Development of Cubion sponjes for evironmental remediation in water bodies

• Grant number: 12/16763-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Grégoire Jean-François Demets
• Grantee: Felipe César Sousa e Silva
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

e project suggests the preparation of sponges based on poly(urethane) and poly(vinyl chloride) loaded with cucurbit[6]uril and hemicucurbit[6]uril cavitands. These sponges should exhibit a strong affinity towards petroleum hydrocarbons and the sponges will be used to remove petroleum from fresh water and seawater. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SOUSA E SILVA, FELIPE CESAR; DE LIMA, SILVANIA MARILENE; DEMETS, GREGOIRE JEAN-FRANCOIS. Reusable cucurbit[6]uril-loaded poly(urethane) sponges for oily waters treatment. RSC ADVANCES, v. 4, n. 102, p. 58796-58799, 2014. (12/16763-0)