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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
September 6, 2023
Award
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.

LatinXinChE

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
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
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

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

Iberbiomasa

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 proposal 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.

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
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