Supercritical CO2 assisted preparation of mesoporous composites for emerging applications

Márta Kubovics, Solid State Chemistry (SSC) group at ICMAB-CSIC

Date: Friday, 17 March 2023
Time: 11 AM
Venue: Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB, CSIC) - Sala d'Actes Carles Miravitlles and ONLINE. Register here to attend by Zoom. 

Abstract:

The goal of this thesis was to synthesize novel porous composites using supercritical CO₂ assisted procedures and to demonstrate their usability in emerging applications. In particular, composites based on two classes of mesoporous solids, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and graphene-oxide (GO) aerogels, were the focus of this work. All materials are characterized by possessing a significant amount of pores in the mesosize range, although they are distinct regarding their structural and pore arrangement. Analysis of the composite properties and structural changes occurring throughout the processing was carried out with the aim of understanding their role and behavior in certain biomedical or catalytic applications.

Supervisors:

• Ana M. López-Periago, Supercritical Fluids and Functional Materials, ICMAB-CSIC
• Concepción Domingo, Supercritical Fluids and Functional Materials, ICMAB-CSIC

• President: Prof. Falk Liebner, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Austria
• Secretary: Dr. Gerard Tobías Rossell, ICMAB-CSIC, Spain
• Vocal: Prof. Lourdes Calvo, Universidad de Complutense de Madrid, Spain

University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
PhD Programme: Chemistry

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