Fundamental projects

LAST TEN YEARS:

2010-2012: Project FONDECYT Regular nº 1100305 – “Supercritical fluid extraction of organic compounds from aqueous solutions using gelled ionic liquid membranes” – (PI: Julio Romero).

2011-2013: Project ECOS-CONICYT C10E05 – “Development of new supported ionic liquid membranes and its application in supercritical fluid extraction of organic compounds from aqueous solutions” – Franco-Chilean collaboration project (LabProSeM USACH - European Institute of Membranes (IEM) Montpellier) - (P.I.: Julio Romero)

2012-2015: Project FONDECYT Regular nº 1120368 - “Study of the specific migration of Bisphenol (an endocrine disrupting agent), from food packaging materials” – (PI: María José Galotto).

2012-2015: Project FONDECYT Regular nº1120071 – “Determination of electrochemical parameters for determination of wine aging” – (PI: María Jesús Aguirre).

2013-2017: Nucleo Milenio “Centro Interdisciplinario de Líquidos Iónicos (CILIS, Interdisciplinary Center on Ionic Liquids)” – Institutions: Univ. de Chile (UCH), Pontificia Univ. Católica de Chile (PUC), Univ. de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Univ. del Desarrollo (UDD), Director: Renato Contreras.

2013-2016: Project FONDECYT Regular nº1130391 – “Degradation of textile dyes in wastewater by Electrochemical Oxidation Technologies” – (PI: Ricardo Salazar).

2014-2018: Project FONDECYT Regular nº1140208 – “Development of asymmetric ionic liquid-based membranes for pervaporation of biobutanol” - (PI: Julio Romero).

2019-2021: Project FONDECYT Regular n°1191561 - "Hydrogenolysis and catalytic oxidation of organosolv lignin in acidic ionic liquids: Selective production of aromatic chemicals of industrial interest" - (P.I.: Mauricio Yañez).

2019-2022: Project FONDECYT Regular nº1190302 – “Production of HMF in an ionic liquid/organic biphasic system coupling dense CO2 as phase separation switch and a hollow fiber membrane” -  (Julio Romero).

2020-2022: Project FONDECYT Regular n°1201301 - "On the study of the supercritical cocrystallization and release kinetic of highly volatile active components in PLA foams for active packaging applications" - (P.I.: María José Galotto).

2022-2024: Project FONDECYT Regular n°1221219 - "Development of biodegradable materials based on PLA/PBAT blends by means of one-step supercritical impregnation + foaming process as a support platform of drug delivery system" - (P.I.: Alejandra Torres).

2023-2025: Project Anillo ATE220024, ANID Chile - "Integrated technologies for the treatment and reuse of greywater", USACH/UNAB/UBB - (Director: Esteban Quijada-Maldonado).

2023-2026: Project FONDECYT Regular n°1230795 - "Design of tissue engineering scaffolds with drug delivery capability from 3D printing of nanocomposites and a single-step supercritical impregnation / foaming process" - (Julio Romero).