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Impact of Ionic Liquid Structure and Loading on Gas Sorption and Permeation for ZIF-8-Based Composites and Mixed Matrix Membranes by Ortiz-Albo, Paloma, Ferreira, Tiago J, Martins, Carla F, Alves, Vitor, Esteves, Isabel A A C, Cunha-Silva, Luís, Kumakiri, Izumi, Crespo, João, Neves, Luísa A

“…Carbon dioxide (CO ) capture has become of great importance for industrial processes due to the adverse environmental effects of gas emissions. Mixed matrix…”
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Synchronous and asynchronous SMB processes for gas separation by Mota, José P. B., Esteves, Isabel A. A. C., Eusébio, Mário F. J.

“…The simulated‐moving bed (SMB) is now a well established adsorption process for obtaining high‐purity products at a similarly high‐recovery. In principle the…”
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Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Nitrogen on Zn(dcpa) Metal-Organic Framework by Ribeiro, Rui P. P. L., Esteves, Isabel A. A. C., Mota, José P. B.

“…Adsorption-based processes using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a promising option for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture from flue gases and biogas upgrading…”
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Paramagnetic Ionic Liquid/Metal Organic Framework Composites for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 Separations by 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.

“…Global warming is arguably the biggest scientific challenge of the twenty-first century and its environmental consequences are already noticeable. To mitigate…”
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Development, Construction, and Operation of a Multisample Volumetric Apparatus for the Study of Gas Adsorption Equilibrium by Ribeiro, Rui P. P. L, Silva, Ricardo J. S, Esteves, Isabel A. A. C, Mota, José P. B

“…The construction of a simple volumetric adsorption apparatus is highlighted. The setup is inexpensive and provides a clear demonstration of gas phase…”
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Adsorption Equilibria of Light Organics on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Heterogeneous Bundles: Thermodynamical Aspects by Cruz, Fernando J. A. L, Esteves, Isabel A. A. C, Agnihotri, Sandeep, Mota, José P. B

“…Single-component adsorption equilibria of five different hydrocarbons (CH4, C2H6, C2H4, C3H8, and C3H6) on a high-purity sample of single-walled carbon…”
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Biomethane production through anaerobic co-digestion with Maize Cob Waste based on a biorefinery concept: A review by Surra, Elena, Bernardo, Maria, Lapa, Nuno, Esteves, Isabel A.A.C., Fonseca, Isabel, Mota, José P.B.

“…Maize Cob Waste (MCW) is available worldwide in high amounts, as maize is the most produced cereal in the world. MCW is generally left in the crop fields, but…”
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Porous carbons derived from hydrothermally treated biogas digestate by Bernardo, Maria, Correa, Catalina Rodriguez, Ringelspacher, Yvonne, Becker, Gero C., Lapa, Nuno, Fonseca, Isabel, Esteves, Isabel A.A.C., Kruse, Andrea

“…[Display omitted] •Porous activated carbons (ACs) from digestate-derived hydrochars.•The ACs performance to reclaim phosphate from water was evaluated.•The ACs…”
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Biomass Valorization to Produce Porous Carbons: Applications in CO2 Capture and Biogas Upgrading to Biomethane—A Mini-Review by Bernardo, Maria, Lapa, Nuno, Fonseca, Isabel, Esteves, Isabel A. A. C.

“…Porous carbon materials, derived from biomass wastes and/or as by-products, are considered versatile, economical and environmentally sustainable. Recently,…”
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Ionic Liquid-Impregnated Metal–Organic Frameworks for CO2/CH4 Separation by Ferreira, Tiago J, Ribeiro, Rui P. P. L, Mota, José P. B, Rebelo, Luís P. N, Esperança, José M. S. S, Esteves, Isabel A. A. C

“…A large set of distinct ionic liquid (IL)-impregnated metal–organic framework (MOF) composites were produced by a direct-contact method to study their…”
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Adsorption of natural gas and biogas components on activated carbon by Esteves, Isabel A.A.C., Lopes, Marta S.S., Nunes, Pedro M.C., Mota, José P.B.

“…Experimental results are presented for the adsorption equilibria of methane, ethane, propane, butane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen, as well as natural gas…”
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Neon Adsorption on HKUST‑1 and UiO-66 Metal–Organic Frameworks over Wide Pressure and Temperature Ranges by Barreto, Jorge, Xavier, Mário D. G, Ribeiro, Rui P. P. L, Martins, Daniel, Esteves, Isabel A. A. C, Branco, Moritz, Tirolien, Thierry, Mota, José P. B, Bonfait, Grégoire

“…Neon (Ne) is an expensive noble gas with commercial interest, which is why systems for Ne storage and delivery are useful tools for its more efficient…”
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Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Supercritical Methane Adsorption in the MIL-53(Al) Metal Organic Framework by Lyubchyk, Andriy, Esteves, Isabel A. A. C, Cruz, Fernando J. A. L, Mota, José P. B

“…The adsorption equilibrium properties of supercritical methane in the large-pore (lp) structure of the MIL-53(Al) metal organic framework were studied…”
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Adsorption of light alkanes and alkenes onto single-walled carbon nanotube bundles: Langmuirian analysis and molecular simulations by Cruz, Fernando J.A.L., Esteves, Isabel A.A.C., Mota, José P.B.

“…Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations are employed to study the adsorption equilibrium properties of methane, ethane, ethylene, propane, and propylene…”
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Gas Separation by a Novel Hybrid Membrane/Pressure Swing Adsorption Process by Esteves, Isabel A. A. C, Mota, José P. B

“…Novel gas separation processes, coupling pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and membrane technologies, are presented for both cooperative and opposing regions of…”
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Determination of the surface area and porosity of carbon nanotube bundles from a Langmuirian analysis of sub- and supercritical adsorption data by Esteves, Isabel A.A.C., Cruz, Fernando J.A.L., Müller, Erich A., Agnihotri, Sandeep, Mota, José P.B.

“…In this paper we revisit the problem of how to obtain reliable information on the porosity and surface area of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) bundles…”
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Optimal Design and Experimental Assessment of Time-Variable Simulated Moving Bed for Gas Separation by Mota, José P. B, Esteves, Isabel A. A. C

“…The simulated moving bed (SMB) is now a well-established adsorption process for obtaining high-purity products at a similarly high recovery. In principle, the…”
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Simplified gauge-cell method and its application to the study of capillary phase transition of propane in carbon nanotubes by Mota, José P. B., Esteves, Isabel A. A. C.

“…A modification of the gauge-cell method for Monte Carlo studies of phase equilibrium in nano-confined systems is presented and employed for studying the…”
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Life cycle analysis of a biorefinery for activated carbon and biomethane production by Surra, Elena, Esteves, Isabel A.A.C., Lapa, Nuno

“…A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) based on ReCiPe 2016 model of a biorefinery case-study was performed. On the basis of an existing Portuguese Anaerobic Digestion…”
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Cr-based MOF/IL composites as fillers in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation by Ferreira, Inês C., Ferreira, Tiago J., Barbosa, André D.S., de Castro, Baltazar, Ribeiro, Rui P.P.L., Mota, José P.B., Alves, Vítor D., Cunha-Silva, Luís, Esteves, Isabel A.A.C., Neves, Luísa A.

“…[Display omitted] •Bromide-based ILs, [PMIM][Br] and [BMIM][Br], were incorporated in MOF MIL-101(Cr).•MIL-101(Cr) and IL@MIL-101(Cr) composites gas adsorption…”
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