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Lawrence P. Belo, Ph.D.

Full Professor

Educational Background

Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering),
The University of Newcastle Australia

M.S. Environmental Engineering and Management,
De La Salle University

B.S. Chemical Engineering,
De La Salle University

Lawrence P. Belo is a Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at De La Salle University and a board member of BAN Toxics, advocating for environmental justice. A dedicated educator, he was a National Semi-Finalist for the 2024 Metrobank Foundation’s Outstanding Filipinos and received the St. Benilde Romançon Pillar of Lasallian Excellence Award in 2017. He won the Bayanihan Award from the Australian Embassy in 2022. In 2009, he received the Outstanding Thesis Award from DOST-PCASTRD and ranked 7th in the 2002 Philippine chemical engineering licensure exam.

  • Pollution remediation
  • Environmental engineering
  • Water and wastewater treatment technologies
  • Clean coal technologies

Selected Publications

  • Diwa, RR, MV Elvira, CC Deocaris, M Fukuyama, LP Belo, (2022). “Transport of toxic metals in the bottom sediments and health risk assessment of Corbicula fluminea (Asiatic clam) collected from Laguna de Bay, Philippines.” Science of The Total Environment, 838, 156522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156522
  • Diwa, R. R., C. C. Deocaris, L.D. Geraldo, L.P. Belo (2023). “Ecological and health risks from heavy metal sources surrounding an abandoned mercury mine in the island paradise of Palawan, Philippines.” Heliyon, 9 (5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15713
  • Go, J., C. Madrazo, A. Orbecido, M. E. de Castro, C. Deocaris, & L. Belo. (2021). “Analysis of the copper removal kinetics of the Philippine giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) in hydroponics” Heliyon, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06208
  • Chua, J., J. M. Banua, I. Arcilla, A. Orbecido, M. E. de Castro, N. Ledesma, C. Deocaris, C. Madrazo, & L. Belo. (2019). “Phytoremediation potential and copper uptake kinetics of Philippine bamboo species in copper contaminated substrate.” Heliyon, 5(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02440
  • Belo, L. P., L.K. Elliott, R.J. Stanger, R. Spörl, K.V. Shah, J. Maier & T.F. Wall (2014). “High- temperature conversion of SO2 to SO3: Homogeneous experiments and catalytic effects of fly ash from air and oxy-fuel firing”. Energy & Fuels. 28(11): p. 7243–7251. https://doi.org/10.1021/ef5020346

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