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Gabriela Duran-Jimenez

Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

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Biography

Gabriela Duran-Jimenez is a member of the Advanced Materials Research Group (AMRG).

Expertise Summary

I work on the design, synthesis and application of sustainable materials using microwave technology. My research area includes the process intensification, reutilisation and valorisation of biomass wastes and microwave processing for a range of applications such as wastewater treatment, CO2 capture and energy storage.

I welcome enquiries from potential PGR applications in those relevant topics

Research Summary

Biomass reutilisation, CO2 capture and conversion, Porous Materials, Microwave processing, Adsorption, Catalysis, Pyrolysis, Carbon, Electrochemistry, Surface Chemistry

Recent Publications

  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, RODRIGUEZ, JOSE, KOSTAS, EMILY T., STEVENS, LEE A., LOZADA-RODRIGUEZ, LETICIA, BINNER, ELEANOR and DODDS, CHRIS, 2022. Simultaneous conventional and microwave heating for the synthesis of adsorbents for CO2 capture: Comparative study to pristine technologies CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 438,
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, KOSTAS, EMILY T., STEVENS, LEE A., MEREDITH, WILL, ERANS, MARIA, HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, VIRGINIA, BUTTRESS, ADAM, UGUNA, CLEMENT N. and BINNER, ELEANOR, 2021. Green and simple approach for low-cost bioproducts preparation and CO2 capture CHEMOSPHERE. 279,
  • KOSTAS, EMILY T., ADAMS, JESSICA M. M., RUIZ, HECTOR A., DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA and LYE, GARY J., 2021. Macroalgal biorefinery concepts for the circular bioeconomy: A review on biotechnological developments and future perspectives RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS. 151,
  • KOSTAS, EMILY T., DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, SHEPHERD, BENJAMIN J., MEREDITH, WILL, STEVENS, LEE A., WILLIAMS, ORLA S. A., LYE, GARY J. and ROBINSON, JOHN P., 2020. Microwave pyrolysis of olive pomace for bio-oil and bio-char production CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 387,
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, RODRIGUEZ, JOSE, KOSTAS, EMILY T., STEVENS, LEE A., LOZADA-RODRIGUEZ, LETICIA, BINNER, ELEANOR and DODDS, CHRIS, 2022. Simultaneous conventional and microwave heating for the synthesis of adsorbents for CO2 capture: Comparative study to pristine technologies CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 438,
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, KOSTAS, EMILY T., STEVENS, LEE A., MEREDITH, WILL, ERANS, MARIA, HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, VIRGINIA, BUTTRESS, ADAM, UGUNA, CLEMENT N. and BINNER, ELEANOR, 2021. Green and simple approach for low-cost bioproducts preparation and CO2 capture CHEMOSPHERE. 279,
  • KOSTAS, EMILY T., ADAMS, JESSICA M. M., RUIZ, HECTOR A., DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA and LYE, GARY J., 2021. Macroalgal biorefinery concepts for the circular bioeconomy: A review on biotechnological developments and future perspectives RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS. 151,
  • KOSTAS, EMILY T., DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, SHEPHERD, BENJAMIN J., MEREDITH, WILL, STEVENS, LEE A., WILLIAMS, ORLA S. A., LYE, GARY J. and ROBINSON, JOHN P., 2020. Microwave pyrolysis of olive pomace for bio-oil and bio-char production CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 387,
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, STEVENS, LEE A., KOSTAS, EMILY T., HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, VIRGINIA, ROBINSON, JOHN P. and BINNER, ELEANOR R., 2020. Rapid, simple and sustainable synthesis of ultra-microporous carbons with high performance for CO2 uptake, via microwave heating CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 388,
  • SILOS-LLAMAS, A. K., DURAN-JIMENEZ, G., HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, V, MONTES-MORAN, M. A. and RANGEL-VAZQUEZ, N. A., 2020. Understanding the adsorption of heavy metals on oxygen-rich biochars by using molecular simulation JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS. 298,
  • KOSTAS, EMILY T., WILLIAMS, ORLA S. A., DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, TAPPER, ANDREW J., COOPER, MICK, MEEHAN, RICHARD and ROBINSON, JOHN P., 2019. Microwave pyrolysis of Laminaria digitata to produce unique seaweed-derived bio-oils BIOMASS & BIOENERGY. 125, 41-49
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, STEVENS, LEE A., HODGINS, GENEVIEVE R., UGUNA, JACOB, RYAN, JOHN, BINNER, ELEANOR R. and ROBINSON, JOHN P., 2019. Fast regeneration of activated carbons saturated with textile dyes: Textural, thermal and dielectric characterization CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 378,
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, VIRGINIA, OYARZUN, JOSE RODRIGUEZ, ANGEL MONTES-MORAN, MIGUEL and BINNER, ELEANOR, 2019. Pb(II) removal using carbon adsorbents prepared by hybrid heating system: Understanding the microwave heating by dielectric characterization and numerical simulation JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS. 277, 663-671
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, G., HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, V, MONTES-MORAN, M. A., KINGMAN, S. W., MONTI, T. and BINNER, E. R., 2018. Microwave pyrolysis of pecan nut shell and thermogravimetric, textural and spectroscopic characterization of carbonaceous products JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS. 135, 160-168
  • DURAN JIMENEZ, G., MONTI, T., TITMAN, J. J., HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, V., KINGMAN, S. W. and BINNER, E. R., 2017. New insights into microwave pyrolysis of biomass: Preparation of carbon-based products from pecan nutshells and their application in wastewater treatment JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS. 124, 113-121
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, G., HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, V., MONTES-MORAN, M. A., RANGEL-MENDEZ, J. R. and TOVAR-GOMEZ, R., 2016. Study of the adsorption-desorption of Cu2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ in single and binary aqueous solutions using oxygenated carbons prepared by Microwave Technology JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS. 220, 855-864
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, GABRIELA, HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, VIRGINIA, MONTES-MORAN, MIGUEL A. and TEUTLI-LEON, MARGARITA, 2015. New oxygenated carbonaceous adsorbents prepared by combined radiant/microwave heating for the removal of Pb2+ in aqueous solution JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS. 113, 599-605
  • DURAN-JIMENEZ, G., HERNANDEZ-MONTOYA, V., MONTES-MORAN, M. A., BONILLA-PETRICIOLET, A. and RANGEL-VAZQUEZ, N. A., 2014. Adsorption of dyes with different molecular properties on activated carbons prepared from lignocellulosic wastes by Taguchi method MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS. 199, 99-107

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