22 CBCat - Second Day

Lesson: Caracterização - XAS

About: Christian Wittee Lopes studied Industrial Chemistry at the Regional Integrated University of Alto Uruguai and Missões (URI – Erechim). He pursued his master's studies in zeolite synthesis using imidazolium-based ionic liquids under the supervision of Prof. Sibele Pergher at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). He then moved to Valencia, Spain, for his doctoral studies at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ-UPV-CSIC) under the supervision of Prof. Fernando Rey and Dr. Giovanni Agostini. In his thesis, he studied metal-based materials for environmentally related catalytic reactions using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) and became an advanced user of large facilities. He obtained his international doctorate after a period at LIKAT (Rostock, Germany) in 2018, and his thesis was awarded with Cum Laude distinction. After completing his doctorate, he returned to Brazil and joined the group of Prof. Katia Bernardo Gusmão at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) as a postdoctoral researcher in 2019. In 2020, he became a Visiting Researcher of PRH 50.1 at the Institute of Chemistry at UFRGS under the Human Resources Program of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP). In 2023, he started his activities as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Federal University of Paraná. His research focuses on the synthesis of porous materials containing metallic species and their advanced characterization by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy under activation/reaction conditions.

Data: 22/09/2023
Time: 16:00h - 17:15h

Lesson: Caracterização - Adsorção de gases

About: Professor Fernando Rey (Madrid, 1963) received the degree in chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1986). Their Ph.D. studies were performed at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ) obtaining his Ph.D. in 1992. The area of research of his Ph.D. Thesis was synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of hydrotalcites. Subsequently, he joined the group of Prof John M. Thomas from 1993 to 1995 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain as Post Doctoral fellow. During his Post doctoral stay, his research was focused on the development of new ‘in-situ’ characterization tools based on the employ of synchrotron radiation for understanding behaviour of micro- and mesoporous catalysts. He returned to the ITQ in 1995 and one year later he obtained a permanent position at that Institute. He was promoted to Research Professor of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in 2007. Prof Rey was the director of the Institute of Chemical Technology from 2014 until 2022.

His current area of research is focused in the synthesis and characterization of micro and mesoporous materials with applications in catalysis and adsorption. Along the last ten year, Prof Rey has been involved into the development of appropriated adsorbents for targeted separation processes by controlling the properties of zeolites. This research line has yielded to challenging separations, such as ethane/ethylene, butanol recovery from aqueous ABE mixtures among others, with never seen selectivities.

He is co-author of more than 190 articles in high impact scientific journals and numerous presentations in congresses, and currently his ‘h-index’ is 63. In addition, he is co-inventor in more than 45 patents related to the synthesis of new porous materials and their application in different industrial processes. Some of these patents have been licensed to industries.

Date: 22/09/2023
Time: 14:00h - 15:15h

Lesson: Síntese - Catalisadores homogêneos

About: Profesora de Química Inorgánica en la Universidad Rovira i Virgili de Tarragona (España) desde 1991 y nombrada Profesora Emérita en 2020. Sus investigaciones se centran en aspectos sostenibles de la catálisis: selectividad a través del diseño de catalizadores, reciclaje de catalizadores homogéneos soportados, desarrollo de catalizadores eficientes para el CO, intensificación de procesos y electrocatálisis. Fundadora y líder del grupo de investigación "Catálisis Organometálica y Homogénea" en la Universidad Rovira i Virgili desde 1985 hasta 2020, con una participación continua en proyectos competitivos, proyectos europeos y actividad constante en el programa de Acción COST y en contratos industriales de desarrollo. Ha supervisado 30 tesis doctorales y estudiantes de máster. Coordinadora del Máster en "Síntesis y Catálisis" (2008-2011). Profesora en el Máster Erasmus Mundus "SuCat" (2021-2024). Vicerrectora de Investigación de la URV (1993-1997), Directora Científica del "Centro Tecnológico de Química de Cataluña" y Directora de la "Unidad de Tecnología Química" de Eurecat desde 2009 hasta 2020. Reconocida como Investigadora Distinguida por el Gobierno de Cataluña (2003) y Profesora Universitaria Distinguida "Rovira i Virgili" (2004). Medalla "Narcis Monturiol" (2007). Cátedra de excelencia Pierre de Fermat en Toulouse, Francia (2009-2011). Miembro del Consejo Científico del Consejo Nacional de Investigación Científica (CNRS) de Francia (2009-2014). Miembro del Consejo Asesor del "Simposio Internacional de Catálisis Homogénea" (ISHC) desde 2002. Miembro correspondiente de la Real Academia de Ciencias de España desde 2010. Miembro de la Academia Europea desde 2012. Premio "Ciamician-Gonzalez" de la Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ) y la Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) (2014). Medalla de Oro de Investigación en Química Organometálica (2015). Premio "Miguel Catalán-Paul Sabatier" de la Societé Chimie Française (2016). Doctora "Honoris Causa" por la Universidad Paul Sabatier de Toulouse (2019).

Date: 09/22/2023
Time: 09:00h - 10:15h

Lesson: Caracterização - DRX

About: She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics, a master’s degree in applied physics, and a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering, all from the University of São Paulo (2001), and two postdoctoral internships in Inorganic Chemistry at UNICAMP. Since 2005, he has been working at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS-CNPEM), where he conducts research in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and materials for energy storage, with a focus on structure-functionality characterization in in situ and operando experiments using synchrotron light techniques. Additionally, he is the leader of the Paineira Group at Sirius, a station dedicated to X-ray diffraction experiments on polycrystalline materials.

Date: 09/2/2023
Time: 10:45h - 12:00h