Projects
Development of BIONANOmaterials for anti-microbial coating of metal and stone-based outdoor SCULPtures (BIONANOSCULPT)
Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Cultural heritage; biodegradation; preventative preservation; chitosanFerrofluidic Extensional Rheological Response for Ocean CLEAN-up (FERRO-CLEAN)
Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Innovative Biotechnology solutions FOR black stains removal and preventive conservation of historical and culturally important MURAL paintings (BIO4MURAL)
Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Several mural paintings (15th/16th centuries) located in churches in the North region of the country being subject to environmental fluctuations where no measures of preventive conservation took place, disclose a chromatic alteration in the form of dark stains. The removal of the pigmentation hasn’t been successful or much tested so far. To char...Solar thermochemical production of hydrogen based on cork Ecoceramics (H2CORK)
CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Goal: H2CORK will develop novel CeO2-based Ecoceramics, exploiting the regular, highly porous microstructure of sustainable cork templates, for the innovative renewable production of hydrogen via direct solar thermochemical fuel production (TCFP). Sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as H2, are urgently nee...Publications
Extraction and characterisation of apatite- and tricalcium phosphate-based materials from cod fish bones
Piccirillo, C; Silva, MF; Pullar, RC; da Cruz, IB; Jorge, R; Pintado, MME; Castro, PML
2013, MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 33, 1, 103-110.
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Sol-gel synthesis, characterisation and photocatalytic activity of pure, W-, Ag- and W/Ag co-doped TiO2 nanopowders
Tobaldi, DM; Pullar, RC; Gualtieri, AF; Seabra, MP; Labrincha, JA
2013, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 214, 364-375.
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Introduction to the Special Issue for ISAF-ECAPD-PFM 2012
Pullar, RC; Kholkin, AL; Lanceros-Mendez, S
2013, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, 60, 8, 1549-1550.
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Bacteria immobilisation on hydroxyapatite surface for heavy metals removal
Piccirillo, C; Pereira, SIA; Marques, APGC; Pullar, RC; Tobaldi, DM; Pintado, ME; Castro, PML
2013, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 121, 87-95.
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A magnetic future
Pullar, R
2013, MATERIALS WORLD, 21, 5, 10-10.
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Titanium dioxide modified with transition metals and rare earth elements: Phase composition, optical properties, and photocatalytic activity
Tobaldi, DM; Skapin, AS; Pullar, RC; Seabra, MP; Labrincha, JA
2013, CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, 39, 3, 2619-2629.
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Compositional and chromatic properties of strontium hexaferrite as pigment for ceramic bodies and alternative synthesis from wiredrawing sludge
Hajjaji, W; Pullar, RC; Zanelli, C; Seabra, MP; Dondi, M; Labrincha, JA
2013, DYES AND PIGMENTS, 96, 3, 659-664.
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Calcium phosphate-based materials of natural origin showing photocatalytic activity
Piccirillo, C; Dunnill, CW; Pullar, RC; Tobaldi, DM; Labrincha, JA; Parkin, IP; Pintado, MM; Castro, PML
2013, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 1, 21, 6452-6461.
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Natural Portuguese clayey materials and derived TiO2-containing composites used for decolouring methylene blue (MB) and orange II (OII) solutions
Hajjaji, W; Ganiyu, SO; Tobaldi, DM; Andrejkovicova, S; Pullar, RC; Rocha, F; Labrincha, JA
2013, APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE, 83-84, 91-98.
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Nanosized titania modified with tungsten and silver: Microstructural characterisation of a multifunctional material
Tobaldi, DM; Pullar, RC; Leoni, M; Seabra, MP; Labrincha, JA
2013, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 287, 276-281.
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Novel Route for Rapid Sol-Gel Synthesis of Bioglass & Bioceramics, Using Fast Drying with a 100-Fold to 200-Fold Reduction in Processing Time
In Maryann C. Wythers (Eds.), Advances in Materials Science Research: Volume 32
Basam A. E. Ben-Arfa and Robert C. Pullar
2018, 171-200, New York, Nova.
ISBN:
978-1-53613-329-5
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Magnetic and Nanostructural Properties of Cobalt–Zinc Ferrite for Environmental Sensors
In C. M. Hussain (Eds.), Handbook of Environmental Materials Management
A.-H. El Foulani, R. C. Pullar, M. Amjoud, K. Ouzaouit and A. Aamouche
2018, 1-18, Cham, Springer.
ISBN:
978-3-319-58538-3
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Magnetoelectric Ceramic Composites based on M-type Strontium and Barium Hexagonal Ferrites and Barium Titanate
In Jotania, RB; Mahmood, SH (Eds.), MAGNETIC OXIDES AND COMPOSITES
Medeiros, MSA; Amaral, JS; Pullar, RC
2018, 1-48, MILLERSVILLE, PA 17551 USA, MATERIALS RESEARCH FORUM LLC.
ISBN:
00433396700001
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Other Important Materials
In Mailadil T. Sebastian, Heli Jantunen, Rick Ubic (Eds.), Microwave Materials and Applications
M.T. Sebastian, R.C. Pullar
2017, 267-344, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISBN:
978-1-119-20852-5
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Hexagonal Ferrite Fibres and Nanofibres
In R. B. Jotania and H. S. Virk (Eds.), Solid State Phenomenon – Ferrites and Ceramic Composites Vol II
Robert C. Pullar
2016, 1-68, Zurich, Trans Tech.
ISBN:
978-3-03835-618-9
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Combinatorial Materials Science, and a Perspective on Challenges in Data Acquisition, Analysis and Presentation
In Turab Lookman, Francis J. Alexander, Krishna Rajan (Eds.), Information Science for Materials Discovery and Design
Robert C. Pullar
2016, 241-270, Springer International Publishing.
ISBN:
978-3-319-23870-8
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Ch 7: Multiferroic and Magnetoelectric Hexagonal Ferrites
In A. Saxena and A. Planes (Eds.), Mesoscopic Phenomena in Multifunctional Materials
Robert C. Pullar
2014, 198, 159-200, Heidelberg, Springer.
ISBN:
978-3-642-55374-5
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Ch 4: Titania nanostructures for environmental remediation
In Mahmood Aliofkhazraei (Eds.), Handbook of Functional Nanomaterials; Vol. 4: Properties and Commercialization
D. M. Tobaldi, R. C. Pullar, C. Piccirillo, P. M. L. Castro, M. M. Pintado, M. P. Seabra and J. A. Labrincha
2013, 4, 69-91, New York, Nova.
ISBN:
978-1-62948-232-3
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Piezoelectricity and Ferroelectricity in Biomaterials: From Proteins to Self-assembled Peptide Nanotubes
In Ciofani, Gianni; Menciassi, Arianna (Eds.), Piezoelectric Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications
Bystrov, VS; Bdikin, IK; Heredia, A; Pullar, RC; Mishina, ED; Sigov, AS; Kholkin, AL
2012, New York, Springer.
ISBN:
978-3-642-28044-3
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