Ongoing Supervisions
Amélie Marthe Pascaline Tropres
Research Fellowship
Bernardo Bengui
PhD Student
Felipe Olea Chandía
Junior Researcher
Inês C. M. Vaz
Junior ResearcherMaísa Saldanha Pinheiro
PhD StudentMaísa Saldanha Pinheiro
PhD StudentProjects
Green Plastic recycling: Additives removal THrough renewable solvents to enhancing the enzymatic depolymerization (GreenPATH)
PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
GreenPATH aims to develop a sustainable pretreatment process that combines high-pressure solid-liquid extraction (HP-SLE) with low-cost, renewable solvents, namely biosolvents and deep eutectic solvents (DES), to extract the additives in a key step prior to enzymatic depolymerization. The focus of thi...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
Sustainable Extraction and Separation of Rhenium and Molybdenum from Model Copper Mining Effluents Using a Polymeric Aqueous Two-Phase System
Muruchi, L; Schaeffer, N; Passos, H; Mendonca, CMN; Coutinho, JAP; Jimenez, YP
2019, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 7, 1, 1778-1785.
Greener Terpene-Terpene Eutectic Mixtures as Hydrophobic Solvents
Martins, MAR; Silva, LP; Schaeffer, N; Abranches, DO; Maximo, GJ; Pinho, SP; Coutinho, JAP
2019, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 7, 20, 17414-17423.
The Role of Charge Transfer in the Formation of Type I Deep Eutectic Solvent-Analogous Ionic Liquid Mixtures
Abranches, DO; Schaeffer, N; Silva, LP; Martins, MAR; Pinho, SP; Coutinho, JAP
2019, MOLECULES, 24, 20.
ISBN:
1420-3049
Phenolic hydrogen bond donors in the formation of non-ionic deep eutectic solvents: the quest for type V DES
Abranches, DO; Martins, MAR; Silva, LP; Schaeffer, N; Pinho, SP; Coutinho, JAP
2019, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 55, 69, 10253-10256.
ISBN:
1364-548X
Mechanisms of phase separation in temperature-responsive acidic aqueous biphasic systems
Schaeffer, N; Perez-Sanchez, G; Passos, H; Gomes, JRB; Papaiconomou, N; Coutinho, JAP
2019, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 21, 14, 7462-7473.
ISBN:
1463-9084
Rationalizing the Phase Behavior of Triblock Copolymers through Experiments and Molecular Simulations
Perez-Sanchez, G; Vicente, FA; Schaeffer, N; Cardoso, IS; Ventura, SPM; Jorge, M; Coutinho, JAP
2019, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 123, 34, 21224-21236.
ISBN:
1932-7455
Temperature-responsive extraction of violacein using a tuneable anionic surfactant-based system
Schaeffer, N; Kholany, M; Veloso, TLM; Pereira, JL; Ventura, SPM; Nicaud, JM; Coutinho, JAP
2019, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 55, 59, 8643-8646.
ISBN:
1364-548X
Ionic-Liquid-Based Acidic Aqueous Biphasic Systems for Simultaneous Leaching and Extraction of Metallic Ions
Gras, M; Papaiconomou, N; Schaeffer, N; Chainet, E; Tedjar, F; Coutinho, JAP; Billard, I
2018, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 57, 6, 1563-1566.
Mechanism of ionic-liquid-based acidic aqueous biphasic system formation
Schaeffer, N; Passos, H; Gras, M; Mogilireddy, V; Leal, JP; Perez-Sanchez, G; Gomes, JRB; Billard, I; Papaiconomou, N; Coutinho, JAP
2018, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 20, 15, 9838-9846.
Understanding the fundamentals of acid-induced ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic system
Mogilireddy, V; Gras, M; Schaeffer, N; Passos, H; Svecova, L; Papaiconomou, N; Coutinho, JAP; Billard, I
2018, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 20, 24, 16477-16484.