Walter Noé Velazquez Arjona

Educación

Doctor en Electroquímica

Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica S.C. (2014)

Maestro en Electroquímica

Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica S.C. (2011)

Licenciado en Ingeniería Química

Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic (2009)

Áreas de Interés

• Aplicación electrocatalítica de materiales en el diseño de sensores electroquímicos
• Baterías de ión-Litio
• Baterías metal-aire
• Celdas de combustible
• Detección temprana de enfermedades
• Electrolizadores
• Revalorización electroquímica de residuos
• Supercapacitores

Últimas publicaciones

• Simultaneous incorporation Ni, Co and Fe to boost the electrocatalytic performance of MOF films electrodeposited onto carbon cloth for Zinc-air batteries

  Silvia Cruz- Orellana, Próspero Acevedo-Peña, O. Pérez, Carlos M. Ramos-Castillo, Noé Arjona, Juvencio Vazquez-Samperio and E. Reguera
  ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, Vol.14. No.1. ppe202501690 (2026)

• Sustainable and Flexible Zn–Air Batteries Enabled by Bifunctional Electrocatalysts Derived From Lemna minor (Duckweed) Biochar

  Y. Audeves, C. Coello-Mauleón, Jorge A. García-Estrada, L. Álvarez-Contreras, A. Olivas, B.L. España-Sánchez, Noé Arjona
  CHEMNANOMAT, Vol.12. No.1. ppe202500551 (2026)

• Electrochemical detection of creatinine in artificial saliva using nanostructured CuZn bimetallic materials

  Katherine Montoya-Cano, Mayra Luna-Trujillo, Carlos M. Ramos-Castillo, Lorena Álvarez‒Contreras, Minerva Guerra‒Balcázar, Noé Arjona
  MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Vol.348. No.1. pp131619 (2026)

• Parametric Correlation of Surface Chemistry and Electro-Fenton Performance in Biomass-Derived Carbon Electrodes: Experimental and DFT Insights

  Alina Vela-Carrillo, Luis A Godínez, Josué D García-Espinoza, Nancy Acelas, Carlos Jimenez-Orozco, Elizabeth Flórez, Yolanda Reyes-Vidal, Fabricio Espejel-Ayala, Carolina Martínez-Sánchez, Francisco J Rodríguez-Valadez, Mauro C Santos, Susana Gaucin, Noe Arjona, Irma Robles
  PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Vol.205. No.. pp108154 (2026)

• Electronic Factors Influencing the Thermodynamics of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Layered Double Hydroxides with Oxygen Vacancies

  Carlos M Ramos-Castillo, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Noé Arjona
  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , Vol.130. No.1. pp190-201 (2026)

• Single-Atom Catalyst with Optimized Ni Content in a Flexible Zn-Air Battery Operated at a Wide Temperature Range

  Cesar Coello-Mauleon, Carlos M. Ramos-Castillo, Alejandro Arredondo-Espinola, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcazar, Ning Chen, Sixu Deng, Noe Arjona
  ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, Vol.17. No.40. pp56175–56188 (2025)

• Quaternized Polysulfone as a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with High Ionic Conductivity for All-Solid-State Zn-Air Batteries

  Luis Javier Salazar-Gastélum, Alejandro Arredondo-Espínola, Sergio Pérez-Sicairos, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Noé Arjona, and Minerva Guerra-Balcázar
  Membranes, Vol.15. No.2025. pp102 (2025)

• Gel polymer electrolytes containing SiO2 spheres with tuned sizes to increase rechargeability of quasi-solid-state Zn-air batteries

  Cesar Coello–Mauléon , Alejandro Arredondo-Espínola , Lorena Alvarez–Contreras , Minerva Guerra–Balcázar , Noé Arjona
  ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, Vol.508. No.2024. pp145265 (2024)

• Electrodeposited NiB Films as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts in Alkaline Water Electrolizer

  JR Lopez-Montelongo, V Becerril-Estrada, Jorge Vazquez-Arenas, Rene H Lara, Noé Arjona, José de Jesús Pérez-Bueno, JA Díaz-Real, R Ortega, A Méndez-Albores, G Trejo
  JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol.171. No.. pp116501 (2024)

• Glyphosate detection via defect engineering on NiAl layered double hydroxides

  I Velázquez-Hernández, J Luis Lopez-Miranda, CM Ramos-Castillo, Marlen Alexis Gonzalez-Reyna, Rodrigo Esparza, Noe Arjona, Miriam Estevez
  ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, Vol.7. No.19. pp22617-22630 (2024)

• Biosynthesis of Polyhydroalkanoates Doped with Silver Nanoparticles Using Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Antibacterial Polymer Applications

  Carmen Liliana Cruz-Romero, Abraham Ulises Chávez-Ramírez, Cyntia R Flores-Juárez, Noé Arjona, Alejandra Álvarez-López, Laura del Bosque Plata, Vanessa Vallejo-Becerra, Juan de Dios Galindo-de-la-Rosa
  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, Vol.25. No.16. pp8996 (2024)

• Dual antibacterial/antiviral performance of ZIFs for highly contaminated sanitary surfaces

  María José Martín-Martínez a, Alejandro López-Amador, Abel Gutiérrez-Ortega, Claramaría Rodríguez-González, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Noe Arjona, Beatriz Liliana España-Sánchez
  MATERIALS LETTERS, Vol.366. No.2024. pp136488 (2024)

• NiMn layered double hydroxides with promoted surface defects as bifunctional electrocatalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries

  Oscar Ambriz-Peláez, José Béjar, Anabel D. Delgado, Claramaría Rodríguez-González, C.M. Ramos-Castillo, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Noé Arjona
  FlatChem, Vol.25. No.2024. pp100664 (2024)

• Oxygen vacancy-enriched NiCo2O4 spinels/N-doped carbon nanotubes-graphene composites for the ethylene glycol electro-oxidation

  Alexander Suarez-Barajas, C.M. Ramos-Castillo, Amelia Olivas, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras, Noé Arjona
  FUEL, Vol.360. No.2024. pp130371 (2024)

• Defect Engineering of Oxygen Vacancies in Ultrathin NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides: Insights from Density Functional Theory

  C. M. Ramos-Castillo, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Noé Arjona, and Minerva Guerra-Balcázar
  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , Vol.2024. No.128, 10. pp4161–4170 (2024)

• Defect engineering on metal oxides (Zn, Mo and Fe) and their impact on the crude glycerol biofuel oxidation

  Isaac Velazquez-Hernández, Amelia Olivas, Jennifer A. Bañuelos , C.M. Ramos-Castillo, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Noé Arjona
  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, Vol.52, Part B. No.2024. pp1033-1046 (2024)

• Electrochemical detection of creatinine on Cu/carbon paper electrodes obtained by physical vapor deposition

  Carlos Luis Gonzalez-Gallardo, Jorge Morales-Hernández, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Noé Arjona, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar
  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY, Vol.54. No.2024. pp115–126 (2024)

• Green Energy Storage: Chitosan-Avocado Starch Hydrogels for a Novel Generation of Zinc Battery Electrolytes

  María I. Cruz-Balaz, María Fernanda Bósquez-Cáceres, Anabel D. Delgado, Noé Arjona, Vivian Morera Córdova, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Juan P. Tafur
  POLYMERS, Vol.15. No.2023. pp4398 (2023)

• CoMn2O4 nanoparticles supported on defect-rich N-doped carbon nanotubes as air electrode in rechargeable zinc-air batteries

  José Béjar, Francisco Espinosa-Magaña, Norberto Valdiviezo-Godina, Alfredo Aguilar-Elguezabal, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Noé Arjona, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras
  JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, Vol.947. No.2023. pp117754 (2023)

• Modulating tribological properties and degradation rate in Hank's solution of Zn–Mn alloys electrodeposited on Mg with variable Mn content

  A Villa-Mondragón, Jorge Vazquez-Arenas, G Pineda-Flores, Rene H Lara, Noé Arjona, JJ Pérez-Bueno, B Cercado, R Ortega, A Méndez-Albores, G Trejo
  JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T, Vol.26. No.. pp4229-4244 (2023)

• Biopolymeric hydrogel electrolytes obtained by using natural polysaccharide–poly(itaconic acid-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) in deep eutectic solvents for rechargeable Zn–air batteries

  ME Trejo-Caballero, Lucía Díaz-Patiño, Marlen González-Reynac, Gustavo A Molina, JL López-Miranda, Rodrigo Esparza, Beatriz Liliana España-Sánchez, Noé Arjona, Miriam Estevez
  GREEN CHEMISTRY, Vol.25. No.. pp6784-6796 (2023)

• Green modification of graphene oxide nanosheets under specific pH conditions

  R Castellanos-Espinoza, S Fernández-Tavizón, U Sierra-Gómez, EA Elizalde-Peña, G Luna-Bárcenas, LA Baldenegro-Pérez, Lilian I Olvera, LV González-Gutiérrez, CM Ramos-Castillo, Noe Arjona, BL España-Sánchez
  APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, Vol.623. No.. pp156953 (2023)

• Antibacterial and electrochemical evaluation of electrospun polyethersulfone/silver composites as highly persistent nanomaterials

  María Mónica Hernádez-Orozco, Raúl Castellanos-Espinoza, Nuri Aranzazú Hernádez-Santos, Fatima Berenice Ramírez-Montiel, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras, Víctor Manuel Arellano-Arreola, Felipe Padilla-Vaca, Noé Arjona, Beatriz Liliana España-Sánchez
  POLYMER COMPOSITES, Vol.44. No.3. pp1711-1724 (2023)

• Immobilization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for application in paper-based microfluidic fuel cell

  AD García-Villagómez, J Galindo-de-la-Rosa, A Dector, A Álvarez, JA Rodríguez-Morales, JM Olivares-Ramírez, N Arjona, AU Chávez-Ramírez, V Vallejo-Becerra
  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, Vol.48. No.13. pp5301-5312 (2023)

• Rational design of nitrogen‒doped carbon nanotubes by defect engineering for Zn‒air batteries with high performance

  José Béjar, Francisco Espinosa‒Magaña, Joana Avelar, Alfredo Aguilar‒Elguezabal, Minerva Guerra‒Balcázar, Noé Arjona, Lorena Alvarez‒Contreras
  CARBON, Vol.204. No.2023. pp411-426 (2023)

• Electrodeposition of small‒sized NiM2O4 spinels (M: Co, Mn) as bifunctional nanomaterials for rechargeable zinc‒air batteries

  José Béjar, Anabel D. Delgado, Francisco Espinosa‒Magaña, Alfredo Aguilar‒ Elguezabal, Minerva Guerra‒Balcázar, Noé Arjona, Lorena Álvarez‒Contreras
  JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, Vol.929. No.2022. pp167266 (2022)

• Chitosan-Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels as Electrolytes for Zinc-Air Batteries: An Approach to the Transition Towards Renewable Energy Storage Devices

  María Fernanda Bósquez-Cáceres, Lola de Lim, Vivian Morera Córdova, Anabel D. Delgado, José Béjar, Noé Arjona, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Juan P. Tafur
  Batteries, Vol.8. No.2022. pp265 (2022)

• Sustainable energy conversion of crude glycerol as biofuel employing PdBi nanomaterials

  Isaac Velázquez-Hernández, Luis Torres-Pacheco, Alejandra Álvarez-López, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Noé Arjona
  APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, Vol.602. No.2022. pp154385 (2022)

• Defected NiFe layered double hydroxides on N-doped carbon nanotubes as ef- ficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc–air batteries

  Oscar Ambriz-Peláez, José Béjar, C.M. Ramos-Castillo, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Noé Arjona
  APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, Vol.601. No.2022. pp154253 (2022)

• Electrochemical creatinine detection for advanced point-of-care sensing devices: a review

  Carlos Luis Gonzalez-Gallardo, Noé Arjona, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar
  RSC ADVANCES, Vol.12. No.2022. pp30785–30802 (2022)

• Gold structures on 3D carbon electrodes as highly active nanomaterials for the clean energy conversion of crude glycerol

  Noé Arjona, Luis J.Torres‒Pacheco, Lorena Álvarez‒Contreras, MinervaGuerra‒Balcázar
  ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, Vol.430. No.2022. pp141098 (2022)

• Monolayer CoMoS catalysts on hierarchically porous alumina spheres as bifunctional nanomaterials for hydrodesulfurization and energy storage applications

  Anabel D. Delgado, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Karen A. Beltrán, Noé Arjona, M. Guerra-Balcázar, José Béjar, A. Aguilar-Elguezabal
  CATALYSTS, Vol.12. No.2022. pp913 (2022)

• Influence of Co2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, and Ga3+ on the iron-based trimetallic layered double hydroxides for water oxidation

  Jesus David Yong, Ricardo Valdez, Miguel Ángel Armenta, Noé Arjona, Georgina Pina-Luis, Amelia Olivas
  RSC ADVANCES, Vol.12. No.. pp16955-16965 (2022)

• Manganese Oxides (Mn3O4 & α-MnO2) as Co-catalysts in Pd-Based Nanomaterials for the Ethylene Glycol Electro-Oxidation.

  Noé Arjona, Francisco Espinosa-Magaña, Jennifer A. Bañuelos, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, and Minerva Guerra-Balcázar
  CHEMELECTROCHEM, Vol.9. No.2022. ppe202200015 (2022)

• Electrocatalytic oxidation of sorbitol on PdxAuy/C bimetallic nanocatalysts

  Luis J. Torres-Pacheco, Antonio De Leon Rodriguez, Jennifer A. Bañuelos, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar , Noé Arjona
  FUEL, Vol.314. No.2022. pp122788 (2022)

• Hierarchical Pd and Pt structures obtained on 3D carbon electrodes as electrocatalysts for the ethylene glycol electro‒oxidation

  Noé Arjona, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras
  APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, Vol.571. No.2022. pp151246 (2022)

• Zn–air battery operated with a 3DOM trimetallic spinel (Mn 0.5 Ni 0.5 Co 2 O 4 ) as the oxygen electrode

  José Béjar, Lorena Álvarez–Contreras, Francisco Espinosa–Magaña, Janet Ledesma–García , Noé Arjona, Luis Gerardo Arriaga
  ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, Vol.391. No.. pp138900 (2021)

• Crystallographic Pattern Mediates Fungal Nanoadhesion Bond Formation on Titanium Nanotubes

  Benjamín Valdez-Salas, Ernesto Beltran-Partida, Mario Curiel-Alvarez, Minerva Guerra-Balcazar, Noe Arjona
  ACS OMEGA, Vol.6. No.24. pp15625–15636 (2021)

• Electrocatalytic oxidation of crude glycerol from the biodiesel production on Pd-M (M = Ir, Ru or Pt) sub-10 nm nanomaterials

  Isaac Velazquez-Hernandez, Alejandra Alvarez-Lopez, Lorena Alvarez-Contreras, Minerva Guerra-Balcazar, Noe Arjona
  APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, Vol.545. No.2022. pp149055 (2021)

• Formation of Cu@Pd core@shell nanocatalysts with high activity for ethanol electro-oxidation in alkaline medium, ISSN: 0169-4332

  J. Maya-Cornejo, J.A. Diaz-Real, Jose Luis Lopez-Miranda, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Rodrigo Esparza, Noé Arjona, Miriam Estévez
  APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, Vol.2021. No.538. pp148119 (2021)

Libros

• Performance Evaluation and Modeling of Flow Batteries

  Noé Arjona, Fernando F Rivera
  CRC Press, 2026 Estados Unidos de América, ISBN:9781003506379

• Defect and Interface Engineering in Zinc-Air Batteries

  Alejandro Arredondo-Espinola, Noé Arjona
  Wiley, 2025 Alemania, ISBN:9783527354641

• Future Frontiers in Defect Science for Advanced Energy Technologies

  Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Noé Arjona, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar
  Wiley, 2025 Alemania, ISBN:9783527354641, https://doi.org/0.1002/9783527850273.ch9, https://colab.ws/articles/10.1002%2F9783527850273.ch9

• Defect Healing and Control Strategies in Energy Systems

  César Coello-Mauléón, Carlos Guzmán-Martínez, Noé Arjona
  Wiley, 2025 Alemania, ISBN:9783527354641

• Addressing Surface and Interfacial Defects in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

  Alexander Suárez-Barajas, Noé Arjona
  Wiley, 2025 Alemania, ISBN:9783527354641

• Advances in Electrospun Nanostructured Membranes for Wastewater Treatments: Challenges and Opportunities

  Raúl Castellanos-Espinoza, Noé Arjona, Beatriz Liliana España-Sánchez
  Springer Nature, 2025 Suiza, ISBN:978-3-031-48150-5

• Inorganic Nanoparticles Properties and Applications

  Victor Merupo, Jose Carlos Zarate, Alla Abramova, Noé Arjona, José Herrera-Celis, L.G. Arriaga, Ashutosh Sharma, Goldie oza
  CRC Press, 2023 Estados Unidos de América, ISBN:9781003081944

• Microfluidic Fuel Cells

  MP Gurrola, RA Escalona‐Villalpando, N Arjona, J Ledesma‐García, LG Arriaga
  Wiley, 2021 Alemania, ISBN:9783527302505

• Bioelectrocatalysis for Biofuel Cells

  Jannu Moreno-Casanova, Noé Arjona, Bibiana Cercado
  Wiley VCH, 2021 Estados Unidos de América, ISBN:9781119724698

• Polymeric Electrolytes for Advanced Rechargeable Batteries

  Alejandro Arredondo-Espínola, Noé Arjona
  

Reconocimientos y Distinciones

• Excellent Paper Awards 2025

  CORRTEST Instruments

• Investigador Estatal Nivel III

  Instituto de Innovación y Competitividad (i2C)

• Editor invitado "Advances in Metal-Air Batteries: From Materials to Progress in Scalability"

  MDPI-Inorganics