Short Bio

Juan Pablo Tafur was born in the city of Valledupar, Colombian. He obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPTC), Spain in 2012. That year, he started in the postgraduate program of Renewable Energies in the UPCT, where he obtained his PhD diploma in Renewable Energy in 2016. His thesis was focus on the Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Characterization of Polymeric Electrolytes – gel type Based on Ionic Liquids. Application in Zinc Batteries. Furthermore, he was recognized with the Cum Laude qualification for the work done.

In 2016, he decided to move to Ibarra city-Ecuador, where he began his work as a Researcher Professor in the Industrial Engineering Career at the Technical del North University. In October 2017, he started as a Researcher Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering in Yachay Tech University where he teaches classes for Petrochemical, Polymer and Materials degrees.

Research Interests

– Development of new polymer electrolytes for use in batteries
– Research on new materials
– Chemical processes analysis

Selected Publications

Structural modifications and ionic transport of PVA-KOH hydrogels applied in Zn/Air batteries. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113380

A synchrotron x-ray diffraction and hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of Zn negative electrodes at different charge and discharge states of Zn/Mn2 batteries using an ionic liquid-based gel polymer electrolyte. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.07.082 ISSN: 0378-7753

Influence of the Ionic Liquid Type on the Gel Polymer Electrolytes Properties. DOI:10.3390/membranes5040752

Charge storage mechanism of MnO2 cathodes in Zn/MnO2 batteries using Ionic Liquid-based Gel Polymer Electrolytes. doi:10.3390/membranes5040752 ISSN: 1388-2481.

Interaction between Zn2+ cations and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone in ionic liquid-based Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Zn batteries. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2015.07.132 ISSN: 0013-4686.

Electrical and spectroscopic characterization of PVdF-HFP and TFSI- ionic liquids – based gel polymer electrolyte membranes. Influence of ZnTf2 salt. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.007 ISSN: 0376-7388.