Balbuena, Perla
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute
- Professor, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
education and training
selected publications
Academic Articles282
- Kamphaus, E. P., Gomez, S. A., Qin, X., Shao, M., & Balbuena, P. B. (2020). Effects of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Components on the Reduction of LiFSI over Lithium Metal. ChemPhysChem.
- Praserthdam, S., Somdee, S., Rittiruam, M., & Balbuena, P. B. (2020). Computational Study of the Evolution of Ni-Based Catalysts during the Dry Reforming of Methane. Energy and Fuels. 34(4), 4855-4864.
- Tewari, D., Rangarajan, S. P., Balbuena, P. B., Barsukov, Y., & Mukherjee, P. P. (2020). Mesoscale Anatomy of Dead Lithium Formation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(12), 6502-6511.
- Camacho-Foreroi, L. E., & Balbuena, P. B. (2020). Elucidating Interfacial Phenomena between Solid-State Electrolytes and the Sulfur-Cathode of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Chemistry of Materials. 32(1), 360-373.
- Longo, R. C., Camacho-Forero, L. E., & Balbuena, P. B. (2020). Li2S growth on graphene: Impact on the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries.. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 152(1), 014701-014701.
Books3
- Balbuena, P. B., Wang, Y., Lamas, E. J., Calvo, S. R., Agapito, L. A., & Seminario, J. M. (2009). Reactivity of Bimetallic Nanoclusters Toward the Oxygen Reduction in Acid Medium. Springer New York.
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Chapters1
- Gomez-Ballesteros, J. L., Callejas-Tovar, A., Coelho, L., & Balbuena, P. B. (2014). Molecular Dynamics Studies of Graphite Exfoliation Using Supercritical CO2. Design and Applications of Nanomaterials for Sensors. (pp. 171-183). Springer Netherlands.
Conference Papers52
- Scanlon, L., Lucente, L., Lawson, M., Lawson, J., Fellner, J. P., Feld, W., ... Xiao, H. (2019). Low Energy of Activation Lithium-ion Conducting Channel. NANOCRYSTAL EMBEDDED DIELECTRICS FOR ELECTRONIC AND PHOTONIC DEVICES. 25(36), 163-167.
- Ma, Y., & Balbuena, P. B. (2019). Surface Adsorption and Stabilization Effect of Iridium in Pt-based Alloy Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes. NANOCRYSTAL EMBEDDED DIELECTRICS FOR ELECTRONIC AND PHOTONIC DEVICES. 25(1), 1037-1044.
- Pitakbunkate, T., Balbuena, P. B., Moridis, G. J., & Blasingame, T. A. (2016). Effect of Confinement on Pressure/Volume/Temperature Properties of Hydrocarbons in Shale Reservoirs. Plastics Engineering. 21(02), 621-634.
- Lin, P. A., Picher, M., Ballesteros, J., Balbuena, P., & Sharma, R. (2014). Atomic Resolution Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Nucleation Steps on Faceted Catalyst Particle Reveal Potential for Chirality Control. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS. 20(S3), 1758-1759.
- Pitakbunkate, T., Balbuena, P., Moridis, G. J., & Blasingame, T. A. (2014). Effect of Confinement on PVT Properties of Hydrocarbons in Shale Reservoirs. 2, 1386-1401.
awards and honors
teaching activities
- CHEM491 Research Instructor
- CHEM691 Research Instructor
- CHEN354 Chem Engr Thermo Ii Instructor
- CHEN485 Directed Studies Instructor
- CHEN491 Hnr-research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Praserthdam, Supareak (2018-08). Computational Study of Reactive and Coke-Resistant Catalysts for the Dry Reforming Reaction of Methane. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Bertolini Da Silva Oliveira, Samuel (2018-08). Mechanism of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Lithium Anodes Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Praserthdam, Supareak (2018-08). Computational Study of Reactive and Coke-Resistant Catalysts for the Dry Reforming Reaction of Methane. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Gomez Ballesteros, Jose Leonardo (2017-05). Evolution of Nanocatalyst Structure and Composition during Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Smith, Taylor William (2015-12). Effects of Electrolyte Composition and Polysulfide Species on the Reactivity of Lithium Anodes in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. (Master's Thesis)
Email
balbuena@tamu.edu
First Name
Perla
Last Name
Balbuena
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Chemical Engineering; 3122 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3122
USA