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Carlos Miguel Rocha Abreu. Completed the PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2018/01 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia and the Integrated Master (BS+MS) in Chemical Engineering in 2008/06 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. Is Contracted Researcher in Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia and Invited Assistant Professor in Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica. Published 24 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Has 2 patent(s) registered. Co-supervised 2 PhD thesis(es). Has received 4 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s), Post-doc Fellow in 2 project(s), Principal investigator in 1 project(s), Research Fellow in 2 project(s) and Researcher in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Materials Engineering, Exact Sciences with emphasis on Chemical Sciences with emphasis on Polymer Science, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Chemical Engineering and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Nano-technology with emphasis on Nano-materials. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: "Polymer Chemistry"; "Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP)"; New ecofriendly catalytic systems"; "New (co)polymerization systems"; "vinyl chloride (VC)"; "non-activated monomers"; "Tailor-made PVC-based materials"; "High performance nanoparticles"; "Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)"; Reversible Addition Fragmentation Transfer Polymerization (RAFT)"; "Nitroxide Mediated Radical Polymerization (NMP)"; "Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)"; "Heterogeneous Polymerization Systems" ; "Scale-up for industrial applications"; Chemical Engineering - Product Engineering; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carlos Miguel Rocha Abreu

Citation names

  • Abreu, Carlos M. R.
  • Carlos M. R. Abreu
  • Abreu, C. M. R.
  • C. M. R. Abreu

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B817-D4F5-9730
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0888-7630
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RJiL9T4AAAAJ&hl=eng
Researcher Id
K-7788-2012

Email addresses

  • carlosbreu@gmail.com (Professional)
  • carlosa@eq.uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 961068756 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Universidade de Coimbra. Departamento de Engenharia Química, Rua Sílvio Lima, Universidade de Coimbra - Pólo II, 3030-790, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/01
Concluded
 PhD in Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Developments in Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP): New Ecofriendly Catalytic Systems and Vinyl Chloride (co)Polymerization Methods" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction by unanimity
2008/06
Concluded
 Integrated Master (BS+MS) in Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 15/20 (75%)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/07/16 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2022/03/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Química, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Química, Brazil
2018/04/16 - 2020/07/15 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/05/01 - 2016/09/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Carnegie Mellon University Department of Chemistry, United States
Carnegie Mellon University Department of Chemistry, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/15 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - 2022/03/31 Visiting Researcher in Professor Doctor Watson Loh research group. "Self-assembly studies of PVC-based copolymers with controlled structure" Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Química, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Química, Brazil
2020/01/01 - 2020/07/15 Post-Doctorate researcher on a project: "INPACTUS - Innovative products and technologies from Eucalyptus"; Project Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/04/16 - 2019/12/31 Post-Doctorate researcher on a project: "VinylGreen - Production of phthalate-free PVC materials"; Project Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017789 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2018/04/15 Researcher fellow on a project: "FLEXIVINIL - Development of new flexible PVC-based materials, without the use of external plasticizers ..." Project Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003320 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/01/01 - 2018/01/29 PhD student with individual grant from the FCT. Grant reference: SFRH/BD/88528/2012 Title: "Developments in Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP): New Ecofriendly Catalytic Systems and Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2016/09/30 Visiting Research Scholar in Professor Doctor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski research group. "Development of new ecofriendly catalytic systems via ATRP" Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2015/05/01 - 2015/12/31 Visiting Research Scholar in Professor Doctor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski research group. "Polyacrylonitrile-b-poly(butyl acrylate) Block Copolymers as Precursors to Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbons: Syn Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2011/03/01 - 2012/12/31 Researcher fellow on a project: "Development of stable heterogeneous systems for single electron transfer living radical polymerization methods - STABLESET" Project Reference: PTDC/EQU-EPR/098662/2008 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2010/03/08 - 2011/02/28 Researcher in PVC industry: Development of the industrial implementation of a new method based on RDRP for preparing tailor made polymers with high commercial value CIRES SA - ShinEtsu Group, Portugal
2009/04/01 - 2010/03/05 Transportation Manager: Responsible for the execution, direction, and coordination of all transportation matters within the company. LOGIC - Logística Integrada, SA, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2009/03/31 Chemical Engineer Trainee: Development of the new products based on cement with additives for new applications. CIMPOR TEC - Engenharia e Serviços Técnicos de Apoio ao Grupo, SA - CIMPOR Group, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/01/01 - 2016/12/31 Development of Technologies for Living Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride. Functionalization of Poly(vinyl chloride) Directed to Novel Materials
SFRH/BD/88528/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/07/16 - 2026/07/15 Development of tailor-made poly(vinyl chloride) based materials using advanced polymerization and self-assembly methods
CEECIND/03591/2018
CEECIND/03591/2018/CP1585/CT0001
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/09/01 - 2024/08/30 PolyElectron - Large volume controlled radical polymerization powered by electricity
PTDC/EQU-EQU/2686/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 Development of an innovative nanosystem to mediate a combined and multi-target therapeutic strategy to hepatocellular carcinoma
PTDC/BTM-MAT/30916/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/01/13 - 2020/10/12 Soft and Stretchable Mechatronics for Wearable Devices: Fabrication, Implementation and Applications
CMUP-ERI/TIC/0021/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2020/07/15 INPACTUS - Innovative products and technologies from Eucalyptus
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2018/04/16 - 2019/12/31 VinylGreen - Produção de tubos de PVC isentos de ftalatos
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017789
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2016/07/01 - 2019/06/30 Light activated permanent antimicrobial surfaces
PTDC/CTM-POL/6138/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2018/04/15 FLEXIVINIL - Desenvolvimento de novos materiais de base PVC com comportamento flexível, sem utilização de plastificantes externos, com aplicação na indústria automóvel, nomeadamente em estofos
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003320
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2012/12 Development of stable heterogeneous systems for single electron transfer living radical polymerization methods - STABLESET
PTDC/EQU-EPR/098662/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Rocha, Nuno M. P.; Guthrie, James T.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride". In Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms and Synthetic Methodologies, 227-261. American Chemical Society, 2018.
    Published • 10.1021/bk-2018-1284.ch010
Conference abstract
  1. D. F. S. L. Rodrigues; F. Santos; C. M. R. Abreu; J. F. J. Coelho; A. C. Serra; Ivanou, Dzmitry; A.Mendes. "POLY(4-VINYLPYRIDINE) AS NEW CO-ADSORBENT AND DYE ANCHORING AGENT FOR EFFICIENT AND STABLE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS". Paper presented in International conference on solar power technologies - SPTech2021, Porto, 2021.
    Published
  2. Yuan, R.; Kopec, M.; Gottlieb, E.; Xie, G. J.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Song, Y.; Kowalewski, T.; Matyjaszewski, K.. "Nitrogen-enriched mesoporous carbons from PAN-based block copolymers and bottlebrushes". Paper presented in 254th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) on Chemistry's Impact on the Global Economy, Washington, DC, 2017.
    Published
  3. Coelho, J.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Marques, J.; Tomas, A.; Serra, A.. "Reversible deactivation radical polymerization of vinyl chloride: From fundamental studies to industrial applications". Paper presented in 254th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) on Chemistry's Impact on the Global Economy, Washington, DC, 2017.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Rezende, Talita C.; Serra, A. C.; Fonseca, A. C.; Braslau, Rebecca; Coelho, JFJ. "Versatile and industrializable approaches for internal plasticization of poly(vinyl chloride)". Paper presented in Frontiers in Polymer Science 2023, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2023.
  2. Abreu, C. M. R.; Serra, A. C.; Coelho, J. F. J.. "Preparation of high performance poly(vinyl chloride) based materials". Paper presented in CEMMPRE Meeting 2021, Coimbra, Portugal, 2021.
  3. Rezende, Talita C.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Serra, A. C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Development of high-performance materials based on poly (vinyl chloride) using reversible deactivation radical polymerization and self-assembly methods". Paper presented in CEMMPRE Meeting 2021, Coimbra, Portugal, 2021.
  4. Rodrigues, D. F. S. L.; Santos, F.; Abreu, C. M. R.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Serra, A. C.; Ivanou, D.. "Poly(4-vinylpyridine) as new co-adsorbent and dye anchoring agent for efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells". Paper presented in Solar Power Technologies - SPTech 2021, Porto, Portugal, 2021.
  5. Frias, C. F.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Rodrigues, D.; Marques, J; Arnaldo J. C. Tomás; Arménio C. Serra; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "An Industrializable Solution for Flexible PVC Without External Plasticizers". Paper presented in World Congress on Chemistry 2018, Rome, Italy, 2018.
  6. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Poly(vinyl chloride): Current Status and Future Perspectives via Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization Methods". Paper presented in Warwick 2016 - Warwick Polymer Conference 2016, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, 2016.
  7. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof. "Polyacrylonitrile-b-poly(butyl acrylate) Block Copolymers as Precursors to Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbons: Synthesis and Nanostructure". Paper presented in CRP Consortium Meeting October 2015, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, 2015.
  8. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Góis, Joana R.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Synthesis and self-assembly of block copolymers based on poly(vinyl chloride)". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution (SIS 2014), Coimbra, Portugal, 2014.
  9. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonca, P. V.; Serra, A. C.; Coelho, J. F. J.; Popov, A. V.; Guliashvili, T.. "Ultrafast Ambient Temperature ATRP of Methyl Acrylate/Acrylic and Metacrylic Derivatives in Alcohol/Water Solutions with Mixed Transition Metal Catalyst System". Paper presented in 6th Spanish Portuguese Japanese Organic Chemistry Symposium, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012.
  10. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonca, P. V.; Serra, A. C.; Coelho, J. F. J.; Popov, A. V.; Gryn’ova, G.; Coote, M. L.; Guliashivili, T.. "Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of vinyl chloride". Paper presented in Warwick 2012 - The Polymer Conference, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, 2012.
Exhibition catalog
  1. De Bon, F.; Ribeiro, D. C. M.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Rebelo, R. A. C.; Isse, A. A.; Serra, A. C.; Gennaro, A.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Coelho, J. F. J.. Under pressure: electrochemically-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization of vinyl chloride (Front Cover) Polymer Chemistry, 2020, Issue 42. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2020.
    10.1039/D0PY90167A
  2. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Liye Fu; Carmali, Sheiliza; Serra, Armenio C.; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. Aqueous SARA ATRP using Inorganic Sulfites (Front Cover) Polymer Chemistry, 2017, Issue 2.. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2017.
    10.1039/C7PY90005H
  3. Krys, Pawel; Fantin, Marco; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Rosa, Jaquelino; Santos, Lino O.; et al. Mechanism of supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization mediated by inorganic sulfites: experimental and kinetic simulation (Inside Front Cover) Polymer Chemistry, 2017, Issue 42. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2017.
    10.1039/C7PY90171B
Journal article
  1. Rodrigues, Daniela F.S.L.; Martins, Jorge; SAUVAGE, Frédéric; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Serra, Arménio C.; Ivanou, Dzmitry; Mendes, Adélio. "Suppression of back electron recombination on the photoanode-electrolyte interface with poly(4-vinylbenzoic acid) and poly(4-vinylpyridine) co-adsorbents for stable and efficient dye-sensitized solar cells". Surfaces and Interfaces 44 (2024): 103627. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103627.
    Published • 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103627
  2. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Rezende, Talita C.; Serra, Armenio C.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Braslau, Rebecca; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Convenient and industrially viable internal plasticization of poly(vinyl chloride): copolymerization of vinyl chloride and commercial monomers". Polymer 267 (2023): 125688. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125688.
    Published • 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125688
  3. Abreu, Carlos M.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Rodrigues, Daniela F.S.L.; Rezende, Talita C.; Marques, Joana R.C.C.; Tomás, Arnaldo J.C.; Gonçalves, Pedro M.F.O.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Preparation of nonmigratory flexible poly(vinyl chloride)-b-poly(n-butyl acrylate)-b-poly(vinyl chloride) via aqueous reversible deactivation radical polymerization in a pilot reactor". Reactive and Functional Polymers 170 (2022): 105138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105138.
    Published • 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105138
  4. Rodrigues, Daniela F. S. L.; Santos, Fátima; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Serra, Arménio C.; Ivanou, Dzmitry; Mendes, Adélio. "Passivation of the TiO2 Surface and Promotion of N719 Dye Anchoring with Poly(4-vinylpyridine) for Efficient and Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 17 (2021): 5981-5990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00842.
    Published • 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00842
  5. Francesco De Bon; Carlos M. R. Abreu; Arménio C. Serra; Armando Gennaro; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Abdirisak A. Isse. "Catalytic Halogen Exchange in Supplementary Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for the Synthesis of Block Copolymers". Macromolecular Rapid Communications 42 4 (2021): 2000532. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000532.
    Published • 10.1002/marc.202000532
  6. Rezende, Talita C.; Abreu, Carlos M.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Higa, Chad M.; Li, Longbo; Serra, Armenio C.; Braslau, Rebecca; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Efficient internal plasticization of Poly(Vinyl chloride) via free radical copolymerization of vinyl chloride with an acrylate bearing a triazole phthalate mimic". Polymer (2020): 122473. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122473.
    Published • 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122473
  7. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Rezende, Talita C.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Bergerbit, Cédric; D’Agosto, Franck; Yu, Li-Juan; et al. "Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride at Ambient Temperature Using Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthate: Kinetic and Computational Studies". Macromolecules 53 1 (2020): 190-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01949.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01949
  8. Francesco De Bon; Diana C. M. Ribeiro; Carlos M. R. Abreu; Rafael A. C. Rebelo; Abdirisak A. Isse; Arménio C. Serra; Armando Gennaro; et al. "Under pressure: electrochemically-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization of vinyl chloride". Polymer Chemistry 11 42 (2020): 6745-6762. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0PY00995D.
    Published • 10.1039/D0PY00995D
  9. Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Ribeiro, Jessica P. M.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Thiourea Dioxide As a Green and Affordable Reducing Agent for the ARGET ATRP of Acrylates, Methacrylates, Styrene, Acrylonitrile, and Vinyl Chloride". ACS Macro Letters 8 3 (2019): 315-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00139.
    Published • 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00139
  10. Abreu, Carlos M.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Rocha, Nuno M.P.; Guthrie, James T.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Poly(vinyl chloride): current status and future perspectives via reversible deactivation radical polymerization methods". Progress in Polymer Science 87 (2018): 34-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.06.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.06.007
  11. Kopec, Maciej; Yuan, Rui; Gottlieb, Eric; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Song, Yang; Wang, Zongyu; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Kowalewski, Tomasz. "Polyacrylonitrile-b-poly(butyl acrylate) Block Copolymers as Precursors to Mesoporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbons: Synthesis and Nanostructure". Macromolecules 50 7 (2017): 2759-2767. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02678.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02678
  12. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Fu, Liye; Carmali, Sheiliza; Serra, Arménio C.; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Aqueous SARA ATRP using inorganic sulfites". Polymer Chemistry 8 2 (2017): 375-387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6py01779g.
    Published • 10.1039/c6py01779g
  13. Krys, Pawel; Fantin, Marco; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Rosa, Jaquelino; Santos, Lino O.; et al. "Mechanism of supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization mediated by inorganic sulfites: experimental measurements and kinetic simulations". Polymer Chemistry 8 42 (2017): 6506-6519. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7py01319a.
    Published • 10.1039/c7py01319a
  14. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Noble, Benjamin B.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Nicolas, Julien; Coote, Michelle L.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride at Low Temperature: Kinetic and Computational Studies". Macromolecules 49 2 (2016): 490-498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02017.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02017
  15. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Maximiano, Pedro; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Nicolas, Julien; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Cyclopentyl methyl ether as a green solvent for reversible-addition fragmentation chain transfer and nitroxide-mediated polymerizations". RSC Advances 6 9 (2016): 7495-7503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra21975b.
    Published • 10.1039/c5ra21975b
  16. Mendes, Joana P.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Maximiano, Pedro; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Getting faster: low temperature copper-mediated SARA ATRP of methacrylates, acrylates, styrene and vinyl chloride in polar media using sulfolane/water mixtures". RSC Advances 6 12 (2016): 9598-9603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20872f.
    Published • 10.1039/c5ra20872f
  17. Maximiano, Pedro; Mendes, Joana P.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Cyclopentyl methyl ether: A new green co-solvent for supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization". Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 53 23 (2015): 2722-2729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.27736.
    Published • 10.1002/pola.27736
  18. Mendes, Joana P.; Branco, Fabio; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Popov, Anatoliy V.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Sulfolane: an Efficient and Universal Solvent for Copper-Mediated Atom Transfer Radical (co)Polymerization of Acrylates, Methacrylates, Styrene, and Vinyl Chloride". ACS Macro Letters 3 9 (2014): 858-861. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz5003883.
    Published • 10.1021/mz5003883
  19. Mendes, Joana P.; Branco, Fábio; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Popov, Anatoliy V.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Synergistic Effect of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate and DMSO in the SARA ATRP at Room Temperature Affording Very Fast Reactions and Polymers with Very Low Dispersity". ACS Macro Letters 3 6 (2014): 544-547. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz5002383.
    Published • 10.1021/mz5002383
  20. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Serra, Arménio C.; Popov, Anatoliy V.; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Ambient temperature rapid SARA ATRP of acrylates and methacrylates in alcohol–water solutions mediated by a mixed sulfite/Cu(ii)Br2 catalytic system". Polymer Chemistry 4 23 (2013): 5629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3py00772c.
    Published • 10.1039/c3py00772c
  21. Fernandes, Sandra; Romão, Inês S.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Quina, Margarida J.; Gando-Ferreira, Licínio M.. "Selective separation of Cr(III) and Fe(III) from liquid effluents using a chelating resin". Water Science and Technology 66 9 (2012): 1968-1976. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2012.406.
    Published • 10.2166/wst.2012.406
  22. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Popov, Anatoliy V.; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Inorganic Sulfites: Efficient Reducing Agents and Supplemental Activators for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization". ACS Macro Letters 1 11 (2012): 1308-1311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz300458x.
    Published • 10.1021/mz300458x
  23. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Popov, Anatoliy V.; Guliashvili, Tamaz. "Accelerated Ambient-Temperature ATRP of Methyl Acrylate in Alcohol-Water Solutions with a Mixed Transition-Metal Catalyst System". Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 213 16 (2012): 1677-1687. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.201200187.
    Published • 10.1002/macp.201200187
  24. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Popov, Anatoliy V.; Gryn’ova, Ganna; Coote, Michelle L.; Guliashvili, Tamaz. "Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride". Macromolecules 45 5 (2012): 2200-2208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma300064j.
    Published • 10.1021/ma300064j
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Abreu, Carlos M. R.. "Developments in Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP): New Ecofriendly Catalytic Systems and Vinyl Chloride (co)Polymerization Methods". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/43096.
  2. Abreu, Carlos M. R.. "Selective separation of Cr(III) and Fe(III) from liquid effluents using a chelating resin". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2008.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Coelho, Jorge; Serra, Arménio; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Gonçalves, Pedro M.F.O.; Tomás, Arnaldo J.C.; Marques, Joana R.C.C.. 2021. "EP3875506 - METHOD OF OBTAINING ABA BLOCK COPOLYMERS, OBTAINABLE PRODUCTS AND USES THEREOF".
    Granted/Issued
  2. Jorge F.J. Coelho; Arménio C. Serra; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Pedro M. F. O. Gonçalves; Arnaldo J. C. Tomás; Joana R. C. C. Marques. 2020. "WO/2020/089807 - Method of obtaining ABA block copolymers, obtainable products and thereof".
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2012. "Living Radical Polymerization of acrylic and methacrylic derivatives with very low polidispersity in alcohols or alcohols/water solutions with mixed transition metal catalysts system - Nº 20121000039613".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/12 Reversible deactivation radical polymerization: a new life for poly(vinyl chloride) Controlled Radical Polymerization
ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. (Charleston, United States)
2023/05/30 New synthetic routes towards high performance poly(vinyl chloride) based materials Frontiers in Polymer Science 2023
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
2023/04/03 Nonmigratory internal plasticization of poly(vinyl chloride): efficient approaches Materiais 2023 - XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2023/04/03 Reversible deactivation radical polymerization of vinyl chloride: from fundamental studies to high performance PVC materials Materiais 2023 - XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2022/02/22 Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: new ecofriendly systems and synthetic routes to new tailor made PVC materials Lecture in Instituto de Química da Universidade de Campinas (IQ-UNICAMP)
(Campinas, Brazil)
2019/09/23 Tailor-made PVC: new synthetic routes via RDRP methods Bayreuth Polymer Symposium 2019 (BPS 19)
(Bayreuth, Germany)
2019/07/18 The demand of synthetic routes to new tailor-made PVC based materials Advanced Nano Materials – ANM 2019, 3rd International conference on Advanced polymer materials and Nanocomposites
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/06/12 The demand of synthetic routes to new well-defined PVC materials European Polymer Congress 2019 (EPF 2019)
(Crete, Greece)
2019/05/07 Thiourea dioxide as a green and affordable reducing agent for the ARGET ATRP of acrylates, methacrylates, styrene, acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride Frontiers in Polymer Science 2019
(Budapest, Hungary)
2017/08/22 Reversible deactivation radical polymerization of vinyl chloride: from fundamental studies to industrial applications 8th symposium on "Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization", 254th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
(Washington, United States)
2017/08/21 Nitrogen-enriched mesoporous carbons from PAN-based block copolymers and bottlebrushes 8th symposium on "Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization", 254th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
(Washington, United States)
2016/03/21 Aqueous SARA ATRP using Inorganic Sulfites CRP Consortium Meeting Spring 2016
(Pittsburgh, United States)
2012/07/11 Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization of non-activated monomers - industrial perspectives for poly(vinyl chloride Warwick 2012 “The Polymer conference"
(Warwick, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/01/02 - Current Antimicrobial high performance PVC based materials
Supervisor of Vitória Rodrigues Fernandes
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/01/02 - Current Antimicrobial high performance materials
Supervisor of Eduardo Manuel Martinho dos Santos
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/10/01 - Current Development of reversible deactivation radical polymerization of vinyl chloride and self-assembly methods
Co-supervisor of Talita Colombi Rezende
 Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/10/01 - Current Fabrication of high efficiency dye sensitized solar cells using tailor made polymers
Co-supervisor of Daniela Filipa da Silva Lopes Rodrigues
 Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2020/07/15 INPACTUS - Innovative products and technologies from Eucalyptus
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/04/16 - 2019/12/31 VinylGreen - Produção de tubos de PVC isentos de ftalatos
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2018/04/15 FLEXIVINIL - Desenvolvimento de novos materiais de base PVC com comportamento flexível, sem utilização de plastificantes externos, com aplicação na indústria automóvel, nomeadamente em estofos
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/22 Influência da distribuição do peso molecular de polímeros catiónicos na sua atividade antimicrobiana
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Renata Ferreira Correia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2010/06/01 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros Membro Efectivo Nº 64611; Engenheiro Nível 2

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09/01 - 2024/02/05 Laboratórios de Engenharia Química II Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/02/05 Laboratórios de Engenharia Química II Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/15 - 2022/02/05 Laboratórios de Engenharia Química II Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2013 Certificate of Appreciation by ACS Publications
American Chemical Society, United States

Other distinction

2020 Front Cover in Polymer Chemistry, 2020, Issue 42, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (DOI: 10.1039/D0PY90167A)
2017 Front Cover in Polymer Chemistry, 2017, Issue 2, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), (DOI: 10.1039/C7PY90005H)
2017 Inside Front Cover in Polymer Chemistry, 2017, Issue 42, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (DOI: 10.1039/C7PY90171B)