O professor Rubens Maciel Filho (UNICAMP), pesquisador principal do Programa de Armazenamento Avançado de Energia do CINE, proferiu palestra na International Energy Agency (IEA) sobre matriz energética e mobilidade em países de economia emergente, que incluem o Brasil. A palestra online foi realizada no dia 20 de abril dentro de um evento que é realizado duas vezes por ano por um dos grupos de trabalho da IEA, liderado pelo Canadá e os…
The technology of lithium-oxygen batteries (Li-O2) may bring a significant increase in energetic density (quantity of energy stored by weight of battery) comparing to the devices that, today, are in the market, such as ion and lithium batteries. However, several limitations of this technology still need to be overcome to make their commercial use viable. For this, it is necessary to better understand the reactions that occur during the charge…
O professor Ernesto Chaves Pereira, pesquisador do CINE, é coordenador da unidade da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial (EMBRAPII) na Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), dedicada ao desenvolvimento de materiais avançados, funcionais e para processos sustentáveis. A EMBRAPII tem o propósito de apoiar a inovação tecnológica em empresas pela interação destas com instituições de pesquisa. Além disso, a EMBRAPII cofinancia o desenvolvimento destes projetos de inovação em até…
No Dia Internacional das Mulheres e Meninas na Ciência, 11 de fevereiro, começou o “II Fronteiras em Eletroquímica e Eletroanalítica: avanços realizados por jovens mulheres cientistas”. Esse evento online e gratuito teve como objetivo reunir pesquisadoras que atuam no Brasil e no exterior para debater avanços na área de Eletroquímica/ Eletroanalítica e discutir o papel da mulher na Ciência e seus principais desafios. No evento, a pós-doc Juliane Fiates (IQSC-USP),…
The integration of solar cells to façades, windows, clothing and accessories has started to become reality thanks to the so-called emerging photovoltaic technologies, which are characterized for offering flexible and transparent devices. These devices, which cover organic, dye-sensitized and perovskites solar cells, have generated much interest, not only from companies and consumers, but also from researchers who are working to overcome the limitations of those technologies. For these research groups,…
Known by the acronym CCUS, the concept of “Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage” covers the processes and technologies which aim at reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere through the safe storage of that greenhouse gas or its transformation into other molecules which can be used as raw material for the fabrication of fuels and other products. In a recently published paper, CINE researchers present a contribution to this…
A review paper on photoelectrochemical methods of analysis and detection is the most recent result of the collaboration between the research group of professor Lucia Helena Mascaro (UFSCar, Brazil), a CINE researcher, and the group of professor Frank Marken (University of Bath, United Kingdom). Published in the February issue of the journal TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry (impact factor 9.8), the article was written during the research internship that the PhD…
A scientific collaboration between researchers from CINE and from an important research center in Germany made possible the development of production techniques of porous membranes with high efficiency for separation of carbon dioxide (CO2). The research is part of the efforts made in CINE’s Division “Methane to Products” to convert methane (an abundant gas on planet Earth) into higher added value fuels and chemical compounds. These membranes separate the CO2…
