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Bruna Rego De Vasconcelos

Professeure, Faculté de génie
FAC. GÉNIE Chimique et biotechnologique

Présentation

Sujet de recherche

Biomass (Energy), Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis, Climate Changes and Impacts, Energy Storage, Industrial Design

Disciplines de recherche

Chemical Engineering

Mots-clés

Power-to-X, Renewable energy, Greenhouse gases, Environment, Biofuels, Catalysis, Scale up of chemical processes, Life-cycle assessment, Techno-economic assessment

Langues parlées et écrites

Anglais, Français, Portuguais, Espagnol (castillan)

Diplômes

(2019). Scale-up of technologies for upgrading carbon into low-carbon fuels and chemicals (Post-doctorate, Post-doctorate). Université de Sherbrooke.

(2016). Phosphates-based catalysts for synthetic gas (syngas) production using CO2 and CH4 (Doctorate, PhD).

(2012). (Bachelor's, Bachelor's degree).

Expérience académique

Associate Professor. (2024-). Université de Sherbrooke. Canada.

Adjunct Professor. (2024-). Université Laval. Canada.

Assistant Professor. (2019-2024). Université de Sherbrooke. Canada.

Postdoctoral Fellow. (2017-2019). Université de Sherbrooke. Canada.

Prix et distinctions

  • (2023) Prix Jacques Bazinet. Université de Sherbrooke. (Prize / Award).
  • (2022) Prix Jacques Bazinet. Université de Sherbrooke. (Prize / Award).

Financement

  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Emissions direct COnversion TO low-carbon energy VEctoRs (RECO2VER). National Research Council Canada (NRC) (Ottawa, ON). Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge. 649 965 $. (2023-2026)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Optimization of a CO2 electrochemical conversion process - electrochemical production and product recovery. Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS). Electro Carbon. Alliance. 183 333 $. (2023-2026)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Development of an economical approach for the production of low-carbon methanol and low-carbon methanol-derivatives. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Discovery Grants. 165 000 $. (2021-2026)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Development of an economical approach for the production of low-carbon methanol and low-carbon methanol-derivatives. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Discovery Launch Supplements. 12 500 $. (2021-2026)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Unité pilote de conversion du CO2. Réseau québécois sur l'énergie intelligente (RQEI). 300 000 $. (2022-2026)
  • Grant. (Under Review). Co-investigator. Production de carburéacteur à faible intensité de carbone à partir d'huiles de fusel. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Alliance. 260 868 $. (2022-2025)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Start-up Funds. Université de Sherbrooke. 70 000 $. (2019-2024)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Valorisation d’effluents liquides industriels en biogaz. CRIBIQ. Bioproduits industriels et Environnement I. 83 000 $. (2022-2024)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Co-investigator. Formulation of a bio-based surfactant for food applications. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Alliance. 130 000 $. (2021-2024)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Co-investigator. Integration of detoxification methods into maple syrup processes. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Alliance. 260 871 $. (2020-2023)
  • Grant. (Awarded). Principal Investigator. Évaluation de la faisabilité technique et économique de la valorisation énergétique de résidus carbonés industriels. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Alliance. 186 956 $. (2021-2023)
  • Grant. (Completed). Principal Investigator. Chemisorption analysis and the development of catalysts for Power-to-X applications. Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Fonds des leaders John-R.-Evans. 250 920 $. (2022-2023)
  • Grant. (Completed). Co-investigator. Development of a unit to prevent the formation of foam during the production of maple syrup. CRIBIQ. Bioalimentaire I. 124 000 $. (2021-2023)
  • Grant. (Completed). Co-investigator. Conversion d'une unité commerciale de production de sucre de betterave en procédé de fermentation alcoolique. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Alliance. 69 558 $. (2020-2022)
  • Grant. (Completed). Principal Investigator. Development of a new Power-to-X technology for one-step flue gas conversion into low-carbon energy vectors. National Research Council Canada (NRC) (Ottawa, ON). Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge. 200 000 $. (2020-2022)
  • Grant. (Completed). Principal Investigator. Utilization of red mud for pretreating a low-carbon synthetic diesel. Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS). Bourse de formation à la recherche. 6 000 $. (2020-2021)
  • Grant. (Completed). Principal Investigator. Evaluation of catalytic alternatives for the conversion of CO2 and H2O to syngas. Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS). Bourse de formation à la recherche. 6 000 $. (2020-2020)

Publications

Articles de revue

  • F. G. M. de Medeiros*, T. E. B. Ramalho*, S. Lotfi, B. R. de Vasconcelos. (2023). Direct flue gas hydrogenation to methane over hydroxyapatite-supported nickel catalyst. Fuel Processing Technology 245 107750. DOI. (Published).
  • I. A. Cruz, V. R. Silva Nascimento, R. J. Alves Felisardo, Aé M. Gualberto dos Santos, A. A. de Jesus, B. Rego de Vasconcelos, V. Kumar, E. B. Cavalcanti, R. Lucena de Souza, L, F, Romanholo Ferreira. (2023). Evaluation of artificial neural network models for predictive monitoring of biogas production from cassava wastewater: A training algorithms approach. Biomass and Bioenergy 175 106869. DOI. (Published).
  • G. M. de Medeiros F.*, Bezerra Lopes F.W.*, Lotfi S., Rego de Vasconcelos B. (2023). One-step upgrading of real flue gas streams into syngas over alumina-supported catalysts. Fuel 338 127324. (Published).
  • F. G. M. de Medeiros*, F. Farzi, I. E. Achouri, S. Lotfi, B. R. de Vasconcelos. (2023). Performance of Hydroxyapatite-Supported Catalysts for Methane Production Via CO2 Hydrogenation on Semi-Pilot Scale. Waste and Biomass Valorization DOI. (Published).
  • Castellanos-Beltran I.J.*, G. M. de Medeiros F.*, Bensebaa F., Rego de Vasconcelos B. (2023). bottom-upNovel methodology to build the lifecycle inventory of unit operations: the impact of component. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Published).
  • Rueda SJ*, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Duret X, Lavoie J-M. (2022). Lignin Pellets for Advanced Thermochemical Process—From a Single Pellet System to a Laboratory-Scale Pellet Mill. Energies 15 (9), 3007. DOI. (Published).
  • Andrade Cruz I.*, Santos Andrade L. R., Alles de Jesus A., Rego de Vasconcelos B., Naresh Bharagava R., Bilal M., Tavares Figueiredo R., Lucena de Souza R., Romanholo Ferreira L. F. (2022). Potential of eggshell waste derived calcium for sustainable production of biogas from cassava wastewater. Journal of Environmental Management 321 116000. DOI. (Published).
  • de Medeiros FGM*, Lopes FWB*, Rego de Vasconcelos B. (2022). Prospects and Technical Challenges in Hydrogen Production through Dry Reforming of Methane. Catalysts 12 (4), 363. DOI. (Published).
  • Lyczko N, Pham Minh D, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Razac Sane A*, Munirathinam R, Nzihou A, Sharrock P. (2021). New Insights on Phosphate-based Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications. Waste and Biomass Valorization (Submitted).
  • Avelino Ratkievicius L, Vieira da Cunha Filho F J, Fonseca Melo PL, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Nogueira Duarte, LJ, Bezerra Lopes FW, Lins de Barros Neto E. (2021). Removal of hydrochlorothiaze micropollutant from synthetic pharmaceutical effluent by ionic flocculation. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Pham Minh D, Martins E, Germeau A, Sharrock P, Nzihou A. (2020). A comparative study of hydroxyapatite and alumina-based catalysts for carbon dioxide reforming of methane. Chemical Engineering & Technology 43 (4), 698–704. DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Pham Minh D, Martins E, Germeau A, Sharrock P, Nzihou A. (2020). Highly-efficient hydroxyapatite-supported nickel catalysts for dry reforming of methane. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 45 (36), 18502-18518. DOI. (Published).
  • Zoltan Boboescu I, Chemarin F, Beigbeder JB, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Munirathinam R, Ghislain T, Lavoie JM. (2019). Making next-generation biofuels a feasible reality. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 20 25-32. DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Lavoie JM. (2019). Recent Advances in Power-to-X Technology for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals. Frontiers in Chemistry 7 (392), 1-24. DOI. (Published).
  • Phan TS, Sane AR*, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Nzihou A, Sharrock P, Grouset D, Pham Minh D. (2018). Hydroxyapatite supported bimetallic cobalt and nickel catalysts for syngas production from dry reforming of methane. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 224 310-321. DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Lavoie JM. (2018). Is dry reforming the solution to reduce natural gas carbon footprint?. International Journal of Energy Production and Management 3 (1), 44-56. DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Pham Minh D, Lyczko N, Phan TS, Sharrock P, Nzihou A. (2018). Upgrading Greenhouse Gases (Methane and Carbon Dioxide) into Syngas Using Nickel-based Catalysts. Fuel 226 195-203. DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Pham Minh D, Sharrock P, Nzihou A. (2017). Regeneration study of Ni/hydroxyapatite spent catalyst from dry reforming. Catalysis Today 310 107-115. DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Zhao L*, Sharrock P, Nzihou A, Pham Minh D. (2016). Catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide and methane into syngas over ruthenium and platinum supported hydroxyapatites. Applied Surface Science 390 141-156. DOI. (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Tran N D, Pham Minh D, Nzihou A, Sharrock P. (2015). Synthesis of carbon nanotubes/hydroxyapatite composites using catalytic methane cracking. Composite Interfaces 22 (7), 673-687. DOI. (Published).

Chapitres de livre

  • F. L. R. R. e Silva*, B. R. de Vasconcelos. (2024). Process and Reactor Consideration for Syngas Production From Natural Gas Steam Reforming. Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering (N/A). Elsevier. (In Press).
  • Pham Minh D, Hernandez Torres A, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Siang TJ, Vo DVN. (2020). Conversion of biogas to syngas via catalytic carbon dioxide reforming reactions: an overview of thermodynamic aspects, catalytic design, and reaction kinetics. Sonil N, Vo DVN, Sarangi P. Biorefinery of Alternative Resources: Targeting Green Fuels and Platform Chemicals (1-48). Springer. DOI. (Published).
  • Pham Minh D, Roger AC, Parkhomenlo K, L'hospital V, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Ro K, Mahajan D, Chen L, Singh S, Vo DVN. (2020). Selective hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into methanol. Inamuddin, Asiri A, Lichtfouse E. Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Hydrocarbons Vol. 2 Technology (1-70). Springer. DOI. (Published).
  • Nzihou A., N. Lyczko, D. Pham Minh, A. Razac Sane*, B. Rego de Vasconselos, R. Munirathinam, T.S. Phan, P. Sharrock. (2019). L'ingénierie des phosphates pour l'énergie et l'environnement. Martine Meireles-Masbernat, Laurent Nicolas, Slaoui Adbelilah. Inventer l'avenir - L'ingénierie se met au vert (193). France : CNRS Editions. DOI. (Published).

Articles de conférence

  • Lugo-Pimentel M, Duret X, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Ghislain T, Lavoie JM. (2019). Utilization of residual lignocellulosic residues and CO2 in Canada: the beginning of a whole new era of opportunity. Proceedings of 2018 EEC/WTERT Conference, (Published).
  • Rego de Vasconcelos B, Pham Minh D, Sharrock P, Nzihou A. (2015). Syngas Production over Nickel-Based Catalysts Via Dry Reforming of Methane: Influence of Catalyst Support. 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting. (Published).

Propriétés intellectuelles

Patents

  • Lavoie J M, Banville M, Lee R, Rego de Vasconcelos B. Activation of an iron catalyst for the dry reforming of small chain alkanes. N/A. Canada. (Pending).
  • Gonçalves Macedo de Medeiros F, Rego de Vasconcelos B, Lavoie JM. Process for Direct conversion of Flue Gas in Low-Carbon Fuels and Iron-based Catalyst to carry out same. 63/263,592. Canada. (Pending).

Autres contributions

Cours enseignés

  • Analysis Techniques. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux. Niveau : Undergraduate.
  • Balance and Modeling of Unit Operations. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux. Niveau : Undergraduate.
  • Balances and Modeling of Unit Operations - Simulis. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux. Niveau : Undergraduate.
  • Thermodynamics. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux. Niveau : Undergraduate.
  • Unit Operations. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux. Niveau : Undergraduate.
  • Unit Operations. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux. Niveau : Undergraduate.
  • Unit Operations. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux. Niveau : Undergraduate.
  • Unit Operations - Laboratory. (3CR).
  • Unit Operations II. (3CR).

Gestion d'évènements

  • Member of the organizing committee. (2024) 27th Canadian Symposium on Catalysis: Catalyzing the Sustainable Production Paradigm (CSC2024). (Conference).
  • Organizer. (2023) Séminaire sur les avancées technologiques dans le domaine des électrocarburants (PtX) et la conversion électrocatalytique du CO2 (ville de Lac-Mégantic). (Seminar).
  • Member of the organizing committee. (2022) Energy Symposium, Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference 2022. (Conference).
  • Organizer. (2021-2022) Webinar series of the CIC's Energy Division. (Seminar).
  • Organizer and presenter. (2021) Renewable Energies and Power-to-X technologies at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil). (Course).
  • Member of the organizing committee. (2021) Energy Symposium, Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference 2021. (Conference).
  • Organizer. (2019) Renewable Energies at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil). (Course).
  • Member of the organizing committee. (2017) Symposium des étudiants du département de génie chimique et de génie biotechnologique. (Conference).
  • Member of the organizing committee. (2014-2016) WasteEng 2014 and WasteEng 2016. (Conference).

Activités de collaboration internationale

  • Researcher. Brazil. Research activities in collaboration with five researchers of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Andrea Oliveira Nunes, Eduardo Lins de Barros Neto, Camila Pacelly Brandao de Araujo, André Moriyama, Marcia Regina da Silva Pedrini). The research activities are related to wastewater treatment, synthesis of bioproducts and LCA of Power-to-X technologies.

Présentations

  • Annie Chaloux, Arnaud Gagneur. (2024). Interdisciplinary panel on energy transition. Les défis transdisciplinaires liés à l'information et la désinformation climatique. Sherbrooke, Canada
  • Fabiola Correia, Suzana Borschiver, Daiane Elert. (2024). Panel: Job market for women in the field of disruptive technologies. Sexta de Debates: Mulheres na Area de Energia 2024. online
  • (2023). Power-to-X: technologies essentielles pour une transition énergétique réussie. Séminaire sur les avancées technologiques dans le domaine des électro-carburants et la conversion électrocatalytique du CO2. Lac-Mégantic, Canada
  • (2022). Conversion et stockage d’électricité: Que peut apporter le Power-to-X au Québec ?. Midi-conférence: Empreinte environnementale et procédés innovants. Sherbrooke, Canada
  • Tétreault-Firend M., Darnon M., Keouwani S., Berrouard N., Rego de Vasconcelos B. (2022). Panel: La collaboration entreprises, universités et collèges pour la transition énergétique. Semaine de l'économie verte. online, Canada
  • (2022). Perspectives, défis et rôle des technologies Power-to-X pour la transition énergétique au Québec. Salon des technologies environnementales du Québec. Québec, Canada
  • (2021). Le Power-to-X réinventé. Connexions en énergie - Stimuler les projets collaboratifs. Quebec (online), Canada
  • (2021). L’opportunité de l’intégration des technologies vertes pour la transition énergétique au Québec. Colloque de Matériaux Renouvelables Québec (MRQ). Quebec (online), Canada
  • (2021). Oportunidades de mobilidade estudantil na área de Energia e Meio-ambiente. Capacita PET. Natal, Brazil
  • (2021). Oportunidades de mobilidade estudantil na área de Energia e Meio-ambiente. Capacita PET. Natal (online), Brazil
  • Chornet M., Mendis O., Rego de Vasconcelos B. (2021). Plenary Panel: Future of the Canadian Energy Sector and the Roles of Chemical Engineers. Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference. en ligne, Canada
  • (2021). Power-to-X technologies: an inevitable solution to decarbonize the energy sector. Conference on Sustainability in Engineering. Quebec (online), Canada
  • (2020). Le rôle des technologies Power-to-X dans la transition énergétique québécoise. Québec Mines+Énergie2020. Quebec (online), Canada
  • (2020). Power-to-X: Des technologies clés pour la transition énergétique. Voies de capture et de valorisation du CO2 : Enjeux technologiques, environnementaux et économiques pour le Québec. Montréal, Canada
  • (2018). Le biométhane - un acteur incontournable pour les technologies PtX. 15e conférence Biogaz et bioénergie. Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
  • (2018). Mise à l'échelle d'un procédé innovant pour la conversion des hémicelluloses en des produits à valeur ajoutée. Colloque étudiant 2018 - Cribiq. Drummondville, Canada
  • (2018). New approach for jet fuel production using Power-to-X technologies. Flying Sustainable - a GARDN conference. Ottawa, Canada
  • (2018). Scaling up of a disruptive process for hemicellulose conversion to value added products. WasteEng 2018. Prague, Czechia
  • (2017). Regeneration study of Ni/hydroxyapatite reforming catalyst. International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering. Baltimore, United States of America
  • (2015). Syngas Production over Nickel-Based Catalysts Via Dry Reforming of Methane: Influence of Catalyst Support. AIChE Annual Meeting 2015. Salt Lake City, United States of America