Roberto Leyva-Ramos

Dr. Roberto Leyva-Ramos

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Academic Career Length

42Years (1985-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2017 in Sustainable Environment Research
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JSJacob Josafat Salazar-Rábago
Jacob Josafat Salazar-Rábago
RLRoberto Leyva-Ramos
Roberto Leyva-Ramos
José Rivera UtrillaJosé Rivera Utrilla
José Rivera Utrilla
Raul OcampoRaul Ocampo
Raul Ocampo
FCFelipe Cerino-Cordova
Felipe Cerino-Cordova
In this work, the biosorption mechanism of the cationic dye Methylene Blue (MB) on natural White Pine sawdust (NS) (Pinus durangensis) was investigated. Likewise, the surface charge distribution of NS was determined, and its point of zero charge was found to be 4.3. Besides, the capacity of the NS for adsorbing MB was increased 1.7, 2.0 and 4.6 times when the pH was raised from 3 to 4.25, 3 to 7 and 3 to 10, respectively. This behavior was attributed to the electrostatic attraction between the negatively charged surface of NS and the cationic species MB+. The adsorption capacity increased with increased temperature because the adsorption was an endothermic process. The adsorption capacity was drastically reduced by increasing the ionic strength of the solution corroborating with the fact that the electrostatic attractions played a crucial role in the adsorption of MB on NS. It was also shown that the MB was chemisorbed because the adsorption was not reversible. The predominant adsorption mechanisms were the electrostatic attraction and chemisorption and not ion exchange

22 November 2007 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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NMNahum Medellin
Nahum Medellin
RLRoberto Leyva-Ramos
Roberto Leyva-Ramos
Raul OcampoRaul Ocampo
Raul Ocampo
RCRamon F. Garcia de la Cruz
Ramon F. Garcia de la Cruz
AAAntonio Aragon-Piña
Antonio Aragon-Piña
LFLaura Fuentes-Rubio
Laura Fuentes-Rubio

1 September 2005 in Separation and Purification Technology
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RLRoberto Leyva-Ramos
Roberto Leyva-Ramos
LBL Bernaljacome
L Bernaljacome
IAI Acostarodriguez
I Acostarodriguez

1 March 1999 in Carbon
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RLRoberto Leyva-Ramos
Roberto Leyva-Ramos
JOJ Ovalle-Turrubiartes
J Ovalle-Turrubiartes
MSM.A Sanchez-Castillo
M.A Sanchez-Castillo

5 February 1990 in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
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LFL.‐S. Fan
L.‐S. Fan
RLRoberto Leyva-Ramos
Roberto Leyva-Ramos
KWK. D. Wisecarver
K. D. Wisecarver
BZB. J. Zehner
B. J. Zehner

1 June 2013 in Chemical Engineering Journal
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EPE. Padilla-Ortega
E. Padilla-Ortega
RLRoberto Leyva-Ramos
Roberto Leyva-Ramos
JFJ.V. Flores-Cano
J.V. Flores-Cano