Faculty Highlight: Engr. Luis Cabatingan

Engr. Luis Cabatingan
Chemical Engineering
Faculty

Faculty Profile

Academic Qualification
M.S. Chemical Engineering
University of the Philippines - Diliman
1995

B. S. Chemical Engineering
University of San Carlos
1993

Teaching Experience
Teaching undergraduate (chemical) engineering students in USC since June1995. Courses taught include transport phenomena, chemical engineering thermodynamics, separation processes, process equipment design, chemical engineering laboratory, applied mathematics for ChE and differential equations. Graduate course taught include advanced engineering mathematics, advanced transport phenomena and downstream processing.

Administrative Assignment/s
Graduate Program coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering, USC
April 2003 - March 2006

ChE Review Program coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering, USC
Jan 2004 - Nov 2005

Publications
* Cabatingan, L. K., Agapay, R. C., Rakels, J. L. L., Ottens, M., van der Wielen, L. A. M. (2001) Potential of Biosorption for the Recovery of Chromate in Industrial Wastewaters. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 40, 2302-2309.

* Van der Wielen, L. A. M., Cabatingan, L. K. (1999) Fishing products from the sea - rational downstream processing of marine bioproducts. J. Biotechnol. 70, 363-371.

Scientific Presentations
Oral

* “Potential of Biosorption for the Recovery of Chromate in Industrial Wastewaters” 1st Chemistry Research Symposium, Sept 13, 2003, SMED-AVR, USC-TC, Cebu City

* “Integration of Sodium Lactate Conversion and Lactic Acid Product Purification in a Simulated Moving Bed Equipment” 63rd PIChE National Convention, Feb 7-9 2002, UP-Los Banos, College, Laguna USC Charter Day Research Forum, Jul 1 2003, SMED, USC-TC, Cebu City

Poster

* “Simultaneous Conversion and Purification of Organic Acids in a Simulated Moving Bed Chromatographic Reactor” SPICA 2000 Conference, Oct 9-11, 2000, Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

* “Studies on the Mechanism of Cr(VI) Sorption by Sargassum sp.” International Seaweed Symposium, April 12-17, 1998, Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu City

* “Biosorption of Cr(VI) by Biomass of Marine Algae” 2nd Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference and 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, May 7-10, 1997, Phuket Arcadia Hotel and Resort, Phuket, Thailand

Research Project Supervision
M.S. Thesis

* Acidification of Organic Salts through Fixed-Bed Cation Exchange (2006)

B.S. Project Studies

* Sorption-based Separation of Water-Ethanol Mixtures using Iota-and Kappa-Carrageenan (2006)
* Separation of Water-Isopropanol Mixture using Carrageenan (2005)
* Decolorization of Yeast Fermentation Wastewater using Dried Biomass of Sargassum sp. (2004)
* Development of a Unit Operations Laboratory Equipment for Studying the Kinetics of Extraction of Sugar from Sugarcane by Water (2004)
* Biosorption of Iron by Sargasssum polycystum (1998)
* Selection of Marine Algae for Biosorption of Chromium (VI) (1998)

Awards and Recognition

* CHED 2004 Regional Republica Award (Region VII)
May 18, 2004, Century Park Hotel, Malate, Manila

* Corazon J. Cabahug Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance in the Field of Chemical Engineering.
November 28, 2003, Grand Convention Center, Cebu City

* Best Research Paper (USC Charter Day Research Forum)
July 1, 2003, SMED AVR, University of San Carlos, Cebu City