Faculty of Engineering

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Research group

Spanish

Industrial Chemical Processes

Academic Unit: Faculty of Engineering

Colombian Ministry of Science

A1

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Engineering and technology

Subarea

Chemical engineering

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Strategic Focus

The group focuses on applied research on the conversion of natural and renewable raw materials into products of commercial interest. It also stresses on the measurement and control of environmental quality parameters in water, air, and soil matrices. All of the above by taking into account the development of sustainable and efficient processes in the use of raw materials, energy, and natural resources. The group does research to obtain results with practical utility, for which technical and economic studies are made.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Soil Quality Analysis.
Biofuels.
Biorefinery.
Heterogeneous Catalysis.
Energy.
Extraction, Purification, and Valorization of Natural Products.
Geochemistry and Petrochemistry.
Environmental Management and Control of Water Resources.
Polymer Materials.
Modeling and Simulation of Industrial Processes and Technical and Economic Pre-feasibility Analysis of Industrial Processes.
Oleochemistry.
Industrial Waste Treatment and Valorization.
Valorization of industrial subproducts.
Air Quality Management.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Luis Alberto Ríos, PhD.

PhD in Natural Sciences

Technical University of Aachen, Germany.

Coordinator's Email

luis.rios@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

grupopqi@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Cementos Argos.
Empresas Públicas de Medellín.
Ruta N.
Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina).
Universidad de Castilla, La Mancha (Spain).

Delft University (Netherlands).
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
Universidad de Cundinamarca.
Universidad La Sabana.
Universidad de Nariño.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Highlighted Projects

Improved production of Synthetic Natural Gas from organic waste and industrial CO2 emissions through gasification and methanization reactions.
CO2 capture from industry for the production of biofuels.
Integral evaluation of the most efficient production of bioethanol and biobutanol from lignocellulosic biomass.
Program for the production of liquid bio-hydrocarbons for the generation of electrical energy.
New unsaturated polyester-type biodegradable polymers from fig oil and biodiesel subproducts.

Key Research Findings

Improved production of ethanol-butanol from lignocellulosics Trade Secret, Empresas Públicas de Medellín.
Thermoset polymers and polyurethanes from vegetable oils.
Production of gasoline and diesel type liquid biofuels from biocrude obtained from the solothermic liquefaction of microalgae with high CO2 capture. In association with Argos S.A, Ruta N and EAFIT University. Patent.
Studies to modify the quality resolutions of biodiesel, ethanol, diesel, and gasoline fuels.
Resolution 90963 of 2014 and Resolution 1180 of 2008 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable development.
Improved process for the production of biofuels through the hydrotreatment of vegetable oils.