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Manuel Almeida

Manuel Almeida

Overview

Manuel Almeida is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and specializes in Materials Science, focusing primarily on Materials Chemistry. Their research emphasizes the study of crystallization and solubility, X-ray diffraction techniques in crystallography, and magnetism in coordination complexes. Further areas of interest include organic and molecular conductors, lanthanide and transition metal complexes, perovskite materials and applications, and metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications.

Almeida has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with recent publications highlighting different facets of coordination chemistry and materials behavior. Key recent papers include:

  • "Gold(iii) bis(dithiolene) complexes: from molecular conductors to prospective anticancer, antimicrobial and antiplasmodial agents" (2020), published in Metallomics
  • "Single-ion magnet behaviour in homoleptic Co(ii) complexes bearing 2-iminopyrrolyl ligands" (2022), published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • "Spin-ladder behaviour in molecular materials" (2021), published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • "A Myriad of Symptoms After Spinal Anesthesia: A Case Report of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity" (2022), published in Cureus
  • "Conducting neutral gold bisdithiolene complex [Au(dspdt)2]˙" (2020), published in Dalton Transactions

Their collaboration network is composed of several frequent co-authors including Isabel C. Santos, Elsa B. Lopes, Laura C. J. Pereira, Sandra Rabaça, and Nabil Mroweh, indicating a diverse and sustained partnership in research projects.

Almeida's research outputs have often been published in venues where they have multiple entries, such as The Cambridge Structural Database, where they have contributed 42 publications. Other notable venues include CrystEngComm, SSRN Electronic Journal, Cureus, and Aracê., illustrating a multidisciplinary approach spanning chemical databases, crystallography, and biomedical fields.

Best Publications

  • Waste materials for activated carbon preparation and its use in aqueous-phase treatment: a review.

    Joana M. Dias;Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz;Manuel F. Almeida;José Rivera-Utrilla

  • Comparison of the performance of different homogeneous alkali catalysts during transesterification of waste and virgin oils and evaluation of biodiesel quality

    Joana M. Dias;Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz;Manuel F. Almeida

  • Production of biodiesel from acid waste lard

    Joana M. Dias;Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz;Manuel F. Almeida

  • Sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a probe of ligand-metal bond covalency: metal vs ligand oxidation in copper and nickel dithiolene complexes.

    Ritimukta Sarangi;Serena DeBeer George;Deanne Jackson Rudd;Robert K. Szilagyi

  • Biodiesel production from raw castor oil.

    J.M. Dias;J.M. Araújo;J.F. Costa;M.C.M. Alvim-Ferraz

  • Direct determination of chlorophenols in landfill leachates by solid-phase micro-extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    A Ribeiro;M.H Neves;M.F Almeida;A Alves

  • Transport properties of the oxides Y 1-x Pr x Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (0<=x<=1): Effects of band filling and lattice distortion on superconductivity

    A. P. Gonçalves;I. C. Santos;E. B. Lopes;R. T. Henriques

  • Gold recovery with ion exchange used resins

    CP Gomes;Manuel Fonseca Almeida;José Miguel Loureiro

  • Purification of metallurgical grade silicon by acid leaching

    I.C Santos;A.P Gonçalves;C.Silva Santos;M Almeida

  • Experimental Design of 2,4-Dichlorophenol Oxidation by Fenton's Reaction

    Rodolfo Oliveira;Manuel F. Almeida;Lucia Santos;Luis M. Madeira

  • Gold Complexes with Dithiothiophene Ligands: A Metal Based on a Neutral Molecule

    Dulce Belo;Helena Alves;Elsa Branco Lopes;Maria Teresa Duarte

  • Selection of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production from animal fat

    Joana M. Dias;Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz;Manuel F. Almeida;José D. Méndez Díaz

  • Biodiesel production using oil from fish canning industry wastes

    J.F. Costa;M.F. Almeida;M.C.M. Alvim-Ferraz;J.M. Dias

  • [U(Tp(Me2))2(bipy)]+: a cationic uranium(III) complex with single-molecule-magnet behavior.

    Maria A. Antunes;Laura C. J. Pereira;Isabel C. Santos;Marinella Mazzanti

  • Mixtures of Vegetable Oils and Animal Fat for Biodiesel Production: Influence on Product Composition and Quality

    Joana M. Dias;Maria C. M. Alvim-Ferraz;Manuel F. Almeida

  • Single-ion magnet behaviour in [U(Tp(Me2))(2)I].

    Joana T Coutinho;Maria A Antunes;Laura C J Pereira;Hélène Bolvin

  • Metallic Conductivity in a Polyoxovanadate Radical Salt of Bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDT‐TTF): Synthesis, Structure, and Physical Characterization of β″‐(BEDT‐TTF)5[H3V10O28]·4H2O

    Eugenic Coronado;José R. Galan-Mascaros;Carlos Gimenez-Saiz;Carlos J. Gomez-Garcia

  • Biodiesel production using calcium manganese oxide as catalyst and different raw materials.

    Joana Maia Dias;Maria Conceição Machado Alvim-Ferraz;Manuel Fonseca Almeida;José Diego Méndez Díaz

  • Characterization of spent AA household alkaline batteries

    Manuel F. Almeida;Susana M. Xará;Julanda Delgado;Carlos A. Costa

  • Mechanical behaviour of Portland cement mortars with incorporation of Al-containing salt slags

    D. A. Pereira;Barroso de Aguiar;F. Castro;Manuel Fonseca Almeida

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaume Veciana
Jaume Veciana Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Concepció Rovira
Concepció Rovira Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz University of Porto
Xavi Ribas
Xavi Ribas University of Girona
Carme Rovira
Carme Rovira University of Barcelona
Enric Canadell
Enric Canadell Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Jean-Paul Pouget
Jean-Paul Pouget University of Paris-Saclay
Klaus Wurst
Klaus Wurst University of Innsbruck
Eugenio Coronado
Eugenio Coronado University of Valencia
Patrick Bernier
Patrick Bernier University of Montpellier

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