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  1. Decision tree-based prediction of economic activities in Colombia's Non-Interconnected Zones

    Article • Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy, April 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  2. Synergistic Photocatalysis and Piezocatalysis in Organic Coupling: Mechanistic Insights, Perspectives, and Emerging Challenges

    Article • ChemSusChem, April 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  3. Auditing, Modeling, and Assessing Energy Infrastructure

    Article • March 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  4. Hydrogen-Centred Process Framework for the Integrated Valorisation of Livestock and Fisheries Residues with Biochar-Based Soil Regeneration in Coastal Regions

    Article • Processes, February 2026, MDPI AG

    PhD. Sara Piedrahita-Rodriguez, Dr Alberto Coz, Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  5. Life Cycle Assessment of Laboratory Analytical Workflows for Microplastics Quantification in Environmental Matrices: Sargassum and Seagrass Approach

    Article • Processes, January 2026, MDPI AG

    PhD. Sara Piedrahita-Rodriguez, Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  6. Valorisation Pathways Analysis of Marine and Coastal Resources for Renewable Energy Carriers and High Value Bioproducts in La Guajira, Colombia

    Article • Energies, December 2025, MDPI AG

    PhD. Sara Piedrahita-Rodriguez, Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  7. A Critical Review of LCA of Cocoa: EI and Methodological Challenges for Sustainable Production

    Article • AgriEngineering, December 2025, MDPI AG

    PhD. Sara Piedrahita-Rodriguez, Dr Alberto Coz, Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  8. Cocoa waste as a source of biogas in rural areas affected by conflict in Colombia

    Article • Energies, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero, Dr Alberto Coz

  9. Treatment of toxic gases from a sulphur mine in Poland using local bacteria in a compact reactor

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  10. Simulation model to transform seawater into drinking water using solar energy in La Guajira

    Article • Sustainability, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  11. Improving green hydrogen production from waste using light, sound and carbon

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  12. Cocoa branches as a new raw material for paper manufacturing

    Article • BioResources, October 2024, BioResources

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  13. Sonochemistry for materials synthesis and catalysis

    Article • September 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  14. Using IoT in remote communities: how to improve energy system management

    Article • Cleaner Engineering and Technology, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  15. Selective (sono)photocatalytic cleavage of lignin-inspired β–O–4 linkages to phenolics by ultrasound derived 1-D titania nanomaterials

    Article • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Dimitrios Giannakoudakis , Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  16. Renewable microgrids in isolated areas: Colombian design based on data

    Article • Energies, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  17. Methodology for creating digital twins for green hydrogen production based on simulation and gamification

    Article • October 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  18. Methodological design of a strategy for the productive and sustainable development of communities in Cauca

    Article • Ingenieria Solidaria, September 2023, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia- UCC

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  19. TRANSFORMING THE INDUSTRIAL & ACADEMIC CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM TO ADDRESS SOCIAL & GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN PAKISTAN

    Article • July 2023, IATED Academy, S.L.

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  20. Use of ultrasound to improve nanomaterials that transform lignin-derived alcohols

    Article • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero, Dr. Dimitrios Giannakoudakis

  21. New ways of teaching renewable energy: real challenges and designing solutions

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  22. A compact reactor that cleans polluted air in wastewater treatment plants

    Article • January 2023, Desalination Publications

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  23. Teaching and learning about clean energy: the experience of a public school in Colombia

    Article • Sustainability, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  24. Electricity in off-grid rural areas: patterns, challenges, and opportunities

    Article • Energies, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  25. Titanium photocatalysis: an in-depth look at benzyl alcohol oxidation

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero, Dr. Dimitrios Giannakoudakis

  26. Carbon technology to valorise biomass and remove toxic compounds

    Article • Nanomaterials, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Dimitrios Giannakoudakis , Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  27. Multitemporal Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli Analysis in the Middle Bogotá River Basin, 2007–2019

    Article • Sustainability, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  28. Biological solution for cleaning air with organic compounds in automotive paint

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  29. Indicators for measuring the results of engineering research groups at the UCC

    Article • Ingeniería y Competitividad, July 2021, Universidad del Valle

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  30. Hydrokinetic energy: cases in Colombia and other regions of the world

    Article • DYNA, May 2021, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  31. Life cycle assessment of urban waste disposal options in a municipality in Colombia

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  32. How to use Big Data to improve smart grids with renewable energy

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  33. Intelligent system for monitoring solar energy in off-grid communities in Colombia

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  34. How to choose the best clean energy for Indigenous communities: the Kanalitojo case

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  35. Water and clean energy in La Guajira: a model based on the community’s voice.

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  36. Analysing electricity service in off-grid areas of Colombia using data intelligence

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  37. Nature-inspired algorithms to improve gas power plants

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  38. Identifying faults in solar panels using artificial neural networks

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  39. Design and assembly of an IoT-based device to determine the absorbed dose of gamma and UV radiation

    Article • Applied Radiation and Isotopes, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  40. Assessment of biofuels production in Colombia

    Article • Cogent Engineering, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  41. Perceptions and beliefs of communities towards clean energy projects

    Article • Cogent Psychology, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  42. Industry and academia partnership for aquatic renewable energy development in Colombia

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  43. A systematic mapping study of micro-grid architectures

    Article • Scientia et technica, September 2019, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira - UTP

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  44. The potential to utilize biogas extracted from landfills in tropical developing countries

    Article • Cogent Engineering, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero, John Sandoval

  45. How sonocatalysis helps create more efficient microreactors for photocatalysis

    Article • Molecules, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  46. Biotechnology to combat odours and gases in wastewater treatment plants

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  47. Smarter Flight Paths for Lower Fuel Use and Environmental Impact

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Juan Carlos Colmenares, Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  48. Which causes less pollution? Comparison between microgeneration and thermoelectric plants

    Article • CT&F - Ciencia Tecnología y Futuro, June 2018, Instituto Colombiano del Petroleo

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  49. Trends in smart technologies: a systematic mapping of current research

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  50. Real-time flight paths for short flights with lower costs and emissions

    Article • Cogent Engineering, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  51. VI Encuentro Binacional de Investigación en Economía Solidaria

    Article • January 2017, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia- UCC

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  52. Catalysts for producing cleaner energy from biomass and CO₂

    Article • Energy Technology, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  53. From Biomass and Carbon Dioxide to Clean Energy: Progress in Dry Reforming

    Article • Energy Technology, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  54. Writing as a Key Step in Scientific Discovery

    Article • Ingenieria Solidaria, April 2016, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia- UCC

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  55. Experimental Analysis and Modeling of NOx Emissions in Compression Ignition Engines Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Palm Oil Biodiesel

    Article • January 2016, Scitepress

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  56. Geared turbofan with constant-volume combustor: Feasibility for short-range aircraft

    Article • Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, March 2010, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  57. Sonophotocatalysis: combining light and ultrasound for cleaner water and air

    Article • Materials, December 2009, MDPI AG

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  58. Feasibility of a geared turbofan with constant-volume combustor for short-range aircraft

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  59. Geared Turbofan + Constant-Volume Combustor: Feasibility for Short-Range Aircraft

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  60. EVA: Assessing Environmental Impact of New Aircraft Propulsion Cycles

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  61. Optimizing aircraft engines of the future for lower fuel consumption

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  62. Future Aero-Engines’ Optimisation for Minimal Operating Costs

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  63. Weibull Distributions Applied to Cost and Risk Analysis for Aero Engines

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  64. A Preliminary Parametric Study for Geared, Intercooled and/or Recuperated Turbofan for Short Range Civil Aircrafts

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  65. An Economic and Risk Analysis Model for Aircrafts and Engines

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero

  66. Ingeniería Solidaria

    Article • Ingenieria Solidaria, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia- UCC

    Dr. Ramon Fernando Colmenares Quintero