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Gabriel Morales Sánchez es Ingeniero Químico por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2000) y Doctor por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (2005, Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado). Su trayectoria docente se ha desarrollado en Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, comenzando como Ayudante de Escuela Universitaria (2000-2005), Profesor Ayudante Doctor (2005-2008), Profesor Contratado Doctor (2008-2013) y Profesor Titular (desde 2013 hasta la actualidad) del Departamento de Tecnología Química y Ambiental. Su docencia se distribuye entre los diversos títulos de grado y máster de ingeniería de la Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología (ESCET): Grado en Ingeniería Química, Grado en Ingeniería Ambiental, Grado en Ingeniería de Tecnologías Industriales, Grado en Ingeniería de la Energía, Grado en Ciencias Ambientales, Máster en Ingeniería Química, Máster en Ingeniería Industrial En cuanto a su trayectoria investigadora, su tesis doctoral se centró en la preparación de materiales mesoestructurados funcionalizados con grupos sulfónicos y en su aplicación a reacciones de Química Fina. Ha sido investigador visitante en el Department of Chemical Engineering de la Universidad de California en Santa Barbara (EE.UU.) en los años 2004 (predoctoral) y 2006 (postdoctoral) bajo la supervisión del Prof. Brad F. Chmelka; y en el Department of Applied Chemistry de la Universidad de Strathclyde en Glasgow (Reino Unido) en el año 2007 bajo la supervisión del Prof. Peter Cormack. Sus líneas de investigación se centran en la síntesis, caracterización y aplicación catalítica de materiales mesoestructurados funcionalizados, la inmovilización de enzimas en materiales mesoporosos, la transformación de glicerina en aditivos oxigenados para combustibles y, más recientemente, la producción de biodiésel, y la valorización química de biomasa lignocelulósica mediante catalizadores ácidos heterogéneos. En 2007 recibió el premio Tesis Doctoral del año 2005 otorgado por la Sociedad Española de Catálisis.Es autor de más de 60 artículos en revistas internacionales indexados en JCR, con un índice h de 28 (junio de 2018).





Sulfonic mesostructured SBA-15 silicas for the Solvent-Free production of Bio-Jet fuel precursors via aldol dimerization of levulinic acid

Paniagua, M.; Cuevas, F.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.

Understanding the role of Al/Zr ratio in Zr-Al-Beta zeolite: Towards the onepot production of GVL from glucose.

Paniagua, M.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.; López-Aguado, C.; Vidal, N.; Mariscal, R.; López-Granados, M.; Martínez-Salazar, I.

Production of sorbitol via catalytic transfer hydrogenation of glucose

García, B.; Moreno, J.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.

Comparative life cycle assessment of glucose production from maize starch and woody biomass residues as a feedstock

Blanco, J.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Moreno, J.

Glycerol valorization: conversion to lactic acid by heterogeneous catalysis and separation by ion exchange chromatography

Arcanjo, M. R. A.; da Silva Jr, I. J.; Cavalcante Jr, C. L.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, J.; Paniagua, M.; Melero, J. A.; Vieira, R. S.

Oxidation of lignocellulosic platform molecules to value-added chemicals using heterogeneous catalytic technologies

Arias, P. L.; Cecilia, J. A.; Gandarias, I.; Iglesias, J.; López Granados, M.; Mariscal, R.; Morales, G.; Moreno-Tost, R.; Maireles-Torres, P.

Sustainable catalytic conversion of biomass for the production of biofuels and bioproducts

Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.

Stable continuous production of -Valerolactone frombiomass-derived Levulinic Acid over Zr–Al-Beta zeolite catalyst

López-Aguado, C.; Paniagua, M.; Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.; Juárez, P.; López Granados, M.; Morales, G.

Life-cycle sustainability of biomass-derived sorbitol: Proposing technological alternatives for improving the environmental profile of a bio-refinery platform molecule

Moreno, J.; Iglesias, J.; Blanco, J.; Montero, M.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.

Ru-ZrO2-SBA-15 as efficient and robust catalyst for the aqueous phase hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol

Melero, J. A.; Moreno, J.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Fierro, J. L. G.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Cubo, A.; García, B.

Sn–Al-USY for the valorization of glucose to methyl lactate: switching from hydrolytic to retro-aldol activity by alkaline ion exchange

Iglesias, J.; Moreno, J.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Juárez, P.; López-Granados, M.; Mariscal, R.; Martínez-Salazar, I.

From levulinic acid biorefineries to ?-valerolactone (GVL) using a bi-functional Zr-Al- Beta catalyst

Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.; Paniagua, M.; López-Aguado, C.

Transformation of Glucose into Sorbitol on Raney Nickel catalysts in the absence of molecular hydrogen: Sugar disproportionation vs catalytic hydrogen transfer

García, B.; Moreno, J.; Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.

Rational Optimization of Reaction Conditions for the One-Pot Transformation of Furfural to ?-Valerolactone over Zr–Al-Beta Zeolite: Toward the Efficient Utilization of Biomass

Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Paniagua, M.; López-Aguado, C.

Transformation of glucose into sorbitol on Raney nickel catalysts in the absence of molecular hydrogen: sugar disproportionation vs catalytic hydrogen transfer

García, B.; Moreno, J.; Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.

Zr-USY zeolite: Efficient catalyst for the transformation of xylose into bio-products

López-Aguado, C.; Paniagua, M.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; García-Fierro, J. L.; Melero, J. A.

ZrO2-SBA-15 catalysts for the one-pot cascade synthesis of GVL from furfural

Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Hernández, B.; Osatiashtiani, A.; Lee, A. F.; Wilson, K.

Progress in the design of zeolite catalysts for biomass conversion into biofuels and bio-based chemicals

Serrano, D.P.; Melero, J.A.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J. ; Pizarro, P.

ß-galactosidase covalent immobilization over large-pore mesoporous silica supports for the production of high galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS)

González-Delgado, I.; Segura, Y.; Martín, A.; López-Muñoz, M. J.; Morales, G.

Isosorbide production from sorbitol over heterogeneous acid catalysts: Screening and kinetic study

Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Moreno, J.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Peral, A.; Cubo, A.

Efficient production of 5-ethoxymethylfurfural from fructose by sulfonic mesostructured silica using DMSO as co-solvent

Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.

Dehydration of sorbitol to isosorbide in melted phase with propyl-sulfonic functionalized SBA-15: Influence of catalyst hydrophobization

Cubo, A.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Moreno, J.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Efficient one-pot production of ?-valerolactone from xylose over Zr-Al-Beta zeolite: rational optimization of catalyst synthesis and reaction conditions

Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Paniagua, M.; López-Aguado, C.; Wilson, K.; Osatiashtiani, A.

Characterization and inmobilization of engineered sialidases from Trypanosoma rangeli for transsiallylation

Zeuner, B.; González-Delgado, I.; Holck, J.; Morales, G.; López-Muñoz, M. J.; Segura, Y.; Meyer, A. S.; Mikkelsen, J. D.

Catalytic upgrading of furfuryl alcohol to bio-products: Catalysts screening and kinetic analysis

Paniagua, M.; Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Hernández, B.; López-Aguado, C.

Biological removal of pharmaceutical compounds using white-rot fungi with concomitant FAME production of the residual biomass

Vasiliadou, I. A.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Molina, R.; Martínez, F.; Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.

Optimisation of the synthesis of high galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) from lactose with b-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis

González-Delgado, I.; López-Muñoz, M. J.; Morales, G.; Segura, Y.

Dehydration of Xylose to Furfural in alcohol media in the presence of solid acid catalysts

Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Hernández, B.

One-pot cascade transformation of xylose into ?-valerolactone (GVL) over bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis Zr–Al-beta zeolite

Hernández, B.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; López-Aguado, C.; García Fierro, J. L.; Wolf, P.; Hermans, I.; Melero, J. A.

Efficient production of Triacetin from Glycerol over Arenesulfonic acid-modified SBA-15 catalyst

Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Melero, J. A.; Vicente, G.

Acid-catalyzed production of biodiesel over arenesulfonic SBA-15: Insights into the role of water in the reaction network

Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by laccase from Trametes versicolor covalently immobilized on amino-functionalized SBA-15

Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Sanz, R.

Municipal sewage sludge to biodiesel by simultaneous extraction and conversion of lipids

Melero, J. A.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Vasiliadou, I. A.; Martínez Castillejo, F.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Molina, R.

Hydrothermally stable, conformal, sulfated zirconia monolayer catalysts for glucose conversion to 5-HMF

Osatiashtiani, A.; Lee, A. F.; Granollers, M.; Brown, R. D.; Olivi, L.; Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Wilson, K.

Zr-SBA-15 Lewis acid catalyst: Activity in Meerwein Ponndorf Verley reduction

Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Moreno, J.; Segura, Y.; Paniagua, M.; Cambra, A.; Hernández, B.

New insights in the deactivation of sulfonic modified SBA-15 catalysts for biodiesel production from low-grade oleaginous feedstock

Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Wilson, K.; Lee, A.

Conformal sulfated zirconia monolayer catalysts for the one-pot synthesis of ethyl levulinate from glucose

Morales, G.; Osatiashtiani, A.; Hernández, B.; Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Paniagua, M.; Brown, D. R.; Granollers, M.; Lee, A. F.; Wilson, K.

Continuous production of biodiesel from low grade feedstock in presence of Zr-SBA-15: Catalyst performance and resistance against deactivation

Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Advanced biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass

Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.; Paniagua, M.

Sulfonic acid heterogeneous catalysts for dehydration of C6-monosaccharides to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in dimethyl sulfoxide

Morales, G.; Melero, J. A.; Paniagua, M.; Iglesias, J.; Hernández, B.; Sanz, M.

Bifunctional SO4/ZrO2 catalysts for 5-hydroxymethylfufural (5-HMF) production from glucose

Osatiashtiani, A.; Lee, A. F.; Brown, D. R.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Wilson, K.

Efficient conversion of levulinic acid into alkyl levulinates catalyzed by sulfonic mesostructured silicas

Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Paniagua, M.; Hernández, B.; Penedo, S.

Nafion-modified large-pore silicas for the catalytic acylation of anisole with acetic anhydride

van Grieken, R.; Martínez, F.; Morales, G.; Martín, A.

Production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil in a continuous packed bed reactor with an agglomerated Zr-SBA-15/bentonite catalyst

Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Zr-SBA-15 acid catalyst: Optimization of the synthesis and reaction conditions for biodiesel production from low-grade oils and fats

Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Sulfonic Acid-Functionalized Catalysts for the Valorization of Glycerol via Transesterification with Methyl Acetate

Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Melero, J. A.; Vicente, G.; Ochoa, C.

Synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 by silanization and alkoxylation of protozeolitic units

Serrano, D. P.; Aguado, J.; Escola, J. M.; Peral, A.; Morales, G.; Abella, E.

Low-grade oils and fats: effect of several impurities on biodiesel production over sulfonic acid heterogeneous catalysts

Morales, G.; Bautista, L.F.; Melero, J.A.; Iglesias, J.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Etherification of biodiesel-derived glycerol with ethanol for fuel formulation over sulfonic modified catalysts

Melero, J. A.; Vicente, G.; Paniagua, M.; Morales, G.; Muñoz, P.

Acetalisation of bio-glycerol with acetone to produce solketal over sulfonic mesostructured silicas

Vicente, G.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Martín E.

Oxygenated compounds derived from glycerol for biodiesel formulation: Influence on EN 14214 quality parameters

Melero, J. A.; Vicente G.; Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Bustamante, J.

Sulfonated polystyrene-modified mesoporous organosilicas for acid-catalyzed processes

Morales, G.; van Grieken, R.; Martín, A.; Martínez, F.

Biodiesel production from crude palm oil using sulfonic acid-modified mesostructured catalysts

Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Biodiesel production over arenesulfonic acid-modified mesostructured catalysts: Optimization of reaction parameters using response surface methodology

Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.

Acid hybrid catalyst from Poly(styrenesulfonic acid) grafted onto ultra-large-pore SBA-15 silica using atom tranfer radical polymerization

Martín, A.; Morales G.; Martinez, F.; van Grieken, R.; Cao, L.; Kruk, M.

Immobilization strategies for laccase from Trametes versicolor on mesostructured silica materials and the application to the degradation of naphthalene

Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Sanz, R. Morales, Gabriel Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Sanz, R.

Heterogeneous acid catalysts for biodiesel production: current status and future challenges

Melero, J. A.; Iglesias, J.; Morales, G.

Molecular and meso- and macroscopic properties of hierarchical nanocrystalline ZSM-5 zeolite prepared by seed silanization

Serrano, D. P.; Aguado, J.; Morales, G.; Rodríguez, J. M.; Peral, A.; Thommes, M.; Epping, J. D.; Chmelka, B. F.

Biodiesel production with heterogeneous sulfonic acid-functionalized mesostructured catalysts

Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Briones, D.

Perfluorinated Nafion-modified SBA-15 materials for catalytic acylation of anisole

Martinez, F.; Morales, G.; Martín, A.; van Grieken, R.

Aqueous-sensitive reaction sites in sulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silicas

Morales, G.; Athens, G.; Chmelka, B. F.; van Grieken, R.; Melero, J. A.

Acid-catalyzed etherification of bio-glycerol and isobutylene over sulfonic mesostructured silicas

Melero, J. A.; Vicente, G.; Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.; Moreno, J. M.; Roldán, R.; Ezquerro, A.; Pérez, C.

Polystyrene modified hybrid materials based on ordered mesoporous silica

van Grieken, R.; Morales, G.; Martín, A.; Martínez, F.

Acidic mesoporous silica for the acetylation of glycerol: Synthesis of bioadditives to petrol fuel

Melero, J. A.; van Grieken, R.; Morales, G.; Paniagua, M.

  • Energy & Fuels, 21, 1782-1791 (2007)
Advances in the synthesis and catalytic applications of organosulfonic functionalized mesostructured materials.

Melero, J. A.; van Grieken, R.; Morales, G.

  • Chemical Reviews, 106, 3790-3812. (2006)
Etherification of benzyl alcohols with 1-hexanol over organosulfonic acid mesostructured materials

van Grieken, R.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.

Fries rearrangement of phenyl acetate over sulfonic modified mesostructured SBA-15 materials

van Grieken, R.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.

Tailoring the pore size of hexagonally ordered mesoporous materials containing acid sulfonic groups

van Grieken, R.; Melero, J. A.; Morales, G.

Direct synthesis approach for the preparation of arylsulfonic functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous materials

Melero, J.A.; Margolese, D.; van Grieken, R.; Stucky, G.D.; Morales, G.

  • 2nd International FEZAConference.Giardini-Naxos (Italia), Septiembre 2002. Oral session (2002)
Mechanism of CIT-6 and VPI-8 Crystallization from Zincosilicate Gels

Serrano, D. P.; van Grieken, R.; Davis, M. E.; Melero, J. A.; García, A.; Morales, G.

  • Chem. Eur. J. (2002)
Direct synthesis of ordered SBA-15 mesoporous materials containing arylsulfonic groups

Melero, J.A.; Stucky, G.D.; van Grieken, R.; Morales, G.

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry, 12, 1664-1669 (2002)
Study of the different stages involving the crystallization of CIT-6 and VPI-8 from Zn-containing materials

Melero, J.A.; Serrano, D.P.; van Grieken, R.; Davis, M.E.; Morales, G.; García, A.

  • 1st International FEZA Conference.Eger (Hungría), Septiembre 1999. Poster session (1999)
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