Selected Publications
We have a large number of publications in each of the outlined R&D focus areas, including numerous highly-cited review articles.
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B Agostinho, AJD Silvestre, JAP Coutinho, AF Sousa,* Synthetic (bio)degradable polymers - when does recycling fail?, Green Chem., 2023, 25, 13-31 (DOI: 10.1039/d2gc02726g) 2022 HOT Article for Green Chemistry |
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K Rihab, A Bougarech; S Zaidi, I. O. Althobaiti, M Abid, AJD Silvestre; AF Sousa,* S Abid, ACS Sustain Chem Eng, 2023, 11, 28, 10344–10351 (DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01301) |
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B Agostinho, AJD Silvestre, AF Sousa,* From PEF to rPEF: disclosing the potential of deep eutectic solvents in continuous de-/re-polymerization recycling of biobased polyesters, Green Chem, 2022, 24, 3115-3119 (DOI: 10.1039/d2gc00074a) 2022 HOT Article for Green Chemistry |
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AF Sousa,* R Patrício, Z Terzopoulou, DN Bikiaris, T Stern, J Wenger, K Loos, N Lotti, V Siracusa, A Szymczyk, S Paszkiewicz, KS Triantafyllidis, A Zamboulis, MS Nikolic, P Spasojevic, S Thiyagarajan, DS Van Es, N Guigo, Recommendations for replacing PET on packaging, fiber, and film materials with biobased counterparts, Green Chem, 2021, 23 (22), 8795- 8820, (DOI: 10.1039/d1gc02082j) |
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AF Sousa,* AC Fonseca,* AC Serra, CSR Freire, AJD Silvestre and JFJ Coelho, New unsaturated copolyesters based on 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and their crosslinked derivatives, Polym Chem, 2016, 7, 1049-1058 (DOI: 10.1039/c5py01702e) |
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AF Sousa,* C Vilela, AC Fonseca, M Matos, CSR Freire, G-JM Gruter, JFJ Coelho and AJD Silvestre, Biobased polyesters and other polymers from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid: a tribute to furan excellency, Polym Chem, 2015, 6, 5961-5983 (DOI:10.1039/C5PY00686D) Highly cited paper |
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Ongoing Supervisions
Feriel Abid
PhD Student
Julia Karolina Kapałka
PhD Student
Mariana I. S. Aguiar
PhD Student
Simão Vidinha Pandeirada
PhD Student
Tânia Teixeira Gonçalves Dinis
Science and Technology Manager
Vinícius de Paula
PhD StudentProjects
Better Biobased Polymer Network (B3PO)
Local CoordinatorEuropean Comission
The chemical industry faces increasing pressure to reduce emissions and adopt sustainable alternatives. Replacing petroleum-based reactions with new, bio-based pathways will pave the way towards a circular industry. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the B3PO project aims to develop new methods for the synthesis of polyme...GREEN-X: Advancing Sustainable Polymer Innovation through Circular Feedstocks, Greener Materials, and Industrial Collaboration (GREEN-X)
CoordinatorEuropean Comission
Plastics and coatings rely on fossil-based resources. At the same time, industries are under pressure to cut waste and recycle more effectively. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the GREEN-X project brings together top universities and companies to create greener pathways in polymer chemistry. Their aim is to convert alt...ABSolEU: closing the loop on ABS plastics recycling (ABSolEU)
Local CoordinatorEuropean Comission
At least 85% of end-of-life ABS plastic, found in durable products ranging from toys to automotive components and daily-use items such as shavers, ends up in landfills or being incinerated. The ABSolEU project aims to develop and mature a technology for the physical recycling of ABS, providing a clean and safe recyclate that is free of additives...European network of FURan based chemicals and materials FOR a Sustainable development (FUR4Sustain)
CoordinatorEuropean Comission
Modern society relies on a huge quantity of polymeric materials. However, today, these materials are still almost exclusively based on fossil-resources and evolution to a more sustainable model of development is required. In this perspective, biomass and, in particular carbohydrates from, for example, low value biomass wa...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 this initiative is on the removal of organic and...ILLIANCE (ILLIANCE (WP4 - OLI Health))
PartnerIndustry National
ILLIANCE Agenda embodies a complex ecosystem of integrated projects which aims at addressing the goal of carbon neutrality of the buildings sector, which represents 40% of global CO2 emissions. The adopted approach adopted is based on the development of complementary technologies associated with 3 core pillars, i.e.: health, comfort and sustaina...Rational design of a thermostable esterase for the production of highvalue bioplastics for biomedical applications (ThermoEst)
Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
This project is focused on the design of customized thermostable enzymes to produce highvaluebiopolymers for biomedicalapplications.We are living a new industrial production paradigm era, where biocatalysis is becoming increasingly competitive and replacingtraditional chemical synthesis. Nowadays, ...Publications
Inside PEF: Chain Conformation and Dynamics in Crystalline and Amorphous Domains
Araujo, CF; Nolasco, MM; Ribeiro-Claro, PJA; Rudic, S; Silvestre, AJD; Vaz, PD; Sousa, AF
2018, MACROMOLECULES, 51, 9, 3515-3526.
Tailored design of renewable copolymers based on poly(1,4-butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) and poly(ethylene glycol) with refined thermal properties
Sousa, AF; Guigo, N; Pozycka, M; Delgado, M; Soares, J; Mendonca, PV; Coelho, JFJ; Sbirrazzuoli, N; Silvestre, AJD
2018, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 9, 6, 722-731.
Furanoate-Based Nanocomposites: A Case Study Using Poly(Butylene 2,5-Furanoate) and Poly(Butylene 2,5-Furanoate)-co-(Butylene Diglycolate) and Bacterial Cellulose
Matos, M; Sousa, AF; Silva, NHCS; Freire, CSR; Andrade, M; Mendes, A; Silvestre, AJD
2018, POLYMERS, 10, 8.
Bio-based poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers with adjustable degradation rate and mechanical properties: Synthesis and echaracterization
Hu, H; Zhang, RY; Sousa, A; Long, Y; Ying, WB; Wang, JG; Zhu, J
2018, EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL, 106, 42-52.
Improving the Thermal Properties of Poly(2,5-furandicarboxylate)s Using Cyclohexylene Moieties: A Comparative Study
Matos, M; Sousa, AF; Silvestre, AJD
2017, MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 218, 5.
Increasing the Bile Acid Sequestration Performance of Cationic Hydrogels by Using an Advanced/Controlled Polymerization Technique
Mendonca, PV; Matos, A; Sousa, AF; Serra, AC; Simoes, S; Coelho, JFJ
2017, PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, 34, 9, 1934-1943.
Thermosetting AESO-bacterial cellulose nanocomposite foams with tailored mechanical properties obtained by Pickering emulsion templating
Sousa, AF; Ferreira, S; Lopez, A; Borges, I; Pinto, RJB; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2017, POLYMER, 118, 127-134.
Poly(1,20-eicosanediyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate), a biodegradable polyester from renewable resources
Soares, MJ; Dannecker, PK; Vilela, C; Bastos, J; Meier, MAR; Sousa, AF
2017, EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL, 90, 301-311.
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New unsaturated copolyesters based on 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and their crosslinked derivatives
Sousa, AF; Fonseca, AC; Serra, AC; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Coelho, JFJ
2016, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 7, 5, 1049-1058.
Renewable-based poly((ether)ester)s from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
Sousa, AF; Coelho, JFJ; Silvestre, AJD
2016, POLYMER, 98, 129-135.
