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First name: José Angel.

Last name: Ojeda-Nava.

Nationality: Mexican.

First language: Spanish.

 

 

Education

 

1990-1995, B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering.

Institution: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM.

Thesis: Preparation and Characterization of NiW/Al2O3-TiO2 catalysts modified by phosphorous.

Supervisor: Professor Dr. A. Benítez-Patricio.

Place: Catalysis Research Unit Group (UNICAT) in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Building E, Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM.

Phone: + 52 55 5622-53-66.

 

Thesis description

In this study we prepared different molecular blends of alumina and titania (Al2O3-TiO2) using the sol-gel method. Once the supports were prepared, we proceed to add the textural modifier phosporous (H3PO4). With the modified support, we then deposited the active phase NiW (amonium methatungstate and nikel sulphate). The supports and catalysts were then characterized by several analytical techniques like: superficial acidity with n-butil amine, surface area, X-ray diffraction, RAMAN and DRS spectroscopy. Sulfied catalysts were studied under a High Resolution Transmittance Electronic Microscopy.

 

1996-1999, M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (Process engineering)

Institution: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM.

Thesis: Mathematic Modeling of the Hydrotreatment Reactor. Object oriented programming.

Supervisor: Professor Dr. J. Ramírez-Solis.

Place: Catalysis Research Unit Group (UNICAT) of the Chemical Engineering Department, Building E, Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM.

Phone: + 52 55 5622-53-66.

 

Thesis description

A mathematical model of the trickle bed reactor was developed using object oriented programming techniques. The mass and energy transport occurring at the liquid-vapour interphase as well as at the catalyst level was taken into account. The problem of catalyst diffusion was aborded with a general multi-component formulation using orthogonal collocation method. A cubic equation of sate was used for LVE calculations. Thermodynamic and transport properties were estimated with well-known correlations.

 

 

Participation in scientific events

  • The IV International Conference on Advanced Materials 1995, Cancun (Mexico), with the work: Influence of the Phosphorous Concentration on the Hydrodesulfurization Activity of NiW/Al2O3-TiO2 Catalysts.

  • 12vo Simposio Iberoamericano de Catálisis, Cordoba (Argentina), with the work: Efecto de la incorporación de fósforo sobre la estructura en catalizadores de W soportados en TiO2, Al2O3 y TiO2-Al2O3.

  • The software and multimedia exhibition for teaching and learning of chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM, with the work: GRAF3D.EXE, graphic software used to generate thermodynamic 3-D diagrams.

  • Seminar Artificial Intelligence in Process Engineering, imparted by Professor Dr. R. Bañares-Alcántara, Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM.

  • Course Distillation, Absorption & Extraction 2002, University of Twente (The Netherlands).

  • European Symposium On Computer Aided Process Engineering 2001 (ESCAPE-12), The Hague (The Netherlands), with the work: Hydrodesulphurization of Gas oils: Advantages of Counter-current gas-liquid contacting.

  • 3rd International Symposium on Multifunctional Reactors & 18th Colloquium on Chemical Reactor Engineering 2003, University of Bath (United Kingdom) with the works: Combining distillation columns and heterogeneous catalytic reactors and In-situ stripping of H2S in gasoil hydrodesulphurisation: reactor design considerations.

 

 

Publications

  1. Ojeda Nava, J.A. and Krishna, R., Influence of unequal component efficiencies on trajectories during distillation of a homogeneous azeotropic mixture, Chemical Engineering & Processing, 43, 305-316 (2004)

  2.  Ojeda Nava, J.A., Baur, R. and Krishna, R., Combining distillation and heterogeneous catalytic reactors, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 82 (A2), 160-166 (2004)

  3. Ojeda Nava, J.A. and Krishna, R., In-situ stripping of H2S in gasoil hydrodesulphurisation: Reactor design considerations, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 82 (A2), 208-214 (2004)

  4. Ojeda, J.A., Ramirez, J. and Krishna, R., Hydrodesulphurization of gasoils: Advantages of counter- current gas-liquid contacting, Submitted to European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - 12, J. Grievink and J. van Schijndel (Editors), pp. 277-282, Elsevier, Amsterdam, (2002)

 

 

Anterior job positions

  • 1994-1995, teaching assistant under the supervision of Professor Dr Enrique Bazua Rueda, Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM.

  • 1997-1998, coordinator in the PROMEP national education program under supervision of Dr Luis Gil Cisneros, SESIC-SEP.

  • 1999-2000, coordinator in the Cadereyta’s project, SK-Engineering & Construction, Mexico branch.

  • 2001- today, PhD position at University of Amsterdam.

 

 Computing knowledge

  • Microsoft Office.

  • Programming language C/C++, FORTRAN

  • MathCad, MatLab

  • SigmaPlot

  • Aspen plus.

  

Foreign Languages

  1. English