“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.
- SC Group Leader: Carlos Jorge Silva
Recent SC Publications:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Structural, morphological, ionic conductivity, and thermal properties of pectin-based polymer electrolytes
Mendes, J.P.; Esperan?a, J.M.S.S.; Medeiros, M.J.; Pawlicka, A.; Silva
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 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
- Polymer electrolytes for electrochromic devices through solvent casting and sol-gel routes
Leones, R.; Sabadini, R.C.; Sentanin, F.C.; Esperan?a, J.M.S.S.; Pawli
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2017
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ionic Liquid-Assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous Silk Fibroin/Silica Hybrids for Biomedical Applications
Pereira, R.F.P.; Zehbe, K.; G\"unter, C.; Dos Santos, T.; Nunes, S.C&perio
ACS Omega, 2018
- Preface of the "3rd Symposium on Modelling and Simulation in Computer Sciences and Engineering"
Miranda, F.; Abreu, C.; Miranda, D.
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2017
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Chloride threshold value to initiate reinforcement corrosion in simulated concrete pore solutions: The influence of surface finishing and pH
Figueira, R.B.; Sadovski, A.; Melo, A.P.; Pereira, E.V.
Construction and Building Materials, 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
- 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
- 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
- Modification of microfluidic paper-based devices with dye nanomaterials obtained by encapsulation of compounds in Y and ZSM5 zeolites
Bert\~ao, A.R.; Pires, N.; Fonseca, A.M.; Soares, O.S.G.P.; Pereira&
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 2018
- d-Poly(e-caprolactone) (530)/siloxane biohybrid films doped with protic ionic liquids
Fernandes, M.; Cardoso, M.A.; Rodrigues, L.C.; Silva, M.M.; Ferreira, R.A&per
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2017
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Synthesis of New Annulated Pyrazinothienotriazolopyrimidinones and Triazolylthienopyrazines
Campos, J.F.; Queiroz, M.-J.R.P.; Berteina-Raboin, S.
Synthesis (Germany), 2018
- 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
- 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