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Description

The Center for Research in Industrial Processes (CIPI) is a research unit dedicated to the development of technical-scientific solutions that strengthen the competitiveness and productivity of the industrial sector, promoting efficient and environmentally sustainable processes in the region and the country.

Research Areas

Natural Resources: development of products and industrial processes based on the sustainable use of natural resources and Bolivian biodiversity.
Ecologically Sustainable Industrial Development: implementation of cleaner production technologies and waste treatment in established industries.
Energy Efficiency and Optimization: applied research aimed at the efficient use of energy in the national industry.

Institutional Approach

The CIPI brings together applied research and technological innovation to support the modernization of industrial processes, contributing to sustainable development and the responsible use of resources.

Institutional Information

Creation date: August 2004
Rectoral Resolution: UPB-RR-012/2004

Unit Director

Ivette Echeverría Rojas

Teacher (Acting Director)

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Projects

Development of a semi-industrial pilot prototype for the production of annatto powders from achiote seeds

Use of saponin powders extracted from bitter quinoa grains as surfactant additives in the preparation of drilling muds for the oil industry

Simulation of the process of removing saponins from quinoa (2016)

Development of a semi-industrial prototype for the desaponification of grains from bitter quinoa varieties, based on a spouted fluidized bed (LFTS) (2014)

Evaluation of the nutritional properties and health effects of Palqui seeds (Acacia Feddeana Harms) (2014)

Production of concentrated bixin (annatto) powders from annatto seeds (Bixa Orellana), using a Spouted Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2014 - 2018)

Removal of saponins from bitter quinoa varieties Based on the application of a Rectangular-configured Spouted Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2012 - 2013)

Recovery of solid waste with a high concentration of saponins from the dry beneficiation process of bitter quinoa grains, through the application of a Spouted Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2011 - 2012)

Optimization of specific energy consumption in the dry beneficiation process of bitter quinoa varieties, based on the application of a Jet-Type Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2011)

Pre-feasibility project for a dry beneficiation process for bitter quinoa varieties, based on the application of a jet-type fluidized bed (2010 - 2011)

Production of carboxymethyl cellulose from cotton linters (2007)

Valorization of yacon root: Obtaining a syrup rich in fructooligosaccharides (2006)

Technical and financial study for the implementation of a pilot plant for the production of biodiesel (2005)

Development of a low-cost laser spectrofluorimeter based on a smartphone spectrometer and embedded systems

Assessment of geogenic arsenic and other potentially toxic trace elements in the groundwater resources of the Bolivian Amazon (2021)

Detection and removal of natural arsenic in disadvantaged areas with groundwater supplies (Bolivia) (October 2017 - December 2019)

Synthesis and applications of the ferrate ion (2016)

Development of an integrated pilot system for treating arsenic-contaminated water using low-cost solar collectors (2012 - 2014)

Solar UV oxidation-assisted arsenic removal (RAOS) in semi-circular cross-section tubular photoreactors and the kinetics of Fe(OH)3 floc growth (2011)

Development of a recycling system for colored textile wastewater through the use of a solar photoreactor (2010)

Reuse of excess water from production processes at a soap plant (2009)

Improvement of the efficiency of a sulfur dioxide converter in a sulfonation plant for detergent production (2008)

Study on the quality of surface water resources in the Pilcomayo River basin and their relationship with the impacts of mining, urban or other activities (2006)

Minimization of chromium waste through the application of cleaner production techniques (2005)

Treatment of odors from saponification processes of soybean sludge (2004)

GREENPYME: Energy Efficiency (2013 - 2016)

Optimization of electrical energy consumption in a company (2009)

Publications and Conferences

Year 2024

Year 2022

Year 2021

Year 2020

Year 2019

Year 2018

Year 2017

Year 2016

Year 2014

Year 2013

Principal Investigators

Mgr. Mariana Pérez Escobar

Collaborators

Eng. Ana Gabriela Zelaya Guzmán

Engineer Mirea Flores

Engineer Sara Castillo Chavez

Eng. Uli Nicol Hosse Pastor

Mgr. Juan Luis Alberto Arteaga Weill

Naida Alejandra Lopez Padilla

Pablo Marcelo Perez Garcia, Ph.D.

Silvia Cecilia Tapia Siles, Ph.D.

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Ranked 201+ in the master's in finance worldwide
The best private university in Bolivia
Top 9 business schools in Latin America
The only university in Bolivia with 5 stars in:
With international standards in management and education
The only accredited university in Bolivia
A university with accreditations: 7 accredited degree programs
Top 8 business schools in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The top private university in Bolivia

The prestige of UPB is supported by international rankings and accreditations.

Ranked 201+ in the master's in finance worldwide
The best private university in Bolivia
Top 9 business schools in Latin America
The only university in Bolivia with 5 stars in:
With international standards in management and education
The only accredited university in Bolivia
A university with accreditations: 7 accredited degree programs
Top 8 business schools in Latin America and the Caribbean

View accreditations

The top private university in Bolivia

The prestige of UPB is supported by international rankings and accreditations.

Ranked 201+ in the master's in finance worldwide
The best private university in Bolivia
Top 9 business schools in Latin America
The only university in Bolivia with 5 stars in:
With international standards in management and education
The only accredited university in Bolivia
A university with accreditations: 7 accredited degree programs
Top 8 business schools in Latin America and the Caribbean

View accreditations

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Industrial Process Research Center

Description

Research Areas

Institutional Approach

Institutional Information

Projects

Development of a semi-industrial pilot prototype for the production of annatto powders from achiote seeds

Use of saponin powders extracted from bitter quinoa grains as surfactant additives in the preparation of drilling muds for the oil industry

Simulation of the process of removing saponins from quinoa (2016)

Development of a semi-industrial prototype for the desaponification of grains from bitter quinoa varieties, based on a spouted fluidized bed (LFTS) (2014)

Evaluation of the nutritional properties and health effects of Palqui seeds (Acacia Feddeana Harms) (2014)

Production of concentrated bixin (annatto) powders from annatto seeds (Bixa Orellana), using a Spouted Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2014 - 2018)

Removal of saponins from bitter quinoa varieties Based on the application of a Rectangular-configured Spouted Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2012 - 2013)

Recovery of solid waste with a high concentration of saponins from the dry beneficiation process of bitter quinoa grains, through the application of a Spouted Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2011 - 2012)

Optimization of specific energy consumption in the dry beneficiation process of bitter quinoa varieties, based on the application of a Jet-Type Fluidized Bed (LFTS) (2011)

Pre-feasibility project for a dry beneficiation process for bitter quinoa varieties, based on the application of a jet-type fluidized bed (2010 - 2011)

Production of carboxymethyl cellulose from cotton linters (2007)

Valorization of yacon root: Obtaining a syrup rich in fructooligosaccharides (2006)

Technical and financial study for the implementation of a pilot plant for the production of biodiesel (2005)

Development of a low-cost laser spectrofluorimeter based on a smartphone spectrometer and embedded systems

Assessment of geogenic arsenic and other potentially toxic trace elements in the groundwater resources of the Bolivian Amazon (2021)

Detection and removal of natural arsenic in disadvantaged areas with groundwater supplies (Bolivia) (October 2017 - December 2019)

Synthesis and applications of the ferrate ion (2016)

Development of an integrated pilot system for treating arsenic-contaminated water using low-cost solar collectors (2012 - 2014)

Solar UV oxidation-assisted arsenic removal (RAOS) in semi-circular cross-section tubular photoreactors and the kinetics of Fe(OH)3 floc growth (2011)

Development of a recycling system for colored textile wastewater through the use of a solar photoreactor (2010)

Reuse of excess water from production processes at a soap plant (2009)

Improvement of the efficiency of a sulfur dioxide converter in a sulfonation plant for detergent production (2008)

Study on the quality of surface water resources in the Pilcomayo River basin and their relationship with the impacts of mining, urban or other activities (2006)

Minimization of chromium waste through the application of cleaner production techniques (2005)

Treatment of odors from saponification processes of soybean sludge (2004)

GREENPYME: Energy Efficiency (2013 - 2016)

Optimization of electrical energy consumption in a company (2009)

Publications and Conferences