Luisa Durães
NamePositionQualifications |  Luisa
Maria Rocha Durães Associate professor PhD in
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2008 MSc in
Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 1999 Diploma in Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 1993 |
E-mail address | luisa@eq.uc.pt |
Telephone | +351-239798737 |
Teaching activities | Nanotechnologies Introduction to Materials and Characterization Instrumentation and Analytical Techniques Modeling, Simulation and Optimization Chemical Engineering Laboratories |
Research group | Computation and Materials (CeM) |
Research interests | Synthesis of aerogels and nanoparticles of inorganic and hybrid oxides by sol-gel technology Fabrication of advanced nanomaterials by soft solution approaches Materials for thermal insulation Adsorbents for environmental remediation Combustion and detonation of energetic systems: pyrotechnics, explosives, propellants. |
Funded research projects | Project CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-029533 AeroXTreme – High-performance silica aerogel nanocomposites for insulation under extreme temperature Space environments Project PT2020 No 017815 AerogelDustFree – Aerogel for applications in Space, ISO8 without particle shedding Project QREN No 34078 CleanOlGel – Functionalization of silica-based aerogels for treatment of wastewater with phenolic compounds European Project FP7-SPA.2011.2.2-02 – Space critical technologies (Call FP7-SPACE-2011-1): AerSUS - Aerogel European Supplying Unit for Space Applications (Grant agreement #284494). European Project FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN: MANANO - Manufacturing and Applications of Nanostructured Materials (Grant agreement #264710.) |
Key publications | Lamy-Mendes, A., Silva, R.F., Durães, L., “Advances on carbon nanostructure-silica aerogel composites: a review”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6, 2018, p. 1340-1369. DOI: 10.1039/c7ta08959g Vareda, J.P., Maximiano, P., Cunha, L.P., Ferreira, A.F., Simões, P.N., Durães, L., “Effect of Different Types of Surfactants on the Microstructure of Methyltrimethoxysilane-Derived Silica Aerogels: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 512, 2018, p. 64-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.10.035 Campos-Gonçalves, I., Costa, B.F.O., Santos, R.F., Durães, L., “Superparamagnetic Core-Shell Nanocomplexes Doped with Yb3+:Er3+/Ho3+ rare-earths for Upconversion Fluorescence”, Materials and Design, 130, 2017, p. 263–274. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.05.064 Vareda, J.P., Valente, A.J.M., Durães, L., “Heavy Metals in Iberian Soils: Removal by Current Adsorbents/Amendments and Prospective for Aerogels”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 237C, 2016, p. 28-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2016.08.009 Maleki, H., Durães, L., Costa, B. F., Santos, R. F., Portugal, A., “Design of Multifunctional Magnetic Hybrid Silica Aerogels with Improved Properties”, Microporous & Mesoporous Materials, 232, 2016, p. 227-237. DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.06.025 Matias, T., Marques, J., Quina, M., Gando-Ferreira, L., Valente, A. J., Portugal, A., Durães, L., “Silica-Based Aerogels as Adsorbents for Phenol-Derivative Compounds”, Colloids and Surfaces A, 480, 2015, p. 260–269. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.01.074 Ghafari, E., Costa, H., Júlio, E., Portugal, A., Durães, L., “The Effect of Nano Silica Addition on Flowability, Strength and Transport Properties of UHPC”, Materials and Design, 59, 2014, p. 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.02.051 Maleki, H., Durães, L., Portugal, A., “An Overview on Silica Aerogels Synthesis and Different Mechanical Reinforcing Strategies”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 385, 2014, p. 55-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.10.017 Durães, L., Matias, T., Segadães, A. M., Campos, J., Portugal, A., “MgAl2O4 Spinel Synthesis by Combustion and Detonation Reactions – a Thermochemical Evaluation”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 32(12), 2012, p.3161-3170. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.04.031 Durães, L., Campos, J., Portugal, A., “Radial Combustion Propagation in Iron(III) Oxide/Aluminum Thermite Mixtures”, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 31 (1), 2006, p.42-49. DOI: 10.1002/prep.200600006 |
Theses supervision | Hajar Maleki, Development of Mechanically Reinforced Polymer-Silica Aerogels for Thermal Insulation in Space Applications, PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2011- 2014 (co-supervision with Prof. António Portugal). Adriana Cavaco, Influence of the properties of prosthetic interfaces on the gait and perception of pain and comfort of transtibial amputees, PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2010-2017 (co-supervisors: Profs. Amílcar Ramalho & Sandra Pais). Rafael Torres, Modification of polymeric surfaces for biological fluids repellency, MSc Thesis in Chem. Eng., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2017. (co-supervisor: Prof. António Portugal). Isabel Gonçalves, Multifunctional nanocomplexes with a Fe3O4 superparamagnetic core and rare earth-doped upconversion fluorescent shell, MSc Thesis in Chem. Eng., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2016. (co-supervisor: Prof. Benilde Costa). João Vareda, Incorporation of smart polymers in silica based aerogels, MSc Thesis in Chem. Eng., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2015. (co-supervisor: Dr. Ana Fonseca). |
| Other information | ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3336-2449 Research ID: B-5176-2012 ESA contract AO/1-6872/11/NL/CP: AAM – Adaptation of Aerogel Materials for Thermal Insulation Expert of the Technical Committee of Standardization CT194-Nanotechnologies, of Instituto Português da Qualidade; responds to ISO/TC229 e CEN/TC352. |
