DR. JEWEL A. CAPUNITAN
Associate Professor 4
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 |
| 2013 | PhD Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Texas A&M University, Texas, USA |
| 2007 | MS Chemical Engineering (minor in Food Science) | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
| 2002 | BS Chemical Engineering (major in Sugar Technology) | University of the Philippines Los Baños |
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Bioethanol production; Wastewater Treatment; Biomass and By-products Utilization
PUBLICATIONS: (Google Scholar Page)
MG Borines, RB Demafelis, JA Capunitan, LSH Dizon, RJB Landoy, RC Rodriguez. 2020. Effects of Dehydration on the Bioactive Compounds of Waste Onion Leaves. Philippine Journal of Crop Science (PJCS), 45 (1):1-10
MVP Migo-Sumagang, MC Maguyon-Detras, M Gummert, CG Alfafara, MG Borines, JA Capunitan, NV Hung. 2020. Rice-Straw-Based Heat Generation System Compared to Open-Field Burning and Soil Incorporation of Rice Straw: An Assessment of Energy, GHG Emissions, and Economic Impacts. Sustainability, MDPI. 12(13), 5327
MVP Migo-Sumagang, NV Hung, MCM Detras, CG Alfafara, MG Borines, JA Capunitan, M Gummert. 2020. Optimization of a downdraft furnace for rice straw-based heat generation. Renewable Energy. Volume 148, April 2020, Pages 953-963.
Capunitan, A., M.E. Bambase, Jr., M.G.Borines, R.B.Demafelis, J.L. Movillon, N.C.R. Abarquez, G.L. Condecion, A.A. Garcia, and G.A O. Paz. 2018. Thermal Decarboxylation Of Coconut Oil Using Different Catalysts. Philippine Journal of Crop Science (PJCS) Special issue December 2018:77-86
C.J Requiero, M.C. Maguyon-Detras, J.A.Capunitan and C.G. Alfafara. 2018. Parametric Analysis of Pyrolysis Conditions For Yield and Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Biochar From Waste Cacao Pod Husk. Philippine Journal of Crop Science (PJCS) Special issue December 2018:42-51
Bautista, R.P., Movillon, J.L., Mercado, S.M., Demafelis, R.B., Dorado, M.A., Bambase Jr., M.E., and A. Capunitan. 2015. Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Disinfection of Infectious Waste by Fry-Drying Method Using Vegetable Oil. Journal of Environmental Science and Management. Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 23-32.
Capunitan, J.A. and S.C. Capareda. 2014. Hydrotreatment of corn stover bio-oil using noble metal catalysts. Fuel Processing Technology. Vol. 125, pp. 190–199.
Capunitan, J.A. and S.C. Capareda. 2013. Characterization and separation of corn stover bio-oil by fractional distillation. Fuel. Vol. 112, pp. 60-73.
Capunitan, J.A. and S.C. Capareda. 2012. Assessing the potential for biofuel production of corn stover pyrolysis using a pressurized batch reactor. Vol. 95, pp. 563-572.
Bambase, M.E. Jr., Demafelis, B., Vibal, R.E., Escobar, E.C., Revellame, E.D., Capunitan, J.A. and L.S.H. Dizon. 2011. Transesterification of Jatropha curcas l. oil with petroleum ether as dispersal medium. The Philippine Journal of Crop Science. Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 48-55.
Capunitan, J.A., Alfafara, C.G., Migo, V.P., Movillon, J.L., Dizon, E.I. and M. Matsumura. 2008. Decolorization and chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction of sugar refinery spent ion-exchange-process (SIEP) effluent by electrochemical treatment methods. The Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 91, No. 4, pp. 416-425.
Aguila, J. R., Valencia, S.A., Alfafara, C.G., and A. Capunitan. 2007. Treatment of wastewater from a polymer lens manufacturing plant using Fenton’s process. PIChE Journal. Vol. 10, No.1.
COURSES TAUGHT:
| Course Code | Course Title |
| ChE 30 | Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering |
| ChE 31 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering |
| ChE 32 | Industrial Stoichiometry |
| ChE 152 | Separation Processes |
| ChE 154 | Transfer Operations II |
| ChE 170 | Process Control and Instrumentation |
| SUTC 170 | Instrumentation and Process Control Application to Sugar Industries |
| SUTC 171 | Sugarcane By-products Utilization and Sucro-chemistry |
| SUTC 181 | Waste Management in the Sugar Industry |
| ChE 204 | Mathematical Methods for Chemical Engineering Analysis |
| MBB 240 | Industrial Biotechnology (Lecture) |
ORGANIZATION/AFFILIATION:
Member, Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers
Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Alumni, UPLB Society of Chemical Engineering Students