Synthesis and application of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents in energy extraction and storage systems. Hybrid materials and nanomaterials. Lithium and critical materials for the energy industry. Polymers

Thesis Direction

- Doctoral thesis direction: "Dual extraction of magnesium and boron by new extraction processes from lithium brines" PhD in Engineering Sciences, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. In progress. Benjamín Parraguez
- Direction of the dissertation: "Extraction and recovery of valuable elements from brines and electronic wastes by nanohydrometallurgy", Chemical Civil Engineering, Universidad Autónoma. Thomas Maza
-Direction of title memory: "Evaluation of the thermodynamic properties of mixtures of ionic liquids as thermal fluid in solar power storage plants", Chemical Civil Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. Student Sebastián Mora.
- Direction of title memory: "Preparation and Evaluation of new Ionanofluids as solar thermal fluid", Chemical Civil Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. Student Jenifer Cavieres.
- Direction of title memory: "Purification of lithium brines through the design and optimization of a dual extraction system of magnesium and boron", Chemical Civil Engineering, Universidad de Chile. Student Amanda Yañez.

-Oral communication "In search of efficient purification of lithium brines by simultaneous extraction of magnesium and boron using a novel ionic extractant."
6th International Conference on Materials Science, ICMS 2024 Valdivia, Chile. 21-24 Oct. 2024
-Poster "In search of efficient purification of lithium brines by simultaneous extraction of magnesium and boron using a novel ionic liquid." European Congress on Advanced Materials, CHISA 2024. Prague, Czech Republic, 25 Aug. - 25-29 Aug. 2024.
-Oral communication "In search of efficient and sustainable lithium brine purification, projections and research from the public sector". Lithium Symposium - UCM Antofagasta, Chile. Oct. 3 - Oct. 6, 2023
-Poster "Mixtures of ionic liquids, potential solar energy storage materials" European Advanced Materials Congress 2022. (Genove, Italy, 25 Jun. - 2 Jul. 2022).
-Poster "Thermophysical characterization of new IoNanofluids as heat transfer fluid solar thermal energy Storage" 7th IWLIME - International Workshop on Lithium, Industrial Mineral and Energy. (Santiago de Chile, 9 - 11 nov. 2020).
-Poster "A new approach in lithium extraction process. Efficient Mg/Li separation using a new extraction agent" 5th IWLIME - International Workshop on Lithium, Industrial Mineral and Energy. (Santiago de Chile, 3 - 5 Oct. 2018).
-Poster "Preparation of imidazole-derived copper-carbene complexes. Application in the synthesis of heterocycles". II Symposium and workshop on design and application of ionic liquids in chemistry and physics" (Santiago de Chile, 4-8 Apr. 2016).
-Oral communication "Development of PEGylated dendritic nanoparticles for biomedical applications". XXXV Biennial Meeting of the RSEQ. (A Coruña, 19 and 23 Jul. 2015).
-Poster "Tetraphenylmethane-derived rigid dendrimers. Convergent versus divergent synthesis". XXXV Biennial Meeting of the RSEQ. (A Coruña, 19 and 23 Jul. 2015).
-Oral communication "Globular shape-persistent porous dendrimers and hybrid materials derived from tetraphenylmethane". IV meeting on dendrimers EDEN 4.(Santiago de Compostela, 23-24 Jan. 2014).
-Poster "Advanced materials for nanotechnology and biomedical applications: rigid dendrimers and block copolymers". Conference on Chemical Research in Santiago. Faculty of Chemistry. (Santiago de Compostela, 19 and 10 Sep. 2013).
-Oral communication "Porous Organic Materials for Hydrogen Storage". First Scientific Meeting COST Action MP1103. (Rome, 13-15 Feb. 2012).
-Poster "Porous Shape-persistence dendrimers from tetraphenylmethane". 7th ERA Flash Conference-Bioinspired Chemistry. (Santiago de Compostela, 24-27 Oct. 2010).
Oral communication "Synthesis of nanostructures from tetraphenylmethane". II Iberoamerican Symposium of Organic Chemistry. (Santiago de Compostela, 8-12 Sep. 2010).