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Isabel Fonseca is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal and has contributed extensively to fields intersecting Environmental Science, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their research spans key subfields including Materials Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work addresses a variety of scientific topics, notably:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Some recent publications attributed to Isabel Fonseca include:

  • Properties of κ-carrageenan aerogels prepared by using different dissolution media and its application as drug delivery systems (2020), published in Materials Chemistry and Physics
  • Biomass Valorization to Produce Porous Carbons: Applications in CO2 Capture and Biogas Upgrading to Biomethane-A Mini-Review (2021), published in Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Nanoporous carbons prepared from argan nutshells as potential removal agents of diclofenac and paroxetine (2021), published in Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Porous carbons derived from hydrothermally treated biogas digestate (2020), published in Waste Management
  • Carbon-Based Materials for the Development of Highly Dispersed Metal Catalysts: Towards Highly Performant Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis (2020), published in Catalysts

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Isabel Fonseca include:

  • María Bernardo
  • Inês Matos
  • Nuno Lapa
  • Márcia G. Ventura
  • A.M. Botelho do Rego

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues such as:

  • Catalysis Today
  • Waste Management
  • Molecules
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Best Publications

  • High-Pressure Densities and Derived Thermodynamic Properties of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids

    Ramesh L. Gardas;Mara G. Freire;Pedro J. Carvalho;Isabel M. Marrucho

  • Adsorption of a reactive dye on chemically modified activated carbons—Influence of pH

    J.J.M. Órfão;A.I.M. Silva;J.C.V. Pereira;S.A. Barata

  • Kinetics and thermodynamics of the Cr(III) adsorption on the activated carbon from co-mingled wastes

    Sergei I. Lyubchik;Andrei I. Lyubchik;Olga L. Galushko;Lilia P. Tikhonova

  • PρT Measurements of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids

    Ramesh L. Gardas;Mara G. Freire;Pedro J. Carvalho;Isabel M. Marrucho

  • Densities and Derived Thermodynamic Properties of Imidazolium-, Pyridinium-, Pyrrolidinium-, and Piperidinium-Based Ionic Liquids

    Ramesh L. Gardas;Henrique F. Costa;Mara G. Freire;Pedro J. Carvalho

  • Valorisation of glycerol by condensation with acetone over silica-included heteropolyacids

    P. Ferreira;I.M. Fonseca;A.M. Ramos;J. Vital

  • Removal of an analgesic using activated carbons prepared from urban and industrial residues

    I. Cabrita;B. Ruiz;A.S. Mestre;I.M. Fonseca

  • Acetylation of glycerol over heteropolyacids supported on activated carbon

    P. Ferreira;I.M. Fonseca;A.M. Ramos;J. Vital

  • Activated carbons from sisal waste by chemical activation with K2CO3: Kinetics of paracetamol and ibuprofen removal from aqueous solution

    Ana S. Mestre;Ana S. Bexiga;Ana S. Bexiga;Margarida Proença;Margarida Proença;Marta Andrade

  • PLAG1 gene alterations in salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma and carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma: a combined study using chromosome banding, in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry

    Carmo Martins;Isabel Fonseca;Lúcia Roque;Teresa Pereira

  • Esterification of glycerol with acetic acid over dodecamolybdophosphoric acid encaged in USY zeolite

    P. Ferreira;I.M. Fonseca;A.M. Ramos;J. Vital

  • WO3 Nanoparticle-Based Conformable pH Sensor

    Lídia Santos;Joana P. Neto;Ana Crespo;Daniela Nunes

  • PVT, viscosity, and surface tension of ethanol: New measurements and literature data evaluation

    F.A.M.M. Gonçalves;A.R. Trindade;C.S.M.F. Costa;J.C.S. Bernardo

  • Measurements and Correlation of High-Pressure Densities of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids

    Luciana I. N. Tomé;Pedro J. Carvalho;Mara G. Freire;Isabel M. Marrucho

  • Esterification of free fatty acids with methanol using heteropolyacids immobilized on silica

    C.S. Caetano;I.M. Fonseca;A.M. Ramos;J. Vital

  • Transesterification of soybean oil over sulfonic acid functionalised polymeric membranes

    L. Guerreiro;J.E. Castanheiro;J.E. Castanheiro;I.M. Fonseca;R.M. Martin-Aranda

  • Porous carbon: A versatile material for catalysis

    In�s Matos;Maria Bernardo;Isabel Fonseca

  • Valorization of glycerol into fuel additives over zeolites as catalysts

    H. Serafim;I.M. Fonseca;A.M. Ramos;J. Vital

  • Photochemical behaviour of activated carbons under UV irradiation

    Leticia F. Velasco;Leticia F. Velasco;Isabel M. Fonseca;José B. Parra;Joao C. Lima

  • Esterification of fatty acids to biodiesel over polymers with sulfonic acid groups

    C.S. Caetano;L. Guerreiro;I.M. Fonseca;A.M. Ramos

  • Sol-gel encapsulation: an efficient and versatile immobilization technique for cutinase in non-aqueous media.

    Pedro Vidinha;Vera Augusto;Miguel Conceição Almeida;Isabel Fonseca

Frequent Co-Authors

Filomena Pinto
Filomena Pinto National Laboratory of Energy and Geology
Andreas Schönhals
Andreas Schönhals Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing
Pedro J. Carvalho
Pedro J. Carvalho University of Aveiro
Ana P. Carvalho
Ana P. Carvalho University of Lisbon
Ramesh L. Gardas
Ramesh L. Gardas Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Sónia A. C. Carabineiro
Sónia A. C. Carabineiro Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Jorge Sequeiros
Jorge Sequeiros University of Porto
Mara G. Freire
Mara G. Freire University of Aveiro
Isabel M. Marrucho
Isabel M. Marrucho Instituto Superior Técnico
Luís C. Branco
Luís C. Branco Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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