Jesus graduated in May 2022 and is currently working at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio.
Jesus Villarreal worked on CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products, and he used synchrotron techniques. He also worked on the UTSA-SwRI Connect Project on CO2 conversion to liquid fuels.
Publications:
Seuser, G., Martinelli, M., Garcia, E.S., Upton, G.F., Ayala, M., Villarreal, J., Rajabi, Z., Cronauer, D.C., Kropf, A.J., Jacobs, G., “Reverse water-gas shift: Na doping of m-ZrO2 supported Pt for selectivity control,” Appl. Catal. A: General, 650 (2023) 119000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2022.119000
Rabelo-Neto, R.C., Almeida, M.P., Silveira, E.B., Ayala, M., Watson, C.D., Villarreal, J., Cronauer, D.C., Kropf, A.J., Martinelli, M., Noronha, F.B., Jacobs, G., “CO2 hydrogenation: selectivity control of CO versus CH4 achieved using Na doping over Ru/m-ZrO2 at low pressure,” Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 303 (2022) 121533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121533
Presentation:
Rabelo-Neto, R.C., Almeida, M.P., Ayala, M., Watson, C.D., Villarreal, J., Cronauer, D.C., Kropf, A.J., Martinelli, M., Noronha, F.B., Jacobs, G., “Selectivity control using Na doping for CO2 hydrogenation over Ru/ZrO2 at low pressure,” 27th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, New York City, NY, May 22 – 27, 2022.
Fall 2021 Virtual Research Showcase at UTSA:
CO2 hydrogenation on Na-doped ruthenium zirconia catalysts. (Poster link)
Award:
First place at the Tech Symposium for an Ethylbenzene Production Process, May 2022.
