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Daniela Falcão

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Daniela Falcão

About

Daniela Falcão has obtained her PhD degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2010. Since then, she has worked as researcher in energy field, including fuel cells and hydrogen production. Currently, since 2022, she has a permanent position, at FEUP (CEFT/ALICE), of auxiliary researcher. Research interests are related with hydrogen associated technologies: electrolyzers and fuel cells, using both PEM and AEM membranes.

She has been a team member of several National and European projects, as well also projects with companies. She is regularly involved in the supervision of MSc and PhD students and fellow researchers, and in the organization of scientific conferences and other events for diffusion of science to the society. She regularly serves as referee of top-ranked journals in her area of expertise.

Research interests

Biomass, Drying, Combustion

Selected publications

  1. Falcão, D. S. Green Hydrogen Production by Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis: Status and Future Perspectives. Energies 2023, 16 (2), Article. DOI: 10.3390/en16020943.
  2. Rocha, A.; Ferreira, R. B.; Falcão, D. S.; Pinto, A. M. F. R. Experimental study on a unitized regenerative fuel cell operated in constant electrode mode: Effect of cell design and operating conditions. Renewable Energy 2023, 215, Article. DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.128.
  3. Pinto, A. M. F. R.; Falcão, D. S.; Ferreira, R. B. Electrolyzers: Principles and Types. In Encyclopedia of Energy Storage: Volume 1-4, Vol. 1-4; 2022; pp 266-275.
  4. Santos, D. F. M.; Ferreira, R. B.; Falcão, D. S.; Pinto, A. M. F. R. Evaluation of a fuel cell system designed for unmanned aerial vehicles. Energy 2022, 253, Article. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.124099.
  5. Falcão, D. S.; Pinto, A. M. F. R. A review on PEM electrolyzer modelling: Guidelines for beginners. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 261, Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.12118.
  6. Pinto, A. M. F. R.; Oliveira, V. B.; Falcão, D. S. Direct alcohol fuel cells for portable applications: Fundamentals, engineering and advances; 2018. DOI: 10.1016/C2016-0-00632-0.
  7. Ferreira, R. B.; Falcão, D. S.; Oliveira, V. B.; Pinto, A. M. F. R. 1D + 3D two-phase flow numerical model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Applied Energy 2017, 203, 474-495, Article. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.048.
  8. Falcão, D. S.; Pereira, J. P.; Rangel, C. M.; Pinto, A. M. F. R. Development and performance analysis of a metallic passive micro-direct methanol fuel cell for portable applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2015, 40 (15), 5408-5415, Article. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.034.
  9. Ferreira, R. B.; Falcão, D. S.; Oliveira, V. B.; Pinto, A. M. F. R. Numerical simulations of two-phase flow in an anode gas channel of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Energy 2015, 82, 619-628, Article. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.071.
  10. Falcão, D. S.; Gomes, P. J.; Oliveira, V. B.; Pinho, C.; Pinto, A. M. F. R. 1D and 3D numerical simulations in PEM fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2011, 36 (19), 12486-12498, Article. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.133.