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Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado, Ph.D.

   

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004
M.Eng., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 1997
B.Sc., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 1995

Research and Academic Interests

  • Research Interests: Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Materials, Zeolites, Advanced Adsorption Applications.
  • Teaching Interests: Transport Phenomena, Adsorption in Nanostructured Materials.

Honors and Awards

  • 2006 NSF-CAREER Award
  • 2004 - 2005, 2005 - 2006 Chemical Engineering Outstanding Professor
  • 2004 NSF-EPSCoR Faculty Start-Up Award
  • 2004 University of Michigan, College of Engineering Graduate Distinguished Achievement Award
  • 2003 AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award in Adsorption and Ion Exchange – American Institute of Chemical Engineers/Praxair
  • 2003 ScholarPOWER Academic Award – University of Michigan/General Motors Corporation

Arturo Hernandez

Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado

Associate Professor

Office: IQ-205-H
Lab: IQ-101-H,I
Tel: 787-832-4040
Exts. 3748 (Office); 3726 (Lab)
Fax: 787-834-3655

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Current Courses (Winter 2008)

  • INQU 4002 - Mass Transfer Operations: Mon/Wed: 10:30AM-12:25PM, IQ-106-E.
  • INQU 4998 - Undegraduate Research: By Appointment.
  • INQU 6029/8996 - Graduate Seminar: Mon 4:00-5:00 PM, IQ-004

Current Research Projects

  • Synthesis and characterization of microporous and mesoporous materials for adsorption applications.
  • Techniques for structure directing agent (SDA) removal from asynthesized microporous and mesoporous materials.

Selected Publications

  • Rivera-Ramos, M.; Ruiz-Mercado, G.J.; Hernández-Maldonado, A.J. Separation of CO2 from Light Gas Mixtures using Ion-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, accepted manuscript.
  • Rivera-Jiménez, S.M.; Hernández-Maldonado, A.J. Nickel(II) Grafted MCM-41: A Novel Sorbent for the Removal of Naproxen from Water. Micropor. Mesopor. Mat. 2008, in press.
  • Belén-Cordero, D.D.; Méndez-González, S.; Hernández-Maldonado, A.J. SBE Type Cobalt Aluminophosphate Nanoporous Materials: Degradation of the Structure-Directing Agent. Micropor. Mesopor. Mat. 2008, 109, 287.
  • Rivera-Ramos, M.; Hernández-Maldonado, A.J. Adsorption of N2 and CH4 by Ion-Exchanged Silicoaluminophosphate Nanoporous Sorbents: Interaction with Monovalent, Divalent and Trivalent Cations. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46, 4991.
  • Hernández-Maldonado, A.J.; Qi, G; Yang, R.T. Desulfurization of Commercial Fuels by p-Complexation:Monolayer CuCl/g-Al2O3. Appl. Catal. B-Environ.2005, 61, 212.
  • Hernández-Maldonado, A.J.; Yang, F. H.; Qi, G; Yang, R.T. Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels by π-Complexation Sorbents: Cu(I)-, Ni(II)-, and Zn(II)-Zeolites. Appl. Catal. B-Environ.2005, 56, 111.
  • Hernández-Maldonado, A.J.; Yang, R.T. Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels by Adsorption. Catal. Rev.-Sci. Eng.2004, 46,111.
  • Hernández-Maldonado, A.J.; Yang, R.T. Denitrogenation of Transportation Fuels by Zeolites at Ambient Temperature and Pressure. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2004, 43, 1004.
  • Hernández-Maldonado, A.J.; Yang, R.T. Desulfurization of Diesel Fuels by Adsorption via p-Complexation with Vapor Phase Exchanged (VPIE) Cu(I)-Y Zeolites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 992.
  • Hernández-Maldonado, A.J.; Yang, R.T. New Sorbents for Desulfurization by Selective Adsorption via p-Complexation: Sulfur Removal from Diesel Fuels. AIChE J. 2004, 50, 791.
  • Yang, R.T.; Hernández-Maldonado, A.J.; Yang, F.H. Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels with Zeolites at Ambient Temperature and Pressure. Science 2003, 301, 79.

 

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