Doctoral Themes - Proposals

Mechanochemical Valorisation of Industrial Biomass into Commodities (MechBio)

Supervisors

Ana Paula Ribeiro, apribeiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Luísa Margarida Martins, luisamargaridamartins@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Registration Institution

Instituto Superior Técnico (Universidade de Lisboa)

Project description

The first main objective of this project is the mechanochemically assisted synthesis of nanocatalysts used for biomass conversion reactions. The challenge is to create protocols where samples obtained from partners in industry. The prepared nanocatalysts can actively react and produce added- value materials for energy conversion/storage and photodegradation.

The life cycle assessment of the produced materials will be another objective of this project. This is a bold aim that makes this project challenging for chemical engineering.

Keywords

mechanochemistry; nanocatalyst; biomass valorisation

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