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ana.marques@tecnico.ulisboa.pt |
| Last update: 01/06/2022 | |
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Institution: |
Instituto Superior Técnico |
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University |
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ORCID number: |
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2947-1186
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Google Scholar: |
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RDZqUiEAAAAJ&hl=en
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Research Gate: |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana-Marques-5
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Country: |
Portugal
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WEB address: |
http://web.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ana.marques/ |
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Working groups of interest |
| - | WG1 - Advances in Porous Materials and Technologies | | - | WG4 - Environment | | - | WG5 - Management and Dissemination |
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| Keywords |
| - | | Environment | | - | | Macropores | | - | | Nanopores | | - | | Oxides |
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Research field (Free keywords) |
meso-macroporous microspheres; metal oxides; microscaffolds; photocatalysis; sol-gel; microencapsulation |
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Scientific expertise |
I´ve started a Technology Platform on Microencapsulation and Immobilization, my main current research interest, aimed at customized solutions for enabling functionalized, active materials and advanced products.
Besides customized microcapsules, our main innovation regards metal oxide (e.g. silica-titania, etc.) microspheres with interconnected macroporosity and mesoporosity, which can be used as support materials or scaffolds, for the immobilization of nanoparticles, or other chemical compounds for environmental remediation, photocatalysis, energy applications, etc...
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Capabilities |
Our labs are equipped with varied materials characterization equipments, including a solar simulator system for photocatalysis experiments and very soon a respirometer for biodegradability assessment (ISO 14855) of polymers and other materials; We have expertize in sol-gel synthesis, microemulsification, microencapsulation by interfacial polymerization and solvent evaporation methods. |
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Relevant publications
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| Ana C. Marques, Mário Vale, Daniel Vicente, Murielle Schreck, Elena Tervoort, Markus Niederberger, “Porous Silica Microspheres with Immobilized Titania Nanoparticles for In-Flow Solar-Driven Purification of Wastewater”, Global Challenges (2021), 2000116, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202000116 |
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| Ana C. Marques, Mário Vale, Macroporosity Control by Phase Separation in Sol-Gel Derived Monoliths and Microspheres, Materials, 14 (15) (2021), 4247. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14154247 |
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| Mónica V. Loureiro, Mário Vale, Rui Galhano, S. Matos, João C. Bordado, Isabel Pinho, Ana C. Marques, “Microencapsulation of Isocyanate in Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone) Capsules and Application in Monocomponent Green Adhesives”. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2 (2020), 11, 4425–4438; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00535 |
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Projects
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| 2021-2024: FCT (PTDC/EQU-EQU/1056/2020) – “Engineered solar light driven photocatalytic systems for wastewater purification” (SOLAR2CLEAN). Partners: IST and ETH Zurich; Principal Investigator: Ana Marques |
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| 2021-2023: Portugal2020, Project 46991 – Beyond Ecobond – Development of new mono-component, self-reactive and ecological adhesives through microencapsulation techniques. Partners: IST, CIPADE SA, JPM, IPCA; Principal Investigator at IST: Ana Marques |
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