“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:
- 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
