Environmental and Chemical 
Process Systems Engineering

Our paper "Adsorption of perfluorooctanoic carboxylic and heptadecafluorooctane sulfonic acids via magnetic chitosan: isotherms and modeling" has been published in Env. Sci. Pollut. Res.

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.

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.

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

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.

Our student Peter Antoine El Hage has been awarded with the prize of the best Advanced Materials presentation at LatinXinChE Virtual Symposium 2023 organized by LatinX in ChE.

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Our paper "Polymeric hydrogels-based materials for wastewater treatment" has been published in Chemosphere.

EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at @LatinXinChE rapid fire event.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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

EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at Twitter #IASTwitterPoster3.

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

EnvChemPSE has organized the Iberbiomasa Workshop at Universidad de Guanajuato, México.

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.

Our paper "An overview on the application of Harmony Search for Chemical Engineering optimization" has been published in Int. J. Chem. Eng.

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

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.

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. 

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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". 

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. 

Our paper "Adsorption of dental clinic pollutants using bone char: adsorbent preparation, assessment and mechanism analysis" has been published in Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 

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. 

Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet has joined the Editorial Board of International Journal of Chemical Engineering as Academic Editor. 

Our paper "Sustainable downstream separation of itaconic acid using carbon-based adsorbents" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol. 

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. 

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. 

Prof. A. Bonilla-Petriciolet was member of reviewer committee of Round NWO Talent Programme 2021 call from Dutch Research Council, Nederlands.

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

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. 

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

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. 

Our paper "Cyclohexane and benzene separation by fixed-bed adsorption on activated carbons prepared from coconut shell" has been published in Environ. Technol. Innov. 

Our paper "Engineered magnetic carbon-based adsorbents for the removal of water priority pollutants: An Overview" has been published in Adsorpt. Sci. Technol. 

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).

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.

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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.    

EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at Twitter Latin American Conference on Environmental and Chemical Process Systems Engineering.

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

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.    

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.    

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.

EnvChemPSE has presented several posters at online webinar "Materials of the Future: Smart Applications in Science and Engineering".

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.   

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. 

Our paper "Energy-saving and sustainable separation of bioalcohols by adsorption on bone char" has been published in  Adsorpt. Sci. Technol. 

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

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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