He is also the author of 16 patents for the preparation of aqueous suspensions at high concentration of particulate, for the therapy and photodynamic diagnosis of tumors, for the conservation of the cultural heritage, for the setup of a new process for the treatment of textile industrial waste, for production of emulsions from Bio Crude Oil, for production of nanoparticles and novel nano-coatings via flame-spraying, and using homogeneous and heterogeneous solutions.
Within the broad field of modern colloid and surface chemistry, his research is mainly concentrated into the following areas: 1.
He has been appointed as Visiting Scientist/Professor by several laboratories such as the Department of Chemistry of the University of Houston, the Weizmann Institute, the Collège de France, and M.I.T.
He is member of the scientific board of several national and international Institutions, industries (Italcementi, FAST, HMI, etc.)
[2] In 2010 he was honored as Caballero Aguila which is the most prestigious recognition from CONACULTA-INAH for the Mexican Cultural Heritage conservation.