Dr. Rocío Maceiras

Defense University Center, Spain

Associate Professor for Integrated Science

Email: rmaceiras@cud.uvigo.es (preferred), rmaceiras@cud.uvigo.es

Qualifications

2006 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo, SPAIN

2001 M.S., Chemistry, University of Vigo, SPAIN

Research Fields

Renewable energies

Biofuels

Capture of carbon dioxide

Remediation, Transesterification

Publications (selected)

1. LETICIA PÉREZ, JOSÉ LUIS SALGUEIRO, ROCIO MACEIRAS, ANGELES CANCELA, ÁNGEL SÁNCHEZ.2016. Study of influence of pH and salinity on combined flocculation of Chaetoceros Gracilis microalgae. Chemical Engineering Journal, 286, pp. 106-113.
2. A. CANCELA, A. SÁNCHEZ, R. MACEIRAS, V. ALFONSÍN.2015. Simulation of natural gas stream reforming to obtain high-purity hydrogen. Chemistry and Technology of fuels and oils, 51, pp. 529-535.
3. ROCIO MACEIRAS, LUIS ORTIZ, ÁNGELES CANCELA, ÁNGEL SÁNCHEZ.2015. Analysis of Combustion Products of Seaweeds Residue Pellets. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 34 (4), pp. 1187-1190.
4. R. MACEIRAS, V. ALFONSÍN, A. CANCELA, A. SÁNCHEZ.2015. Modellization of metal hydride canister for hydrogen storage. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 4, pp. 129-134.
5. V. ALFONSÍN, R. MACEIRAS, A. CANCELA, A. SÁNCHEZ.2015. Modellization and simulation of an electric and fuel cell hybrid vehicle under real conditions.European Journal of Sustainable Development, 4, 135-140.
6. VÍCTOR ALFONSÍN, ANDRÉS SUÁREZ, ÁNGELES CANCELA, ÁNGEL SÁNCHEZ, ROCIO MACEIRAS.2014. Modelization of hybrid systems with hydrogen and renewable energy oriented to electric propulsion in sailboats.International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, pp. 11763-11773.
7. ÁNGEL SÁNCHEZ, ROCIO MACEIRAS, ÁNGELES CANCELA, ALFONSO PÉREZ.2013. Culture aspects of Isochrysis galbana for biodiesel production. Applied Energy, 101, pp. 192-197.
8. ROCIO MACEIRAS, SANTIAGO URREJOLA, ANGELES CANCELA, ANGEL SANCHEZ. 2012. Microwave-assisted transesterification of macroalgae. Energies, 5, pp. 862-871.
9. ANGEL SÁNCHEZ, ROCIO MACEIRAS, ANGELES CANCELA, MÓNICA RODRÍGUEZ.2012. Influence of n-Hexane on in Situ Transesterification of Marine Macroalgae.Energies, 5, pp. 243-257.
10. A. CANCELA, A. SÁNCHEZ, R. MACEIRAS, D. FERNANDEZ, S. URRÉJOLA.2012. Designing and Fuel Cell Autonomous Energy System for Residential Use. International Review of Chemical Engineering, 4 (1), pp. 115-118.
11. S. URRÉJOLA, A. SÁNCHEZ, A. CANCELA, R. MACEIRAS, 2011.Wind energy use to hydrogen storage. International Review of Chemical Engineering, 3 (6), pp. 765-768.
12. ROCIO MACEIRAS, ANGELES CANCELA.2011. Measurement of the interfacial area during CO2 capture with alkanolamines. Chemical Engineering Journal, 172, pp. 335-340.
13. S. URRÉJOLA, A. SÁNCHEZ, A. CANCELA, R. MACEIRAS, V. DEL VAL. 2011.Study of thermodynamic factors in reforming process equilibrium reactions for fuel cell applications. Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, 47, pp. 374-380.
14. ROCIO MACEIRAS, MÓNICA RODRÍGUEZ, ANGELES CANCELA, SANTIAGO URRÉJOLA, ANGEL SÁNCHEZ.2011. Macroalgae: raw material for biodiesel production.Applied Energy, 88(10), pp. 3318-3323.
15. A. CANCELA, A. SANCHEZ, M. ESTEVEZ, R. MACEIRAS, S. URREJOLA.2011. Simulation of a three-stage hydrogen production system by natural gas reforming. International Review of Chemical Engineering –Rapid Communications, 3(2), pp. 279-284.
16. R. MACEIRAS, M. VEGA, C. COSTA, P. RAMOS, M.C. MÁRQUEZ.2010. Enzyme deactivation during biodiesel production. Chemical Engineering Journal, 166, pp. 358-361.
17. R. MACEIRAS, E. ÁLVAREZ, M.A. CANCELA.2010. Experimental interfacial area measurements in a bubble column. Chemical Engineering Journal, 163, pp. 331-336.
18. R. MACEIRAS, J.J. RIVERO, M.A. CANCELA, S. URRÉJOLA, A. SÁNCHEZ.2010. Development and modeling of production of biodiesel from sunflower oil. Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, 46(3), pp. 154-159.
19. A. SANCHEZ, A. CANCELA, S. URREJOLA, R. MACEIRAS, V. ALFONSÍN.2010. Simulation Framework to Evaluate the Range of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles. International Review of Chemical Engineering –Rapid Communications, 2(7), pp. 840-844.
20. R. MACEIRAS, M. VEGA, C. COSTA, P. RAMOS, M.C. MÁRQUEZ.2009. Effect of methanol content on enzymatic production of biodiesel from waste frying oil.Fuel, 88 (11), pp. 2130-2134
21. ROCÍO MACEIRAS, ESTRELLA ÁLVAREZ, M. ÁNGELES CANCELA.2008. Effect of temperature on carbon dioxide absorption in monoethanolamine solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 138 (1-3), pp. 295-300
22. ROCÍO MACEIRAS, SEBASTIÃO S. ALVES, M. ÁNGELES CANCELA, ESTRELLA ÁLVAREZ.2008. Effect of bubble contamination on gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient on CO2 absorption in amine solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 137 (2), pp. 422-427
23. ROCÍO MACEIRAS, RUI SANTANA, SEBASTIÃO S. ALVES.2007. Rise velocities and gas-liquid mass transfer of bubbles in organic solutions. Chemical Engineering Science, 62 (23), pp. 6747-6753.
24. R. MACEIRAS, X.R. NÓVOA, E. ÁLVAREZ, M.A. CANCELA.2007. Local mass transfer measurements in a bubble column using an electrochemical technique. Chemical Engineering & Processing, 46 (10), pp. 1006-1011.
25. ESTRELLA ALVAREZ, ANGELES CANCELA, ROCIO MACEIRAS JOSÉ M. NAVAZA, RUBEN TÁBOAS.2003. Surface Tension of Aqueous Binary Mixtures of 1-Amino-2-propanol and 3-Amino-1-propanol, and Aqueous Ternary Mixtures of these Amines with Diethanolamine, Triethanolamine and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol from 298.15 to 323.15 K. Journal of Chemical Engineering and Data, 48 (1), pp. 32- 35.

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