Vitalii Petranovskii received the Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from the Moscow Institute of Crystallography in 1988. From 1993 to 1994, he worked as a Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of Materials Science and Chemical Research, Japan. Since 1995, he has been working with the Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotechnology, National University of Mexico, as the Head of the Department of Nanocatalysis, from 2006 to 2014. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the International Association of Zeolites, and the Russian Chemical Society. He has published over 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and seven invited book chapters. He is also a coauthor of the monograph “Clusters and Matrix Isolated Clustered Superstructures” (St. Petersburg, 1995). His research interests include the synthesis and properties of nanoparticles deposited on zeolite matrices, and the modification of the zeolite matrices themselves for their high-tech use.

Prof. Marina G. Shelyapina received her M.Sc. from Saint Petersburg State University (Russia) in 1995, and her Ph.D. from the same university in 2000 with Prof. V. Kasperovich. After post-doctoral research in the lab of Prof. D. Fruchart (Neel Institute, National Center for Scientific Research, France), she accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Saint Petersburg State University in 2004. Her research interests include the development of physical basis for creation of materials for sustainable development, such as deNOx catalysts, photocatalysts for H2 production, hydrogen storage materials etc. The main focus of her research is aimed at local structure of solid- state composites and dynamics of guest atoms and molecules on their surface or in bulk probed by nuclear magnetic resonance and density functional theory. Prof. Shelyapina has published one monography, four book chapters and more than 100 articles in scientific journals, including such high impact journals as Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, International Journal of Hydrogen energy etc.

Miguel Angel Hernandez received his MS and PhD in chemistry and experimental Physical chemistry from the Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico City. At the present he is a profesor of physical chemistry at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. His research interest include environmental chemistry, zeolites as molecular sieves, MCM Materials, SiO2, hybrid materials and Discovery of small bioactive molecules. Author of more 95 articles published in the international peer-reviewed journals. Member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico. He is a member of Department of Research in zeolites-ICUAP

PhD. Rodríguez-Fuentes

Address: 3er ave No. 1010 apto 3, Miramar, La Habana, Cuba

Phones: 537-8702150 / 537-2057034 cell: 535-2732454

E-mails: gerardo@imre.uh.cu gerardorodriguezfuentes1@gmail.com

Nationality: Cuban Date of birth: October 29th, 1952 Marital status: Married

IDN: 52102900645

ID ORCID: 0000-0001-5846-2863

QUALIFICATIONS

Scientific Degree: Doctor in Science ScD, 2015; PhD in Physics, 1987.

Scientific Category: Senior Researcher, 1995.

Special Scientific Category: Emeritus Researcher, 2019.

Full Member of the Academy of Science of Cuba, 2018-.

PhD Dissertation: Physical-Chemical Properties and Industrial Applications of Natural Clinoptilolite.

Place: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas (CENIC), La Habana, Noviembre 1987.

Doctor in Science Dissertation: Natural Zeolite Engineering: Development of New Materials and Their Utilization Technologies.

Place: Universidad de La Habana, Julio 2015.

Dr.Sc. Rodríguez-Fuentes holds a Doctorate in Science and PhD in Physics. His science dissertation focused on Natural Zeolite Engineering: Development of New Materials and Their Utilization Technologies. He has designed and developed the NEREA® technology and products for agriculture, zeolitic active principles for human drugs formulations, and microporous materials for environmental remediation, all based in the physical-chemical properties of natural zeolite.

Dr.Sc. Rodríguez-Fuentes is the main consultant of the Zeolite Development program of the Republic of Cuba, a Full Member of the Academy of Science of Cuba, and Emeritus Researcher of Cuba by the University of Havana; member of the National Commission of Scientific Degree, Cuba; head of the Natural Zeolite Engineering Laboratory and consultancy firm NatZEng®. He is recognized as one of the world’s foremost scientific leaders in the area of natural zeolite commercial and industrial applications. Dr.Sc. Gerardo Rodríguez-Fuentes is Chief Science Officer (CSO) and member of the executive management team of International Zeolite Corp.

Dr.Sc. Rodríguez-Fuentes has over 42 years of experience in natural zeolite science. He has published 143 scientific articles, 3022 Citations, presented at 180 scientific conferences, published 9 books and monographs, holds 4 patents, 8 industrial secrets, 10 transferred technologies, 3 agriculture products registered, 1 drug registered, 1 sanitary register, 1 Cuban Standard and 9 trademarks. According to AD Scientific Index 2022, he is ranking #1 of Cuba and #98 of Latin America in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering. He created the Natural Zeolite Engineering (NatZEng®) methodology and tutored 12 PhD thesis on the subject. He has been Deputy Director of Materials Science and Technology Institute (IMRE), University of Havana, and Research and Development Director of the Experimental Centre of Application of Zeolite, Mexico. He was a Guest Professor of the University Montpellier 2, France; Faculty of Engineering at University Western Ontario; Northern British Colombia University, and Medical University of Vienne, Austria. Currently, he is a member of the Natural Zeolite Commission of the International Zeolite Association (IZA), and member of the Committee on Nominations of the International Natural Zeolite Association (INZA).

Sergio Fuentes Moyado es Investigador Titular del Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología de la UNAM con nivel 3 del SNI y nivel D de la UNAM. Se graduó de Ingeniero Químico Petrolero en el IPN y se doctoró en Cinética Química y en Ciencias Físicas, en la Universidad Claude Bernard en Lyon, Francia. Sus áreas de investigación son la catálisis ambiental y la refinación de combustibles ultralimpios.

El Dr. Fuentes ha publicado, más de 220 artículos de investigación, 6 capítulos de libro y un libro de divulgación. Ha impartido más de 140 pláticas invitadas. Cuenta con seis patentes nacionales de las cuales tres son internacionales. Sus trabajos tienen más de 3500 citas (wos) y un factor h de 36. Ha graduado 30 estudiantes de posgrado. He recibido varios premios y reconocimientos por sus investigaciones.

María Teresa Olguín Gutiérrez completed her undergraduate studies in Chemistry and Master’s in Ecology at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex). Her doctoral studies in Sciences (Chemistry) were carried out at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in the Iztapalapa Unit (UAM-I), specializing in decontamination processes of aqueous wastes, both radioactive and nonradioactive. She has taken special courses in radiochemistry organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and trained in handling radioactive material. She has received additional training for Occupationally Exposed Personal to nuclear radiation. She has conducted research at Louis Pasteur University (France), the Zeolite Engineering Laboratory of the University of Havana, Cuba, and the State University of New Mexico, United States.

For 40 years, she has worked in research in the Department of Chemistry at the National Institute of Nuclear Research (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares - ININ) and has specialized in using natural materials (zeolites) to remove radioactive and nonradioactive species and pathogenic microorganisms from water sources. She has participated as a researcher responsible for 30 research projects sponsored by the ININ and five by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT). She has directed master and doctoral theses. There have been several postdoctoral researchers under her direction. In 2012, together with Dr. Pedro Bosch and Dr. Silvia Bulbulian, she published the book Natural Zeolites, Characteristics, Properties and Uses. She has been an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Environmental Pollution for several years and an evaluator of several research projects for the UAEMex, CONACyT, and the Mexican Council of Science and Technology (COMECyT). She has been the coordinator of the evaluations of the engineering journals within the index program of Mexican Journals of Scientific and Technological Research of CONACyT.

For her academic performance in postgraduate programs, she was awarded the Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Presea and the University Merit Medal. In 2009, she received the State Prize in Science and Technology in the Exact Sciences Modality, granted by the COMECyT. In 2018, she received recognition for her scientific merits, granted by the Institute of Public Administration of the State of Mexico, within the framework of International Women's Day. In 2019, she received José Antonio Alzate Presea in Sciences, awarded by the Government of the State of Mexico. She has been a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) since 1990, and in January 2012, she was promoted to Level III. Since 2000, she has been a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences (MAS).

Since 1994, he has served as a teacher on the faculty of Chemistry at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, teaching Research Seminar I and II at the graduate level and Research Methodology at the undergraduate level. She has taught topics on the structuring of scientific articles and has participated in the development of the academic program on methodological aspects for the development of research protocols.

Osamu Terasaki worked at Department of Physics, Tohoku Univ, Japan as a faculty member (1967-2003), and stayed at Cambridge Univ (1982-84) and Lund Univ (1988.3-9) to start his research on fine structure of zeolites. He was one of the first Research Directors of National CREST project, Japan (1995-2000), Head of Structural Chemistry and Part-tome Prof, Stockholm Univ (2003.04-2010.02-2016.12), Invited Guest Prof, KAIST, Korea (2009.09-2019.02) and Visiting Prof, Dept of Chem., UCBerkeley (2014.01-2017.12). He was Director, CħEM, (2015.05-2022.04) and is Distinguished Adjunct Prof (2022.05 -), School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.

OT received Friendship Award from China (2003), the Donald Breck Award (2007, shared with L.B. McCusker and Ch. Baerlocher & 2019, shared with SK Brand, JE Schmidt, MW Deem, F Daeyaer, Yanhang Ma, M Orazov & ME Davis) and Humboldt-Research Award (2008). He is a Foreign Member of Academia Europaea (2020-).

Field of interest: Methodological developments in electron crystallography for electron beam sensitive crystals.

Latest works:

[1] Y. Zhou, Z. Dong, O. Terasaki & Y. Ma, Acc. Mater. Res. 3, 110-121, (2022).

[2] J. Li, et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (submitted).

[2] Y. Zhang, et al. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 317, 110980, (2021).

[3] Q. Zhang, et al. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 647, 126-133, (2021).

[4] A. Mayoral, et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 19510-19517, (2020).

[5] Q. Zhang, et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 19403-19413, (2020).

fnmurrietar@upbc.edu.mx

Universidad Politécnica de Baja California, Ingeniería Mecatrónica

Calle de la Claridad S/N, Colonia Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexicali, Baja California, México CP.21376

Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico received B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from Instituto Tecnológico de Mexicali (ITM) in 2004 and 2013 respectively. In 2017, he received his PhD in Materials Physics at Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE). He has worked as an automation engineer, systems designer, as a university professor, and as postdoctoral researcher at Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) and at the Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (CNyN-UNAM), currently he works as professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Baja California. His research has been published in different journals and presented at international conferences since 2009. He has served as reviewer for different journals, some of them include IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation, Measurement and Sensor Review. His research interests are focused on the field of time and frequency metrology, synthesis and characterization of zeolite, and highly sensitive chemical detectors.

Founder and Director of Pacifica Photonics Consultants

A Scientist with experience in Physics, Laser Development, Biophotonics and Biomedical Engineering. She is currently working on Science and Technology for developing new materials, devices, and instrumentation. She has been a pioneer in new Advanced Optical Techniques Methods for applications in Biomedicine and Quantum Optics. She is constantly involved in multidisciplinary research projects with Biologists, Medics, Chemists, Engineers, and Physicists to assist in developing a high quality of Science/Technology applied to specific medical problems.

Optics Research Centre, Loma del Bosque 115, Guanajuato (México)

E-mail: ecoutino@cio.mx

Eduardo Coutiño- González obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry (2015) from the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium), working in the development of nanostructured luminescent materials using the concepts of self-assembly in confined spaces. Such materials display potential applications as phosphors in lighting devices, sensors and luminescent micro-carriers. In 2016 Eduardo joined CIDETEQ (Mexico) as a Catedras-CONACYT researcher where he developed protocols for the valorization of minerals and industrial waste for the fabrication of micro(meso)porous functional materials. In 2019 he joined Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica (CIO, Mexico) as Principal Researcher leading the nanophotonics laboratory. His work has been published in prestigious journals (highlighting the breakthrough studies on the correlation between structure-functionalities of subnanometer silver clusters) and presented in several conferences. He has mentored bachelor, master and PhD students and taught diverse courses related to the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured photonic materials. He belongs to the SNI (level I) and to the Materials Research Society (MRS). Eduardo has been involved in multiple (national and international) projects, highlighting his participation as scientific manager of a fp7 project (self-assembly in confined space – SACS), and as technical responsible of CONACYT and UC-MEXUS projects. Recently Dr. Eduardo Coutino-Gonzalez has been awarded as “emerging investigator 2021” by Chemical Communications journal (RSC), being one of the two laurates belonging to latin american institutes.

Nacido en La Habana, Cuba, en 1963. Mexicano por naturalización. Licenciado en Educación en la Especialidad de Física en el Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona de Ciudad de la Habana en 1985. Profesor Asistente (equivalente a Profesor Titular A de la UANM) en el mencionado Instituto en 1995. Recibió su grado de Doctor en Ciencias Físicas, otorgado por la Consejo Nacional de Grados Científicos de Cuba, en febrero de 1999, en la especialidad de Cristalografía. Ingresa al Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología-UNAM (antes Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Consensada) por contrato posdoctoral en febrero del 2002 y se contrata por obra determinada desde enero del 2005 a enero del 2007 como Investigador Asociado C de TC. En febrero del 2007 se promociona a Investigador Titular A, obtiene su Definitividad en octubre del 2008 y se promociona a Titular B en 2012. En la actualidad es Investigador Titular C, nivel C del Programa de Primas al Desempeño del personal académico y nivel II del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.

En sus 20 años UNAM ha sido pionero y lider en dos líneas de investigación científica en el área de la Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, la de “Materiales Multiferroicos Magnetoeléctricos” y la de “Nanocompuestos Fotoactivos”. Es un especialista de alto nivel con gran experiencia en la obtención y caracterización estructural y de las propiedades eléctricas, magnéticas, y magnetoeléctricas de cerámicas, películas delgadas y heteroestructuras de materiales multifuncionales multiferróicos; en la síntesis y caracterización estructural y de las propiedades físico-químicas de nanocompuestos fotoactivos basados en el crecimiento de nanopartículas metálicas y/o semiconductoras en matrices zeolíticas; y en el estudio teórico-experimental del acoplamiento de las propiedades físicas de materiales multiferroicos. Además, es un especialista en técnicas de caracterización por difracción de rayos-X como medidas theta-2theta, reflectividad, haz razante, curvas rocking, figuras de polo, entre otras, empleando el difractómetro de 4 círculos; así como, en técnicas de caracterización dieléctrica, eléctrica, ferroeléctrica, piezoeléctrica y por espectrocopía de impedancia en cerámicas, películas delgadas, sistemas y dispositivos, entre otros.

Dentro de sus aportaciones científicas, destacan la generación de nuevo conocimiento científico y tecnológico de alta calidad, reflejado en la publicación de 62 artículos en revistas indizadas JCR, ha presentado mas de 153 trabajos en congresos internacionales y 110 nacionales. Le fue otorgada una patente de invención (MX/a/2012/013218) que dicta la metodología de síntesis de nanocompuestos fotoactivos basados en matrices zeolíticas y la derivación de publicaciones relevantes que demuestran sus potenciales aplicaciones en la degradación de colorantes recalcitrantes, la obtención de productos de valor agregado a partir de la glucosa, y aplicaciones biológicas como microbicidas.

Cuenta con reconocimiento internacional reflejado en más de 890 citas (sin autocitas) en Scopus, arrojando un índice de h = 16, y un i10 = 24 (24 artículos con o más de 10 citas) mientras en Google Scholar tiene un total de 1163 de citas, con h = 18, y un i10 = 30. Ha dirigido 4 tesis de doctorado, 7 de maestría y 2 de licenciatura, así como ha asesorado a dos estancias posdoctorales y asesora una Catedra CONACyT. Ha impartido 25 cursos de los cuales 17 han sido de posgrado y otros 8 cursos de licenciatura.

Ha impartido 7 pláticas invitadas de carácter internacional y 3 nacionales. Ha recibido diversos premios y reconocimientos de instituciones de Cuba, como la Academia de Ciencias, la Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología, y la Universidad de la Habana.

Dr. Manuel Cortez studied Physics at the Sonora University, México and graduated as MS in 2006. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Querétaro, México, in 2014. He is currently a National System of Researchers (Level II) member. Dr. Manuel is currently a member of the “Investigadores por México” CONACYT program. He has published numerous scientific articles and some book chapters focusing on green synthesis. Additionally, he has also participated as director of several Physics Ph.D. students. Today he is an editorial board member of the Materials Letters journal (Elsevier).

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Name: Manuel Cortez Valadez

Affiliation: CONACYT-Department of physics research, University of Sonora.

Country: México

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Vicepresidenta Adjunta de Internacionalización y Cooperación del CSIC

Investigadora Científica de OPIs

c/Serrano 117, 28006 Madrid

Tel: +34 672 72 30 72

Email: idiaz@csic.es

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Isabel Díaz got her PhD in Chemistry in 2001 from UAM with Extraordinary Doctorate Award, with research leaves at University of St. Andrews (UK), Lund University (Sweden), and Tohoku University (Japan). She was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Minnesota during 2002 and 2003. She was awarded the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry Prize to Young Researchers in 2007. She is currently a Senior Researcher at Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, ICP-CSIC in Madrid, Spain. She is also Adjunct Professor at the Chemistry Department of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, since 2016. In june 2022 Dra. Díaz has been appointed Deputy Vice-president of International and Cooperation of CSIC, Vicepresidenta Adjunta de lnternacionalización y Cooperación del CSIC.

Her main research areas are the synthesis and characterization of zeolites, mesoporous materials and hybrid systems for application in catalysis with special interest in Transmission Electron Microscopy studies. Recently, her interest has included the use of natural zeolites in the removal of fluoride and arsenic from drinking waters.

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Diana Barraza Jiménez received her PhD degree in Materials Science from the Advanced Materials Research Center, S.C. (CIMAV) in 2008. She is a full-time professor at the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of the Juárez University of the State of Durango (UJED), where she works as an academic of the Engineering in Materials Sciences career and member of the Basic Academic Nucleus of the Master of Science in Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry program. She belongs to the National System of Researchers. She has been technical in chief responsible for both theoretical and experimental research projects on zeolites supported with external funds from PRODEP and CONACYT and through which she has participated in strengthening the scientific community by supervising bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral theses. Her research interests include the study and potential application of zeolites in the environment, alternative energy, and health.

Dr. Joel Antúnez-García received the B. S. degree in physics from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, in 1999, M. S. degree in earth sciences by Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación de Ensenada, Baja California, in 2003 and the Ph. D. degree in physical-industrial engineering from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo Léon, in 2010.

From 2011 to 2013, he held a postdoc position at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Baja California. From 2013 to 2015 he was a full-time professor at CETYS (Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior) University. Since 2015 he has been a research scientist at UNAM. His research interest includes the theoretical study of catalytic properties of zeolites and bi- and tri-metallic compounds, and molecular dynamics of metallic clusters.

Inocente Rodríguez-Iznaga is Full Researcher at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (IMRE) – Universidad de La Habana. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Universidad de La Habana in 2002. He has more than 50 published research papers, and invention patents. His research interests include the zeolites and other porous materials, ion-exchange processes (kinetic, thermodynamic, removal process, etc.) and the development of new materials for various uses, such as environment protection, agroindustry, catalysis, photo-catalysis and microbicide materials, based on natural and synthetic zeolites modified with metal nanospecies.

The most important publications of the last five years:

- I. Rodríguez-Iznaga, V. Petranovskii, F. Chávez-Rivas and M. G. Shelyapina. Bimetallic Copper-Silver Systems Supported on Natural Clinoptilolite: Long-Term Changes in Nanospecies Composition and Stability. Inorganics, 10 (2022) 34.

- I. A. Zvereva, M. G. Shelyapina, M. Chislov, V. Novakovskiy, E. Malygina, I. Rodríguez-Iznaga, M.-A. Hernández and V. Petranovskii. A comparative analysis of natural zeolites from various Cuban and Mexican deposits: structure, composition, thermal properties and hierarchical porosity. J. Therm. Anal. Calorim.. 147 (2022) 6147

- M. G. Shelyapina. I. Rodríguez-Iznaga, V. Petranovskii. Materials for CO₂, SO_x, and NO_x Emission Reduction. In: Kharissova O.V., Martínez L.M.T., Kharisov B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. 2020, pp 1-30.

- M. G. Shelyapina, E. A. Krylova, Y. M. Zhukov, I. A. Zvereva, I. Rodriguez-Iznaga, V. Petranovskii and S. Fuentes-Moyado. Comprehensive Analysis of the Copper Exchange Implemented in Ammonia and Protonated Forms of Mordenite Using Microwave and Conventional Methods. Molecules 24 (2019) 4216.

- F. Chávez Rivas, I. Rodríguez-Iznaga, G. Berlier, D. Tito Ferro, B. Concepción-Rosabal and V. Petranovskii. Fe Speciation in Iron Modified Natural Zeolites as Sustainable Environmental Catalyst. Catalysts 9 (2019) 866.

- R. E. Ramírez-Garza I. Rodríguez-Iznaga, A. Simakov, M. H. Farías and F. F. Castillón-Barraza. Cu-Ag/Mordenite catalysts for NO reduction: Effect of silver on catalytic activity and hydrothermal stability. Mater. Res. Bull., 97 (2018) 369

- I. Rodríguez-Iznaga, G. Rodríguez-Fuentes, V. Petranovskii. Ammonium modified natural clinoptilolite to remove manganese, cobalt and nickel ions from wastewater: Favorable conditions to the modification and selectivity to the cations. Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 255 (2018) 200

Studied Chemical Engineering at Faculty of Chemical Engineering (1995-2000) and his Master in Metallurgy and Materials Science (Institute of Metallurgical Research, Mexico) (2001-2003) at Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo. He obtained his Doctoral Degree in Materials Science at Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV, S.C.) (2007). Subsequently, he made a posdoctoral stay at Center of Applied Physics and Advanced Technology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (CFATA-UNAM) (2008-2010). In 2010 reached staff position as Professor and Researcher at Chemical Engineering Faculty of Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico.

His research interests focused mainly in catalytic processes for heteroatom elimination from fuels and synthesis and application of nanomaterials. Her expertise includes: (a) design and preparation of catalysts and nanomaterials; (b) atmospheric and high-pressure reactor tests to evaluate catalyst performance and (c) catalyst and nanomaterials characterization techniques such as High Resolution Transmision Microscopy (HRTEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), DRS UV-vis Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, Temperature Programmed Reduction (TPR), Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD), X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), TG and volumetric chemisorption of probe molecules over sulphide, reduced and oxide materials.

Recent publications

1) R. Huirache–Acuña, T.A. Zepeda, P.J. Vázquez, E.M. Rivera-Muñoz, R. Maya-Yescas, B. Pawelec, G. Alonso-Núñez. The use of inorganic Al-HMS as a support for NiMoW sulfide HDS catalysts. Inorganica Chimica Acta 524 (2021) 120450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2021.120450

2) Nidia L. Torres-Garcia, Fernando Fresno, Freddy E. Oropeza, Rafael Huirache-Acuña and Víctor A. de la Peña O´Shea. Effect of the TiO₂ Nanocrystal Dispersion Over SBA-15 in the Photocatalytic H₂ Production Using Ethanol as Electron Donor. Advanced Sustainable Systems 2021, 2100133. DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202100133.

3) Daniel Ballesteros Plata, Isabel Barroso-Martín, Juan Andrés Medina Cervantes, Carmen Maciel, Rafael Huirache-Acuña, Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón. Bimetallic Niobium-Based Catalysts Supported on SBA-15 for Hydrodeoxygenation of Anisole. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021, 60, 18831-18840. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02799

4) R. Huirache-Acuña, R.M. Navarro Yerga, B. Pawelec. Hydrodesulfurization on CoMoS₂ Catalysts Ex Ammonium Tetrathiomolybdate: Effects of Support Morphology and Al Modification Method. Topics in Catalysis (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-022-01647-w.

5) C.A. Huerta-Mata, R.K. Chowdari, C.E. Soto-Arteaga, A. Infantes-Molina, G. Alonso-Núñez, Sergio Fuentes-Moyado, R. Huirache-Acuña, J.N. Díaz de León. Hydrothermal synthesis of bulk Ni-impregnated WO₃ 2D layered structures as catalysts for the desulfurization of 3-methyl thiophene. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 11(2022) 100312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100312

David De Haro Del Rio received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering and Analytical Sciences from The University of Manchester in 2015 working on the Synthesis and Characterization of Hierarchical Zeolitic Materials for Heavy Metals Adsorption. From 2016 up to now he is a full time faculty at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico) in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He is member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) at level I since 2017 and of the Mexican Academy of Chemical Engineering research and teaching (AMIDIQ). He has published 32 articles in JCR indexed journals, and 1 book chapter. He received the distinction Visiting Chair Mexico–UK, by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 2018 with the University of Durham. His research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of mineral materials, mainly synthetic and natural zeolites, and its applications such as heterogeneous catalysis and adsorption.

Julia Aguilar Pliego nació en la Ciudad de México. Es química de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM. Tiene una maestría en química de la Universidad Metropolitana-Iztapalapa y un doctorado de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Es profesora de tiempo completo en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco. Sus intereses de investigación son la síntesis, caracterización y aplicación de materiales micro/mesoporosos para la catálisis heterogénea. Ha publicado alrededor de 40 artículos en revistas indezadas, y capítulos de libro. Ha sido la asesora de mas 20 tesis de posgrado. Fue presidenta de la Academia Mexicana de Catálisis (2015-2017). Posee una patente en conjunto con el grupo ALFA sobre craking catalítico de desechos de plástico (en uso MX/a/2016/000917). Es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI) en el nivel II. Miembro de la American Chemical Society, ACAT.