Doctoral Theses

Doctoral Theses in Progress

Direct synthesis of acetic acid from methane and CO2

Author: Áron Seixas Terra Rodrigues
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal
Conclusion: in progress

Evaluation of catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes and kinetic modeling of the Water-Gas-Shift reaction (WGS) for hydrogen production

Author: Fábio Machado Cavalcanti
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici, Profa. Dra. Rita Maria de Brito Alves and Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal
Conclusion: in progress

Study of the performance of hydrotalcite and graphene with palladium and copper as catalysts in the oxidation of d-glucose to glucaric acid

Author: Guilherme Carmelo Ungar
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal and Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici
Conclusion: in progress

Soybean Oil Epoxidation Reaction: Kinetic Modeling and Continuous Reactor Process Study

Author: Gustavo Vieira Olivieri
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici
Conclusion: in progress

Catalytic Conversion of Ethane and CO2

Author: Heloisa Ruschel Bortolini
Advisor: Profa. Dra. Rita Maria de Brito Alves
Conclusion: in progress

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis for Production of Light Olefins

Author: Higor Azevedo Garona
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal and Profa. Dra. Rita Maria de Brito Alves
Conclusion: in progress

Synthesis of La2NiZrO6 perovskites for synthesis gas production via dry reforming

Author: Juliana Bertoldi
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal and Dra. Camila Emilia Kozonoe
Conclusion: in progress

Synthesis and characterization of nanocatalysts for CO hydrogenation, kinetics and modeling

Author: Thaieny Zucolotto
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici
Conclusion: in progress

Utilization of CO2 and CH4 for vinyl acetate production

Author: Victor Lopes Albertini
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal and Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici
Conclusion: in progress

Doctoral Theses Concluded

Novel natural-based polymers for dewatering of iron ore tailings

Author: Gustavo Pereira Zago
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici
Conclusion: 2022

CO hydrogenation on Co/SBA-15 and Co/Al2O3 catalysts

Author: Thiago Ferreira de Abreu
Advisors: Profa. Dra. Rita Maria de Brito Alves and Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal
Conclusion: 2022
https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3137/tde-29042022-074945/pt-br.php

Synthesis, monitoring and modeling of the formation of hollow porous polymeric particles with cross-linked shell

Author: Maria Giuliana Fontanelli Torraga
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici
Conclusion: 2021
https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3137/tde-25102021-120824/pt-br.php

Cobalt nanoparticles supported on graphene and promoted with lanthanum for fuel production

Author: Tamara Ramalho Mignoli
Advisors: Profa. Dra. Rita Maria de Brito Alves and Prof. Dr. Martin Schmal
Conclusion: 2020
https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3137/tde-05112020-135507/es.php

Development of pH- and Temperature- Sensitive Microgel Particles: Synthesis Monitoring, Characterisation and Application as Potential Oral Drug Carriers

Author: Esmar Faben Souza
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Reinaldo Giudici
Conclusion: 2019
https://teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3137/tde-18072019-075603/pt-br.php