“Sustainable Chemistry: New Methods and Materials” group gathers researchers with consistent know-how and experience in materials science, electrochemistry and analytical chemistry. Current research comprises the development and application of innovative materials and chemical / electrochemical-related processes focused on important goals of sustainable development. Foreseen applications are clean water, clean energy, health and general well-being.
Projects under development include:
- Preparation and characterization of advanced polymeric material to be use in high-power batteries, electronic appliances and environmental friendly coatings.
- Development of meso- and nanostructures with application in innovative therapeutics and water purification systems.
- Development of electrochemical methods and devices for sensing and pollutants abatement.
- Valorization of humic substances from organic waste.
Research is conducted in collaboration with national and international research labs and with companies to fulfil both fundamental research and S&T goals. Previous partnerships, supported in projects, contract programs, PhD and MSc projects, resulted in high quality outputs, such as scientific papers, patents and thesis produced in the last years.
Carlos Jorge Silva
- SC Group Leader: Carlos Jorge Silva
Recent SC Publications:
- Magnetoliposomes for dual cancer therapy
Rodrigues, A.R.O.; Almeida, B.G.; Ara\'ujo, J.P.; Queiroz, M.-J.R&period
Inorganic Frameworks as Smart Nanomedicines, 2018
- Solid polymer electrolytes based on chitosan and Dy(CF<inf>3</inf>SO<inf>3</inf>)<inf>3</inf> for electrochromic devices
Alves, R.; Sentanin, F.; Sabadini, R.C.; Pawlicka, A.; Silva, M.M.
Solid State Ionics, 2017
- Enhanced performance of fluorinated separator membranes for lithium ion batteries through surface micropatterning
Gon?alves, R.; Marques-Almeida, T.; Miranda, D.; Silva, M.M.; Cardoso, V.F.&se
Energy Storage Materials, 2019
- Computer simulation of the influence of thermal conditions on the performance of conventional and unconventional lithium-ion battery geometries
Miranda, D.; Costa, C.M.; Almeida, A.M.; Lanceros-M\'endez, S.
Energy, 2018
- Silk Fibroin Separators: A Step Toward Lithium-Ion Batteries with Enhanced Sustainability
Pereira, R.F.P.; Brito-Pereira, R.; Gon?alves, R.; Silva, M.P.; Costa, C&perio
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2018
- Magnetoliposomes as carriers for promising antitumor thieno[3,2-b]pyridin-7-arylamines: photophysical and biological studies
Rodrigues, A.R.O.; Almeida, B.G.; Rodrigues, J.M.; Queiroz, M.J.R.P&period
RSC Advances, 2017
- Highly effective clean-up of magnetic nanoparticles using microfluidic technology
Cardoso, V.F.; Miranda, D.; Botelho, G.; Minas, G.; Lanceros-M\'endez, S.
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 2018
- Seeking the lowest phase transition temperature in a cellulosic system for textile applications
Barros, S.C.; Silva, M.M.
Cellulose, 2018
- Eco-friendly sol-gel derived sodium-based ormolytes for electrochromic devices
Fernandes, M.; Leones, R.; Pereira, S.; Costa, A.M.S.; Mano, J.F.; Silva
Electrochimica Acta, 2017
- A luminescent europium ionic liquid to improve the performance of chitosan polymer electrolytes
Leones, R.; Reis, P.M.; Sabadini, R.C.; Ravaro, L.P.; Silva, I.D.A&
Electrochimica Acta, 2017
- Effect of storage time on the ionic conductivity of chitosan-solid polymer electrolytes incorporating cyano-based ionic liquids
Leones, R.; Sabadini, R.C.; Esperan?a, J.M.S.S.; Pawlicka, A.; Silva, M
Electrochimica Acta, 2017
- Structuring of di-alkyl-urethanesils
Gon?alves, M.C.; Pereira, R.F.P.; Ferreira, P.; Carb\'o-Argibay, E.; Catita&
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2018
- Synthesis and characterization of novel thieno[3,2-b]thiophene based metal-free organic dyes with different heteroaromatic donor moieties as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells
Fernandes, S.S.M.; Castro, M.C.R.; Mesquita, I.; Andrade, L.; Mendes, A&perio
Dyes and Pigments, 2017
- Development of Inhalable Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) in Microparticulate System for Antituberculosis Drug Delivery
Miranda, M.S.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Domingues, R.M.A.; Costa, R.R.; Paz, E
Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2018
- Gellan gum–O,O′-bis(2-aminopropyl)-polyethylene glycol hydrogel for controlled fertilizer release
Sabadini, R.C.; Silva, M.M.; Pawlicka, A.; Kanicki, J.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2018
- Study of ionically conducting nanocomposites for reflective electrochromic devices
Sentanin, F.; Sabadini, R.C.; Barros, S.C.; Caliman, W.R.; Cavalheiro, C.C&pe
Electrochimica Acta, 2019
- Development of multifunctional liposomes containing magnetic/plasmonic MnFe <inf>2</inf> O <inf>4</inf> /Au core/shell nanoparticles
Rodrigues, A.R.O.; Matos, J.O.G.; Nova Dias, A.M.; Almeida, B.G.; Pir
Pharmaceutics, 2019
- Innovative electrolytes based on chitosan and thulium for solid state applications: Synthesis, structural, and thermal characterization
Alves, R.; Sentanin, F.; Sabadini, R.C.; Pawlicka, A.; Silva, M.M.
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2017
- Thermal analysis of lithium-ion batteries with square frame geometries by theoretical simulations
Miranda, D.; Miranda, F.; Costa, C.M.; Almeida, A.M.; Lanceros-M\'endez, S.
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2017
- Theoretical simulation of the optimal relation between active material, binder and conductive additive for lithium-ion battery cathodes
Miranda, D.; G\"oren, A.; Costa, C.M.; Silva, M.M.; Almeida, A.M.&a
Energy, 2019
- Synthesis of New Annulated Pyrazinothienotriazolopyrimidinones and Triazolylthienopyrazines
Campos, J.F.; Queiroz, M.-J.R.P.; Berteina-Raboin, S.
Synthesis (Germany), 2018
- 2-Aryladenine derivatives as a potent scaffold for A<inf>1</inf>, A<inf>3</inf> and dual A<inf>1</inf>/A<inf>3&
Areias, F.; Correia, C.; Rocha, A.; Brea, J.; Castro, M.; Loza, M.I.&
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2019
- Evaluation of total polyphenol content of wines by means of voltammetric techniques: Cyclic voltammetry vs differential pulse voltammetry
Vilas-Boas, \^A.; Valderrama, P.; Fontes, N.; Geraldo, D.; Bento, F.
Food Chemistry, 2019
- Preface of the "3rd Symposium on Modelling and Simulation in Computer Sciences and Engineering"
Miranda, F.; Abreu, C.; Miranda, D.
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2017
- Synthesis and improved electrochemical performance of LiMn<inf>2 – x</inf>Gd<inf>x</inf>O<inf>4</inf> based cathodes
Ram, P.; G\"oren, A.; Ferdov, S.; Silva, M.M.; Choudhary, G.; Singhal,
Solid State Ionics, 2017
- Synthesis of novel 8-(het)aryl-6H-pyrano[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[3,2-b]pyridines by 6-endo-dig cyclization of Sonogashira products and halolacto
Rodrigues, J.M.; Buisson, P.; Pereira, J.M.; Pinheiro, I.M.; Fern\'andez-Marcelo&comm
Tetrahedron, 2019
- Hybrid 2D nanostructures for mechanical reinforcement and thermal conductivity enhancement in polymer composites
Ribeiro, H.; Trigueiro, J.P.C.; Owuor, P.S.; Machado, L.D.; Woellner, C&perio
Composites Science and Technology, 2018
- New Nitrogen Compounds Coupled to Phenolic Units with Antioxidant and Antifungal Activities: Synthesis and Structure?Activity Relationship.
Bettencourt, Ana; Castro, Marian; Silva, Joao; Fernandes, Francisco; Coutinho, Olga; Sousa, M Joao; Proenca, M Fernanda&s
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018
- Solid polymer electrolytes based on lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide/poly(vinylidene fluoride -co-hexafluoropropylene) for safer rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
Gon?alves, R.; Miranda, D.; Almeida, A.M.; Silva, M.M.; Meseguer-Due\~nas, J&per
Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2019
- Polycarbonates as alternative electrolyte host materials for solid-state sodium batteries
Mindemark, J.; Mogensen, R.; Smith, M.J.; Silva, M.M.; Brandell, D.
Electrochemistry Communications, 2017
