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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rafael Osório Marques Dias

Citation names

  • Dias, Rafael

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4B17-25B3-5CB4
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7970-905X
Education
Degree Classification
2020/02/10 - 2025/06
Ongoing
 Biological and Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane upgrade" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/09/10 - 2019/07/17
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Process and Product
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane and nitrogen separation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09/01 - 2025/02/28 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/02/29 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/02/28 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/09 - 2018/11 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane upgrade
2020.05095.BD
10.54499/2020.05095.BD
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/06 - 2019/12 Leito móvel simulado em fase gasosa para separação de metano e azoto
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-029384
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Nogueira, I.B.R.; Dias, R.O.M.; Loureiro, J.M.; Rodrigues, A.E.; Ferreira, A.; Ribeiro, A.M.. "A novel optimization approach for material screening in the adsorption process separation context based on rigorous models: Separation of a mixture of N2 and CO2 in a Pressure Swing Adsorption Unit as a case study". 2022.
    10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.097
Conference poster
  1. Dias, Rafael; Regufe, Maria João; A A M Pereira; Ferreira, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Alírio E.; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda. "Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane and nitrogen separation using Maxsorb extrudates". Paper presented in 9th ENMIX Workshop, 2024.
  2. Dias, Rafael; Regufe, Maria João; A A M Pereira; Ferreira, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Alírio E.; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda. "Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane upgrading using pelletized Maxsorb". Paper presented in 43 RIA - XLIII Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Ana Pereira; Rafael O.M. Dias; Daniel Lourenço; Maria João Regufe; Ana Mafalda Ribeiro; Alírio Rodrigues; Alexandre F.P. Ferreira. "Methane and nitrogen separation by Gas-SMB in activated carbon monoliths manufactured via 3D-printing". Chemical Engineering Journal (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.162315.
    10.1016/j.cej.2025.162315
  2. Dias, Rafael; Regufe, Maria João; A A M Pereira; Ferreira, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Alírio E.; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda. "Methane upgrading on pelletised Maxsorb activated carbon by gas-phase simulated moving bed". Adsorption 31 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-024-00563-7.
    10.1007/s10450-024-00563-7
  3. Seabra, Rute; Dias, Rafael; Regufe, Maria João; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda; Rodrigues, Alírio E.; Ferreira, Alexandre. "Propane and Propylene Separation with Carbon Dioxide at Mild Temperatures by Gas-Phase Simulated Moving Bed in Binderfree Zeolite 13X". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c01601.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.3c01601
  4. Dias, Rafael; Nogueira, Idelfonso; Ferreira, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Alírio E.; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda. "A performance indicator for the screening of adsorbent/desorbent pairs for gas-phase simulated moving bed applications". AIChE Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.18074.
    10.1002/aic.18074
  5. Dias, Rafael; Ferreira, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Alírio E.; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda. "Gas-Phase Simulated Moving Bed for Methane/Nitrogen Separation Using a Commercial Activated Carbon". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01436.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01436
  6. Idelfonso B. R. Nogueira; Rafael O.M. Dias; Carine M. Rebello; Erbet Almeida Costa; Vinicius V. Santana; Alírio E. Rodrigues; Alexandre Ferreira; Ana Ribeiro. "A novel nested loop optimization problem based on deep neural networks and feasible operation regions definition for simultaneous material screening and process optimization". Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2022.02.013.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2022.02.013
  7. Dias, Rafael; Ferreira, Alexandre; Cho, Kyung Ho; Lee, U.-Hwang; Chang, Jon-San; Rodrigues, Alírio E.; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda. "Methane/nitrogen separation by SMB using UiO - 66(Zr)_(COOH)_2". Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering 39 4 (2022): 973-990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43153-021-00202-6.
    10.1007/s43153-021-00202-6
  8. Luis M. C. Oliveira; Rafael Dias; Carine M. Rebello; Márcio Martins; Rodrigues, a.e.; Ana M. Ribeiro; Idelfonso B. R. Nogueira. "Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-Physical Systems: A Review and Perspectives for the Future in the Chemical Industry". AI (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ai2030027.
    10.3390/ai2030027
  9. Moreira, M. A.; Dias, Rafael; Lee, U.-Hwang; Chang, Jong-San; Ribeiro, Ana Mafalda; Ferreira, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Alírio E.. "Adsorption Equilibrium of Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, and Hydrogen on UiO-66(Zr)_(COOH)2". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 64 11 (2019): 4724-4732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.9b00053.
    10.1021/acs.jced.9b00053
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Dias, Rafael. "Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane and nitrogen separation". Master, Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, 2019.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/28 Methane and nitrogen separation by gas-SMB in activated carbon monoliths manufactured via 3D-printing 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting
(San Diego, United States)
2024/09/11 Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane and nitrogen separation using Maxsorb extrudates 11th ENMIX Young Researchers Meeting
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/09 Methane upgrading on pelletized maxsorb by gas-phase simulated moving bed 14th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (ChemPor2023)
Universidade Politécnica de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
2022/11 Gas-phase simulated moving bed for methane/nitrogen separation using a commercial activated carbon 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting
(Phoenix, Arizona, United States)
2022/09 An SMB performance parameter for the screening of adsorbent/desorbent pairs for gas-phase applications XLII Reunión Ibérica de Adsorción (42 RIA)
Universitat Politècnica de València (Valência, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/05 FOA15 - 15th Fundamentals of Adsorption (2025/05/18 - 2025/05/23)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/04 - 2024/09 43 RIA - XLIII Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção (2024/09/01 - 2024/09/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/11 Coordenador do Departamento de Comunicação das XVIII Jornadas de Engenharia Química (2018/11/15 - 2018/11/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/11 - 2012/11 Colaborador na Organização do TEDxYouth@Aveiro (2012/11/17 - 2012/11/17)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/11/14 - 2019/11/14 Participação nas XIX Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Conference
 XIX Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/11/07 - 2017/11/07 Participação nas XVII Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Conference
 XVII Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/11/15 - 2016/11/15 Participação nas XVI Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Conference
 XVI Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015/11/10 - 2015/11/10 Participação nas XV Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Conference
 XV Jornadas de Engenharia Química
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - 2025/02/28 Teaching a first year Environmental Engineering course: "Informatics and Programming" Engenharia do Ambiente (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/02/29 Teaching a first year Environmental Engineering course: "Informatics and Programming" Engenharia do Ambiente (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/02/28 Teaching a first year Environmental Engineering course: "Informatics and Programming" Engenharia do Ambiente (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/09 - 2018/11 Tutoring of a first year Chemical Engineering course: "Projeto FEUP" Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/01 - 2023/06 Methane / nitrogen separation by gas-phase SMB Daniel Lourenço
2021/06 - 2021/07 Estudo dinâmico de adsorção para a separação metano/azoto Ana Andreia Moreira Pereira
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Poster Communication

Other distinction

2022 Travel Award
Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal