{"id":3769,"date":"2023-09-01T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creg-dev.i3a.es\/?p=3769"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:45:04","slug":"javier-herguido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creg.i3a.es\/es\/javier-herguido\/","title":{"rendered":"Javier Herguido"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Javier Herguido
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      Tel\u00e9fono:<\/strong> +34 976 762 393<\/p>\n

      Email:<\/strong> jhergui@unizar.es<\/a><\/p>\n

      Direcci\u00f3n:<\/strong> Office 4.2.9 c\/Mariano Esquillor SN Edificio I+D+i, I3A, 50018, Zaragoza (Spain)<\/p>\n

      Sideral:<\/strong> Ver el perfil (CV)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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      Javier Herguido es Catedr\u00e1tico de Ingenier\u00eda Qu\u00edmica en la Escuela de Ingenier\u00eda y Arquitectura (EINA) de la Universidad de Zaragoza (Unizar), desde 2007. Licenciado. y M.Sc. en Qu\u00edmica, especialidad industrial (1987) y Doctor en Ciencias \u2013 Programa de Ingenier\u00eda Qu\u00edmica (1991). Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado de Unizar. En 1993 titular de la c\u00e1tedra 'Chaire H\u00e9lioparc' en el Centro Tecnol\u00f3gico 'H\u00e9lioparc Pau-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es' (Francia). Profesor invitado en varios centros de investigaci\u00f3n y universidades: \u2018Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Mol\u00e9culaire\u2019 CNRS-Francia, Universidad PUCP-Per\u00fa, Universidad Nacional de Cuenca-Ecuador.<\/p>\n

      Actualmente es Director del Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda Qu\u00edmica y Tecnolog\u00edas del Medio Ambiente \u2013 Unizar (desde 2016), y Secretario de la Sociedad Espa\u00f1ola de Cat\u00e1lisis (SECAT).<\/p>\n

      En su actividad investigadora es miembro del Grupo de Cat\u00e1lisis e Ingenier\u00eda de Reactores (CREG) y del Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones en Ingenier\u00eda de Arag\u00f3n (I3A). Su investigaci\u00f3n presente se centra en el \u00e1rea de Ingenier\u00eda de Reactores Qu\u00edmicos, incluyendo::
      \n a) Reactores de lecho fluidizado con zonas oxidantes y reductoras para procesos de oxidaci\u00f3n selectiva y para deshidrogenaciones catal\u00edticas.:
      \nb) Tecnolog\u00edas del hidr\u00f3geno: sus actuales esfuerzos de investigaci\u00f3n se dedican a campos relacionados con la producci\u00f3n y\/o purificaci\u00f3n de hidr\u00f3geno de diversas fuentes, la utilizaci\u00f3n del hidr\u00f3geno en procesos Power to Gas como la metanaci\u00f3n de CO2<\/sub> y procesos Power to Liquid como la producci\u00f3n de metanol, DME, etc.:
      \nc) Intensificaci\u00f3n de procesos, incluido el uso de reactores de membrana.<\/p>\n

      Ha participado en 43 proyectos de investigaci\u00f3n, en gran parte como investigador principal. Su producci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica incluye: 120 art\u00edculos (contando 2 revisiones por invitaci\u00f3n) en revistas indexadas en JCR como AIChEJ, Appl. Catal., Cat. Today, CEJ., CES, I&ECR, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, J. Catal., J. Power Sources, Powder Tech., Studies Surf. Sci. Catal., entre otros; m\u00e1s de 370 presentaciones en congresos\/conferencias cient\u00edficas; 3 patentes; y el libro \u201cIngenier\u00eda de Reactores\u201d (1999, Ed. S\u00edntesis, Madrid). Es Premio Fundaci\u00f3n 3M a la Innovaci\u00f3n (2004), en su categor\u00eda de Medio Ambiente. Ha dirigido 14 tesis doctorales. \n\u00cdndice H: 35 (G-Scholar, 3790 citas), 30 (Scopus, 2760 citas) -octubre 2023-<\/p>\n

      Orcid: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1940-9597<\/a><\/p>\n

      Scopus: https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=57195414034<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Mercader, V. D.; Sanz-Monreal, P.; Dur\u00e1n, P.; Arag\u00fc\u00e9s-Aldea, P.; Franc\u00e9s, E.; Herguido, J.; Pe\u00f1a, J. A.<\/p>

      Intensifying synthetic natural gas production by functionalization of a NiFe\/\u03b3-Al2O3 catalyst with alkaline and alkaline-earth materials<\/a> Art\u00edculo de revista<\/span> <\/p>

      En: <\/span>Fuel, <\/span>vol. 406, <\/span>pp. 136698, <\/span>2026<\/span>, ISSN: 0016-2361<\/span>.<\/p>

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      @article{MERCADER2026136698,
      \r\ntitle = {Intensifying synthetic natural gas production by functionalization of a NiFe\/\u03b3-Al2O3 catalyst with alkaline and alkaline-earth materials},
      \r\nauthor = {V. D. Mercader and P. Sanz-Monreal and P. Dur\u00e1n and P. Arag\u00fc\u00e9s-Aldea and E. Franc\u00e9s and J. Herguido and J. A. Pe\u00f1a},
      \r\nurl = {https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0016236125024238},
      \r\ndoi = {https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fuel.2025.136698},
      \r\nissn = {0016-2361},
      \r\nyear  = {2026},
      \r\ndate = {2026-01-01},
      \r\njournal = {Fuel},
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      \r\npages = {136698},
      \r\nabstract = {This study demonstrates the influence of the functionalization method (Mechanical Mixture -MM- and Dual Function Materials -DFM-) of two CO2 adsorbent species (Na and Ca) in a catalytic fixed-bed reactor for CO2 methanation. The experiments consisted of cycles beginning with a CO2 adsorption stage followed by a methanation stage (with H2), interspersed with or without inert purge periods. The greatest enhancement in methane generation was observed in experiments with a mechanical mixture (MM) of NiFe\/\u03b3-Al2O3 catalyst and Na2O\/\u03b3-Al2O3. The methane production capacity was tested over a temperature range comprised between 200 and 400\u00a0\u00b0C, with values over 380\u00a0\u03bcmol\/g obtained under moderate conditions (350\u00a0\u00b0C and pCO2\u00a0=\u00a00.12\u00a0bar) and selectivity to methane close to 100\u00a0%. Since the ultimate goal is the methanation of the CO2 present in a biogas (without removing CH4), the potential effect of the presence of methane during the CO2 adsorption stages was also investigated. To achieve this task, a feed stream representative of a sweetened biogas coming from the anaerobic decomposition of municipal solid waste (MSW) (70\u00a0%v CH4 and 30\u00a0%v CO2) was used. The results showed no adverse effects along the successive cycles, paving the way to the use of these solids for biogas upgrading. On the other hand, the catalyst did not show a significant loss of activity after several hours of repetitive adsorption-methanation cycles.},
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      This study demonstrates the influence of the functionalization method (Mechanical Mixture -MM- and Dual Function Materials -DFM-) of two CO2 adsorbent species (Na and Ca) in a catalytic fixed-bed reactor for CO2 methanation. The experiments consisted of cycles beginning with a CO2 adsorption stage followed by a methanation stage (with H2), interspersed with or without inert purge periods. The greatest enhancement in methane generation was observed in experiments with a mechanical mixture (MM) of NiFe\/\u03b3-Al2O3 catalyst and Na2O\/\u03b3-Al2O3. The methane production capacity was tested over a temperature range comprised between 200 and 400\u00a0\u00b0C, with values over 380\u00a0\u03bcmol\/g obtained under moderate conditions (350\u00a0\u00b0C and pCO2\u00a0=\u00a00.12\u00a0bar) and selectivity to methane close to 100\u00a0%. Since the ultimate goal is the methanation of the CO2 present in a biogas (without removing CH4), the potential effect of the presence of methane during the CO2 adsorption stages was also investigated. To achieve this task, a feed stream representative of a sweetened biogas coming from the anaerobic decomposition of municipal solid waste (MSW) (70\u00a0%v CH4 and 30\u00a0%v CO2) was used. The results showed no adverse effects along the successive cycles, paving the way to the use of these solids for biogas upgrading. On the other hand, the catalyst did not show a significant loss of activity after several hours of repetitive adsorption-methanation cycles.<\/div>
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