbono

October 28, 2021
Award
Our student Fatima Gisela Quintero-Álvarez has been awarded with the prize poster "Francisco Rodríguez Reinoso" at "II Pre-Virtual Workshop on Adsorption, Catalysis and Porous Materials" organized by Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.

IVWACPM

October 22, 2021
Award
Our student Rosa María Fonseca-Pérez has been awarded with the prize of the best master thesis 2019-2020 " from Sociedad Mexicana de Termodinámica.

SMT
September 22, 2021
New paper in JML
Our paper "A statistical physics analysis of the adsorption of Fe3+, Al3+ and Cu2+ heavy metals on chitosan films via homogeneous and heterogeneous monolayer models" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
September 9-10, 2021
Thermam conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at 10th International Conference: “Technical Thermodynamics: Thermophysical Properties and Energy Systems".

Thermam
August 21, 2021
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "One-step fabrication of a new outstanding rutile TiO2 nanoparticles/anthracite adsorbent: Modeling and physicochemical interpretations for malachite green removal" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
August 16, 2021
New paper in JWPE
Our paper "Influence of plasma-based surface functionalization of palm fibers on the adsorption of diclofenac from water: Experiments, thermodynamics and removal mechanism" has been published in J. Water Process. Eng.

J. Water Process. Eng.
July 25, 2021
New paper in FPE
Our paper "A reconsideration on the resolution of phase stability analysis using stochastic global optimization methods: proposal of a reliable set of benchmark problems" has been published in Fluid Phase Equilibr.

Fluid Phase Equilibr.
July 10, 2021
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Physicochemical assessment of anionic dye adsorption on bone char using a multilayer statistical physics model" has been published in Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.
July 1, 2021
Award
Our student Laura Gabriela Elvir-Padilla has been awarded with the poster prize winner of #PSEMolSynProd at Twitter Latin American Conference on Environmental and Chemical Process Systems Engineering.

LatEnvChemPSE
@LatEnvChemPSE

June 12, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Tairi Mayri Pérez-Millán has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

T.M. Pérez-Millán
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
May 21, 2021
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Modeling of binary and ternary batch adsorption systems via multidimensional logistic distribution and statistical physics" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
April 21, 2021
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Implementation of a multilayer statistical physics model to interpret the adsorption of food dyes on a chitosan film" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

April 10, 2021
Granted project
Our project "Desarrollo de un proceso efectivo y con bajo consumo de energía para la recuperación y purificación de ácido itacónico en solución acuosa" has been granted funding from Tecnológico Nacional de México, México.

TecNM
March 29-31, 2021
E-conference MFSASE
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at online webinar "Materials of the Future: Smart Applications in Science and Engineering".

Qatar University - Springer
March 21, 2021
New paper in FUEL
Our paper "Efficient and sustainable recovery of lipids from sewage sludge using ethyl esters of volatile fatty acids as sustainable extracting solvent" has been published in Fuel.

Fuel
February 16, 2021
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Adsorption mechanism of Zn2+, Ni2+, Cd2+ and Cu2+ ions by carbon-based adsorbents: interpretation of the adsorption isotherms via physical modelling" has been published in Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.
January 15, 2021
New paper in AST
Our paper "Energy-saving and sustainable separation of bioalcohols by adsorption on bone char" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

January 15, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Alejandra Ortiz-de-Lira has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Alejandra Ortiz-de-Lira
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
January 5, 2021
New paper in MSE B
Our paper "Impact of the stacking fault and surface defects states of colloidal CdSe nanocrystals on the removal of reactive black 5" has been published in Mat. Eng. Sci. B.

Mat. Eng. Sci. B
December 15, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Effective adsorption of dyes on an activated carbon prepared from carboxymethyl cellulose: Experiments, characterization and advanced modelling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

December 3, 2020
Plenary speaker
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the webinar “Capacity building for launching and Running a Successful Journal”, Govt. College Women University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

GCWUF
November 19, 2020
New paper in JCP
Our paper "Recycling of Tetra pak wastes via pyrolysis: Characterization of solid products and application of the resulting char in the adsorption of mercury from water" has been published in J. Clean. Prod.

J. Clean. Prod.

October 29, 2020
Plenary speaker
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the III Congreso Internacional de Biociencias, México.

UG

October 23, 2020
Plenary speaker
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the Primer Encuentro de Adsorción en México, México.

AMA
September 28, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Physicochemical interpretation of the adsorption of 4-Bromophenol and 4-Chloroaniline on an activated carbon" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
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September 21, 2020
Research visitor
Prof. Dragomir S. Yankov (Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of one month. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

September 7, 2020
LatinXChem
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at "LatinXChem 2020 Twitter Conference".

LatinXChem

August 12, 2020
MSc. graduation
Our student José Iván Abraham-Diego has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

José Iván Abraham-Diego
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

August 12, 2020
MSc. graduation
Our student Laura Gabriela Elvir-Padilla has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Laura Gabriel Elvir-Padilla
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
August 10, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Simultaneous adsorption of acetaminophen, diclofenac and tetracycline by organo-sepiolite: Experiments and statistical physics modelling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
July 26, 2020
New paper in NANOMAT
Our paper "Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Methyl Orange Uptake by Mn–Rich Synthetic Mica: Insights into Manganese Role in Adsorption and Selectivity" has been published in Nanomaterials.

Nanomaterials
June 22, 2020
New paper in IJPS
Our paper "Analysis of Terpolymerization Systems for the Development of Carbon Fiber Precursors of PAN" has been published in Int. J. Polym. Sci.

Int. J. Polym. Sci.
May 31, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "Synergistic adsorption of Pb2+ and CrO42− on an engineered biochar highlighted by statistical physical modeling" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
May 15, 2020
New paper in CSAPEA
Our paper "Adsorption of copper (II) cation on polysulfone/zeolite blend sheet membrane: synthesis, characterization, experiments and adsorption modelling" has been published in Colloid. Surface. A.

Colloid. Suface. A.
April 11, 2020
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Preparation of a new adsorbent for the removal of arsenic and its simulation with artificial neural network-based adsorption models" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
March 2, 2020
New paper in JEM
Our paper "Removal of caffeine, nicotine and amoxicillin from (waste)waters by various adsorbents: a review" has been published in J. Environ. Manage.

J. Environ. Manage.
February 19, 2020
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Recovery of grape waste for the preparation of adsorbents for water treatment: mercury removal" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
January 28, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of congo red and methylene blue dyes on an ashitaba waste and a walnut shell-based activated carbon from aqueous solutions: experiments, characterization and physical interpretations" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

January 17, 2020
New Editorial Position
Prof. Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo has been selected as Editor Reviewer of the new journal "Frontiers in Sustainable Production - Sustainable Chemical Process Design"

Frontiers in Sustainable Production

November 7-8, 2019
Conference
EnvChemPSE and Malvern Panalytical México have organized the "Seminario de caracterización de materiales aplicados a la industria e investigación".

Malvern Panalytical

November 18, 2019
Research visitor
Maria Lanara (University of Patras, Greece) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of three months.

University of Patras

October 26, 2019
Research stay
Prof. Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo has started a short research stay at Texas A&M University, College Station-Texas, USA.
TAMU

September 23-24, 2019
IPRoPBio First Workshop
EnvChemPSE has presented several papers at IPRoPBio First Workshop "Valuable products from residual biomasses towards a greener society (ProGreS): Biomass Selection, Characterization and Valorization", Sofia, Bulgaria.

IPRoPBio
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "The potential use of calcium-doped flamboyant char as heterogeneous catalyst in triglycerides transesterification" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "Mexican biomass wastes: valorization for potential application in bioenergy" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "Synthesis, characterization and applications of carbon-based calcium catalysts deriving from avocado seeds for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
August 7, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "H2O2-activated anthracite impregnated with chitosan as a novel composite for Cr(VI)and methyl orange adsorption in singe-compound and binary systems: modeling and mechanism interpretation" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

July 9, 2019
Research visitor
Prof. Henrique Matos (Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of one month. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

June 27, 2019
Summer research stays
Several graduate students has been joined EnvChemPSE for a summer research stay. These academic exchanges are related to several mexican agencies to promote science and technology.

AMC
June 18, 2019
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Statistical physics-based analysis of the adsorption of Cu2+ and Zn2+ onto synthetic cancrinite in single-compound and binary systems" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
May 21, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of indium(III) from aqueous solution on raw, ultrasound- and supercritical-modified chitin: experimental and theoretical analysis" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

May 7-10, 2019
Conference AMIDIQ 2019
EnvChemPSE has joined the organizing committee of conference AMIDIQ 2019, Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, México. Also, we have presented several papers at this conference.

AMIDIQ
April 17, 2019
New paper in JML
Our paper "Interpretation of the adsorption mechanism of reactive black 5 and ponceaus 4R dyes on chitosan/polyamide nanofibers via advanced statistical physics model" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

April 3, 2019
Research stay
Our student David Chaos Hernández has started a research stay of three months at Southern Denmark University, Odense, Denmark. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.
SDU
March 11, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Surfactant-modified serpentine for fluoride and Cr (VI) adsorption in single and binary systems: experimental studies and theoretical modeling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

February 18, 2019
Research visitor
Prof. Roumiana Stateva (Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of one month. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
February 8, 2019
Technical Committee
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet participated as member of the Technical Committee of 2019 AMIDIQ Annual Meeting in the area of Thermodynamics, which will be held on May 7-10, 2019, Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, México.

AMIDIQ
January 16, 2019
Research stay
Prof. D.I. Mendoza-Castillo and MSc. V. Landín-Sandoval have started a research stay of two months at Water Research Institute – Italian National Research Institute (IRSA-CNR), Bari, Italy. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.
IRSA-CNR

December 9, 2018
Grant for research stay
Alianza del Pacífico has approved the application of Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet to perform a research stay at Universidad de la Serena, Chile during 2019.

ULS

November 15, 2018
MSc. graduation
Our student Pedro Hernández-Pérez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Eduardo E. Merodio-Morales
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

October 31, 2018
Cátedras-Conacyt meeting
Prof. Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo and Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila have attended the meeting of Cátedras CONACYT at Ciudad de México, México.

CONACYT

October 17, 2018
Research visitor
Prof. Carlo Pastore (Water Research Institute, Italy) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of one month. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

October 10-12, 2018
Conference "Investigación en el Posgrado"
EnvChemPSE has presented several papers at Conference "Noveno Congreso Internacional la Investigación en el Posgrado", Aguascalientes, México.

UAA

September 13, 2018
Training seminar
Prof. Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo has attended a training seminar on materials characterization at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México.

BUAP

August 20, 2018
MSc. graduation
Our student Eduardo E. Merodio-Morales has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Eduardo E. Merodio-Morales
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
August 12, 2018
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Insights on the statistical physics modeling of the adsorption of Cd and Pb ions on bentonite-chitosan composite in single and binary systems" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

July 1, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of Helyon from Elsevier.

Helyon
June 19, 2018
New paper in Afinidad
Our paper "Optimización multi-objetivo del desempeño y consumo energético de procesos de destilación intensificados para sistemas cuaternarios" has been published in Afinidad.

Afinidad

May 23-25, 2018
Conference "Mujer en la ciencia"
EnvChemPSE has presented several papers at Conference "XV Encuentro Participación de la Mujer en la Cienica", Guanajuato, México.
Mujer en la Ciencia

May 1-4, 2018
AMIDIQ Congress
Our students Felipe Villalobos-Delgado and Pedro Hernández-Pérez attended the AMIDIQ Congress at San José del Cabo, México.

AMIDIQ 2018

April 25, 2018
Plenary speaker
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was a plenary speaker in the 12° Encontro Brasileiro sobre Adsorção, Gramado, Brazil.

EBA 12

March 8, 2018
Granted project
Our project "Utilización de biomasas generadas en plantas de saneamiento de aguas residuales urbanas como materia prima para la obtención sustentable de biocombustibles" has been granted funding from Tecnológico Nacional de México, México.

TecNM

February 14, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer in 2017 of Water Environment Research from Water Environment Federation.

WER - WEF
January 31, 2018
Conacyt reviewer
Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila has been reviewer of the call Conacyt - Programa de Estímulos a la Innovación 2018.
CONACYT

January 19, 2018
Reviewers of AMIDIQ
Prof. Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo, Prof. H. Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila and Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet were members of the reviewer committee of AMIDIQ Congress 2018.

AMIDIQ Congress 2018

January 8, 2018
MSc. graduation
Our student Fernando A. Gordillo-Ruiz has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Fernando A. Gordillo-Ruiz
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

April 6, 2025
PhD's thesis evaluator
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has performed the external evaluation of a PhD's thesis from the Anna University, India.

Anna University
March 25-27, 2025
Energytran Workshop
EnvChemPSE and Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI) have organized the "International Enegytran Workshop - Scientific Cooperation for Energy Transition", which was funded by the European Union.
EULAC Energytran project
March 4-5, 2025
#RSCPoster Conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at "2025 #RSCPoster Conference" on LinkedIn.

Royal Society of Chemistry
February 20, 2025
New paper in FPE
Our paper "A group contribution-based machine learning model to estimate the triple-point temperature" has been published in Fluid Phase Equilibr.

Fluid Phase Equilibr.

January 24, 2025
MSc. graduation
Our student Jhon F. Quintero Sandoval has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

J.F. Quintero-Sandoval
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
January 7, 2025
Award
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been included in the 2024 ranking of ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholars in the category of Five years period.

Meta Analytics LLC
December 15, 2024
New paper in OM
Our paper "New insights of the adsorption and photodegradation of reactive black 5 dye using water-soluble semi-conductor nanocrystals: mechanism interpretation and statistical physics modeling" has been published in Opt. Mater.

Opt. Mater.
December 10, 2024
New paper in AST
Our paper "A circular economy-based valorization of agricultural residues to remove heavy metals from water: adsorption and final disposal strategy" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

November 25, 2024
Research visitor
María Fernanda Aragón Morales (Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of one month.

Universidad de la Sabana

October 31, 2024
Granted Patent
EnvChemPSE and Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (Mexico) have obtained a grant of national patent from Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI).

IMPI

October 18, 2024
Invited Lectures
Prof. Didilia Ileana Mendoza-Castillo and Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila were invited lectures in the “Porous Materials for Environmental Applications 2024” organized by Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Slovakia.

Pavol Jozef Safarik University

September 30, 2024
Award
Our student Gianella Carolina Cuenca has been awarded with the cash prize of the best presentations at LatinXinChE Virtual Symposium 2024 organized by LatinX in ChE.

LatinXinChE
@LatinXinChE
September 21, 2024
New paper in MMM
Our paper "Understanding the adsorption mechanism of carbon dioxide capture on hybrid zeolites prepared from rice husk ash via a modified statistical physics model" has been published in Micropor. Mesopor. Mat.

Micropor. Mesopor. Mat.
September 9, 2024
Themed collection in RSC
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet is Guest Editor of the themed collection "Celebrating Latin American chemistry" from Royal Society of Chemistry.

Royal Society of Chemistry

September 3, 2024
Research stay
Our student Fátima Quintero Álvarez has started a research stay of three months at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain.

UC3M

August 23, 2024
MSc. graduation
Our student Mauricio Urey Huanca has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

M. Urey-Huanca
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

August 19, 2024
PhD. graduation
Our student Ricardo Alfredo Quevedo Amador has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

R.A. Quevedo-Amador
PhD. in Engineering
August 3, 2024
New paper in JECE
Our paper "New study of the adsorption mechanism of different dye molecules by high porous sludge activated carbon produce from a dairy-treatment effluent plant" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
July 18, 2024
New paper in HELIYON
Our paper "Evaluation and analysis of the adsorption mechanism of three emerging pharmaceutical pollutants on a phospohorised carbon-based adsorbent: application of advanced analytical models to overcome the limitation of classical models" has been published in Heliyon.

Heliyon
June 26, 2024
Award Committee
Prof. Didilia Ileana Mendoza Castillo has been selected as a member of the 2024 – 2027 Award Committee in Engineering and Technology from the Mexican Academy of Sciences (AMC).

Academia Mexicana de Ciencias

June 9, 2024
Granted project
Our project "ReUSeS – Rivalutazione dei fanghi di depurazione urbani come nuova materia prima per una produzione sostenible di biodiesel: intensificazione dei percorsi eco-compatibili" has been granted funding from Programa esecutivo di cooperazione scientifica e tecnologica tra la Repubblica Italiana e gli Stati Uniti Messicani per gli anni 2025 - 2027.

Ambasciata d’Italia Citta del Messico
May 30, 2024
Research visit
Prof. Miroslav Almasi (Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Slovak Republic) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch visit of one week.

Pavol Jozef Safarik University
April 30, 2024
New paper in ENMM
Our paper "Functionalized activated carbon with whey protein amyloid fibrils for adsorption of arsenic from water" has been published in Env. Nanotechno. Monitor. Manage.

Env. Nanotechno. Monitor. Manage.
April 4, 2024
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of cetyl palmitate in the presence of n-hexane and ethyl ether" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
March 23, 2024
New paper in CHEM
Our paper "Sustainable removal of caffeine and acetaminophen from water using biomass waste-derived activated carbon: synthesis, characterization and modelling" has been published in Chemosphere.

Chemosphere
March 8, 2024
New paper in CATALYSTS
Our paper "A closed-loop biorefinery approach for the valorization of winery waste: the production of iron-sulfonated magnetic biochar catalysts and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural from grape pomace and stalks" has been published in Catalysts.

Catalysts
March 4, 2024
New paper in WPT
Our paper "Assessment and modeling of mercury adsorption on carbon-based adsorbent prepared from Jacaranda Mimosifolia and Guava biomass via pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization" has been published in Water Practice Technol.

Water Practice Technol.
March 1, 2024
Membership
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet, Prof. D.I. Mendoza-Castillo and Prof. H.E. Reynel-Avila have joined Cakotanú association.

Cakotanú A.C.
February 2, 2024
New paper in CTEP
Our paper "Application of waste biomass for the production of biofuels and catalysts: a review" has been published in Clean Technol. Envir.

Clean Technol. Envir.

January 25, 2024
Kick-off meeting
EnvChemPSE has participated at Kick-off meeting of Cleanwater project "Multifunctional sustainable adsorbents for water treatment assisted with plasma technologies and for health protection from xenobiotics", organized by Universidad de Alicante in Alicante, Spain.

CleanWater
@EUCLEANWATER
January 18, 2024
New paper in SPT
Our paper "An emerging application of chitosan and chitosan/spirulina films for Pb2+ adsorption: new physicochemical insights via experimental and theoretical studies" has been published in Sep. Purif. Technol.

Sep. Purif. Technol.

January 17, 2024
MSc. graduation
Our student Michael Stiven Castaño-Toro has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

M.S. Castaño-Toro
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
November 30, 2023
New paper in IJBM
Our paper "Sodium alginate-modified alkali-activated eggshell/Fe3O4 nanoparticles: a magnetic bio-based spherical adsorbent for cationic dyes adsorption" has been published in Int. J. Biol. Macromol.

Int. J. Biol. Macromol.
October 16, 2023
@LatinXChem
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at Twitter Latinx Chem Twitter Poster Conference 2023.

#LatinXChem
October 5, 2023
Award
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been included in the 2023 ranking of World´s Top 2% Scientists in the field of Chemical Engineering.

Elsevier-Stanford University

September 28, 2023
Plenary speaker
Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila was a plenary speaker in the “Encuentro PSPB Retos y Oportunidades Rumbo al Net-Zero 2030” organized by Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico.

UAQ
September 21, 2023
New paper in SPT
Our paper "Novel films prepared from spirulina and chitosan for textile pollutant removal: experiments and theoretical study of adsorption equilibrium via an advanced theoretical approach" has been published in Sep. Purif. Technol.

Sep. Purif. Technol.
September 11, 2023
Granted project
Our project "EULAC for energy transition: Research infrastructures cooperation for energy transition between Europe and Latinamerican and the Caribbean countries" has been granted funding from Horizon Europe - EU. This project is coordinated by Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI).

Horizon Europe
September 1, 2023
New paper in FPE
Our paper "Calculation of liquid Cp of pure compounds using an improved thermodynamic model based on group contributions and artificial neural networks" has been published in Fluid Phase Equilibr.

Fluid Phase Equilibr.
August 18, 2023
New paper in CHEM
Our paper "Extraction methods of algae oils for the production of third generation biofuels – a review" has been published in Chemosphere.

Chemosphere
August 2, 2023
New paper in IJCE
Our paper "Preparation of Tetra Pak-based hydrochars for cleaning water polluted by heavy metal ions: physicochemical properties and removal mechanism" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

Int. J. Chem. Eng.
June 20, 2023
Summer research stays
Several graduate students have joined EnvChemPSE for a summer research stay. These academic exchanges are related to Delfín program.

Programa Delfín

June 12, 2023
Research stay
Prof. Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo and Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet have started a research stay at Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
May 26, 2023
Granted project
Our project "CleanWater: Multifunctional sustainable adsorbents for water treatment assisted with plasma technologies and for health protection from xenobiotics" has been granted funding from Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON). This project is coordinated by Universidad de Alicante (Spain).

Horizon Europe
May 13, 2023
New paper in ENMM
Our paper "Comparison of adsorption performance of nanocomposite materials of whey protein nanofibrils, polycaprolactone and activated carbon for mercury removal" has been published in Env. Nanotechno. Monitor. Manage.

Env. Nanotechno. Monitor. Manage.

April 27, 2023
Granted project
Our project "Preparación de nuevos materiales modificados con litio para el almacenamiento de energía y aplicaciones de remediación ambiental" has been granted funding from Tecnológico Nacional de México, México.

TecNM
April 23, 2023
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Green b-cyclodextrin nanosponges for the efficient adsorption of light rare earth elements: cerium and lanthanum" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
April 7, 2023
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Characterization, evaluation and mechanism analysis of the functionalization of kaolin with a surfactant for the removal of diclofenac from aqueous solution" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

March 13, 2023
Research stay
Prof. Juan Carlos Moreno Pirajan (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) have joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of 2 weeks. This academic exchange is related to IBERBIOMASA project.

Iberbiomasa
OEI - EU
February 27, 2023
New paper in FUEL
Our paper "Biodiesel production from wastewater scum of dairy industry: lipid extraction studies and reaction routes" has been published in Fuel.

Fuel
February 1, 2023
New paper in JEM
Our paper "Valorization of biowastes for clean energy production, environmental depollution and soil fertility" has been published in J. Environ. Manage.

J. Environ. Manage.

January 18, 2023
Research stay
Vasileios Sotiriou (University of Patras, Greece) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

December 8, 2022
Awards
Prof. D.I. Mendoza-Castillo and Prof. H.E. Reynel-Ávila have been accepted as regular members of the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias.

Academia Mexicana de Ciencias

November 28, 2022
@LatinXChem
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at Twitter #LatinXChem22.

#LatinXChem22

November 3, 2022
Research stay
Our students Rosa María Fonseca Pérez and Octavio del Mazo Alvarado have started a research stay of four months at Universidad de Salamanca, Spain. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
October 24, 2022
New paper in IJBM
Our paper "Effective removal of Cr(VI) and methyl orange by nano magnetite loaded starch/muscovite biocomposite: characterization, experiments, advanced modeling and physicochemical parameters interpretation" has been published in Int. J. Biol. Macromol.

Int. J. Biol. Macromol.
October 11, 2022
Award
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been included in the 2022 ranking of World´s Top 2% Scientists in the field of Chemical Engineering.

Elsevier-Stanford University

October 5, 2022
Research stay
Prof. Ana Catarina Braz and Ph.D. Ana Sofia Amorim (Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal) have joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of one month. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
September 23, 2022
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of emerging pollutants on lignin-based activated carbon: Analysis of adsorption mechanism via characterization, kinetics and equilibrium studies" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
August 27, 2022
New paper in CERD
Our paper "Activated carbon manufacturing via alternative mexican lignocellulosic biomass and their application in water treatment: preparation conditions, surface chemistry analysis and heavy metal adsorption properties" has been published in Chem. Eng. Res. Des.

Chem. Eng. Res. Des.
August 10, 2022
New paper in NANOMAT
Our paper "Preparation and characterization of an electrospun whey protein/polycaprolactone nanofiber membrane for chromium removal from water" has been published in Nanomaterials.

Nanomaterials

August 2, 2022
Research stay
Mateo Andrés Gallardo Salas (Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months.

Universidad de la Sabana

June 30, 2022
Research stay
Prof. Maria Papadaki (University of Patras, Greece) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

June 21, 2022
PhD. graduation
Our student Luis Enrique Hernández Hernández has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

L.E. Hernánde-Hernández
PhD. in Engineering

June 10, 2022
Award
Our paper has been awarded as one of the best paper presented during the International Conference “Advances in renewable and clean energy Technologies”.

ARCT
May 25, 2022
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Synthesis and preparation of acid capped CdSe nanocrystals as successful adsorbent and photocatalyst for the removal of dyes from water and its statistical physics analysis" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

May 11, 2022
New editorial position
Prof. D.I. Mendoza-Castillo has joined the Editorial Board of International Journal of Analytical Chemistry as Academic Editor.

Int. J. Anal. Chem.
May 4, 2022
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Enhanced adsorption of ketoprofen and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyactic acid on Physalis peruviana fruit residue functionalized with H2SO4: adsorption properties and statistical physics modeling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
April 8, 2022
New paper in IJBM
Our paper "Cellulose, clay and sodium alginate composites for the removal of methylene blue dye: Experimental and DFT studies" has been published in Int. J. Biol. Macromol.

Int. J. Biol. Macromol.
March 18, 2022
New paper in AST
Our paper "Thermodynamics and mechanism of the adsorption of heavy metal ions on keratin biomasses for wastewater detoxification" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.

Adsorpt. Sci. Technol.
March 1, 2022
RSC Twitter Conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at "2022 #RSCPoster Twitter Conference".

Royal Society of Chemistry
February 14, 2022
New paper in JCH
Our paper "New insights into the selective adsorption mechanism of cationic and anionic dyes using MIL-101(Fe) metal-organic framework: modeling and interpretation of physicochemical parameters" has been published in J. Contam. Hydrol.

J. Contam. Hydrol.

January 21, 2022
MSc. graduation
Our student Aymara Rodríguez Carrillo has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

A. Rodríguez-Carrillo
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
January 14, 2022
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Fast and effective catalytic degradation of an organic dye by eco-friendly capped ZnS and Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.
December 27, 2021
New paper in COATINGS
Our paper "Outstanding performance of a new exfoliated clay impregnated with rutile TiO2 nanoparticles composite for dyes adsorption: experimental and theoretical studies" has been published in Coatings.

Coatings

December 3, 2021
IAS Twitter Conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at "2nd International Adsorption Society Twitter Poster Conference"

2nd #IASTwitterPoster
November 18, 2021
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "A study of single and quaternary adsorption of Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Ag+ on sludge modified by alkaline fusion" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
November 12, 2021
New paper in FUEL
Our paper "Engineered biochar: A way forward to environmental remediation" has been published in Fuel.

Fuel

October 27-28, 2021
IVWACPM conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at "II Virtual Pre-IV Workshop of Adsorption, Catalysis and Porous Materials".

IVWACPM
October 7, 2021
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution on activated carbons and composite prepared from an agricultural waste biomass: A comparative study by experimental and advanced modeling analysis" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

September 20, 2021
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at LatinXChem 2021 Twitter Conference.

LatinXChem
September 3, 2021
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorptive recovery of butanol, propanol, and ethanol using activated carbon based on residual sludge industrial (ACRS)" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

August 21, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Blanca Paloma Escalera Velasco has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

B.P. Escalera-Velasco
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

August 10, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Fátima Gisela Quintero-Álvarez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

F.G. Quintero-Álvarez
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

July 20, 2021
Granted project
Our project "Mantenimiento de la infraestructura del TecNM-Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes para la realización de ciencia de frontera y atención de problemas nacionales en las temáticas de agua, energía, agentes tóxicos y procesos contaminantes" has been granted funding from CONACYT.

CONACYT

July 3, 2021
Granted projects
Our projects "Producción de biodiesel a partir de los lípidos residuales de la industria láctea de Aguascalientes: uso de una materia alternativa para la generación de energía renovable", "Preparación de nuevos materiales para el tratamiento de bajo costo y efectivo del agua de pozo contaminada por arsénico y fluoruros en el estado de Aguascalientes" and "Reciclado y aprovechamiento de residuos de Tetra Pak para la recuperación de aluminio y otros productos de valor agregado en el estado" de Aguascalientes has been granted funding from Fondo de Innovación Tecnológica del Estado de Aguascalientes.

IDSCEA

June 18, 2021
Award
Our student Rosa María Fonseca-Pérez has been awarded with the best presentation winner at I Simposio de Optimización Aplicada a la Ingeniería Química (SOAIQ).

SOAIQ
June 23, 2021
New paper in JECE
Our paper "High impact of thiol capped ZnS nanocrystals on the degradation of single and binary aqueous solutions of industrial azeo dyes under sunlight" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

June 12, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Guerrier Yves Brunel has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

G.Y. Brunel
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
May 12, 2021
New paper in JEM
Our paper "Emerging technologies for biofuel production: A critical review on recent progress, challenges and perspectives" has been published in J. Environ. Manage.

J. Environ. Manage.
April 14, 2021
New paper in ESPR
Our paper "Theoretical study and analysis of o-nitrophenol adsorption using layered double hydroxides containing Ca-Al, Ni-Al and Zn-Al" has been published in Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.

Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.
March 31, 2021
Award
Our student Ricardo Alfredo Quevedo-Amador has been awarded with the second prize poster at online webinar on “Materials of the Future: Smart Applications in Science and Engineering” organized by Qatar University and Springer.

Qatar University - Springer
March 24, 2021
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Preparation of an avocado seed hydrochar and its application as heavy metal adsorbent: Properties and advanced statistical physics modeling" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
March 2, 2021
RSC Twitter Conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at "2021 #RSCPoster Twitter Conference".

Royal Society of Chemistry
January 26, 2021
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Make it clean, make it safe: A review on virus elimination via adsorption" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

January 15, 2021
PhD. graduation
Our student Verónica Landín-Sandoval has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

Verónica Landín-Sandoval
PhD. in Engineering

January 12, 2021
MSc. graduation
Our student Vanessa Villazón-León has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Vanessa Villazón-León
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
December 25, 2020
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Theoretical assessment of the adsorption mechanism of ibuprofen, ampicillin, orange G and malachite green on a biomass functionalized with plasma" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

December 7-11, 2020
IAS Twitter Conference
EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at "1st International Adsorption Society Twitter Poster Conference"

1st #IASTwitterPoster
November 30, 2020
New paper in MEMB
Our paper "Preparation of a hybrid membrane from whey protein fibrils and activated carbon to remove mercury and chromium from water" has been published in Membranes.

Membranes
November 13, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Trapping of Ag+, Cu2+, and Co2+ by faujasite zeolite Y: New interpretations of the adsorption mechanism via DFT and statistical modeling investigation" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

October 29, 2020
PhD. graduation
Our student Ninfa Marisol Zuñiga-Muro has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

Ninfa M. Zuñiga-Muro
PhD. in Engineering
October 9, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "Physicochemical analysis of multilayer adsorption mechanism of anionic dyes on lignocellulosic biomasses via statistical physics and density functional theory" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.

September 21-25, 2020
Conference "XVII Congreso de la Mujer en la Ciencia"
EnvChemPSE has presented several papers at Conference "XVII Congreso de la Mujer en la Ciencia", México.

CIO

September 15, 2020
MSc. graduation
Our student Aldo Martínez-Pérez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Aldo Martínez-Pérez
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

September 7, 2020
MSc. graduation
Our student Eduardo Ledea-Figueredo has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Eduardo Ledea-Figueredo
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

August 12, 2020
MSc. graduation
Our student Rosa María Fonseca-Pérez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Rosa M. Fonseca-Pérez
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

August 11, 2020
MSc. graduation
Our student Octavio del-Mazo-Alvarado has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

Octavio del-Mazo-Alvarado
MSc. in Chemical Engineering
July 28, 2020
Project Reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet participated as project reviewer of Eccellenza Grants of Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

SNSF
June 27, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Fabrication and characterization of a thin coated adsorbent for antibiotic and analgesic adsorption: experimental investigation and statistical physical modelling" has been published in Renew. Energ.

Chem. Eng. J.
June 15, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "Origin of the outstanding performance of ZnAl and MgFe layered double hydroxides in the adsorption of 2-nitrophenol: A statistical physics assessment" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
May 22, 2020
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Valorization of agri-food industry wastes to prepare adsorbents for heavy metal removal from water" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
May 7, 2020
New paper in IJBM
Our paper "Ternary adsorption of cobalt, nickel and methylene blue on a modified chitin: phenomenological modeling and physical interpretation of the adsorption mechanism" has been published in Int. J. Biol. Macromol.

Int. J. Biol. Macromol.
April 8, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Insights of the adsorption mechanism of methylene blue on Brazilian berries seeds: experiments, phenomenological modelling and DFT calculations" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
March 2, 2020
New paper in JML
Our paper "Adsorption of methylene blue on comminuted raw avocado seeds: interpretation of the effect of salts via physical monolayer model" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
February 15, 2020
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of hazardous dyes on functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes in single and binary systems: experimental study and physicochemical interpretation of the adsorption mechanism" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

January 21, 2020
Research visitor
Laura Cristina Ramírez Rodríguez (Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months.

Universidad de la Sabana

December 19, 2019
Award
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet has been promoted to the level 3 of the Mexican National System of Researchers (SNI-CONACyT).

SNI-CONACyT

December 1, 2019
Accreditation reviewer
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet has been selected as international reviewer for the accreditation process of universities from Ecuador.

CACES
November 9, 2019
New paper in JML
Our paper "Statistical physics modeling and interpretation of the adsorption of dye remazol black B on natural and carbonized biomasses" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
October 9, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Adsorption of acid green and procion red on a magnetic geopolymer based adsorbent: experiments, characterization and theoretical treatment" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

September 24, 2019
Award
Our contribution "Recovery of bioalcohols with potential as biofuels using an energetically sustainable separation strategy" has been awarded with the first prize poster at IPRoPBio First Workshop "Valuable products from residual biomasses towards a greener society (ProGreS): Biomass Selection, Characterization and Valorization", Sofia, Bulgaria.

IPRoPBio
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "Green solvent extraction of lipids from sewage sludge of wastewater treatment plants" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
September 13, 2019
New paper in BCC
Our paper "Evaluation of the synthesis routes for the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts obtained from coconut shell and its application in the biodiesel production" has been published in Bulg. Chem. Commun.

Bulg. Chem. Commun.
September 7, 2019
Special issue in JECE
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet is Guest Editor of the special Issue on "Removal of emerging contaminants from water using alternative adsorbents" from Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Elsevier.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

August 2, 2019
MSc. graduation
Our student David Chaos-Hernández has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of MSc. in Chemical Engineering.

David Chaos-Hernández
MSc. in Chemical Engineering

June 29, 2019
Research visitor
Prof. Maria Papadaki (University of Patras, Greece) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
June 26, 2019
PhD's thesis evaluator
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has performed the external evaluation of a PhD's thesis from the Anna University, India.

Anna University

June 6, 2019
Research visitor
Prof. Dragomir Yankov (Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of one month. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio

May 11, 2019
Research stay
Prof. Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet has started a research stay of one month at Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile.
ULS
April 26, 2019
New paper in JML
Our paper "Statistical physics modeling and interpretation of methyl orange adsorption on high-order mesoporous composite of MCM-48 silica with treated rice husk" has been published in J. Mol. Liq.

J. Mol. Liq.
April 6, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Understanding the adsorption mechanism of phenol and 2-nitrophenol on a biopolymer-based biochar in single and binary systems via advanced modeling analysis" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
March 23, 2019
Master's thesis evaluator
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been invited to perform the external evaluation of a master's thesis proposal from the Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia.

ULS

March 1, 2019
Granted project
Our project "Intensificación de procesos de adsorción de mercurio en soluciones acuosas" has been granted funding from Tecnológico Nacional de México, México.

TecNM

February 15, 2019
PhD. graduation
Our student Jaime Moreno-Pérez has graduated from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (México) with a degree of PhD. in Engineering.

Jaime Moreno-Pérez
PhD. in Engineering
February 8, 2019
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "Understanding the adsorption of Pb, Hg and Zn from aqueous solution on a lignocellulosic biomass char using advanced statistical physics models and density functional theory simulations" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.
December 15, 2018
New paper in WER
Our paper "Kinetics, thermodynamics and competitive adsorption of heavy metals from water using orange biomass" has been published in Water Environ. Res.

Water Environ. Res.

December 7, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of Applied Soft Computing from Elsevier.

Applied Soft Computing
November 11, 2018
New paper in FPE
Our paper "An artificial neural network-based NRTL model for simulating liquid-liquid equilibria of systems present in biofuels production" has been published in Fluid Phase Equilibr.

Fluid Phase Equilibr.

October 25, 2018
New book in Wiley
Our book proposal "Process Systems Engineering for Biofuels Development" has been accepted for publication in John Wiley & Sons. This book will be edited by Prof. G.P. Rangaiah (National University of Singapore) and Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet.

John Wiley & Sons.

October 12, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of International Journal of Biological Macromolecules from Elsevier.

Int. J. Biol. Macromol.

October 3, 2018
Research stay
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has started a research stay of two weeks at Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisbon, Portugal. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

ISEL

August 29, 2018
Research visitor
Stavros Georgopoulos (University of Patras, Greece) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of two months. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
August 16, 2018
New paper in JECE
Our paper "Artificial neural network-based surrogate modeling of multi-component dynamic adsorption of heavy metals with a biochar" has been published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

J. Environ. Chem. Eng.

August 2, 2018
Outstanding reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer of Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects from Elsevier.

Colloid Surface A
June 26, 2018
Conacyt-DAAD reviewer
Prof. Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Ávila has been reviewer of the call Conacyt-DAAD 2018 for graduate scholarships.
CONACYT

June 1, 2018
Research stay
Our student Pedro Hernández-Pérez has started a research stay of two months at the Institute of Chemical Engineering - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria.

IChE-BAS

May 7, 2018
Research stay
Our student Eduardo E. Merodio-Morales has started a research stay of two months at the Universidad de Extremadura, Spain.

Universidad de Extremadura
May 1, 2018
New paper in IJEST
Our paper "Dynamic fuzzy neural network for simulating the fixed-bed adsorption of cadmium, nickel, and zinc on bone char" has been published in Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

March 19-20, 2018
IProPBio kick-off meeting
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet and Prof. D.I. Mendoza-Castillo have attended the kick-off meeting of IProPBio project at the Southern Denmark University, Odense, Denmark.

IProPBio
March 7, 2018
New paper in CEJ
Our paper "A new statistical physics model for the ternary adsorption of Cu, Cd and Zn ions on bone char: Experimental investigation and simulations" has been published in Chem. Eng. J.

Chem. Eng. J.

February 6, 2018
Research visitor
Prof. Luigi di Bitonto (Water Research Institute, IRSA-CNR) has joined EnvChemPSE for a resarch stay of six months. This academic exchange is related to IProPBio project.

IProPBio
January 31, 2018
International reviewer
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was member of reviewer committee of FONCYT call from Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, Argentina.

FONCYT

January 11, 2018
Research stay
Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has started a research stay of one month at the Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan.

CIT