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Charles B. Felix

Assistant Professor

Educational Background

PhD in Energy Engineering
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
De La Salle University

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
De La Salle University

Charles B. Felix is an Assistant Professor and the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Department. He is a graduate of the BS-MS ladderized program in Mechanical Engineering of DLSU (Magna Cum Laude and awarded Outstanding Master’s Thesis). He did his PhD at the National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. His research interests include bioenergy, thermochemical conversion, and waste-to-energy.

Research Interest

  • Biomass and bioenergy
  • Thermochemical conversion processes
  • Waste-to-energy

Selected Publications

  • Felix, C., Chen, W.-H., Nguyen, T.B., Dong, C.-D., Chen, C.-Y., Ryšavý, J. & Čespiva, J. (2026). Co-processing microalgae and microplastics under various thermochemical conversion pathways. Fuel vol 405, p.136775. (95th Percentile; IF: 7.5)
  • Chen, W.-H., & Felix, C. (2024). Thermo-kinetics study of microalgal biomass in oxidative torrefaction followed by machine learning regression and classification approaches, Energy vol 301, p131677. (95th Percentile; IF: 9.4)
  • Felix, C, Chen, W-H, Chang, J-S, Park, Y-K, Saeidi, S, & Kumar, G. (2023). Oxidative torrefaction of microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana: Process optimization by central composite design. Bioresource Technology vol 382, p 129200. (95th Percentile; IF: 9.0)
  • Felix, C, Chen, W-H, Ubando, A, Park, Y-K, Lin, KYA, Pugazhendhi, A, Nguyen, T-B, & Dong, C-D. (2022). A comprehensive review of thermogravimetric analysis in lignocellulosic and algal biomass gasification. Chemical Engineering Journal vol 445, p 136730. (95th Percentile; IF: 13.2)
  • Ubando, A, Felix, C, & Chen, W-H. (2020). Biorefineries in circular bioeconomy: A comprehensive review. Bioresource Technology vol 299, p 122585. (95th Percentile; IF: 9.0; WoS Highly Cited Paper – 750+ citations)

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