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Characterization and treatment of organochlorinated compounds

 

Emphasis:

Transformation, through catalytic processes, of chlorinated compounds into less toxic products.



Completed project:

  • Catalytic systems for dioxins, furans and dl-PCBs degradation in liquid phase and for dichloromethane degradation in gas phase. UdeA.

Energetic and environmental process improvement strategies

 

Emphasis: 

Studies on the effect of integrating reaction and separation stages in processes of industrial or environmental interest.

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Current projects:

  • Modeling of polluting emissions with superior blends of biodiesel, and its impact on air quality in large urban centers - BIO-MODEC. Minciencias - UdeA

  • Research: evaluation of the reduction of polluting emissions and GHG in a cooking stove based on biomass gasification type TLUD, Antioquia. SGR - Minciencias - UdeA

 

Completed projects:​ 

  • Process design for fuel alcohol production from yucca starch using simultaneous saccharification-fermentation methodology with membranes for in-situ ethanol removal. Fiduagraria S.A. - Fundaunibán – Colciencias - U. de A.

  • Direct synthesis of diethyl carbonate from carbon dioxide and ethanol using a catalytic membrane reactor. CODI.

  • Evaluation of potential pine oil derivatives as additives to diesel.

  • Kinetic and operational modeling of the combustion of gasoline + oxygenated additives blends in a CFR Spark-Ignition engine

  • MEC-H2 - Model of the Colombian Energy System for the evaluation of energy transition scenarios towards the hydrogen economy. Minciencias - UdeA - Universidad de La Sabana.

Greenhouse effect gases fixation and control of air pollution
 
Emphasis:

Process development through which, under moderate reaction conditions, noxious and environmentally harmful pollutants are eliminated, and/or where carbon dioxide is used to synthesize chemical products according to national needs.

 

Current projects: ​​

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  • Syngas production from CO2 rich industrial flue gases via tri-reforming reactions.

  • Fixation of CO2 in epoxides of essential oils for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates through heterogeneous catalytic processes. UdeA

  • Valorization of methane by direct conversion to methanol using catalysts based on natural clays. UdeA

 

Completed projects: 

  • Yield improvement for the direct synthesis of lineal carbonates from carbon dioxide and alcohols at moderate temperature and pressure conditions through water removal with the use of molecular sieves.

  • Fixation of CO2 produced during biomass fermentation through environmentally friendly processes. Agriculture Chancellorship - U. de A.

  • Reduction of particulate material and NOx emissions in Sumicol S.A. Colciencias - Sumicol - U. de A.

  • Evaluation of the implementation of a system for the simultaneous removal of organochlorine compounds and NOx generated during the incineration of waste. Colciencias - U. de A.

  • NH3-SCR over Cu/SSZ-13 in presence of hydrocarbons, U. de A. - Purdue University

  • Development of FCC catalysts selective to coke to diminish CO2 emissions in coke regeneration units. Colciencias - U.de A. - ICP

Essential oils valuation

 

Emphasis: 

Use of heterogeneous and immobilized homogeneous catalysts for the obtention of fine chemicals from natural product derivatives through environmentally friendly routes.



Current projects:

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  • Transformation of monoterpenes by one-pot catalytic route with heterogeneous catalysts. Banco de La República, UdeA.

  • Transformation of monoterpenes through 'one-pot' reactions on heterogeneous catalysts. CODI-UdeA 

  • Geo-catalysis: recovery of ilmenite from mining waste. Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano – ITM – and Empresa Mineros Afluvial S.A.S (February 2022-February 2024).

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Completed projects:

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  • Evaluation of technical and echonomical feasibility of carvone production from limonene using Fe-based catalysts. CODI

  • Nopyl acetate production by nopol esterification with acetic acid over Sn-materials on mesoporous supports. Kinetic studies and LVE determination for the quaternary system CODI.

  • National Center of Reaserch for Agro-industrialization of Tropical, Medicinal, Aromatic Vegetable Species – CENIVAM. Colciencias - U. de A.

  • Oxifuncionalización of essential oils  by environmentally friendly routes using heterogeneous catalysts and in the presence of microwave. Colciencias - U de A.

  • Transformation of essential oils using gold and silver catalysts. Colciencias, UdeA, CONACYT.

  • Bioprospecting and development of natural ingredients for cosmetic, pharmaceutical and cleaning products industries based on Colombian biodiversity. Colciencias – U. de A.

  • Isomerization of terpene epoxides by means of heterogeneous catalytic process. Colciencias - U. de A. 

  • Synthesis of fine chemistry products from essential oils from Colombian plants through Prins reaction with Sn catalysts. Colciencias - UdeA - UIS.

  • Comparative study of nopol synthesis in a continuous flow microreactor and a batch reactor using Sn-MCM-41 as catalyst. UdeA-UPB

  • Transformation of Monoterpenes into Value Added Products through One-pot Reactions. Universidad Pontificia Javeriana - UdeA

  • Sustainable use of oils for economic valuation.

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