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Rubens Maciel Filho

Rubens Maciel Filho

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Engineering and Technology
Brazil
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
65
Citations
17423
World Ranking
1506
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Rubens Maciel Filho is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil. Their research predominantly spans the field of Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

Their scholarly work covers main topics including:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Process Optimization and Integration
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Rubens Maciel Filho has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, Adriano Pinto Mariano, Gustavo Doubek, Jean Felipe Leal Silva, and Leonardo Vasconcelos Fregolente.

Their publications are distributed across notable venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Bioresource Technology

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Rubens Maciel Filho include:

  • Are ionic liquids eco-friendly?, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Sugarcane bagasse pyrolysis: A review of operating conditions and products properties, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Recent advances in lipid extraction using green solvents, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Biodiesel production from microalgae by direct transesterification using green solvents, 2020, Renewable Energy
  • A rational experimental approach to identify correctly the working voltage window of aqueous-based supercapacitors, 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Poly-lactic acid synthesis for application in biomedical devices — A review

    Astrid J.R. Lasprilla;Guillermo A.R. Martinez;Betânia H. Lunelli;André L. Jardini

  • Integrated versus stand-alone second generation ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse and trash.

    Marina O.S. Dias;Tassia L. Junqueira;Otávio Cavalett;Marcelo P. Cunha

  • Production of bioethanol and other bio-based materials from sugarcane bagasse: Integration to conventional bioethanol production process

    Marina O.S. Dias;Adriano V. Ensinas;Adriano V. Ensinas;Silvia A. Nebra;Rubens Maciel Filho

  • ANN-based soft-sensor for real-time process monitoring and control of an industrial polymerization process

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  • Cranial reconstruction: 3D biomodel and custom-built implant created using additive manufacturing

    André Luiz Jardini;Maria Aparecida Larosa;Rubens Maciel Filho;Cecília Amélia de Carvalho Zavaglia

  • Soft sensors development for on-line bioreactor state estimation

    Adilson José de Assis;Rubens Maciel Filho

  • Challenges and opportunities in lactic acid bioprocess design—From economic to production aspects

    Regiane Alves de Oliveira;Andrea Komesu;Carlos Eduardo Vaz Rossell;Rubens Maciel Filho

  • Biomass gasification in fluidized beds: A review of biomass moisture content and operating pressure effects

    Ingrid Lopes Motta;Nahieh Toscano Miranda;Rubens Maciel Filho;Maria Regina Wolf Maciel

  • Second generation ethanol in Brazil: can it compete with electricity production?

    Marina O.S. Dias;Marcelo P. Cunha;Charles D.F. Jesus;George J.M. Rocha

  • Sugarcane processing for ethanol and sugar in Brazil

    Marina Oliveira de Souza Dias;Rubens Maciel Filho;Paulo Eduardo Mantelatto;Otávio Cavalett

  • Lactic Acid Production to Purification: A Review

    Andrea Komesu;Johnatt Allan Rocha de Oliveira;Luiza Helena da Silva Martins;Maria Regina Wolf Maciel

  • Improving bioethanol production from sugarcane: evaluation of distillation, thermal integration and cogeneration systems.

    Marina O.S. Dias;Marcelo Modesto;Adriano V. Ensinas;Silvia A. Nebra

  • Environmental and economic assessment of sugarcane first generation biorefineries in Brazil

    Otávio Cavalett;Tassia L. Junqueira;Marina O. S. Dias;Charles D. F. Jesus

  • Simulation and cost estimate for biodiesel production using castor oil

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  • Biorefineries for the production of first and second generation ethanol and electricity from sugarcane

    Marina O.S. Dias;Tassia L. Junqueira;Otávio Cavalett;Lucas G. Pavanello

  • A review on lipid production from microalgae: Association between cultivation using waste streams and fatty acid profiles

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  • The Role of Bioenergy in a Climate-Changing World

    Gláucia Mendes Souza;Maria Victoria Ramos Ballester;Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz;Helena Chum

  • Lime pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for bioethanol production.

    Sarita C. Rabelo;Rubens Maciel Filho;Aline Carvalho Costa

  • Optimization of Biodiesel Production From Castor Oil

    Nivea de Lima da Silva;Maria Regina Wolf Maciel;César Benedito Batistella;Rubens Maciel Filho

  • Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Algal Lipids for the Biodiesel Production

    A. Santana;S. Jesus;M.A. Larrayoz;R.M. Filho

  • A comparison between lime and alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatments of sugarcane bagasse for ethanol production.

    Sarita Cândida Rabelo;Rubens Maciel Filho;Aline C Costa

  • Butanol production in a first-generation Brazilian sugarcane biorefinery: Technical aspects and economics of greenfield projects

    Adriano Pinto Mariano;Marina O.S. Dias;Tassia L. Junqueira;Marcelo P. Cunha

  • Freeze drying process: real time model and optimization

    Edinara Adelaide Boss;Rubens Maciel Filho;Eduardo Coselli Vasco de Toledo

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Bonomi
Antonio Bonomi State University of Campinas
Flavio Manenti
Flavio Manenti Polytechnic University of Milan
Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo
Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo University of Manchester
Thomas J. Webster
Thomas J. Webster Northeastern University
Nasib Qureshi
Nasib Qureshi US Department of Agriculture
Marcos N. Eberlin
Marcos N. Eberlin Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria Universidade de São Paulo
Tom L. Richard
Tom L. Richard Pennsylvania State University
Walter M. van Gulik
Walter M. van Gulik Delft University of Technology
Julio San Román
Julio San Román Spanish National Research Council

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