Line of research: Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics
Yahaira has an undergraduate degree in civil mine process engineering and a PhD in mine process engineering from Universidad de Antofagasta. Her main area of expertise is green solvents applied in hydrometallurgy, electronic waste recycling and thermodynamic modelling of electrolytic systems. Her areas of interest include circular economy, environmental remediation and thermodynamics of multicomponent systems. She is currently working on acid rock drainage prevention projects.
Journal Articles
- Thermodynamic Modeling of the Drowning-Out Crystallization Process for LiOH and CHLiO2. Raquel González, Yahaira Barrueto and Yecid P. Jimenez, 2024.
- Liquid-liquid extraction of molybdenum (VI) using aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) consisting of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and sodium, ammonium and copper (II) salts: Comparison with conventional solvent extraction. Monserrat Martínez, Yahaira Barrueto, Yecid P. Jimenez.
Conference Papers
- Presentación en segundo Workshop del proyecto anillo ACT210030 «Advances in mineral processing, bioprocesses and wastewater treatment». Titulada: «Recovery of valuable metals from E-waste by green hydrometallurgical processes.» Universidad de Talca. Junio 2023.
- NERC Global Seedcorn Partnership Grant. UK Science and Technology Funding Council-Knowledge Exchange Impact Award-funded workshop on “Novel Methods for Metal Recovery”. University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Abril 2024
Thesis Supervision
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Escuela de Ingeniería Química. “Micro encapsulamiento de sulfuros: prevención y control del drenaje ácido de roca”. Lorenzo Fuentes y Marcela Calderón.
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Escuela de Ingeniería Química. “Micro encapsulamiento de sulfuros: prevención y control del drenaje ácido de roca” (continuación). Felipe Muñoz y Sebastián Cáceres.