A team of researchers from the Universitat Jaume I made up of Susana Ibáñez, Cristian Vicent and Eduardo Peris, has obtained a new type of molecules, which combines traditional chemical bonds (covalent, ionic) with a new type of bond known as ‘mechanical bond’. Read More
A research team from the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia has just taken a step forward in the field of two-dimensional materials engineering. By incorporating molecular magnetic nanoparticles on the surface of a semiconductor 2D material, they have developed a new self-strainable 2D hybrid material that expands the potential of 2D materials for their application in optoelectronic devices and facilitates their large-scale production. The work has been published in Nature Chemistry. Read More
Researchers from the Department of Analytical Chemistry and the Institute of Materials Science (ICMUV) of the University of Valencia (UV) have developed a method for the detection in water of PFRs (organophosphate flame retardants), compounds used in pest control that cause serious health and environmental problems due to their accumulation.
The MINTOTA research group of the University of Valencia, led by Pilar Campins, professor of Analytical Chemistry; the DREMAP group of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Genoa have patented a method to remove the nitrate residue present in the water cycle using rice straw. Active silica is obtained from the controlled incineration of rice straw, which when modified has the capacity to absorb between 30 and 98% of the nitrates present in water. Read More
This technology can help achieve the goal of decarbonising our economy set by the European Union. Read More
The Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory (QTC) of the Jaume I University of Castellón (UJI), in collaboration with the Centre for the Development of Functional Materials (CDMF) of the Universidad Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), has published an article entitled “Selective Synthesis of α-, β-, and γ-Ag2WO4 Polymorphs: Promising Platforms for Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Materials” in scientific journal Inorganic Chemistry, which showcases new photocatalytic and antibacterial materials to remove medicines from wastewater. Read More
The ASYMCAT research group, from the Department of Organic Chemistry of the University of Valencia (UV), has gathered in a review article all the information on asymmetric Mannich oxidative reactions, a set of chemical reactions that make it possible to obtain relevant compounds in the design of a broad set of drugs. The review, which has been published in the journal Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis (ASC), describes three methodologies used to transform amines – a type of organic chemical compounds derived from ammonia – into the corresponding reaction products, chiral β-aminocarbonyl compounds. Read More
The University of Valencia (UV) and Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have patented a method to detect the patulin toxin in foods by using antibodies. Patulin is produced by several species of fungi, which can contaminate food, especially apples. It is commonly found in products derived from apples, including foods for the child population. Read More
The technology developed by researchers from the ITACA and ITQ institutes makes it possible to transform electric energy into hydrogen or chemical products, solely using microwaves to do so. Read More
A team from the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia has succeeded in synthesising a new porous material that enables and guides the degradation of compounds analogous to nerve agents used in chemical warfare. This material will make it possible to capture and degrade this type of compounds that until now could not be eliminated. The work has been published in magazine Chem. Read More