Research output per year
Research output per year
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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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Enlarging the Three-Phase Boundary to Raise CO2/CH4 Conversions on Exsolved Ni-Fe Alloy Perovskite Catalysts by Minimal Rh Doping
Yao, X., Cheng, Q., Bai, X., Davaasuren, B., Melinte, G., Morlanes, N., Cerrillo, J. L., Velisoju, V. K., Mohamed, H. O., Kolubah, P. D., Zheng, L., Han, Y., Bakr, O. M., Gascon, J. & Castaño, P., Apr 19 2024, In: ACS Catalysis. 14, 8, p. 5639-5653 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
A holistic approach to include SiC and design the optimal extrudate catalyst for hydrogen production–reforming routes
Alkadhem, A. M., Tavares, F., Realpe, N., Lezcano, G., Yudhanto, A., Subah, M., Manaças, V., Osinski, J., Lubineau, G. & Castaño, P., Oct 1 2023, In: Fuel. 349, 128717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
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 Access37 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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Direct analysis at temporal and molecular level of deactivating coke species formed on zeolite catalysts with diverse pore topologies
Hita, I., Mohamed, H. O., Attada, Y., Zambrano, N., Zhang, W., Ramírez, A. & Castaño, P., Jan 11 2023, In: Catalysis Science and Technology. 13, 5, p. 1288-1300 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access11 Scopus citations -
Elucidating the promoting role of Ca on PdZn/CeO2 catalyst for CO2 valorization to methanol
Zaman, S. F., Ojelade, O. A., Alhumade, H., Mazumder, J., Mohamed, H. O. & Castaño, P., Jul 1 2023, In: Fuel. 343, 127927.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Scopus citations -
Elucidating the rate-determining step of ammonia decomposition on Ru-based catalysts using ab initio-grounded microkinetic modeling
Kulkarni, S. R., Realpe, N., Yerrayya, A., Velisoju, V. K., Sayas, S., Morlanes, N., Cerillo, J., Katikaneni, S. P., Paglieri, S. N., Solami, B., Gascon, J. & Castaño, P., Feb 8 2023, In: Catalysis Science and Technology. 13, 7, p. 2026-2037 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access15 Scopus citations -
Highly productive framework bounded Ni2+ on hierarchical zeolite for ethylene oligomerization
Mohamed, H. O., Velisoju, V. K., Hita, I., Abed, O., Parsapur, R. K., Zambrano, N., Hassine, M. B., Morlanes, N., Emwas, A. H., Huang, K. W. & Castaño, P., Nov 1 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 475, 146077.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Young Researcher Award
Castaño, P. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Award or Honor › Early Career or Student Award
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Young Researcher Medal in Chemical Engineering
Castaño, P. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Award or Honor › Excellence Award
Press/Media
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Reports on Bioelectrochemistry from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Provide New Insights (Balancing Surface Chemistry and Flake Size of Mxene-based Electrodes for Bioelectrochemical Reactors)
Ghaffour, N., Saikaly, P., Hari, A. R., Xu, X., Castaño, P., Awad, M., Mohamed, H. O., Lanza, M., Ben Hassine, M. & Dally, P.
12/19/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Research Conducted at University of Basque Country Has Updated Our Knowledge about Fuel Research [A Global Methanol-to-hydrocarbons (Mth) Model With H-zsm-5 Catalyst Acidity Descriptors]
12/16/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Target Energy (Reaction Network and Kinetic Modeling for the Direct Catalytic Cracking of Arabian Light Crude Oil To Chemicals)
Dikhtiarenko, A., Gascón, J., Castaño, P., Alahmadi, A. O. & Lezcano, G.
10/23/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Discuss Findings in Sustainable Energy (Sustainable Energy Production From Domestic Wastewater Via Bioelectrochemical Reactors Using Mxene Efficient Electrodes ...)
Ghaffour, N., Saikaly, P., Diaz Rua, R., Castaño, P., Awad, M., Mohamed, H. O. & Ben Hassine, M.
10/8/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Research from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Yields New Data on Environmental Science (Optimized coupling of photocatalysis and cavitation for phenol degradation: Use of an extended-kinetic approach)
Roberts, W. L., Guida, P., Castaño, P., Kulkarni, S. R. & Subburaj, J.
07/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Reports Findings in Chemicals and Chemistry (Mechanistic Insight Into Heteroatom Removal From Vacuum Gas Oil Blended With Pmma or Pet Waste)
07/2/24
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Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Detail Findings in Reaction Chemistry and Engineering (Coupling Catalytic Bed Fluidization With Impeller Rotation for Improved Hydrodynamic Characterization of Berty ...)
Castaño, P. & Kulkarni, S. R.
06/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Researchers at University of Basque Country Report New Data on Fuel Research [Dual-cycle-based Lumped Kinetic Model for Methanol-to-aromatics (Mta) Reaction Over H-zsm-5 Zeolites of Different Si/al Ratio]
03/28/24
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