Carlos A.A. Cardona, PhD, Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology, National University of Colombia, Manizales Branch, Manizales, Colombia.
Hirsch-Index 41 (Scopus, December 2022)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0237-2313
Phone: +57 (6) 887 9300
E-mail: ccardonaal@unal.edu.co
Contact: Carrera 27 # 64-60, 01 8000 916956, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
Carlos A.A. Cardona works at the National University of Colombia (Manizales branch). He is a Professor at the Department of Chemical Technology and the Head of the Research Group on the design of chemical and biochemical processes. He participates in the work of various research teams, including a group studying fruit products and one investigating catalytic and biotechnological chemical processes.
Research Interests
Projects that Carlos A. A. Cardona has been recently involved in include:
– Separation of metabolites of essential oils by molecular distillation;
– Evaluation of the methods of production of biofertilizers in the context of biodefinition using strategies of the graph theory;
– Technical and economic analysis of the use of lignocellulose waste in the biofertilizers production;
– Production of biofuels for aircrafts from agroindustrial waste;
– Experimental evaluation of waste gasification for the production of synthesis gas and electricity;
– Production of cosmetic bases from fruits and their waste;
–Technical, economic, and environmental assessment of lignin extraction processes from lignocellulose biomass;
– Characteristics of Colombian fruit waste for the production of antioxidants;
– Experimental evaluation of biodiesel production by reactive distillation;
– Technical evaluation of microencapsulation of bioactive compounds using coacervation and gelation methods;
– Synthesis and optimization of biodefinition from microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) using lactose as a raw material.
