Publications in Journals

  • Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as new support of cobalt/lanthanium oxide for the water gas shift reaction (WGSR)
    T.R. Mignoli; T.L.R. Hewer; R.M.B. Alves; M. Schmal.
    Applied Catalysis A: General 635, 118553, 2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118553

 

  • Effect of operating parameters on H2/CO2 conversion to methanol over Cu-Zn oxide supported on ZrO2 polymorph catalysts: Characterization and Kinetics
    Francielle C.F. Marcos; Fabio M. Cavalcanti; Davi D. Petrolini; Lili Lin; Luis E. Betancourt; Sanjaya D. Senanayake; José A. Rodriguez; José M. Assaf; Reinaldo Giudici; Elizabete M. Assaf.
    Chemical Engineering Journal 427, 130947, 2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.130947

 

 

  • Thermodynamic analysis of carbon dioxide hydrogenation to formic acid and methanol
    T.O. Bello; A.E. Bresciani; C.A.O. Neto; R.M.B. Alves.
    Chemical Engineering Science 242, 116731, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2021.116731

 

  • Multi criteria decision analysis for screening carbon dioxide conversion products
    Kelvin A. Pacheco; Antonio E. Bresciani; Rita M.B. Alves.
    Journal of CO2 Utilization 43, 101391, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101391

 

  • Environmental Performance of Alternative Green Polyol Synthesis Routes: A Proposal for Improvement
    Kaccnny Carvalho; Rita M.B. Alves; Luiz Kulay.
    Processes 9, 1122, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9071122

 

  • Assessing the sugarcane bagasse and straw as a biofuel to propel light vehicles
    Rubens Eliseu Nicula de Castro; Rita Maria Brito Alves; Claudio Augusto Oller Nascimento.
    Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5, 2563-2577, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00129A

 

  • Review – High-Pressure Carbon Dioxide Separation Using Ionic Liquids: A CO2-Electrocatalysis Perspective
    Andressa Mota-Lima; Murilo Leite Alcantara; Fernando J. Pérez-Sanz; Reinaldo C. Bazito; Pedro Vidinha; Rita M. B. Alves; Claudio A. Oller Nascimento.
    Journal of the Electrochemcial Society 168, 086502, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac085d

 

  • Thermodynamic Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Conversion Reactions. Case Studies: Formic Acid and Acetic Acid Synthesis
    Murilo Leite Alcantara; Kelvin André Pacheco; Antonio Esio Bresciani; Rita Maria Brito Alves.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60, 9246-9258, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00989

 

  • Multi-criteria decision approach to select carbon dioxide and hydrogen sources as potential raw materials for the production of chemicals
    J.V.M. Lopes; A.E. Bresciani; K.M. Carvalho; L.A. Kulay; R.M.B. Alves.
    Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 151, 111542, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111542

 

  • Carbon dioxide abatement by integration of methane bi-reforming process with ammonia and urea synthesis
    I.P. Moura; A.C. Reis; A.E. Bresciani; R.M.B. Alves.
    Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 151, 111619, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111619

 

  • Systematic Screening of Ionic Liquids for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid and Methanol
    Taofeeq O. Bello; Antonio E. Bresciani; Claudio A. Oller Nascimento; Rita M. Brito Alves.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60, 17195-17206, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02910

 

  • Ruthenium Catalyst Supported on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for CO Oxidation
    Camila Emilia Kozonoe; Reinaldo Giudici; Martin Schmal.
    Modern Research in Catalysis 10, 73-91, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.4236/mrc.2021.103005

 

  • Synthesis of few-layered graphene sheets as support of cobalt nanoparticles and its influence on CO hydrogenation
    Tamara R. Mignoli; Thiago L.R. Hewer; Renato A. Antunes; Rita M.B. Alves; Martin Schmal.
    Material Science and Engineering: B 273, 115388, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115388

 

  • Evaluation of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to light olefins over Co- and Fe-based catalysts using artificial neural networks
    Higor A. Garona; Fabio M. Cavalcanti; Thiago F. de Abreu; Martin Schmal; Rita M.B. Alves.
    Journal of Cleaner Production 321, 129003, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129003

 

  • Tri-Reforming of Methane over NdM0.25Ni0.75O3 (M = Cr, Fe) Catalysts and the Effect of CO2 Composition
    K. T. de C. Roseno; R. A. Antunes; R. M. B. Alves; M. Schmal.
    Catalysis Letters 151, 3639-3655, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-021-03600-0

 

  • Surface Analysis of adsorbed and deposited species on the Ni-Mo catalysts surfaces after Guaiacol HDO. Influence of the alumina and SBA-15 supports
    Rubens W.S. Lima; Thiago L.R. Hewer; Rita M.B. Alves; Martin Schmal.
    Molecular Catalysis 511, 111724, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111724

 

  • Stabilizer-free Dispersion Copolymerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride: Mathematical Model for Nucleation
    Maria G. F. Torraga; Reinaldo Giudici.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60, 13574-13584, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02108

 

  • Evaluation of Potential Designs for a Continuous Epoxidation Reactor
    Gustavo V. Olivieri; Jacyr V. de Quadros Jr.; Reinaldo Giudici.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60, 14099-14112, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02680

 

  • Mathematical Modeling of Inverse Miniemulsion Polymerization of Acrylamide with an Oil-Soluble Initiator
    Maria G. F. Torraga; Reinaldo Giudici.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60, 15428-15442, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02438

 

  • Assessment of property estimation methods for the thermodynamics of carbon dioxide-based products
    Kelvin A. Pacheco; Antonio E. Bresciani; Claudio A.O. Nascimento; Rita M.B. Alves.
    Energy Conversion and Management 211, 112756, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112756

 

  • Microkinetic Modeling of the Water-Gas-Shift Reaction over Cobalt Catalysts Supported on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
    Fábio Machado Cavalcanti; Jeroen Poissonnier; Tom Vandevyvere; Reinaldo Giudici; Rita Maria de Brito Alves; Martin Schmal; Joris W. Tybaut.
    Chemistry Proceedings 2, 1-6, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ECCS2020-07581

 

  • Influence of feed rate and testing variables for low-temperature tri-reforming of methane in the Ni@MWCNT/Ce catalyst
    Camila Emilia Kozonoe; Rita M. Brito Alves; Martin Schmal.
    Fuel 281, 118749, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118749

 

  • Estimation of Reactivity Ratios in the Copolymerization of Styrene and VeoVa-10
    Murilo P. Santos; Maria G. F. Torraga; Natália B. Barbosa; Denise T. Tavares; Reinaldo Giudici.
    Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 14, 2000001, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/mren.20200001

 

  • Stabilizer-Free Dispersion Copolimerization Monitoring by In-Line NIR Spectroscopy
    Maria G. F. Torraga; Reinaldo Giudici.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59, 15497-15505, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02386

 

  • Mathematical Modeling of the Stabilizer-Free Dispersion Copolimerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride: Particle Growth
    Maria G. F. Torraga; Reinaldo Giudici.
    Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 14, 2000036, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/mren.202000036

 

  • Epoxidation Reaction of Soybean Oil: Experimental Study and Comprehensive Kinetic Modeling
    Gustavo V. Olivieri; Jacyr V. de Quadros Jr.; Reinaldo Giudici.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59, 18808-18823, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03847

 

  • Hydrolisis of acetic anhydride: In situ, real-time monitoring using NIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy
    Torraga, Maria G.F.; Colmán, Maria, M.E.; Giudici, R.
    Chemical Engineering Science 210, 115244, 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2019.115244

 

  • A catalyst selection method for hydrogen production through Water-Gas Shift Reaction using artificial neural networks
    Cavalcanti, Fabio Machado; Schmal, Martin; Giudici, Reinaldo; Brito Alves, Rita Maria.
    Journal of Environmental Management 237, 585-594, 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.092

 

  • Partial oxidation of methane on neodymium and lanthanium chromate based perovskites for hydrogen production
    Roseno, KT de C; Schmal, M; Brackmann, R; Alves, RMB; Giudici, R.

    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 44(16), 8166-8177, 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.039

 

  • The Fe-Co-Cu supported on MWCNT as catalyst for tri-reforming of methane – Investigating the structure changes of the catalysts
    Camila Emilia Kozonoe; Rodrigo de Paiva Floro Bonfim; Rita M. Brito Alves; Martin Schmal.

    Fuel 256, 115917, 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115917

 

  • Assessment of the Brazilian Market for Products by Carbon Dioxide Conversion
    Kelvin A. Pacheco; Alessandra C. Reis; Antonio E. Bresciani; Claudio A.O. Nascimento; Rita M.B. Alves.
    Frontiers in Energy Research 7, 75, 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00075

 

  • Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles on graphene sheets: adsorption-reaction in situ DRIFTS of methane and CO2
    Marcelo Dutra; Martin Schmal; Roberto Guardani

    Catalysis Letters 148, 3413-3430, 2018
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-018-2538-6

 

  • Enviro-economic assessment of thermochemical polygeneration from microalgal biomass
    Graciano, Jose E A; Chachuat, Benoit; Alves, Rita M B.

    Journal of Cleaner Production 203, 1132-1142, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.227

 

  • Conversion of CO2-Rich Natural Gas to Liquid Transportation Fuels via Trireforming and Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Model-Based Assessment
    Graciano, Jose E A; Chachuat, Benoit; Alves, Rita M B.

    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 57(30), 9964-9976, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00135

 

  • Nanoparticles of Ce, Sr, Co in and out the multi-walled carbon nanotubes applied for dry reforming of methane
    Figueira, Camila Emilia; Moreira Junior, Paulo Firmino; Giudici, Reinaldo; Brito Alves, Rita Maria; Schmal, Martin.

    Applied Catalysis A: General 550, 297-307, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2017.11.019

 

  • Carbon dioxide and ethanol from sugarcane biorefinery as renewable feedstocks to environment-oriented integrated chemical plants
    Ribeiro Machado, Camila Fernandes; Fernandes Araujo, Ofelia de Queiroz; de Medeiros, Jose Luiz; de Brito Alves, Rita Maria.

    Journal of Cleaner Production 172, 1232-1242, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.234

 

  • Perspective of catalysts for (Tri) reforming of natural gas and flue gas rich in CO2
    Martin Schmal, Fabio S. Toniolo, Camila E. Kozonoe.

    Applied Catalysis A: General 568 , 23-42, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2018.09.017

 

  • Influence of acid sites on the hydrodeoxygenation of anisole with metal supported on SBA-15 and SAPO-11
    Thiago L.R. Hewer, Adriana G.F. Souza, Karina T.C. Roseno, Paulo F. Moreira, Rodrigo Bonfim, Rita M.B. Alves, Martin Schmal.

    Renewable Energy 119, 615-624, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.12.044

 

 

  • Investigation of LaCoO3, LaFeO3 and LaCo0.5Fe0.5O3 perovskites as catalyst precursors for syngas production by partial oxidation of methane
    Roseno, KTC; Brackmann, R; da Silva, MA; Schmal, M.

    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41(40), 18178-18192, 2016.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.07.207