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Dinis O. Abranches is an Assistant Researcher in Chemical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. His research focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence, thermodynamics, and computational simulations to predict physicochemical phenomena, understand non-covalent interactions, and design novel sustainable materials. He has a particular interest in green solvents, including deep eutectic solvents, hydrotropes, and ionic liquids. Dinis earned his MSc (2023, GPA 4.0/4.0) and PhD (2024, GPA 4.0/4.0) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, USA, where he received multiple awards for outstanding academic achievement. Prior to this, he completed his BSc (2018, GPA 19/20) and MSc (2020, GPA 19/20) in Chemical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
JOÃO DINIS OLIVEIRA ABRANCHES

Citation names

  • Dinis O. Abranches

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9218-8DF6-24E9
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0097-2072
Google Scholar ID
1YsuuH4AAAAJ&hl
Researcher Id
AAH-6368-2019
Scopus Author Id
57209311204

Email addresses

  • jdinis@ua.pt (Professional)
  • abranches@alumni.nd.edu (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/02/02 - 2024/05/18
Concluded
Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
University of Notre Dame, United States
"Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning for the Design of Sustainable Materials: The Dawn of Digital Molecular Discovery" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
4.0/4.0
2021/02/02 - 2023/05/20
Concluded
Chemical Engineering (Mestrado)
University of Notre Dame, United States
4.0/4.0
2015/09/16 - 2020/07/13
Concluded
Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Unveiling the mechanism of hydrotropy: towards a sustainable future" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
19/20
2015/09/16 - 2018/06/21
Concluded
Ciências de Engenharia Química (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
19/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024/08/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/02/03 - 2024/03/26 Researcher (Research) University of Notre Dame, United States
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/01/22 - 2025/02/03 ECIU Research Mobility Fund - Hamburg University of Technology
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
The European Consortium of Innovative Universities
Ongoing
2022/08/01 - 2024/03/26 DOE EFRC on Breakthrough Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Systems (BEES2)
PhD Student Fellow
Case Western Reserve University, United States
US Department of Energy
Ongoing
2021/02/03 - 2024/03/26 Exploiting the Emergent Behavior in Ionic Liquids for Advanced Rare Earth Separations
630340
PhD Student Fellow
Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
US Department of Energy
Ongoing
2020/02/08 - 2020/07/07 CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/02/01 - 2019/12/31 CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/08 - 2019/01/31 IgY Technology: A Purification Platform using Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
European Commission

European Research Council
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2020/05/03 - 2021/05/03 Prediction of the Solubility of Ionic Liquids in Base Oils
NA
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
TotalEnergies SE
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. E. Cea-Klapp; D. O. Abranches; E. Marin-Rimoldi; E. J. Maginn; N. F. Gajardo-Parra; R. I. Canales; J. M. Garrido. "Molecular Understanding of the Solute-Hydrotrope Aggregation in Aqueous Solutions: A Molecular Dynamics Approach". Paper presented in 33rd Annual MTSM Conference, 2024.
  2. I. W. Cordova; G. Teixeira; Dinis O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; O. Ferreira; J. A. P. Coutinho. "A COSMO-RS based approach for predicting the solubility of vanillin in aqueous mixtures". Paper presented in 33rd European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics (ESAT 2024), 2024.
  3. F. H. Sosa; D. O. Abranches; A. M. da Costa Lopes; M. C. da Costa; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Exploring the synergism of hydrotrope-based DESs for improved kraft lignin aqueous dissolution". Paper presented in 33rd European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics (ESAT 2024), 2024.
  4. Dinis O. Abranches; Edward J. Maginn; Yamil J. Colón. "Surfing the Molecular Sea with Stochastic Machine Learning: Sigma Profiles as a Digital Chemical Space". Paper presented in CICECO Workshop: Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design, 2024.
  5. I. C. M. Vaz; A. I. M. C. Lobo Ferreira; G. M. C. Silva; P. Morgado; D. O. Abranches; M. Bastos; L. M. N. B. F. Santos; E. J. M. Filipe; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Thermodynamic study of a mixture of two tertiary alcohols - A pathway for the design of type V deep eutectic solvents". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Ionic Liquid-based Materials, 2023.
  6. Dinis O. Abranches; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Novel Sustainable Materials Design with Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning". Paper presented in 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2023.
  7. Ana M. Ferreira; Ana S. Pinto; Brayan Cruz; Dinis O. Abranches; Helena Passos; Kosuke Kuroda; João A.P. Coutinho. "Enhancing solubility of hydrophobic compounds: exploring zwitterionic compounds as alternative hydrotopes". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Ionic Liquid-based Materials, 2023.
  8. Dinis O. Abranches; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Novel Sustainable Materials Design with Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning". Paper presented in 9th Annual CBE Graduate Research Symposium, 2023.
  9. Dinis O. Abranches; W. Dean; M. Muñoz; W. Wang; Y. Liang; B. Gurkan; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Accelerating the Design of Concentrated Hydrogen Bonded Electrolytes using Active Learning and High Throughput Experimental Screening". Paper presented in 2023 Energy Frontier Research Centers, 2023.
  10. G. Teixeira; D. O. Abranches; O. Ferreira; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Estimating the Melting Temperatures of Type V Deep Eutectic Solvents". Paper presented in 26th International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, 2023.
  11. Dinis O. Abranches; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Activity Coefficient Acquisition through Thermodynamics-Informed Active Learning: A Case-Study of Phase Diagram Construction". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Systems, 2023.
  12. Dinis O. Abranches; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Type V Deep Eutectic Solvents: Design and Applications". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Systems, 2023.
  13. Dinis O. Abranches; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Exploring the Activity Coefficient Landscape of Mixtures Using Gaussian Processes and Active Learning". Paper presented in 16th International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design (PPEPPD2023), 2023.
  14. José Pedro Wojeicchowski; Dinis O. Abranches; Ana M. Ferreira; Marcos R. Mafra; João A.P. Coutinho. "Solvatochromic Parameters Prediction Based On Cosmo-Rs Descriptors". Paper presented in COIL 9 – 9th International Congress on Ionic Liquids, 2023.
  15. Ana M. Ferreira; Ana S. Pinto; Brayan Cruz; José G.P. Santos; Dinis O. Abranches; Helena Passos; Kosuke Kuroda; João A.P. Coutinho. "Are zwitterionic compounds analogous to ionic liquids a pathway as alternative hydrotropes?". Paper presented in COIL 9 ¿ 9th International Congress on Ionic Liquids, 2023.
  16. J. Benfica; D. O. Abranches; N. Schaeffer; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Water Soluble Compounds: Eutectic Solvents versus Ionic Liquids". Paper presented in XII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design (Equifase 2022) and XI Brazilian Conference on Applied Thermodynamics (CBTermo 2022), 2022.
  17. G. Teixeira; D. O. Abranches; O. Ferreira; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Computational modelling of type V deep eutectic solventes". Paper presented in - XII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design (Equifase 2022) and XI Brazilian Conference on Applied Thermodynamics (CBTermo 2022), 2022.
  18. G. Teixeira; D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; S. M. Vilas-Boas; S. P. Pinho; A. I. M. C. L. Ferreira; L. M. N. B. F. Santos; O. Ferreira; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Liquefying flavonoids with terpenoids through deep eutectic solvent formation". Paper presented in XII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design (Equifase 2022) and XI Brazilian Conference on Applied Thermodynamics (CBTermo 2022), 2022.
  19. G. Teixeira; D. O. Abranches; A. I. M. C. Lobo Ferreira; L. M. N. B. F. Santos; O. Ferreira; J. A.P. Coutinho. "Eutectic solvent formulation with active pharmaceutical ingredientes". Paper presented in XII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design (Equifase 2022) and XI Brazilian Conference on Applied Thermodynamics (CBTermo 2022), 2022.
  20. J. Benfica; D. O. Abranches; N. Schaeffer; S. Shimizu; J. A. P. Coutinho. "The Perspective of Cooperative Hydrotropy on the Solubility in Aqueous Solutions of Cyrene". Paper presented in - XII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design (Equifase 2022) and XI Brazilian Conference on Applied Thermodynamics (CBTermo 2022), 2022.
  21. J. Benfica; D. O. Abranches; N. Schaeffer; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Water-Soluble Compounds: Ionic Liquids versus Eutectic Solvents". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2022, 2022.
  22. D. O. Abranches; Y. Zhang; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Sigma Profiles in Deep Learning: Towards a Universal Molecular Descriptor". Paper presented in Fundamentals of Separation Science and Engineering (Gordon Research Conference), 2022.
  23. D. O. Abranches; Y. Zhang; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Sigma Profiles in Deep Learning: Towards a Universal Molecular Descriptor". Paper presented in Fundamentals of Separation Science and Engineering (Gordon Research Seminar), 2022.
  24. D. O. Abranches; Y. Zhang; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Sigma Profiles in Deep Learning: Towards a Universal Molecular Descriptor". Paper presented in 8th Annual CBE Graduate Research Symposium, 2022.
  25. D. O. Abranches; J. Benfica; S. Shimizu; J. A. P. Coutinho. "The perspective of cooperative hydrotropy on the solubility in aqueous solutions of cyrene". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 2022.
  26. G. Teixeira; D. O. Abranches; O. Ferreira; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Computational modelling of type v deep eutectic solvents". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 2022.
  27. M. A. R. Martins; D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Insights into the formation of (deep) eutectic solvents". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 2022.
  28. G. Teixeira; D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; S. M. Vilas-Boas; S. P. Pinho; A. I. M. C. L. Ferreira; L. M. N. B. F. Santos; O. Ferreira; J A. P. Coutinho. "Liquefying flavonoids with terpenoids through deep eutectic solvent formation". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 2022.
  29. Bruna P. Soares; Dinis O. Abranches; Ana M. Ferreira; Pinho, Simão P.; João A. P. Coutinho. "Kamlet-taft and py polarity scales as tools to understand the hydrotropy effect of alkanediols". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes (ISSP-20), 2022.
  30. Brayan Cruz; Ana S. Pinto; Tatiana D. Ferreira; Dinis O. Abranches; Ana M. Ferreira; Helena Passos; João A.P. Coutinho. "Zwitterionic ionic liquids as hydrotropes: the influence of cationic alkyl chains and spacer size on bioactive compounds solubility". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes (ISSP-20), 2022.
  31. D. O. Abranches; Y. Zhang; E. J. Maginn; Y. J. Colón. "Sigma Profiles in Deep Learning: Towards a Universal Molecular Descriptor". Paper presented in FOMMS 2022: Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation, 2022.
  32. B. P. Soares; D. O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Alkanediols as Efficient Hydrotropes to Enhance the Aqueous Solubility of Syringic Acid". Paper presented in 19th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 2022.
  33. D. O. Abranches; J. Benfica; S. Shimizu; J. A. P. Coutinho. "The Perspective of Cooperative Hydrotropy on the Solubility in Aqueous Solutions of Cyrene". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC 2022), 2022.
  34. J. Benfica; D. O. Abranches; H. Almeida; S. P. Pinho; O. Ferreira; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Water Soluble Compounds: Eutectic Solvents versus Ionic Liquids". Paper presented in 6th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference, 2021.
  35. D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; M. A. R. Martins; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Understanding the Formation of Deep Eutectic Solvents: Betaine as a Universal Hydrogen Bond Acceptor". Paper presented in 31st European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics, 2021.
  36. J. P. Wojeicchowski; D. O. Abranches; A. M. Ferreira; M. R. Mafra; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Using COSMO-RS to predict the solvatochromic parameters of deep eutectic solvents". Paper presented in 25th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, 2021.
  37. B. P. Soares; D. O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Alkanediols as efficient hydrotropes to enhance the aqueous solubility of syringic acid". Paper presented in 25th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, 2021.
  38. J. Benfica; D. O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; O. Ferreira; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Water Soluble Compounds: Eutectic Solvents versus Ionic Liquids". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2020, 2020.
  39. José Pedro Wojeicchowski; Dinis O. Abranches; Ana M. Ferreira; Marcos R. Mafra; João A. P. Coutinho. "COSMO-RS to design Deep Eutectic Solvents for Antioxidant Extraction". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2020 - ONLINE, 2020.
  40. D. O. Abranches; M. Larriba; L. P. Silva; M. Melle-Franco; J. F. Palomar; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Using COSMO-RS to Design Choline Chloride-Based Eutectic Solvents". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology Conference (ILSEPT), 2019.
  41. D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; M. A. R. Martins; L. Fernandez; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Can Cholinium Chloride form Eutectic Solvents with Organic Chloride-based Salts?". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology Conference (ILSEPT), 2019.
  42. D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Aromatic deep eutectic solvents from phenolic compounds". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology Conference (ILSEPT), 2019.
  43. M. A. R. Martins; L. P. Silva; E. A. Crespo; D. O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Terpene-based hydrophobic eutectic mixtures: approaches and perspectives". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology Conference (ILSEPT), 2019.
  44. D. O. Abranches; M. Larriba; L. P. Silva; M. Melle-Franco; J. F. Palomar; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Using COSMO-RS to Design Choline Chloride-Based Eutectic Solvents". Paper presented in 26th Thermodynamics Conference (Thermodynamics 2019), 2019.
  45. D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Aromatic Deep Eutectic Solvents from Phenolic Compounds". Paper presented in 26th Thermodynamics Conference (Thermodynamics 2019), 2019.
  46. D. O. Abranches; M. Larriba; L. P. Silva; M. Melle-Franco; J. F. Palomar; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Using COSMO-RS to Design Choline Chloride-Based Eutectic Solvents". Paper presented in 1st International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Solvents, 2019.
  47. D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; M. A. R. Martins; L. Fernandez; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Can Cholinium Chloride form Eutectic Solvents with Organic Chloride-based Salts?". Paper presented in 1st International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Solvents, 2019.
  48. D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Aromatic Deep Eutectic Solvents from Phenolic Compounds". Paper presented in 1st International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Solvents, 2019.
  49. M. A. R. Martins; L. P. Silva; D. O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Sustainable Hydrophobic Terpene-Terpene Eutectic Mixtures". Paper presented in 1st International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Solvents, 2019.
  50. L. P. Silva; M. A. R. Martins; D. O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Sustainable Hydrophobic Terpene-Terpene Eutectic Mixtures". Paper presented in 1st Ibero-American Congress of Chemical Engineering (CIBIQ), 2019.
  51. D. O. Abranches; L. P. Silva; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Aromatic Deep Eutectic Solvents from Phenolic Compounds". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2019, 2019.
  52. M. A. R. Martins; L. P. Silva; E. A. Crespo; D. O. Abranches; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Terpene-based hydrophobic eutectic mixtures: approaches and perspectives". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2019, 2019.
  53. D. O. Abranches; M. Larriba; L. P. Silva; M. Melle-Franco; J. F. Palomar; S. P. Pinho; J. A. P. Coutinho. "Using COSMO-RS to Design Choline Chloride-Based Eutectic Solvents". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018), 2018.
Journal article
  1. Kholany, Mariam; Reynaga-Navarro, Wimar; Abranches, Dinis O.; Wijffels, René; Coutinho, João A.P.; Ventura, Sónia P.M.; Kazbar, Antoinette. "Extraction and separation of pigments from Saccharina latissima using eutectic solvents". Separation and Purification Technology 357 (2025): 130053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130053.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130053
  2. Derrick Poe; Dinis O. Abranches; Xiaoyu Wang; Jeffrey Klein; William Dean; Benworth B. Hansen; Brian Doherty; et al. "Structural and Dynamic Heterogeneity of Deep Eutectic Solvents Composed of Choline Chloride and Ortho-Phenol Derivatives". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2025): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c06787.
    10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c06787
  3. Gabriela B. Correa; Dinis O. Abranches; Eliseo Marin-Rimoldi; Yong Zhang; Edward J. Maginn; Frederico W. Tavares. "Assessing Melting and Solid–Solid Transition Properties of Choline Chloride via Molecular Dynamics Simulations". The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03051.
    10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03051
  4. Teixeira, Gabriel; Brandão, Paula; Lobo Ferreira, Ana I.M.C.; Abranches, Dinis O.; Santos, Luís M.N.B.F.; Ferreira, Olga; Coutinho, João A.P.. "Designing type V deep eutectic solvents with antimalarial pharmaceutical ingredients". European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 203 (2024): 114463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114463.
    10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114463
  5. Abranches, Dinis O.; Dean, William; Muñoz, Miguel; Wang, Wei; Liang, Yangang; Gurkan, Burcu; Maginn, Edward J.; et al. "Combining High-Throughput Experiments and Active Learning to Characterize Deep Eutectic Solvents". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 12 38 (2024): 14218-14229. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c04507.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c04507
  6. A. C. Araujo; Dinis O. Abranches; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Pedro M. D. Vaz; Ribeiro-Claro, Paulo; Mariela M. Nolasco. Corresponding author: Ribeiro-Claro, Paulo. "Good vibrations: understanding deep eutectic solvents through the lens of vibrational spectroscopy". Applied Spectroscopy Reviews 59 (2024): 1-56. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/05704928.2024.2390962.
    Published • 10.1080/05704928.2024.2390962
  7. Dinis O. Abranches; Edward J. Maginn; Yamil J. Colón. "Stochastic machine learning via sigma profiles to build a digital chemical space". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2404676121.
    10.1073/pnas.2404676121
  8. Filipe H. B. Sosa; Dinis O. Abranches; André M. da Costa Lopes; Mariana C. da Costa; João A. P. Coutinho. "Role of Deep Eutectic Solvent Precursors as Hydrotropes: Unveiling Synergism/Antagonism for Enhanced Kraft Lignin Dissolution". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c02529.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c02529
  9. Cordova, Isabella W.; Teixeira, Gabriel; Ribeiro-Claro, Paulo J. A.; Dinis O. Abranches; Pinho, Simão P.; Ferreira, Olga; Coutinho, João A. P.. "Using Molecular Conformers in COSMO-RS to Predict Drug Solubility in Mixed Solvents". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 63 21 (2024): 9565-9575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00652.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00652
  10. Olga Ferreira; Liliana P. Silva; Heloísa H. S. Almeida; Jordana Benfica; Dinis O. Abranches; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "What is better to enhance the solubility of hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions: eutectic solvents or ionic liquids?". RSC Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SU00379A.
    10.1039/D4SU00379A
  11. Dinis O. Abranches; Edward J. Maginn; Yamil J. Colón. "Boosting Graph Neural Networks with Molecular Mechanics: A Case Study of Sigma Profile Prediction". Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01003.
    10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01003
  12. Gabriel Teixeira; Dinis O. Abranches; Maria Olga Amorim Sá Ferreira; João A.P. Coutinho. "Estimating the Melting Temperatures of Type V Deep Eutectic Solvents". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c01063.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.3c01063
  13. Sandra S. Silva; Dinis O. Abranches; Ana S. Pinto; Bruna de Paula Soares; Helena Passos; Ana M. Ferreira; João A.P. Coutinho. "Solubility Enhancement of Hydrophobic Compounds in Aqueous Solutions Using Biobased Solvents as Hydrotropes". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 62 30 (2023): 12021-12028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c01469.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.3c01469
  14. Dinis O. Abranches; Edward J. Maginn; Yamil J. Colón. "Activity coefficient acquisition with thermodynamics-informed active learning for phase diagram construction". AIChE Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.18141.
    10.1002/aic.18141
  15. Dinis O. Abranches; João A.P. Coutinho. "Everything You Wanted to Know about Deep Eutectic Solvents but Were Afraid to Be Told". Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 14 1 (2023): 141-163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-101121-085323.
    10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-101121-085323
  16. Mónia A. R. Martins; Dinis O. Abranches; Liliana P. Silva; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "Tetraalkylammonium Chlorides as Melting Point Depressants of Ionic Liquids". Journal of Solution Chemistry (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10953-023-01285-0.
    10.1007/s10953-023-01285-0
  17. Sérgio M. Vilas-Boas; Isabella W. Cordova; Dinis O. Abranches; João A.P. Coutinho; Maria Olga Amorim Sá Ferreira; Simão P. Pinho. "Modeling the Solubility of Monoterpenoids with Hybrid and Predictive Thermodynamic Tools". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 62 12 (2023): 5326-5335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03991.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03991
  18. Anna P.S. Crema; Nicolas Schaeffer; Henrique Bastos; Liliana P. Silva; Dinis O. Abranches; Helena Passos; Maria C. Hespanhol; João A.P. Coutinho. "New family of Type V eutectic solvents based on 1,10-phenanthroline and their application in metal extraction". Hydrometallurgy 215 (2023): 105971-105971. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2022.105971.
    10.1016/j.hydromet.2022.105971
  19. Inês C. M. Vaz; Ana I. M. C. Lobo Ferreira; Gonçalo M. C. Silva; Pedro Morgado; Dinis O. Abranches; Margarida Bastos; Luís M. N. B. F. Santos; Eduardo J. M. Filipe; João A. P. Coutinho. "The path towards type V deep eutectic solvents: inductive effects and steric hindrance in the system tert-butanol + perfluoro tert-butanol". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP00701D.
    10.1039/D3CP00701D
  20. Isabela Sales; Dinis O. Abranches; Tânia E. Sintra; Silvana Mattedi; Mara G. Freire; João A.P. Coutinho; Simão P. Pinho. "Selection of hydrotropes for enhancing the solubility of artemisinin in aqueous solutions". Fluid Phase Equilibria 562 (2022): 113556-113556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2022.113556.
    10.1016/j.fluid.2022.113556
  21. Mónia A. R. Martins; Dinis O. Abranches; Liliana P. Silva; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "Insights into the Chloride versus Bromide Effect on the Formation of Urea-Quaternary Ammonium Eutectic Solvents". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01274.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01274
  22. Abranches, Dinis O.; Coutinho, João A.P.. "Type V deep eutectic solvents: Design and applications". Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 35 (2022): 100612. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100612.
    10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100612
  23. Gabriel Teixeira; Dinis O. Abranches; Liliana P. Silva; Sérgio M. Vilas-Boas; Simão P. Pinho; Ana I. M. C. L. Ferreira; Luís M. N. B. F. Santos; Olga Ferreira; João A. P. Coutinho. "Liquefying Flavonoids with Terpenoids through Deep Eutectic Solvent Formation". Molecules 27 9 (2022): 2649-2649. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27092649.
    10.3390/molecules27092649
  24. Dinis O. Abranches; Zhang, Yong; Maginn, Edward J.; Colón, Yamil J.. "Sigma profiles in deep learning: towards a universal molecular descriptor". Chemical Communications 58 37 (2022): 5630-5633. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc01549h.
    10.1039/d2cc01549h
  25. Ana I. M. C. Lobo Ferreira; Sérgio M. Vilas-Boas; Rodrigo M. A. Silva; Mónia A. R. Martins; Dinis. O. Abranches; Paula C. R. Soares-Santos; Filipe A. Almeida Paz; et al. "Extensive characterization of choline chloride and its solid–liquid equilibrium with water". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2022): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP00377E.
    10.1039/D2CP00377E
  26. Dinis O. Abranches; Bruna P. Soares; Ana M. Ferreira; Seishi Shimizu; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "The impact of size and shape in the performance of hydrotropes: a case-study of alkanediols". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24 13 (2022): 7624-7634. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP00496H.
    10.1039/D2CP00496H
  27. Silva, Liliana P.; Martins, Mónia A.R.; Abranches, Dinis O.; Pinho, Simão P.; Coutinho, João A.P.. "Solid-liquid phase behavior of eutectic solvents containing sugar alcohols". Journal of Molecular Liquids 337 (2021): 116392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116392.
    10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116392
  28. José Pedro Wojeicchowski; Dinis O. Abranches; Ana M. Ferreira; Marcos R. Mafra; João A.P. Coutinho. "Using COSMO-RS to Predict Solvatochromic Parameters for Deep Eutectic Solvents". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02621.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02621
  29. Jean-Baptiste Chagnoleau; Nicolas Papaiconomou; Mona Jamali; Dinis O. Abranches; João A. P. Coutinho; Xavier Fernandez; Thomas Michel. "Toward a Critical Evaluation of DES-Based Organic Biphasic Systems: Are Deep Eutectic Solvents so Critical?". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 29 (2021): 9707-9716. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01628.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01628
  30. Dinis O. Abranches; Liliana P. Silva; Mónia A. R. Martins; João A. P. Coutinho. "Differences on the impact of water on the deep eutectic solvents betaine/urea and choline/urea". The Journal of Chemical Physics (2021): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0052303.
    10.1063/5.0052303
  31. Tânia E. Sintra; Dinis O. Abranches; Jordana Benfica; Bruna P. Soares; Sónia P.M. Ventura; João A.P. Coutinho. "Cholinium-based ionic liquids as bioinspired hydrotropes to tackle solubility challenges in drug formulation". European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 164 (2021): 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.04.013.
    10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.04.013
  32. Isabela Sales; Dinis O. Abranches; Pedro Costa; Tânia E. Sintra; Sónia P.M. Ventura; Silvana Mattedi; João A.P. Coutinho; Mara G. Freire; Simão P. Pinho. "Enhancing Artemisinin Solubility in Aqueous Solutions: Searching for Hydrotropes based on Ionic Liquids". Fluid Phase Equilibria (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2021.112961.
    10.1016/j.fluid.2021.112961
  33. Nicolas Schaeffer; Dinis O. Abranches; Liliana P. Silva; Mónia A.R. Martins; Pedro J. Carvalho; Olga Russina; Alessandro Triolo; et al. "Non-Ideality in Thymol + Menthol Type V Deep Eutectic Solvents". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 5 (2021): 2203-2211. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07874.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07874
  34. Martins, Mónia A.R.; Silva, Liliana P.; Jorge, Patrícia S.; Abranches, Dinis O.; Pinho, Simão P.; Coutinho, João A.P.. "The role of ionic vs. non-ionic excipients in APIs-based eutectic systems". European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 156 (2021): 105583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105583.
    10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105583
  35. Dinis O. Abranches; Jordana Benfica; Bruna P. Soares; Ana M. Ferreira; Tânia E. Sintra; Seishi Shimizu; João A. P. Coutinho. "The impact of the counterion in the performance of ionic hydrotropes". Chemical Communications (2021): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC08092F.
    10.1039/D0CC08092F
  36. Filipe H. B. Sosa; Dinis O. Abranches; André M. da Costa Lopes; João A. P. Coutinho; Mariana C. da Costa. "Kraft Lignin Solubility and Its Chemical Modification in Deep Eutectic Solvents". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 50 (2020): 18577-18589. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c06655.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c06655
  37. Dinis O. Abranches; Jordana Benfica; Seishi Shimizu; João A. P. Coutinho. "The Perspective of Cooperative Hydrotropy on the Solubility in Aqueous Solutions of Cyrene". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59 41 (2020): 18649-18658. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02346.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02346
  38. Dinis O. Abranches; Jordana Benfica; Seishi Shimizu; João A. P. Coutinho. "Solubility Enhancement of Hydrophobic Substances in Water/Cyrene Mixtures: A Computational Study". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59 40 (2020): 18247-18253. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03155.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03155
  39. Abranches, Dinis O.; Silva, Liliana P.; Martins, Mónia A. R.; Pinho, Simão P.; Coutinho, João A. P.. "Understanding the Formation of Deep Eutectic Solvents: Betaine as a Universal Hydrogen Bond Acceptor". ChemSusChem 13 18 (2020): 4916-4921. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202001331.
    10.1002/cssc.202001331
  40. Wojeicchowski, José Pedro; Ferreira, Ana M.; Abranches, Dinis O.; Mafra, Marcos R.; Coutinho, João A. P.. "Using COSMO-RS in the Design of Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extraction of Antioxidants from Rosemary". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 32 (2020): 12132-12141. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03553.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03553
  41. Dinis O. Abranches; Renato O. Martins; Liliana P. Silva; Mónia A. R. Martins; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "Liquefying Compounds by Forming Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Case Study for Organic Acids and Alcohols". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 124 20 (2020): 4174-4184. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02386.
    10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02386
  42. Soares, Bruna P.; Abranches, Dinis O.; Sintra, Tânia E.; Leal-Duaso, Alejandro; García, José Ignacio; Pires, Elísabet; Shimizu, Seishi; Pinho, Simão P.; Coutinho, João A. P.. "Glycerol Ethers as Hydrotropes and Their Use to Enhance the Solubility of Phenolic Acids in Water". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 14 (2020): 5742-5749. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01032.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01032
  43. Vilas-Boas, Sérgio M.; Abranches, Dinis O.; Crespo, Emanuel A.; Ferreira, Olga; Coutinho, João A.P.; Pinho, Simão P.. "Experimental solubility and density studies on aqueous solutions of quaternary ammonium halides, and thermodynamic modelling for melting enthalpy estimations". Journal of Molecular Liquids 300 (2020): 112281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112281.
    10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112281
  44. Dinis O. Abranches; Jordana Benfica; Bruna P. Soares; Alejandro Leal-Duaso; Tânia E. Sintra; Elísabet Pires; Simão P. Pinho; Seishi Shimizu; João A. P. Coutinho. "Unveiling the mechanism of hydrotropy: evidence for water-mediated aggregation of hydrotropes around the solute". Chemical Communications (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC03217D.
    10.1039/D0CC03217D
  45. Dinis O. Abranches; Nicolas Schaeffer; Liliana P. Silva; Mónia A. R. Martins; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "The Role of Charge Transfer in the Formation of Type I Deep Eutectic Solvent-Analogous Ionic Liquid Mixtures". Molecules 24 20 (2019): 3687-3687. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24203687.
    10.3390/molecules24203687
  46. Dinis O. Abranches; Marcos Larriba; Liliana P. Silva; Manuel Melle-Franco; José F. Palomar; Simão P. Pinho; João A.P. Coutinho. "Using COSMO-RS to design choline chloride pharmaceutical eutectic solvents". Fluid Phase Equilibria 497 (2019): 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2019.06.005.
    10.1016/j.fluid.2019.06.005
  47. Martins, Mónia A. R.; Silva, Liliana P.; Schaeffer, Nicolas; Abranches, Dinis O.; Maximo, Guilherme J.; Pinho, Simão P.; Coutinho, João A. P.. "Greener Terpene–Terpene Eutectic Mixtures as Hydrophobic Solvents". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 20 (2019): 17414-17423. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04614.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04614
  48. Abranches, Dinis O.; Silva, Liliana P.; Martins, Mónia A.R.; Fernandez, Luis; Pinho, Simão P.; Coutinho, João A.P.. "Can cholinium chloride form eutectic solvents with organic chloride-based salts?". Fluid Phase Equilibria 493 (2019): 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2019.04.019.
    10.1016/j.fluid.2019.04.019
  49. Dinis O. Abranches; Mónia A. R. Martins; Liliana P. Silva; Nicolas Schaeffer; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "Phenolic hydrogen bond donors in the formation of non-ionic deep eutectic solvents: the quest for type V DES". Chemical Communications (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC04846D.
    10.1039/C9CC04846D
  50. Liliana P. Silva; Catarina F. Araújo; Dinis O. Abranches; Manuel Melle-Franco; Mónia A. R. Martins; Mariela M. Nolasco; Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro; Simão P. Pinho; João A. P. Coutinho. "What a difference a methyl group makes – probing choline–urea molecular interactions through urea structure modification". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP03552D.
    10.1039/C9CP03552D
Magazine article
  1. Dinis O. Abranches; João A. P. Coutinho. "Everything You Wanted to Know about Deep Eutectic Solvents but Were Afraid to Be Told", research@ua, 2024, https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/researchua/issue/view/1246.
Preprint
  1. Sinclair, Nicholas; Abranches, Dinis O.; Savinell, Robert F.; Maginn, Edward J.; Wainright, Jesse S.. "Predicting Redox Organic Behavior in Deep Eutectic Solvents- Considerations for Molecular Design". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4724297.
    10.2139/ssrn.4724297
  2. Coutinho, João A.P.; Rubio-Presa, Ruben; Alcantara, Murilo Leite; Abranches, Dinis; Neves, Catarina; Ventosa, Edgar. "Thermodynamic Strategies to Increase Solubility for Higher Energy Density in Organic Redox Flow Batteries". 2024. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4934663.
    10.2139/ssrn.4934663
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning for the Design of Sustainable Materials: The Dawn of Digital Molecular Discovery". PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2024. https://doi.org/10.7274/25545994.
  2. "Unveiling the Mechanism of Hydrotropy: Towards a Sustainable Future". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2020. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/28936.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/20 Surfing the Molecular Sea with Stochastic Machine Learning: Sigma Profiles as a Digital Chemical Space 7th Edition of the Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids (IMIL 2024)
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/11/20 Deep eutectic solvents designs incorporating antimalarial active pharmaceutical ingredients 7th Edition of the Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids (IMIL 2024)
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/11/18 ILs and DESs as Designer Solvents: Thermodynamics, Interactions, and Modeling Winter School on Ionic Liquids, 7th Edition of the Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids (IMIL 2024)
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/11/07 Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning in the Design of Sustainable Materials Computational Chemistry Seminar
Procter & Gamble (Online, Portugal)
2024/09/09 Combining High Throughput Experiments and Active Learning to Characterize Deep Eutectic Solvents XIII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design (EQUIFASE)
(Évora, Portugal)
2024/05/13 Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning for the design of sustainable materials: the dawn of digital molecular discovery 1st Annual Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Laboratory Symposium
(Notre Dame, United States)
2023/11/21 Solubility enhancement of hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions using eutectic solvents or ionic liquids 7th International Conference on Ionic Liquid-Based Materials
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/11/05 Activity Coefficient Acquisition with Thermodynamics-Informed Active Learning for Phase Diagram Construction 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Orlando, FL, United States)
2023/11/05 Informing Graph Convolutional Networks with Molecular Mechanics: A Case Study of Sigma Profile Prediction 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Orlando, FL, United States)
2023/07/30 Exploring the Potential of Zwitterionic Compounds and Ionic Liquids as Effective Hydrotropes for Hydrophobic Compounds 26th IUPAC International Conference of Chemical Thermodynamics
(Osaka, Japan)
2023/06/28 Materials Design with Thermodynamics-Informed Machine Learning Department of Chemistry Lecture
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/06/28 Sigma profiles in deep learning: towards a universal molecular descriptor Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Series (Best Paper Award)
(Notre Dame, United States)
2022/11/13 Sigma Profiles in Deep Learning: Towards a Universal Molecular Descriptor 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Phoenix, AZ, United States)
2022/10/24 Hydrotropes: unveiling the solubility phenomena XII Iberoamerican Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design (Equifase 2022) and XI Brazilian Conference on Applied Thermodynamics (CBTermo 2022)
(Campinas, Brazil)
2022/10/01 Open-Source Sigma Profile Generation for Machine Learning Applications Fundamentals of Separation Science and Engineering
Gordon Research Seminar (Ventura, CA, United States)
2022/09/26 Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents based on 1,10-phenanthroline and their application in metal extraction International solvent extraction conference (ISEC 2022)
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
2022/09/26 Type V deep eutectic solvents: designing towards non-ideality International solvent extraction conference (ISEC 2022)
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
2022/09/26 The impact of size and shape in the performance of hydrotropes: a case-study of alkanediols International solvent extraction conference (ISEC 2022)
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
2022/09/06 Modelling Deep Eutectic Solvents with Sigma Profiles: from COSMO-RS to Deep Learning NaDES for biomass valorization: new insight of a green technology
(Online)
2022/05/16 Influence of DES on the formation of organic biphasic systems for separation of natural compounds 5th International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC 2022)
(La Rochelle, France)
2022/05/16 Exploring 1,2 and 1,n-alkanediols as hydrotropes: the impact of size and shape in the performance of hydrotropes 5th International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC 2022)
(La Rochelle, France)
2021/12/13 Sigma Profiles in Deep Learning: Towards a Universal Molecular Descriptor PAThlestra Series
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/10/24 COSMO-RS to Design Deep Eutectic Solvents for Antioxidant Extraction 23º Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Química
(Gramado, Brazil)
2021/09/30 Alkanediols as efficient hydrotropes to enhance the aqueous solubility of syringic acid and their application for ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from juçara fruit 6th PATh Spring Workshop
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/09/30 A molecular perspective-guided solvent screening using COSMO-RS 6th PATh Spring Workshop
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/07/05 The Impact of the Counterion in the Performance of Ionic Hydrotropes 31st European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics
(Online)
2021/06/15 A critical study on the influence of DES on the formation of organic biphasic systems 2nd International Meeting on Deep Eutectic Systems
(Online)
2019/11/20 Investigation on the solubility and other thermophysical properties of quaternary ammonium salts aqueous solutions XXV Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química
(Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2019/09/08 Terpene-based hydrophobic eutectic mixtures: approaches and perspectives 4th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology Conference (ILSEPT)
(Stiges, Spain)
2019/07/07 Sustainable Hydrophobic Terpene-Terpene Eutectic Mixtures 47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress (IUPAC 2019)
(Paris, France)
2019/06/26 Can Cholinium Chloride form Eutectic Solvents with Organic Chloride-based Salts? 26th Thermodynamics Conference (Thermodynamics 2019)
(Huelva, Spain)
2019/06/19 Can Cholinium Chloride form Eutectic Solvents with Organic Chloride-based Salts? 1st Ibero-American Congress of Chemical Engineering (CIBIQ)
(Santander, Spain)
2019/05/13 Sustainable Hydrophobic Terpene-Terpene Eutectic Mixtures 4th International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC 2019)
(La Rochelle, France)
2019/04/11 Modelling of Phase Equilibria of Eutectic Solvents and Ionic Liquids 4th Edition of Path Spring Workshop
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/12/17 - 2024/12/19 Participated in the Pedagogical Formation “Programa de Acolhimento Pedagógico para Novos Docentes (5.ª ed.)”, with a duration of 15h, organized by Sofia Sá, Susana Caixinha, Vânia Carlos, Margarida Fardilha, and Luís Sancho, held at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2024/12/13 - 2024/12/13 Attended the European Forum on New Technologies (EFNT) meeting on Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Engineering, held in Paris, France.
2024/12/06 - 2024/12/06 Attended the workshop “Plástico 360º” organized at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2024/11/05 - 2024/11/06 Attended the 4º Encontro de Computação Avançada, held in Covilhã, Portugal.
2024/10/25 - 2024/10/26 Attended the 3rd Annual PANACEA (Pan-European solid-state NMR Infrastructure for Chemistry-Enabling Access) Meeting, held at University of Aveiro, Portugal.
2024/07/03 - 2024/08/22 Successfully concluded the course “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Fundamentals and Applications”, part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) xPro unit, worth 3.50 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), held Online.
2023/02/03 - 2023/02/03 2023 online iRASPA/RASPA workshop organized by David Dubbeldam, Sofia Calero, Randy Snurr, Juan José Gutierrez Sevillano, and Thijs J.H. Vlugt.
Workshop
iRASPA/RASPA workshop
Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands
2020/11/19 - 2020/11/20 Attended the event Jornadas CICECO 2020 – The Future of Science and CICECO, held online.
Symposium
Jornadas CICECO 2020 – The Future of Science and CICECO
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/09/21 - 2020/09/21 Attended
Workshop
PATh/IonCytDevice Workshop - A Technological Perspective on Cancer from Diagnosis and Treatment to Environmental Fate and Remediation
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/08/12 - 2019/08/23 PhD Summer Course
Workshop
Advanced Course on Thermodynamic Models: Fundamentals & Computational Aspects
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
2018/10/11 - 2018/10/13 Participated in the outreach event “Techdays 2018” as an exhibitor for the CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials project Multibiorefinery.
Exhibition
Techdays 2018
Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/06/08 - 2018/06/08 Attended
Workshop
3rd Edition of PATh Spring Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/12/06 - 2017/12/06 Short course/lecture.
Seminar
Análise de Riscos e Segurança Industrial
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2017/09/04 - 2017/09/08 Summer Course
Workshop
Integración del Diseño Molecular y la Simulación de Procesos en el Desarrollo de Nuevos Procesos y Productos Industriales
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
2017/06/08 - 2017/06/08 Attended
Workshop
2nd Edition of PATh Spring Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Nature Communications Nature Portfolio
2024 - Current Molecules MDPI
2024 - Current Liquids MDPI
2024 - Current Journal of Molecular Liquids Elsevier
2024 - Current Chemical Engineering Journal Elsevier
2024 - Current European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Elsevier
2024 - Current Fluid Phase Equilibria Elsevier
2024 - Current Heliyon Elsevier
2024 - Current Separation and Purification Technology Elsevier
2024 - Current Scientific Reports Nature Portfolio
2024 - Current Chemical Communications Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2024 - Current Green Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2024 - Current ChemPhysChem Wiley-VCH
2023 - Current Separations MDPI
2023 - Current ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering American Chemical Society
2023 - Current Life MDPI
2023 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences MDPI
2023 - Current ChemEngineering MDPI
2022 - Current The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics Elsevier
2022 - Current RSC Advances Royal Society of Chemistry
2022 - Current Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research American Chemical Society
2022 - Current Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling Elsevier
2022 - Current Crystal Growth & Design American Chemical Society
2022 - Current New Journal of Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry
2022 - Current BMC Chemistry BioMed Central
2022 - Current Journal of Solution Chemistry Springer
2022 - Current Chemical Engineering Science Elsevier
2022 - Current Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry World Scientific
2021 - Current European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Elsevier
2021 - Current The Journal of Physical Chemistry American Chemical Society
2021 - Current AICHE Journal American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2021 - Current Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Royal Society of Chemistry
2021 - Current The Journal of Chemical Physics American Institute of Physics

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - 2020 5th year students of the Integrated Master’s in Chemical Engineering at the University of Aveiro Representative
2018 - 2019 4th year students of the Integrated Master’s in Chemical Engineering at the University of Aveiro. Representative
2017 - 2018 3rd year students of the Integrated Master’s in Chemical Engineering at the University of Aveiro. Representative

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/02/10 - 2025/08 Heat Transfer Engenharia Química Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/08 - 2022/12 Machine Learning for Chemical Engineers (Teaching Assistant) Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento) University of Notre Dame, United States
2022/01 - 2022/05 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Teaching Assistant) Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura) University of Notre Dame, United States
2021/08 - 2021/12 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Teaching Assistant) Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento) University of Notre Dame, United States
2021/02 - 2021/05 Chemical Engineering Lab I (Teaching Assistant) Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura) University of Notre Dame, United States

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/10/10 - Current Part of the evaluation panel for communication awards at the event Jornadas CICECO 2024 - Connecting minds, creating progress, held in Aveiro, Portugal.
Evaluator

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/01/24 14 Students Receive Fellowships to Advance Clean Energy Research and Sustainable Solutions to Climate Change ND Energy (https://energy.nd.edu/news-events/news/14-students-receive-fellowships-to-advance-clean-energy-research-and-sustainable-solutions-to-climate-change/)
2020/06/19 Hydrotropy mechanism breakthrough highlighted on Nature Reviews Chemistry CICECO News (https://www.ciceco.ua.pt/?menu=255&tabela=geral_article&id_article=804&language=en)
2019/11/28 "Aveiro e Liverpool são os grandes vencedores do Datathon" (Jornal Expresso) e "Team wins Galp Datathon competition" (CICECO News) Jornal Expresso (https://expresso.pt/iniciativaseprodutos/pub/2013-11-26-Aveiro-e-Liverpool-sao-os-grandes-vencedores-do-Datathon) e CICECO News (https://www.ciceco.ua.pt/?menu=255&language=eng&tabela=geral_article&id_article=727)
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Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016/07/18 - 2016/07/29 Team member (volunteer, 42 hours) of the 2nd archaeological work campaign in the Castro of Salreu, Portugal, held by Arouca Archaeological Center.
Distinctions

Award

2023 CBE Outstanding Paper Award
University of Notre Dame, United States
2023 Best Poster Communication – COIL 2023
2023 Best Poster Communication – ILMAT 2023
2022 Chemical Separations GRC Partial Registration Award
Gordon Research Conferences, United States
2022 Best Poster Communication – FOMMS 2022
CACHE Corporation, United States
2022 FOMMS 2022 Early Career Researcher Award
CACHE Corporation, United States
2021 Delta Prize
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 Merit Scholarship (Portuguese Government)
Governo da República Portuguesa, Portugal
2019 Merit Scholarship (Portuguese Government)
Governo da República Portuguesa, Portugal
2019 Best Poster Communication – CIBIQ 2019
2017 Merit Scholarship (University of Aveiro)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016 Merit Scholarship (University of Aveiro)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 Merit Scholarship (University of Aveiro)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Title

2023 Patrick and Jana Eilers Fellow
University of Notre Dame, United States

Other distinction

2024 Trusted Reviewer - IJMS
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2023 2023 PCCP HOT Articles (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP00701D)
Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2022 2022 PCCP HOT Articles (https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP00496H)
Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2020 Issue Cover (https://pubs.acs.org/toc/iecred/59/41)
American Chemical Society, United States
2019 Galp Datathon
Galp Energia SGPS SA, Portugal
2019 Feature Paper (https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24203687)
MDPI AG, Switzerland