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Pedro Pereira-Almao

Pedro Pereira-Almao

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
37
Citations
4986
World Ranking
8447
National Ranking
338

Overview

Pedro Pereira-Almao is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research contributions primarily focus on the fields of engineering and chemistry, with a notable emphasis on mechanical engineering, analytical chemistry, ocean engineering, materials chemistry, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics addressed in their work include petroleum processing and analysis, enhanced oil recovery techniques, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, catalytic processes in materials science, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, and catalysts for methane reforming.

Pedro Pereira-Almao has published several papers in various scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • An active, stable cubic molybdenum carbide catalyst for the high-temperature reverse water-gas shift reaction, 2024, Science
  • Chemical insight into nano-catalytic in-situ upgrading and recovery of heavy oil, 2020, Fuel
  • Activity assessment of NiMo bimetallic nanocatalyst in presence and absence of steam in in-situ upgrading technology (ISUT), 2020, Fuel
  • In-situ upgrading in a dolomite porous medium: A kinetic model comparison and nanocatalyst deposition study, 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Ultrasound-assisted bimetallic NiMo nanocatalyst preparation using microemulsions for in-situ upgrading application: Impact on particle size, 2020, Catalysis Today

The frequent publication venues for their research include Fuel, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Catalysis Today, Energy & Fuels, and Science.

Their collaborations involve multiple coauthors with whom they have worked extensively. Frequent coauthors are:

  • Carlos E. Scott
  • Milad Ahmadi Khoshooei
  • Lante Carbognani Ortega
  • Gerardo Vitale
  • Lante Carbognani

Best Publications

  • Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Asphaltene Adsorption and Oxidation

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Application of Nanotechnology for Heavy Oil Upgrading: Catalytic Steam Gasification/Cracking of Asphaltenes

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Nanoparticles for Inhibition of Asphaltenes Damage: Adsorption Study and Displacement Test on Porous Media

    Camilo A. Franco;Nashaat N. Nassar;Nashaat N. Nassar;Marco A. Ruiz;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • An active, stable cubic molybdenum carbide catalyst for the high-temperature reverse water-gas shift reaction

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  • Toluene hydrogenation at low temperature using a molybdenum carbide catalyst

    María-Laura Frauwallner;Francisco López-Linares;J. Lara-Romero;Carlos E. Scott

  • Iron oxide nanoparticles for rapid adsorption and enhanced catalytic oxidation of thermally cracked asphaltenes

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;Lante Carbognani;Francisco Lopez-Linares

  • Adsorption and Subsequent Oxidation of Colombian Asphaltenes onto Nickel and/or Palladium Oxide Supported on Fumed Silica Nanoparticles

    Camilo A. Franco;Tatiana Montoya;Nashaat N. Nassar;Nashaat N. Nassar;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Effect of surface acidity and basicity of aluminas on asphaltene adsorption and oxidation

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Comparative oxidation of adsorbed asphaltenes onto transition metal oxide nanoparticles

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Hydrocracking of Athabasca Bitumen Using Submicronic Multimetallic Catalysts at Near In-Reservoir Conditions

    Carmen E. Galarraga;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Effect of the Particle Size on Asphaltene Adsorption and Catalytic Oxidation onto Alumina Particles

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Transport Behavior of Multimetallic Ultradispersed Nanoparticles in an Oil-Sands-Packed Bed Column at a High Temperature and Pressure

    Rohallah Hashemi;Nashaat N. Nassar;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Comparing Asphaltene Adsorption with Model Heavy Molecules over Macroporous Solid Surfaces

    Manuel F. González;Clementina Sosa Stull;and Francisco López-Linares;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Thermogravimetric studies on catalytic effect of metal oxide nanoparticles on asphaltene pyrolysis under inert conditions

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Characterization of Athabasca Vacuum Residue and Its Visbroken Products. Stability and Fast Hydrocarbon Group-Type Distributions

    Lante Carbognani;Manuel F. Gonzalez;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Flow of nanodispersed catalyst particles through porous media: Effect of permeability and temperature

    Amir Zamani;Amir Zamani;Brij Maini;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Kinetic Modeling of Bitumen Hydroprocessing at In-Reservoir Conditions Employing Ultradispersed Catalysts

    Herbert Loria;Gustavo Trujillo-Ferrer;Clementina Sosa-Stull;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • High Temperature Simulated Distillation of Athabasca Vacuum Residue Fractions. Bimodal Distributions and Evidence for Secondary “On-Column” Cracking of Heavy Hydrocarbons

    Lante Carbognani;Joaquin Lubkowitz;and Manuel F. Gonzalez;† Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Synthesis of nanocrystalline molybdenum carbide materials and their characterization

    Gerardo Vitale;Héctor Guzmán;Maria L. Frauwallner;Carlos E. Scott

  • Experimental Study on Transport of Ultra-Dispersed Catalyst Particles in Porous Media

    Amir Zamani;Brij Maini;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Kinetics of the catalytic thermo-oxidation of asphaltenes at isothermal conditions on different metal oxide nanoparticle surfaces

    Nashaat N. Nassar;Azfar Hassan;German Luna;Pedro Pereira-Almao

  • Ultradispersed catalyst compositions and methods of preparation

    Pedro Pereira-Almao;Vieman Alberto Ali-Marcano;Francisco Lopez-Linares Lopez-Linares;Alejandro Vasquez

  • Quinolin-65 and Violanthrone-79 as Model Molecules for the Kinetics of the Adsorption of C7 Athabasca Asphaltene on Macroporous Solid Surfaces

    Francisco Lopez-Linares;Lante Carbognani;Manuel F. Gonzalez;Clementina Sosa-Stull

Frequent Co-Authors

Nashaat N. Nassar
Nashaat N. Nassar University of Calgary
Brij B. Maini
Brij B. Maini University of Calgary
Farid B. Cortés
Farid B. Cortés National University of Colombia
Venkataraman Thangadurai
Venkataraman Thangadurai University of St Andrews
Steve Larter
Steve Larter University of Calgary
Maen M. Husein
Maen M. Husein University of Calgary
Zhangxin Chen
Zhangxin Chen University of Calgary
Apostolos Kantzas
Apostolos Kantzas University of Calgary
Viola Birss
Viola Birss University of Calgary
Wenqian Xu
Wenqian Xu Argonne National Laboratory

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