Objectives: This project aims to prepare and use synthetic porous nanoparticles tailored to improve soil ecosystem functions and carbon sequestration. The general objectives are: (i) increase the potential of the soil to store CO2; ii) contribute to slow down the
Project type: Applied Research. Research goal: The objective is to create value from CO2 emissions by developing efficient catalytic processes, designing better transformations, for the conversion of CO2 into alcohol, such as ethanol, and ethanol into chemical products, e.g. monomers.
Project type: Basic Research. Research goal: Prepare isocyanate monomers commonly used by industry in polymerization reactions (MDI, TDI and aliphatic), as well as new isocyanates, by a different route, employing CO2 or diethyl carbonate. Partnership and financing: Shell Brasil. We
Type of project: Basic Research. Research goal: Provide a process for CO2 mitigation linked to the production of biofuels (bioethanol and H2), biopolymers and biocalcite, through biotechnological processes using bacteria and microalgae. Partnership and financing: Shell Brazil. We gratefully acknowledge
Project type: Basic Research. Research goal: The objective of this project is to adapt electrocatalysts, electrolytes and interfaces, to allow the electrocatalytic reduction of products from CO2 to C2 + and from N2 to NH3, including their combination to obtain
Project type: Basic Research. Research goal: The general objective of the project is the development and study of semiconductor nanomaterials active in visible sunlight, in a double absorber configuration, for the production of green H2 and effective, selective and stable
Two composites will be obtained from sugarcane biomass; CO2 takes the place of phosgene gas Producing plastic and other polymeric materials that are not derived from petroleum is the goal of the project Integrating the chemicals CO2 and ethanol to prepare bio-based polyurethanes,
