In the last month, the laboratory acquired an infrared spectroscopy equipment using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), model IRTracer-100 from Shimadzu. The spectrometer has been installed, and laboratory members have received technical training to operate it. Infrared spectroscopy measures the absorption of radiation in the infrared (IR) range by the chemical bonds of the material. The most […]

The week of March 20, the lab received a visit from Dr. Abhaya Datye, Regents Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Director of International Programs at CISTAR (Centre for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources), and Dr. Denise M. Driscoll, adjunct assistant professor […]

Um dos objetivos é desenvolver catalisadores para reações que utilizam CO2 como matéria prima; RCGI ajudou a custear as novas instalações