KAUST Catalysis Center - Dr. Pedro Castaño

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Pedro Castaño, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
pedro.castano@kaust.edu.sa Personal Website

Research Interests

Professor Castaño’s research interests focus on engineering reactions and sustainable catalytic processes. In particular, (1) developing advanced reactors, heterogeneous catalysts and models for these processes; and (2) understanding the fundamental relationships between structure, performance, deactivation of catalysts with the reaction media and reactor performance-dynamics.

Selected Publications

Role of Oxygenates and Effect of Operating Conditions in the Deactivation of a Ni Supported Catalyst During the Ste...
Ochoa, A., Aramburu, B., Valle, B., Resasco, D.E., Bilbao, J., Gayubo, A.G., Castaño, P.
Green Chem., 19 (2017) 4315-4333, (2017)
Opportunities and Barriers for Producing High Quality Fuels from the Pyrolysis of Scrap Tires
Hita, I., Arabiourrutia, M., Olazar, M., Bilbao, J., Arandes, J.M., Castaño, P.
Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 16 (2016) 745-759, (2016)
Towards the Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Methanol
Albo, J., Alvarez-Guerra, M., Castaño, P., Irabien, A.
Green Chem., 17 (2015) 2304-2324, (2015)
Deactivating Species in the Transformation of Crude Bio-Oil with Methanol into Hydrocarbons on a HZSM-5 Catalyst
Valle, B., Castaño, P., Olazar, M., Bilbao, J., Gayubo, A.G.
J. Catal., 285 (2012) 304-314, (2012)
Catalyst Testing in a Multiple-Parallel, Gas-Liquid, Powder-Packed Bed Microreactor
Van Herk, D., Castaño, P., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J.A., Kreutzer, M.T.
Appl. Catal. A, Gen., 365 (2009) 199-206, (2009)

Education Profile

Postdoc, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), 2007-2009
PhD, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 2006
MSc, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 2004
BSc, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 2002

Professional Profile

• Associate Professor, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 2013-2019

• Assistant Professor, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 2009-2013

• Postdoc, Delft University of Technology (TUDelft), 2007-2009

• Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2000 and 2001

Scientific and Professional Memberships

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

• American Chemical Society (ACS)

• Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) – Member of the Board of the “Chemical Engineering Division”

Awards

• Young Researcher Medal in Chemical Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering (RAING), 2018.

• Young Researcher Award, Spanish National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (ANQUE), 2014.

KAUST Affiliations

KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)