Maria João Ferreira

Dr. Maria João Ferreira

Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 September 2010 in Organometallics
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MPMarek Pažický
Marek Pažický
ALAnnette Loos
Annette Loos
MFMaria João Ferreira
Maria João Ferreira
DSDaniel Serra
Daniel Serra
NVNikolai Vinokurov
Nikolai Vinokurov
MLMichael Limbach
Michael Limbach

1 January 2006 in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
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MFMaria João Ferreira
Maria João Ferreira
AMAna M. Martins
Ana M. Martins

23 February 2022 in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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MHMateus Hofmann
Mateus Hofmann
MSMD ABU TOYOB SHAHID
MD ABU TOYOB SHAHID
MGMário Garrido
Mário Garrido
MFMaria João Ferreira
Maria João Ferreira
JCJoão R. Correia
João R. Correia
JBJoão C. Bordado
João C. Bordado
Reducing the dependency from petroleum-based monomers and crosslinkers is an increasingly important goal for the plastics industry. This is being enabled by the growing diversity and availability of alternative biobased products derived from renewable resources, some of which are compatible with the production of more sustainable resins for high-performance applications. This paper presents the development of unsaturated polyesters (UPs) and their crosslinked resins (UPRs) based on 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and other biobased building blocks. The original features of these UPs are derived from (i) the use of FDCA as an aromatic monomer replacing phthalic anhydride, (ii) the introduction of a FDCA–isosorbide (ISO) block into the polyester backbone with the presence of unsaturations provided by biobased fumaric acid, (iii) the use of ISO and 1,3-propanediol instead of ethylene glycol and 1,2 propylene glycol, and (iv) the reduction of styrene content using 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. The developed UPRs have a similar thermal and mechanical behavior to the petrochemical ones, presenting glass transition temperatures up to 102 °C, tensile modulus and strength up to 3.9 GPa and 63.3 MPa, respectively, and viscosity between 800 and 1250 cP, making these resins greener alternatives to fully petroleum-derived UPRs for high-performance applications.

17 October 2024 in ACS Catalysis
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MAMuhammad Usman Azam
Muhammad Usman Azam
Auguste FernandesAuguste Fernandes
Auguste Fernandes
MFMaria João Ferreira
Maria João Ferreira
Waheed AfzalWaheed Afzal
Waheed Afzal
IGInês Graça
Inês Graça

7 April 2016 in Bioconjugate Chemistry
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FSFrancisco Silva
Francisco Silva
AZAjit Zambre
Ajit Zambre
MCMaria Paula Cabral Campello
Maria Paula Cabral Campello
Lurdes GanoLurdes Gano
Lurdes Gano
ISIsabel Santos
Isabel Santos
RKRaghuraman Kannan
Raghuraman Kannan

8 January 2008 in Inorganic Chemistry
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LMLara Morello
Lara Morello
MFMaria João Ferreira
Maria João Ferreira
BPBrian O. Patrick
Brian O. Patrick
MFMichael D. Fryzuk
Michael D. Fryzuk