His research interests include solar energy storage and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, namely the adsorption of CO2 by mesostructured siliceous materials functionalized with amino groups, having participated in Research Projects with a total budget over 1M . He has published 16 publications in indexed journals and 28 contributions to conference proceedings. He is also a reviewer for 15 international journals.
Eloy S. Sanz is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Chemistry (impact factor of 1.30) and Adsorption Science & Technology (impact factor: 0.75). Besides, he has been awarded with the EFCE Excellence Award in Fluid Separations 2014 by the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE), the PTECO2 prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis on Capture and Carbon Storage Technologies (CAC) of the Spanish Technological Platform CO2 (PTECO2) and the Extraordinary Prize of Doctorate of the University Rey Juan Carlos.
His teaching has been distributed in several subjects of the degrees of Energy Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering in Industrial Technologies, Industrial Technical Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Science and Food Technology, having taught 1,500 hours in total since 2007. Besides, he has participated in more than 12 programs regarding Pre-university Orientation and Public Understanding of Science (Science Week, Researchers Night, etc).
He is a member of Academic Associations, such as the Sociedad Española de Catálisis (Spanish Catalysis Society) since 2007, Real Sociedad Española de Química (Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry) since 2013 and the Asociación Madrileña de Ingenieros Químicos (Madrilian Association of Chemical Engineers) since 2013, of which he is Vice-President since 2015.
Nanofármacos Mesoporosos Organosilíceos con Actividad Anticancerígena Inherente (MODIPA)
Funding : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación ()
Start / End Years : 2022 - 2025
Principal Investigator : García Muñoz, Rafael A. y Sanz Martín, Raúl
Research Team : - García Muñoz, Rafael A. - Morales Pérez, Victoria - Navas López, Francisco - Romaní Cubells, Eva - Sanz Martín, Raúl - Sanz Pérez, Eloy S. - van Grieken Salvador, Rafael
Sustainable integrated approach to achieve CECs and PTEs removal from contaminated waters (SusWater)
Funding : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación ()
Start / End Years : 2021 - 2025
Principal Investigator : López Muñoz, Mª José
Research Team : - Arencibia Villagrá, Amaya - Gómez Rodríguez, Mª Pilar - López Muñoz, Mª José - Plaza Morales, Jorge - Sanz Martín, Raúl - Sanz Pérez, Eloy S. - Villajos Espinosa, Beatriz
Proyectos de I+D para jóvenes investigadores de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos: Desarrollo de materiales adsorbentes selectivos para captura de CO2
Funding : Comunidad de Madrid, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (DESMAT CO2)
Start / End Years : 2020 - 2021
Principal Investigator : Sanz Pérez, Eloy S.
Research Team : - Sanz Pérez, Eloy S.
ALCCONES: Almacenamiento y conversión de la energía solar térmica de concentración
Funding : Comunidad de Madrid (S2013/MAE-2985)
Start / End Years : 2014 - 2018
Principal Investigator : Calleja Pardo, Guillermo
Research Team : - Alique Amor, David - Botas Echevarría, Juan Ángel - Briones Gil, Laura - Calleja Pardo, Guillermo - Escola Sáez, José María - Leo Llorente, Pedro - Linares Serrano, María - Martos Sánchez, Carmen - Molina Gil, Raúl - Montes Andrés, Helena - Orcajo Rincón, Gisela - Orfila del Hoyo, María - Peral Yuste, Angel - Sanz Pérez, Eloy S. - Sanz Martín, Raúl
Nuevos materiales para la producción y almacenamiento de hidrógeno a partir de carbón y biomasa sin emisiones de CO2.
Funding : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación ()
Start / End Years : 2010 - 2012
Principal Investigator : Calleja Pardo, Guillermo
Research Team : - Briones Gil, David - Calleja Pardo, Guillermo - Gálvez Ortiz, Pilar - Martínez Castillejo, Fernando - Martos Sánchez, Carmen - Orcajo Rincón, Gisela - Sanz Pérez, Eloy S. - Villajos Collado, José Antonio
Captura de CO2 mediante sólidos adsorbentes de elevada superficie específica funcionalizados con grupos orgánicos básicos.
Funding : Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Comunidad de Madrid (URJC-CM-2010-CET-5618)
Start / End Years : 2011 - 2011
Principal Investigator : Sanz Martín, Raúl
Research Team : - Arencibia Villagrá, Amaya - Briones Gil, David - Martínez Castillejo, Fernando - Pizarro de Oro, Patricia - Sanz Martín, Raúl - Sanz Pérez, Eloy S.
Dendritic nanoarchitecture imparts ZSM-5 zeolite with enhanced adsorption and catalytic performance in energy applications
Alonso-Doncel, M.; Ochoa-Hernández, C.; Gómez-Pozuelo, G.; Oliveira, A.; González-Aguilar, J.; Peral, A.; R. Sanz, Serrano, D. P.
- Journal Energy Chemistry, 80, 77-88 (2023)
- doi:10.1016/j.jechem.2023.01.023
Preparation of a new chromatographic media and assessment of some kinetic and interaction parameters for lysozyme
Acet, Ö.; Önal, B.; Sanz, R.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Erdönmez, D.; Odabasi, M.
- Journal of Molecular Liquids, 276, 480-487 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2018.12.037
CO2 adsorption on amine-functionalized clays
Gómez-Pozuelo, G.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Pizarro, P.; Sanz, R.; Serrano, D. P.
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 282, 38-47 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.03.012
The importance of measuring student´s opinions and attitudes
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.
- Data, 4 (43), 1-11 (2019)
- doi:10.3390/data4010043
Student´s performace and perceptions on continuous assessment. Redefining a chemical engineering subject in the European higher education area
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.
- Education for Chemical Engineers, 28, 13-24 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.ece.2019.01.004
Bromine pre-functionalized porous polyphenylenes: New platforms for one-step grafting and applications in reversible CO2 capture
Sanz-Pérez, E. S. ; Rodríguez-Jardón, L.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Iglesias, M.; Maya, E. M.
- Journal of CO2 Utilization, 30, 183-192 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2019.02.005
Amine grafting of acid-activated bentonite for carbon dioxide capture
Horri, N.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Frini-Srasra, N.; Ezzeddine Srasra, E.
- Applied Clay Science, 180, 1-11, 105195 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.clay.2019.105195
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Co-evaluation of interaction parameters of genomic and plasmid DNA for a new chromatographic medium
Önal, B.; Acet, Ö.; Sanz, R.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Erdönmez, D.; Odabasi, M.
- International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 141, 1183-1190 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.068
Hybrid amine-silica materials: Determination of N content by 29Si NMR and application to direct CO2 capture from air
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Fernández, A.; Arencibia, A.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.
- Chemical Engineering Journal, 373, 1286-1294 (2019)
- doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.05.117
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Tuning the textural properties of HMS mesoporous silica. Functionalization towards CO2 adsorption
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 260, 235-244 (2018)
- doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.10.038
Effect of Hg on CO2 capture by solid sorbents in the presence of acid gases
Fernández-Miranda, N.; García, S.; Lopez-Anton, M. A.; Martínez-Tarazona, M. R.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Maroto-Valer, M. M.
- Chemical Engineering Journal, 312, 367-374 (2017)
- doi:10.1016/j.cej.2016.11.158
Reuse and recycling of amine-functionalized silica materials for CO2 adsorption
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Dantas, T. C. M.; Arencibia, A.; Calleja, G.; Guedes, A. P. M. A.; Araujo, A. S.; Sanz, R.
- Chemical Enginering Journal, 308, 1021-1033 (2017)
- doi:10.1016/j.cej.2016.09.109
New developments on carbon dioxide capture using amine-impregnated silicas
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.
- Adsorption, 22, 609-619 (2016)
- doi:10.1007/s10450-015-9740-2
Direct capture of CO2 from ambient air
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Murdock, C. R.; Didas, S. A.; Jones, C. W.
- Chemical Reviews, 116, 11840-11876 (2016)
- doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00173
An investigation of the textural properties of mesostructured silica-based adsorbents for predicting CO2 adsorption capacity
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.
- RSC Advances, 5, 103147-103154 (2015)
- doi:10.1039/c5ra19105j
CO2 capture with pore-expanded MCM 41 silica modified with amino groups by double functionalization
Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 209, 165-171 (2015)
- doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.10.045
Development of high efficiency adsorbents for CO2 capture based on a double-functionalization method of grafting and impregnation
Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 1956-1962 (2013)
- doi:10.1039/c2ta01343f
Amino-functionalized pore-expanded SBA-15 for CO2 adsorption
Olea, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.
- Adsorption, 19, 589-600 (2013)
- doi:10.1007/s10450-013-9482-y
CO2 adsorption performance of amino-functionalized SBA-15 under post-combustion conditions
Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Olivares-Marín, M.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Maroto-Valer, M. M.
- International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 17, 366-375 (2013)
- doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.05.011
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CO2 uptake and adsorption kinetics of pore-expanded SBA-15 double-functionalized with amino groups
Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.
- Energy and Fuels, 27(12), 7637-7644 (2013)
- doi:10.1021/ef4015229
Adsorción de CO2 sobre materiales mesoestructurados funcionalizados con grupos amino
Sanz-Pérez, E.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.
- Materiales Porosos en Adsorcin y Catlisis, 3, 5-16 (2012)
Amino functionalized mesostructured SBA-15 silica for CO2 capture: Exploring the relation between the adsorption capacity and the distribution of amino groups by TEM
Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A., Sanz-Pérez E.S.
- Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 158, 309317 (2012)
- doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.03.053
- Link to the Open Institutional Repository BURJC-DIGITAL
Development of regenerable sorbents from abundant wastes for capture of CO2
Olivares-Marín, M.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.; Wong, M. S.; Maroto-Valer, M. M.
- Energy Procedia, 4, 1118-1124 (2011)
- doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.01.163
Influence of drying conditions on amine-functionalized SBA-15 as adsorbent of CO2
Calleja, G.; Sanz, R.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E.
- Topics in Catalysis, 54 (1-4), 135-145 (2011)
- doi:10.1007/s11244-011-9652-7
CO2 adsorption on branched polyethyleneimine-impregnated mesoporous silica SBA-15
Sanz, R.; Calleja, G.; Arencibia, A.; Sanz-Pérez, E. S.
- Applied Surface Science, 256(17), 53235328 (2010)
- doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.12.070