Fernando Rubiera

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Organic chemistry
• Oxygen
• Carbon dioxide

His primary areas of study are Adsorption, Chemical engineering, Coal, Thermogravimetric analysis and Carbon. His research on Adsorption focuses in particular on Activated carbon. His research ties Organic chemistry and Chemical engineering together.

His research in Coal intersects with topics in Combustion and Limiting oxygen concentration. His Thermogravimetric analysis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Surface modification, Thermogravimetry, Inert gas and Thermal analysis. His Carbon research incorporates themes from Waste management and Physisorption.

His most cited work include:

• Influence of torrefaction on the grindability and reactivity of woody biomass (555 citations)
• CO2 capture by adsorption with nitrogen enriched carbons (389 citations)
• Surface modification of activated carbons for CO2 capture (353 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Adsorption, Chemical engineering, Coal, Combustion and Carbon. Fernando Rubiera studies Activated carbon which is a part of Adsorption. Fernando Rubiera mostly deals with Thermogravimetric analysis in his studies of Chemical engineering.

Fernando Rubiera has researched Coal in several fields, including Pyrolysis and Mineralogy. His work in the fields of Combustion, such as Char, Combustibility and Pulverized coal-fired boiler, intersects with other areas such as Flow. The Carbon study which covers Inorganic chemistry that intersects with Porosity.

He most often published in these fields:

• Adsorption (40.11%)
• Chemical engineering (36.72%)
• Coal (35.59%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

• Adsorption (40.11%)
• Activated carbon (19.77%)
• Waste management (20.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Fernando Rubiera mostly deals with Adsorption, Activated carbon, Waste management, Pulp and paper industry and Flue gas. The concepts of his Adsorption study are interwoven with issues in Biogas, Water vapor, Carbon, Chemical engineering and Process engineering. His Carbon course of study focuses on Hydrogen and Pyrolysis and Phenol formaldehyde resin.

His Chemical engineering study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mass transfer, Chromatography, Organic chemistry, Carbon dioxide and Relative humidity. In his research, Gas composition is intimately related to Sawdust, which falls under the overarching field of Waste management. His Pulp and paper industry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Heat of combustion, Pellets and Torrefaction.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Grindability and combustion behavior of coal and torrefied biomass blends. (73 citations)
• Biomass devolatilization at high temperature under N2 and CO2: char morphology and reactivity. (70 citations)
• Kinetics of CO2 adsorption on cherry stone-based carbons in CO2/CH4 separations (63 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Organic chemistry
• Oxygen
• Carbon dioxide

His primary scientific interests are in Adsorption, Chemical engineering, Pulp and paper industry, Sorption and Activated carbon. In the subject of general Adsorption, his work in Freundlich equation is often linked to Bulk density, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His Chemical engineering study combines topics in areas such as Organic chemistry, Carbon dioxide and Chromatography.

His studies deal with areas such as Lignocellulosic biomass, Biofuel, Syngas and Wood gas generator as well as Pulp and paper industry. His Activated carbon research incorporates elements of Waste management, Biogas, Porous medium and Diffusion. Fernando Rubiera has included themes like Scientific method, Mass transfer and Carbon in his Waste management study.