Dr. Patricia Concepcion

Dr. P. Concepcion has belonged to the Higher Council for Scientific Research of Spain (CSIC) since 2002. Her research is in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, specifically directed at the synthesis, characterization and catalytic study of metal oxide, metal nanoparticles and clusters, as well as hybrid materials based on metal encapsulated in host materials such as zeolites, metal organic frameworks and carbon matrixes. The goal of her work is to determine structure–activity correlations of solid catalysts with applications in several reactions, such as selective hydrogenation and oxidation, C-C, C-N coupling, Fischer Tropsch, partial oxidation and ammoxidation of alkanes, methanol steam reforming and CO2 hydrogenation to fuels and chemicals. She has a strong background in “in situ” and operando spectroscopy, specifically in infrared, X-ray photoelectron and Raman spectroscopy, and has participated in several synchrotron proposals. She is author or co-author of a total of 178 publications published in high impact scientific journals, co-inventor of several patents and author of two book chapters. She has participated in several projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of the Generalitat Valenciana and the European Union (Horizon 2020), and has participated in several contracts in the industry.