Alessandro Gandini
  Researcher  
   
  phone: 234 370 711  
  extension: 24 930  
  e-mail: agandini@ua.pt  
  department: Chemistry  
   
   
   
Projects
Group4 Icon Group1 Icon Group0 Icon Controlled chemical modification of polysaccharides for the development of novel materials (PTDC/QUI/68472/2006 )
Group4 Icon Group0 Icon Development of new polyesters derived from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (PTDC/QUI-QUI/101058/2008)
Group4 Icon Group0 Icon Evaluation of grape stalks and skins residues in chemical processing for valuable products (CHEMGRAPE) (PTDC/AGR-AAM/104911/2008)
Group0 Icon OLIVPOL - Polyurethane foams and thermoplastic composites from oxypropylated olive-stones (PTDC/CTM/71491/2006)
Group4 Icon Group0 Icon REVERSIBLE DIELS-ALDER FURAN CLICK CHEMISTRY AT THE SERVICE OF NOVEL FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS BASED ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES (PTDC/CTM/67444/2006)


publications
Turning polysaccharides into hydrophobic materials: a critical review. Part 1. Cellulose
Cunha, AG; Gandini, A
2010, CELLULOSE, 17, 5, 875-889.
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Turning polysaccharides into hydrophobic materials: a critical review. Part 2. Hemicelluloses, chitin/chitosan, starch, pectin and alginates
Cunha, AG; Gandini, A
2010, CELLULOSE, 17, 6, 1045-1065.
CICECO Authorship
Furans as offspring of sugars and polysaccharides and progenitors of a family of remarkable polymers: a review of recent progress
Gandini, A
2010, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 1, 3, 245-251.
CICECO Authorship
Olive stone as a renewable source of biopolyols
Matos, M; Barreiro, MF; Gandini, A
2010, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 32, 1, 7-12.
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Materials from Renewable Resources
Eichhorn, SJ; Gandini, A
2010, MRS BULLETIN, 35, 3, 187-190.
CICECO Authorship
Novel transparent nanocomposite films based on chitosan and bacterial cellulose
Fernandes, SCM; Oliveira, L; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Gandini, A; Desbrieres, J
2009, GREEN CHEMISTRY, 11, 12, 2023-2029.
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Materials from renewable resources based on furan monomers and furan chemistry: work in progress
Gandini, A; Coelho, D; Gomes, M; Reis, B; Silvestre, A
2009, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, 19, 45, 8656-8664.
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Quercus suber and Betula pendula outer barks as renewable sources of oleochemicals: A comparative study
Pinto, PCRO; Sousa, AR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Gandini, A; Eckerman, C; Holmbom, B
2009, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 29, 1, 126-132.
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New biocomposites based on thermoplastic starch and bacterial cellulose
Martins, IMG; Magina, SP; Oliveira, L; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Gandini, A
2009, COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 69, 13, 2163-2168.
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A study of the distribution of chitosan onto and within a paper sheet using a fluorescent chitosan derivative
Fernandes, SCM; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Gandini, A; Desbrieres, J; Blanc, S; Ferreira, RAS; Carlos, LD
2009, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 78, 4, 760-766.
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The Furan Counterpart of Poly(ethylene terephthalate): An Alternative Material Based on Renewable Resources
Gandini, A; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Sousa, AF; Gomes, M
2009, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 47, 1, 295-298.
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Determination of the Hydroxy and Carboxylic Acid Groups in Natural Complex Mixtures of Hydroxy Fatty Acids by H-1 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Sousa, AF; Gandini, A; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP
2009, APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 63, 8, 873-878.
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Novel polymeric materials derived from wood components
Gandini, A
2009, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 237,
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Self-reinforced composites obtained by the partial oxypropylation of cellulose fibers. 2. Effect of catalyst on the mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties
de Menezes, AJ; Pasquini, D; Curvelo, AAD; Gandini, A
2009, CELLULOSE, 16, 2, 239-246.
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Self-reinforced composites obtained by the partial oxypropylation of cellulose fibers. 1. Characterization of the materials obtained with different types of fibers
de Menezes, AJ; Pasquini, D; Curvelo, AAD; Gandini, A
2009, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 76, 3, 437-442.
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Carbamates: Human Exposure and Health Effects
Freire CSR, Fernandes SCM, Silvestre AJD, Neto CP, Gandini A
The Impact of Pesticides
2011, Servia: AcademyPublish.
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Epoxy Polymers Based On Renewable Resources
Gandini A
In Jean-Pierre Pascault, R. J. J. Williams (Eds.), Epoxy Polymers
2010, 55-78. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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Monomers And Macromonomers From Renewable Resources
Gandini A
In K Loos (Eds.), Biocatalysis in Polymer Chemistry
2010, 1-33. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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Modifying Cellulose Fibre Surfaces In The Manufacture Of Natural Fibre Composites
Gandini A, Belgacem MN
In NE Zafeiropoulos (Eds.), Interface Engineering in Natural Fibre Composites for Maximum Performance
2010, 3-38. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.
CICECO Authorship
Natural Fibre Surface Modification and Characterization
Gandini A, Belgacem MN
In S. Thomas; L. Pothan (Eds.), Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites from Macro to nanoscale
2009, 14-46. Philadelphia: Old City Publishing. Inc..
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Terpenes: major sources, properties and applications
Silvestre AJD, Gandini A
In Belgacem MN, Gandini A (Eds.), Monomers, oligomers, polymers and composites from renewable resources
2008, 17-38. Oxford: Elsevier, lda..
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Rosin: sources, properties and applications
Silvestre AJD, Gandini A
In Belgacem MN, Gandini A (Eds.), Monomers, oligomers, polymers and composites from renewable resources
2008, 67-88. Oxford: Elsevier, lda.
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Cork and suberins: major sources, properties, applications
Neto CP, Silvestre AJD, Gandini A
In Belgacem MN, Gandini A (Eds.), Monomers, oligomers, polymers and composites from renewable resources
2008, 305-320. Oxford: Elsevier lda..
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Chemical Modification of Wood
Naceur BM, Alessandro G
In Naceur BM, Alessandro G (Eds.), Monomers, Polymers and Composites from Renewable Resources
2008, 419-432. Amsterdam: Elsevier lda.
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Surface Modification of Cellulose Fibers
Naceur BM, Alessandro G
In Naceur BM, Alessandro G (Eds.), Monomers, Polymers and Composites from Renewable Resources
2008, 385-400. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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Partial or Toral Oxypropilation of Natural Polymers and the Use of the Ensuing Materials as Composites or Polyol Macromolecules
Naceur BM, Alessandro G
In Naceur BM, Alessandro G (Eds.), Monomers, Polymers and Composites from Renewable Resources
2008, 273-288. Amsterdam: Elsevier lda.
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Lignins as Components of Macromolecular Materials
Naceur BM, Alessandro G
In Naceur BM, Alessandro G (Eds.), Monomers, Polymers and Composites from Renewable Resources
2008, 243-272. Amsterdam: Elsevier, lda.
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The State of the Art
Naceur BM, Alessandro G
In Naceur BM, Alessandro G (Eds.), Monomers, Polymers and Composites from Renewable Resources
2008, 1-16. Amsterdam: Elsevier, ltd.
CICECO Authorship
Furan Derivatives and Furan Chemistry at the Service of Macromolecular Materials
Naceur BM, Alessandro G
In Naceur BM, Alessandro G (Eds.), Monomers, Polymers and Composites from Renewable Resources
2008, 115-152. Amsterdam: Elsevier lda..
CICECO Authorship
Furan Chemistry at the Service of Functional Macromolecular Materials: The Reversible Diels-Alder Reaction
Gandini A, Belgacem M N
Materials, Chemicals, and Energy from Forest Biomass
2007, 954, 280-295. ACS.
CICECO Authorship
Recent Contributions to the Realm of Polymers from Renewable Resources
Gandini A, Belgacem M N
Materials, Chemicals, and Energy from Forest Biomass
2007, 954, 48-60. ACS Symposium Series.
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Surface and In-Depth Modification of Cellulose Fibers
Gandini A, Belgacem M N
In Dimitris S. Argyropoulos (Eds.), Materials, Chemicals, and Energy from Forest Biomass
2007, 954, 93-106. ACS Symposium Series.
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The bulk oxypropylation of chitin and chitosan and the characterization of the ensuing polyols
Fernandes S, Freire CSR, Pascoal Neto C, Gandini A
In Senel S, Vårum KM Sumnu MM Hincal AA (Eds.), Advances In Chitin Science
2007, 10, 530-535. Antalya:
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