Isabel Alexandra Gonçalves Antunes (691F-0F4F-04BC)

Curriculum Vitae

Isabel Alexandra Gonçalves Antunes

Isabel Antunes is graduated in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (Education) from University of Coimbra, and has completed a PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Aveiro, in 2016. Her post-doctoral activity has been carried out in reference research laboratories in Portugal namely LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, at University of Porto, and CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials and TEMA - Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, at University of Aveiro. Currently, she is researcher in the project "Direct conversion of CO2 to synthetic fuel by hybrid electrolyser cells (https://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/QUI-ELT/3681/2020), at TEMA - Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, University of Aveiro. Her research activity has been focused on the development/design of ceramic materials, cermet, and membrane-electrode assemblies for application in energy conversion and related technologies, such as protonic solid oxide fuel cells (P-SOFC), protonic and oxide-ionic solid oxide electrolysers cells (SOEC), membrane reactors or biomass gasification. Her researcher interests include mechanosynthesis, perovskites, ferrites, molten carbonates, proton conducting ceramic materials, mixed protonic-electronic conducting materials, defects chemistry, high- and intermediate temperature electrochemical measurements, design of membrane-electrode assemblies, and relationships between structure ¿ microstructure and properties of materials (thermal stability, redox behaviour, ionic and electronic transport, electrochemical performance). Isabel Antunes has 22 publications in international peer reviewed scientific journals (304 citations). Most of her articles are published in first quartile journals, namely at International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Electrochimica Acta, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry of Materials, Dalton Transactions, Journal of Alloys and Compounds and Ceramic.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Isabel Alexandra Gonçalves Antunes

Citation names

I. Antunes
Isabel Antunes

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 691F-0F4F-04BC
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7324-8002

Email addresses

isabel.antunes@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Ceramics
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Petroleum Engineering, Energy and Fuels
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Inorganic Chemistry

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/06/22 Concluded	Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Mecanoquímica de Materiais de Pilhas de Combustível de Alta temperatura; "Mechanochemistry of High Temperature Fuel Cell Materials"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2012/05/04 Concluded	Curso de Formação Avançada do Programa Doutoral em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	16
2005/07/18 Concluded	Química - Ramo de Formação Eduactional (Ensino da Física e da Química) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	14
2000/07/28 Concluded	Engenharia Química (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	13

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/10/15 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/11/15 - 2023/06/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2019/12/01 - 2022/05/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2018/07/01 - 2019/07/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/12/31	Researcher (Research)	Bondalti, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
2008/02/01 - 2015/08/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2006/06/01 - 2006/12/31	Researcher (Research)	Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
	Museu Nacional da Ciência e da Técnica Doutor Mário Silva, Portugal
2000/10/01 - 2001/04/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/07/01 - 2019/07/31	BioHigh - Upgrading Biogas to High H/C ratio synthetic fuels PTDC/CTM-ENE/6319/2014 148373PRJ Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2017/12/31	Direct Amination from Benzene --- Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal	Bondalti Concluded
2012/01/01 - 2015/08/31	Mechanochemistry of High Temperature Fuel Cell Materials SFRH/BD/76738/2011 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/09/01 - 2011/12/31	IERO - Iron production by Electrochemical Reduction of its Oxide for high CO2 mitigation IERO-RSF-PR-09099 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Research Fund for Coal and Steel Concluded
2009/12/01 - 2010/08/31	ULCOS - Ultra Low CO2 Steelmaking NMP2/CT/2004/515960 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	European Commission Sixth Framework Programme Concluded
2008/11/16 - 2009/11/30	MATSILC - Novel Materials for Silicate Based Fuel Cells EC-FP6-NMP STREP 033410 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2008/01/01 - 2008/11/15	PTDC/CTM/66243/2006 - Development of novel mixed proton and electron conducing (MPEC) ceramic membranes for the technology of pure hydrogen separation info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/66243/PT Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/10/15 - Current	Direct conversion of CO2 to synthetic fuel by hybrid electrolyser cells. PTDC/QUI-ELT/3681/2020 10.54499/PTDC/QUI-ELT/3681/2020 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/11/15 - 2023/06/30	BioHyCO - Electrochemical Production of Green Chemicals from Biogas CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-181241 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2019/12 - 2022/05/31	NOTARGAS - Novel catalyst concepts for tar-free oxt-steam gasification of biomass POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030661	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	A. Alves; I. Antunes; D. P. Fagg; M.R. Correia. "Optical and structural properties of Ba(PrxZr1-x)O system". Paper presented in WOCSDICE EXMATEC 2016, 2016. I. Antunes; Correia, M. R.; Frade, J.R.; M. Villa; Glenn C. Mather; Duncan Paul Fagg. "Structure property relations of A- and B- site Pr doped BaTiO3 and BaZrO3". Paper presented in PPCC2013 - Prospects Protonic Ceramic Cells, International Workshop on Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells Status & Prospects, 2013. I. Antunes; Monteiro, J.F.; Ferreira, A.A.L.; Fagg, D.P.; Frade, J.R.. "Mechanosynthesis of materials for energy conversion: thermodynamic guidelines for selection of precursor reactants". Paper presented in Research Day 2013, 2013. Soares, H.S.; I. Antunes; D. P. Fagg. "Sintering behaviour and transport properties of the proton conductor BaZr0.852Y0.148O3-d containing phosphorus". Paper presented in Ceramic Membranes for Green Chemical Production and Clean Power Generation – Summer School, 2010. Brandão, A.D.; I. Antunes; J. R. Frade; D. P. Fagg. "Retention of the scheelite high temperature phase in the proton conductor Sr0.01La0.99NbO4 by nanoengineering". Paper presented in Ceramic Membranes for Green Chemical Production and Clean Power Generation – Summer School, 2010. C. Fernandes; Xu Le; I. Antunes; D. P. Fagg; F. M. Figueiredo; J. R. Frade. "Apatite-type solid electrolytes La10-x(Si,M)6O26±d, with M = B, Al, and / or P obtained by mechanosynthesis". Paper presented in Workshop on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials and Technology, 2009. Brandão, A.D.; I. Antunes; D. P. Fagg; J. R. Frade. "Role of powder processing and heterogeneities on CO2 tolerance of barium zirconate". Paper presented in Workshop on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials and Technology, 2009. I. Antunes; G.C. Mather; Gracio, J.; J. R. Frade; D. P. Fagg. "CO2 - tolerant Ba(Zr,Pr,Y)O3-d mixed proton and electron conducing materials for potential application in electrochemical devices". Paper presented in II Iberian Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries – Hyceltec 2009, 2009.
Journal article	Antunes, Isabel; Baptista, Miguel; Kovalevsky, Andrei; Yaremchenko, Aleksey; Frade, Jorge. Corresponding author: Frade, Jorge. "Thermodynamic Guidelines for the Mechanosynthesis or Solid-State Synthesis of MnFe2O4 at Relatively Low Temperatures". Materials 17 2 (2024): 299. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17020299. Open access • Published • 10.3390/ma17020299 Isabel Antunes; Ruivo, Luís C. M.; Tarelho, Luís A. C.; Frade, Jorge R.. Corresponding author: Frade, Jorge R.. "Ca2Fe2O5-Based WGS Catalysts to Enhance the H2 Yield of Producer Gases". Catalysts 14 1 (2023): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal14010012. Open access • Published • 10.3390/catal14010012 Isabel Antunes; Ruivo, L.C.M.; Tarelho, L.A.C.; Yaremchenko, A.A.; Kovalevsky, A.V.; Frade, J.R.. Corresponding author: Isabel Antunes. "MnFe2O4-based spinels by mechanochemical and thermochemical reaction of siderite and MnO2 powder mixtures". Ceramics International 49 11 (2023): 19495-19504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.03.084. Published • 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.03.084 I. Antunes; L. C. M. Ruivo; L. A. C. Tarelho; A. A. Yaremchenko; J. R. Frade. Corresponding author: I. Antunes. "Solid state synthesis of Ca2Fe2O5 by reactive firing of calcite and siderite". Ceramics International (2022): Under revision Shakel, Zinaida; Francisco J.A. Loureiro; I. Antunes; Sergey. M. Mikhalev; D. P. Fagg. "Tailoring the properties of dense BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-d ceramics prepared by using NiO sintering additives by manipulation of sintering profile". International Journal of Energy Research (2022): Under revision Helena Sofia Soares; Isabel Antunes; Francisco J.A. Loureiro; Domingo Pérez-Coll; Marc-Georg Willinger; Ana D. Brandão; Glenn C. Mather; Duncan P. Fagg. "Effect of the addition mechanism of ZnO sintering aid on densification, microstructure and electrical properties of Ba(Zr,Y)O3-d proton-conducting perovskite". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46 52 (2021): 26466-26477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.05.109. Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.05.109 Antunes, Isabel; Pérez-Coll, Domingo; Nasani, Narendar; Soares, Helena S.; Mather, Glenn C.; Frade, Jorge R.; Fagg, Duncan P.. "Mechanochemical processing of BaZr1-yO3- (y = 0.15, 0.20) protonic ceramic electrolytes: Phase purity, microstructure, electrical properties and comparison with other preparation routes". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46 25 (2021): 13606-13621. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.06.222. Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.06.222 Antunes, I.; Amador, U.; Alves, A.; Correia, M.R.; Ritter, C.; Frade, J.R.; Pérez-Coll, D.; Mather, G.C.; Fagg, D.P.. "Structure and Electrical-Transport Relations in Ba(Zr,Pr)O3-d Perovskites". Inorganic Chemistry 56 15 (2017): 9120-9131. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027076765&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01128 Antunes, Isabel; Mikhalev, Sergey; Mather, Glenn Christopher; Kharton, Vladislav Vadimovich; Figueiras, Fábio Gabriel; Alves, Adriana; Rodrigues, Joana; et al. "Site Redistribution, Partial Frozen-in Defect Chemistry, and Electrical Properties of Ba1-x(Zr,Pr)O3-d". Inorganic Chemistry 55 17 (2016): 8552-8563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01084. Published • 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01084 Yang, T.; Loureiro, F.J.A.; Queirós, R.P.; Pukazhselvan, D.; Antunes, I.; Saraiva, J.A.. "A detailed study of hydrostatic press, sintering aids and temperature on the densification behavior of Ba(Zr,Y)O3-d electrolyte". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 27 (2016): 11510-11519. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84954306275&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.11.176 Pukazhselvan, D.; Bdikin, I.; Perez, J.; Carbó-Argibay, E.; Antunes, I.; Stroppa, D.G.; Fagg, D.P.. "Formation of Mg-Nb-O rock salt structures in a series of mechanochemically activated MgH2 + nNb2O5 (n = 0.083-1.50) mixtures". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 4 (2016): 2677-2688. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027933469&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.12.077 Sherafat, Z.; Paydar, M.H.; Antunes, I.; Nasani, N.; Brandão, A.D.; Fagg, D.P.. "Modeling of electrical conductivity in the proton conductor Ba0.85K0.15ZrO3-d". Electrochimica Acta 165 (2015): 443-449. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925237667&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.018 Nasani, N.; Ramasamy, D.; Antunes, I.; Perez, J.; Fagg, D.P.. "Electrochemical behaviour of Ni-BZO and Ni-BZY cermet anodes for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells (PCFCs) - A comparative study". Electrochimica Acta 154 (2015): 7-13. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84919800625&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.12.094 Nasani, N.; Ramasamy, D.; Antunes, I.; Singh, B.; Fagg, D.P.. "Structural and electrical properties of strontium substituted Y2BaNiO5". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 620 (2014): 91-96. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907880608&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.09.127 Sherafat, Z.; Antunes, I.; Almeida, C.; Frade, J.R.; Paydar, M.H.; Mather, G.C.; Fagg, D.P.. "Enhanced BaZrO3 mechanosynthesis by the use of metastable ZrO2 precursors". Dalton Transactions 43 24 (2014): 9324-9333. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901684285&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1039/c4dt00683f Pukazhselvan, D.; Antunes, I.; Lo Russo, S.; Perez, J.; Fagg, D.P.. "Synthesis of catalytically active rock salt structured MgxNb1-xO nanoparticles for MgH2 system". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 33 (2014): 18984-18988. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84908242482&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.08.138 Soares, H.S.; Zhang, X.; Antunes, I.; Frade, J.R.; Mather, G.C.; Fagg, D.P.. "Effect of phosphorus additions on the sintering and transport properties of proton conducting BaZr0.85Y0.15O3-d". Journal of Solid State Chemistry 191 (2012): 27-32. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862826866&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.jssc.2012.02.053 Brando, A.D.; Antunes, I.; Frade, J.R.; Torre, J.; Mikhalev, S.M.; Fagg, D.P.. "Mechanochemical preparation, sintering aids and hybrid microwave sintering in the proton conductor Sr0.02La0.98Nb 1-xVxO4-d, x = 0, 0.15". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37 8 (2012): 7252-7261. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859212134&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.12.041 Monteiro, J.F.; Ferreira, A.A.L.; Antunes, I.; Fagg, D.P.; Frade, J.R.. "Thermodynamic restrictions on mechanosynthesis of strontium titanate". Journal of Solid State Chemistry 185 (2012): 143-149. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-83855165218&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.jssc.2011.10.044 Brandão, A.D.; Antunes, I.; Frade, J.R.; Torre, J.; Kharton, V.V.; Fagg, D.P.. "Enhanced low-temperature proton conduction in Sr0.02La0.98NbO4-d by scheelite phase retention". Chemistry of Materials 22 24 (2010): 6673-6683. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650488354&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1021/cm102705e Antunes, I.; Mather, G.C.; Frade, J.R.; Gracio, J.; Fagg, D.P.. "Stability of Ba(Zr,Pr,Y)O3-d materials for potential application in electrochemical devices". Journal of Solid State Chemistry 183 12 (2010): 2826-2834. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78649819203&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.jssc.2010.09.021 Antunes, I.; Brandão, A.; Figueiredo, F.M.; Frade, J.R.; Gracio, J.; Fagg, D.P.. "Mechanosynthesis of nanopowders of the proton-conducting electrolyte material Ba(Zr, Y)O3-d". Journal of Solid State Chemistry 182 8 (2009): 2149-2156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2009.05.027. 10.1016/j.jssc.2009.05.027
Thesis / Dissertation	"Mechanochemistry of High Temperature Fuel Cells Materials". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18657.

Other

Dataset

I. Antunes; Mather, Glenn C.; Frade, J.R.; Grácio, J.; Fagg, Duncan. Powder diffraction File (PDF) of ICDD: PDF#s: 00-064-0183, 00-064-0184, 00-064-0185, 00-064-0186, 00-064-0187, 00-064-0188, 00-064-0189, 04-018-5086, 04-018-5087. 2012.