Curriculum Vit

Fabricio Guayaquil Sosa

Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion, Room 1320
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON N6A 5B9
k jguayaqu@uwo.ca
Born June 20, 1986. Mexico.
Education.
2013-present
Ph.D. in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
The University of Western Ontario (UWO)
Chemical Reactor Engineering Centre (CREC)
development of new semiconductor materials for hydrogen
production using solar energy.
Advisor: Dr. De Lasa, Hugo.
2010-2012
Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, Average 9.8 out of 10
Universidad Aut onoma Metropolitana (UAM)
adsorbents design for removal of model nitrogen compounds
representative for diesel cuts.
2005-2009
Bachelor Degree, Chemical Engineering, Average 9.7 out of 10
Universidad Aut onoma Metropolitana (UAM)
recovery of solvent used in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).
Scientic & Technological Research
Jan-Mar 2013
Visiting Graduate Student (Research)
The University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Department of Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringChemical Reaction
Engineering Centre (CREC).
Engineering of New Semiconductor Materials for Photocatalysis.
Advisor: Dr. De Lasa, Hugo.
Teaching Assistant (TA), Department of Chemical & Biochemical
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western
Ontario (UWO)
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Key: W = Winter Term, S = Spring Term, F = Fall Term.
F 2013
F 2014
CBE 3315a-LAB Green Process Engineering (GPE) - Reaction Engineering
Lecturer: Dr. Hugo de Lasa
W 2014
CBE 3319B- Introduction to Plant Design and Safety
Lecturer: Dr. Anand Prakash
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Teaching Assistant (TA), Process Engineering and Hydraulics
Department, Chemical Engineering, UAM
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Key: W = Winter Term, S = Spring Term, F = Fall Term.
S 2012
S 2011
Design and Process Laboratory III & Final Project III.
Lecturers: Ph.D. Hugo

Avila-Paredes & Ph.D. Antonio de los Reyes-Heredia.
W 2012
W 2011
Design and Process Laboratory II & Final Project II.
Lecturers: Ph.D. Hugo

Avila-Paredes & Ph.D. Antonio de los Reyes-Heredia.
F 2012
F 2011
Design and Process Laboratory I & Final Project I.
Lecturers: Ph.D. Hugo

Avila-Paredes & Ph.D. Antonio de los Reyes-Heredia.
S 2010
Introduction to Chemical Engineering.
Lecturers: Ph.D. Hugo J.

Avila-Paredes & Prof. Uriel Arechiga-Viramontes.
Research Experience.
2014
64th Canadian Chemical
Engineering Conference
P. J. Valades-Pelayo & F. Guayaquil-Sosa, Predictive Monte Carlo Simula-
tions and Kinetic Modelling Applied to the Scale-up of an Annular Photo-
catalytic Reactor.
Advisor: Dr. Hugo de Lasa
The absorption eld and degradation rate of a Photo-CREC Water I Reactor (PCW-I),
a 10 L photoreactor are modeled by Monte Carlo (MC) and Finite Element (FE) method.
The parameters used by the kinetic and radiative model were validated in a 2.62 L
photo-CREC Water II (PCW-II) reactor.
The PCW-I consists of an annular slurry region encircled by four equally spaced
reectors. Each reector houses two 15 W UVA lamps. The Monte Carlo (MC)
model is developed and compared with irradiance measurements at dierent axial and
azimuth locations for dierent external irradiance conditions and photocatalyst loadings.
The MC method is developed considering:
1) Lambertian emission,
2) reection, refraction and absorption at all interfaces,
3) absorption and scattering coecients and
4) a Henyey-Greenstein(H-G) phase function.
The FE method is used to compute free-radical distribution, considering:
1) convection, 2) diusion, 3) generation, 4) recombination and 5) depletion by
degradation.
Free-radical generation is linked to the radiation absorption eld. Good agreement
between the simulated and experimental data is found for irradiance and degradation
proles.
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2014
64th Canadian Chemical
Engineering Conference
G. Che-Galicia & F. Guayaquil-Sosa, Modelling Study of the Oxidative
Dehydrogenation of Ethane over Ni-loaded Y Zeolite Catalyst in Packed
Bed Reactor.
Advisors: Ph.D. R.S. Ruz-Martnez, Ph.D. Felipe L opez-Isunza & Ph.D. C.O.
Castillo-Araiza.
Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane (ODH-Et) is considered as an alternative to
complement and even replace the current processes for the production of ethylene. We
investigate the theoretical performance of an industrial wall-cooled packed-bed reactor
for ODH-Et on a Ni-loaded Y zeolite catalyst (Ni/KY).
A kinetic model based on a Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson mechanism is
developed for the ODH-Et on Ni/KY.
A 2D pseudo-heterogeneous model that couples heat and mass transport phenomena
to kinetics is used to describe the ODH-Et on a Ni/KY that is supposed to be packed in
a industrial wall-cooled packed-bed reactor.
The simulations are carried out at conditions relevant for industry: length and
reactor diameter of 9 m and 2.5 m, respectively; coolant temperature of 450-600

C;
reaction mixture inlet temperature of 200

C, inlet molar concentration of 9/7/84 for
C
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H
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/O
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/Inert; and particle Reynold number of 1400.
Predictions indicate that the studied industrial reactor leads to ethylene selectivity
from 68-75 % without presence of hot spots, suggesting that this reactor technology
represents a promising alternative for producing ethylene via ODH-Et.
2012
American Institute of
Chemical Engineers
Annual Meeting (AIChE)
J.F. Guayaquil-Sosa, Denitrogenation of Diesel Fuel by Adsorption On
MCM-41, Al-MCM-41 and Cu-MCM-41: A Kinetic Study.
Advisors: Ph.D. C.O. Castillo-Araiza, Ph.D. Felipe L opez-Isunza & Ph.D. Antonio
de los Reyes-Heredia.
In this work a serie of adsorbents based on mesoporous molecular sieves; for
instance, MCM-41, Al-MCM-41 and Cu-MCM-41 were synthesized, characterized and
evaluated, adsorbing model molecules (quinoline and indole) for remotion of nitrogen
compounds present in diesel fuel.
Experiments in a laboratory batch stirred tank (15 ml) agitated at 300 rpm, room
temperature, and a concentration of nitrogen-containing molecule of 300 ppmw
dissolved in a mixture of hexadecane-toluene (1:1) were carried out.
Materials were characterized by using DRX, N
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Physisorption, Temperature-
Programmed Desorption of Pyridine (TPD-Py) and High-Resolution Transmission
Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM).
Kinetic models based on Langmuirian mechanism were developed. The adsorption
parameters were estimated by using the Levenberg-Marquardt method, and they
suggested that the quinoline was more adsorbed selectively than indole.
Quinoline adsorption constants for Al-MCM-41 adsorbent were higher than the ones
for the commercial adsorbent, suggesting that the synthesized material could be used as
industrial adsorbent to remove quinoline.
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2012
22nd International
Symposium on Chemical
Reaction Engineering
(ISCRE)
J. F. Guayaquil-Sosa, Adsorption Kinetics of Nitrogen Compounds for
Remotion in Gas Oil Cuts.
Advisors: Ph.D. C.O. Castillo-Araiza, Ph.D. Felipe L opez-Isunza & Ph.D. Antonio
de los Reyes-Heredia.
A set of adsorbents based on silicoaluminates (SiAl) were synthesized, characterized
and evaluated for removal of nitrogen compounds presents in diesel.
Adsorption results were compared with a commercial adsorbent (selexsorb CDX).
The best material (A100) adsorbs 43.7 mg N/g meanwhile the CDX 28.7 mg N/g.
The proposed kinetic model according to the equilibrium constants suggested that the
synthesized materials have a higher adsorption capacity than the commercial one.
2012
20th International
Congress of Chemical and
Process Engineering
(CHISA)
J.F. Guayaquil-Sosa, Adsorption of nitrogen compounds using
silicoaluminates: process modeling.
Advisors: Ph.D. C.O. Castillo-Araiza, Ph.D. Felipe L opez-Isunza & Ph.D. Antonio
de los Reyes-Heredia.
A kinetic study was carried out accounting for quinoline and indole adsorption on
silicoaluminates exhibiting the highest adsorption capacity.
The kinetics indicated that SiAl presented higher adsorption capabilities than the
commercial. Besides, kinetic models based on Langmuirian mechanism were developed.
2012
XXXIII Encuentro
Nacional y III Congreso
Internacional de la
AMIDIQ
G. Che-Galicia and J.F. Guayaquil-Sosa, Adsorption of Basic Dye from
Aqueous Solution by a Low-Cost Adsorbent: Packed-Bed Modelling.
Advisors: Ph.D. R.S. Ruz-Martnez & Ph.D. C.O. Castillo-Araiza.
The adsorption of a basic dye (Rhodamine B) onto natural zeolite (clinoptilolite-
mordenite) has been studied using packed-bed adsorbed model.
A pseudo heterogeneous model has been utilized to predict the packed-bed breakth-
rough curves. This model considers both external and internal mass transfer resistances
as well as axial dispersion.
A parametric sensitivity study was carried out in order to determine the eect of inlet
dye concentration, ow rate, bed height and particle diameter upon breakthrough curves.
The kinetic parameters were obtained throughout experiments in a batch adsorber by
tting the experimental data with theoretical model.
Simulations results suggest that adsorption process using a low-cost natural zeolite is
feasible to be applied at industrial scale.
Awards.
2013
University Medal of Merit, Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.
for High Performance in the generation 2010-2012, UAM Mexico.
2010
University Medal of Merit, Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering.
for High Performance in the generation 2005-2009, UAM Mexico.
2010
Best Graduate Degree in Chemical Engineering fromthe Institution in 2009.
National Association of Colleges and Engineering Schools, UAM Mexico.
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2009
Outstanding Academic Performance Along the Bachelor in Chemical
Engineering.
General Direction, UAM Mexico.
2008
Outstanding Performance During the Third Year of Bachelor in Chemical
Engineering.
Division of Basic Science and Engineering, UAM-I Mexico.
2007
Outstanding Performance During the Second Year of Bachelor in Chemical
Engineering.
Division of Basic Science and Engineering, UAM-I Mexico.
Professional development.
2013
Teaching Assistant Training Program (TATP).
Teaching Support Centre, The University of Western Ontario.
2012
Kinetics and Parameter Estimation.
Ph. D. Carlos O. Castillo-Araiza, Division of Basic Science and Engineering,
UAM-I Mexico.
2011
Workshop Teaching Strategies.
Division of Basic Science and Engineering, UAM-I Mexico.
Scholarships.
2013-2017
Government Scholarship for International PhD Studies.
The National Council for Science and Technology, CONACyT Mexico.
2013
Supplement Scholarship for International PhD Studies.
Secretariat of Public Education, Mexico.
2013
Awared for Outstanding Academic Records.
The Mexican Provincial Council for Science and Technology, COMECyT.
2012
Scholarship for 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting .
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
2010-2012
Government Scholarship for Graduate Studies.
The National Council for Science and Technology, CONACyT Mexico.
2007
Government Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies.
Secretariat of Public Education, Mexico.
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Generation Line and Knowledge Application
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These are my elds of work with CONACyT.
Sep 2014
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Via Water Splitting.
Predictive Monte Carlo Simulations and Kinetic Modelling Applied to Photo-
catalytic Reactors.
Sep 2011
Adsorption, Synthesis of New Materials, Characterization of Solid Materials
and Heterogeneous Catalysts From Structure to Surface Reactivity Kinetics.
Nov 2010
Teaching and Research.
Languages.
Spanish Native Speaker.
English
Certicate of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) by British
Council, Test date & location; February 23, 2013. Humber College North
Campus, Toronto, Ontario. Academic module; Good user.
Computer Skills.
Programming Languages L
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X, Fortran, HTML, and Java.
Familiarized with
Linux OS, Mac OS, and programming oriented to visualization, development
and objects.
Software
COMSOL Multiphysics, CorelDraw, Fluent, GaussView, Kile, MATLAB,
MestRe-C, Oce, OriginPro, Quantachrome ASiQ, SimSci-PRO/II, Texmaker,
Wolfram Mathematica.
Relevant Courses.
Chemical Engineering
Material and Energy Balance, Process Dynamics and Control, Chemical
Reaction Engineering, Processes and Design Laboratory, Fluid Mechanics, Unit
Operations, Separation Processes, Selected Topics of Heat and Mass Transfer,
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer.
Mathematics
Linear Algebra, Dierential and Integral Calculus, Ordinary Dierential
Equations, Partial Dierential Equations, Mathematical Methods in Process
Engineering, Probability and Statistics.
Chemistry
Chemical Kinetics, Structure of Matter, Coordination Chemistry, Inorganic
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Transformations.
Graduate
Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering, En-
gineering of Catalytic and Chemical Reactors, Instrumental Methods of Analy-
sis for Engineers, Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering, Solid State
Chemistry, Selected Topics of Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Heat
and Mass Transfer.
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