Faculdade

Departamento

Isabel Alexandra de Almeida Canento Esteves Esperança

Assistant Professor
Secção de Engenharia Química e Bioquímica
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(+351) 212948550
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Áreas de Investigação

Gas Adsorption Science & Technology

Research Interests

Materials Science for Gas Adsorption: Development, Formulation and Characterization

Gas Adsorption Process Development

Membranes for Gas Separation

Biorefinery Concept

Additive Manufacturing

Ionic Liquids

Main Publications

Ferreira, T.J.; Esteves, L.M.; Esperança, J.M.S.S.; Esteves, I.A.A.C. “Unveiling the Temperature Influence on the Sorptive Behaviour of ZIF-8 Composite Materials Impregnated with [CnMIM][B(CN)4] Ionic Liquids”. Processes, 10, 247 (2022), DOI: 10.3390/pr10020247

Elena Surra, Rui P.P.L. Ribeiro, Tiago Santos, Maria Bernardo, José P.B. Mota, Nuno Lapa, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, “Evaluation of activated carbons produced from Maize Cob Waste for adsorption-based CO2 separation and biogas upgrading”. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, V.10, Issue 1, 107065 (2022), DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.107065

Ortiz-Albo, P.; Ferreira, T.J.; Martins, C.F.; Alves, V.; Esteves, I.A.A.C.; Cunha-Silva, L.; Kumakiri, I.; Crespo, J.; Neves, L.A. “Impact of Ionic Liquid Structure and Loading on Gas Sorption and Permeation for ZIF-8-Based Composites and Mixed Matrix Membranes”. Membranes, 12, 13 (2021), DOI: 10.3390/ membranes12010013

Inês C. Ferreira, Tiago J. Ferreira, André D.S. Barbosa, Baltazar de Castro, Rui P.P.L. Ribeiro, Vítor D. Alves, Luís Cunha-Silva, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, Luísa A. Neves, “Cr-based MOF/IL composites as fillers in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation”, Separation and Purification Technology, 276, 119303 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119303

Maria Bernardo*, Nuno Lapa, Isabel Fonseca and Isabel A.A.C. Esteves*, “Biomass Valorization for the Production of Porous Carbons and their Application in Biogas Upgrading and CO2 Capture - A Mini-Review”, Frontiers in Energy Research – Bioenergy and Biofuels, Special Issue Advanced Biofuel Production and Cascading Bioenergy Systems, 9, 625188 (2021), DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2021.625188

J. Barreto, D. Martins, M.B.C. Branco, R.P.P.L. Ribeiro, I.A.A.C. Esteves, J.P.B. Mota, J.B. Branco, A.P. Gonçalves, T. Tirolien and G. Bonfait, “80 K vibration-free cooler for potential future Earth observation missions”, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., 755, 012016 (2020), DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/755/1/012016

Rui P.P.L. Ribeiro, Jorge Barreto, Mário D. Grosso Xavier, Daniel Martins, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, Moritz Branco, Thierry Tirolien, José P.B. Mota, Grégoire Bonfait, “Cryogenic neon adsorption on Co3(ndc)3(dabco) metal-organic framework”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 298, 110055 (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110055

Maria Bernardo, Catalina Rodriguez Correa, Yvonne Ringelspacher, Gero C. Becker, Nuno Lapa, Isabel Fonseca, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, Andrea Kruse, “Porous carbons derived from hydrothermally treated biogas digestate”, Waste Management, 105, 110-179 (2020), DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.02.011

Ferreira Tiago J., Vera Ana T., de Moura Beatriz A., Esteves Laura M., Tariq Mohammad, Esperança José M. S. S., Esteves Isabel A. A. C., “Paramagnetic Ionic Liquid/Metal Organic Framework Composites for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 Separations”, Frontiers in Chemistry, 8, 1087 (2020), DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.590191

T. J. Ferreira, R. P. P. L. Ribeiro, J. P. B. Mota, L. P. N. Rebelo, J. M. S. S. Esperança and I. A.A.C. Esteves, “Ionic Liquid-Impregnated Metal−Organic Frameworks for CO2/CH4 Separation”, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2, 12, 7933-7950 (2019), DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01936

Rui P.P.L. Ribeiro, Christine L. Antunes, Aiala U. Garate, André F. Portela, Marta G. Plaza, José P.B. Mota, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, “Binderless shaped metal-organic framework particles: Impact on carbon dioxide adsorption”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 275, February 2019, 111-121 (2019), DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.08.002

Elena Surra, Maria Bernardo, Nuno Lapa, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, Isabel Fonseca, José P.B. Mota, “Biomethane Production through Anaerobic co-Digestion with Maize Cob Waste based on a Bio-Refinery Concept: A Review”, Journal of Environmental Management, 249, Article number 109351 (2019), DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109351

Ana Rita Nabais, Rui P. P. L. Ribeiro, José P. B. Mota, Vítor D. Alves, Isabel A. A. C, Esteves, Luísa A. Neves, “CO2/N2 Gas Separation using Fe(BTC)-based Mixed Matrix Membranes: A view on the adsorptive and filler properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks”, Separation and Purification Technology, 202, August 2018, 174-184 (2018), DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.03.028

Catalina Rodriguez Correa, Maria Bernardo, Rui P.P.L. Ribeiro, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, Andrea Kruse, “Evaluation of hydrothermal carbonization as a preliminary step for the production of functional materials from biogas digestate”, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 124, 461–474 (2017), DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.02.014.

Bárbara C.R. Camacho, Rui P.P.L. Ribeiro, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, José P.B. Mota, “Adsorption Equilibrium of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen on MIL-53(Al) Metal-Organic Framework”, Sep. Pur. Technol., 141, 150-159 (2015), DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.11.040

Rui P.P.L. Ribeiro, Ricardo J.S. Silva, Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, José P.B. Mota, “Development, Construction and Operation of a Multi-Sample Volumetric Apparatus for the Study of Gas Adsorption Equilibrium”, Journal of Chemical Education, 94(4), 757–761 (2015), DOI: 10.1021/ed500633h

Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, Fernando J.A.L. Cruz, Erich A. Müller, Sandeep Agnihotri, José P.B. Mota, “Determination of the surface area and porosity of carbon nanotube bundles from a Langmuirian analysis of sub- and supercritical adsorption data”, Carbon, 47 (4): 948-956 (2009), DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.11.044

Isabel A.A.C. Esteves, Marta S.S. Lopes, Pedro M.C. Nunes, José P.B. Mota, “Adsorption of Natural Gas and Biogas Components on Activated Carbon”, Sep. Pur. Technol., 62: 281-296 (2008), DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.01.027

Isabel A.A.C. Esteves and José P.B. Mota, “Hybrid Membrane/PSA Processes for CO2/N2 Separation”, Adsorption Science and Technology, 25 (9): 693-715 (2007), DOI: 10.1260/026361707785082378

Esteves, IAAC; Mota, JPB, “Gas separation by a novel hybrid Membrane/Pressure swing adsorption process”, Ind. Eng Chem. Res., 46 (17):5723-5733 (2007), DOI: 10.1021/ie070139j

Websites

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Isabel Esteves @ NOVA

Isabel Esteves @ LAQV-REQUIMTE

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