Ongoing Supervisions
Amélie Marthe Pascaline Tropres
Research Fellowship
Bernardo Bengui
PhD Student
Inês C. M. Vaz
Junior ResearcherMaísa Saldanha Pinheiro
PhD StudentMaísa Saldanha Pinheiro
PhD StudentProjects
Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents for Tailored Metal Separation and Recycling (DESignSX)
CoordinatorEuropean Comission
Sustainable metallurgy is environmentally sound and allows reclaiming metal value from end-of-life devices, thereby closing the resource loop. However, the separation of lanthanides (Ln) poses challenges due to their subtle property variations, which affect their recycling economics despite growing demand. In this context, the ERC-funded DESignS...NGS - New Generation Storage (NGS (WP1-BPE23 Li REGENERATION CYCLE))
PartnerIndustry National
The New Generation Storage (NGS) Innovation Pact is completely aligned with the European Union's energy transition strategy until 2040, and the challenge for the complete electrification of mobility by 2035. Based on a model structured in 8 Work Packages that cover the entire value chain of component production, battery packs and r...NGS - New Generation Storage (NGS (WP5-BP24 BATTERY CATHODE RECYCLING))
PartnerIndustry National
The New Generation Storage (NGS) Innovation Pact is completely aligned with the European Union's energy transition strategy until 2040, and the challenge for the complete electrification of mobility by 2035. Based on a model structured in 8 Work Packages that cover the entire value chain of component production, battery packs and r...Recovery and separation of platinum group metals and rare earth elements from spent automotive catalytic converters (PlatILPlus)
PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
PlatILPlus is an FCT-funded research project that aims to develop eco-friendly yet readily applicable methodologies for the valorization of Spent Automotive Catalytic Converters (SACC) through hydrometallurgical processes. The project focuses on the recovery and separation of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) and Rare Earth Elements (REE) to ...REcycling of low Value components using high purity pre-treatment, dIrecT recycling And green hydrometallurgical approaches for recycling of Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion BatteriEs (REVITALISE)
PartnerEuropean Comission
As the need for effective battery waste management grows, NMC, LFP and Na-ion batteries contribute significantly to this challenge, accounting for 85 % of the problem. Traditional recycling methods prove inadequate, lacking efficiency and eco-friendliness. That's where the EU-funded REVITALISE project comes in, with an innovative solution. Utili...REcycling of low Value components using high purity pre-treatment, dIrecT recycling And green hydrometallurgical approaches for recycling of Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion BatteriEs (REVITALISE)
PartnerEuropean Comission
As the need for effective battery waste management grows, NMC, LFP and Na-ion batteries contribute significantly to this challenge, accounting for 85 % of the problem. Traditional recycling methods prove inadequate, lacking efficiency and eco-friendliness. That's where the EU-funded REVITALISE project comes in, with an innovative solution. Utili...Publications
Repurposing Kraft black Liquor as Reductant for Enhanced Lithium‐Ion Battery Leaching
Ana R. F. Carreira; André F. M. Nogueira; Inês L. D. Rocha; Filipe Sosa; André M. da Costa Lopes; Helena Passos; Nicolas Schaeffer; João A. P. Coutinho
2024, ChemSusChem.
Sorption as a pre-concentration step for metal ions recovery in multi-elemental systems
Carreira, ARF; Schaeffer, N; Passos, H; Coutinho, JAP
2023, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN, 192, 546-555.
Exploring the impact of sodium salts on hydrotropic solubilization
Benfica, J; Martins, AC; Peréz-Sanchéz, G; Schaeffer, N; Coutinho, JAP
2023, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 25, 38, 26327-26340.
New family of Type V eutectic solvents based on 1,10-phenanthroline and their application in metal extraction
Crema, APS; Schaeffer, N; Bastos, H; Silva, LP; Abranches, DO; Passos, H; Hespanhol, MC; Coutinho, JAP
2023, HYDROMETALLURGY, 215.
Solvent extraction in non-ideal eutectic solvents - Application towards lanthanide separation
Favero, UG; Schaeffer, N; Passos, H; Cruz, KAML; Ananias, D; Dourdain, S; Hespanhol, MC
2023, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 314.
Simple gold recovery from e-waste leachate by selective precipitation using a quaternary ammonium salt
Nogueira, AFM; Carreira, ARF; Vargas, SJR; Passos, H; Schaeffer, N; Coutinho, JAP
2023, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 316.
Enhanced Dissolution of Metal Oxides in Hydroxylated Solvents - Towards Application in Lithium-Ion Battery Leaching
Bastos, H; Schaeffer, N; Pringle, JM; Coutinho, JAP; Pozo-Gonzalo, C
2023, CHEMSUSCHEM, 16, 15.
Unveiling the Use of Hydrophobic Eutectic Solutions as Task-Specific Solvents To Recover Bacterioruberin from Haloferax mediterranei
Kholany, M; Schaeffer, N; Macário, IPE; Veloso, T; Caetano, T; Pereira, JL; Dias, ACRV; Coutinho, JAP; Ventura, SPM
2023, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 11, 37, 13594-13605.
Super concentrated HCl in a deep eutectic solvent as media for the integrated leaching and separation of metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries
Carreira, ARF; Nogueira, A; Crema, APS; Passos, H; Schaeffer, N; Coutinho, JAP
2023, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 475.
Assessing the hydrotropic effect in the presence of electrolytes: competition between solute salting-out and salt-induced hydrotrope aggregation
Martins, AC; Benfica, J; Perez-Sanchez, G; Shimizu, S; Sintra, TE; Schaeffer, N; Coutinho, JAP
2022, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 24, 36, 21645-21654.