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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Tuesday 1st November
Released 20th October-This program is subject to minor changes
OPENING CEREMONY
National University of Jujuy Rector, Lic. Rodolfo Tecchi
09:00-10:00 Governor of Jujuy Province, CPN Gerardo Morales
Session 1: Lithium extraction technologies
Invited Talk: Daniel Galli, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Argentina
On the definition of the Charge, Discharge, Drainage, Washing and
10:00-10:30 Harvesting model in the operation of Solar Evaporation Ponds
Invited Talk: Demetrio Humana, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Argentina
10:30-11:00 title to be confirmed
Invited Talk: Ernesto Calvo, INQUIMAE, Universidad de Buenos Aires,
Argentina
A LiMn2O4-Polypyrrole battery system for the extraction of LiCl from natural
11:00-11:30 brine
11:30-12:00 COFFEE BREAK
Plenary talk: Fabio La Mantia, Universität Bremen, Germany
Electrochemical ion pumping: a route to an ecofriendly lithium extraction from
12:00-13:00 salt lakes
Florencia Marchini, INQUIMAE, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Surface and bulk Chemistry of Li+ recovery from aqueous solutions in
13:00-13:15 LiMn2O4 electrodes
C. Cubillos, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Exploration of microbial potential of brines in Salar de Atacama for
13:15-13:30 purification of lithium
13:30-15:00 LUNCH-POSTERS
SHORT COURSES
Mohammed Farid, University of Auckland, New Zealand
15:00-16:00 Cooling of Lithium Ion Batteries Using PCM and Heat of Reaction
Microencapsulation of PCM and its use for cooling in microchannel heat
16:00-17:00 exchangers
17:00-18:00 COFFEE BREAK-POSTERS
Session 2:
Socio-Economical-Environmental Impact of Lithium Mining
Invited Talk: Andrea Izquierdo, Instituto de Ecología Regional-CONICETUniversidad de Tucumán, Argentina
Potential environmental costs of Lithium mining in the context of climate
18:00-18:30 change
Invited Talk: Marcos Vaira, INECOA-Universidad Nacional de Jujuy,
Argentina
18:30-19:00 title to be confirmed
Wednesday 2nd November
Released 20th October-This program is subject to minor changes
Session 3 : Thermal Energy Storage
Plenary Talk: Svetlana Ushak, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
09:00-10:00 The significance of industrial minerals from Northern Chile in TES applications
Invited Talk: Marcos Lujan, Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo,
Bolivia
Application of Exergy Analysis to Design and optimization of HVAC systems
10:00-10:30 that utilize PCMs
Yanio Milián, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Encapsulation of Li salts for inorganic shape stabilized phase change materials
10:30-10:45 (SS-PCM)
Verónica Mamani, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Mechanism and Kinetic studies of dehydration of magnesium salt, used as
10:45-11:00 thermochemical storage material
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK
Plenary Talk: Mohammed Farid, University of Auckland, New Zealand
11:30-12:30 The Use of Phase Change Materials in Domestic and Industrial Applications
Session 4: Solar Energy
Pablo R. Dellicompagni, INENCO, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina
12:30-12:45 Linear Fresnel technology: applications in industrial thermal processes
Invited Talk: Judith Franco, INENCO, Universidad Nacional de Salta,Argentina
12:45-13:15 Solar Water Desalination
13:15-14:45 LUNCH-POSTERS
Plenary Talk: Vasilis Fthenakis, Columbia University, USA
Energy-Water-Environmental Challenges: Sustainable Development Solutions
14:45-15:45 in Mining
Session 5 : Synthesis of Lithium and related products
15:45-16:00
16:00-16:15
16:15-16:30
16:30-16:45
Alonso Gonzalez, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Production of battery grade lithium hydroxide: alternative process and efficient
use of water and energy
A. Quispe, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Kinetic study of electrode reactions of catalytic materials for production LiOH of
battery grade by electrodialysis
Thanassi E. Fakatselis, Salt and Evaporation Plants, Ltd, Switzerland
Industrial Crystallization Operations in the Production of Lithium Compounds
L. Muruchi, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Effect of interaction of variables on the extraction of anion ReO42- by aqueous
two-phase system PEG 4000 + CuSO4 + H2O
16:45-18:00 POSTERS-COFFEE BREAK
Session 6: Batteries
Plenary Talk: Emilio Bunel, Argonne National Lab, USA
18:00-19:00 Energy Storage Initiative at Argonne National Laboratory
Thursday 3rd November
Released 20th October-This program is subject to minor changes
Session 6 (cont.): Batteries
09:00-10:00
Plenary Talk: Doron Aurbach, Bar Ilan University, Israel
The Frontier in Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
Invited Talk: Ezequiel Leiva, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
10:00-10:30 Atomistic and coarse-grained modeling of Li-ion batteries
Invited Talk: Marina Yakobleva, FMC Corp, USA
10:30-11:00 From Raw Materials to Next Generation Advanced Batteries
11:00-11:30 COFFE BREAK
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
Invited Talk: Arnaldo Visintín, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Progress in Synthesis and Performance of active materials for Lithium-ion
Batteries
Nataliia Mozhzhukhina, INQUIMAE, Universidad de Buenos Aires,
Argentina
PYR14TFSI Ionic Liquid for Li-air Battery
Santiago Herrera, INQUIMAE, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
New evidence of LiO2 dismutation in Lithium-Air battery cathodes
Walter Torres, INQUIMAE, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Redox Mediator: The New Alternative for Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen
Evolution Reactions in Li+ Containing Solutions?
Horacio Corti, Centro Atómico Constituyentes, CNEA, Argentina
Transport of oxygen and lithium ions in relation to the performance of
12:45:13:00 lithium-air batteries
Guillermo Pérez, CODELCO LAB, Chile
13:00-13:15 Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship around R+D
13:15-14:45 LUNCH
Short course
Doron Aurbach, Bar Ilan University, Israel
14:45-16:45 title to be confirmed
16:45-17:15 COFFEE BREAK
17:15-17:30
17:30-17:45
17:45-18:00
18:00-18:15
18:15-18:30
18:30-18:45
Daniel Barraco, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
Inelastic X-ray scattering spectroscopy in Li-intercalated graphite
Cecilia A. Calderón, INIFTA, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Electrochemical studies comparation of LiFePO4 synthetized with
microwaves and tube furnance
Guillermina Luque, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
Impact of Alginate and fluoroethylene carbonate on the electrochemical
performance of SiO−SnCoC Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Manuel Otero, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
Silicon underpotential deposition on defective graphene and its relevance for
lithium-ion batteries: First-Principles studies
Aleksei Llusco, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Stabilizing effect of Mg on LiMn2O4 spinel for lithium ion spinel batteries
Sergio Barón, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
A platform for in situ, real-time measurement of electrochemical reactioninduced stress/strain in lithium-ion battery electrodes
Friday 4th November
Released 20th October-This program is subject to minor changes
Session 7 : Geology and Hidrogeology of the salt lakes
09:00-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:00
Plenary Talk: Pedro Depetris, Academia Nacional de Ciencias, CICTERRACONICET, Argentina
Commentaries on the Geochemistry of Lithium
Invited Talk: María Gabriela García, CICTERRA-CONICET, Universidad
Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
The geochemistry of Li-rich brines in the northern Puna salars: possible
sources and distribution patterns
J. Becerra, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Structure of the southeastern border of the Salar de Atacama Basin (23°16’23°40’) and its control on mineral resources
S. Guzman, SQM Salar, Chile
Hydrogeology and Active Management Applied to protect ecosystems in
Salares: From Atacama experience to the new Caucharí-Olaroz Project
11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK
Session 8: Other applications of Lithium
Invited Talk: Inés Alejandra Carbajal Ramos, Centro Atómico Bariloche,
CNEA-CONICET, Argentina
11:30-12:00 Lithium materials: key components of fusion power plants
Invited Talk: Luisa Fernández Albanesi, Centro Atómico Bariloche, CNEACONICET, Argentina
Synthesis, study and optimization of the lithium based materials for clean
12:00-12:30 hydrogen-fuel storage.
Session 6 (cont.): Batteries
Jan Cadermatori, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
12:30-12:45 Exploratory analysis of global industry lithium batteries
Tomáš Kazda, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
In situ scanning electron microscopy as a tool for study of structural changes
occurring during high thermal load and during synthesis of electrode
12:45-13:00 materials for Li-Ion batteries
Invited Talk: Mario Grágeda, CELIMIN, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Processes for obtaining high purity lithium salts and applications in electrical
12:45-13:15 energy storage