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# 2023 Powering the Future |
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Powering the Future offers a sustainable solution to electrify transportation by harnessing biofuels, notably bio-ethanol and green ammonia, as hydrogen sources. With transportation contributing nearly 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, largely from fossil fuels, there's an urgent need to diversify to cleaner energy options. While hydrogen presents a carbon-free energy transition vector, current production methods remain fossil-fuel reliant, and green hydrogen storage poses challenges. Powering the Future's innovation lies in its 3D-printed microchannel reactor, promoting efficient reactant conversion and meeting Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells' high purity requirements, advancing cleaner vehicular energy sources.
Ph.D. candidate in Bioenergy at School of Food Engineering (FEA) of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). She has a diverse academic background with interests in technology and biofuels production, she was awarded the Lavoisier Prize by CRQ-IV and the CREA award in 2019. Boasting three years in project management, certified as a Scrum Master and Product Owner, she blends science and strategy and currently is working on hydrogen production from bioethanol. more
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PhD candidate at the School of Chemical Engineering of the “Universidade Estadual de Campinas” (Unicamp), Brazil, and a master's degree from the same institution. She has great interest in renewable energy solutions and innovations, experiencing different research areas, such as biofuels production, development of Li-O2 batteries, and production of hydrogen. During her master’s degree, she developed an ionic liquid additive for electrolytes application in Li-O2 cells, in a thematic project sponsored by Shell in association with the Center for Innovation on New Energies (CINE). It was granted a patent awarded by Inova in the category "Inventors Unicamp" in 2022.more
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Undergraduate Student at the School of Chemical Engineering (FEQ) of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). She is currently a scientific initiation student at the Laboratory of Petroleum Valuation (VALPET) working with steam reforming reaction of bioethanol.more
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Postdoc at microXAS beamline, SLS/PSI Switzerland. Focused on designing cells for operando characterization of energy conversion systems, XRD/XRF Imaging with synchrotron radiation and neutrons to study dynamic chemical changes. As a postdoc (2019-2021) at Laboratory of Advanced Battery at UNICAMP (Brazil), worked with Li-Air Battery design and synchrotron characterization (at LNLS – Brazil) in a project supported by CINE-Shell. PhD (2015-2019) at UFSCar (Brazil) included catalyst synthesis for Power-to-syngas (methane tri-reforming) and in situ synchrotron characterization (XAFS2, DXAS, XPD beamlines at LNLS – Brazil). Master (2013-2015) at Chemical Engineering Department of UFSM (Brazil) focused on spinels catalysts synthesis for photocatalytic processes. more
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Senior researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology in Biofabrication (INCT-Biofabris). He is the inventor of 12 patents and has participated in the development of various technological products, processes and innovative techniques. Founder of start-up companies in the technology area, and has received 4 Unicamp Inventor awards. He works in the field of Industry 4.0, specializing in additive manufacturing, laser processing, development of new materials and technologies, and biofabrication. He has collaborated with young entrepreneurs in mentoring projects for start-up generation. more
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With over a decade at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), he held roles as a professor, Environmental Engineering course coordinator, and University Undergraduate Council advisor. His academic journey includes a degree in Environmental Engineering, a Master's (2009), and a Ph.D. (2013) with a sandwich period at the University of Ottawa. Further, a 2015 post-doctorate in Chemical Engineering at Universidade Estadual de Campinas enriched his background. Actively contributing to the field, he authored two hydrogen production patents, notably one focusing on chemical microreactor technology. Since 2023, he proudly serves as Vesta GreenTech's founding partner, driven by a commitment to sustainable solutions and positive impact in academia and industry. more
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Top Productivity (1A) of National Research Council (CNPQ) since 2000 and Member of Science Academy of State of São Paulo since October 2015. Member of International Energy Agency (IEA) since November 2018. Full Professor at Chemical Engineering School and Coordinator of the Laboratory of Optimization, Design and Advanced Process Control (LOPCA) since 1989. From 2007, Head of the Laboratory of Innovation in Biofuels - UNICAMP, and from 2010, Coordinator of the Brazilian Institute of Biofabrication (BIOFABRIS). From April 2012 is Coordinator of the Laboratory of Petroleum Valuation (VALPET). Since 2023, is founder partner of Vesta Green Tech. more
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