Research Lines

1 ) Environmental Chemistry

• Wastewater treatment by advanced oxidative processes;
• Photocatalysis;
• Ecotoxicology applied to environmental pollutants, fuels, lubricants and greases.
• Production of biodiesel and biofuels;
• Nickel(II), zinc(II), chromium(III ) biosorption;
• Hydrogen production and renewable sources.

 

2 ) Materials Chemistry

• Preparation and characterization of magnetic nanostructures;
• Heterogeneous catalysis and chemical kinetics;
• Nanotechnology and supercritical technology;
• Synthesis of porous cross-linked polymers;
• Synthesis of biopolymers ;
• Ion exchange resins;
• Nanocomposites;
• Heterogeneous catalysts;
• Preparation and modification of lamellar compounds and nanostructured compounds for application in catalysis, photocatalysis, adsorption and ion exchange;
• Synthesis of platinum-based nanoparticle materials for electrocatalysis of the low molecular weight alcohols (methanol, ethanol) oxidation reaction towards applications as proton-exchange membrane fuel cell;

3 ) Natural Product Chemistry

• Phytochemical and biological activity of species of the Rubiaceae family;
• Phytochemical study and biological evaluation of Cerrado species
• Determination of volatile constituents of pathogenic and biological control fungi.

 

4 ) Instrumentation in Chemistry

• Thermal Analysis: TG / DSC;
• Chromatography
• Mass Spectrometry
• NMR
• Crystallography
• Microsystem Electrophoresis
• Electroanalytical;
• Microfluidic

 

5 ) Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

• Excited states of molecules; 
• Chemometry;
• Ultra-fast physical phenomena, quantum control;
• Time-resolved laser spectroscopy;
• Time-dependent perturbation theory and coherence effects.

 

6 ) Chemical Synthesis

• Synthesis, characterization and study of magnetic properties of coordination complexes and integrated chemical systems;
• Synthesis of bioactive compounds;
• Methodological study of Prins and aza-Prins cyclization reactions;
• Synthesis and characterization of rhodium (II), platinum (II) and copper coordination compounds with bifunctional ligands and magnetic nanostructures with biological activities;

 

 7 ) Chemistry Teaching

• Pedagogical robotics in science and mathematics teaching;
• Experimentation in chemistry teaching at high school and undergraduate level;
• Games and activities applied to chemistry teaching;
• Educational technologies;
• Chemistry teaching and afro-brazilian history and culture;
• Experimentation in chemistry teaching;