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Pedro Augusto Arroyo

Chemical Engineering Department / Technological Center / State Universy of Maringa · State University of Maringá

https://researchid.co/paarroyo
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118Scopus Publications

Research Interests

Heterogeneous Catalysis and Adsorption

Biography

Degree in Chemical Engineering from the State University of Maringá (1988), master's degree in Chemical Engineering (1992) and a DSc in Chemical Engineering (1996) from the Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PEQ/COPPE/UFRJ), with a sandwich internship at the Institute of Chemical Technology of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (ITQ/UPV) - Spain. Currently an Associate Professor level C at Department of Chemical Engineering at the State University of Maringá (DEQ/UEM), and is part of the permanent faculty of the Postgraduate Programs in Chemical Engineering (PEQ/UEM) and in Bioenergy (PPB/UEM) of the State of Paraná - Brazil. Also, acts as coordinator of the Laboratories of Adsorption and Ion Exchange (LATI) and Heterogeneous Catalysis and Biodiesel (LCHBio) at DEQ/UEM.

Education

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering by State University of Maringa (1988), Master of Science at PEQ/COPE/UFRJ (1992) and Doctor of Science at PEQ/COPE/UFRJ (1996).

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Waste-derived magnetic activated carbon from biomass and post-consumer toner for solute adsorption: Insights from equilibrium isotherms, kinetic modeling, and classical-statistical thermodynamic analysis
    Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2026
  2. Esterification of free fatty acids (C8–C16) from coconut oil for bio-jet fuel precursor production using 12-tungstophosphoric acid supported on niobium pentoxide
    Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2026
  3. Immobilization of lipase in pore-expanded SBA-15 heterofunctionalized with methyl (CH3) and tin (II) chloride (SnCl2) groups for ethyl ester production
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2026
  4. Optimization of in-situ transesterification of Scenedesmus acuminatus biomass for ethyl ester synthesis: Effects of temperature, solvent, and agitation on biodiesel yield and composition
    Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2026
  5. High-pressure linear behavior of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) adsorption on porous aromatic framework (PAF-1)
    Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026

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