Yesid Murillo

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral Researcher

Location:

3315-WS05

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Research Interests

My research interests are focused in preparation of adsorbents (SBA15, Activated Carbon), adsorption of inorganic and organic pollutants from water, characterization materials, calorimetry and photocatalysis. 

Selected Publications

  • A Review of the Application of Resorcinarenes and SBA-15 in Drug Delivery. Diana M. Galindres,Diego Cifuentes,Luz Elena Tinoco, Yesid Murillo-Acevedo, M. Melia Rodrigo ,Ana C. F. Ribeiro, Miguel A. Esteso. Processes, (2022). 

  • Evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of modified concrete with recycled crushed glass, using a proportion adjustment with the method ACI 211.1. Camila Castro-Cardona, Sebastian Bastidas-Vallejo, Sebastian Romero-Bustos, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján, Yesid Sneider Murillo-Acevedo, Ronal Orlando Serrano-Romero. Construction and Building Materials, (2021). 
  • The Cramer’s rule for the parametrization of phenol and its hydroxylated byproducts: UV spectroscopy vs. high performance liquid chromatography. Yesid S. Murillo-Acevedo, Liliana Giraldo, Po S. Poon, Juan Matos, Juan C. Moreno-Piraján. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (2020).

  • Regeneration of activated carbon by applying the phenolic degrading fungus Scedosporium apiospermum. Yesid Sneider Murillo Acevedo, Laura Tatiana Morales Mancera, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján, Martha Vives Flórez. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, (2020). 

  • Initial approximation to the design and construction of a photocatalysis reactor for phenol degradation with TiO2 nanoparticles. Yesid Murillo-Acevedo, Jason Bernal-Sanchez, Liliana Giraldo, Rocio Sierra-Ramirez, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján. ACS omega, (2019)

Education

  • Ph. D., Chemistry, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 2020
  • M. Sc., Materials Science, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 2012
  • M. Sc., Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, 2012
  • B. Sc., Chemistry, Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, Bogota, Colombia, 2009

Professional Profile

March, 2023-present, Postdoctoral Researcher, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Awards

Francisco Rodríguez Reinoso Award II, Oral Presentation in III Workshop Adsorption, Catalysis and Porous Materials, 2016

KAUST Affiliations

PSE - Physical and Engineering Division

Research Interests Keywords

adsorption photocatalysis Calorimetry Activated Carbon SBA-15