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Deputy director and Programme 1 coordinator

Eduardo David Arroyo Dagobeth

PhD in Energy Engineering – MSc in Biotechnology – Agro-industrial Engineer

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Programme 1

Conversion and valorisation of residual biomass

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Eduardo David Arroyo Dagobeth is a professor in the Department of Agro-industrial Engineering at Universidad de Sucre and deputy director of INGEBIR. He holds a PhD in Energy Engineering from Universidad de la Costa, whose thesis on energy valorisation through small-scale co-gasification of pelletised rice husk and corncob received the laureate distinction. He also holds an MSc in Biotechnology from Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Medellín) and a degree in Agro-industrial Engineering from Universidad de Sucre.

His work focuses on the thermochemical conversion of residual biomass, particularly pyrolysis, gasification and co-pelletisation of agro-industrial residues, and on the enzymatic and hydrothermal modification of native cassava and yam starches. He has published in Recycling, Biomass and Applied Food Research, and has taken part in R&D&I projects for the technological development of starchy raw-material value chains.

Areas of expertise

  • Pyrolysis
  • Gasification
  • Densification and pelletising
  • Biomass characterisation
  • Biotechnology
  • Native starches

Education

  1. PhD in Energy Engineering

    Universidad de la Costa

    2022 – 2026

  2. MSc in Biotechnology

    Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín

    2018 – 2022

  3. Agro-industrial Engineering

    Universidad de Sucre

    2011 – 2016

Experience

  1. Professor, Department of Agro-industrial Engineering

    Universidad de Sucre

    Since 2023

  2. Researcher in R&D&I projects on biorefineries and starchy raw materials

    Universidad de Sucre

    Since 2021

Awards

  1. Doctoral thesis with laureate distinction

    Universidad de la Costa

    2026

Publications

Output listed on the group website.

See in Publications
  1. 2026
    ArticleOpen access

    A spatial multi-criteria framework for data-driven anaerobic co-digestion substrate selection in tropical regions

    Hernández Ruydíaz, J. E., Otero Meza, D. D., Cabello Eras, J. J., Salcedo Mendoza, J. G., Novoa Pérez, C. A., Meza Sanmartín, C. A., Lozano Polo, M. J., Salgado Angulo, K. J., Arroyo Dagobeth, E. D., & Tuirán Romero, L. C.

    Biomass, 6(2), 25. doi:10.3390/biomass6020025

  2. 2025
    ArticleOpen access

    Co-pelletization of rice husk and corncob residues. Evaluation of physicochemical properties and combustion performance

    Arroyo Dagobeth, E. D., Otero Meza, D. D., Cabello Eras, J. J., Moya Rodríguez, J. L., & Salcedo Mendoza, J. G.

    Recycling, 10(5), 173. doi:10.3390/recycling10050173

Theses supervised

  1. UndergraduateCompleted (2026)Laureate distinction

    Evaluación de la producción de biocarbón tipo pélet a partir de tusa de maíz mediante pirólisis lenta

    Dusan Gavit Vergara Alemán – Agro-industrial Engineering, Universidad de Sucre

    Supervised by Daniel Otero Meza and Eduardo Arroyo Dagobeth

  2. UndergraduateCompleted (2026)Laureate distinction

    Análisis termogravimétrico de la descomposición de la fracción lignocelulósica de los residuos sólidos municipales de Sincelejo, Sucre

    Dael Antonio Cuello Almario – Agro-industrial Engineering, Universidad de Sucre

    Supervised by Daniel Otero Meza, co-supervised by Eduardo Arroyo Dagobeth

  3. UndergraduateIn progress

    Análisis de viabilidad técnica, económica y ambiental de la implementación de proyectos de residuos a energía en el relleno sanitario El Oasis ubicado en Sincelejo

    Camila Sofía Gómez Medina – Agro-industrial Engineering, Universidad de Sucre

    Supervised by Daniel Otero Meza, co-supervised by Eduardo Arroyo Dagobeth

  4. UndergraduateIn progress

    Evaluación termocinética y exergética de la copirólisis de tocón de yuca y fibra de palma de aceite mediante análisis termogravimétrico en el departamento de Sucre

    Mariana Sofía Villadiego Castillo – Agro-industrial Engineering, Universidad de Sucre

    Supervised by Eduardo Arroyo Dagobeth, co-supervised by Daniel Otero Meza

  5. UndergraduateIn progress

    Evaluación técnico-económica y ambiental de la valorización energética de residuos sólidos municipales mediante machine learning y simulación de Monte Carlo en Sincelejo

    Samuel David Pizarro Orozco – Agro-industrial Engineering, Universidad de Sucre

    Supervised by Daniel Otero Meza, co-supervised by Eduardo Arroyo Dagobeth

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