Esteban Quijada

Applied Scientific Projects

• Anillo ANID project (2023 – 2026) ““Integrated technologies for the treatment and reuse of greywater”. Head of the porject.
• FillTheGap 037 (2022 - 2023) – a technology transfer project – “Application of an ionic liquid for the recovery of molybdenum and rhenium from a PLS at Molymet-Nos Corporation”.
• Fondecyt 1211234 (2021 – 2024), "Design and Application of hydrophobic Ionic Liquids for the Selective Solvent Extraction and direct Electrowinning of Cobalt from aqueous solutions" Head of the project.
• Fondecyt 3180143 (2018 - 2021), “Quantification and membrane process development of octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins in fresh milk. Project supervisor.
• FONDEF Idea ID18I1029 (2018 – 2021). Mesoporous adsorption matrix for the capture of rare earth elements. Associate researcher.
• DICYT 091711QM_DAS (2017 – 2019), “Multidisciplinary team for rare earth process development” Head of the project.
• Millennium Nucleus (2015 – 2017), Center for Ionic Liquids, CILIS, RC-130006-CILIS, Head of the Chemical Engineering Division.
• PAI 79140047 (2014 – 2017), “Molybdenum and Rhenium Extraction with ionic liquids” (CONICYT), Head of the project.
• FONDECYT 1150417 (2015 – 2018), Supercritical fluid enhanced micro extraction of dibenzo-p-dioxins from aqueous streams using ionic liquids: Applications in analysis and effluent treatment. Head of the project.

Guess editor of selected scientific journals

• Fluid Phase Equilibria (Elsevier), Selected Articles from the IMIL 2021 Conference.
• Minerals Journal (MDPI), Application of Ionic Liquids in Hydrometallurgy. (2021)
• Minerals Journal (MDPI), Solvent Extraction of Rare-Earth Elements with Ionic Liquids (open).

Publications

• Challenges and Possibilities of Deep Eutectic Solvent-Based Membranes, Cabezas, Rene; Zurob, Elsie; Gomez, Belen; Merlet Venturelli, Gaston; Plaza, Andrea; Arayal, Claudio; Romero, Julio; Olea Chandía, Felipe; Quijada-Maldonado, Esteban; Pino-Soto, Luis; Gonzalez, Thais; Castro-Muñoz, Roberto. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2022). accepted.
• Diluent effects in the solvent extraction of rhenium (VII) with amine extractants in [Tf2N]-based ionic liquids: Experimental and COSMO-RS analysis, E Villarroel, F Olea, C Araya-López, J Gajardo, G Merlet, R Cabezas, J Romero, E Quijada-Maldonado, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Volume 346, 15 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117091.
• Analysis of microwave-assisted heating and water extraction from imidazolium and phosphonium based ionic liquids. Claudio Araya-López, Pedro Carrera, Alejandra Torres, Luis Pino-Soto, Esteban Quijada-Maldonado, Gastón Merlet, Julio Romero, Andrea Plaza, René Cabezas.
• Thermochimica Acta 714, 179262 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2022.179262
• Ionic Liquids for the Selective Solvent Extraction of Lithium from Aqueous Solutions: A Theoretical Selection Using COSMO-RS, Felipe Olea, Guillermo Durán, Georgina Díaz, Eduardo Villarroel, Claudio Araya-López, Rene Cabezas, Gastón Merlet, Julio Romero, Esteban Quijada-Maldonado, Minerals, (2022), 12(2), 190; https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020190
• Succinic acid recovery from a glycerol-based solution using phosphonium ionic liquids supported by COSMO-RS. E.Zurob, D.Rivas, F.Olea, A.Plaza, G.Merlet, C.Araya-López, J.Romero, E.Quijada-Maldonado, R.Cabezas. Fluid Phase Equilibria 559, 113471, (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2022.11347
• [Tf2N]-based ionic liquids for the selective liquid-liquid extraction of Levulinic acid/Formic acid: COSMO-RS screening and ternary LLE experimental data. Claudio Araya-López, Javier Contreras, Gastón Merlet, René Cabezas, Felipe Olea, Eduardo Villarroel, Ricardo Salazar, Julio Romero, Esteban Quijada-Maldonado, Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 561 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2022.113518
• Preface to the IMIL2021 Special Issue, Esteban Quijada-Maldonado, Fluid Phase Equilibria, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2022.113487
• Design of a perstraction-based extraction system for the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls from bovine milk via COSMO-RS: Membrane screening. G.Merlet, M.Flores, E.Villarroel, C.Araya-López, R.Cabezas, L.Pino-Soto, J.Romero, E.QuijadaMaldonado Separation and Purification Technology 290, 120879, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120879. 
• COSMO-RS evaluation as a tool for prediction of solvents in dispersive liquid-phase microextraction: Evaluation of conventional solvents and ionic liquids as extractants. E.Villarroel, F.Olea, C.Araya-López, G.Merlet, R.Cabezas, J.Romero, E.Quijada-Maldonado Journal of Molecular Liquids 354, 118861, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118861.
• Ionic liquid screening for Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin microextraction from water samples by - profile analysis. E. Villarroel, F. Olea, C. Araya-López, G. Merlet, T. Brower, R. Cabezas, J. Romero, B. Schuur, E. QuijadaMaldonado Journal of Ionic Liquids 2 (1), 100017, (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jil.2022.100017
• Rhenium (VII) extraction from sulfuric aqueous solutions using Ionic Liquids as diluent and extractant: insights on the extraction stoichiometry and process parameters. Esteban Quijada-Maldonado, Rodrigo Román, Gastón Merlet, Bárbara Pérez, René Cabezas, Ricardo Tapia, Felipe Olea, Eduardo Villarroel, Claudio Araya, Julio Romero Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 97,(5) (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7013
• Development of silicone-coated hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent-based membranes for pervaporation of biobutanol R Cabezas, S Duran, E Zurob, A Plaza, G Merlet, C Araya-Lopez, J Romero, E Quijada-Maldonado Journal of Membrane Science 637, 119617, (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119617
• Solvent extraction of rare earth elements with ionic liquids: towards a selective and sustainable extraction of these valuable elements,  E. Quijada-Maldonado*, J. Romero Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 100428
• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.100428
• Theoretical prediction of selectivity in solvent extraction of La(III) and Ce(III) from aqueous solutions using β-diketones as extractants and kerosene and two imidazolium-based ionic liquids as diluents via quantum chemistry and COSMO-RS calculations
• F. Olea, G. Rosales, A.Quintriqueo, J. Romero, J. Pizarro, C. Ortiz, E. Quijada-Maldonado* Journal of Molecular Liquids, 114655 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114655
• Extraction and Separation Factor for Lanthanum (III) and Cerium (III) Complexes from Aqueous Medium Using Ionic Liquid and Kerosene A. Quintriqueo, J. Romero, E. Quijada-Maldonado, E. Bringas, F. Olea, J. Hernández
• Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science 10 (04), 343  10.4236/aces.2020.104022
• Extraction of vanillin from aqueous matrices by membrane-based supercritical fluid extraction: Effect of operational conditions on its performance R. Cabezas, V. Prieto, A. Plaza, G. Merlet, E. Quijada-Maldonado, A.Torres, M. Yáñez-S, J. Romero
• Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59 (31), 14064-14074 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01272
• Possibilities and challenges for ionic liquids in hydrometallurgy E. Quijada-Maldonado*, F. Olea, R. Sepúlveda, J. Castillo, R. Cabezas, G. Merlet, J. Romero. Separation and Purification Technology, 117289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117289
• Design of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Hydroxytyrosol From Olive Leaves Supported by COSMO-RS  E. Zurob, R. Cabezas, E. Villarroel, N. Rosas, G. Merlet, E. Quijada-Maldonado, J. Romero, A. Plaza Separation and Purification Technology, 117054 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117054
• Supercritical carbon dioxide solubility in hydrophobic ionic liquid mixtures: Experimental determination and thermodynamic modeling. S. Ormazabal, E. Villarroel, R.A. Tapia, J. Romero, E. Quijada-Maldonado*  Fluid Phase Equilibria, 112616.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2020.112616
• Selective liquid-liquid extraction of molybdenum (VI) and rhenium (VII) from a synthetic pregnant leach solution: Comparison between extractants and diluents
• E. Quijada-Maldonado*, A. Allain, B. Perez, G. Merlet, R. Cabezas, R. Tapia, J. Romero  Minerals Engineering 145, 106060.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106060 
• Performance of butanol separation from ABE mixtures by pervaporation using silicone-coated ionic liquid gel membranes. R Cabezas, K Suazo, G Merlet, E Quijada-Maldonado, A Torres, J Romero, RCS Advances, 9, 8546-8556 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09630A. 
• Task-Specific Ionic Liquids as Extractants for the Solvent Extraction of Molybdenum(VI) from Aqueous Solution Using Different Commercial Ionic Liquids as Diluents. Esteban Quijada-Maldonado, Felipe Sánchez, Bárbara Pérez, Ricardo Tapia, and Julio Romero, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 57 (5), 1621-1629 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04147.
• Separation of fermentation products from ABE mixtures by perstraction using hydrophobic ionic liquids as extractants. G. Merlet, F. Uribe, C. Aravena, M. Rodríguez, R. Cabezas, E. Quijada-Maldonado, J. Romero, Journal of Membrane Science, 537, 337–343 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.05.045.
• Solvent extraction of Molybdenum (VI) from aqueous solution using ionic liquids as diluents. E. Quijada-Maldonado, M. J. Torres, J. Romero, Separation and Purification Technology, 177, 200-206 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.12.045.
• Pilot plant study on the extractive distillation of toluene–methylcyclohexane mixtures using NMP and the ionic liquid [hmim][TCB] as solvents. Esteban Quijada-Maldonado, G. Wytze Meindersma, André B. de Haan, Separation and Purification Technology, 166, 196 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.04.041.
• Selective removal of iron from copper PLS using [bmim][Tf2N] as diluent and TFA as extracting agent. E. Quijada-Maldonado, J. Romero, I. Osorio. Hydrometallurgy. 159, 54(2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2015.11.003.
• Ionic Liquid effects on mass transfer efficiency in extractive distillation of water – ethanol mixtures. E. Quijada-Maldonado, G.W. Meindersma, A.B. de Haan. Comput. Chem. Eng. 71 (2014), 210 – 219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2014.08.002.
• Pilot plant validation of a rate-based extractive distillation model for water-ethanol separation with the ionic liquid [emim][DCA] as solvent. E. Quijada-Maldonado, T.A.M. Aelmans, G.W. Meindersma, A.B. de Haan. Chemical Engineering Journal. 223 (2013), 287-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.111.
• Viscosity and density data for the ternary system water(1) – ethanol(2) – ethylene glycol(3) between 298.15 and 328.15K. E. Quijada-Maldonado, G.W. Meindersma, A.B. de Haan, J.Chem.Thermodyn. 57 (2013), 500-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2012.08.024.
• Experimental densities, dynamic viscosities and surface tensions of the ionic liquids series 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate and dicyanamide and their binary and ternary mixture with water and ethanol at T = (298.15 to 343.15 K). E.Quijada-Maldonado, S. van der Boogaart, J.H. Lijbers, G.W. Meindersma, A.B. de Haan, , Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 51, 51 – 58, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2012.02.027.
• Numerical simulation of lyophilisation of carrot slices at atmospheric pressure in a fluidized bed, Journal of Food Engineering. V. Bubnovich, A. Reyes, E. Quijada, A. Mahn, , 109, 659 – 667, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.11.030.
• Computer Simulation of Atmospheric Freeze Drying of Carrot Slices in a Fluidized Bed. V. Bubnovich, E.Quijada, A. Reyes, Numerical Heat Transfer-Part A: Applications, 56, 170 – 191, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407780903107386.