Man

Sergio Andres Mejia Matallana

Professor

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Interfacial behavior in fluids: Theory, Molecular Simulations, and Experimentation; Thermodynamics of phase equilibrium; Theoretical Thermodynamics in mixtures at subcritical and critical state.; Experimental Thermodynamics in subcritical mixtures; Interfacial properties in mixtures.

Educación

  •  Chemical Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2004
  •  Chemical Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2000
  •  Chemical Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Colombia, 1993

Experiencia Académica

  •   Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Engineering

    Concepcion, Chile

    2004 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Undergraduate thesis: 29
Magister Thesis: 13
PhD Thesis: 4


Premios y Distinciones

  •   9th Industrial Fluid Properties Simulation Challenge

    AIChE

    Estados Unidos, 2016

    Firts place in the 9th Industrial Fluid Properties Simulation Challenge


 

Article (97)

Micellization properties for polyoxyethylene sorbitans in aqueous media
The monotonicity behavior of density profiles at vapor-liquid interfaces of mixtures
Density and viscosity of liquid mixtures formed by n-hexane, ethanol, and cyclopentyl methyl ether
Describing the adsorption of sodium tripolyphosphate on kaolinite surfaces in a saline medium by molecular dynamics
Impact of morphology on the interfacial tension of liquid-liquid equilibrium interfaces in asymmetric mixtures
Molecular dynamics of liquid-liquid equilibrium and interfacial properties of aqueous solutions of methyl esters
Prediction of Micellar Thermodynamics of Nonionic Surfactants Based on the Square Gradient Theory
Vapor-liquid phase equilibria, liquid densities, liquid viscosities and surface tensions for the ternary n-hexane plus cyclopentyl methyl ether+1-butanol mixture
A Guide to Computing Interfacial Properties of Fluids from Molecular Simulations
Measurement of phase equilibrium and interfacial tension for the (1-propanol + cyclopentyl methyl ether) binary mixture
Measurements and modeling of the phase equilibria for the n-hexane plus ethanol plus dibutyl ether ternary mixture and its dibutyl ether sub-binary mixtures at 94 kPa
Modelling of solubility of vitamin K-3 derivatives in supercritical carbon dioxide using cubic and SAFT equations of state
Phase equilibria and interfacial properties of selected methane plus n-alkanebinary mixtures
SGTPy: A Python Code for Calculating the Interfacial Properties of Fluids Based on the Square Gradient Theory Using the SAFT-VR Mie Equation of State
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium, Surface Tension, and Dynamic Viscosity for the Propan-1-ol + Dibutyl Ether Binary Mixture
A Novel Experimental Procedure to Measure the Bulk Mass Densities and Interfacial Tensions for Mixtures at Vapor-Liquid-Liquid Equilibria
Assessing salt-surfactant synergistic effects on interfacial tension from molecular dynamics simulations
Isobaric vapor - liquid - liquid equilibrium for water plus MTBE plus alcohol (ethanol or 1-butanol) mixtures
Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibrium and isothermal surface tension for hexane plus cyclopentyl methyl ether binary mixture: Experimental determinations and theoretical predictions
Phasepy: A Python based framework for fluid phase equilibria and interfacial properties computation
Preferential Orientations and Anomalous Interfacial Tensions in Aqueous Solutions of Alcohols
Probing the interfacial behavior of type IIIA binary mixtures along the three-phase line employing molecular thermodynamics
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium and Interfacial Tension for the 1-Butanol + Cyclopentyl Methyl Ether Binary Mixture
Vapor-liquid equilibrium at 94 kPa and surface tension at 298.15 K for hexane plus ethanol plus cyclopentyl methyl ether mixture
Vapour-liquid phase equilibria and interfacial properties of fatty acid methyl esters from molecular dynamics simulations
Experimental Determination of Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium and Isothermal Interfacial Tensions for the Binary Ethanol plus Cyclopentyl Methyl Ether Mixture
Phase Equilibria and Interfacial Properties of the Tetrahydrofuran plus Methane Binary Mixture from Experiment and Computer Simulation
The additivity of surface and volumetric properties of alpha,omega-dihalogenoalkanes
A rigorous and accurate approach for predicting the wet-to-dry transition for working mixtures in organic Rankine cycles
Combined experimental, theoretical and molecular simulation approach for the description of the fluid phase behavior of hydrocarbon mixtures within shale rocks
Densities and interfacial tensions for fatty acid methyl esters (from methyl formate to methyl heptanoate) + water demixed mixtures at atmospheric pressure conditions
Experimental measurements and theoretical modeling of high-pressure mass densities and interfacial tensions of carbon dioxide + n-heptane + toluene and its carbon dioxide binary systems
Interfacial properties of tetrahydrofuran and carbon dioxide mixture from computer simulation
Measurement and modeling of isobaric vapor - liquid equilibrium and isothermal interfacial tensions of ethanol + hexane + 2,5 - dimethylfuran mixture
Coarse-grained theoretical modeling and molecular simulations of nitrogen plus n-alkanes: (n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, n-octane)
Extension of the SAFT-VR Mie EoS To Model Homonuclear Rings and Its Parametrization Based on the Principle of Corresponding States
Measurement and modeling of high pressure density and interfacial tension of carbon dioxide plus tetrahydrofuran mixture
Prediction of the water/oil interfacial tension from molecular simulations using the coarse-grained SAFT-? Mie force field
Bottled SAFT: A Web App Providing SAFT-gamma Mie Force Field Parameters for Thousands of Molecular Fluids
Interfacial Tensions of Industrial Fluids from a Molecular-Based Square Gradient Theory
Phase behaviour and interfacial properties of ternary system CO2 + n-butane plus n-decane: coarse-grained theoretical modelling and molecular simulations
SAFT-gamma force field for the simulation of molecular fluids 6: Binary and ternary mixtures comprising water, carbon dioxide, and n-alkanes
Understanding the interfacial behavior in isopycnic Lennard-Jones mixtures by computer simulations
Atmospheric densities and interfacial tensions for 1-alkanol (1-butanol to 1-octanol) + water and ether (MTBE, ETBE, DIPE, TAME and THP) plus water demixed mixtures
Barotropic phenomena in binary mixtures
Early regimes of water capillary flow in slit silica nanochannels
Comprehensive Characterization of Interfacial Behavior for the Mixture CO2 + H2O + CH4: Comparison between Atomistic and Coarse Grained Molecular Simulation Models and Density Gradient Theory
Experimental determination and theoretical prediction of the vapor-liquid equilibrium and interfacial tensions of the system methyl-tert-butyl ether+2,5-dimethylfuran
Force Fields for Coarse-Grained Molecular Simulations from a Corresponding States Correlation
High-pressure densities and interfacial tensions of binary systems containing carbon dioxide plus n-alkanes: (n-Dodecane, n-tridecane, n-tettadecane)
High-pressure interfacial tensions for nitrogen plus ethanol, or hexane or 2-methoxy-2-methylbutane: A comparison between experimental tensiometry and Monte Carlo simulations
On the phase and interface behavior along the three-phase line of ternary Lennard-Jones mixtures: A collaborative approach based on square gradient theory and molecular dynamics simulations
Phase equilibria and interfacial tensions in the systems ethanol+2-methoxy-2-methylbutane plus hexane
Resolving Discrepancies in the Measurements of the Interfacial Tension for the CO2 + H2O Mixture by Computer Simulation
Use of Equations of State and Coarse Grained Simulations to Complement Experiments: Describing the Interfacial Properties of Carbon Dioxide plus Decane and Carbon Dioxide plus Eicosane Mixtures
Vapor-liquid equilibrium and interfacial tensions of the system ethanol plus hexane plus tetrahydro-2H-pyran
Coarse-grained molecular dynamic simulations of selected thermophysical properties for 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate
Experimental determination and theoretical modeling of the vapor-liquid equilibrium and densities of the binary system butan-2-ol + tetrahydro-2H-pyran
Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium and Isothermal Interfacial Tensions for the System Ethanol+2,5-Dimethylfuran
Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibrium and isothermal surface tensions of 2,2 '-oxybis[propane]+2,5-Dimethylfuran
Surface Tension of 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Ethyl Sulfate or 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate with Argon and Carbon Dioxide
A rigorous approach for predicting the slope and curvature of the temperature-entropy saturation boundary of pure fluids
A topological approach to mass barotropic phenomena in asymmetric mixtures
Experimental determination and theoretical modeling of the vapor-liquid equilibrium and surface tensions of hexane plus tetrahydro-2H-pyran
Molar isopycnicity in heterogeneous binary mixtures
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium, Densities, and Interfacial Tensions of the System Ethanol plus Tetrahydro-2H-pyran
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium, Densities, and Interfacial Tensions of the System Hexane+2,5-Dimethylfuran
Comparison of United-Atom Potentials for the Simulation of Vapor?Liquid Equilibria and Interfacial Properties of Long-Chain n -Alkanes up to n -C 100
Interfacial tensions of binary mixtures of ethanol with octane, decane, dodecane, and tetradecane
Measurement and theoretical prediction of the vapor-liquid equilibrium, densities and interfacial tensions of the system hexane+2-methoxy-2-methylbutane
Vapor-Liquid Equilibria and Interfacial Tensions of the System Ethanol+2-Methoxy-2-methylbutane
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium in the Binary Systems 2-Butanol + tert-Amyl Methyl Ether, 2-Butanol + Heptane, and Heptane plus tert-Amyl Methyl Ether
Vapor-Liquid Equilibria and Interfacial Tensions of the System Ethanol+2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane
Interfacial properties of selected binary mixtures containing n-alkanes
An accurate direct technique for parameterizing cubic equations of state - Part I. Determining the cohesion temperature function in the low-temperature range
An accurate direct technique for parameterizing cubic equations of state - Part II. Specializing models for predicting vapor pressures and phase densities
An accurate direct technique for parametrizing cubic equations of state - Part III. Application of a crossover treatment
Phase equilibria and interfacial tensions in the systems methyl tert-butyl ether plus acetone plus cyclohexane, methyl tert-butyl ether plus acetone and methyl tert-butyl ether plus cyclohexane
Vapor-liquid equilibria and interfacial tensions for the ternary system acetone+2,2 '-oxybis[propane] plus cyclohexane and its constituent binary systems
Vapor-liquid equilibrium, densities, and interfacial tensions for the system benzene + propan-1-ol
Vapor-liquid equilibrium, densities, and interfacial tensions for the system benzene plus propan-1-ol
Vapor-liquid equilibrium, densities, and interfacial tensions for the system ethyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether (ETBE) plus propan-1-ol
Association and molecular chain length effects on interfacial behavior
Perfect wetting along a three-phase line: Theory and molecular dynamics simulations
Correlation and prediction of interface tension for fluid mixtures: An approach based on cubic equations of state with the Wong-Sandier mixing rule
On the interfacial behavior about the shield region
Phase and interface behaviors in type-I and type-V Lennard-Jones mixtures: Theory and simulations
Simultaneous prediction of interfacial tension and phase equilibria in binary mixtures - An approach based on cubic equations of state with improved mixing rules
Estimation of interfacial behavior using the global phase diagram approach - I. Carbon dioxide-n-alkanes
Interfacial behavior in Type IV systems
Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibria and densities for the binary systems oxolane plus ethyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether, oxolane plus 2-propanol and propan-2-one plus trichloromethane
Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibria for the ternary system oxolane plus ethyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether plus 2-propanol at 50 kpa
Unnoticed pitfalls of soave-type alpha functions in cubic equations of state
Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibria and densities for the system ethyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether+2-propanol
A model-free approach data treatment of vapor-liquid equilibrium data in ternary systems. 1. Theory and numerical procedures
A model-free approach data treatment of vapor-liquid equilibrium data in ternary systems. 2. Applications
Prediction of azeotropic behavior using equations of state

EditorialMaterial (1)

Comments on "Experimental Measurements of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data for the Binary Systems of Methanol+2-Butyl Acetate, 2-Butyl Alcohol+2-Butyl Acetate, and Methyl Acetate+2-Butyl Acetate at 101.33 kPa"

Errata (2)

Comments on 'Experimental Measurements of Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Data for the Binary Systems of Methanol + 2-Butyl Acetate, 2-Butyl Alcohol + 2-Butyl Acetate, and Methyl Acetate + 2-Butyl Acetate at 101.33 kPa' (vol 58, pg 3563, 2013)
Vapor-liquid equilibrium, densities, and interfacial tensions for the system ethyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether (ETBE) + propan-1-ol (vol 255, pg 121, 2007)

Letter (3)

Comments "On The Consistency and Correctness of Thermodynamics Phase Equilibria Modeling and Correlations Reports Published In Fuel Journal''
Comments on isobaric (vapor plus liquid) equilibria for three binary systems (toluene plus anisole, n-butylbenzene plus anisole, and guaiacol plus anisole) at 101.33 kPa
Rebuttal to the comments of Paul M. Mathias on "Unnoticed pitfalls of soave-type alpha functions in cubic equations of state"

Note (1)

Comments on "Vapor Liquid Equilibrium for Ternary and Binary Systems of Tetrahydrofuran, Cyclohexane, and 1,2-Propanediol at 101.3 kPa"

Proyecto (18)

Thermodynamical property assessment of advanced renewable oxygenates for high octane gasoline towards carbon neutrality
An interrelated approach (theory-experimentation-molecular simulations) for the thermophysical characterization (Phase Equilibrium, Interfacial, and Transport Properties) of new entrainers for bio-alcohol dehydration and their use as oxygenates for fuels
Química computacional aplicada a la captura, separación y conversión de CO2 en combustibles ligeros
EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE AND SOLUBILITY IN SUPERCRITICAL CO2 FOR SOLUTES WITH PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE. INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH USING MOLECULAR SIMULATION, CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS, AND DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF SOLUBILITY
THERMODYNAMICS OF NEW ENTRAINERS FOR BIOALCOHOL DEHYDRATION BY MEANS OF HETEROGENEOUS AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION. AN APPROACH BASED ON THEORY, EXPERIMENTATION AND MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS FOR DESCRIBING BULK AND INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES OF TRIPHASIC MIXTURES
R&D project on Fluids and Fluid mixtures confined in nanopores- Contact Angles Measurements
New Working Fluids based on Natural Refrigerant and Ionic Liquids for Absorption Refrigerant
A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO THE THERMOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FUEL ADDITIVES AND CARBON DIOXIDE MIXTURES. A COLLABORATIVE SCHEME BASED ON EXPERIMENTS, THEORY AND MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS FOR DESCRIBING PHASE AND INTERFACE BEHAVIOR OF FLUIDS.
STRATEGICALLY GUIDED MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS OF REALISTIC FORCE FIELDS. AN APPROACH BASED ON THE GLOBAL PHASE DIAGRAM OF ACCURATE EQUATIONS OF STATE.
PHASE EQUILIBRIUM AND INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES OF FLUID - FLUID AND SOLID - FLUID SYSTEMS=> EXPERIMENTS, MODELING AND SIMULATION.
Theory, experimentation and simulation of the interfacial tension in mixtures.
TENSIOMETRIA INTERFACIAL EN MEZCLAS FLUIDAS.
Ayuda para grupos de investigación consolidados (Grupo de Simulación Molecular). AGAUR
Desarrollo de técnicas moleculares para la predicción simultánea del equilibrio de fases y propiedades interfaciales en mezclas de interés industrial.
Modelado Molecular Aplicado al Diseño Racional de Nuevos Procesos y Materiales de Interés Industrial
TENSIOMETRIA INTERFACIAL EN MEZCLAS FLUIDAS.
TENSIOMETRIA INTERFACIAL EN MEZCLAS FLUIDAS.
PREDICCION CONSISTENTE DE TENSION INTERFACIAL EN MEZCLAS FLUIDAS
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Sergio Mejia

Professor

Chemical Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

11
José Garrido

Profesor Asistente

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

4
José Pérez

Profesor Titular

Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Elizabeth Lam

Directora Núcleo Científico Desarrollos Tecnológicos para la Gestión de Residuos Mineros

Ingeniería Química y Medio Ambiente

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

2
Guillermo Reyes

Académico Jornada Completa

Departamento de Ingeniería en Maderas

Universidad del Bío-Bío

Concepción, Biobío, Chile, Chile

2
Mauricio Flores

Ingeniero de proyecto

Universidad de Concepción

Coronel, Chile

1
Edelmira Gálvez

Academico

Departamento de Ingeniería metalurgica y de minas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Héctor Quinteros

Profesor asistente

Departamento de Tecnologías Industriales

Universidad de Talca

Curicó, Chile

1
PEDRO ROBLES

Academico

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Eder Piceros

Académico

Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

1
Ricardo Jeldres

Profesor Asistente

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

Concepción, Chile