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Dr. Isaac Díaz Aburto

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+56 2 2718 1801
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isaac.diaz@usach.cl

Académico con sólida formación en las áreas de energía, automatización y control de procesos y proyectos de ingeniería. Entre sus áreas de investigación se encuentran la generación de potencia eléctrica en celdas de combustible, síntesis de nuevos materiales para aplicaciones energéticas y procesos de valorización energética mediante pirólisis y gasificación.

Publicaciones: 
  1. Donoso-García, P., Henríquez-Vargas, L., Díaz, I., Bravo-Gutiérrez, M., Fuentes-Pereira, I. Modeling and numerical simulation of premixed combustion using the k−ε turbulence model. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 86, 108477, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2026.108477
  2. Henríquez-Vargas, L., Donoso-García, P., Maldonado, M., Bravo-Gutiérrez, M., Díaz, I., Salazar, J. Evaluation and Selection of Electrolyzers for the Production of Green Hydrogen in Different Regions of Chile. Clean Technologies, 8(5), 155, 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol8050155
  3. Fuentes-Pereira, I., Hayes, R. E., Mmbaga, J. P., Poblete-Castro, I., Díaz-Aburto, I., Donoso-García, P., Gracia, F. Three-dimensional evaluation of operating conditions and channel design in a wall-coated microreactor for dry reforming of methane. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 106, 103386, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2026.103386
  4. Díaz-Aburto, I., Colet-Lagrille, M., Fuentes, I., Herrera-Maldonado, M., Donoso García, P., Tasca, F., Zagal, J. H. Fuel flexible SOFC with a Mo-doped CeO2/YSZ mesoporous anode fabricated by the evaporation induced self-assembly (EISA) method. Journal of Power Sources, 621, 235295, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235295
  5. Henríquez-Vargas, L., Donoso-García, P., Lackey, L., Bravo-Gutiérrez, M., Cajas, B., Reyes, A., Pailahueque, N., Díaz-Aburto, I., Bubnovich, V. Modeling of the Solid Stress Tensor in the MP-PIC Method: A Review of Methods and Applications. Mathematics, 12(23), 3700, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12233700
  6. Donoso-García, P., Henríquez-Vargas, L., González, J., Díaz, I., Fuentes, I. A Study for Estimating the Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient in a Pilot-Scale Indirect Rotary Dryer. Processes, 12(2), 357, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12020357
  7. Garrido, R. A., Manrique, R., Fredes, J., Rodriguez, P., Rodríguez, A., Serafini, D., Mena, M., Masip, Y., Díaz, I. Evaluating hydrogen production from grape pomace gasification: Unveiling the potential for Chile’s wine industry and its solid waste recovery as energy source. Renewable Energy, 223, 119953, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.119953
  8. Díaz-Aburto, I., Colet-Lagrille, M. Physical-chemical processes at Mo-doped ceria-yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) anodes in solid oxide fuel cells using syngas derived by the distribution of relaxation times method. Electrochimica Acta, 467, 143083, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143083
  9. Bravo Riquelme, D., Diaz-Aburto, I., Colet Lagrille, M. Revised Zero-Dimensional Model for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Mo-Doped Ceria Anode Using Syngas as Fuel. ECS Transactions, 103(1), 873-881, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1149/10301.0873ecst
  10. Diaz-Aburto, I., Colet Lagrille, M. Comparative Study of the Performance of Syngas-Fueled Carbon-Air Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Anodes Based on M-Doped CeO2 (M: Mo or Mo-Cu). ECS Transactions, 103(1), 1579-1585, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1149/10301.1579ecst
  11. Rodríguez, B., Ramírez, S., Gutiérrez, P., Silva, N., Díaz-Aburto, I., García, A., Martínez, I. Oxide copper nanoparticles stabilized by acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate polar monomers through a ligand exchange reaction. Materials Research Express, 8(4), 045002, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/abf0bb
  12. Díaz-Aburto, I., Hidalgo, J., Fuentes-Mendoza, E., González-Poggini, S., Estay, H., Colet-Lagrille, M. Mo,Cu-doped CeO2 as Anode Material of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) using Syngas as Fuel. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology, 12(2), 246-256, 2021. https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2020.01571
  13. Díaz-Aburto, I., Gracia, F., Colet-Lagrille, M. Mo-doped CeO2 Synthesized by the Combustion Method for Carbon-Air Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (CA-SOFC) Applications. Fuel Cells, 19(2), 147-159, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.201800160
  14. Silva, N., Ramírez, S., Díaz, I., Garcia, A., Hassan, N. Easy, Quick, and Reproducible Sonochemical Synthesis of CuO Nanoparticles. Materials, 12(5), 804, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12050804
  15. Diaz-Aburto, I., Colet-Lagrille, M., Akbari-Fakhrabadi, A., Gracia, F. Synthesis of Mo-doped CeO2 by the Combustion Method for Carbon-Air Fuel Cells Applications: Study of Composition, Crystalline Structure and Mechanical Properties. ECS Transactions, 78(1), 1427-1435, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1149/07801.1427ecst
Proyectos: 

2026-2029 FONDECYT Iniciación 11260761, "Rational design of nanolaminar Sn@h-BN/graphene heterostructures as electrocatalysts for CO2RR: Performance evaluation in the selective production of formic acid". Investigador Responsable.2022-2024 FONDEF IDeA I+D ID22I10003, "Celda fotoelectroquímica de flujo para la generación de hidrógeno verde". Investigador Asociado.2020-2023 FONDECYT Postdoctorado 3200372, "Increasing the Electrical Power of a Carbon-Air Solid Oxide Fuel Cell through the Fabrication of Mesoporous Anodes". Investigador Responsable.2018-2020 PIA Anillos de Investigación en Ciencia y Tecnología ACM170003, "New applications of copper nanoparticles from mining products on emerging technologies for desalination process and energy production". Investigador Asociado.

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