DR. BUTCH G. BATALLER
Associate Professor 3
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 Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Texas A&M Univeersity, USA |
| 2014 | MS Chemical Engineering | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
| 2007 | BS Agricultural Engineering (Cum Laude) | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Biofuels; High value products from biomass; Process equipment design and testing
PUBLICATIONS:
DAD Genuino, BG Bataller, SC Capareda, and MDG de Luna. 2017. Application of Artificial Neural Network in the Modeling and Optimization of Humic Acid Extraction from Municipal Solid Waste Biochar. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 4:4101-4107.
AA Pector, JL Movillon, BG Bataller, EJN Baticados. 2017. Parametric Study on the Effect of Cogeners on Molecular Sieve Dusting during Ethanol Dehydration. Journal of Environmental Science and Management, Vol 20, Special Issue 1, pp. 12-19.
BG Bataller and SC Capareda. 2018. A Rapid and Non-Destructive Method for Quantifying Biomolecules in Spirulina platensis via Fourier Transform Infrared – Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy. Algal Research 32:341-352.
Dizon LSH, Pector AA, Demafelis RB, Badayos RB, Elepano AR, Dorado MA, Bataller BG, Baticados EJN, Gatdula KM, Obligado FB. 2020. Environmental and Economic Viability of Biodiesel Production from the Philippines. PIChE Journal. 19(1): 35-42.
BG Bataller and SC Capareda. 2020. Use of FTIR Spectroscopy and PLS-Regression in Monitoring Biomolecules in Spirulina platensis during its Growth in an Internally-Illuminated Photobioreactor. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 90:103-108.
COURSES TAUGHT:
| Course Code | Course Title |
| ChE 31 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering |
| ChE 155 | Unit Operations Laboratory I |
| ChE 156 | Unit Operations Laboratory II |
| ChE 192 | Chemical Engineering Process Equipment Design |
| ChE 193 | Chemical Engineering Plant Design and Econimics |
| ChE 147 | Applications of Fluid Mechanics in Chemical Engineering |
| ChE 149 | Transport Phenomena |
| ChE 204 | Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering Analysis |
ORGANIZATION/AFFILIATION:
Member, Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc.