Publications

Journal Publications:

1. A. C. Munguía-López, X. G. Sánchez-Zarco, and A. Owusu-Boateng (2025). Process Systems Engineering Approaches for Sustainable Plastics Management. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 64, 27, 13519–13535. Selected as Front Cover of the issue. Open Access [link].

2. U.M. Ikegwu, P. Zhou, R.C. Van Lehn, V.M. Zavala, and A.C. Munguia-Lopez (2025). A Fast Computational Framework for the Design of Solvent-Based Plastic Recycling Processes. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 199, 109148  [link]. Preprint available [link].

3. U.M. Ikegwu, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, V.M. Zavala, and R.C. Van Lehn (2025). Screening Green Solvents for Multilayer Plastic Film Recycling Processes. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 199, 109129  [link].  Preprint available [link].

4. P.A. Munoz Briones, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, K.L. Sanchez-Rivera, G.W. Huber, and S. Avraamidou (2025). Integrated Decision-Making Approach for the Simultaneous Design of Food Packaging and Waste Management Technologies to Achieve a Circular Economy. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 202, 109269. 

5. E. Martin-Hernandez, B. Hernandez, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and S. Omelon (2024). AI/ML for Process and Policy Design in the Transition Towards Circular Economy Systems: Advancements and Opportunities. Under Review.

6. Z. Xu, K.L. Sanchez-Rivera, C. Granger, P. Zhou, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, U.M. Ikegwu, S. Avraamidou, V.M. Zavala, R.C. Van Lehn,  E. Bar-Ziv, S. De Meester, and G.W. Huber (2024). A review of Solvent-based Plastic Recycling Technologies. Nature Chemical Engineering. 2 (7), 407-423 

7. H.A. Aguirre-Villegas, S.L., Bradshaw, C. Benson, A.C. Munguía-López, V.M. Zavala, M. Mba Wright, S. Avraamidou, O. Olafasakin, and G.W. Huber (2024). Assessing the Depletion of Fossil Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Consumption of Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in the United States. Under Review.

8. J. Yu, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, V.S. Cecon, K.L. Sanchez-Rivera, K. Nelson, S. Kolapkar, V.M. Zavala, K.L. Vorst, E. Bar-Ziv, and G.W. Huber (2023). High-purity Polypropylene from Disposable Face Masks via Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation. Green Chemistry, 25(12): 4723-4734.

9. K.L. Sanchez-Rivera, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, P. Zhou, V.S. Cecon, J. Yu, K. Nelson, D. Miller, S. Grey, Z. Xu, E. BarZiv, K.L. Vorst, G. Curtzwiler, R.C. Van Lehn, V.M. Zavala, and G.W. Huber (2023). Recycling of a Post-Industrial Printed Multilayer Plastic Packaging Film containing Polyurethane Inks by Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 197, 107086. 

10. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, D. Goreke, K.L. Sanchez-Rivera, H.A. Aguirre-Villegas, S. Avraamidou, G.W. Huber, and V.M. Zavala (2023). Quantifying the Environmental Benefits of a Solvent-Based Separation Process for Multilayer Plastic Films. Green Chemistry, 25(4):1611-25. 

11. R. Ochoa-Barragan, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2023). A Hybrid Machine Learning-Mathematical Programming Optimization Approach for Municipal Solid Waste Management During the Pandemic. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-20.

12. R. Ochoa-Barragan, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2023). Strategic Planning for the Optimal Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 87, 101559. 

13. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, R. Ochoa-Barragan, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2022). Optimal Waste Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 176, 108942. Selected as the cover of the issue.

14. B. Cansino-Loeza, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2022). A Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus Framework based on Optimal Resource Allocation. Environmental Science & Policy, 133, 1-16.

15. C. Ramirez-Marquez, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, M. Martin, J.G. Segovia-Hernandez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2022). Optimal Design of a Solar-Grade Silicon Refinery Incorporating a Fairness Approach. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 186, 25-36. 

16.  R. Ochoa-Barragan, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2021). Use of Mathematical Approaches for Addressing COVID 19 Pandemic – A Critical Review. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, 5,755–775. 

17. D.J. Cruz-Aviles, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2021). Optimal Design of Water Networks in Eco-Industrial Parks Incorporating a Fairness Approach. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(24), 8844–8860. 

18. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, A.F. Sanchez-Bautista, M.M. El-Halwagi, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2021). Strategic Planning of an Integrated Fuel Production System with a Fair-Sustainable Approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry &Engineering, 9 (14), 5116-5127. 

19. A.C. Munguia-Lopez and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2021). Fair Allocation of Potential COVID-19 Vaccines Using an Optimization-Based Strategy. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, 5, 3–12. [link]

20. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, J.M. Nunez-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2020). Identifying Fair Solutions in the Optimal Design of Integrated Residential Complexes. Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 157,108116. 

21. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, V.M. Zavala, J.E. Santibanez-Aguilar, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2020). Optimization of Municipal Solid Waste Management using a Coordinated Framework. Waste Management, 115, 15-24. 

22. M. Juarez-Garcia, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2020). Optimization Approach to Identify Fair Solutions in the Synthesis of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Symbiosis Networks. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, 13, 5985-5995.

23. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, A.M. Sampat, E. Rubio-Castro, J.M. Ponce-Ortega, and V.M. Zavala (2019). Fairness-Guided Design of Water Distribution Networks for Agricultural Lands. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 130, 106547.

24. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, R. Gonzalez-Bravo, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2019). Evaluation of Carbon and Water Policies in the Optimization of Water Distribution Networks Involving Power-Desalination Plants. Applied Energy, 236, 927-936. 

25. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, V. Rico-Ramirez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2018). Analysis of Carbon Policies in the Optimal Integration of Power Plants involving Chemical Looping Combustion with Algal Cultivation Systems. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6, 4, 5248-5264. 

Conference Publications and Book Chapters (Peer-Reviewed):

1. A.C. Munguia-Lopez, P. Zhou, U.M. Ikegwu, R.C. Van Lehn, and V.M. Zavala (2024). A fast computational framework for the design of solvent-based plastic recycling processes. Systems & Controls Transactions, 3, 814-819.

2. P.A. Munoz Briones, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, K.L. Sanchez-Rivera, V.M. Zavala, G.W. Huber and S. Avraamidou (2024). Optimal Design of Food Packaging Considering Waste Management Technologies to Achieve Circular Economy. Systems & Controls Transactions, 3, 820-828.

3. L. Gonzalez, C. Mills, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and V.M. Zavala (2024). Sustainable Production of Fertilizers Via the Photosynthetic Recovery of Nutrients in Livestock Waste. Systems & Controls Transactions, 3, 744-749.

4.  A.C. Munguia-Lopez, V.M. Zavala, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2023). Municipal Solid Waste Management Using a Coordinated Market Framework. In Proceedings of FOCAPO/CPC . 

5.  A.C. Munguia-Lopez, A.F. Sanchez-Bautista, M.M. El-Halwagi, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2022). A Fair-Sustainable Approach for the Optimization of an Integrated Fuel Production System. In Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Vol. 51, pp. 1591-1596. Elsevier. 

6. B. Cansino-Loeza, A.C. Munguia-Lopez, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2022). Optimizing the allocation of resources for the security of the water-energy-food nexus. In Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. Vol. 51, pp. 1579-1584.Elsevier.

7.  A.C. Munguia-Lopez, V.M. Zavala, J.E. Santiba ̃nez-Aguilar, and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2021). A Coordinated Framework for the Optimization of Municipal Solid Waste Management. In Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Vol. 50, pp. 1409-1414. Elsevier. 

8. A.C. Munguia-Lopez and J.M. Ponce-Ortega (2020). Carbon Policies for Reducing Emissions in Power Plants through an Optimization Framework. In Advances in Carbon Management Technologies, pp. 119-131. CRC Press.

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