Antonio Monzón

• Degree in Chemical Sciences (June 1982) and PhD in Sciences (June 1985) from the University of Zaragoza (Spain).
• Professor of Chemical Engineering (since 2005); Head of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the University of Zaragoza (2008 – 2016); Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Zaragoza (1990-1991).
• Spanish Delegate of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO; Madrid-Spain) in the European CAPITA program (ERA-NET on Catalytic Processes for Innovative Technology Applications) (2010-2015).
• Member of the Scientific Committee and the Board of Trustees of Institute IMDEA-Energia (Madrid, Spain) (2007-present).
• Editor (2005-2008) and member of the Advisory Board (2005-2014) of the Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier).
• Author of 125 indexed scientific publications and more than 200 contributions to international congresses.
• Director of 15 doctoral theses and 35 Final Degree and Master theses, and principal investigator of 20 projects of competitive calls.
• Six periods (the maximum recognized) of research periods evaluated and recognized by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI). Last period 31/12/2019.

Scientific Statistics:

• According to Scopus.com: Total Documents: 122; Citations: 4061 total citations by 3368 documents ; h-index: 35.
• According to scholar.google.es: Total Documents: 203; Total citations: 5070; citations from 2018:1896; h-index: 37; h-index from 2018: 45; i10-index: 86; i10-index from 2018: 45.

Research Fields in Heterogeneous Catalysis:

Synthesis and catalytic applications of Carbonaceous Materials and Nanomaterials (Biomass-derived carbon, graphene, CNTs, and CNFs); catalytic hydrogenation in gas and liquid phase, Hydrogen Production (catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons and ammonia), Structured Reactors, Hydrocarbon Reforming, Environmental Catalysis (removal of, hydrodechlorination of VOCs, nitrate removal); Catalyst deactivation and regeneration; Advanced kinetic modelling.

Research stays at the Instituto de Catálisis y Petroquímica (INCAPE), Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina (1991), and at the School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering of the University of Oklahoma (USA) (2007).