Nicolás Arancibia Miranda

Tech-savvy innovator with hands-on experience in emerging technologies and passion for continuous improvement. Skilled in identifying opportunities for technological enhancements and implementing effective solutions. Adept at leveraging new tools and methods to solve problems and enhance productivity. Excels in adapting to fast-paced environments and driving technological advancements.

• Imogolita: Un aluminosilicato de pared simple, con múltiples aplicaciones en la nanociencia, Departamento de Física, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 05/13/15
• Nanomateriales para la remoción de arsénico en sistemas acuosos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 05/17/17
• Implicancias medioambientales del desarrollo y aplicación de nanomateriales en la remoción de elementos trazas, Seminario Bioma, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile, 10/02/19
• Imogolita: Un punto de encuentro fascinante para experimentos, teoria y simulaciones, Segundo Simposio de Nanotecnología, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile, 12/02/19

• Consejero del Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 11/01/16, 11/30/20
• Miembro del comité de DICYT, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 10/01/22, Present

15 undergraduate and 6 postgrade

1. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Karen Manquián-Cerda, Carmen Pizarro, Tamara Maldonado, Jonathan Suazo-Hernández, Mauricio Escudey, Nanthi Bolan, Binoy Sarkar: Mechanistic insights into simultaneous removal of copper, cadmium and arsenic from water by iron oxide-functionalized magnetic imogolite nanocomposites. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, In press.

2. Raul Calderón, Karthikraj Rajendiran, Kim Un-Jung, Paulina Palma, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Evelyn Silva-Moreno, Fabio Corradini: Sources and fates of perchlorate in soils in Chile: A case stuIdy of perchlorate dynamics in soil-crop systems using lettuce (Lactuca sativa) fields. Environmental Pollution, 2020, 264, 114682-114690.

3. Raul Calderón, Paulina Palma, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Evelyn Silva-Moreno, Wang Yu: Field study on the uptake, accumulation and risk assessment of perchlorate in a soil-chard/spinach system: Impact of agronomic practices and fertilization. Science of The Total Environment, 2020, 137411-137418.

4. Sebastian Campos, Ricardo Salazar, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, MA Rubio, Mario Aranda, Alejandra García, Pamela Sepúlveda, L. Carolina Espinoza: Nafcillin degradation by heterogeneous electro-Fenton process using Fe, Cu and Fe/Cu nanoparticles. Chemosphere, 2020, 125813-125822.

5. Aixa González, Miguel Ángel Placencia, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda: Bifunctional catalysts based on Imogolite, Ni and Mo to enhance physicochemical properties of bio-oil from oat bulls pyrolysis. Revista Técnica de Ingeniería, 2019, 175-180.

6. Jonathan Suazo-Hernández, Pamela Sepúlveda, Karen Manquián-Cerda, Rodrigo Ramírez-Tagle, María Angélica Rubio, Nanthi Bolan, Binoy Sarkar, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda: Synthesis and characterization of zeolite-based composites functionalized with nanoscale zero-valent iron for removing arsenic in the presence of selenium from water. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019, 810-819.

7. Edgardo Rojas-Mancilla, Alexis Oyarce, Leonor Alvarado-Soto, César Echeverría, Karen Manquián-Cerda, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Rodrigo Ramírez-Tagle: Imogolite synthetized in presence of As (III) induces low cell toxicity and hemolysis, in vitro, potential stabilization of arsenite present in aqueous systems. ACS Omega, 2019, 10510-10515.

8. Pamela Sepúlveda, María A Rubio, Samuel E Baltazar, J Rojas-Nunez, JL Sánchez Llamazares, Alejandra García Garcia, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda: As (V) removal capacity of FeCu bimetallic nanoparticles in aqueous solutions: The influence of Cu content and morphologic changes in bimetallic nanoparticles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Ccience, 2018, 524, 177-187.

9. Mauricio Molina-Roco, Mauricio Escudey, Mónica Antilén, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Karen Manquián-Cerda: Distribution of contaminant trace metals inadvertently provided by phosphorus fertilisers: Movement, chemical fractions and mass balances in contrasting acidic soils. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2018, 1-19.

10. Javier Rojas-Nunez, Rafael I Gonzalez, Eduardo M Bringa, Sebastian Allende, Pamela Sepúlveda, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Samuel E Baltazar: Toward controlled morphology of FeCu nanoparticles: Cu concentration and size effects. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018, 122, 8528-8534.

11. Lisbell D. Estrada, Elizabeth Duran, Matias Cisterna, César Echeverria, Zhiping Zheng, Vincenzo Borgna, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Rodrigo Ramírez-Tagle:The cluster [Re6Se8I6]3- penetrates biological membranes: Drug-like properties for CNS tumor treatment and diagnosis. Biometals, 2018, 1-9.

12. Marcelo Panichini, Rodrigo Neculman, Roberto Godoy, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Francisco Matus: Understanding carbon storage in volcanic soils under selectively logged temperate rainforests. Geoderma, 2017, 302, 76-88

13. Karen Manquián-Cerda, Edgardo Cruces, María A. Rubio, Camila Reyes, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda: Preparation of nanoscale iron (oxide, oxyhydroxides and zero-valent) particles derived from blueberries: Reactivity, characterization and removal mechanism of arsenate. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2017, 145, 67-77

14. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Mauricio Escudey, Ricardo Ramirez, Rafael I. Gonzalez, Adri C.T. van Duin, Miguel Kiwi: Advancements in the synthesis of building block materials: Experimental evidence and modeled interpretations of the effect of Na and K on imogolite synthesis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121, 23, 12658-12668

15. Aixa González, O. Font, Natalia Moreno, Xavier Querol, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Rodrigo Navia: Copper Flash Smelting Flue Dust as a Source of Germanium. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2017, 8, 2121–2129.

16. Edgardo Cruces, Ralf Rautenberger, Yesenia Rojas-Lillo, Victor Mauricio Cubillos, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Eduardo Ramírez-Kushel, Iván Gómez: Physiological acclimation of Lessonia spicata to diurnal changing PAR and UV radiation: differential regulation among down-regulation of photochemistry, ROS scavenging activity and phlorotannins as major photoprotective mechanisms. Photosynthesis Research, 2017, 131, 145–157.

17. Karen Manquián-Cerda, Mauricio Escudey, Gustavo Zúñiga, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Mauricio Molina, Edgardo Cruces: Effect of cadmium on phenolic compounds, antioxidant enzyme activity and oxidative stress in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plantlets grown in vitro. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2016, 133, 316-326.

18. Carmen Castro, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Cristina Acuña-Rougier, Mauricio Escudey, Federico Tasca: Spectroscopic and electrochemical studies of imogolite and Fe-modified imogolite nanotubes. Nanomaterials, 2016, 6, 28.

19. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Samuel E. Baltazar, Alejandra García, Daniela Muñoz-Lira, Pamela Sepúlveda, María A. Rubio, Dora Altbir: Nanoscale Zero Valent Supported by Zeolite and Montmorillonite: Template effect of the removal of lead ion from an aqueous solution. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2015, 301, 371-380

20. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Jorge Silva-Yumi, Mauricio Escudey: Effect of cations in the background electrolyte on the adsorption kinetics of copper and cadmium and the isoelectric point of imogolite. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2015, 299, 675-684.

21. Mónica Antilén, Fernanda Amiama, Marco Otaiza, Francisco Armijo, Mauricio Escudey, Carmen Pizarro, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda: A new methodology to evaluate adsorption capacity on nanomaterials. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2015, 17, 5.

22. Mauricio Escudey, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Carmen Pizarro, Mónica Antilén: Effect of ash from forest fires on leaching in volcanic soils. Catena, 2014, 383-392

23. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Samuel E Baltazar, Alejandra García, Aldo H Romero, María A Rubio, Dora Altbir: Lead removal by nano-scale zero valent iron: Surface analysis and pH effect. Materials Research Bulletin, 2014, 59, 341-348.

24. Samuel E Baltazar, Alejandra García, Aldo H Romero, María A Rubio, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Dora Altbir: Surface rearrangement of nanoscale zerovalent iron: The role of pH and its implications in the kinetics of arsenate sorption. Environmental Technology, 2014, 2365-2372.

25. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Sebastián Lillo, Mauricio Escudey: Nanotubular aluminosilicates: A case study for science and industry. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 2014, 2061-2066.

26. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Mauricio Escudey, Carmen Pizarro, Laurent Charlet, Juliano C. Denardin, Jose D. Fabris, Maria Teresa García: Preparation and characterization of a single-walled aluminosilicate nanotube-iron oxide composite: Its applications to removal of aqueous arsenate. Materials Research Bulletin, 2013, 145-152.

27. Vicente D. Samith, Eduardo Ramos-Moore, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Germán Miño: Effects of Pluronic F68 Micellization on the Viability of Neuronal Cells in Culture. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013, 130, 2159-2164.

28. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Mauricio Escudey, Mauricio Molina, María Teresa García-González: Kinetic and Surface Study of Single-Walled Aluminosilicate Nanotubes and Their Precursors. Nanomaterials, 2013, 3, 126-140.

29. Mauricio Molina, Mauricio Escudey, Andrew C. Chang, Weiping Chen, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda: Trace element uptake dynamics for maize (Zea mays L.) grown under field conditions. Plant and Soil, 2013, 370, 13, 471-483.

30. Daniela A Geraldo, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Nicolás A. Villagra Mora, Ramiro Arratia-Perez: Synthesis of CdTe QDs/single-walled aluminosilicate nanotubes hybrid compound and their antimicrobial activity on bacteria. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2012, 14.

31. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Mauricio Escudey, Mauricio Molina, María Teresa García-González: Use of isoelectric point and pH to evaluate the synthesis of a nanotubular aluminosilicate. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2011, 357, 1750-1756.

32. Mauricio Escudey, Juan E Förster, Juan P Becerra, Magdalena Quinteros, Justo Torres, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Gerardo Galindo, Andrew C Chang: Disposal of domestic sludge and sludge ash on volcanic soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007, 139, 550-555.

Chapter

1. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda and Mauricio Escudey: Imogolite-Like Family, Chapter 19, Developments in Clay Science, Volume 7, Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals P. Yuan, F. Bergaya, and A. Thill. Elsevier.

Patents

2. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Mauricio Escudey, Carmen Pizarro, MAría Teresa García-González: Inorganic ferro-imogolite nanoparticles and the process to prepare them for the removal of trace elements. Ref. No: 01582, Year: 04/2012

3. Edgardo Cruces Romero, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Karen Manquián-Cerda, María Angélica Rubio Campos, Manuel Azócar Guzmán: Nanopartículas Bimetálicas Cu-Ag con capacidad bactericida y antifúngica soportadas en arcillas de carga variable y permanente con diferentes morfologías e hidrofobicidad, compósito y métodos de síntesis. Ref. No: FPI-41, Year: 03/2017

• PROGRAMA DE ATRACCIÓN E INSERCIÓN DE CAPITAL HUMANO AVANZADO, PAI77190014, Investigación del efecto e impacto de sustratos nanométricos naturales y antropogénicos en la dinámica de metales pesados y nutrientes en suelos de origen volcánicos; interacciones suelos-planta-nanopartículas, Nominated Principal Investigator, 2019-2022.
• FONDECYT REGULAR, 1191018, Alterations in mobility, bioavailability, speciation of trace elements in soils of volcanic origin treated with metallic nanoparticles: experimental study in soils (column assay and redox oscillation), soil-plant and geochemical modelling, Principal Investigator, 2019-2023.
• FONDECYT de iniciación, 11130157, Role of Nanoparticles as Nanovector of Trace Elements in Soils of Volcanic Origin: Effect of Physicochemical Properties or the Soil, Principal Investigator, 2013-2015.
• International network for the synthesis and characterization of new materials based on imogolite and imogolite-like of high technological potential in the areas of medicine, physics and environment (PCI REDES 170170), Conicyt, Investigador, 2018-2019.
• Optimización y aplicación de material filtrante de origen diverso (ID17I10302), Fondef, Director Alterno, 2017-2019.
• Assessing mechanisms of native Cu sorption in soils in the presence of organic materials and humic substances as revealed by XANES and EXAFS: Study case for Cu in contaminated agricultural soil., Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Principal Investigator, 2017.
• Application of nanotechnology for the removal of trace elements from various aqueous matrices (12IDL2_16251), Innova CORFO, Director alterno, 2012- 2014.

• ID Number: 13.455.126-7
• Date of Birth: 10/11/78
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: CHILE

Chapter

1. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda and Mauricio Escudey: Imogolite-Like Family, Chapter 19, Developments in Clay Science, Volume 7, Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals P. Yuan, F. Bergaya, and A. Thill. Elsevier.

Patents

2. Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Mauricio Escudey, Carmen Pizarro, MAría Teresa García-González: Inorganic ferro-imogolite nanoparticles and the process to prepare them for the removal of trace elements. Ref. No: 01582, Year: 04/2012

3. Edgardo Cruces Romero, Nicolás Arancibia-Miranda, Karen Manquián-Cerda, María Angélica Rubio Campos, Manuel Azócar Guzmán: Nanopartículas Bimetálicas Cu-Ag con capacidad bactericida y antifúngica soportadas en arcillas de carga variable y permanente con diferentes morfologías e hidrofobicidad, compósito y métodos de síntesis. Ref. No: FPI-41, Year: 03/2017