Department (s)
Chemical Engineering

Members

Doctors: Aguado Zárraga, Roberto. Aguayo Urquijo, A. Tomás. Arandes Esteban, J. María. Azkoiti Elustondo, M. Josune. Amutio Eizagirre, Maider. Altzibar Manterola, Aritz. Alvarez, Jon. Alvarez Gordejuela, Sonia. Arabiorrutia Gallastegi, Miriam. Arregi Joaristi, Aitor. Artetxe Uría, Maite, Ateka Bilbao, Ainara. Benito Ruano, Pedro Luis. Bilbao Elorriaga, Javier. Elordi Foruria, Gorka. Epelde Bejerano, Eva. Ereña Loizaga, Javier. Estiati Larrea, Idoia. Gayubo Cazorla, Ana G. Gutierrez Lorenzo, Alazne. López Zabalbeitia, Gartzen. Olazar Aurrecoechea, Martin. Palos Urrutia, Roberto. Remiro Eguskiza, Aingeru. Sierra García, Irene. San José Alvarez, M. José. Santamaría Moreno, Laura. Tellabide Vecina, Mikel. Valecillos Diaz, José. Valle Pascual, Beatriz. 

Ph.D. students: Cortazar Dueñas, Maria. Crespo Briones, Iratxe. Fernandez Saenz, Enara. Garcia Gomez, Naiara. Garcia Gonzalez, Irati. Iglesias Vazquez, Sergio. Izaddoust, Sepideh. Landa Bilbao, Leire. Olazar Barona, Leire. Portillo Bazaco, Ander. Rodriguez Plaza, Suni. San Martin Gomez, Sergio. Suarez Cardona, M. Alejandra. Tabernilla Sanchez, Zuria. Trueba Fraile, Juan David. Vela Diaz, Francisco Javier. Vicente Garcia, Hector.

Keywords

Bio-refinery, Waste-refinery, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Catalysts, Reactors, Wastes, Pyrolysis, Gasification, Reforming. 

Description

The aim is to develop new thermal and catalytic processes and improve those operating in industry in order to obtain fuels and value-added products from sustainable sources alternative to oil, as well as to intensify oil valorisation by following environmentally sustainable routes. These routes are framed within the Bio-refinery and Waste-refinery platforms and they bear in mind the challenges involving changes in the present energy model by using CO2 as fuel source, H2 production and the valorisation of biomass and consumer society wastes (plastics and tires). The processes are studied from a low scale accounting for physical and chemical processes to demonstration units. Therefore, the whole scaling process is approached, i.e., basic knowledge and methodology, kinetic modelling, design and simulation of process units.

Lines of Research

1. Catalytic reforming for H2 production from biomass derived oxygenates. 
2. Synthesis of dimethyl ether, fuels and raw materials from syngas and CO2. 
3. Cracking and hydroprocessing for the production of fuels in the Waste-refinery. 
4. Direct production of H2 and raw materials from biomass and wastes.
5. Methodologies for the study and control of the deactivation and regeneration of catalysts.
6. New sustainable catalytic process for fuel production.
7. Novel reactors and equipment for physical and chemical processes involving solid.

Equipment

•  7 laboratories. Hydrodynamic studies: cold units for gas-solid contact analysis. Equipment for monitoring particles and bed features. Thermochemical processes: 4 bench scale units for pyrolysis and gasification of biomass, plastics and tires. Catalytic processes: 9 reaction units with in line product analysis. Common use: GCxGC-MS gas analyzer. Surface analyzers. Thermobalance-mass spectrometer. X-ray Flourescence. Pyrolysis-Combustion (Pyroprobe). FTIR spectrophotometer with catalytic chamber, and so on. Demonstration units: dryier, pyrolyzer and hydrocyclones,built in collaboration with the company Novattia in the FEDER site.

Website link

www.ehu.eus/cpwv

Contact

Javier Bilbao Elorriaga
Departamento de Ingeniería Química
Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología
Campus de Leioa, UPV/EHU
javier.bilbaoe@ehu.eus
Tno. 946012509