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
Stress induced magnetic-domain evolution in magnetoelectric composites
Trivedi, H; Shvartsman, VV; Lupascu, DC; Medeiros, MSA; Pullar, RC
2018, NANOTECHNOLOGY, 29, 25.
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Effects of catalysts on polymerization and microstructure of sol-gel derived bioglasses
Ben-Arfa, BAE; Fernandes, HR; Salvado, IMM; Ferreira, JMF; Pullar, RC
2018, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, 101, 7, 2831-2839.
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The influence of processing parameters on morphology and granulometry of a wet-milled sol-gel glass powder
Ben-Arfa, BAE; Salvado, IMM; Pullar, RC; Ferreira, JMF
2018, CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, 44, 11, 12754-12762.
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Solar thermochemical CO2 splitting using cork-templated ceria ecoceramics
Oliveira, FAC; Barreiros, MA; Abanades, S; Caetano, APF; Novais, RM; Pullar, RC
2018, JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION, 26, 552-563.
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Incorporation of glass fibre fabrics waste into geopolymer matrices: An eco-friendly solution for off-cuts coming from wind turbine blade production
Novais, RM; Carvalheiras, J; Capela, MN; Seabra, MP; Pullar, RC; Labrincha, JA
2018, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 187, 876-883.
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Sequential piezoresponse force microscopy and the 'small-data' problem
Trivedi, H; Shvartsman, VV; Medeiros, MSA; Pullar, RC; Lupascu, DC
2018, NPJ COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS, 4.
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A sustainable replacement for TiO2 in photocatalyst construction materials: Hydroxyapatite-based photocatalytic additives, made from the valorisation of food wastes of marine origin
Saeli, M; Piccirillo, C; Tobaldi, DM; Binions, R; Castro, PML; Pullar, RC
2018, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 193, 115-127.
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Innovative application for bauxite residue: Red mud-based inorganic polymer spheres as pH regulators
Novais, RM; Carvalheiras, J; Seabra, MP; Pullar, RC; Labrincha, JA
2018, JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 358, 69-81.
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Extremely fast and efficient methylene blue adsorption using eco-friendly cork and paper waste-based activated carbon adsorbents
Novais, RM; Caetano, APF; Seabra, MP; Labrincha, JA; Pullar, RC
2018, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 197, 1137-1147.
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Enhanced bioactivity of a rapidly-dried sol-gel derived quaternary bioglass
Ben-Arfa, BAE; Salvado, IMM; Ferreira, JMF; Pullar, RC
2018, MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 91, 36-43.
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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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