Call: +34 976761152
Email: qtmiguel@unizar.es
Address: Office 5.1.05 c/Mariano Esquillor SN Edificio I+D+i, I3A, 50018, Zaragoza (Spain)
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ABOUT ME
Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Zaragoza. My lines of research have been mostly related to fluidization, membranes and catalytic reactors. From my doctoral thesis, on the FCC fluidized bed catalytic cracking process, to my current research, on new reactors to obtain fuels from renewable energies (e-methanol and e-DME), I have investigated in a wide variety of fields and processes, mainly catalytic (oxidative coupling of methane, selective oxidation of hydrocarbons, total oxidation of contaminants, dehydrogenation of paraffins, transformation of methanol to hydrocarbons or olefins).
I have collaborated at the University of Zaragoza as Secretary and Director of the Department, Vice Dean and Director of the Secretariat of European Projects. I have served as an evaluator in various national and foreign agencies, in addition to being an associate editor of the Chemical Engineering Journal and a member of the PE8 (Product and Process Engineering) Panel of the ERC for Advanced Grants.
I am the co-author of 169 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 18 books or book chapters. H Index (WoK)= 38. Google Index: 48. Among my publications, membrane reactors and zeolite membranes (77 articles) and fluidized bed reactors (50 articles) have been the main themes.
Orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2494-102X
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7102690468
PUBLICATIONS
2025
Mur Mur, Carlota; Cacho, Fernando; Peña, José Ángel; Pérez, Jorge; Menéndez, Miguel
Comparación de técnicas de caracterización estructural aplicadas a la sílice precipitada sintética (SAS) Proceedings
vol. 13, 2025.
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author = {Mur Mur, Carlota and Cacho, Fernando and Peña, José Ángel and Pérez, Jorge and Menéndez, Miguel},
url = {https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/jji3a/article/view/11995},
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González Pizarro, Rodrigo; Lasobras Laguna, Javier; Renda, Simona; Soler Herrero, Jaime; Menéndez, Miguel; Herguido, Javier
vol. 13, 2025.
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title = {Intensificación del proceso para la producción de gas de síntesis via (LT-rWGS): un reactor de lecho fluidizado con alimentación continua de sorbente (CSF)},
author = {González Pizarro, Rodrigo and Lasobras Laguna, Javier and Renda, Simona and Soler Herrero, Jaime and Menéndez, Miguel and Herguido, Javier},
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Saraceno, Emilia; Renda, Simona; Menéndez, Miguel; Palma, Vincenzo
Study on the Fluidization of Mixture of Plastic Waste and Alumina Proceedings
vol. 13, 2025.
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author = {Saraceno, Emilia and Renda, Simona and Menéndez, Miguel and Palma, Vincenzo},
url = {https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/jji3a/article/view/12010},
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González-Pizarro, R.; Lasobras, J.; Soler, J.; Herguido, J.; Menéndez, M.
Proof of concept for a sorption-enhanced reactor with continuous sorbent feeding (CSF): application to green methanol production Journal Article
En: Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 517, pp. 164562, 2025, ISSN: 1385-8947.
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abstract = {A new reactor for process intensification using sorption enhanced reaction is described. The novelty compared with most experimental work is that a continuous sorbent feeding (CSF) provides a steady state operation. The sorbent increases the reaction rate of a reversible reaction. The reactor is based on the phenomena of segregation of solids in fluidized bed reactors by using a catalyst and a sorbent. Under certain conditions of density and particle size, the two solids segregate and the sorbent may be removed from the bed with only a small content of catalyst. The system has been experimentally tested in the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, using a zeolite as sorbent. A significant increase in CO2 conversion was achieved compared with the same reactor without sorbent.},
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A new reactor for process intensification using sorption enhanced reaction is described. The novelty compared with most experimental work is that a continuous sorbent feeding (CSF) provides a steady state operation. The sorbent increases the reaction rate of a reversible reaction. The reactor is based on the phenomena of segregation of solids in fluidized bed reactors by using a catalyst and a sorbent. Under certain conditions of density and particle size, the two solids segregate and the sorbent may be removed from the bed with only a small content of catalyst. The system has been experimentally tested in the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, using a zeolite as sorbent. A significant increase in CO2 conversion was achieved compared with the same reactor without sorbent.
Renda, Simona; Soler, Jaime; Herguido, Javier; Menéndez, Miguel
En: Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 197, pp. 107764, 2025, ISSN: 0961-9534.
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abstract = {Direct sorption-enhanced dimethyl ether synthesis (SEDMES) is a promising process for the production of fuels from CO2 sources. Using novel technologies, the process can be run exploiting the phenomena of particles segregation in a fluidized bed reactor. However, the knowledge on the solid movement and the segregation patterns is a mandatory preliminary step for the setup of the final application. In this study, we evaluated the impact of particles size and density on the segregation patterns, and we used the Gibilaro and Rowe (GR) model to analytically represent the experimental results. It was observed that the variation of both parameters influences segregation, even though a higher separation degree in a wider operating velocity range was observed when a higher density ratio was induced between the two solids. Through the experimental analysis, five possible bed configurations were identified, and a consideration was made on the aims of the GR model to adjust the mathematical representation to the present case. By considering the bottom portion of the bed as a jetsam-rich phase and not – as previously reported – as a segregated layer, a mass balance on the catalyst allowed to obtain a faithful analytical representation of the experimental segregation patterns.},
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