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Francisco García-Labiano

Francisco García-Labiano

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Engineering and Technology
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
87
Citations
23431
World Ranking
346
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Francisco García-Labiano is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant concentration on biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

They have contributed extensively to topics related to chemical looping and thermochemical processes, industrial gas emission control, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, catalysts for methane reforming, thermal and kinetic analysis, subcritical and supercritical water processes, and various oil, gas, and environmental issues.

Frequent publication venues for García-Labiano include:

  • Fuel
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Fuel Processing Technology

Their recent papers cover various aspects of biomass chemical looping gasification and syngas production. Notable publications include:

  • Biomass chemical looping gasification for syngas production using ilmenite as oxygen carrier in a 1.5 kWth unit (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Biomass Chemical Looping Gasification of pine wood using a synthetic Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier in a continuous unit (2020, Bioresource Technology)
  • Biomass chemical looping gasification for syngas production using LD Slag as oxygen carrier in a 1.5 kWth unit (2021, Fuel Processing Technology)
  • Syngas Production in a 1.5 kWth Biomass Chemical Looping Gasification Unit Using Fe and Mn Ores as the Oxygen Carrier (2021, Energy & Fuels)
  • Production of hydrogen by chemical looping reforming of methane and biogas using a reactive and durable Cu-based oxygen carrier (2022, Fuel)

García-Labiano collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Luis F. de Diego, Alberto Abad, M.T. Izquierdo, Juan Adánez, and Arturo Cabello.

Best Publications

  • Progress in chemical-looping combustion and reforming technologies

    Juan Adanez;Alberto Abad;Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Pilar Gayan

  • Selection of Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion

    J. Adánez;L. F. de Diego;F. García-Labiano;and P. Gayán

  • Mapping of the range of operational conditions for Cu-, Fe-, and Ni-based oxygen carriers in chemical-looping combustion

    Alberto Abad;Juan Adánez;Francisco García-Labiano;Luis F. de Diego

  • Chemical looping combustion of solid fuels

    J. Adánez;A. Abad;T. Mendiara;P. Gayán

  • Development of Cu-based oxygen carriers for chemical-looping combustion

    Luis F de Diego;Francisco Garcı́a-Labiano;Juan Adánez;Pilar Gayán

  • Ilmenite Activation during Consecutive Redox Cycles in Chemical-Looping Combustion

    Juan Adánez;Ana Cuadrat;Alberto Abad;Pilar Gayán

  • Calcination of calcium-based sorbents at pressure in a broad range of CO2 concentrations

    F. Garcı́a-Labiano;A. Abad;L.F. de Diego;P. Gayán

  • Kinetics of redox reactions of ilmenite for chemical-looping combustion

    Alberto Abad;Juan Adánez;Ana Cuadrat;Francisco García-Labiano

  • Chemical Looping Combustion in a 10 kWth Prototype Using a CuO/Al2O3 Oxygen Carrier: Effect of Operating Conditions on Methane Combustion

    Juan Adanez;Pilar Gayan;Javier Celaya;Luis F. De Diego

  • Reduction Kinetics of Cu-, Ni-, and Fe-Based Oxygen Carriers Using Syngas (CO + H2) for Chemical-Looping Combustion

    Alberto Abad;Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Luis F. De Diego;Pilar Gayan

  • Impregnated CuO/Al2O3 Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion: Avoiding Fluidized Bed Agglomeration

    Luis F. de Diego;Pilar Gayán;Francisco García-Labiano;Javier Celaya

  • Behavior of ilmenite as oxygen carrier in chemical-looping combustion

    A. Cuadrat;A. Abad;J. Adánez;L.F. de Diego

  • Reduction and Oxidation Kinetics of a Copper-Based Oxygen Carrier Prepared by Impregnation for Chemical-Looping Combustion

    F. García-Labiano;L. F. de Diego;J. Adánez;and A. Abad

  • Demonstration of chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) process in a 1.5 kWth continuously operating unit using a Cu-based oxygen-carrier

    Alberto Abad;Iñaki Adánez-Rubio;Pilar Gayán;Francisco García-Labiano

  • Effect of Pressure on the Behavior of Copper-, Iron-, and Nickel-Based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion

    Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Juan Adanez;Luis F. de Diego;Pilar Gayan

  • Development of Cu-based oxygen carriers for Chemical-Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) process

    Pilar Gayán;Iñaki Adánez-Rubio;Alberto Abad;Luis F. de Diego

  • Reduction and oxidation kinetics of nickel-based oxygen-carriers for chemical-looping combustion and chemical-looping reforming

    Cristina Dueso;María Ortiz;Alberto Abad;Francisco García-Labiano

  • Temperature variations in the oxygen carrier particles during their reduction and oxidation in a chemical-looping combustion system

    Francisco García-Labiano;Luis F. de Diego;Juan Adánez;Alberto Abad

  • Effect of Fe-olivine on the tar content during biomass gasification in a dual fluidized bed

    M. Virginie;J. Adánez;C. Courson;L.F. de Diego

  • Hydrogen production by chemical-looping reforming in a circulating fluidized bed reactor using Ni-based oxygen carriers

    Luis F. de Diego;María Ortiz;Francisco García-Labiano;Juan Adánez

  • Chemical-looping combustion using syngas as fuel

    Tobias Mattisson;Francisco García-Labiano;Bernhard Kronberger;Anders Lyngfelt

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Adánez
Juan Adánez Instituto de Carboquímica
Pilar Gayán
Pilar Gayán Spanish National Research Council
Alberto Abad
Alberto Abad Instituto de Carboquímica
Luis F. de Diego
Luis F. de Diego Spanish National Research Council
Maria Izquierdo
Maria Izquierdo Spanish National Research Council
Vanessa Fierro
Vanessa Fierro University of Lorraine
Anders Lyngfelt
Anders Lyngfelt Chalmers University of Technology
Juan Carlos Abanades
Juan Carlos Abanades Spanish National Research Council
Tobias Mattisson
Tobias Mattisson Chalmers University of Technology
Haibo Zhao
Haibo Zhao Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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