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SOBRE MÍ
Eva Francés es licenciada en Ciencias Químicas (1989) y Doctora en Ciencias (1993).
Profesora de la Universidad de Zaragoza desde 1992, en primer lugar, como profesora asociada, posteriormente como profesora titular de escuela universitaria (1998) y finalmente titular de universidad (2008-actualidad), perteneciente al área de Ingeniería Química en la Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura (EINA) de la Universidad de Zaragoza (UZ).
Ha sido Profesora-Secretaria de la Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Industrial (1997-2000) y Coordinadora del grado en Ingeniería Química en la UZ (2010-2015). En la actualidad es miembro de la Comisión de Garantía de Calidad de Grados.
Ha desarrollado su actividad investigadora en varios campos, comenzando por el estudio cinético y modelado del proceso FCC, para continuar con el proceso de la gasificación de biomasa, la oxidación catalítica selectiva, el reformado seco de biogás y finalmente hidrogenación de CO2. También ha realizado estudios puntuales sobre depuración y potabilización de aguas, como adsorción de metales o hidrogenación catalítica de nitratos.
Es miembro del Grupo de Investigación de Excelencia (reconocido por la DGA en 2005): “Catálisis e Ingeniería de Reactores (CREG)” y miembro del Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A) desde 29 junio 2012 hasta la actualidad.
Ha participado en 13 Proyectos I+D financiados en convocatorias públicas y en 4 Proyectos con empresas/administraciones.
Ha dirigido más de 120 proyectos fin de carrera y 30 trabajos fin de grado, muchos de ellos relacionados con sus tareas de investigación.
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-195X
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6602320593
PUBLICACIONES
2027
Aragüés-Aldea, P.; Gimeno-Izquierdo, C.; Durán, P.; Renda, S.; Mercader, V. D.; Francés, E.; Peña, J. A.; Herguido, J.
Distributed feeding for improved CH4 selectivity in Ni-Fe catalyzed CO2/biogas methanation Artículo de revista
En: Fuel, vol. 431, pp. 141925, 2027, ISSN: 0016-2361.
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url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001623612603680X},
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abstract = {Carbon dioxide methanation is a promising route for renewable natural gas production, although its performance is often limited by kinetic constraints under severe operating conditions. In this work, distributed reactant feeding in a four-inlet polytropic fixed-bed reactor was investigated as a process intensification strategy for CO2 methanation and biogas upgrading over a conventional methanation catalyst (Ni-Fe). The effects of feeding configuration, GHSV, temperature and feed composition on CO2 conversion and CO selectivity were systematically assessed and compared with conventional co-feeding operation. Distributed CO2 feeding consistently outperformed both conventional and hydrogen-distributed configurations, providing higher CO2 conversions and lower CO selectivities. The beneficial effect was particularly evident at high space velocities and low conversions, where kinetic limitations and selectivity to the unwanted CO are more pronounced, reaching reduction of 50 % in this parameter in the more kinetically-hindered conditions. The same qualitative behaviour was observed when upgrading a synthetic sweetened biogas (70 vol% CH4 and 30 vol% CO2), demonstrating the applicability of the proposed strategy under feed compositions relevant in practice. The improved performance is attributed to the establishment of locally H2-rich environments along the catalytic bed, which promote methane formation and mitigate CO accumulation without modifying the global operating conditions. These results highlight the potential of distributed reactant feeding as an effective reactor engineering approach for enhancing methanation performance and intensifying renewable natural gas production processes.},
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2026
Aragüés-Aldea, Pablo; López, Natalia; Durán, Paúl; Mercader, Víctor Daniel; Francés, Eva; Peña, José Ángel; Herguido, Javier
Intensification of biogas upgrading through side distribution in a Packed Bed Membrane Reactor (PBMR) Actas de congresos
vol. 14, 2026.
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Oliver Marco, Melania; Herguido, Javier; Peña, José Ángel; Durán, Paul; Mercader Plou, Víctor Daniel; Francés, Eva
Process intensification of the Sabatier reaction for CO2 methanation with 13X zeolite Actas de congresos
vol. 14, 2026.
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Uriel, Olga; Mercader Plou, Víctor; Durán Sánchez, Paúl; Francés Pérez, Eva; Peña Llorente, José Ángel; Herguido, Javier
From Biogas to SNG in a Fixed Bed Reactor by Alternating Adsorption/Methanation Stages with Multifunctional Solids Actas de congresos
vol. 14, 2026.
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Becerril Ferrer, Miguel Angel; Mercader Plou, Victor Daniel; Durán Sánchez, Paúl; Francés Pérez, Eva; Herguido, Javier; Peña Llorente, José Ángel
Influence of operating pressure and H2S presence on the stability and performance of commercial catalysts for CO2 methanation Actas de congresos
vol. 14, 2026.
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author = {Becerril Ferrer, Miguel Angel and Mercader Plou, Victor Daniel and Durán Sánchez, Paúl and Francés Pérez, Eva and Herguido, Javier and Peña Llorente, José Ángel},
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