Teléfono: +34 876555485
Email: vmercader@unizar.es
Dirección: Lab 4.2.10 c/Mariano Esquillor SN Edificio I+D+i, I3A, 50018, Zaragoza (Spain)
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SOBRE MÍ
Graduado en Ingeniería Química (2018) y Máster en Ingeniería Química (2020) por la Universidad de Zaragoza (España) en colaboración con la Universidad de LUT (Finlandia). Allí, preparé mi tesis de máster trabajando para “Technical Research Centre of Finland” en el equipo “Renewable Energy Processes” en temática relacionada con la adsorción de CO2 atmosférico. De regreso en España, fui contratado como ingeniero de investigación en el Grupo de Procesos Termoquímicos de UNIZAR en la reducción de emisiones de NOx de la combustión de amoníaco. Desde 2021, estoy preparando mi tesis doctoral en el campo de la valorización energética del biogás e hidrógeno renovable, mediante la intensificación con materiales avanzados y reactores multifuncionales en el Grupo de Catálisis e Ingeniería de Reactores (CREG) de UNIZAR. Tuve la oportunidad de participar en una estancia doctoral como investigador visitante en el grupo de “Large Scale Energy Storage group” la Universidad Técnica de Delft (Países Bajos).
Actualmente participando en el Proyecto H4BIOMET.
Educación Adicional: Certificado de Educación Superior en Química Industrial (2013), Máster en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales (2022) en la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja.
Patentes:
ES2725999A1 & WO2019186312A1 – Thermoplastic polymer body with a surface structure, process for its manufacture and household appliance comprising the thermoplastic polymer body.
Logros y Premios:
Mejor contribución en el congreso "IV Jornada del I3A - XII Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores e Investigadoras", junio de 2023.
Parte del equipo ganador del concurso empresarial Innounita 2022 a nivel español y en el programa europeo Innounita, diciembre de 2022. Cofundador del proyecto Agrofood4ZeroWaste.
Finalista en los premios para jóvenes investigadores de la Conferencia Europea de Tecnología del Gas (EGATEC) 2022, mayo de 2022. https://www.gerg.eu/the-2022-young-researchers-awards/
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0395-0143
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57259122800
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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author = {P. Aragüés-Aldea and C. Gimeno-Izquierdo and P. Durán and S. Renda and V. D. Mercader and E. Francés and J. A. Peña and J. Herguido},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001623612603680X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2026.141925},
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year = {2027},
date = {2027-01-01},
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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
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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author = {Uriel, Olga and Mercader Plou, Víctor and Durán Sánchez, Paúl and Francés Pérez, Eva and Peña Llorente, José Ángel and Herguido, Javier},
url = {https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/jji3a/article/view/13368},
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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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title = {Influence of operating pressure and H2S presence on the stability and performance of commercial catalysts for CO2 methanation},
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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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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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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