· Porous materials:
- Waste-derived activated carbons.
- Silica and carbon-based aerogels.
- Organic functionalization of synthetic siliceous mesoporous materials (MCM-41 and SBA-15); heavy metal (Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu) uptake ability study.
- Periodic Nanoporous Organosilicas (PNO’s) for gas storage.
- Functionalization, with intercalation reactions, of naturally occurred clay minerals, zeolites or synthetic phyllomorphous materials for enhanced sorption, pesticide and waste remediation, optoelectronic, magnetic or catalytic properties.
· Carbon nanostructures:
- Production of efficient graphene-based ink for flexible printed electronics.
- Carbon quantum dots and fluorescent inks, pastes and filaments.
- Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) fundamental structure mapping.
- GO and rGO hybrids for optoelectronic or gas storage applications.
- Hybrid materials based on porous carbon structures for hydrogen storage.
· 2D materials and nanoparticles (NPs):
- Two-dimensional materials as GeH or transition-metal dichalcogenides as MoS₂ and ink formulation.
- Magnetic NPs (γ-Fe₂O₃, bimetallic oxides, iron carbides and nitrides, core/shell NPs, etc.) for mapping and characterization of oil reservoirs.
- Thin film preparation with Langmuir-Schaefer and sputtering techniques.
- Low-dimensional semiconducting systems (GaN, ZnS, PbS and PbI₂).
- Zero-valent iron NPs supported on polymer-based membranes for As remediation.
- Introduction of metallic NPs in mesostructured synthetic porous materials for catalytic applications.
· Biomaterials:
- Bioactive boron-phosphate glasses and glass-ceramics for medical applications as implants.
- Novel biomaterials based on PEG or Alginate hydrogels to be used as Drug Delivery Systems (DDS).