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PROJECTS

  1. Project: Fondecyt Postdoctoral Grant ID 32969 Title: DEVELOPMENT OF Li₂TiO₃ SIEVES DOPED WITH VANADIUM AND/OR MAGNESIUM USING COMBINED DOPING STRATEGIES AND CONTROLLED NANOMETRIC PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION 

  2. Prototype of an Electrochemical Reactor for the Purification of Lithium Brines through the Removal of Mg and Ca. UA INNOVATORS COMPETITION. 2024–2025

  3. Technological innovation for the sustainable recycling of lithium-ion batteries: recovery of critical materials for the security of the energy transition (RecLIBs). ATE240011. 2024–2027.

  4. Synthesis of a Novel Direct Lithium Extraction Material based on LADH doped with Titanium to Overcome Technical and Environmental Hurdles in Lithium Mining, Fondecyt Start-up Grant No. 11250700. 2025–2028

  5. Project: ‘Scaling up and optimisation of the production process for battery-grade LiOH using brines from the Salar de Atacama via electromembrane processes’, Fondef ID 24I10368, ANID DE No. 331, 24/5/2024. 2024–2026

  6. Development of new heat transfer fluids as phase change slurries enhanced with Janus nanoparticles for solar applications. Fondecyt Regular Project No. 1231721. 2023–2025

  7. Study and development of palladium-based electrodes for the electrocatalysis of green H2 in an anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysis process and evaluation of their performance in an alkaline environment. ANID/FONDECYT POSTDOCTORAL 2023. 2023–2025

  8. Platform for the production of sustainable advanced materials and the manufacture of lithium batteries. CELiMIN-SQM. 2022–2026

  9. Scientific Exchange and Cooperation of 2022 between Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (China) and CELiMIN (Chile). Project number G2022030062L.

  10. Collaborative development of renewable/thermally driven and storage-integrated cooling technologies. H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020 Nº101007976. 2021-2024.

  11. Climatización y agua caliente sanitaria de viviendas mediante la utilización de la tecnología de materiales de cambio de fase y su introducción en el mercado de la construcción. CORFO. 2021-2022

  12. Metal Organic Frameworks como materiales de electrodo para baterías recargables Fondecyt postdoctoral N° 3180199, 2018-2020

  13. Development of new high performance nanostructured materials for lithium ion batteries doped with elements obtained from waste materials from the Salar de Atacama and other Industrial minerals Fondecyt Regular N°1191347,  2019-2022

  14. Low-cost materials for thermal energy storage systems (Fondecyt Regular N° 1170675, 2017-2020)

  15. International cooperation between CELiMIN and INSPIRES and developing of new applications for lithium and other industrial minerals from north of Chile  as solar energy storage materials by means of straightening of human capital training,  CONICYT/PCI/REDES 170131, 2018-2019

  16. Thermal Energy Storage with Phase Change Materials for Solar Cooling and Heating Applications: A technology viability analysis (PCMSOL)” (ERANeT-LAC, ELAC2015/T06-0988, 2017-2019).

  17. Development of high energy density materials based on lithium for solar energy storage” (Fondef ID16I10159, 2017-2018).

  18. Desarrollo de una aplicación comercial de una batería litio-aire para generación autónoma y modular de 1kW de potencia. Contrato Tecnológico, CORFO 15COTE-46275. 2015-2016, adjudicado año 2015.  Investigación aplicada.

  19. Obtención de energía ERNC a través de nueva Tecnología en la generación de Hidrogeno utilizando litio metálico, Validación y Empaquetamiento de Innovaciones, del Programa de Innovación Tecnológica Empresarial, CORFO. 15ITE-46323, adjudicado año 2015. Investigación aplicada.

  20. Design  and  Building  of  an  Energetic  Module,  Composed  by  Lithium Batteries  and Photovoltaic Panels, to Storage and Use in Water Purification (FIC 2013-2015.

  21. Solar Energy Research Center – SERC Chile. (FONDAP 2011-2016, 2017-2021).

  22. Strengthening  the  University  of  Antofagasta  as  a  reference  Regional  and  National  in Renewables Energies. (Performance Agreements 2012, MINEDUC 2013-2015).

  23. Lithium Brine Processing by Crystallization and Electrodialysis FONDECYT 1120192 (2012-2014).

  24. Chilenian salts as phase change materials for thermal energy storage in housing. Fondecyt 1120422. (2012-2014).

  25. Using existing salts in northern Chile as an alternative non-conventional energy. Proyecto FIC Regional Arica Parinacota 2011-2012.

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