Education

Biography

Rocio Maceiras Castro is assistant professor of the Defense University Center attached to University of Vigo. Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry (University of Vigo, 2001), Ph.D in Chemical Engineering (University of Vigo, 2006). She has conducted research in different areas. Present main research areas are Renewable Energies, CO2 capture and the chemical engineering process simulation. Thus far, her research has led to one patent, application, more than 60 journal publications, and 100 conference papers.

Research Interest

• Renewable energies
• Biofuels
• Capture of carbon dioxide
• Remediation, Transesterification

Scientific Activities

Publications

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.