Short description of the action
The key objective of this project is to prepare new molecules and materials with sensing and adsorptive abilities to detect environmental contaminants. PET bottles collected in rivers and oceans are currently not recyclable and constitute an environmental problem. However, by hydrolysis it is possible to extract the terephthalic acid from these bottles, for use in the preparation of new molecules and materials. This project aims to improve the hydrolysis process of these plastics through microwave assistance and ohmic heating, and to reuse the extracted terephthalic acid in the preparation of innovative materials to create high-performance sensors for monitoring and quantifying the presence of environmental contaminants.
- Name of organisation
- Network of Chemistry and Technology (REQUIMTE)
- Type of organisation
- International/EU organisation
- Type of action proposed
- Research and innovation
- The action contributes to the following objective or enabler
- Prevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas and waters
- Start date of the action
- End date of the action
- Budget allocated for the action
- 50000
- Basin coverage
- Atlantic/Arctic coast
- ana.silva@fc.up.pt
- Country
- Portugal