Formación Académica

- Ingeniería Química (Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, UPV/EHU)

- Máster en Ingeniería Química y Desarrollo Sostenible (Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, UPV/EHU)

- Doctorado en Ingeniería Química (Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, UPV/EHU)

Docencia: Estudios de Grado y Postgrado

Estudios de Grado:

Ingurumen Teknologiak (eus)

Fundamentos Químicos de la Ingeniería (01M, 02M y 31M)

Simulación y optimizacion de procesos

Investigación

Tecnologías de contacto gas-sólido, Hidrodinámica, Spouted Beds, Pirólisis térmica, Pirólisis Catalítica, Gasificación, Valorización de Residuos (Biomasa, Plásticos, Neumáticos, Lodos de depuradora), Producción de carbones activos

Publicaciones

- Cortazar, M., Alvarez, J., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., L. Santamaria Bilbao, J., Olazar,M.

Role of temperature on gasification performance and tar composition in a fountain enhanced conical spouted bed reactor.

Energy Conversion and Management,171, 1589-1597 (2018)

- Alvarez, J., Hooshdaran, B., Cortazar, M., Amutio, M., Lopez, G., Freire, F.B., Haghshenasfard, M., Hosseini, S.H., Olazar, M.

Valorization of citrus wastes by fast pyrolysis in a conical spouted bed reactor.

Fuel, 224, 110-120 (2018)

- Cortazar, M., Lopez, G., Alvarez, J., Amutio, M., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Advantages of confining the fountain in a conical spouted bed reactor for biomass steam gasification

Energy,153, 455-463 (2017)

- Lopez, G., Artetxe, M., Amutio, M., Alvarez, J., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Recent advances in the gasification of waste plastics. A critical overview

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,82, 576-596 (2018)

- Lopez, G., Cortazar, M., Alvarez, J., Amutio, M., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Assessment of a conical spouted with an enhanced fountain bed for biomass gasification.

Fuel,203, 825-831 (2017)

- Alvarez, J., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Mkhize, N.M., Danon, B., van der Gryp, P., Görgens, J.F., Bilbao J., Olazar, M.

Evaluation of the properties of tyre pyrolysis oils obtained in a conical spouted bed reactor.

Energy, 128, 463-47 (2017)

- Lopez, G., Alvarez, J., Amutio, M., Mkhize, N.M., Danon, B., van der Gryp, P., Görgens, J.F., Bilbao J., Olazar, M.

Waste truck-tyre processing by flash pyrolysis in a conical spouted bed reactor

Energy Conversion and Management ,142, 523-532 (2017)

- Arregi, A., Amutio, M., Lopez, G., Artetxe, M., Alvarez, J., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Hydrogen-rich gas production by continuous pyrolysis and in-line catalytic reforming of pine wood waste and HDPE mixtures

Energy Conversion and Management , 136 , 192-201 (2017)

- Artetxe, M., Alvarez, J., Nahil, M.A., Olazar, M., Williams, P.T.

Steam reforming of different biomass tar model compounds over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts

Energy Conversion and Management , 136 , 119-126 (2017)

- Barbarias, I., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Artetxe, M., Alvarez, J., Arregi, A., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Steam reforming of plastic pyrolysis model hydrocarbons and catalyst deactivation

Applied Catalysis A: General, 527, 152-160 (2016)

- Alvarez, J., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Preparation of adsorbents from sewage sludge pyrolytic char by carbon dioxide activation.

Process Safety and Environmental Protection ,103 ,76-86 (2016)

- Lopez, G., Alvarez, J., Amutio, M., Arregi, A., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Assessment of steam gasification kinetics of the char from lignocellulosic biomass in a conical spouted bed reactor.

Energy, 107, 493-501 (2016)

- Alvarez, J., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Artetxe, M., Barbarias, I., Arregi, A., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Characterization of the bio-oil obtained by fast pyrolysis of sewage sludge in a conical spouted bed reactor

Fuel Processing Technology, 149, 169-175 (2016)

- Barbarias, I., Lopez, G., Alvarez,.J, Artetxe, M., Arregi, A., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

A sequential process for hydrogen production based on continuous HDPE fast pyrolysis and in-line steam reforming

Chemical Engineering Journal, 296, 191-198 (2016)

- Alvarez,.J, Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Physical activation of rice husk pyrolysis char for the production of high surface area activated carbons

Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research ,54, 7241-7250 (2015)

- Alvarez,.J, Amutio, M., Lopez, G., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Fast co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and lignocellulosic biomass in a conical spouted bed reactor

Fuel, 159 , 810-818 (2015)

- Amutio, M., Lopez, G., Alvarez, J., Olazar, M., Bilbao, J.

Fast pyrolysis of eucalyptus waste in a conical spouted bed reactor

Bioresource Technology, 194, 225-232 (2015)

- Alvarez, J., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Kinetic study of carbon dioxide gasification of rice husk fast pyrolysis char

Energy and Fuels, 29, 3198-3207 (2015)

- Kumagai, S., Alvarez, J., Blanco, P.H., Wu, C., Yoshioka, T., Olazar, M., Williams, P.T.

Novel Ni–Mg–Al–Ca catalyst for enhanced hydrogen production for the pyrolysis–gasification of a biomass/plastic mixture

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 113, 15-21 (2015)

- Alvarez, J., Amutio, M., López, G., Barbarias, I., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Sewage sludge valorization by flash pyrolysis in a conical spouted bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal , 273, 173-183 (2015)

- Alvarez, J., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Upgrading the rice husk char obtained by flash pyrolysis for the production of amorphous silica and high quality activated carbon

Bioresource Technology, 170, 132-137 (2014)

- Alvarez, J., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M.

Bio-oil production from rice husk fast pyrolysis in a conical spouted bed reactor

Fuel , 128, 162-169 (2014)

- Alvarez, J., Kumagai, S., Wu, C., Yoshioka, T., Bilbao, J., Olazar, M., Williams, P.T.

Hydrogen production from biomass and plastic mixtures by pyrolysis-gasification

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 39,10883-10891 (2014)

- Amutio, M., López, G., Alvarez, J., Moreira, R., Duarte, G., Nunes, J., Olazar, M., Bilbao, J.

Pyrolysis kinetics of forestry residues from the Portuguese Central Inland Region

Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 91, 2682-2690 (2013)

- Amutio, M., López, G., Alvarez, J., Moreira, R., Duarte, G., Nunes, J., Olazar, M., Bilbao, J.

Flash pyrolysis of forestry residues from the Portuguese Central Inland Region within the framework of the BioREFINA-Ter project

Bioresource Technology, 129, 512-518 (2013)