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Prof. Francisco J. Lozano
School of Engineering and Sciences Energy and Climate Change Research Group ITESM, Campus Monterrey, Mexico

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0 Energy from renewable resources
0 Energy efficiency with a systemic approach
0 Sustainable chemical processes
0 Residual biomass use for energy and chemicals

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Research article
Published: 27 November 2019 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Recently, Geographic Information System (GIS) tools have been used to determine suitable locations on different manufacturing system. Commonly, GIS tools assign weights to diverse geographical layers; where weights are assigned by knowledge of experts as well as methods such as the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Best Worst Method (BWM). However, most of methodologies to assign weights are based on subjective criteria. Thus, this work proposes a novel approach for determining weights in a GIS methodology based on a multi-stakeholder approach to address the lack of methodologies to determine weights in GIS approaches. Our proposal consists of a multi-objective optimization problem considering several cases proposed by stakeholders, which are based on previously obtained GIS models. Consequently, weights are determined via a multi-objective approach to find the trade-off between satisfaction and global suitability. We applied the proposed methodology in a case study for Mexico focused on determining locations of a biomass supply chain. Results show that it is not possible to reach the maximum satisfaction level for each of stakeholders simultaneously. Nevertheless, we generated a Pareto curve to show the compromise between suitability and satisfaction; which could be an extra tool for the making decision process.

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Jose Ezequiel Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia; Francisco Jose Lozano. Novel Approach for Weighting in the Geographic Information System Focused on a Multistakeholder Problem: Case for the Residual Biomass Processing System. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2019, 58, 23249 -23260.

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Jose Ezequiel Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia, Francisco Jose Lozano. Novel Approach for Weighting in the Geographic Information System Focused on a Multistakeholder Problem: Case for the Residual Biomass Processing System. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2019; 58 (51):23249-23260.

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Jose Ezequiel Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia; Francisco Jose Lozano. 2019. "Novel Approach for Weighting in the Geographic Information System Focused on a Multistakeholder Problem: Case for the Residual Biomass Processing System." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58, no. 51: 23249-23260.

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Published: 22 November 2019 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Energy demand in Mexico is expected to increase in the foreseeable future; however, recently adopted national policies require that Mexico reduces its dependence on fossil fuel-based energy resources. In order to identify areas with a high potential for renewable energy production, based on agricultural by-products a geographic information system-based model was constructed. The model considered a set of enablers' layers (agriculture residue, roads, electrical network, population, land use) and a set of restrictors' layers (slope, natural protected areas, water bodies, natural vegetation, populated areas, airports, and historical sites). Eight crops were selected: maize, wheat, sugarcane, barley, sorghum, agave, paddy rice, and pecan nut. These were selected based on their residue production, as well as being the ones with sizable production volume in several regions across Mexico, as well as the characteristics of their residual biomass that can be used for generating energy or chemicals, without altering the primary intention for these crops, which is human and animal feed. Four models were developed using a weighted overlay algorithm to construct the enablers' layer while the restrictors' layer was created by selecting features with a given characteristic or by generating buffers from the layer's features. The results show that it is possible to generate up to 70,951 MWh of electricity or 18,373 Gg of Fischer–Tropsch liquids using only 60% of the residual biomass. The distribution of these energy sources in the country is highly variable depending on the type of crop selected with a concentration of the crop residues along the lowlands of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean and the central states of Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Queretaro. The study covers a very ample set of municipalities throughout the country, therein their relevance.

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Diego Fabián Lozano-García; José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Francisco J. Lozano; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. GIS-based modeling of residual biomass availability for energy and production in Mexico. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 120, 109610 .

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Diego Fabián Lozano-García, José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar, Francisco J. Lozano, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. GIS-based modeling of residual biomass availability for energy and production in Mexico. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2019; 120 ():109610.

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Diego Fabián Lozano-García; José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Francisco J. Lozano; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. 2019. "GIS-based modeling of residual biomass availability for energy and production in Mexico." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 120, no. : 109610.

Research article
Published: 03 July 2019 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis is an important reaction for the alternative production of high-quality liquid fuels, which promote sustainable development by enabling economical decarbonization. The one-stage FT process involves both hydrocarbon growth and hydrocracking/isomerization in a single step and is more energy- and cost-efficient than the two-stage process. Bifunctional catalysts, composed of acid and metal sites, are needed in order to achieve one-step synthesis. In this review, we will discuss on the state of the art concerning the use of bifunctional catalysts for the one-stage FT process, focusing on the effect of metal and acid sites on the catalytic performance. Several supports with potential utility for the one-stage FT process were analyzed, including zeolites, clays, alumina, silica, aluminosilicates and carbons, and the advantages and disadvantages of each were evaluated.

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Daniela Xulú Martínez-Vargas; Ladislao Sandoval-Rangel; Omar Campuzano-Calderon; Michel Romero Flores; Francisco J. Lozano; Krishna D. P. Nigam; Alberto Mendoza; Alejandro Montesinos-Castellanos. Recent Advances in Bifunctional Catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch Process: One-Stage Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Syngas. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2019, 58, 15872 -15901.

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Daniela Xulú Martínez-Vargas, Ladislao Sandoval-Rangel, Omar Campuzano-Calderon, Michel Romero Flores, Francisco J. Lozano, Krishna D. P. Nigam, Alberto Mendoza, Alejandro Montesinos-Castellanos. Recent Advances in Bifunctional Catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch Process: One-Stage Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Syngas. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2019; 58 (35):15872-15901.

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Daniela Xulú Martínez-Vargas; Ladislao Sandoval-Rangel; Omar Campuzano-Calderon; Michel Romero Flores; Francisco J. Lozano; Krishna D. P. Nigam; Alberto Mendoza; Alejandro Montesinos-Castellanos. 2019. "Recent Advances in Bifunctional Catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch Process: One-Stage Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Syngas." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58, no. 35: 15872-15901.

Research article
Published: 16 May 2019 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Residual biomass is a renewable resource with attractive characteristics to produce energy and biofuels. Diverse studies have stated that residual biomass used for biofuels and energy production can contribute partially to solve the energy demand problem decreasing fossil fuels carbon emissions. Most works have focused on developing new technologies, processes and processing systems based on biomass. Other works have ad- dressed the supply chain-planning problem to determine optimal locations considering diverse objectives. A third group of works have proposed schemes based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to determine suitable locations in dierent types of sys- tems. Nevertheless, works capable to combine the advantage of GIS, mathematical programming and process design have not been properly conducted. Therefore, this paper presents a sequential approach for the optimal planning of a residual biomass processing system. The methodology considers selecting potential locations through a multi-criteria methodology based on GIS. Also, this paper proposes a mathematical programming approach for the optimal planning of a residual biomass processing sys- tem, which considers as input the locations pre-dened by GIS methodology as well as 6 potential products, 6 processing routes and 8 raw materials. The mathematical pro- gramming approach consists of mass balances to obtain the interconnections between the dierent supply chain nodes, as well as, constraints to model the considered tech- nologies involving capital investment and production costs. GIS approach was applied to a case study in Mexico, which produced 764 harvesting sites and 334 processing plants for all considered residual biomass types. Optimization approach conducted to select 33 processing plants, 467 harvesting sites, and 2 of the products from 3 biomass types in order to determine the nal supply chain topology. Results show that the proposed methodology is a useful tool to determine the optimal supply chain topology during the making decision process.

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José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia; Francisco Jose Lozano; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. Sequential Use of Geographic Information System and Mathematical Programming for Optimal Planning for Energy Production Systems from Residual Biomass. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2019, 58, 15818 -15837.

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José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar, Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia, Francisco Jose Lozano, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. Sequential Use of Geographic Information System and Mathematical Programming for Optimal Planning for Energy Production Systems from Residual Biomass. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2019; 58 (35):15818-15837.

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José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia; Francisco Jose Lozano; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. 2019. "Sequential Use of Geographic Information System and Mathematical Programming for Optimal Planning for Energy Production Systems from Residual Biomass." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58, no. 35: 15818-15837.

Journal article
Published: 16 March 2019 in Sustainability
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There has been considerable progress in the incorporation of sustainable development (SD) into higher education institutions’ curricula. This has included research on competences for SD and pedagogical approaches used; however, there has been limited research on the connection between how pedagogical approaches are used and how they may develop sustainability competences. A survey was developed, based on the ‘connecting sustainable development pedagogical approaches to competences’ framework, to investigate sustainability being taught, sustainability competences developed, and pedagogical approaches used in European higher education institutions. The survey was sent to a database of more than 4000 contacts from which 390 complete responses (9.80%) were obtained. The results show that the social dimension was the least addressed at 18% of responses, while the economic, environmental, and cross-cutting dimensions were addressed almost equally. The correlation analyses showed a relation between the contribution to sustainability and the strength of competences, and between the strength of competences and the strength of pedagogical approaches. The results from the survey helped to update the theoretical framework, which provides a more precise perspective on how sustainability competences can be better developed in class, and how to better develop all the sustainability competences.

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Rodrigo Lozano; Maria Barreiro-Gen; Francisco J. Lozano; Kaisu Sammalisto. Teaching Sustainability in European Higher Education Institutions: Assessing the Connections between Competences and Pedagogical Approaches. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1602 .

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Rodrigo Lozano, Maria Barreiro-Gen, Francisco J. Lozano, Kaisu Sammalisto. Teaching Sustainability in European Higher Education Institutions: Assessing the Connections between Competences and Pedagogical Approaches. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (6):1602.

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Rodrigo Lozano; Maria Barreiro-Gen; Francisco J. Lozano; Kaisu Sammalisto. 2019. "Teaching Sustainability in European Higher Education Institutions: Assessing the Connections between Competences and Pedagogical Approaches." Sustainability 11, no. 6: 1602.

Research article
Published: 29 June 2018 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Sequential batch reactors (SBR) are widely used in waste water treatment due to flexibility in operation and low investment costs. However, the main drawback of this technology is the large energy requirements for its operation. In addition, SBR performance is mostly determined by the quality of treated water, which is affected by model uncertainty. Efficient control systems that can meet the operational goals for this process under uncertainty is therefore desired. In this work, we propose an efficient control approach for composition control of organic matter and nitrogen in SBR systems in presence of model uncertainty. A local sensitivity analysis was performed to identify the variables that have a major impact on SBR behavior. Robust and stochastic model predictive controllers were designed to effectively control the SBR process under uncertainty. Our results indicate that water quality requirements can be achieved even in presence of uncertainty without sacrificing SBR performance.

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Bárbara E. Rodríguez-Pérez; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Luis Ricardez-Sandoval; Francisco José Lozano. Optimal Water Quality Control of Sequencing Batch Reactors Under Uncertainty. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57, 9571 -9590.

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Bárbara E. Rodríguez-Pérez, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Luis Ricardez-Sandoval, Francisco José Lozano. Optimal Water Quality Control of Sequencing Batch Reactors Under Uncertainty. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2018; 57 (29):9571-9590.

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Bárbara E. Rodríguez-Pérez; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Luis Ricardez-Sandoval; Francisco José Lozano. 2018. "Optimal Water Quality Control of Sequencing Batch Reactors Under Uncertainty." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 57, no. 29: 9571-9590.

Research article
Published: 06 February 2018 in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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Biomass is a renewable resource that has attractive characteristics for manufacturing many types of products such as biofuels, specialty chemicals, and energy generation. Several studies have addressed diverse important features such as new technologies for biomass treatment, approaches for potential location of refineries, models to evaluate existing relationships between availability and price, among others. However, two important issues need to be considered: potential locations for biomass processing systems facilities considering geographic constraints, as well as uncertainty associated to biomass availability over time. Thus, this paper presents an approach to determine viable facility locations for supply chains based on residual biomass. This work has used a tool based on geographic information systems in order to involve environmental, social and geographic restrictions. Some of considered environmental features are exclusion of protected areas, vegetation type according with human activities, and water bodies location. Also, the approach considers technical constraints given by the terrain slope, wetland zones, distance to transportation infrastructure, distance to power grids and power plants, etc. In addition, social constrains such as distance to urban and rural communities, and historic monuments are included as well. Additionally, climatic aspects such as frequency of drought and hurricanes have been also taken into account. Besides, this work has considered the effect of biomass uncertainty through several scenarios, based on historical data for residual biomass availability, to include variations over time of this factor on biomass processing systems. The proposed geographic information system was tested for a nationwide case study in Mexico to determine viable regions to locate biomass processing systems facilities. The results show that biomass availability variations over time due to uncertainty have a strong effect on viable regions to install facilities in a supply chain based on biomass. Furthermore, the results also illustrate the influence of the type of raw material on the number of potential locations. This method is useful to define potential locations to be taken into account in problems like supply chain design or planning problem since, it is possible to decrease considerably the number of options to choose accounting social, environmental, and geographic issues as well as uncertainty associated to biomass availability.

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José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Francisco Betancourt-Galvan; Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia; Francisco Jose Lozano. Facilities Location for Residual Biomass Production System Using Geographic Information System under Uncertainty. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6, 3331 -3348.

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José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Francisco Betancourt-Galvan, Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia, Francisco Jose Lozano. Facilities Location for Residual Biomass Production System Using Geographic Information System under Uncertainty. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2018; 6 (3):3331-3348.

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José Ezequiel Santibañez-Aguilar; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Francisco Betancourt-Galvan; Diego Fabián Lozano-Garcia; Francisco Jose Lozano. 2018. "Facilities Location for Residual Biomass Production System Using Geographic Information System under Uncertainty." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6, no. 3: 3331-3348.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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The special volume on green and sustainable chemistry and engineering has fourteen papers that were considered relevant to the present day issues and discussion, such as adequate use of raw materials and efficient energy, besides considering renewable sources for materials and energy; and changing economical canons towards circular economy. Businesses, governments and Society are facing a number of challenges to tread the sustainability path and provide wellbeing for future generations. This special volume relevance provides discussions and contributions to foster that desirable future. Chemicals are ubiquitous in everyday activities. Their widespread presence provides benefits to societies’ wellbeing, but can have some deleterious effects. To counteract such effect, green engineering and sustainable assessment in industrial processes have been gathering momentum in the last thirty years. Green chemistry, green engineering, eco-efficiency, and sustainability are becoming a necessity for assessing and managing products and processes in the chemical industry. This special volume presents fourteen articles related to sustainable resource and energy use (five articles), circular economy (one article), cleaner production and sustainable process assessment (five article), and innovation in chemical products (three articles). Green and sustainable chemistry, as well as sustainable chemical engineering and renewable energy sources are required to foster and consolidate a transition towards more sustainable societies. This special volume present current trends in chemistry and chemical engineering, such as sustainable resource and energy use, circular economy, cleaner production and sustainable process assessment, and innovation in chemical products. This special volume provides insights in this direction and complementing other efforts towards such transition

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Francisco J. Lozano; Rodrigo Lozano; Paulo Freire; Concepción Jiménez-Gonzalez; Tomohiko Sakao; María Gabriela Ortiz; Andrea Trianni; Angela Carpenter; Tomás Viveros. New perspectives for green and sustainable chemistry and engineering: Approaches from sustainable resource and energy use, management, and transformation. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 172, 227 -232.

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Francisco J. Lozano, Rodrigo Lozano, Paulo Freire, Concepción Jiménez-Gonzalez, Tomohiko Sakao, María Gabriela Ortiz, Andrea Trianni, Angela Carpenter, Tomás Viveros. New perspectives for green and sustainable chemistry and engineering: Approaches from sustainable resource and energy use, management, and transformation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 172 ():227-232.

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Francisco J. Lozano; Rodrigo Lozano; Paulo Freire; Concepción Jiménez-Gonzalez; Tomohiko Sakao; María Gabriela Ortiz; Andrea Trianni; Angela Carpenter; Tomás Viveros. 2018. "New perspectives for green and sustainable chemistry and engineering: Approaches from sustainable resource and energy use, management, and transformation." Journal of Cleaner Production 172, no. : 227-232.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Francisco J. Lozano; Rodrigo Lozano. Assessing the potential sustainability benefits of agricultural residues: Biomass conversion to syngas for energy generation or to chemicals production. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 172, 4162 -4169.

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Francisco J. Lozano, Rodrigo Lozano. Assessing the potential sustainability benefits of agricultural residues: Biomass conversion to syngas for energy generation or to chemicals production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 172 ():4162-4169.

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Francisco J. Lozano; Rodrigo Lozano. 2018. "Assessing the potential sustainability benefits of agricultural residues: Biomass conversion to syngas for energy generation or to chemicals production." Journal of Cleaner Production 172, no. : 4162-4169.

Journal article
Published: 25 November 2017 in International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
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Efficient energy recovery is one of the key technological strategies for coping with reduction and emission of green-house gases. Commonly, such gases are produced during combustion of fossil fuel-based processes. A way to contribute to reduce the emission of green-house gases has to do with energy recovery from low-temperature energy sources, commonly available in industrial processing systems, deploying both mixtures of organic fluids and power Rankine cycles. However, feasible optimal design calls for taking into account uncertainty both in model and process parameters. In this work we propose a robust optimal design approach, based on nonlinear programming, for addressing efficient energy recovery from low-temperature sources which takes advantage of the presence of uncertainty to render optimal processing conditions realizable in practice. The proposed robust optimal approach is particularly suitable when no probability distributions of uncertainty are available and only upper and lower bounds on uncertainty are known. Three case studies are presented to stress the importance of considering the impact and presence of uncertainty on low-temperature Rankine cycles.

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M. Magdalena Santos-Rodriguez; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Miguel Angel Gutierrez-Limon; Francisco J. Lozano. Robust Optimal Design of Working Fluids for Sustainable Low Temperature Energy Recovery Under Uncertain Conditions. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering 2017, 15, 1 .

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M. Magdalena Santos-Rodriguez, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Miguel Angel Gutierrez-Limon, Francisco J. Lozano. Robust Optimal Design of Working Fluids for Sustainable Low Temperature Energy Recovery Under Uncertain Conditions. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 2017; 15 (6):1.

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M. Magdalena Santos-Rodriguez; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac; Miguel Angel Gutierrez-Limon; Francisco J. Lozano. 2017. "Robust Optimal Design of Working Fluids for Sustainable Low Temperature Energy Recovery Under Uncertain Conditions." International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering 15, no. 6: 1.

Journal article
Published: 20 October 2017 in Sustainability
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Research into and practice of Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) have been increasing during the last two decades. These have focused on providing sustainability education to future generations of professionals. In this context, there has been considerable progress in the incorporation of SD in universities’ curricula. Most of these efforts have focussed on the design and delivery of sustainability-oriented competences. Some peer-reviewed articles have proposed different pedagogical approaches to better deliver SD in these courses; however, there has been limited research on the connection between how courses are delivered (pedagogical approaches) and how they may affect sustainability competences. This paper analyses competences and pedagogical approaches, using hermeneutics to connect these in a framework based on twelve competences and twelve pedagogical approaches found in the literature. The framework connects the course aims to delivery in HESD by highlighting the connections between pedagogical approaches and competences in a matrix structure. The framework is aimed at helping educators in creating and updating their courses to provide a more complete, holistic, and systemic sustainability education to future leaders, decision makers, educators, and change agents. To better develop mind-sets and actions of future generations, we must provide students with a complete set of sustainability competences.

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Rodrigo Lozano; Michelle Y. Merrill; Kaisu Sammalisto; Kim Ceulemans; Francisco J. Lozano. Connecting Competences and Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Higher Education: A Literature Review and Framework Proposal. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1889 .

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Rodrigo Lozano, Michelle Y. Merrill, Kaisu Sammalisto, Kim Ceulemans, Francisco J. Lozano. Connecting Competences and Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Higher Education: A Literature Review and Framework Proposal. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (10):1889.

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Rodrigo Lozano; Michelle Y. Merrill; Kaisu Sammalisto; Kim Ceulemans; Francisco J. Lozano. 2017. "Connecting Competences and Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Higher Education: A Literature Review and Framework Proposal." Sustainability 9, no. 10: 1889.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2017 in Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
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José E. Santibañez-Aguilar; Diego F. Lozano-García; Francisco J. Lozano; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. Integral System to Determine Feasible Regions for Biomass Utilization. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 2017, 1891 -1896.

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José E. Santibañez-Aguilar, Diego F. Lozano-García, Francisco J. Lozano, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. Integral System to Determine Feasible Regions for Biomass Utilization. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 2017; ():1891-1896.

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José E. Santibañez-Aguilar; Diego F. Lozano-García; Francisco J. Lozano; Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac. 2017. "Integral System to Determine Feasible Regions for Biomass Utilization." Computer Aided Chemical Engineering , no. : 1891-1896.

Research article
Published: 26 May 2016 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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Considerable efforts have been made to study heat exchanger microreactors. However, the starting point in design for the selection of an adequate length scale that takes into account both the maximum temperature rise and pressure drop, important criteria for the holistic design of such equipment, is still missing. An attempt has been made in the present communication to provide such relationship over a wide range of operating variables. Fast and simple guidelines are discussed for beginning to design a heat exchanger microreactor for exothermic reactions where the maximum temperature deviation inside the reactor, called the hotspot temperature, can be predicted by calculating the overall heat and the maximum heat release rate. The applicability of the proposed guidelines was tested using experimental and simulation data from other authors.

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Yatziri Rodríguez-Guerra; Luciano A. Gerling; Enrique Lopez; Francisco J. Lozano; Krishna D. P. Nigam; Alejandro Montesinos-Castellanos. Design of Micro- and Milli-Channel Heat Exchanger Reactors for Homogeneous Exothermic Reactions in the Laminar Regime. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2016, 55, 6435 -6442.

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Yatziri Rodríguez-Guerra, Luciano A. Gerling, Enrique Lopez, Francisco J. Lozano, Krishna D. P. Nigam, Alejandro Montesinos-Castellanos. Design of Micro- and Milli-Channel Heat Exchanger Reactors for Homogeneous Exothermic Reactions in the Laminar Regime. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2016; 55 (22):6435-6442.

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Yatziri Rodríguez-Guerra; Luciano A. Gerling; Enrique Lopez; Francisco J. Lozano; Krishna D. P. Nigam; Alejandro Montesinos-Castellanos. 2016. "Design of Micro- and Milli-Channel Heat Exchanger Reactors for Homogeneous Exothermic Reactions in the Laminar Regime." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 55, no. 22: 6435-6442.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2016 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Francisco J. Lozano; Paulo Freire; Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez; Concepción Jiménez-Gonzalez; Tomohiko Sakao; Niall Mac Dowell; María Gabriela Ortiz; Andrea Trianni; Angela Carpenter; Tomas Viveros. New perspectives for sustainable resource and energy use, management and transformation: approaches from green and sustainable chemistry and engineering. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 118, 1 -3.

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Francisco J. Lozano, Paulo Freire, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Concepción Jiménez-Gonzalez, Tomohiko Sakao, Niall Mac Dowell, María Gabriela Ortiz, Andrea Trianni, Angela Carpenter, Tomas Viveros. New perspectives for sustainable resource and energy use, management and transformation: approaches from green and sustainable chemistry and engineering. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 118 ():1-3.

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Francisco J. Lozano; Paulo Freire; Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez; Concepción Jiménez-Gonzalez; Tomohiko Sakao; Niall Mac Dowell; María Gabriela Ortiz; Andrea Trianni; Angela Carpenter; Tomas Viveros. 2016. "New perspectives for sustainable resource and energy use, management and transformation: approaches from green and sustainable chemistry and engineering." Journal of Cleaner Production 118, no. : 1-3.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2015 in Bioresource Technology
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This study focuses on the evaluation of pecan nut shells as an alternative source of energy through pyrolysis and gasification. The physicochemical characteristics of the selected biomass that can influence the process efficiency, consumption rates, and the product yield, as well as create operational problems, were determined. In addition, the thermal decomposition kinetics necessary for prediction of consumption rates and yields were determined. Finally, the performance of a downdraft gasifier fed with pecan nut shells was analyzed in terms of process efficiency and exit gas characteristics. It was found that the pyrolytic decomposition of the nut shells can be modeled adequately using a single equation considering two independent parallel reactions. The performance of the gasification process can be influenced by the particle size and air flow rate, requiring a proper combination of these parameters for reliable operation and production of a valuable syngas.

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Hugo Aldana; Francisco J. Lozano; Joaquín Acevedo; Alberto Mendoza. Thermogravimetric characterization and gasification of pecan nut shells. Bioresource Technology 2015, 198, 634 -641.

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Hugo Aldana, Francisco J. Lozano, Joaquín Acevedo, Alberto Mendoza. Thermogravimetric characterization and gasification of pecan nut shells. Bioresource Technology. 2015; 198 ():634-641.

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Hugo Aldana; Francisco J. Lozano; Joaquín Acevedo; Alberto Mendoza. 2015. "Thermogravimetric characterization and gasification of pecan nut shells." Bioresource Technology 198, no. : 634-641.

Review
Published: 01 December 2015 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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During the last two decades, many higher education institutions have become involved in embedding sustainable development into their academic systems. The research for this paper was built upon discussions on declarations, charters, and other initiatives designed to commit their institutions to education for sustainable development. It analyses if such commitment leads to more sustainable development implementation within the academic institution. The research was performed using a survey, based upon a literature review of 60 peer-reviewed papers. The survey was divided into eight categories: background; institutional framework; campus operations; education; research; outreach and collaboration; on-campus experiences; and assessment and reporting. The survey was answered by 84 respondents from 70 institutions, worldwide. The responses were analysed via descriptive analysis, grounded theory, and inferential statistics. The results revealed that there were many examples of sustainable development implementation throughout the system; however, generally the efforts tended to be compartmentalised. The analyses also highlighted strong linkages between the institution's commitment to sustainability, implementation, and signing a declaration, charter, or initiative. The findings suggested that academic leadership's commitment was a leading cause for signing a declaration, charter, or initiative, and implementing sustainable development. The research team provided recommendations for higher educational leaders, including acknowledge that the higher education institution system is comprised of several inter-related elements; commit to sustainability by integrating it into policies and strategies; show the commitment by signing a declaration, charter, or initiative; establish short-, medium-, and long-term plans for its institutionalisation; and ensure that sustainable development is implemented throughout the system.status: publishe

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Rodrigo Lozano; Kim Ceulemans; Mar Alonso-Almeida; Donald Huisingh; Francisco J. Lozano; Tom Waas; Wim Lambrechts; Rebeka Lukman; Jean Hugé. A review of commitment and implementation of sustainable development in higher education: results from a worldwide survey. Journal of Cleaner Production 2015, 108, 1 -18.

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Rodrigo Lozano, Kim Ceulemans, Mar Alonso-Almeida, Donald Huisingh, Francisco J. Lozano, Tom Waas, Wim Lambrechts, Rebeka Lukman, Jean Hugé. A review of commitment and implementation of sustainable development in higher education: results from a worldwide survey. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2015; 108 ():1-18.

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Rodrigo Lozano; Kim Ceulemans; Mar Alonso-Almeida; Donald Huisingh; Francisco J. Lozano; Tom Waas; Wim Lambrechts; Rebeka Lukman; Jean Hugé. 2015. "A review of commitment and implementation of sustainable development in higher education: results from a worldwide survey." Journal of Cleaner Production 108, no. : 1-18.

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Published: 01 August 2014 in Biomass and Bioenergy
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Hugo Aldana; Francisco J. Lozano; Joaquín Acevedo. Evaluating the potential for producing energy from agricultural residues in México using MILP optimization. Biomass and Bioenergy 2014, 67, 372 -389.

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Hugo Aldana, Francisco J. Lozano, Joaquín Acevedo. Evaluating the potential for producing energy from agricultural residues in México using MILP optimization. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2014; 67 ():372-389.

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Hugo Aldana; Francisco J. Lozano; Joaquín Acevedo. 2014. "Evaluating the potential for producing energy from agricultural residues in México using MILP optimization." Biomass and Bioenergy 67, no. : 372-389.

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Published: 01 May 2014 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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Rodrigo Lozano; Angela Carpenter; Francisco J. Lozano. Critical reflections on the Chemical Leasing concept. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2014, 86, 53 -60.

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Rodrigo Lozano, Angela Carpenter, Francisco J. Lozano. Critical reflections on the Chemical Leasing concept. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2014; 86 ():53-60.

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Rodrigo Lozano; Angela Carpenter; Francisco J. Lozano. 2014. "Critical reflections on the Chemical Leasing concept." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 86, no. : 53-60.

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Published: 01 February 2014 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Francisco J. Lozano; Rodrigo Lozano. Developing the curriculum for a new Bachelor's degree in Engineering for Sustainable Development. Journal of Cleaner Production 2014, 64, 136 -146.

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Francisco J. Lozano, Rodrigo Lozano. Developing the curriculum for a new Bachelor's degree in Engineering for Sustainable Development. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2014; 64 ():136-146.

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Francisco J. Lozano; Rodrigo Lozano. 2014. "Developing the curriculum for a new Bachelor's degree in Engineering for Sustainable Development." Journal of Cleaner Production 64, no. : 136-146.

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Published: 01 June 2013 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Rodrigo Lozano; Francisco J. Lozano; Karel Mulder; Donald Huisingh; Tom Waas. Advancing Higher Education for Sustainable Development: international insights and critical reflections. Journal of Cleaner Production 2013, 48, 3 -9.

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Rodrigo Lozano, Francisco J. Lozano, Karel Mulder, Donald Huisingh, Tom Waas. Advancing Higher Education for Sustainable Development: international insights and critical reflections. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2013; 48 ():3-9.

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Rodrigo Lozano; Francisco J. Lozano; Karel Mulder; Donald Huisingh; Tom Waas. 2013. "Advancing Higher Education for Sustainable Development: international insights and critical reflections." Journal of Cleaner Production 48, no. : 3-9.