Research Areas

Biocatalysis and Chemical Fitobiomass

Objetivos:
Processing of agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial wastes. Production of substrates from renewable resources and bioproducts of technological interest. Biotransformation of organic substances.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Antonio Salvio Mangrich

   Dr. Brás Heleno de Oliveira

   Dr. Leandro Piovan

   Dr. Luiz Pereira Ramos

   Dra. Nádia Krieger


Bioinorganic Chemistry

Objetivos:
Transition metal complexes as models for bioinorganic systems - mechanistic studies and catalytic activity.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Fábio Souza Nunes

   Dra. Jaísa Fernandes Soares

   Dra. Shirley Nakagaki


Chemistry of Coordination

Objetivos:
Synthesis, characterization, reactivity and applications of coordination compounds.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Antonio Salvio Mangrich

   Dr. Fábio Souza Nunes

   Dr. Herbert Winnischofer

   Dra. Jaísa Fernandes Soares

   Dra. Leni Campos Akcelrud

   Dr. Marcio Peres de Araujo

   Dra. Shirley Nakagaki


Chemistry of Materials

Descrição:
Preparation, application and study of the relationships between structure and properties in polymeric materials, semiconductor, hybrid nanocomposites and intercalation and inclusion compounds.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Aldo José Gorgatti Zarbin

   Dra. Elisa Souza Orth

   Dr. Fernando Wypych

   Dr. Herbert Winnischofer

   Dra. Izabel Cristina Riegel Vidotti Miyata

   Dra. Jaísa Fernandes Soares

   Dra. Leni Campos Akcelrud

   Dr. Marcio Eduardo Vidotti Miyata

   Dra. Maria Rita Sierakowski

   Dr. Ronilson Vasconcelos Barbosa

   Dra. Shirley Nakagaki

   Dra. Sônia Faria Zawadzki


Development of Methodologies, Analytical Sensors and Chemometrics

Objetivos:
Determination of chemical species by using instrumental analytical techniques, flow injection analysis (FIA), pre-concentration processes and chemometric tools.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Andersson Barison

   Dr. Luiz Humberto Marcolino Junior

   Dr. Marco Tadeu Grassi

   Dra. Noemi Nagata

   Dr. Patricio Guillermo Peralta Zamora


Electrochemistry

Objetivos:
Development and characterization of new materials, aiming its application as conductors, semiconductors, catalysts or electric generators and electrical storage.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Marcio Eduardo Vidotti Miyata


Environmental Chemistry

Descrição:
Monitoring, transport and destination of contaminants. Interactions between metal ions with macromolecular ligands present in the environment.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Antonio Salvio Mangrich

   Dr. Gilberto Abate

   Dr. Marco Tadeu Grassi

   Dr. Patricio Guillermo Peralta Zamora


Natural Products Chemistry and Chemical Ecology

Objetivos:
Phytochemical study - isolation and identification of secondary metabolites. Mechanisms involved in the insect-insect interactions (pheromones) and plant-insect (cairomones). Identification of chemical components involved in these processes.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Alfredo Ricardo Marques de Oliveira

   Dr. Andersson Barison

   Dra. Beatriz Helena Lameiro de Noronha Sales Maia

   Dr. Brás Heleno de Oliveira

   Dr. Francisco de Assis Marques

   Dra. Maria Élida Alves Stefanello

   Dr. Paulo Henrique Gorgatti Zarbin


Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Objetivos:
Development of new applications of nuclear magnetic resonance technique, including analysis of both multinuclear solid state and solution samples as well as characterization and structural elucidation of organic and inorganic compounds.



Polymer Chemistry

Objetivos:
Synthesis and structural, mechanical or morphological characterization of synthetic polymers of technological application. Chemical and physical aspects of natural biopolymers, chemical and semi-synthetic, involving extraction, characterization, properties and applications.


Researchers Involved:

   Dra. Elisa Souza Orth

   Dra. Izabel Cristina Riegel Vidotti Miyata

   Dr. Luiz Pereira Ramos

   Dra. Maria Rita Sierakowski

   Dr. Ronilson Vasconcelos Barbosa

   Dra. Sônia Faria Zawadzki


Quantum Chemistry

Descrição:
Development and application of quantum methods.



Remediation of Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Samples.

Objetivos:
Development of advanced processes (photocatalytic and enzymatic) for the remediation of waste. Preparation, characterization and using of new materials photochemically active. Recycling, reuse, treatment and disposal of garbage and waste generated by the chemical industry.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Antonio Salvio Mangrich

   Dr. Marco Tadeu Grassi

   Dra. Nádia Krieger

   Dr. Patricio Guillermo Peralta Zamora


Synthesis of Organic Compounds

Objetivos:
Development of new synthetic methodologies and their applications.


Researchers Involved:

   Dr. Alfredo Ricardo Marques de Oliveira

   Dr. Francisco de Assis Marques

   Dr. Leandro Piovan

   Dr. Paulo Henrique Gorgatti Zarbin

   Dr. Ronilson Vasconcelos Barbosa

   Dra. Sônia Faria Zawadzki