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Luis Díaz Robles

Phone: 
2 27181809
E-mail: 
alonso.diaz.r@usach.cl
Publications: 

2020, Daniel A. Sanchez, Luis A. Díaz-Robles, Francisco Cubillos, Jaime Gómez, Alejandro Reyes, Fidel Vallejo, Ernesto Pino-Cortés. Drying process study of hydrothermal carbonized biomass, Drying Technology.
2020, Ernesto Pino-Cortés, Luis A Díaz-Robles, Valeria Campos, Fidel Vallejo, Francisco Cubillos, Jaime Gómez, Francisco Cereceda-Balic, Joshua S Fu, Samuel Carrasco, Juan Figueroa. Effect of socioeconomic status on the relationship between short term exposure to PM2.5 and cardiorespiratory mortality and morbidity in a megacity: the case of Santiago de Chile , Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health.
2020, Carrasco, S.; Silva, J.; Pino-Cortés, E.; Gómez, J.; Vallejo, F.; Díaz-Robles, L.; Campos, V.; Cubillos, F.; Pelz, S.; Paczkowski, S.; Cereceda-Balic, F.; Vergara-Fernández, A.; Lapuerta, M.; Pazo, A.; Monedero, E.; Hoekman, K.. Experimental Study on Hydrothermal Carbonization of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Magnesium Chloride for Solid Fuel Production. , Processes.
2020, Fidel Vallejo, Luis A. Diaz-Robles, Jorge Poblete & Francisco Cubillos. Experimental study and validation of a kinetic scheme for hydrothermal carbonization reactions, Biofuels,.
2019, Monedero, E., Lapuerta, M., Pazo, A., Diaz-Robles L., Pino-Cortés E., Campos V., Cubillos, F., Gómez, J.. Effect of hydrothermal carbonization on the properties, devolatilization, and combustion kinetics of Chilean biomass residues, Biomass and Bioenergy.
2019, Gómez, J., Corsi, G., Pino-Cortés, E., Díaz-Robles, L., Campos, V., Cubillos, F., Pelz, S.K., Paczkowski, S., Carrasco, S., Silva, J., Lapuerta, M., Pazo, A., Monedero, E.. Modeling and simulation of a continuous biomass hydrothermal carbonization process, Chemical Engineering Communications.
2019, Knappe, V.; Paczkowski, S. ; Diaz-Robles, L. ; Gonzales, A. ; Pelz, S.. Reducing Willow Wood Fuel Emission by Low Temperature Microwave Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization, JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS.
2019, Vallejo, F., L. A. Díaz-Robles, F. Cubillos, R.E. Vega, J. Gómez, E. Pino-Cortés, B. Bascuñan, P. Carcamo, F. Parra, A. Urzua, S. Carrasco . Performance evaluation of biomass blends with additives treated by hydrothermal carbonization, Chemical Engineering Transactions.
2018, Knappe, V; Paczkowski, S; Tejada, J; Díaz Robles, LA; Gonzales, A; Pelz, S. Low temperature microwave assisted hydrothermal carbonization (MAHC) reduces combustion emission precursors in short rotation coppice willow wood, Journal Of Analytical And Applied Pyrolysis.
2018, Vergara-Fernande, A; Yanez, D; Morales, P; Scott, F; Aroca, G; Diaz-Robles, L; Moreno-Casas, P. Biofiltration of benzo[alpha] pyrene, toluene and formaldehyde in air by a consortium of Rhodococcus erythropolis and Fusarium solani: Effect of inlet loads, gas flow and temperature, Chemical Engineering Journal.
2017, Vergara-Fernandez, A; Diaz-Robles, L; San Martin-Davison, J; Petit-Breuilh, X. Treatment Of Pulp Mill Wastewaters With Fusarium Solani in a Rotating Biological Contactor, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal.
2017, Morales, P; Caceres, M; Scott, F; Diaz-Robles, L; Aroca, G; Vergara-Fernandez, A. Biodegradation of benzo[alpha]pyrene, toluene, and formaldehyde from the gas phase by a consortium of Rhodococcus erythropolis and Fusarium solani, Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology.
2017, Cereceda-Balic, F; Toledo, M; Vidal, V; Guerrero, F; Diaz-Robles, LA ; Petit-Breuilh, X; Lapuerta, M. Emission factors for PM2.5, CO, CO2, NOx, SO2 and particle size distributions from the combustion of wood species using a new controlled combustion chamber 3CE, Science of the Total Environment.
2016, Vergara-Fernandez, A; Scott, F; Moreno-Casas, P Diaz-Robles, L; Munoz, R. Elucidating the key role of the fungal mycelium on the biodegradation of n-pentane as a model hydrophobic VOC, Chemosphere.
2015, Luis Díaz-Robles, Samuel Cortés, Alberto Vergara Fernández Juan Carlos Ortega. Short term health effects of particulate matter: A comparison between wood smoke and multi-source polluted urban areas in Chile, Aerosol and Air Quality Research.
2015, Vergara-Fernández, A., L. A. Díaz-Robles, M. Sepúlveda, J. San Martin-Davison, and X. WosPetit-Breuilh. Treatment of pulp mill wastewaters with Fusarium solani in a rotating biological contactor, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal.
2015, Pino-Cortés, Ernesto, Díaz-Robles, Luis A., Cubillos, Francisco, Fu Joshu S., and Vergara-Fernández, Alberto. Sensitivity Analysis of Biodiesel Blends on Benzo[a]pyrene and main Emissions using MOVES; A case study in Temuco, Chile, Science of the Total Environment.
2014, Luis A. Díaz-Robles, Joshua S. Fu, Alberto Vergara-Fernández, Pablo Etcharren, Luis N. Schiappacasse, Gregory D. Reed, and María P. Silva. Health risks caused by short term exposure to ultrafine particles generated by residential wood combustion: a case study of Temuco, Chile, Environment International.
2014, Vergara-Fernández, A., L. A. Díaz-Robles, J. San Martín-Davison, X. Petit-Breuilh. Waste generated in the bioetanol production from hybrids poplar, Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química.
2014, Vergara-Fernández, A., L. A. Díaz-Robles, J. San Martín-Davison, O. Soto-Sánchez. Effect of initial substrate/inoculum ratio on cell yield in the removal of hydrophobic VOCs in fungal biofilters, Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química.
2013, Díaz-Robles L.A., Fu J.S., and Reed G.D.. Emission Scenarios and the Health Risks Posed by Priority Mobile Air Toxics in an Urban to Regional Area: An Application in Nashville, Tennessee, Aerosol and Air Quality Research.
2013, NicolasSchiappacassePoyanco, Luis A. Díaz-Robles, Francisco Cereceda-Balic, Paola Silva Schwartau Silva. Health impacts in South-central Chile due to misuse of wood-burning stoves, Electronic Journal of Energy & Environment.
2013, Díaz-Robles L.A.. Renewable Energy Systems and Air Multipollutans, Electronic Journal of Energy & Environment.
2013, Alejandro A Jerez, Luis A Díaz-Robles, Alberto Octavio Vergara-Fernández. Generation and Dispersion Model of Gaseous Emissions from Sanitary Landfills, Electronic Journal of Energy & Environment.
2012, Francisco Cereceda-Balic, Ximena Fadic, Ana L. Llanos, Ana María Domínguez, Juan L. Guevara, Víctor Vidal, Luis A. Díaz-Robles, L. Nicolás Schiappacasse, Pablo Etcharren. Obtaining PAHs Concentration Ratios and Molecular Markers for Residential Wood Combustion: Temuco, a Case Study, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.
2011, Díaz-Robles L.A., Saavedra H, Schiappacasse L., and Cereceda-Balic F.. The air quality in Chile: twenty years of challenge, Environmental Management.

Projects: 

2019, Investigación y optimización de la producción de pellets de alta densidad energética a través de la HTC de diferentes mezclas de lodos orgánicos industriales y residuos sólidos orgánicos urbanos, y su posterior gasificación para generar energía calórica., Director, FONDEF IdeA.
2016, Premium wood pellets based on different lignocellulosic biomass by an innovative fuel design and HTC treatment – sustainable contribution to a clean heat supply in Chile and Germany, Director, CONICYT-BMBF-150067.
2016, Research and optimization of pellet hydrophobic high energy density production through the hydrothermal carbonization of different biomass blends of national importance, Director, FONDEF IDeA (Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development).
2015, Organic solid waste recovery by anaerobic digestion and hydrothermal carbonization, Co-Investigador, UAM-SANTANDER interuniversity cooperation project.
2015, Impact of Wood Burning Air Pollution on Preeclampsia and other Pregnancy Outcomes in Temuco, Co-Investigator, Grant to support the development of international research projects, DPI20140093.
2015, Indoor Air Bio-Purification: better health, welfare, and productivity, Investigador Responsable, FONDEF IDeA ID14I10130.
2012, Implementation of a robust physical chemical mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into the state-of-the-science deterministic Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System (CMAQ) and its application to simulating Benzo (a) pyrene, Investigador responsable , FONDECYT 1120791.
2011, Analysis and Generation of Data Base of Energy Potential and Air Pollutant Emissions of Biofuels of National Importance, Investigador, FONDEF.
2010, Research and generation of air pollutant emission factors for residential wood combustion of national importance, Director, FONDEF.
2009, Ultrafine particulate matter pollution, mortality, and morbidity at Temuco; susceptibility among the elderly and children, Director, FONIS.
2009, Research and Development of a Technological Packet to Produce Cellulosic Ethanol from Hybrid Poplars in Chile, Vice-Director, FONDEF.
2009, Technologies Development for firewood burning, cleaner and more efficient for domiciliary use, Vice-Director, INNOVA-CORFO.