Arencibia, Nicolás
PhD student CONICET
Teaching Assistant, first-rate - UNSAM
Professional resume + Expertise
He has a degree in Chemical Sciences from the FCEN - UBA. He began his doctorate in Science and Technology Chemical Mention at UNSAM in 2022.
PhD Advisors:
Dra. Marta Litter 
Keywords:
removal, chromium, yerba mate, montmorillonite, sodium alginate, environment
Research:
His research focuses on the removal or immobilization of chromium from water using green and low-cost methodologies based on reduction and sorption mechanisms. For Cr(VI) reduction, Nicolás employ yerba mate extracts with a high polyphenol content. The sorption stage utilizes montmorillonite and alginate spheres. The processes are optimized using chemometrics and response surface methodology.
Most important publications:
- Arencibia, N., Contreras, C. Lamas, D., Crane, R., Marco-Brown, J.L., Two-step, low-cost and biocompatible removal of hexavalent chromium using yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) and montmorillonite-rich bentonite. Chemical Papers (2026). https://doi.org/1007/s11696-025-04551-1
- Arencibia, N., Gómez-Osuna, F., Arencibia, V., Litter, M.I., Marco-Brown, J.L. Response surface methodology for the green obtention of polyphenols from yerba mate. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.25236
- Nicolás Arencibia, Víctor Oestreicher, Federico A. Viva and Matías Jobbágy, Nanotextured alpha Ni(ii)–Co(ii) hydroxides as supercapacitive active phases. RSC Advances (2017). https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/ra/c6ra27839f