Profile (CV) of the research teaching staff

Journal articles

• Renda, Simona. Membrane Distillation and Other Membrane-Related Applications for Water Cleaning and Desalination. MEMBRANES. 2026. DOI: 10.3390/membranes16030081
  
  
• Aragüés-Aldea, P.; Durán, P.; Mercader, V.D.; Renda, S.; Francés, E.; Peña, J.A.; Herguido, J. Packed-bed membrane reactors as a strategy for selective CO2 methanation. CATALYSIS TODAY. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2026.115899
  
  
• Ricca, Antonio; Renda, Simona; Di Stasi, Christian; Truda, Livia; Palma, Vincenzo. Effective H2 conversion to substitute natural gas on Ni-based catalysts: role of promoters and synthesis method. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2025.124179
  
  
• González-Pizarro, R.; Lasobras, J.; Renda, S.; Soler, J.; Menéndez, M.; Herguido, J. Overcoming thermodynamic limitations of the low-temperature reverse water-gas shift in a sorption-enhanced fluidized bed reactor with continuous sorbent feeding and separation (SEFBR + CSF). SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.138902
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Soler, Jaime; Menéndez, Miguel; Herguido, Javier. Doped In2O3/ZrO2 catalysts to drive selectivity toward DME in one-pot CO2 hydrogenation. APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120682
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Soler, Jaime; Herguido, Javier; Menéndez, Miguel. Effect of particles size and density on the segregation of catalyst-sorbent mixtures for direct sorption-enhanced DME synthesis: Experimental and mathematical study. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY. 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.107764
  
  
• Lasobras Laguna, Javier; Gonzalez-Pizarro, Rodrigo; Renda, Simona; Soler, Jaime; Menédez, Miguel; Herguido, Javier. Intensificación la producción de gas de síntesis a baja temperatura por LT-rWGS: reactor de lecho fluidizado con Alimentación Continua de Sorbente (CSF). JORNADA DE JÓVENES INVESTIGADORES DEL I3A. 2025
  
  
• González Pizarro, Rodrigo; Lasobras Laguna, Javier; Renda, Simona; Soler Herrero, Jaime; Menéndez, Miguel; Herguido, Javier. Process Intensification of Low-Temperature Syngas Production via the LT-rWGS: A Fluidized-Bed Reactor with Continuous Sorbent Feeding (CSF). JORNADA DE JÓVENES INVESTIGADORES DEL I3A. 2025. DOI: 10.26754/jji-i3a.202511917
  
  
• González-Pizarro, R.; Renda, S.; Lasobras, J.; Soler, J.; Menéndez, M.; Herguido, J. Low loading copper-based catalysts for effective CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. FUEL. 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2025.137642
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Menéndez, Miguel. Process Intensification for CO2 Hydrogenation to Liquid Fuels. CATALYSTS. 2025. DOI: 10.3390/catal15060509
  
  
• González-Pizarro, R.; Calero-Berrocal, R.; Lasobras, J.; Renda, S.; Rodríguez-Pardo, M.R.; Soler, J.; Menéndez, M.; Herguido, J. Tuning e-fuel selectivity in sorption-enhanced CO2 hydrogenation over In2O3/ZrO2: The effect of LTA and FAU zeolites. FUEL. 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136974
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Martino, Marco; Palma, Vincenzo. CO2 methanation over open cell foams prepared via chemical conversion coating. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140221
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Lasobras, Javier; Soler, Jaime; Herguido, Javier; Menéndez, Miguel. Dependence of the Fluidizing Condition on Operating Parameters for Sorption-Enhanced Methanol Synthesis Catalyst and Adsorbent. CATALYSTS. 2024. DOI: 10.3390/catal14070432
  
  
• Ugarte, Patricia; Renda, Simona; Cano, Miguel; Pérez, Jorge; Peña, José Ángel; Menéndez, Miguel. Air-Gap Membrane Distillation of Industrial Brine: Effect of Brine Concentration and Temperature. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. 2024. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c03415
  
  
• Muccioli, Olga; Meloni, Eugenio; Renda, Simona; Martino, Marco; Brandani, Federico; Pullumbi, Pluton; Palma, Vincenzo. NiCoAl-Based Monolithic Catalysts for the N2O Intensified Decomposition: A New Path towards the Microwave-Assisted Catalysis. PROCESSES. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/pr11051511
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Palo, Emma; Colozzi, Michele; Palma, Vincenzo. Carbonyl sulfide removal from refinery tail-gas streams: Experimental and kinetic study of the hydrolysis reaction. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124417
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Ricca, Antonio; Palma, Vincenzo. Insights in the application of highly conductive structured catalysts to CO2 methanation: Computational study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.01.338
  
  
• de Liso, Benedetta Anna; Palma, Vincenzo; Pio, Gianmaria; Renda, Simona; Salzano, Ernesto. Extremely Low Temperatures for the Synthesis of Ethylene Oxide. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. 2023. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00402
  
  
• Meloni, Eugenio; Cafiero, Liberato; Renda, Simona; Martino, Marco; Pierro, Mariaconcetta; Palma, Vincenzo. Ru- and Rh-Based Catalysts for CO2 Methanation Assisted by Non-Thermal Plasma. CATALYSTS. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/catal13030488
  
  
• Meloni, Eugenio; Martino, Marco; Iervolino, Giuseppina; Ruocco, Concetta; Renda, Simona; Festa, Giovanni; Palma, Vincenzo. The Route from Green H2 Production through Bioethanol Reforming to CO2 Catalytic Conversion: A Review. ENERGIES. 2022. DOI: 10.3390/en15072383
  
  
• Meloni, Eugenio; Iervolino, Giuseppina; Ruocco, Concetta; Renda, Simona; Festa, Giovanni; Martino, Marco; Palma, Vincenzo. Electrified Hydrogen Production from Methane for PEM Fuel Cells Feeding: A Review. ENERGIES. 2022. DOI: 10.3390/en15103588
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Cortese, Marta; Iervolino, Giuseppina; Martino, Marco; Meloni, Eugenio; Palma, Vincenzo. Electrically driven SiC-based structured catalysts for intensified reforming processes. CATALYSIS TODAY. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.11.020
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Barba, Daniela; Palma, Vincenzo. Recent Solutions for Efficient Carbonyl Sulfide Hydrolysis: A Review. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00649
  
  
• Meloni, Eugenio; Martino, Marco; Renda, Simona; Muccioli, Olga; Pullumbi, Pluton; Brandani, Federico; Palma, Vincenzo. Development of Innovative Structured Catalysts for the Catalytic Decomposition of N2O at Low Temperatures. CATALYSTS. 2022. DOI: 10.3390/catal12111405
  
  
• Di Stasi C.; Renda S.; Greco G.; González B.; Palma V.; Manyà J.J. Wheat-straw-derived activated biochar as a renewable support of Ni-CeO2 catalysts for CO2 methanation. SUSTAINABILITY (SWITZERLAND). 2021. DOI: 10.3390/su13168939
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Ricca, Antonio; Palma, Vincenzo. Study of the effect of noble metal promotion in Ni-based catalyst for the Sabatier reaction. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.05.093
  
  
• Renda, S.; Di Stasi, C.; Manyà, J.J.; Palma, V. Biochar as support in catalytic CO2 methanation: Enhancing effect of CeO2 addition. JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101740
  
  
• Di Stasi, C.; Cortese, M.; Greco, G.; Renda, S.; González, B.; Palma, V.; Manyà, J.J. Optimization of the operating conditions for steam reforming of slow pyrolysis oil over an activated biochar-supported Ni–Co catalyst. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.05.193
  
  
• Palma, Vincenzo; Goodall, Russell; Thompson, Adam; Ruocco, Concetta; Renda, Simona; Leach, Richard; Martino, Marco. Ceria-coated replicated aluminium sponges as catalysts for the CO-water gas shift process. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.04.065
  
  
• Renda, Simona; Ricca, Antonio; Palma, Vincenzo. Precursor salts influence in Ruthenium catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methane. APPLIED ENERGY. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115767
  
  
• Pio, Gianmaria; Renda, Simona; Palma, Vincenzo; Salzano, Ernesto. Safety parameters for oxygen-enriched flames. JOURNAL OF LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2020.104151
  
  

Conference presentations

• Val Planells, María Edurne; Renda, Simona; Lasobras Laguna, Javier; Soler, Jaime; Herguido, Javier; Menéndez, Miguel. Estudio de segregación de sólidos aptos para la reacción de síntesis de dimetil éter por hidrogenación de CO2 en lecho fluidizado asistida por adsorbente. JORNADA DE JÓVENES INVESTIGADORES DEL I3A. 2024. DOI: 10.26754/jjii3a.202410679
  
  

Journal editorial management

• Catalysts. 2073-4344. 14/11/25
  
  

Projects

• DOTACION ADICIONAL AYUDA JDC2023-052947-I SIMONA RENDA. 01/01/25 - 10/06/26
  
  

Contracts

Supervision of master's theses

• Estudio de segregación de sólidos aptos para la síntesis de dimetil éter asistida por adsorbente en reactor de lecho fluidizado con entrada y salida de sólido en continuo. Universidad de Zaragoza. Notable. 07/02/25
  
  

Previous research

• Investigador postdoctoral. Università degli Studi di Salerno. 24/02/22 - 14/06/23
  
  
• Investigador predoctoral. Università degli Studi di Salerno. 01/11/19 - 23/02/23
  
  
• Investigador predoctoral. Università degli Studi di Salerno. 01/02/19 - 31/10/19
  
  

Participation in conferences

• XV Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores/as del I3A. Participativo - Póster. CO Synthesis via Sorption Enhanced rWGS in a Continuous Solid Flux Fluidized Bed Reactor. Zaragoza. 09/06/26
  
  
• 16th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE 2026). Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Sorption-enhanced CO2 hydrogenation to DME in truly continuous operation. Barcelona. 02/06/26
  
  
• XVII Reunión del Grupo Europeo del Carbón. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Hacia la intensificación del proceso de síntesis de DME: nuevos catalizadores, tecnologías y reactores. Zaragoza. 19/10/25
  
  
• 8th symposium on Green and Smart Technologies. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Toward the process intensification of DME synthesis: novel catalysts, technologies and reactor configurations. Zaragoza. 08/09/25
  
  
• 8th symposium on Green and Smart Technologies. Organizativo - Comité científico y organizador. Zaragoza. 08/09/25
  
  
• EUROPACAT 2025. Participativo - Póster. Novel indium-based catalysts to improve selectivity in the DME synthesis process via CO2 hydrogenation. Trondheim. 31/08/25
  
  
• 5th Sino-International Symposium on Aerogels. Participativo - Ponencia invitada/ Keynote. Aerogels and Porous Materials in Engineered Catalytic Applications. Zibo. 11/07/25
  
  
• SECAT 2025. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Nuevos catalizadores basados en Indio para mejorar la selectividad en la síntesis de DME por hidrogenación de CO2. Alcalá de Henares. 17/06/25
  
  
• SECAT 2025. Participativo - Póster. Catalizadores basados en In2O2/ZrO2 dopados con metales de transición y nobles para la síntesis de metanol vía hidrogenación de CO2. Alcalá de Henares. 17/06/25
  
  
• XIII Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores del I3A. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Estudio de segregación de sólidos aptos para la reacción de síntesis de dimetil éter por hidrogenación de CO2 en lecho fluidizado asistida por adsorbente. Zaragoza. 26/06/24
  
  

Organization of R&D activities

• 8th Symposium on Green and Smart Technologies "From Nanoscience to megastructures". 08/09/25 - 09/09/25
  
  

Docencia UNIZAR de los últimos seis cursos

• Fundamentals of modelling and simulation in chemical engineering. Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering. During academic year 2026-27
  
  
• Chemical industry: processes, hygiene and safety. Degree in Chemistry. During academic year 2026-27
  
  
• Simulation and optimization of chemical processes. Master's in Chemical Engineering. During academic year 2026-27
  
  
• Reactor design. Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering. During academic year 2025-26
  
  
• Equipment for chemical processes. Master's in Industrial Chemistry. During academic year 2025-26
  
  
• Experimentation in chemical engineering I. Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering. During academic year 2025-26
  
  

Teaching not UNIZAR

• Catalizzatori nanostrutturati per l'energia e l'ambiente (catalizadores nanoestructurados para aplicaciones energéticas y medioambientales). Máster en Ingeniería Química. Università degli Studi di Salerno. 09/11/2021 - 14/12/2021
  
  
• Catalizzatori nanostrutturati per l'energia e l'ambiente (catalizadores nanoestructurados para aplicaciones energéticas y medioambientales). Máster en Ingeniería Química. Università degli Studi di Salerno. 10/11/2020 - 10/12/2020
  
  
• Catalizzatori nanostrutturati per l'energia e l'ambiente (catalizadores nanoestructurados para aplicaciones energéticas y medioambientales). Master en Ingeniería Química. Università degli Studi di Salerno. 04/11/2019 - 12/12/2019