DR. JERICO Z. ALCANTARA
Assistant Professor 7
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna (Tel # +63 (049) 536-2315)
Email Address: [email protected]
EDUCATION:
| Year | Degree | University |
| 2018 | PhD Engineering and Applied Sciences | Western Michigan University |
| 2015 | MS Chemical Engineering (Minor in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
| 2008 | BS Chemical Engineering (Major in Sugar Technology) | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Value Added Chemicals from Biomass; Fermentation Technology; Optimization of Chemical Processes; Sugarcane By-Products Utilization
PUBLICATIONS:
Alcantara, J. Z., Mondala, A. H. Effect of acetic acid on succinic acid production of fungal co-culture in slurry fermentation. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 80, 97-102. doi:10.3303/CET2080017
Alcantara, J. Z., Mondala, A. H. Shields, S. P. Hughey, L. R. 2017. Direct succinic acid production form minimally pretreated biomass using sequential solid-state and slurry fermentation with mixed fungal cultures. Fermentation, 3(3), 30. doi:10.3390/fermentation3030030
COURSES TAUGHT:
| Course Code | Course Title |
| ChE 31 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering |
| ChE 32 | Industrial Stoichiometry |
| ChE 41 | Chemical Process Industries |
| ChE 142 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I |
| ChE 143 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II |
| ChE 145 | Chemical Reaction Engineering |
| ChE 149 | Transport Phenomena |
| ChE 152 | Separation Processes |
| ChE 154 | Transfer Operations II |
| ChE 155 | Unit Operations Laboratory I |
| ChE 156 | Unit Operations Laboratory II |
| ChE 172 | Biochemical Engineering |
| SUTC 148 | Sugar Analysis and Factory Operations Control |
| SUTC 154 | Field and Factory Operations and Processes |
| SUTC 170 | Instrumentation and Process Control Application to Sugar Industries |
| SUTC 181 | Waste Management in the Sugar Industry |
| SUTC 193 | Sugar Process Engineering and Plant Design |
ORGANIZATION/AFFILIATION:
Member, Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE), Inc.