Method for purifying photoelectrocatalyst materials

A team of researchers from CINE has developed a simple, cost-effective and environmentally friendly method for purifying mullite-type bismuth ferrite. Once treated, the material improved its performance as a photoelectrocatalyst in the sustainable production of hydrogen from organic molecules and water. “Although we are still far from achieving performance suitable for application in a real system, this is an important step in the production of a cheap and sustainable material with applications in the generation of green hydrogen, water purification and other uses,” says Pablo Fernandez, a professor at Unicamp and researcher at CINE. Learn more.

Theoretical-experimental method to study metal complexes for catalysis

In an article published in Nature Chemistry, scientists from CINE and European institutions presented a combination of experimental and computational procedures that allows the identification and characterization of mixed metal complexes that can be used as catalysts in various chemical and electrochemical processes. “The development of new catalysts is essential to accelerate new reactions that generate new products for a low-carbon economy, and the results of this work will accelerate the advancement of this class of materials,” says Professor Juarez L. F. Da Silva, the CINE researcher who led the computational studies. Learn more.

Women at the forefront of energy research

The journal ACS Energy Letters selected 24 women from around the world who have written “seminal papers” published in 2024 and invited them to tell how they became leaders in the area of ​​clean energy. Professor Ana Flavia Nogueira (Unicamp), researcher and director of CINE, is the only scientist from Latin America to receive this recognition, for her article on the use of perovskite quantum dots to improve performance and reduce degradation in solar cells. Saiba mais.

Early detection of faults in wind turbines

Professor Mateus Giesbrecht (Unicamp), a researcher at CINE, presented advances in his wind energy projects at the 50th edition of IECON (the main annual international conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society). In four posters, Giesbrecht presented methods for early detection of failures in wind turbines, more specifically, in the bearings (parts that support the rotating shaft of the turbines and that, when they fail, can cause major damage to the machine). Learn more.

The CINE study on fuel cells for ethanol-powered electric cars received a wide and varied response in the electronic media. Media channels such as CNN Brasil, Agência Fapesp, Invest SP, Olhar Digital and websites from the automotive and agribusiness sectors reported on the research. See our press clipping.

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