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João B. P. Soares

João B. P. Soares

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
10933
World Ranking
7461
National Ranking
135

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11273
World Ranking
9836
National Ranking
260

Overview

João B. P. Soares is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their work primarily spans the fields of organic chemistry and polymers and plastics, with additional focus on biomedical engineering, water science and technology, and ocean engineering.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Enhanced oil recovery techniques
  • Membrane separation technologies
  • Petroleum processing and analysis
  • Organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis
  • Advanced polymer synthesis and characterization
  • Surface modification and superhydrophobicity

João B. P. Soares has published work in a variety of venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Macromolecular Reaction Engineering
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Macromolecules

Frequent coauthors include Mohtada Sadrzadeh, Sadegh Aghapour Aktij, Arash Alizadeh, Pooria Karami, and Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei. This collaboration network reflects interdisciplinary engagements across engineering and materials science domains.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by João B. P. Soares include:

  • The Next 100 Years of Polymer Science, 2020, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
  • Nanodiamond-decorated thin film composite membranes with antifouling and antibacterial properties, 2021, Desalination
  • Nanodiamond-Enabled Thin-Film Nanocomposite Polyamide Membranes for High-Temperature Water Treatment, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • An experimental evaluation of low salinity water mechanisms in a typical Brazilian sandstone and light crude oil with low acid/basic number, 2020, Fuel
  • Evaluation of adsorption capacities of nanocomposites prepared from bean starch and montmorillonite, 2020, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy

Best Publications

  • Single particle modelling for olefin polymerization on supported catalysts: A review and proposals for future developments

    Timothy F. McKenna;João B.P. Soares

  • Polymerization reaction engineering — Metallocene catalysts

    Archie E. Hamielec;Joao B.P. Soares

  • Polyolefin Reaction Engineering: SOARES:POLYOLEFIN O-BK

    João B. P. Soares;Timothy F. L. McKenna

  • Mathematical modelling of the microstructure of polyolefins made by coordination polymerization: a review

    João B.P. Soares

  • Temperature rising elution fractionation of linear polyolefins

    J.B.P. Soares;A.E. Hamielec

  • Deconvolution of chain-length distributions of linear polymers made by multiple-site-type catalysts

    J.B.P. Soares;A.E. Hamielec

  • Polyolefin Reaction Engineering

    Joao B. P. Soares;Timothy F. L. McKenna

  • Water Soluble Polymer Flocculants: Synthesis, Characterization, and Performance Assessment

    Vahid Vajihinejad;Sarang P. Gumfekar;Behnaz Bazoubandi;Zahra Rostami Najafabadi

  • Water-soluble polymers for oil sands tailing treatment: A Review

    Diógenes R. L. Vedoy;João B. P. Soares

  • Fractionation of Semicrystalline Polymers by Crystallization Analysis Fractionationand Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation

    Siripon Anantawaraskul;Siripon Anantawaraskul;João B. P. Soares;Paula M. Wood-Adams

  • Bivariate chain length and long chain branching distribution for copolymerization of olefins and polyolefin chains containing terminal double-bonds

    João B. P. Soares;Archie E. Hamielec

  • Particle Growth During the Polymerisation of Olefins on Supported Catalysts, 1 – Nascent Polymer Structures

    Timothy F. L. McKenna;Audrey Di Martino;Audrey Di Martino;Audrey Di Martino;Guenter Weickert;João B. P. Soares

  • When Polymer Reaction Engineers Play Dice: Applications of Monte Carlo Models in PRE

    Amanda L. T. Brandão;João B. P. Soares;José Carlos Pinto;André L. Alberton

  • Thermally stable thin film composite polymeric membranes for water treatment: A review

    Pooria Karami;Behnam Khorshidi;Mick McGregor;John T. Peichel

  • Effect of operating conditions on the molecular weight distribution of polyethylene synthesized by soluble metallocene/methylaluminoxane catalysts

    Luigi D'Agnillo;João B.P. Soares;Alexander Penlidis

  • Polyethylene–clay hybrid nanocomposites: in situ polymerization using bifunctional organic modifiers

    Sang-Young A Shin;Leonardo C Simon;João B.P Soares;Günter Scholz

  • Characterization of homogeneous ethylene/1‐octene copolymers made with a single‐site catalyst. CRYSTAF analysis and calibration

    Benjamín Monrabal;Javier Blanco;Jesús Nieto;João B.P. Soares

  • Analysis and Control of the Molecular Weight and Chemical Composition Distributions of Polyolefins Made with Metallocene and Ziegler−Natta Catalysts

    João B. P. Soares;Jung Dae Kim;Garry L. Rempel

  • Application of solidifiers for oil spill containment: A review.

    Fernanda L. Motta;Fernanda L. Motta;Stanislav R. Stoyanov;Stanislav R. Stoyanov;João B.P. Soares

  • Copolymerization of ethylene and α-olefins with combined metallocene catalysts. I. A formal criterion for molecular weight bimodality

    João B. P. Soares;J. D. Kim

  • Controlling molecular weight distributions of polyethylene by combining soluble metallocene/MAO catalysts

    Luigi D'Agnillo;João B. P. Soares;Alexander Penlidis

  • Metallocene/Aluminoxane Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization. A Review

    J. B. P. Soares;A. E. Hamielec

Frequent Co-Authors

Archie E. Hamielec
Archie E. Hamielec McMaster University
Alexander Penlidis
Alexander Penlidis University of Waterloo
Timothy F. L. McKenna
Timothy F. L. McKenna Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Robin A. Hutchinson
Robin A. Hutchinson Queen's University
José Carlos Pinto
José Carlos Pinto Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein
Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein Qatar University
Garry L. Rempel
Garry L. Rempel University of Waterloo
Mohtada Sadrzadeh
Mohtada Sadrzadeh University of Alberta
Jumras Limtrakul
Jumras Limtrakul Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
Ravin Narain
Ravin Narain University of Alberta

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