One of his main research lines if focused in the area of biofuels, especially in the development of new heterogeneous catalysts and in the search for new alternative renewable raw materials for biodiesel. He has worked in the development of a patented process, as well as in the design, construction and start-up of a biodiesel plant (5000 Tm/y) in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, being Deputy Technical Manager (2002-2004). In the biotechnology field, he has been working in the development and modelling of downstream processing of enzymes, antibiotics and vaccines and in the production of industrial enzymes by fermentation and their use as immobilised biocatalysts. Now, his research interests lie in the development of bioremediation and biodegradation of organic pollutants by microorganisms and immobilised enzymes.
He has taught in many subjects related to chemical engineering and environmental technology both at undergraduate and post-graduate level. Now, he is Coordinator of the Environmental Engineering Degree at Rey Juan Carlos University.
Desarrollo de tecnologías de microalgas para una economía circular (ALGATEC-CM)
Funding : Comunidad de Madrid (P2018/BAA-4532)
Start / End Years : 2019 - 2022
Principal Investigator : Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando
Research Team : - Aguila Carricondo, Mª Pilar - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Megía Hervás, Irene - Montero Hidalgo, Miriam - Morales Pérez, Victoria - Morón Asensio, Rubén - Piera Ruiz, Alejandro - Rodríguez Escudero, Rosalía - Sánchez Laso, Jennifer - Sánchez-Bayo Alvarez, Alejandra - Simarro Doblado, Raquel - Vicente Crespo, Gemma
Aplicaciones industriales de la espirulina (INSPIRA1)
Funding : Comunidad de Madrid ()
Start / End Years : 2014 - 2018
Principal Investigator : Dufour Andía, Javier
Research Team : - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Dufour Andía, Javier - Espada Sanjurjo, Juan José - Moreno Vozmediano, Jovita - Rodríguez Escudero, Rosalía - Sánchez-Bayo Alvarez, Alejandra - Vicente Crespo, Gemma
NANOPARTICULAS DE SILICE CON POROSIDAD JERARQUIZADA. DISPOSITIVOS FUNCIONALES PARA LA LIBERACION CONTROLADA DE FARMACOS
Funding : Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad ()
Start / End Years : 2015 - 2017
Principal Investigator : García Muñoz, Rafael A. y Sanz Martín, Raúl
Research Team : - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Carrero Fernández, Alicia - García Muñoz, Rafael A. - Linares Serrano, María - Morales Pérez, Victoria - Ortiz Bustos, Josefa - Sanz Martín, Raúl
Diseño de procesos y nuevos catalizadores para la producción sostenible de biocarburantes oxigenados de elevada densidad energética a partir de biomasa lignocelulosica.
Funding : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (CTQ2011-28216-C02-01)
Start / End Years : 2012 - 2014
Principal Investigator : Melero Hernández, Juan Antonio
Research Team : - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Iglesias Morán, José - Melero Hernández, Juan Antonio - Morales Sánchez, Gabriel - Paniagua Martín, Marta - Sánchez Vázquez, Rebeca
Obtención de biodiésel a partir de microalgas y etanol mediante enzimas soportadas en soportes mesoestructurados
Funding : Universidad Rey Juan Carlos ()
Start / End Years : 2013 - 2014
Principal Investigator : Morales Pérez, Victoria
Research Team : - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Mendoza Sevilla, Alvaro - Morales Pérez, Victoria - Rodríguez Escudero, Rosalía - Vicente Crespo, Gemma
Producción de combustibles limpios para transporte a partir de residuos agroforestales y oleaginosos (RESTOENE).
Funding : Comunidad de Madrid; Programa de Investigación entre Grupos (S2009/ENE- 17 43)
Start / End Years : 2010 - 2013
Principal Investigator : Melero Hernández, Juan Antonio
Research Team : - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Calles Martín, José Antonio - Carrero Fernández, Alicia - Dufour Andía, Javier - Iglesias Morán, José - Lindo Marcos, Montaña - Melero Hernández, Juan Antonio - Ruiz Navarro, Aida - Sánchez Vázquez, Rebeca - Vicente Crespo, Gemma - Vizcaíno Madridejos, Arturo J.
Intensificación del proceso de producción de biodiésel mediante el diseño de catalizadores ácidos heterogéneos.
Funding : Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia ()
Start / End Years : 2009 - 2011
Principal Investigator : Melero Hernández, Juan Antonio
Research Team : - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Iglesias Morán, José - Melero Hernández, Juan Antonio - Morales Sánchez, Gabriel - Paniagua Martín, Marta - Sánchez Vázquez, Rebeca - Vicente Crespo, Gemma
Desarrollo de procesos alternativos basados en nuevos catalizadores para la síntesis de compuestos intermedios de interés farmacológico y alimentario.
Funding : Ministerio de Eduación y Ciencia ()
Start / End Years : 2005 - 2008
Principal Investigator : van Grieken Salvador, Rafael
Research Team : - Bautista Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando - Calleja Pardo, Guillermo - García Muñoz, Rafael A. - Iglesias Morán, José - Morales Pérez, Victoria - Morales Sánchez, Gabriel - van Grieken Salvador, Rafael - Vargas Fernández, Carolina
Wavelength synergistic effects in continuous flow-through water disinfection system
Uppinakidru, A. P.; Martín-Sómer, M.; Reynolds, K.; Stanley, S.; Bautista, L. F.; Pablos, C.; Marugán, C.
- Water Research X, 21, 100208 (2023)
- doi:10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100208
Biocrude from Nannochloropsis gaditana by hydrothermal liquefaction: An experimental design approach
Sánchez-Bayo, A.; Megía Hervás, I.; Rodríguez, R.; Morales, V.; Bautista, L. F.; Vicente, G.
- Applied Sciences, 11, 4337 (2021)
- doi:10.3390/app11104337
Biodiesel production (FAEEs) by heterogeneous Combi-Lipase biocatalysts using wet extracted lipids from microalgae
Sánchez-Bayo, A.; Morales, V.; Rodríguez, R.; Vicente, G.; Bautista, L. F.
- Catalysts, 9 (296), 1-15 (2019)
- doi:10.3390/catal9030296
New approach for biological synthesis of reduced graphene oxide
Vargas, C.; Simarro, R.; Reina, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Molina, M. C.; González-Benítez, N.
- Biochemical Engineering Journal, 151, 107331 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.bej.2019.107331
Stability of selected hydrogen bonded semiconductors in organic electronic devices
Irimia-Vladu, M.; Kanbur, Y.; Camaioni, F.; Coppola, M. E.; Yumusak, C.; Irimia, C. V.; Vlad, A.; Operamolla, A.; Farinola, G. M.; Suranna, G. P.; Gonza´lez-Benitez, N.; Molina, M. C.; Bautista, L. F.
- Chemistry of Materials, 31, 6315-6346 (2019)
- doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01405.
Mild hydrothermal pretreatment of microalgae for the production of biocrude with a low N and O content
Montero-Hidalgo, M.; Espada, J. J.; Rodríguez, R.; Morales, V.; Bautista, L. F.; Vicente, G.
- Processes, 7, 630 (2019)
- doi:10.3390/pr7090630
Environmental and techno-economic evaluation of B-carotene production from Dunaliella salina. A biorefinery approach
Espada, J. J.; Pérez-Antolín, D.; Vicente, G.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, V.; Rodríguez, R.
- Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 1-12 (2019)
- doi:10.1002/bbb.2012
Modelling the adsorption and controlled release of drugs from the pure and amino surface-functionalized mesoporous silica hosts
Martín, A.; Morales, V.; Ortiz-Bustos, J.; Pérez-Garnes, M.; Bautista, L. F.; García-Muñoz, R. A.; Sanz, R.
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 262, 23-34 (2018)
- doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.11.009
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.
- Journal of Environmental Management, 180, 228-237 (2016)
- doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.05.035
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.
- Renewable Energy, 75, 425-432 (2015)
- doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.027
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
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.
- Energy Conversion and Management, 103, 111-118 (2015)
- doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2015.06.045
Opportunities for Nannochloropsis gaditana biomass through the isolation of its components and biodiesel production
Mendoza, A.; Vicente, G.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, V.
- Green Processing and Synthesis, 4 (2), 97-102 (2015)
- doi:10.1515/gps-2014-0094
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.
- Chemosphere, 136, 273-280 (2015)
- doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.071
Enzymatic production of biodiesel from Nannochloropsis gaditana microalgae using immobilized lipases in mesoporous materials
Bautista, L. F.; Vicente, G.; Mendoza, A.; González, S.; Morales, V.
- Energy & Fuels, 28(8), 4981-4989 (2015)
- doi:10.1021/ef502838h
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.
- Applied Catalysis A, General, 488, 111-118 (2014)
- doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2014.09.023
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Physical and chemical treatments to prevent the growth of microorganisms in diesel fuel storage tanks
Bautista, L. F.; Vargas, C.; González, N.; Molina, M. C.; Simarro, R.; Salmerón, A.; Murillo, Y.
- Chemistry Today, 32 (3), 56-61 (2014)
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.
- Catalysis Today, 234, 174-181 (2014)
- doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.01.004
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Biodegradation of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a wood-degrading consortium at low temperatures
Simarro, R.; González, N.; Bautista, L. F.; Molina, M. C.
- FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 83(2), 438-449 (2013)
- doi:10.1111/1574-6941.12006
Assesment of the efficiency of in situ bioremediation techniques in a creosote polluted soil: Change in bacterial community
Simarro, R.; González, N.; Bautista, L. F.; Molina, M. C.
- Journal of Hazardous Materials, 262, 158-167 (2013)
- doi:10.1016/jhazmat.2013.08.025
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
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.
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 145, 197-204 (2013)
- doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.02.050
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Efecto de la concentración de surfactante y de la temperatura en la biodegradación de naftaleno, antraceno y fenantreno por Enterobacter sp., Pseudomonas sp. Y Stenotrophomonas sp. Aislados de un consorcio degradador de HAP
González, N.; Bautista, L. F.; Molina, C.; Simarro, R. Vargas, C.; Flores, R.
- Anales de Qumica, 109(3), 182-187 (2013)
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.
- Catalysis Today, 195(1), 44-53 (2012)
- doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2012.04.025
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Evaluation of the influence of multiple environmental factors on the biodegradation of dibenzofuran, phenanthrene, and pyrene by a bacterial consortium using an orthogonal experimental design
Simarro, R.; González, N.; Bautista, L. F.; Molina, M. C.; Schiavi, E.
- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223 (6), 3437-3444 (2012)
- doi:10.1007/s11270-012-1122-8
Effect of surfactants on PAH biodegradation by a bacterial consortium and on the dynamics of the bacterial community during the process
González, N.; Simarro, R.; Molina, M.C.; Bautista, L.F.; Delgado, L.; Villa, J.A.
- Bioresource Technology, 102 (20), 94389446 (2011)
- doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.066
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
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.
- Bioresource Technology, 102 (20), 95719578 (2011)
- doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.082
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Zr-SBA-15 as an efficient acid catalyst for FAME production from crude palm oil
Iglesias, J.; Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Sánchez-Vázquez, R.; Andreola, M. T.; Lizarraga-Fernández, A.
- Catalysis Today, 167, 46-55 (2011)
- doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2010.11.060
Optimisation of key abiotic factors of PAH (Naphthalene, Phenanthrene and Anthracene) biodegradation process by a bacterial consortium
Simarro, R.; González, N.; Bautista, L. F.; Sanz, R.; Molina, M. C.
- Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 217, 365-374 (2011)
- doi:10.1007/s11270-010-0593-8
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.
- Bioresource Technology, 101 (2010), 8541-8548 (2010)
- doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.042
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Direct transformation of fungal biomass from submerged cultures into biodiesel
Vicente, G.; Bautista; L.F.; Gutiérrez, F. J.; Rodríguez, R.; Martínez, V.; Rodríguez-Frómeta, R. A.; Ruiz-Vazquez, R. M.; Torres-Martínez, S.; Garre, V.
- Energy & Fuels, 24(5), 3173-3178 (2010)
- doi:10.1021/ef9015872
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.
- Chemical Engineering Journal, 161, 323-331 (2010)
- doi:10.1016/j.cej.2009.12.037
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
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.
- Topics in Catalysis, 53, 795-804 (2010)
- doi:10.1007/s11244-010-9465-0
Biodiesel production with heterogeneous sulfonic acid-functionalized mesostructured catalysts
Melero, J. A.; Bautista, L. F.; Morales, G.; Iglesias, J.; Briones, D.
- Energy & Fuels, 23, 539-547 (2009)
- doi:10.1021/ef8005756
Optimisation of FAME production from waste cooking oil for biodiesel use
Bautista, L. F.; Vicente, G.; Rodríguez, R.; Pacheco, M.
- Biomass and Bioenergy, 33, 862-872 (2009)
- doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.01.009
Effect of different non-ionic surfactants on the biodegradation of PAHs by diverse aerobic bacteria
Bautista L. F.; Sanz, R.; Molina, M. C.; González, N.; Sánchez, D.
- International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 63, 913-922 (2009)
- doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.06.013
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Isolation and genetic identification of PAH degrading bacteria from a microbial consortium.
Molina, M. C.; González, N.; Bautista, L. F.; Sanz, R.; Sánchez, I.; Sanz, J. L.
- Biodegradation, 20 (6), 789-800 (2009)
- doi:10.1007/s10532-009-9267-x
Biodiesel production from biomass of an oleaginous fungus
Vicente, G.; Bautista, L. F.; Rodríguez, R.; Gutiérrez, J.; Sádaba, I.; Ruiz-Vázquez, R. M.; Torres-Martínez, S.; Garre V.
- Biochemical Engineering Journal, 48 (2009), 22-27 (2009)
- doi:10.1016/j.bej.2009.07.014
Use of a diffusion model for mono- and bicomponent anion-exchange of two isoenzymes of glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger in a fixed bed
Soriano, R.; Bautista, L.F.; Martínez, M.; Aracil, J.
- Biotechnology Progress, 19(4), 1283-1291 (2003)
Application of an effective diffusion model to the adsorption of Aspartame on functionalised divinylbenzene-styrene macroporous resins
Bautista, L. F.; Plata, M. M.; Aracil, J. ; Martínez, M.
- Journal of Food Engineering, 59, 319-325 (2003)
Adsorption of a-amylase in a fixed bed. Operating efficiency and kinetic modelling
Bautista, L.F.; Martínez, M.; Aracil, J.
- AIChE Journal, 49 (10), 2631-2641 (2003)
Kinetic modeling of the anion exchange process of glucoamylases I and II from Aspergillus niger in batch stirred tank
Soriano, R.; Bautista, L.F.; Martínez, M.; Aracil, J.
- Separation Science and Technology, 37 (1), 61-75 (2002)
Adsorption isotherms of Aspartame on commercial and chemically modified divinylbenzene-styrene resins at different temperatures
Bautista, L.F.; Pinilla, J.; Aracil, J.; Martínez, M.
- Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 47 (3), 620-627 (2002)
Use of anion exchangers for the separation of two isoenzymes of glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger
Soriano, R.; Bautista, L.F.; Escobedo, J.F.; Martínez, M.; J. Aracil
- Ion Exchange at the Millennium, Imperial College Press, Londres, 314-321 (2000)
Antisense silencing of the creA gene in Aspergillus nidulans
Bautista, L.F.; Aleksenco, A.; Hentzer, M.; Santerre-Henriksen, A.; Nielsen, J.
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66 (10), 4579-4581 (2000)
Modeling of the adsorption of a-amylase in batch stirred tank
Bautista, L.F.; Martínez, M.; Aracil, J.
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 39 (11), 4320-4325 (2000)
Adsorption isotherms of the Aspergillus niger glucoamylases I and II on the anion-exchanger DEAE-Toyopearl 650
Soriano, R.; Bautista, L. F.; Martínez, M.; Aracil J.
- Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 74, 199-203 (1999)
Adsorption equilibrium of a-amylase in aqueous solutions on ion-exchange and hydrophobic polymeric adsorbents
Bautista, L.F.; Martínez, M.; Aracil, J.
- AIChE Journal, 45 (4), 761-769 (1999)
Kinetics of ion-exchange adsorption of a-amylase
Bautista, L. F.; Martínez, M.; Aracil, J.
- Fundamentals of Adsorption, 6, 419-424 (1998)