Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Overview
Professor Castaño’s research interests focus on engineering reactions and sustainable catalytic processes. In particular, (1) developing advanced reactors, heterogeneous catalysts and models for these processes; and (2) understanding the fundamental relationships between structure, performance, deactivation of catalysts with the reaction media and reactor performance-dynamics.
Key Research Areas
Chemical and biological engineering
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education
Chemical Engineering, Ph.D., University of the Basque Country
2006
Chemical Engineering, M.S., University of the Basque Country
2002
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Atypical stability of exsolved Ni-Fe alloy nanoparticles on double layered perovskite for CO2 dry reforming of methane
Yao, X., Cheng, Q., Attada, Y., Ould-Chikh, S., Ramírez, A., Bai, X., Mohamed, H. O., Li, G., Shterk, G., Zheng, L., Gascon, J., Han, Y., Bakr, O. M. & Castaño, P., Jul 5 2023, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 328, 122479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Co–TiO2 supported on reduced graphene oxide as a highly active and stable photocatalyst for hydrogen generation
Moustafa, H. M., K.Velisoju, V., Omar Mohamed, H., Obaid, M., Datoo Kolubah, P., Yao, X., Ghaffour, N. & Castaño, P., Apr 15 2023, In: Fuel. 338, 127232.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is cavitation a truly sensible choice for intensifying photocatalytic oxidation processes? – Implications on phenol degradation using ZnO photocatalysts
Sarvothaman, V. P., Velisoju, V. K., Subburaj, J., Panithasan, M., Kulkarni, S. R., Castaño, P., Turner, J. W. G., Guida, P., Roberts, W. L. & Nagarajan, S., Aug 3 2023, In: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. p. 106548Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maximizing Active Fe Species in ZSM-5 Zeolite Using Organic-Template-Free Synthesis for Efficient Selective Methane Oxidation
Cheng, Q., Li, G., Yao, X., Zheng, L., Wang, J., Emwas, A-H. M., Castaño, P., Ruiz-Martinez, J. & Han, Y., Feb 14 2023, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-technique operando methods and instruments for simultaneous assessment of thermal catalysis structure, performance, dynamics, and kinetics
Velisoju, V. K., Kulkarni, S. R., Cui, M., Rabee, A. I. M., Paalanen, P., Rabeah, J., Maestri, M., Brückner, A., Ruiz-Martinez, J. & Castaño, P., Aug 17 2023, In: Chem Catalysis. 3, 8, 100666.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Overcoming the kinetic and deactivation limitations of Ni catalyst by alloying it with Zn for the dry reforming of methane
Velisoju, V. K., Virpurwala, Q. J. S., Attada, Y., Bai, X., Davaasuren, B., Ben Hassine, M., Yao, X., Lezcano, G., Kulkarni, S. R. & Castaño, P., Aug 23 2023, In: Journal of CO2 Utilization. 75, p. 102573Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Post-Synthetic Surface Modification of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Potential Applications.
Figueroa-Quintero, L., Villalgordo-Hernández, D., Delgado-Marín, J. J., Narciso, J., Velisoju, V. K., Castaño, P., Gascon, J. & Ramos-Fernandez, E. V., Feb 15 2023, In: Small Methods. p. 2201413Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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W2N-MXene composite anode catalyst for efficient microbial fuel cells using domestic wastewater
Kolubah, P. D., Mohamed, H. O., Ayach, M., Rao Hari, A., Alshareef, H. N., Saikaly, P., Chae, K. J. & Castaño, P., Apr 1 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 461, 141821.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Young Researcher Award
Castaño, Pedro (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Award or Honor › Early Career or Student Award
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Young Researcher Medal in Chemical Engineering
Castaño, Pedro (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Award or Honor › Excellence Award
Press/Media
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Research from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Provides New Data on Alkanes (Overcoming the kinetic and deactivation limitations of Ni catalyst by alloying it with Zn for the dry reforming of methane)
Bambar Davaasuren, Pedro Castaño, Shekhar Kulkarni, Xueli Yao, Mohamed Ben Hassine, Gontzal Lezcano & Xueqin Bai
09/13/23
1 item of Media coverage
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Reports Findings in Photocatalytics (Is cavitation a truly sensible choice for intensifying photocatalytic oxidation processes? - Implications on phenol degradation using ZnO ...)
William Roberts, Paolo Guida, Pedro Castaño, Shekhar Kulkarni, James Turner & Janardhanraj Subburaj
08/17/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New Findings from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Update Understanding of Nanoparticles (Atypical Stability of Exsolved Ni-fe Alloy Nanoparticles On Double Layered Perovskite for Co2 Dry Reforming of Methane)
Osman Bakr, Jorge Gascon, Pedro Castaño, Qingpeng Cheng, Hend Mohamed, Genrikh Shterk, Xueli Yao & Guanxing Li
07/14/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Investigators from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Have Reported New Data on Fuel Research (Decreasing the Coking and Deactivation of a Reforming Ni-ce/al2o3 Catalyst With Intraparticle Sic In Hydrogen Production ...)
Pedro Castaño, Fernanda Tavares & Shekhar Kulkarni
04/4/23
1 item of Media coverage
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New Reaction Chemistry and Engineering Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Modeling-aided Coupling of Catalysts, Conditions, Membranes, and Reactors for Efficient ...)
Jorge Gascon, Pedro Castaño, Shekhar Kulkarni, Gontzal Lezcano & Natalia Realpe Munoz
03/31/23
1 item of Media coverage
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New Findings from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Update Understanding of Energy (Oxidative Desulfurization of Model Compounds and Crude Oil Using Mo/ Ti-dmsn Catalyst and a Detailed Molecular Characterization of ...)
William Roberts, Saumitra Saxena, Pedro Castaño & Jiyuan Fan
01/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
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