Dhan Lord B. Fortela

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, 2016
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana

MicroMasters in Statistics and Data Science, 2023
MITx (Online in edX.org by Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 2010
University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

• Shoemaker, D.J., X. Lei, W.E. Holmes, M. Mokhtari, D.L.B. Fortela, A.P. Mikolajczyk, E.D. Revellame, R.A. Hernandez, M.E. Zappi, D.D. Gang. An evaluation of hydrogen peroxide-mediated hydroxylation of titanium-based ion sieves for enhancing the performance of lithium capture from aqueous solutions, Chemical Engineering Journal 2026, Volume 527, 171896, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.171896
• Foret, B.; Laines Canepa, J.R.; Núñez-Nogueira, G.; Dufreche, S.; Hernandez, R.; Gang, D.; Sharp, W.; Revellame, E.; Fortela, D.L.B.; Simoneaux, S.; et al. Biogas Upgrading into Renewable Natural Gas: Part II—An Assessment of Emerging Technologies. Energies 2025, 18, 5760. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en18215760
• Laines Canepa, J.R.; Foret, B.; Núñez-Nogueira, G.; Dufreche, S.; Hernandez, R.; Gang, D.; Sharp, W.; Revellame, E.; Fortela, D.L.B.; Simoneaux, S.; et al. Biogas Upgrading into Renewable Natural Gas: Part I—An Assessment of Available Technologies. Energies 2025, 18, 5750. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en18215750
• Bertrand, R., Dizon, L.S., Holmes, W., Fortela, D., Chistoserdov, A., Hernandez, R., Zappi, M. and Revellame, E. (2025), Design and evaluation of a novel two-phase partitioning bioreactor to enhance methane mass transfer. J Chem Technol Biotechnology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.70063
• Foret, B.; Chirdon, W.M.; Hernandez, R.; Fortela, D.L.B.; Revellame, E.; Gang, D.; Ben Hmida, J.; Holmes, W.E.; Zappi, M.E. A Techno-Economic Analysis of Integrating an Urban Biorefinery Process Within a Wastewater Treatment Plant to Produce Sustainable Wood Adhesives. Sustainability 2025, 17, 6679. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156679 

• UL Lafayette Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, For Academic Year 2023-2024