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Rafael Gomes Morais concluded his master’s degree in chemical engineering in 2017 at FEUP. He then integrated the UniRCell team as a project researcher until 2020 focusing on the preparation, characterization and electrochemical application towards the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions of carbon-based materials. In 2021, he started a PhD grant by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) to study noble-metal free carbon-based materials for energy conversion and in 2022 integrated the BiCat4Energy research team. During 2022 he spent 3 months studying at the Technische Universität Darmstadt as an Erasmus+ student under the supervision of Professor Bastian Etzold, concluding his PhD in 2023. Since September 2023 he has been working as a Junior Researcher in the development and optimization of carbon materials as highly electroactive catalysts to be used in the future of renewable energy research.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rafael Gomes Morais
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Morais, Rafael G.
  • Rafael Morais
  • Rafael Gomes Morais
  • Rafael G. Morais

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5D1D-C4FA-18F4
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9046-5933

Email addresses

  • rgm@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/07/28
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Noble-metal free carbon-based materials for energy conversion" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012/09 - 2017/07/20
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Aging Assessment of Industrial Catalysts (Phase II)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/21 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/10/23 - 2020/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2023/07/28 Noble-metal free carbon-based materials for energy conversion
2020.06422.BD
PhD Student Fellow
2017/10/23 - 2020/12/31 UniRCell
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016422
Research Fellow
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/21 - Current BiCat4Energy - Electrocatalisadores bifuncionais baseados em materiais de carbono isentos de metais nobres para a produção de energia renovável: melhoramento da tecnologia da Célula de Combustível Unitária Regenerativa.
PTDC/EQU-EQU/1707/2020
Post-doc
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering
UID/EQU/50020/2019
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção
UID/EQU/50020/2019
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/10 - 2014/03 Valuing Drêche in Bioethanol Production: Optimization of the Stages of Fermentation of Pentoses and Recovery of Ethanol and Unfermented Sugars
PP-IJUP2012-UNICER- 6
Other
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Concluded
2011/10 - 2012/12 Microalgae Treatment of Brewer's Effluent with Biomass Valorization for Biodiesel
PP-IJUP2011-UNICER-107
Other
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Alexandra Pinto; Rios, Albertina; Catarina Moreira; Diogo Silva; Fábio Bernardo; Filipa Paulo; Morais, Rafael Gomes. Book of Abstracts of the Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering. 2019.
    Accepted
Conference abstract
  1. Morais, Rafael G.; Duarte J. Junqueira Magalhães; Rui S. Ribeiro; Rey-Raap, Natalia; José L. Figueiredo; Pereira, M. Fernando R.. "Fe,Ni,N-Doped CNT as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst". Paper presented in CESEP 2023 - 9th International Conference on Carbon for Energy Storage and Environmental Protection, Budapest, 2023.
    Published
  2. Duarte J. Junqueira Magalhães; Morais, Rafael G.; Rui S. Ribeiro; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Pereira, M. Fernando R.; José L. Figueiredo. "Iron Phthalocyanine and Nickel Nitrate on Carbon Nanotubes as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts". Paper presented in 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  3. Katarzyna Morawa Eblagon; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Malaika, Anna; Manuel Alejandro Castro Bravo; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Pereira, M. Fernando R.; Figueiredo, José Luís. "Efficient production of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from sucrose promoted by S, N doped carbon catalysts in water". Paper presented in Carbon 2022, 2022.
  4. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, M. Fernando R.. "Effect of Cobalt Species supported on CNTs towards the Oxygen Evolution Reaction". 2022.
  5. Morais, Rafael G.; Nicolai Schmitt; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José Luís; Bastian Etzold; Pereira, M. Fernando R.. "Investigation of Fe,Co,N-Doped carbon nanotubes as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts under application oriented conditions". Paper presented in 9th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, CarboCat–IX, 2022.
  6. Morais, Rafael G.; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Pereira, M. Fernando R.; José L. Figueiredo. "Cobalt and Iron Phthalocyanine-doped Carbon Nanotubes as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts". Paper presented in XI ENCMP/II RGC, Aveiro, 2021.
  7. Morais, Rafael G.; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Pereira, M. Fernando R.; Figueiredo, José Luís. "Iron and Cobalt Phthalocyanines on Carbon Nanotubes as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts". Paper presented in Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2021.
    Published
  8. Rey-Raap, Natalia; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Figueiredo, José L.; Pereira, M. Fernando R.. "Fe-N-doped hydrothermal carbons for the oxygen reduction reaction". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Carbon for Energy Storage and Environment Protection, Alicante, 2019.
  9. Rey-Raap, Natalia; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Highly Microporous Biomass-Derived Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction". Paper presented in Symposium, Beyond Adsorption II, New york, 2019.
    Published
  10. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Granja, Miguel Ângelo; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "P-Doped Glucose-Derived Carbon/Carbon Nanotubes hybrids for Oxygen Reduction Reaction". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Aveiro, 2018.
    Published
  11. Rey-Raap, Natalia; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Effect of microporosity on the oxygen reduction reaction of activated carbons obtained from hydrothermally treated glucose". Paper presented in 41ª Reunión Ibérica de Adsorción, Gijón, 2018.
    Published
  12. Rey-Raap, Natalia; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Glucose derived carbon/carbon nanotube hybrids for oxygen reduction reaction". Paper presented in The world conference on Carbon, Madrid, 2018.
    Published
  13. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Hybrids of glucose-derived carbons and CNTs for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction". Paper presented in XXIII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  14. Mata, Teresa M.; Tavares, T.F.; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Fraga, Ana; Meireles, S.; Caetano, Nídia de Sá. "Bioethanol from Brewers’ Spent Grain: Pentose Fermentation". Paper presented in 8th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, Porto, 2015.
    Published
  15. Caetano, Nídia de Sá; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Fraga, Ana; Moura, R.F.; Meireles, S.; Mendes, A.M.; Martins, A.A.; Mata, Teresa M.. "Sustainability Evaluation of Biodiesel from Microalgae Chlamydomonas sp. Grown in Brewery Wastewater". Paper presented in 7th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, Porto, 2014.
    Published
  16. Caetano, Nídia de Sá; Santos, J.; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Fraga, Ana; Meireles, S.; Mendes, A. M.; Martins, A.A.; Mata, Teresa M.. "Cultivation of Chlamydomonas sp. In brewery wastewater supplemented with pentose sugars". Paper presented in 7th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, Porto, 2014.
    Published
  17. Caetano, Nídia de Sá; Morais, Rafael Gomes; Fraga, Ana; Moura, R.F.; Meireles, S.; Mendes, A.M.; Martins, A.A.; Mata, Teresa M.. "Brewers’ spent grains characterization and its potential as raw material for bioenergy". Paper presented in 7th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, Porto, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Morais, Rafael G.; Duarte J. Junqueira Magalhães; Rui S. Ribeiro; Rey-Raap, Natalia; José L. Figueiredo; Pereira, M. Fernando R.. "Transition metal-doped CNT as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts". Paper presented in III Reunião do Grupo de Carbono, 2024.
  2. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Synergy between cobalt oxides and iron phthalocyanine on carbon nanotubes as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts". Paper presented in 9th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, CarboCat–IX, 2022.
  3. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José L.; Pereira, M. Fernando R.. "Effect of Surface Chemistry of Hydrothermal Carbons on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction". Paper presented in Carbon 2019, 2019.
  4. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Non-noble metal biomass-derived carbons for oxygen reduction reaction". Paper presented in 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2019.
  5. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Biomass-derived activated carbons for oxygen reduction reaction". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Rui S. Ribeiro; Ana Luísa S. Vieira; Krzysztof Biernacki; Alexandre L. Magalhães; Juan J. Delgado; Rafael G. Morais; Natalia Rey-Raap; Raquel P. Rocha; M. Fernando R. Pereira. "Engineering single-atom Fe–N active sites on hollow carbon spheres for oxygen reduction reaction". Carbon (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118192.
    10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118192
  2. R.G. Morais; N. Rey-Raap; J.L. Figueiredo; M.F.R. Pereira. "Optimization of cobalt on CNT towards the oxygen evolution reaction and its synergy with iron (II) phthalocyanine as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst". Catalysis Today 418 (2023): 114057-114057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114057.
    10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114057
  3. Morais, R.G.; Rey-Raap, N.; Figueiredo, J.L.; Pereira, M.F.R.. "Fe, Co, N-doped carbon nanotubes as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts". Applied Surface Science 572 (2022): 151459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151459.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151459
  4. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, J.L.; Pereira, M.F.R.. "Highly electroactive N–Fe hydrothermal carbons and carbon nanotubes for the oxygen reduction reaction". Journal of Energy Chemistry 50 (2020): 260-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2020.03.039.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.jechem.2020.03.039
  5. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia (C01B-FF38-ED86); Costa, Rui; Pereira, Clara; Guedes, Alexandra; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Hydrothermal Carbon/Carbon Nanotube Composites as Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction". Journal of Composites Science (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcs4010020.
    Published • 10.3390/jcs4010020
  6. Morais, Rafael Gomes; Rey-Raap, Natalia; Figueiredo, José Luís; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro. "Glucose-derived carbon materials with tailored properties as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction". Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 10 (2019): 1089-1102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.10.109.
    Published • 10.3762/bjnano.10.109
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/05 - Current Development of carbon dots towards the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells
Co-supervisor
 Dissertation (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/15 Course on different techniques for physicochemical characterization of the surface of adsorbents and catalysts. Fifteen conferences on methods of characterization of adsorbents and catalysts: structure and morphology, texture, thermal analysis, spectroscopic techniques, large installations, active centers and surface groups, and surface energetics
Other
 Physical chemical characterization of the surface of adsorbents and catalysts
Conselho Superior de Investigações Científicas, Spain
2019/04 - 2019/04 Monitor at the bench of the Associated Laboratory LSRE-LCM during the 17th exhibition of the University of Porto 17th exhibition of the University of Porto
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03 Monitor of experimental activities carried out in the laboratories of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto Engineer Profession Week 2018
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/04 - 2017/04 Monitor at the bench of the Integrated Masters course in Chemical Engineering during the 15th exhibition of the University of Porto 15th exhibition of the University of Porto
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019/06/28 Member of the organizing committee of the symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering of the third edition of the Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2019/06/28 Member of the scientific committee of the symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering of the third edition of the Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019)
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 ACS Young Awards - Young Researcher Support for attending ICC2024
2019 Best Poster Presentation Award Symposium of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal