2024

João Pires
Simultaneous thermogravimetry - differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) in nanoporous materials: examples of data for zeolites, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), clay based and mesostructured solids
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2024)
(doi:10.1007/s10904-024-03048-w)

Fadhil Musa, Raquel Nogueira, Margarida Beiral, Fernando Antunes, João Pires
Nanoporous materials as carriers of hydrogen peroxide vapour: A new bio-decontamination technology
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 370 (2024) 113056
(doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2024.113056)

2023

Beatriz Matos, Mary Batista, João Pires
Efficient Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide and Methane on Activated Carbon Prepared from Glycerol with Potassium Acetate
Environmental Chemistry Letters 21 (2023) 1265-1270
(doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01556-0)

Sílvia Carvalho, Rosana V. Pinto, João Pires, João Rocha, Fernando Antunes, Moisés L.Pinto
Evaluation of the H2S and NO Adsorption and Release Capacity of PEG-zeolites and PEG-titanosilicates Composites
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 350 (2023) 112432
(doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2023.112432)

Mary Batista, Renato Carvalho, Moisés L. Pinto, João Pires
Novel Carbonaceous Adsorbents Prepared from Glycerin Waste and Dopamine for Gas Separation
Molecules 28 (2023) 4071
(doi:10.3390/molecules28104071)

Sílvia Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Moiteiro, Moisés L. Pinto
Evaluation of an Imine-Linked Polymer Organic Framework for Storage and Release of H2S and NO
Materials 16 (2023) 1655
(doi:10.13390/ma16041655)

2022

Rosana V. Pinto, Sílvia Carvalho, Fernando Antunes, João Pires, Moisés L. Pinto
Development of Polycaprolactone-Zeolite Nanoporous Composite Films for Topical Therapeutic Release of Different Gasotransmitters
ACS Applied Nano Materials 5 (2022) 9230−9240.
(doi:10.1021/acsanm.2c01591)

João Pires and Sílvia Carvalho
Adsorbents from Natural Clays for the Separation of Hexane Isomers
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (2022) 107689.
(doi:10.1016/j.jece.2022.107689)

Rosana V. Pinto, Sílvia Carvalho, Fernando Antunes, João Pires, Moisés L. Pinto
Emerging Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulphide Releasing Carriers for Skin Wound Healing Therapy
ChemMedChem 17 (2022) e202100429.
(doi:10.1002/cmdc.202100429)

Mary Batista, Moisés L. Pinto, Renato Carvalho, João Pires
Glycerin-based Adsorbents for the Separation of Ethane and Ethylene
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 634 (2022) 127975.
(doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127975)

Mary Batista, Sílvia Carvalho, Renato Carvalho, Moisés L. Pinto, João Pires
Waste-Glycerol as a Precursor for Carbon Materials: An Overview
Compounds 2 (2022) 222-236.
(doi:10.3390/compounds2030018)

2021

Zhi Lin, Rosana V. Pinto, Carlos Henriques, Fernando Antunes, João Pires, Moisés L. Pinto, João Rocha
Improved Therapeutic Nitric Oxide Delivery by Microporous Cu-bearing Titanosilicate
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 322 (2021) 111154.
(doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111154)

Mary Batista, Moisés L. Pinto, Fernando Antunes, João Pires, Silvia Carvalho
Chitosan Biocomposites for the Adsorption and Release of H2S
Materials 14 (2021) 6701.
(doi:10.3390/ma14216701)

João Pires, Rafaela Fernandes, Moisés L. Pinto, Mary Batista,
Microporous Volumes from Nitrogen Adsorption at 77 K: When to Use a Different Standard Isotherm?
Catalysts 11 (2021) 1544.
(doi:10.3390/catal11121544)

Ana C. Fernandes, Rosana V. Pinto, Sílvia Carvalho, Luís Mafra, João Rocha, Moisés L. Pinto, Fernando Antunes, João Pires
Storage and Delivery of H2S by Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 320 (2021) 11093.
(doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111093)

2020

Rosana V. Pinto, Sujing Wang, Sergio R. Tavares, João Pires, Fernando Antunes, Alexandre Vimont, Guillaume Clet, Marco Daturi, Guillaume Maurin, Christian Serre, Moisés L. Pinto
Tuning Cellular Biological Functions Through the Controlled Release of NO from a Porous Ti-MOF
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (2020) 5135-5143.
(doi:10.1002/anie.201913135)

Susana O. Ribeiro, Pedro L. Almeida, João Pires, Baltazar de Castro, Salete S. Balula
Polyoxometalate@Periodic mesoporous organosilicas as active materials for oxidative desulfurization of diesels
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 302 (2020) 110193.
(doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110193)

Rosana V. Pinto, Fernando Antunes, João Pires, Ana Silva-Herdade, Moisés L. Pinto
A Comparison of Different Approaches to Quantify Nitric Oxide Release from NO-Releasing Materials in Relevant Biological Media
Molecules 25 (2020) 2580.
(doi:10.3390/molecules25112580)

2019

João Pires, Joana Fernandes, Kevin Dedecker, José R. B. Gomes, Germán Pérez-Sánchez, Farid Nouar, Christian Serre, Moisés L. Pinto
Enhancement of Ethane Selectivity in Ethane−Ethylene Mixtures by Perfluoro Groups in Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks
ACS Applied Matererials and Interfaces 11 (2019) 27410−27421.
(doi:10.1021/acsami.9b07115)

Susana Ribeiro, Carlos M. Granadeiro, Pedro L. Almeida, João Pires, Rita Valença, José M. Campos-Martin, Jorge C. Ribeiro, Baltazar de Castro, Salete S. Balula
Effective Zinc-Substituted Keggin Composite To Catalyze the Removal of Sulfur from Real Diesels under a Solvent-Free System
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58 (2019) 18540−18549.
(doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.9b02340)

Rosana V. Pinto, Ana C. Fernandes, Fernando Antunes, Zhi Lin, João Rocha, João Pires, Moisés L. Pinto
New Generation of Nitric Oxide-Releasing Porous Materials: Assessment of their Potential to Regulate Biological Functions
Nitric Oxide 90 (2019) 29-36.
(doi:10.1016/j.niox.2019.05.010)

Susana Ribeiro, Carlos M. Granadeiro, Marta C. Corvo, João Pires, José M. Campos-Martin, Baltazar de Castro, Salete S. Balula
Mesoporous Silica vs. Organosilica Composites to Desulfurize Diesel
Frontiers in Chemistry 7 (2019) 756.
(doi:10.3389/fchem.2019.00756)

Mirtha A. O. Lourenço, Cláudia Nunes, José R. B. Gomes, João Pires, Moisés L. Pinto, Paula Ferreira
Pyrolyzed Chitosan-Based Materials for CO2/CH4 Separation
Chemical Engineering Journal 362 (2019) 364-374.
(doi:10.1016/j.cej.2018.12.180)

Susana Ribeiro, Carlos Granadeiro, Pedro Almeida, João Pires, Maria Capel-Sanchez, José Campos-Martin, Sandra Gago, Baltazar de Castro, Salete S. Balula
Oxidative Desulfurization Strategies using Keggin-type Polyoxometalate Catalysts: Biphasic versus Solvent-Free Systems
Catalysis Today 333 (2019) 226–236.
(doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.046)

Joana Fernandes, Ana C. Fernandes, Jesús C. Echeverría, Paula Moriones, Julián J. Garrido, João Pires
Adsorption of Gases and Vapours in Silica Based Xerogels
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochem Eng Aspects 561 (2019) 128-135.
(doi:j.colsurfa.2018.10.063)

2018

Paula Gómez-Álvarez, Eva Noya, Enrique Lomba, Susana Valencia, João Pires
Study of Short-Chain Alcohol and Alcohol-Water Adsorption in MEL and MFI Zeolites
Langmuir 34 (2018) 12739-12750
(doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02326)

Sofía Schlichter, Mariana Rocha, Andreia F. Peixoto, João Pires, Cristina Freire, Mariana Alvarez
Copper Mesoporous Materials as Highly Efficient Recyclable Catalysts for the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol in Aqueous Media
Polyhedron 150 (2018) 69-76.
(doi:10.1016/j.poly.2018.04.037)

Kevin Dedecker, Renjith S Pillai, Farid Nouar, João Pires, Nathalie Steunou, Eddy Dumas, Guillaume Maurin, Christian Serre, Moisés L. Pinto
Metal-Organic Frameworks for Cultural Heritage Preservation: the Case of Acetic Acid Removal
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10 (2018) 13886-13894.
(doi:10.1021/acsami.8b02930)

João Pires, Joanna Juźków, Moisés L. Pinto
Amino Acid Modified Montmorillonite Clays as Sustainable Materials for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption and Separation
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 373 (2018) 158–166.
(doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.02.019) (SharedLink)

Luís Mafra, Tomaž Čendak, Sarah Schneider, Paul V. Wiper, João Pires, José R.B. Gomes, Moisés L. Pinto
Amine Functionalized Porous Silica for CO2/CH4 Separation by Adsorption: Which Amine and Why
Chemical Engineering Journal 336 (2018) 612–621.
(doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.12.061)

2017

Mirtha A. O. Lourenço, Moisés L. Pinto, João Pires, José R. B. Gomes, Paula Ferreira
Carbonization of Periodic Mesoporous Phenylene- and Biphenylene-silicas for CO2/CH4 Separation
Carbon 119 (2017) 261-277.
(doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2017.04.029)

Luís Mafra, Tomaž Čendak, Sarah Schneider, Paul V. Wiper, João Pires, José R. B. Gomes, Moisés L. Pinto
The Structure of Chemisorbed CO2 Species in Amine-Functionalized Mesoporous Silicas Studied by Solid-State NMR and Computer Modeling
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (2017) 389-408.
(doi:10.1021/jacs.6b11081)

João Pires, Joana Fernandes, Ana C. Fernandes, Moisés L. Pinto
Reverse Selectivity of Zeolites and Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) in the Ethane/Ethylene Separation by Adsorption
Separation Science and Technology 52 (2017) 51-57.
(doi: 10.1080/01496395.2016.1243130)

Rosana V. Pinto, Fernando Antunes, João Pires, Vanessa Graça, Paula Brandão, Moisés L. Pinto
Vitamin B3 metal-organic frameworks as potential delivery vehicles for therapeutic nitric oxide
Acta Biomaterialia 51 (2017) 66-74.
(doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2017.01.039)

Vipin K. Saini, João Pires
Development of Metal Organic Framework-199 Immobilized Zeolite Foam for Adsorption of Common Indoor VOCs
Journal of Environmental Sciences 55 (2017) 321-330.
(doi:10.1016/j.jes.2016.09.017)

2016

Ana C. Fernandes, João Pires
Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds on Zeolite L
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 61 (2016) 3890-3896.
(doi:10.1021/acs.jced.6b00624)

Ana C. Fernandes, Moisés L. Pinto, Fernando Antunes, João Pires
Synthetic Cobalt Clays for the Storage and Slow Release of Therapeutic Nitric Oxide
RSC Advances 6 (2016) 41195-41203.
(doi:10.1039/c6ra05794b)

Moisés L. Pinto, Ana C. Fernandes, Fernando Antunes, João Pires, João Rocha
Storage and Delivery of Nitric Oxide by Microporous Titanosilicate ETS-10 and Al and Ga Substituted Analogues
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 229 (2016) 83-89.
(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.04.021)

João Pires, André Janeiro, Filipe J. Oliveira, Alexandre C. Bastos, Moisés L. Pinto
Monolithic Porous Carbon Materials Prepared from Polyurethane Foam Templates
Carbon Letters 18 (2016) 1-7.
(doi:10.5714/CL.2016.18.011)

Mirtha A.O. Lourenço, Christophe Siquet, Mariana Sardo, Luis Mafra, João Pires, Miguel Jorge, Moisés L. Pinto, Paula Ferreira, José R. B. Gomes
Interaction of CO2 and CH4 with Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Phenylene–Silica: Periodic DFT Calculations and Gas Adsorption Measurements
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120 (2016) 3863−3875.
(doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11844)

João Pires, Susana Borges, Ana Carvalho, Clara Pereira, André M. Pereira, Carlos Fernandes, João P. Araújo, Cristina Freire
Magnetically Recyclable Mesoporous Iron Oxide-Silica Materials for the Degradation of Acetaminophen in Water under Mild Conditions
Polyhedron 106 (2016) 125-131.
(doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.01.007)

Andreia F. Peixoto, Ana C. Fernandes, Clara Pereira, João Pires, Cristina Freire
Physicochemical Characterization of Organosilylated Halloysite Clay Nanotubes
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 219 (2016) 145-154.
(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.08.002)

2015

Ana C. Fernandes, Moisés L. Pinto, Fernando Antunes, João Pires
L-Histidine Based Organoclays for the Storage and Release of Therapeutic Nitric Oxide
Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Materials for Biology and Medicine 3 (2015) 3556-3563.
(doi: 10.1039/C4TB01913J)

Renjith S. Pillai, Moisés L. Pinto, João Pires, Miguel Jorge, José R. B. Gomes
Understanding Gas Adsorption Selectivity in IRMOF­8 Using Molecular Simulation
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7 (2015) 624-637.
(doi: 10.1021/am506793b)

Mirtha A. O. Lourenço, Ricardo M. Silva, Rui F. Silva, Nicola Pinna, Stephane Pronier,
João Pires, José R. B. Gomes, Moisés L. Pinto, Paula Ferreira
Turning Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas Selective to CO2/CH4 Separation: Deposition of Aluminium Oxide by Atomic Layer Deposition
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (2015) 22860-22867
(doi: 10.1039/C5TA05964J)

João Pires
Simple Analysis of Historical Lime Mortars
Journal of Chemical Education 92 (2015) 521–523.
(doi: 10.1039/C5TA05964J)

2014

Moisés L. Pinto, Vipin K. Saini, José M. Guil, João Pires
Introduction of Aluminum to Porous Clays Heterostructures to Modify the Adsorption Properties
Applied Clay Science 101 (2014) 487-502
(doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.09.013)

João Pires, Moisés L. Pinto, Vipin K. Saini
Ethane Selective IRMOF-8 and its Significance in Ethane-Ethylene Separation by Adsorption
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 6 (2014) 12093–12099
(doi: 10.1021/am502686g)

Ana S. Mestre, Cristina Freire, João Pires, Ana P. Carvalho, Moisés L. Pinto
High Performance Microspherical Activated Carbons for Methane Storage and Landfill Gas or Biogas Upgrade
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (2014) 15337–15344
(doi: 10.1039/c4ta03242j)

João Pires, Ana C. Fernandes, Romeu Avó
Bioinspired Synthesis of Mesoporous Silicas Using Large Molecular Weight poly-L-lysine at Neutral pH
Journal of Materials Science 49 (2014) 6087-6092
(doi: 10.1007/s10853-014-8335-8) (SharedLink)

Alberto Gallardo, José M. Guil, Enrique Lomba, Noe Almarza, Sheima Khatib, Carlos Cabrillo, Alejandro Sanz, João Pires
Adsorption of Probe Molecules in Pillared Interlayered Clays: Experiment and Computer Simulation
The Journal of Chemical Physics 140 (2014) 224701-224715
(doi: 10.1063/1.4880962)

Ana S. Mestre, Ricardo A. Pires, Ivo Aroso, Emanuel M. Fernandes, Moisés L. Pinto, Rui L. Reis, Marta A. Andrade, João Pires, Susana P. Silva, Ana P. Carvalho
Activated Carbons Prepared from Industrial pre-Treated Cork: Sustainable Adsorbents for Pharmaceutical Compounds Removal
Chemical Engineering Journal 253 (2014) 408–417
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.05.051)

Hélio Albuquerque, Liliana Carneiro, Ana P. Carvalho, João Pires, Ana R. Silva
Enantioselective Cyclopropanation and Aziridination Catalyzed by Copper(II) bis(oxazoline) Anchored onto Mesoporous Materials
Polyhedron 79 (2014) 315–323
(doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2014.05.025)

João Pires, Ana C. Fernandes, Divakar Duraiswami
Synthesis of Novel Hierarchical ZSM-5 Monoliths and Their Application in Trichloroethylene Removal
Chinese Journal of Catalysis 35 (2014) 1492-1496
(doi: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60085-1)

Moisés Pinto, Ana Fernandes, João Rocha, Artur Ferreira, Fernando Antunes, João Pires
Cu2+ and Co2+ Microporous Titanosilicate ETS-4 for Storage and Slow Release of Therapeutic Nitric Oxide
Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Materials for Biology and Medicine, 2 (2014) 224-230.
(doi: 10.1039/C3TB20929F)

João Pires
Nanoporous Materials: Pillared Clays and Regular Silicas as an Example of Synthesis and Their Porosity Characterization by X-Ray Difraction
Química Nova 37 (2014) 168-170.
(doi: 10.1590/S0100-40422014000100028)

João Pires, Moisés Pinto, Carlos Granadeiro, André Barbosa, Luís Cunha-Silva, Salete Balula, Vipin Saini
Effect on Selective Adsorption of Ethane and Ethylene of the Polyoxometalates Impregnation in the Metal-Organic Framework MIL-101
Adsorption 20 (2014) 533-543
(doi: 10.1007/s10450-013-9592-6) (SharedLink)

2013

Ana Fernandes, Fernando Antunes, João Pires
Sepiolite Based Materials for Storage and Slow Release of Nitric Oxide
New Journal of Chemistry 37 (12) (2013) 4052 - 4060.
(doi: 10.1039/c3nj00452j)

Ana Fernandes, Moisés Pinto, Fernando Antunes, João Pires
Clay Based Materials for Storage and Therapeutic Release of Nitric Oxide
Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Materials for Biology and Medicine 1 (2013) 3287-3294.
(doi: 10.1039/c3tb20535e)

Salete Balula, Luís Cunha-Silva, Isabel Santos, Ana Estrada, Ana Fernandes, José Cavaleiro, João Pires, Cristina Freire, Ana Cavaleiro
Mono-Substituted Silicotungstates as Active Catalysts for Sustainable Oxidations: Homo- and Heterogeneous Performance
New Journal of Chemistry 37 (2013) 2341-2350.
(doi: 10.1039/c3nj00243h)

Moisés Pinto, Sandra Dias, João Pires
Composite MOF Foams: The Example of UiO-66/Polyurethane
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 5 (2013) 2360−2363
(doi: 10.1021/am303089g)

Diana Fernandes, André Barbosa, João Pires, Salete Balula, Luís Cunha-Silva, Cristina Freire
Novel Composite Material Polyoxovanadate@MIL-101(Cr): a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Ascorbic Acid Oxidation
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 5 (2013) 13382-13390.
(doi: 10.1021/am4042564)

Ana Silva, Liliana Carneiro, Ana Carvalho, João Pires
Asymmetric Benzoylation of Hydrobenzoin by Copper(II)bis(oxazoline) Anchored onto Ordered Mesoporous Silicas and their Carbon Replicas
Catalysis Science & Technology 3 (2013) 2415-2424.
(doi: 10.1039/c3cy00232b)

Carlos Granadeiro, Patrícia Silva, Vipin Saini, Filipe Paz, João Pires, Luís Cunha-Silva, Salete Balula
Novel Heterogeneous Catalysts based on Lanthanopolyoxometalates Supported on MIL-101(Cr)
Catalysis Today 218– 219 (2013) 35– 42.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2013.03.042)

Vipin Saini, Moisés Pinto, João Pires
Synthesis and Adsorption Properties of Micro/Mesoporous Carbon-Foams Prepared from Foam Shaped Sacrificial Templates
Materials Chemistry and Physics 138 (2013) 877-885
(doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.12.077)

Carlos Granadeiro, André Barbosa, Patricia Silva, Filipe Paz, Vipin Saini, João Pires, Baltazar de Castro, Salete Balula, Luís Cunha-Silva
Monovacant Polyoxometalates Incorporated into MIL-101(Cr): Novel Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid Phase Oxidation
Applied Catalysis A: General 453 (2013) 316-326
(doi: 10.1016/j.apcata.2012.12.039)

João Pires, Beatriz Brasil, M. Eduarda Araújo
Reduction of Free Fatty Acids in Acidic Non Edible Oils by Modified K10 Clay
Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society 90 (2013) 555-561
(doi: 10.1007/s11746-012-2192-x) (SharedLink)

Salete Balula, Isabel Santos, Luís Cunha-Silva, Ana Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Freire, José Cavaleiro, Baltazar de Castro, Ana Cavaleiro
Phosphotungstates as Catalysts for Monoterpenes Oxidation: Homo- and Heterogeneous Performance
Catalysis Today, 203 (2013) 95-102
(doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2012.02.020)

Ana Silva, Vanessa Guimarães, Ana Carvalho, João Pires
The role of the support properties in the catalytic performance of an anchored copper(II) aza-bis(oxazoline) in mesoporous silicas and their carbon replicas
Catalysis Science & Technology 3 (2013) 659-672
(doi: 10.1039/c2cy20638b)

2012

Moisés Pinto, João Pires
Porous and Hybrid Clay Based Materials for Separation of Hydrocarbons
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 151 (2012) 403–410
(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2011.10.002)

João Pires, Vipin Saini
Synthesis of Foam-Shaped Nanoporous Zeolite Material: A Simple Template-Based Method
Jounal of Chemical Education 89 (2012) 276–279
(doi: 10.1021/ed200191x)

Judite Miranda, Ana Carvalho, João Pires
Assessment of the Binder in Historical Mortars by Various Techniques
Archaeometry 54 (2012) 267-277
(doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00627.x)

Ana Silva, Hélio Albuquerque, Susana Borges, Renée Siegel, Luís Mafra, Ana Carvalho, João Pires
Strategies for Copper bis(oxazoline) Immobilization onto Porous Silica Based Materials
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 158 (2012) 26–38
(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.02.044)

S. Dorbes, Clara Pereira, Marta Andrade, D. Barros, A. M. Pereira, Susana Rebelo, J. P. Araújo, João Pires, Ana Carvalho, Cristina Freire
Oxidovanadium(IV) acetylacetonate immobilized onto CMK-3 for heterogeneous epoxidation of geraniol
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 160 (2012) 67-74
(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.03.041)

Sara Fernandes, Marta Andrade, Conchi O. Ania, Angela Martins, João Pires, Ana Carvalho
Pt/Carbon Materials as bi-Functional Catalysts for n-Decane Hydroisomerization
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 163 (2012) 21–28
(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.06.041)

Tarik Chafik, Abdelkader Darir, Ouafae Achak, Ana Carvalho, João Pires
Determination of the Heat Effects Involved During Toluene Vapor Adsorption and Desorption from Microporous Activated Carbon
Comptes Rendus Chimie 15 (2012) 474
(doi: 10.1016/j.crci.2012.04.001)

Helena Gaspar, Marta Andrade, Clara Pereira, Ana Pereira, Susana Rebelo, João Araújo, João Pires, Ana Carvalho, Cristina Freire
Alkene Epoxidation by Manganese(III) Complexes Immobilized onto Nanostructured Carbon CMK-3
Catalysis Today (2012)
(doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2012.04.018)

Moisés L. Pinto, Jaqueline Marques, João Pires
Porous Clay Heterostructures With Zirconium for the Separation of Hydrocarbon Mixtures
Separation and Purification Technology 98 (2012) 337-343
(doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.07.003)

2011

Moisés Pinto, João Rocha, José R. B. Gomes, João Pires
Slow Release of NO by Microporous Titanosilicate ETS-4
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (2011) 6396–6402
(doi: 10.1021/ja200663e)

Vipin Saini, Moisés Pinto, João Pires
Natural Clay Binder Based Extrudates of Mesoporous Materials: Improved Materials for Selective Adsorption of Natural and Biogas Components
Green Chemistry 13 (2011) 1251-1259
(doi: 10.1039/C0GC00940G)

Moisés Pinto, Luís Mafra, José M. Guil, João Pires, João Rocha
Adsorption and Activation of CO2 by Amine-Modified Nanoporous Materials Studied by Solid-State NMR and 13CO2 Adsorption
Chemistry of Materials 23 (2011) 1387-1395
(doi: 10.1021/cm1029563)

João Pires, Susana Borges, Ana Carvalho, Ana Silva
Porous Silicas and Respective Carbon Replicates for Adsorption and Catalysis
Adsorption Science and Technology, 28 (2011) 717-725.
(doi: 10.1260/0263-6174.28.8-9.717)

I. Kuzniarska-Biernacka, Clara Pereira, Ana Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Freire
Epoxidation of Olefins Catalyzed by Manganese(III) Salen Complexes Grafted to Porous Heterostructured Clays
Applied Clay Science 53 (2011) 195-203.
(doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.12.017)

João Pires, Moisés Pinto, José M. Guil
Heats of Adsorption from the Dubinin-Astakhov Model Applied to the Characterization of Pillared Interlayered Clays (PILCs)
Adsorption 17 (2011) 287-292.
(doi: 10.1007/s10450-010-9283-5) (SharedLink)

Vipin Saini, Moisés Pinto, João Pires
High Pressure Adsorption Studies of Ethane and Ethylene on Clay Based Adsorbent Materials
Separation Science and Technology 46 (2011) 1-10.
(doi: 10.1080/01496391003789197)

Vipin Saini, Moisés Pinto, João Pires
Characterization of Hierarchical Porosity in Novel Composite Monoliths with Adsorption Studies
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 373 (2011) 158–166
(doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.10.047)

Rute Sequeiros, Fátima Portugal. Moisés Pinto, João Pires, Nuno Neng, José Nogueira
Development and Application of Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction with Polyurethane Foams for the Determination of Testosterone and Methenolone in Urine Matrices
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 49 (2011) 297-302.
(doi: 10.1093/chrsci/49.4.297)

Clara Pereira, Carolina Alves, Andreia Monteiro, Cesar Magen, André Pereira, Alfonso Ibarra , M. R. Ibarra Garcia, P. B. Tavares, João Araújo, Ginesa Blanco, José Pintado, Ana Carvalho, João Pires, Manuel Pereira, Cristina Freire
Designing Novel Hybrid Materials by One-Pot co-Condensation: from Hydrophobic Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Super-Amphiphobic Cotton Textiles
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3 (2011) 2289-2299.
(doi: 10.1021/am200220x)

Ana Silva, Hélio Albuquerque, André Fontes, Susana Borges, Ângela Martins, Ana Carvalho, João Pires
Copper Bis(oxazoline) Encapsulated in Zeolites and Its Application as Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Cyclopropanation of Styrene
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 50 (2011) 11495–11501.
(doi: 10.1021/ie201178d)

Paula Moriones, Xabier Ríos, Jesús C. Echeverría, Julián J. Garrido, João Pires, Moisés Pinto
Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Phenyl Stationary Phases for the Gas Separation of Organic Binary Mixtures
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 389 (2011) 69– 75.
(doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.08.049)

2010

Vipin K. Saini, Marta Andrade, Moisés L. Pinto, Ana P. Carvalho, João Pires
How the adsorption properties get changed when going from SBA-15 to its CMK-3 carbon replica
Separation and Purification Technology 75 (2010) 366-376.
(doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.09.006)

Célia Constâncio, Liliana Franco, Ariana Russo, Carlos Anjinho, João Pires, M. Fátima Vaz Ana P. Carvalho
Studies on Polymeric Conservation Treatments of Ceramic Tiles with Paraloid B-72 and Two Alkoxysilanes
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 116 (2010) 2833–2839.
(doi: 10.1002/app.31743)

Ana Mestre, Moisés Pinto, João Pires, José Nogueira, Ana Carvalho
Effect of Solution pH on the Removal of Clofibric Acid by Cork-Based Activated Carbons
Carbon, 48 (2010) 972-980.
(doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.11.013)

Iwona Kuzniarska-Biernacka, Ana R. Silva, Ana P. Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Freire
Anchoring of Chiral Manganese(III) Salen Complex onto Organo Clay and Porous Clay Heterostructure and Catalytic Activity in Alkene Epoxidation
Catalysis Letters 134 (2010) 63–71.
(doi: 10.1007/s10562-009-0232-4) (SharedLink)

B. Ruiz, Ivânia Cabrita, Ana Mestre, José B. Parra, João Pires, Ana Carvalho, Conchi Ania
Surface Heterogeneity Effects of Activated Carbons on the Kinetics of Paracetamol Removal from Aqueous Solution
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 344 (2010) 603–610.
(doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.12.086)

António Silva, Patrícia Adriano, Ana Magalhães, João Pires, Ana Carvalho, António Cruz, José Mirão, António Candeias
Characterization of Historical Mortars from Alentejo’s Religious Buildings
International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 4 (2010) 138–154.
(doi: 10.1080/15583050903046322)

Fátima Portugal, Moisés Pinto, João Pires, José Nogueira
Potentialities of Polyurethane Foams for Trace Level Analysis of Triazinic Metabolites in Water Matrices by Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction
Journal of Chromatography A 1217 (2010) 3707–3710.
(doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.03.044)

Moisés Pinto, Ana Mestre, Ana Carvalho, João Pires
Comparison of Methods to obtain Micropore Size Distributions of Carbonaceous Materials from CO2 Adsorption Based on Dubinin–Radushkevich Isotherm
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 49 (2010) 4726-4730.
(doi: 10.1021/ie100080r)

Vipin Saini, João Pires
Applications of Clay Based Composite Materials in Adsorptive Separation and Purification of Gases
Recent Patents on Materials Science 3 (2010) 129-139.
(doi: 10.2174/1874464811003020129 )

Clara Santos, Marta Andrade, A.L. Vieira, Angela Martins, João Pires, Cristina Freire, Ana Carvalho
Templated synthesis of carbon materials mediated by porous clay heterostructures
Carbon 48 (2010) 4049–4056
(doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.07.010)

João Pires, Moisés Pinto
Pillared Interlayered Clays as Adsorbents of Gases and Vapours
in Pillared Clays and Related Catalysts, A. Gil, Sophia A. Korili, R. Trujillano, M. A. Vicente (Eds.), Springer, p. 23-42, ( 2010).
(doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6670-4)

2009

Ana Mestre, João Pires, José Nogueira, José Parra, Ana Carvalho e Conchi Ania
Waste-Derived Activated Carbons for Removal of Ibuprofen from Solution: Role of Surface Chemistry and Pore Structure
Bioresource Technology 100 (2009) 1720-1726.
(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.09.039)

Pankaj Das, Ana Rosa Silva, Ana Carvalho, João Pires e Cristina Freire,
Enantioselective Epoxidation of Alkenes by Jacobsen Catalyst Anchored onto Aminopropyl-Functionalised Laponite, MCM-41 and FSM-16
Catalysis Letters 129 (2009) 367–375.
(doi: 10.1007/s10562-008-9793-x) (SharedLink)

Bruno Jarrais, Clara Pereira, Ana Rosa Silva, Ana Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Freire
Grafting of Vanadyl Acetylacetonate onto Organo-Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica and Catalytic Activity in the Allylic Epoxidation of Geraniol
Polyhedron 28 (2009) 994–1000.
(doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2008.12.049)

Viviana Paixão, C. Santos, R. Nunes, J.M. Silva, João Pires, Ana Carvalho, Angela Martins
n-Hexane Hydroisomerization over Composite Catalysts Based on BEA Zeolite and Mesoporous Materials
Catalysis Letters 129 (2009) 331-335.
(doi: 10.1007/s10562-009-9850-0) (SharedLink)

Pankaj Das, Ana R. Silva, Ana P. Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Freire
Organo-functionalized Mesoporous Supports for Jacobsen-type Catalyst: Laponite versus MCM-41
Journal Material Science 44 (2009) 2865.
(doi: 10.1007/s10853-009-3379-x) (SharedLink)

I. K.-Biernacka, Clara Pereira, Ana P. Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Freire
K10-montmorillonite as Support for a Cationic Mn(III)salen Complex
Journal of Brazilian Chemical Society, 20 (2009) 1320-1326. 
(link: article)

Clara Pereira, Krzysztof Biernackia,, Susana Rebelo, Alexandre Magalhães, Ana Carvalho, João Pires, Cristina Freire
Designing Heterogeneous Oxovanadium and Copper Acetylacetonate Catalysts: Effect of Covalent Immobilisation in Epoxidation and Aziridination Reactions
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 312 (2009) 53-64.
(doi: 10.1016/j.molcata.2009.07.004)

2008

João Pires, Moisés Pinto, Juncal Estella e Jesús C. Echeverría
Characterization of the Hydrophobicity of Mesoporous Silicas and Clays with Silica Pillars by Water Adsorption and DRIFT
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 317 (2008) 206-213
(doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.09.035)

João C. Alonso, Patrícia Neves, Carlos Silva, Anabela A. Valente, Paula Brandão, Susana Quintal, Maria J. Villa de Brito, Patrícia Pinto,Vítor Félix, M. G. B. Drew, João Pires, Ana P. Carvalho, Maria J. Calhorda, Paula Ferreira
Immobilisation of η3-Allyldicarbonyl Complexes of MoII with Bidentate Nitrogen Ligands within Aluminium-Pillared Clays
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, (2008) 1147.
(doi: 10.1002/ejic.200700939)

Carla Nunes, João Pires, Ana Carvalho, Maria J. Calhorda e Paula Ferreira
Synthesis and Characterisation of Organo-Silica Hydrophobic Clay Heterostructures for Volatile Organic Compounds Removal
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 111 (2008) 612-619
(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2007.09.008)

Clara Pereira, Ana R. Silva, Ana Carvalho, João Pires e Cristina Freire
Vanadyl Acetylacetonate Anchored onto Amine-Functionalised Clays and Catalytic Activity in the Epoxidation of Geraniol
Journal of Molecular Catalyis A: Chemical, 283 (2008) 5-14
(doi: 10.1016/j.molcata.2007.11.034)

António Cruz, João Pires, Ana Carvalho e Manuela Carvalho
Comparison of Adsorbent Materials for Acetic Acid Removal in Showcases
Journal of Cultural Heritage 9 (2008) 244-252
(doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2008.03.001)

Moisés Pinto, João Pires, João Rocha
Porous Materials Prepared from Clays for the Upgrade of Landfill Gas
J. Phys. Chem. C. 112(37) (2008) 14394-14402.
(doi: 10.1021/jp803015d)

Pankaj Das, Ana R. Silva, Ana Carvalho, João Pires e Cristina Freire
Post-synthesis Organo-Sylanation of Mesostructured FSM-16 for Chiral Mn(III)salen Catalyst Anchoring
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 112 (2008) 190-197.
(doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.07.008)

Fátima Vaz, João Pires e Ana Carvalho
Effect of the Impregnation Treatment with Paraloid B-72 on the Properties of Portuguese Ancient Ceramic Tiles
Journal of Cultural Heritage 9 (2008) 269-276.
(doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2008.01.003)

Ana Carvalho, Maria Vaz, Marta Ferreira, João Pires
Gilded Wood from the Organ of the Church of Santa Cruz (Coimbra)
Journal of Brazilian Chemical Society, 19 (2008) 1653-1658.
(doi: 10.1590/S0103-50532008000800029)

Sara Fernandes, Angela Martins, João Pires, Ana Carvalho e Helena Vasques
Catalytic Characterization of Pillared Clays through Toluene Methylation
Reaction Reaction Kinectics and Catalysis Letters, 95 (2008) 373-378.
(doi: 10.1007/s11144-008-5359-6)

João Pires, Vipin Saini e Moisés Pinto
Studies on Selective Adsorption of Biogas Components on Pillared Clays: An Approach for Biogas Improvement
Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (2008), 8727-8732.
(doi: 10.1021/es8014666)

Beatriz Cardoso, Ana Mestre, Ana Carvalho e João Pires
Activated Carbon Derived from Cork Powder Waste by KOH Activation: Preparation, Characterization and VOCs Adsorption
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47 (2008) 5841–5846
(doi: 10.1021/ie800338s)

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