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Cesar Esteban Huiliñir Curío

Profesor Asociado

Universidad de Los Andes

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


biological treatment and management of solid, liquid and gas wastes; Bioreactors; Bioenergy, Environmental Engineering, Modelling

Educación

  •  Chemical Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2009
  •  Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2002
  •  Industrial Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2004

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

    Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas

    Santiago de Chile, Chile

    2023 - At present

  •   Profesor Titutar Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2023

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Researcher Full Time

    Universidad de Concepción

    Chile

    2008 - 2009

  •   Pos-doctoral Researcher Full Time

    Technische Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Alemania

    2009 - 2010

  •   Professor Full Time

    Universidad de Santiago de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2023

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    Universidad de los Andes

    Santiago, Chile

    2023 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Undergraduate courses

Ing. Civil QUímica, Ing. en Biotecnología

1.- Bioreactor Design
2.- Bioprocess Industry I

Posgraduate courses
1.- Sciences and Engineering in Environment.
2.- Bioreactors Analysis: Aplication to the waste treatment


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Beca DAAD/CONICYT

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN

    Chile, 2009

    Beca Post-Doctorado

  •   Beca AT-23070102 de Apoyo a Tesis de Doctorado (2007)

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Chile, 2007

    Fellowship for finishing the doctoral Thesis

  •   Beca Iberoamericana de Jóvenes Investigadores, SANTANDER

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Chile, 2017

    Beca de apoyo para pasantía en España.


 

Article (68)

Elimination of sulfamethoxazole by anodic oxidation using mixed metal oxide anodes
Microaerobic condition as pretreatment for improving anaerobic digestion: A review
Removal of Ibuprofen and Diclofenac in Batch Nitrifying Reactors: Effect of Natural Zeolite on the Process
Sequential Nitrification-Autotrophic Denitrification Using Sulfur as an Electron Donor and Chilean Zeolite as Microbial Support
Anodic Oxidation of Industrial Winery Wastewater Using Different Anodes
Biogas production from winery wastewater: Effect of the substrate-inoculum ratio on fly ash addition and iron availability
Micro-Aerobic Pre-Treatment vs. Thermal Pre-Treatment of Waste Activated Sludge for Its Subsequent Anaerobic Digestion in Semi-Continuous Digesters: A Comparative Study
Valorization of oat husk by hydrothermal carbonization: Optimization of process parameters and anaerobic digestion of spent liquors
Coupling of Anaerobic Digestion and Struvite Precipitation in the Same Reactor: Effect of Zeolite and Bischofite as Mg2+ Source
Effect of the addition of fly ash on the specific methane production and microbial communities in the anaerobic digestion of real winery wastewater
Fly ash from coal combustion as improver of anaerobic digestion: A review
Modeling of the effect of zeolite concentration on the biological nitrification process in the presence of sulfide and organic matter
Partial Nitrification in a Sequencing Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (SMBBR) with Zeolite as Biomass Carrier: Effect of Sulfide Pulses and Organic Matter Presence
Performance of EGSB reactor using natural zeolite as support for treatment of synthetic swine wastewater
Sulfur-based mixotrophic denitrification with the stoichiometric S-0/N ratio and methanol supplementation: effect of the C/N ratio on the process
Anaerobic bio-methane potential of the liquors from hydrothermal carbonization of different lignocellulose biomasses
Assessment of simultaneous autotrophic-heterotrophic denitrification with high removal of nitrogen, sulfur and carbon: optimization through response surface methodology
Biodrying of dewatered secondary sludge: behavior of dynamic respiration index (DRI) and energy release under different operating conditions
Characteristics and Treatment of Wastewater from the Mercaptan Oxidation Process: A Comprehensive Review
Elemental sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification in stoichiometric S0/N ratio: Calibration and validation of a kinetic model
Nitrification in the presence of sulfide and organic matter in a sequencing moving bed biofilm reactor (SMBBR) with zeolite as biomass carrier
Sustainable energy for a winery through biogas production and its utilization: A Chilean case study
Valorization of the liquid fraction of co-hydrothermal carbonization of mixed biomass by anaerobic digestion: Effect of the substrate to inoculum ratio and hydrochar addition
A new and simple kinetic model for assessing the dynamic behavior and simulating the biochemical methane potential (BMP) of sewage sludge in the presence of fly ash
Anaerobic digestion of wastewater rich in sulfate and sulfide: effects of metallic waste addition and micro-aeration on process performance and methane production
Degradation of ampicillin antibiotic by electrochemical processes: evaluation of antimicrobial activity of treated water
Fly ash as stimulant for anaerobic digestion: effect over hydrolytic stage and methane generation rate
Slaughterhouse wastewater treatment by a combined anaerobic digestion/solar photoelectro-Fenton process performed in semicontinuous operation
Biological nitrification in the presence of sulfide and organic matter: effect of zeolite on the process in a batch system
Effective removal of the antibiotic Nafcillin from water by combining the Photoelectro-Fenton process and Anaerobic Biological Digestion
Increase in biogas production in anaerobic sludge digestion by combining aerobic hydrolysis and addition of metallic wastes
A new model for including the effect of fly ash on biochemical methane potential
A new model of batch biodrying of sewage sludge, Part 1: Model development and simulations
A new model of batch biodrying of sewage sludge, Part 2: Model calibration and validation
Biochemical methane potential from sewage sludge: Effect of an aerobic pretreatment and fly ash addition as source of trace elements
Use of solid residue from thermal power plant (fly ash) for enhancing sewage sludge anaerobic digestion: Influence of fly ash particle size
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF WASTEWATER WITH HIGH SULFATE CONCENTRATION USING MICRO-AERATION AND NATURAL ZEOLITES
Autotrophic and heterotrophic denitrification for simultaneous removal of nitrogen, sulfur and organic matter
Autotrophic denitrification with sulfide as electron donor: Effect of zeolite, organic matter and temperature in batch and continuous UASB reactors
Microaerobic pretreatment of sewage sludge: Effect of air flow rate, pretreatment time and temperature on the aerobic process and methane generation
Microbiological characterization for a new wild strain of Paenibacillus polymyxa with antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea
Performance evaluation of micro-aerobic hydrolysis of mixed sludge: Optimum aeration and effect on its biochemical methane potential
Removal of organic matter contained in slaughterhouse wastewater using a combination of anaerobic digestion and solar photoelectro-Fenton processes
Simultaneous nitrification-denitrification of wastewater: effect of zeolite as a support in sequential batch reactor with step-feed strategy
Biodegradability and methane production from secondary paper and pulp sludge: effect of fly ash and modeling
Simultaneous effect of initial moisture content and airflow rate on biodrying of sewage sludge
Assessment of a UASB reactor with high ammonia concentrations: Effect of zeolite addition on process performance
Biodrying of pulp and paper secondary sludge: Kinetics of volatile solids biodegradation
Biodrying of sewage sludge: Kinetics of volatile solids degradation under different initial moisture contents and air-flow rates
Methane production from secondary paper and pulp sludge: Effect of natural zeolite and modeling
Simultaneous C and N removal from saline salmon effluents in filter reactors comprising anoxicanaerobic- aerobic processes: Effect of recycle ratio.
Start-up and performance of UASB reactors using zeolite for improvement of nitrate removal process
Behavior of the anaerobic treatment of tannery wastewater at different initial pH values and sulfate concentrations
Modeling of an anoxic/methanogenic biofilm: effect of pH calculation within the biofilm
Modeling of simultaneous denitrification - Anaerobic digestion - Organic matter aerobic oxidation and nitrification in an anoxic-anaerobic-aerobic compact filter reactor
MODELING OF SIMULTANEOUSDENITRIFICATION – ANAEROBICDIGESTION – ORGANIC MATTER AEROBIC OXIDATION AND NITRIFICATION IN AN ANOXIC–ANAEROBIC–AEROBIC COMPACT FILTER REACTOR
MODELLING OF INTEGRATED ANOXIC-ANAEROBIC-AEROBIC TREATMENT FOR SALMON FISHERY WASTEWATER IN AN UPFLOW FIXED-BED BIOFILM REACTOR
Simultaneous nitrate and organic matter removal from salmon industry wastewater: The effect of C/N ratio, nitrate concentration and organic load rate on batch and continuous process
Modeling of the denitrification/anaerobic digestion process of salmon fishery wastewater in a biofilm tubular reactor
Dynamic modeling of partial nitrification in a rotating disk biofilm reactor: Calibration, validation and simulation
Model of simultaneous denitrification and methanogenesis in an Upflow Packed-Bed Biofilm Reactor: Nitrogen compounds' inhibition and pseudo two-dimensional biofilm model
"""The feasibility of the use of sludge as a soil conditioner"". Arauco - Planta Constitución ""Factibilidad de la utilización de lodos como mejorador de suelos"": Arauco - Planta constitución"
Improvement of nitrate and nitrite reduction rates prediction
Kinetics of syntrophic acetogenesis in a saline medium
Organic and nitrogenous matter effects on the denitrification of saline and protein-rich effluents
REMOCION DE CARBONO Y NITRATOS DE VERTIDOS DE LA INSDUSTRIA SALMONERA USANDO REACTORES TUBULARES
Remoción de Carbono y Nitratos de Vertidos de la Industria Salmonera usando Reactores Tubulares
Removal of nitrate and organic matter from salmon industry wastewaters using plug flow reactors Remoción de carbono y nitratos de vertidos de la industria salmonera usando reactores tubulares

Proyecto (14)

Creación de la línea de investigación en Biofactorías para obtención de combustibles gaseosos (H2 y CH4) a partir de residuos líquidos
Nuevo sistema de recuperación de S, P y N desde digestatos vía precipitación de azufre elemental (S0), precipitación de estruvita y una corriente líquida rica en poliacrilato de amonio
Assessment of micropollutants removal and N2O production in a nitrifying sequencing moving bed biofilm reactor (SMBBR) with natural zeolite as biomass carrier
Development of advanced biotechnological processes for the removal of ammoniacal nitrogen in the presence of sulfur and organic matter, by using Chilean natural zeolites
Nuevo modelo matemático para el proceso de digestión anaerobia de agua residual vitivinícola acondicionada con cenizas
Digestión anaerobia de licores provenientes de la carbonización hidrotérmica (htc) de diferentes mezclas de lodos de plantas de tratamientos de aguas residuales y residuos orgánicos urbanos
Obtención de fertilizante (estruvita y azufre) en reactores anaerobios de purines de cerdos
Application of Electrochemical Advances Oxidation Processes for organics removal in Industrial Wastewater
SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF CARBON-NITROGEN-SULFIDE IN A NEW SEQUENTIAL BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR WITH ELEMENTAL SULFUR AND ZEOLITE AS SUPPORT=> PERFORMANCE AND MODELING
VALORIZACIÓN DE RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS ORGÁNICOS MEDIANTE CARBONIZACIÓN HIDROTÉRMICA Y DIGESTIÓN ANAEROBIA. Del residuo sólido urbano a la generación sostenible de energía y biofertilizantes
DEVELOPMENT AND MODELING OF A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR ANAEROBIC SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT=> ENHANCEMENT OF HYDROLYSIS AND METHANOGENESIS BY APPLICATION OF MICRO AERATION AND SOLID WASTE AS TRACE ELEMENTS SUPPLEMENT
SIMULTANEOUS BIO-ELIMINATION OF NITROGEN AND SULPHUR IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF COMPLEX ORGANIC MATTER
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW DYNAMIC MODEL FOR BATCH BIODRYING PROCESS OF DEWATERED SEWAGE SLUDGE
FACTIBILIDAD TECNICA DE UN REACTOR ANOXICO-ANAEROBICO-AEROBICO PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE VERTIDOS PROTEICOS

Review (3)

Application of zeolites for biological treatment processes of solid wastes and wastewaters – A review
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus recovery from liquid swine wastes: a review
Advances in the biological removal of sulphides from aqueous phase in anaerobic processes: A review
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Cesar Huiliñir

Profesor Asociado

Universidad de Los Andes

Santiago, Chile

16
Marlene Roeckel

Profesor Titular

Ingeniería Química

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN-FAC. DE INGENIERÍA-DEPTO. INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA (EDIFICIO GUSTAVO PIZARRO CASTRO)

Concepción, Chile

9
Ricardo Salazar

PROFESOR ASOCIADO

QUÍMICA INORGÁNICA

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile

8
Lorna Guerrero

Académico Adjunto

Ingeniería Química y Ambiental

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

VALPARAISO, Chile

6
Yeney Lauzurique

Investigadora Postdoctoral

Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago de Chile, Chile

5
Alejandra Castillo

Asistente de Investigación

Ingeniería Química

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

santiago, Chile

4
Christian Antileo

Associate Professor

Ingeniería Química

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

4
Verónica García

academico

DECYTAL

Universidad de Santaigo

Estación central, Chile

4
Jhosané Pagés

Profesor asistente

Ingeniería Química

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Chile, Chile

2
Andrea Barahona

INVESTIGADOR

INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA Y AMBIENTAL

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA

VALPARAISO, Chile

2
Ernesto Pino

Académico

Escuela de Ingeniería Química

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

2
Jorge Vidal

Postdoctorado

Analítica e Inorgánica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Rocio Santander

Encargada de Laboratorio, Equipos de UHPLC-MS y GC-MS/MS

Departamento de Ciencias del Ambiente, Facultad de Química y Biología

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
CAMILA MERY

Académico

Ingeniería Química y Ambiental

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Andrea Carvajal

Académica

Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile

1
CARLOS MUÑOZ

Profesor Titular

Departamento Ingeniería Eléctrica

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

1
FRANCISCO CUBILLOS

Head

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Mario Tello

Académico

Biología

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Jose Campos

Full professor

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Viña del Mar, Chile

1
Néstor Roca

Technology Project Manager

Technology

PhageLab

Santiago, Chile

1
Rolando Chamy

Director

Núcleo Biotecnología Curauma

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
David Jeison

Profesor Titular

Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Silvio Montalvo

Profesor

Departamento de Ingeniería Química

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago de Chile, Chile

1
Rolando Chamy

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO

Valparaíso, Chile

1
SOLEDAD BOLLO

PROFESOR TITULAR

QUIMICA FARMACOLÓGICA Y TOXICOLÓGICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Gustavo Vargas

Investigador FONDEF

Facultad de Ingeniería

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Leiva

Jefe de carrera

Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

1
Nestor Escalona

Professor Associated

Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile