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- Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Aqueous Solutions using Cu2+ Amino Grafted SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica: Multi-Component and Metabolites Adsorption. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal. 57:6426-6439. 2018
- Guidelines for Rational Design of High-Performance Absorbents: A Case Study of Zeolite Adsorbents for Emerging Pollutants in Water. Green Energy & Environment. 2:363-369. 2017
- Single and Multi-component Adsorptive Removal of Bisphenol A and 2,4-Dichlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions with Transition Metal Modified Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clay Composites: Effect of pH and Presence of Humic Acid. Single and Multi-component Adsorptive Removal of Bisphenol A and 2,4-Dichlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions with Transition Metal Modified Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clay Composites: Effect of pH and Presence of Humic Acid. 312:262-271. 2016
- Advances in Analysis, Treatment Technologies, and Environmental Fate of Emerging Contaminants.. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 282:1-48. 2015
- Long and Local Range Structural Changes in M[(bdc)(ted)0.5] (M = Zn, Ni or Cu) Metal Organic Frameworks Upon Spontaneous Thermal Dispersion of LiCl and Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide.. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 212:8-17. 2015
- Transition Metal Modified Mesoporous Silica Adsorbents with Zero Microporosity for the Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) from Aqueous Solutions.. Chemical Engineering Journal . 264:152-164. 2015
- A Hierarchical Porous Carbon – Mn+[FAU] (Mn+=Ni2+ or Cu2+) Adsorbent: Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption of Salicylic Acid from Water. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 200:225-234. 2014
- Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study of Gas Sorption on Nanoporous Silver Triazolato Metal-Organic Frameworks . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 183:62-68. 2014
- Determination of the Apparent Crystal Structure of a Highly Faulted UPRM-5 Type Flexible Porous Titanium Silicate via a Polymorph Based Superposition Model and a Rietveld Refinement . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 118:8859-8867. 2014
- Hysteretic Adsorption of CO2 onto a Cu2(pzdc)2(bpy) Porous Coordination Polymer and Concomitant Framework Distortion . Dalton Transactions. 43:10877-10884. 2014
- Lithium Chloride Molten Flux Synthesis of Layered-Layered Composite Li2MnO3- LiMO2 (M=Mn, Ni, Co) Composite Synthesis for Lithium-ion Battery Cathode Applications . RSC Advances . 4:12018-12027. 2014
- Nanotechnology Center in Mayaguez: An International Venue on Cutting-Edge Technologies. Dimension - College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. 4:9-17. 2014
- Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Light Gas Mixtures Using a Strontium(II) Based Porous Silicoaluminophosphate Fixed Bed: Closed Volume and Portable Applications . Separation Science and Technology Journal . 49:490-498. 2014
- Removal of Salicylic Acid and Carbamazepine from Aqueous Solution with Y-Zeolites Modified with Extraframework Transition Metal and Surfactant Cations: Equilibrium and Fixed-Bed Adsorption . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering . 2:899-906. 2014
- Selective Adsorption of N2 over CH4 in Flexible Sr2+- and Ba2+-UPRM-5 Titanium Silicates: Effect of Activation Temperature . Chemical Engineering Journal . 252:311-319. 2014
- Single and Multi-Component Adsorption of Salicylic Acid, Clofibric Acid, Carbamazepine and Caffeine from Water onto Transition Metal Modified and Partially Calcined Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clay Fixed Beds . Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2014
- Carbon Dioxide Adsorption, Storage, and Sustained Delivery by Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligand] Pillared-Layer Porous Coordination Networks for Portable Closed-Volume Applications. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 177:54-58. 2013
- Carbon Dioxide Storage and Sustained Delivery by Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligand] Pillared-Layer Porous Coordination Networks . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 177:54-58. 2013
- Long Range Structural and Textural Changes in [Zn(bdc)(ted)0.5] upon Spontaneous Dispersion of LiCl and Hysteretic Adsorption and Desorption of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1:2343. 2013
- Selective CO2 Adsorption on Metal-Organic Frameworks Based on Trinuclear Cu3-Pyrazolato Complexes: An Experimental and Computational Study . Crystal Growth and Design . 13:2628-2635. 2013
- Superior UPRM-5 Titanium Silicates Prepared using Tetrapropylammonium and Tetrabutylammonium Cations: Framework Stability, Textural Properties and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption . Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 48:2053-2066. 2013
- 1H and 23Na MAS NMR Spectroscopy of Cationic Species in CO2 Selective Alkaline Earth Metal Porous Silicoaluminophosphates Prepared via Liquid and Solid State Ion Exchange. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 191:57. 2012
- Modification of a Cobalt-Aluminophosphate (Co/Al 1) with a Multidimensional Pore System via Coupled Partial Detemplation and Solid State Ion Exchange with Alkali Metals for the Adsorption of Light Gases. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 161:148-153. 2012
- SBE Type Cobalt-Aluminophosphates (Co/Al 1): Synthesis Aging Effect, Detemplation Mechanism from Coupled TGA/FTIR Analyses and Structural Stability after Detemplation . Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 47:2127-2135. 2012
- Strontium(II) Chabazite-Type Silicoaluminophosphate Prepared via Microwave Synthesis and Partial Detemplation: A Superior CO2 Adsorbent . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 147:274-280. 2012
- Strontium(II) Framework Location and Valence State of Strontium Cations on a Carbon Dioxide Selective Porous Silicoaluminophosphate CHA Type Material . Chemical Engineering Journal . 209:356-361. 2012
- Systematic Evaluation of Textural Properties, Activation Temperature and Gas Uptake of Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligands] Porous Coordination Pillared-Layer Networks. Dalton Transactions. 41:8922. 2012
- Transition Metal Modified and Partially Calcined Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clays for the Adsorption of Salicylic Acid, Clofibric Acid, Carbamazepine and Caffeine from Water . Journal of Colloid Interface . 386:381-391. 2012
- Transition metal modified and partially calcined inorganic-organic pillared clays for the adsorption of salicylic acid, clofibric acid, carbamazepine, and caffeine from water. J. Colloid Interface Sci.. 386:381. 2012
- Sr(II)-UPRM-5 Titanium Silicate Framework Thermally Induced Contraction: In Situ High Temperature XRD and 29Si MAS NMR . Dalton Transactions. 40:3547-3552. 2011
- Sr2+-SAPO-34 Prepared via Coupled Partial Detemplation and Solid State Ion Exchange: Effect on Textural Properties and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption . Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 50:10259-10269. 2011
- Structural Effects and Interactions of Carbon Dioxide Molecules Adsorbed on Ni-Zn-&-Cd-Nitroprussides . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 115:15555-15569. 2011
- Study of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on a Cu-Nitroprusside Polymorph . Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 184:1236-1244. 2011
- The Removal of Naproxen, Salicylic Acid, Clofibric Acid, and Carbamazepine by Water Phase Adsorption onto Inorganic-Organic Intercalated Bentonites Modified with Transition Metal Cations . Environmental Engineering Science . 28:171-182. 2011
- Thermally Induced Changes in a Porous Coordination Polymer {Cu2(pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylate)2(4,4'- bipyridine)} Studied via in situ X-ray Diffraction and 13C Cross-Polarization Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry. 115:3595. 2011
- Cu2(pyrazine-2,3- dicarboxylate)2(4,4 ²-bipyridine) Porous Coordination Sorbents: Activation Temperature, Textural Properties and CO2 Adsorption at Low Pressure Range. Journal of Physical Chemistry. 114:182. 2010
- Cu2(pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylate)2(4,4 -bipyridine) Porous Coordination Sorbents: Activation Temperature, Textural Properties and CO2 Adsorption at Low Pressure Range . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114:1827 -1834. 2010
- Metal (M=Co2+, Ni2+ and Cu2+) Grafted Mesoporous SBA-15: Effect of Transition Metal Incorporation and pH Conditions on the Adsorption of Naproxen from Water . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 132:470-479. 2010
- Separation of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures using Nanoporous Silicoaluminophosphate Sorbents: Effect of Multiple-Step Ion Exchange and Adsorption Mechanism via Computational Studies . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 130:142-153. 2010
- Thermal Detemplation of Na-SAPO-34: Effect on Sr2+ Ion Exchange and CO2 Adsorption . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114:14755-14762. 2010
- Titanium Silicate Porous Materials for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption: Synthesis Using a Structure Directing Agent, Detemplation and Inclusion of Alkaline Earth Metal Cations . Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 49:7515-7523. 2010
- SBE-Type Metal-Substituted Aluminophosphates: Detemplation and Coordination Chemistry . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 113:8035 -8049. 2009
- Nickel(II) Grafted MCM-41: A Novel Sorbent for the Removal of Naproxen from Water . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 116:246-252. 2008
- SBE Type Cobalt Aluminophosphate Nanoporous Materials: Degradation of the Structure-Directing Agent . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 109:287-297. 2008
- Separation of CO2 from Light Gases Mixtures using Ion-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents . Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal. 47:5602-5610. 2008
- Adsorption of N2 and CH4 by Ion-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents: Interaction with Monovalent, Divalent and Trivalent Cations . Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal. 46:4991-5002. 2007
- Sulfur and Nitrogen Removal from Transportation Fuels by pi-Complexation . Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers. 37:9-16. 2006
- Desulfurization of Commercial Fuels by pi-Complexation: Monolayer CuCl/gamma-Al2O3. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental . 61:212-218. 2005
- Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels by pi-Complexation Sorbents: Cu(I)-, Ni(II)-, and Zn(II)-Zeolites. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental . 56:111-126. 2005
- Clinoptilolites for Nitrogen/Methane Separation . Chemical Engineering Science . 59:2407-2417. 2004
- Denitrogenation of Transportation Fuels by Zeolites at Ambient Temperature and Pressure . Angewandte Chemie International Edition . 43:1004-1006. 2004
- Desulfurization of Commercial Jet Fuels by Adsorption via pi-Complexation with Vapor Phase Exchanged (VPIE) Cu(I)-Y Zeolites. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 43:6142-6149. 2004
- Desulfurization of Diesel Fuels by Adsorption via pi-Complexation with Vapor Phase Exchanged (VPIE) Cu(I)-Y Zeolites. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126:992-993. 2004
- Desulfurization of Diesel Fuels via pi-Complexation with Nickel(II)-Exchanged X- and Y-Zeolites. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal. 43:1081-1089. 2004
- New Sorbents for Desulfurization by Selective Adsorption via pi-Complexation: Sulfur Removal from Diesel Fuels . AIChE Journal. 50:791-801. 2004
- New Sorbents for Desulfurization of Diesel Fuels via pi Complexation: Layered Beds and Regeneration. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal. 43:769-776. 2004
- Selective Adsorption of Organosulfur Compounds from Transportation Fuels by pi-Complexation. Separation Science and Technology Journal . 39:1717-1732. 2004
- Desulfurization of Commercial Liquid Fuels by Selective Adsorption via pi-Complexation with Cu(I)-Y Zeolite. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal. 42:3103-3110. 2003
- Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels by Adsorption via pi-Complexation with Cu(I)-Y and Ag-Y Zeolites. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal. 42:123-129. 2003
- Partially Calcined Gismondine Type Silicoaluminophosphate SAPO-43: Isopropylamine Elimination and Separation of Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Water . Langmuir. 19:2193-2200. 2003
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article
- Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels with Zeolites at Ambient Temperature and Pressure . Science . 301:79-81. 2003
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conference poster
- The Mayagüez Nanotechnology Center: 10 Years of Transformative Impact on Interdisciplinary Research - THe Highlights. 2018 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference, Arlington, VA. 2018
- Adsorptive Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Water with Imprinted Zeolite Carbon Composites Functionalized with Extra-Framework Cu2. 253th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. 2017
- Fixed-bed Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Water using Cu2 Amino Grafted SBA-15. 253th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. 2017
- Design of Transition Metal Based Composite Adsorbents for the Selective Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Water. 251th ACS National Meeting. 2016
- Spontaneous Thermal Dispersion of LiCl in Znbdcted 0.5 A Study of Structural Changes and Pure Component Equilibrium Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Hydrogen. 250th National Meeting & Exposition. 2015
- Transition Metal Modified Mesoporous Silica Adsorbents with Zero Surface Microporosity for the Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Aqueous Solutions. 250th National Meeting & Exposition. 2015
- Engaging Hispanic Youth in STEM via Clubs and “Balloons” Activities. 2015 HBCU-UP/CREST PI/PD Meeting. 2015
- SBA-15 Adsorbents with Zero Microporosity for the Adsorptive Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern CECs from Aqueous Solutions 2014
- A Carbon-Faujasite Composite as a Potential Adsorbent for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Aqueous Environments . 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting . 2014
- Adsorptive Removal of Carbamazepine and Salicylic Acid from Water Using a Zeolite Modified with Extra Framework Transition Metal Cations and a Surfactant . 246th ACS National Meeting . 2013
- A Titanium Silicate Prepared using Microwave Synthesis and Tetrapropylammonium as Organic Template . 32nd Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Carolina, Puerto Rico. 2012
- Adsorption of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products by Transition Metal Modified and Partially Calcined Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clays . 244th ACS National Meeting. 2012
- Aluminun-zinc Dealloying: A Comparative Analysis of Processing Methods for Porous Metals . TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Orlando, FL . 2012
- Effect of Degassing Temperature on the Framework of Sr-UPRM-5 . 32nd Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Carolina, Puerto Rico. 2012
- Effect of Synthesis Alkalinity on the Morphology and Adsorption Properties of Flexible Nanoporous Titanium Silicate UPRM-5 . 245th ACS National Meeting. 2012
- Electrochemical Dealloying of Aluminum-Zinc Alloys: Formation of Macroporous Structures . Materials Science & Technology, Columbus, OH . 2011
- Nanoporous Materials for Carbon Dioxide Separation: Sr2+-SAPO-34 Prepared via Coupled Partial Detemplation and Solid State Ion Exchange . AAAS - EPSCoR Annual Conference, Fajardo. 2011
- Incorporation of Transition Metals into InorganicâOrganic Pillared Clays for the Selective Adsorption of Naproxen from Water . 243th ACS National Meeting. 2010
- Incorporation of Transition Metals into InorganicâOrganic Pillared Clays for the Selective Adsorption of Naproxen from Water . 243th ACS National Meeting. 2010
- Characterization and Activation Temperature Modification of Flexible Nanoporous Sorbents . 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting. 2009
- Separation of CO2 From Light Gas Mixtures Using Nanoporous Ag- Triazolate Metal Organic Frameworks: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach . 61st Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Juan, PR . 2009
- Triangular Copper (II) Pyrazolate Based Metal Organic Frameworks . 61st Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Juan, PR . 2009
- Nickel(II) Grafted MCM-41: A Novel Sorbent for the Removal of Naproxen from Water . 28th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting. 2008
- Separation of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures using Ion-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents . 28th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting. 2008
- Superior Sorbents for the Removal of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products . 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. 2008
- Adsorption of N2 and CH4 by Ion-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents: Interaction with Monovalent, Divalent and Trivalent Cations . Annual EPSCoR Meeting, Fajardo, PR. 2007
- Cobalt Aluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents . The NSF GK-12 of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. 2007
- SBE Type Cobalt Aluminophosphate Nanoporous Materials . EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Fajardo, PR. 2007
- Cobalt Aluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents: Hoffman Degradation of the Structure Directing Agent and Post-Synthesis Treatment . PR-LSAMP . 2006
- Nanoporous Materials for Selective and Large Capacity Nitrogen Adsorption . AAAS - EPSCoR Annual Conference, Dorado, P.R.. 2005
- Removal of the Structure-Directing Agent (SDA) from a Thermally Unstable Cobalt Substituted Aluminophosphate . PR-LSAMP . 2004
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review
- Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels by Adsorption . Catalysis Reviews: Science and Engineering . 111-150. 2004
presentations
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invited talk
- Rigid and Flexible Nanoporous Materials for Life Support Systems in Space , Speaker, Nanodays UPRM 2014
- Superior Rigid and Flexible Nanoporous Adsorbent Materials for Space and Environmental Applications , Speaker, Department of Chemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 2014
- Superior Rigid and Flexible Nanoporous Materials for Adsorption Based Applications , Speaker, Nanotechnology Week, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San German, PR 2014
- Superior Rigid and Flexible Nanoporous Materials for Adsorption Based Applications , Speaker, Nanotechnology Week, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San German, PR 2012
- Nanoporous Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption Applications , Speaker, NASA Ames Research Center, ECLS Atmosphere Revitalization Group 2008
- Nanoporous Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption Applications , Speaker, NASA Ames Research Center, ECLS Atmosphere Revitalization Group 2007
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presentation
- Carbon Dioxide Removal, Storage and Sustained Delivery: Rigid and Flexible Porous Adsorbents , Speaker, Technical Interchange Meeting on Closed Loop CO2 Removal Technologies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al 2014
- Removal of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products from Water Using Transition Metal Modified and Partially Calcined Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clays , Speaker 2014
- Communicating Research: Peer Reviewed Scientific Research Papers (Workshop), Speaker, Wi(PR)EM, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez 2013
- Determination of the Crystal Structure of a UPRM-5 Type Titanium Silicate Using Polymorph Stacking and Rietveld Refinement , Speaker, 246th ACS National Meeting 2013
- Effective Time Management while Promoting and Developing a Research Culture (Workshop), Speaker, CEP University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 2013
- My Road to a Competitive Research Career (Workshop), Speaker, CEP University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 2013
- My Road to a Competitive Research Career (Workshop), Speaker, CEP University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 2013
- Observation of Long Range Structural Changes in (LiCl)[Zn(bdc)(ted)0.5] upon Hysteretic Adsorption and Desorption of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen , Speaker, 246th ACS National Meeting 2013
- Textural, Structural, and Adsorption Properties of Cu2(pzdc)2L [L= dipyridyl-based ligands] Porous Coordination Pillared-Layer Materials at Different Activation Temperatures, Speaker, 246th ACS National Meeting 2013
- Determination of the Framework Structure of a UPRM-5 Type Titanium Silicate with Simulations Based on Faulted ETS-4 Polymorphs , Speaker, 245th ACS National Meeting 2012
- Flexible Nanoporous Titanium Silicates for CO2 Adsorption: Synthesis using Large Alkyl-Based Quaternary Ammonium Cations , Speaker, 32nd Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Carolina, Puerto Rico 2012
- Novel Titanium Silicate UPRM-5 Prepared using Microwave Synthesis and Quaternary Ammonium Cations TPA+ and TBA+: Effect on the Structural Stability and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption , Speaker, 245th ACS National Meeting 2012
- Superior Alkaline Earth Metal Based Nanoporous Materials for the Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide , Speaker, 245th ACS National Meeting 2012
- Superior Nanoporous Materials for Adsorption Based Applications , Speaker, Seminario Departamento de Quimica, UPR Mayaguez 2012
- Synthesis of a Porous Cobalt Substituted SBE Type Aluminophosphate using a Polyether Diamine Acting as a Template , Speaker, 32nd Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting (PRISM) Carolina, Puerto Rico 2012
- Titanium Silicates (UPRM-5) Prepared using Microwave Synthesis and Quaternary Ammonium Cations TEA+, TPA+ and TBA+: Effect on the Structural Stability and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption , Speaker, SHPE National Meeting 2012
- Communicating Research: Peer Reviewed Scientific & Educational Research Papers (Workshop), Speaker, Wi(PR)EM, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez 2011
- Enhanced Strontium-Based Sorbents Prepared via Partial Detemplation of an As-synthesized Silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) Porous Framework , Speaker, 244th ACS National Meeting 2011
- Fabrication and Characterization of Porous Aluminum Alloys by Chemical Dealloying: Effect of Concentration and Cooling Rate , Speaker, Materials Science & Technology, Columbus, OH 2011
- Multifunctional Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis [Poster], Speaker, II Jornada de Materiales y Catálisis 2011
- My Road to a CAREER Award: A Timeline and Some Hints (Workshop), Speaker, Research and Development Center, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez 2011
- Novel Transition Metal-Carbon Based Mesoporous Sorbents for the Adsorption of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products from Water, Speaker, 244th ACS National Meeting 2011
- SBE Type Nanoporous Materials: Synthesis Aging Effect and Detemplation Mechanism from Coupled TGA/FTIR Analyses , Speaker, 244th ACS National Meeting 2011
- Sr-UPRM-5 Titanium Silicate Sorbent Material: Effect of the Dehydration Temperature on the Framework Contraction , Speaker, 2011 Emerging Researchers National Conference, Washington, DC 2011
- A Flexible Titanium Silicate Nanoporous Sorbent for CO2 Adsorption from Light Gas Mixtures , Speaker, 242th ACS National Meeting 2010
- Metal Grafted Mesoporous SBAâ15: Effect of Transition Metal Incorporation on the Adsorption of Naproxen from Water , Speaker, 242th ACS National Meeting 2010
- Nanofilters for the Environment: Removal of Carbon Dioxide (Workshop), Speaker, NSF CREST Balloons Day, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez 2010
- Novel Nanoporous Materials for Catalysis, Space and Environmental Applications , Speaker, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 2010
- Separation of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures using Nanoporous Silicoaluminophosphate Sorbents , Speaker, 242th ACS National Meeting 2010
- Textural and Adsorption Properties of CPLâ2 Type Porous Coordination Polymers , Speaker, 243th ACS National Meeting 2010
- Novel Nanoporous Materials for Catalytic and Adsorption Applications , Speaker, Chemical Engineering Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2009
- Novel Nanoporous Materials for Catalytic and Adsorption Applications , Speaker, Chemical Engineering Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2009
- SBE-Type Metal-Substituted Aluminophosphates: Synthesis, Detemplation and Characterization , Speaker, 61st Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Juan, PR 2009
- Selective Carbon Dioxide Adsorption using Zorite-like Flexible Nanoporous Titanosilicates , Speaker, Technical Interchange Meeting on the Development of Loop Closure Technologies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al 2009
- Selective Porous Gas Sorbents for Space Life Support Systems: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach , Speaker, 215th ECS Meeting, San Francisco 2009
- Separation of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures using Alkaline Earth Metal-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents , Speaker, Technical Interchange Meeting on the Development of Loop Closure Technologies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al 2009
- Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Coordination Polymers for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption and Storage Applications , Speaker, HBCU/OMSI Aerospace Collaboration Symposium, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 2009
- Synthesis and Characterization of SBE-Type MeAPOs (Me = Co and Mg) , Speaker, 241th ACS National Meeting 2008
- Adsorption of TNT and Its Degradation Products in Soil Matter: Ab Initio Calculations , Speaker, 239th ACS National Meeting 2007
- Panel: Career Development for New Engineering Faculty Workshop , Panelist, National Science Foundation Sponsored Workshop, Puerto Rico 2007
- Removal of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures: Tailored Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents , Speaker, NSF EPSCoR National Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii 2007
- Cobalt Aluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents: Hofmann Degradation of the Structure-Directing Agent and Post-Synthesis Treatments , Speaker, InQu/ACS Advances in Chemical Sciences and Engineering in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico 2006
- New Silicoaluminophosphate and Titanosilicate Nanoporous Sorbents for Gas Phase Separations , Speaker, 2013 AIChE National Meeting 2006
- Panel: CAREER Proposals Workshop , Panelist, Universidad de Puerto Rico. Mayaguez 2006
- Panel: The Benefits of Undergraduate Research Experience and International Exposure , Speaker, WALS-AIP Project 2006
- Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals Nanoporous Sorbents , Speaker, 26th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting 2006
- Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals Nanoporous Sorbents , Speaker, 26th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting 2006
- A Mass Transfer Course Refresher , Speaker, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Puerto Rico 2005
- Removal of the Structure Directing Agent from a Thermally Unstable Metal Substituted Aluminophosphate , Speaker, 2013 AIChE National Meeting 2005
- Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels by Adsorption , Speaker, 8th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption 2004
- New Sorbents for Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels , Speaker, 3rd Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology 2003
- Carbon Dioxide Removal using Gismondine type Silicoaluminophosphates (SAPO-43) , Speaker, 2013 AIChE National Meeting 2002
Research
principal investigator on
other research activities
- NSF RII: Nanotechnology from Basic Science to Emerging Applications: Institute for Functional Nanomaterials (IFN) Co-PI 2010 - 2016
- NASA EPS: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Sustained Delivery by Porous Pillar-Layered Structure Coordination Polymers and Metal Organic Frameworks PI 2012 - 2015
- NASA SBIR P1: Lightweight, Advanced Sorbent-Based Device to Collect and Pressurize CO2 from Martian Atmospheres Co-PI 2014
- NSF CREST: Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical and Energy-Driven Systems and Applications Co-PI 2014
- Wisconsin - Puerto Rico Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Co-PI 2009 - 2014
- NASA URC: Center for Advanced Nanoscale Materials (CANM) Co-PI 2008 - 2014
- NSF CREST: Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical and Energy-Driven Systems and Applications Co-PI 2008 - 2014
- NASA EPS: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach for the Development of Selective Nanoporous Gas Sorbents for the Effective Restoration of Breathing Air in Crewed Space Craft Co-PI 2009 - 2013
- NSF CAREER: A Research and Education Program in Nanostructured Materials for Adsorption Based Separations at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Co-PI 2006 - 2012
- NASA IDEAS-ER: Superior Nanoporous Sorbents for Spacecraft Atmospheric Management - CO2 Removal PI 2008 - 2009
- REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Teachers in Functional and Nanostructured Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Co-PI 2006 - 2009
- MRI: Acquisition of an X-ray Diffraction Unit with in Situ DSC and Reaction Capabilities for Nanotechnology and Materials Science Research at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PI 2006 - 2008
- NSF EPSCoR Start-up: New Porous Nanomaterials for Adsorption Separation Applications -Titanosilicates, Silicoaluminophosphates and Cobalt-Aluminophosphates PI 2004 - 2007
- UPRM: New Titanium Silicate Porous Nanomaterials for Adsorption Separation Applications PI 2005
Service
reviewer of
- Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research Journal (Journal)
- Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Journal)
- Journal of Hazardous Materials (Journal)
- Journal of Physical Chemistry (Journal)
- Langmuir (Journal)
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (Journal)
professional service activities
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Graduate Program Coordinator 2012 -
- University of Wisconsin, Madison Fellow 2009 -
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Undergraduate Student Mentor 2004 -
- Academia de Investigacion Para la Facultad y Postdoctorales Mentor and Resource
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal Reviewer (Panels: CAREER, NIRT, MRI, GOALI)
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Graduate Program Coordinator 2007 - 2009
- The UpJohn Manufacturing Company Technical Assistance in the Quality Assurance Division 1994
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2004
- M.E. in Chemical Engineering 1997
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering 1995
awards and honors
- College of Engineering Distinguished Researcher , conferred by University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2013
- Chemical Engineering Outstanding Professor , conferred by University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2013
- Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, conferred by Department of Chemical Engineering ., 2011
- Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, conferred by Department of Chemical Engineering ., 2008
- NSF CAREER Award, conferred by National Science Foundation (NSF), 2006
- Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, conferred by Department of Chemical Engineering ., 2006
- Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, conferred by Department of Chemical Engineering ., 2005
- NSF EPSCoR Faculty Start-Up Award, 2004
- Distinguished Graduate Achievement Award, conferred by University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004
- ScholarPOWER Award, conferred by General Motors Corporation, 2003
- AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award in Adsorption and Ion Exchange, conferred by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2003
- GEM Fellow, conferred by National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, 2001
- Rackham Fellowship, conferred by University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000
- NSF CAREER Award, conferred by National Science Foundation (NSF), 2006 - 2011
Contact
full name
- Arturo J. Hernandez Maldonado