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Biography

I graduated in Chemistry from the University of Cadiz (UCA), with a specialization in materials science. I started my research career after obtaining a scholarship for two years at the Department of Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry of the UCA, obtaining the title of collaborating student. After that, I moved to the city of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) to study the Official European Master's Degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the University of Barcelona (UB). At this stage, I have carried out some research with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) oriented to the environmental remediation of pollutants. In this sense, I defended my master thesis "Carbon nanotubes as filters for environmental remediation," obtaining a grade of 9.5. The results of this research were published as an article in a JCR journal. Between January 2013 and December 2016, I joined the Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Trieste (Italy), to develop my PhD thesis in the group "Materials, Environment and Energy," with a grant from the Government of the Italian Republic for young researchers (Giovanni Ricercatore). I obtained a PhD degree in Nanotechnology in 2017 with a unanimous positive evaluation (maximum qualification) by examining board with the thesis defense "Morphology control of TiO2-based nanomaterials for sustainable energy and environmental applications." During this period, I published numerous articles in high impact journals as the main author or co-author, as well as presentations at conferences. It is during this period that I acquired key competences for developing my later scientific career in the field of materials science, from a sustainable perspective. I have also attended seminars and specialization courses at national and international level and summer schools, focusing on solid characterization techniques using electron microscopy and on the production of sustainable materials. During my first postdoctoral stage, I was hired as a researcher at the UCA developing a project funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation framed within Industry 4.0. in the area of Additive Manufacturing (AF). I am currently enjoying a Postdoctoral position, contract within the Research Staff Programme for Access to the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation System (ASCETI) linked to the Andalusian Innovation Strategy in Cadiz and Technological Innovation Initiatives of the ITI Cadiz. I am developing as PI (principal investigator) a Young Investigator project in the field of additive manufacturing applied to technologies of antifouling materials .

My work focuses on the synthesis and characterization of hybrid materials based on semiconducting metal oxides, with potential applications in heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis and investigation of polymer-based hybrid materials that can be used in AF. My current scientific production has been reflected with numerous quality contributions in international JRC journals, as well and papers presented both orally and as posters in national and international conferences. In this sense, during the last year I have registered two patents in the field of composite materials that can be used in additive manufacturing. These patents are based on the use of waste biomass, which is revalued and converted into an additive for composite materials, improving the thermal protection of the starting materials.

I am currently working on the development of environmentally sustainable materials using waste biomass from intensive agriculture. At present, the large amount of biomass generated is of no use, being nutritionally poor for livestock feed and impractical for use like pellets due to their low energy generation. This is why traditional disposal techniques consist of burning or burying it, with the environmental damage that this entails (generation of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane). Generating sustainable additives for composite materials and making them suitable for use in large and small-scale industrial-scale AFs is the focus of my current research work, among other environmental challenges. My main objective is to finalize the development of manufacturing technologies that are far removed from laboratory tests and that can be industrialized.

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Employment (2)

Universidad de Cádiz: Cadiz, Andalucia, ES

2019-02-09 to 2022-12-31 | Posdoctoral-Acceso al Sistema Español de Ciencia, Tecnología e InnovaciónASCETI (Departamento de ciencias de los materiales e ingeniería metalurgíca y química inorgánica)
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Universidad de Cádiz: Cadiz, Andalucía, ES

2018-01-08 to 2019-07-07 | Investigador contratado (Departamento de ciencias de los materiales e ingeniería metalurgíca y química inorgánica)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Universidad de Cadiz Campus de Rio San Pedro: Puerto Real, Andalucía, ES

Licenciado Ciencias Químicas
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Universidad de Cádiz: Cadiz, Andalucía, ES

2019-10-16 to 2020-06-29 | Máster Universitario en Profesorado de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanza de Idiomas
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Universita degli Studi di Trieste: Trieste, IT

2013-01-08 to 2017-04-05 | PhD in Nanotechnology (Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
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Universitat de Barcelona: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2011-09-15 to 2012-07-15 | Master oficial de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (Departamento de Fisica aplicada y Optica)
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Professional activities (3)

Sociedad Española de Materiales : Madrid, Nacional , ES

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Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Microscopía Electrónica y Materiales (IMEYMAT): Puerto Real, Cadiz , ES

2019-12-23 to present | Investigador contratado
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Grupo Investigación: MATERIALES Y NANOTECNOLOGÍA PARA LA INNOVACIÓN (INNANOMAT): Puerto Real, Cadiz, ES

2019-09-03 to present | Investigador contratado (Departamento de ciencias de los materiales e ingeniería metalurgíca y química inorgánica)
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Works (18)

Biomass waste from rice and wheat straw for developing composites by stereolithography additive manufacturing

Industrial Crops and Products
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0926-6690
Contributors: Ismael Romero-Ocaña; Natalia Fernández Delgado; Sergio I. Molina
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Stereolithography of Semiconductor Silver and Acrylic-Based Nanocomposites

Polymers
2022-12-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Luisa M. Valencia; Miriam Herrera; María de la Mata; Jesús Hernández-Saz; Ismael Romero-Ocaña; Francisco J. Delgado; Javier Benito; Sergio I. Molina
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Synthesis and characterization of enhanced conductivity acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene based composites suitable for fused filament fabrication

Polymer Composites
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: José J. Relinque; Ismael Romero‐Ocaña; Francisco J. Navas‐Martos; Francisco J. Delgado; Manuel Domínguez; Sergio I. Molina
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Photocatalytic TiO2 nanosheets-SiO2 coatings on concrete and limestone: An enhancement of de-polluting and self-cleaning properties by nanoparticle design

Construction and Building Materials
2022-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0950-0618
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Biomasa para producción de composites de base polimérica y su implementación en fabricación aditiva

Revista Plásticos Modernos
2022-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-8708
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Cork photocurable resin composite for stereolithography (SLA): Influence of cork particle size on mechanical and thermal properties

Additive Manufacturing
2022-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2214-8604
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Acrylic Resin-Al Powder Composites Suitable for Additive Manufacturing

Polymers
2020-07-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2073-4360
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TiO2 nanosheets as a component of self-cleaning building materials

Unconventional Catalysis, Reactors and Applications
2019-10-16 | Conference paper
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Design and characterisation of Polysulfone/Graphene nanocomposites used as membranes for water filtration

ANM 2018, 2nd International conference on Advanced Polymer Materials and Nanocomposites
2018-07-17 | Conference paper
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ABS based nanocomposites with thermal conductive properties

IdTechEx Show
2017-10-05 | Conference poster
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Study of the effect of filling ABS with conductive additives to obtain filaments for Fused Deposition Modeling in 3D printing

Advanced Nano Materials 2017
2017-07-07 | Conference paper
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Hot Electron Collection on Brookite Nanorods Lateral Facets for Plasmon-Enhanced Water Oxidation

ACS Catalysis
2017-02-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2155-5435
Part of ISSN: 2155-5435
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Dye-sensitized photocatalytic hydrogen production: distinct activity in a glucose derivative of a phenothiazine dye

Chemical Communications
2016 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1359-7345
Part of ISSN: 1364-548X
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Photocatalytic valorization of ethanol and glycerol over TiO2 polymorphs for sustainable hydrogen production

Applied Catalysis A: General
2016-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0926-860X
Contributors: Alessandro Beltram; Ismael Romero-Ocaña; Juan Josè Delgado Jaen; Tiziano Montini; Paolo Fornasiero
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H2 production by photocatalytic reforming of oxygenated compounds using TiO2-based materials

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
2016-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1369-8001
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Tuning Thiophene-Based Phenothiazines for Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

ChemSusChem
2015-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1864-5631
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Photocatalytic H2 production by ethanol photodehydrogenation: Effect of anatase/brookite nanocomposites composition

Inorganica Chimica Acta
2015-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-1693
Contributors: Ismael Romero Ocaña; Alessandro Beltram; Juan Josè Delgado Jaén; Gianpiero Adami; Tiziano Montini; Paolo Fornasiero
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Growth and functionalization of carbon nanotubes on quartz filter for environmental applications

journal of Environmental Engineering and Ecological Science
2014 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-1323
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