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Rafael Bilbao is affiliated with the University of Zaragoza in Spain and conducts research primarily in the fields of Chemical Engineering, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Biomedical Engineering, Catalysis, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research focuses on various topics related to catalytic processes in materials science, advanced combustion engine technologies, catalysis and oxidation reactions, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, industrial gas emission control, combustion and detonation processes, and atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Experimental Study of the Pyrolysis of NH3 under Flow Reactor Conditions, 2021, Energy & Fuels
  • Interaction of NH3 and NO under combustion conditions. Experimental flow reactor study and kinetic modeling simulation, 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • Thermodynamic and Physical Property Estimation of Compounds Derived from the Fast Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Materials, 2021, Energy & Fuels
  • Conversion of NH3 and NH3-NO mixtures in a CO2 atmosphere. A parametric study, 2022, Fuel
  • NH3 oxidation and NO reduction by NH3 in N2/Ar and CO2 atmospheres, 2023, Fuel

Frequent collaborators in their research include María U. Alzueta, Ángela Millera, Mario Benés, María Abián, and Lorena Marrodán.

Their work is published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Fuel
  • Energy & Fuels
  • 14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE14) Abstracts Publication
  • Combustion and Flame
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Best Publications

  • Pyrolysis of eucalyptus at different heating rates: studies of char characterization and oxidative reactivity

    M. Guerrero;M.P. Ruiz;M.U. Alzueta;R. Bilbao

  • CO2 reforming of methane over coprecipitated Ni–Al catalysts modified with lanthanum

    R. Martı́nez;E. Romero;C. Guimon;R. Bilbao

  • Catalytic Steam Gasification of Pine Sawdust. Effect of Catalyst Weight/Biomass Flow Rate and Steam/Biomass Ratios on Gas Production and Composition

    L. García;M. L. Salvador;and J. Arauzo;R. Bilbao

  • Characterization of biomass chars formed under different devolatilization conditions: Differences between rice husk and Eucalyptus

    Marta Guerrero;M. Pilar Ruiz;Ángela Millera;María U. Alzueta

  • Inhibition and sensitization of fuel oxidation by SO2

    Maria U Alzueta;Rafael Bilbao;Peter Glarborg

  • Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming of Bio-Oil Using Coprecipitated Ni−Al Catalysts. Acetic Acid as a Model Compound

    J. Román Galdámez;and Lucía García;Rafael Bilbao

  • Nitric Oxide Reduction by Non-hydrocarbon Fuels. Implications for Reburning with Gasification Gases

    Peter Glarborg;Per Graves Kristensen;Kim Dam-Johansen;M.U. Alzueta

  • Ethanol Oxidation and Its Interaction with Nitric Oxide

    M. U. Alzueta;R. Bilbao;M. Finestra

  • Adsorption of Different VOC onto Soil Minerals from Gas Phase: Influence of Mineral, Type of VOC, and Air Humidity

    Joaquín Ruiz;Rafael Bilbao;María B. Murillo

  • HCN oxidation in an O2/CO2 atmosphere: An experimental and kinetic modeling study

    J. Giménez-López;A. Millera;R. Bilbao;M.U. Alzueta

  • Kinetic study for the thermal decomposition of cellulose and pine sawdust in an air atmosphere

    R. Bilbao;J.F. Mastral;M.E. Aldea;J. Ceamanos

  • Toluene steam reforming using coprecipitated Ni/Al catalysts modified with lanthanum or cobalt

    Sergio Bona;Patricia Guillén;J. Germán Alcalde;Lucía García

  • Hydrogen production by steam gasification of biomass using Ni-Al coprecipitated catalysts promoted with magnesium

    L. Garcia;A. Benedicto;E. Romeo;M. L. Salvador

  • CO2 as a gasifying agent for gas production from pine sawdust at low temperatures using a Ni/Al coprecipitated catalyst

    L Garcia;M.L Salvador;J Arauzo;R Bilbao

  • Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Ignition and Smoldering of Wood Including Convective Effects

    R. Bilbao;J.F. Mastral;M.E. Aldea;J. Ceamanos

  • Soot formation from C2H2 and C2H4 pyrolysis at different temperatures

    M.P. Ruiz;A. Callejas;A. Millera;M.U. Alzueta

  • Kinetics of the thermal decomposition of polyurethane foams in nitrogen and air atmospheres

    R. Bilbao;J.F. Mastral;J. Ceamanos;M.E. Aldea

  • Formation of PAH and soot during acetylene pyrolysis at different gas residence times and reaction temperatures

    N.E. Sánchez;A. Callejas;A. Millera;R. Bilbao

  • Effect of different concentration levels of CO2 and H2O on the oxidation of CO: Experiments and modeling

    María Abián;Jorge Giménez-López;Rafael Bilbao;María U. Alzueta

  • Modelling of the pyrolysis of wet wood

    R. Bilbao;J.F. Mastral;J. Ceamanos;M.E. Aldea

Frequent Co-Authors

María U. Alzueta
María U. Alzueta University of Zaragoza
Jesús Arauzo
Jesús Arauzo University of Zaragoza
Peter Glarborg
Peter Glarborg Technical University of Denmark
Kim Dam-Johansen
Kim Dam-Johansen Technical University of Denmark
Miguel Menéndez
Miguel Menéndez University of Zaragoza
Manuel Garcia-Perez
Manuel Garcia-Perez Washington State University
Zhen Fang
Zhen Fang Nanjing Agricultural University
Maria Izquierdo
Maria Izquierdo Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Nerín
Cristina Nerín University of Zaragoza

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