Joseph Auresenia, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Educational Background

Post Doctoral Industry Training,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki Pref. Japan

Post Doctoral Research Fellowship, Biochemical Engineering
Lund University, Sweden

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering,
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

M. App. Sci. Chemical Engineering,
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

B.S. Chemical Engineering,
University of San Carlos

Dr. Joseph Auresenia is a Full Professor at DLSU-ChE Department, He graduated Magna Cum Laude- BSChE and First Placer in 1990 ChE Licensure Examination, He was 2007 Outstanding Young Scientist(OYS) Awardee given by NAST-DOST, Julian A. Banzon Medal for Outstanding Applied Research given DOST-NAST, the 2011 Outstanding Chemical Engineer Awardee (OCHEA) given by Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) and a Fellow of PIChE. He was the Philippine Government’s nominee to 2020 ASEAN Awards. He has numerous publications in high impact and highly specialized international scientific journals in chemical engineering, environmental, water research and related fields. Two of his papers were given outstanding scientific paper awards (NAST-DOST) and top 25 most downloaded paper by Google Scholar. He is one of the top 1000 Scientists in 2022 Alper-Doger Scientific Index. He was granted the 2022 KSBB (Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering) Research Exchange Award and one of the Top 100 Asian Scientist 2023 -Asian Scientist Magazine.

Research Interest

  • Process Simulation and Control
  • Process integration
  • Process systems engineering
  • Computer-aided process engineering
  • Environmental engineering (biological waste water treatment)
  • Biochemical engineering and biotechnology
  • Nanotechnology and nuclear engineering

Selected Publications

  • Jonas Karl Christopher N. Agutaya,1 Armando T. Quitain,1 Yik Kam Lam,1 Siti Zullaikah,2 Joseph Auresenia,3 Raymond R. Tan,3 Suttichai Assabumrungrat,4 and Tetsuya Kida, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algal Biomass to Bio-oil, Value-Chain of Biofuels, 1st Edition – November 82021, Editors: Suzana Yusup, Nor Adilla Rashidi, eBook ISBN: 9780323858991, Paperback ISBN: 9780128243886 -Book Chapter
  • Green Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Amine-multiwalled Carbon Nanotube for Biodiesel Production Macawile, M.C., Durian, A., Rubi, R.V., …Razon,L., Auresenia, J. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis 2022, 17(2), pp. 286– 303, ISSN 19782993.
  • Comparison of biodiesel yield from seed oils extracted by ultrasound-assisted chemical solvent and supercritical CO2 methods Macawile, M.C., Auresenia, J. International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering 2022, 19(1), 2021- 279, ISSN 17272394,
    17277841
  • Utilization of supercritical carbon dioxide and Co-solvent n-hexane to optimize oil extraction from Gliricidia sepium seeds for biodiesel production, Macawile, M.C., Auresenia, J. Applied Science and Engineering Progress, 2022, 15(1), 5404, ISSN 26729156, 26730421
  • Enhancement of Delignification and Glucan Content of Sugarcane Bagasse by Alkali Pretreatment for Bioethanol Production Wunna, K., Nakasaki, K., Auresenia, J., Abella,, Gaspillo, P.-A. ASEAN Journal of Chemical Engineering 2021, 21(2), pp. 133–142, ISSN 16554418

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