Recent Publications

2016

• L.C. Tomé, I.M. Marrucho, Ionic liquid-based materials: a platform to design engineered CO2 separation membranes. Chem. Soc. Rev., just accepted.

• A.S.L. Gouveia, L.C. Tomé and I.M. Marrucho, Towards the potential of cyano and amino acid-based ionic liquid mixtures for facilitated CO2 transport membranes, J. Memb. Sci., just accepted.

• F.S. Oliveira, A.B. Pereiro, J.M.M. Araújo, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Designing High Ionicity Ionic Liquids based on 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate for Effective Azeotrope Breaking, Fluid Phase Equilib., just accepted.

• H.F.D. Almeida, M.G. Freire and I.M. Marrucho, Improved extraction of fluoroquinolones with recyclable ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems, Green Chem. 2016, DOI: 10.1039/c5gc02464a.

• F.S. Oliveira, E.J. Cabrita, S. Todorovic, C.E.S. Bernardes, J.N. Canongia Lopes, J.L. Hodgson, D.R. MacFarlane, L.P.N. Rebelo and I.M. Marrucho, Mixtures of the 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ionic liquid with different inorganic salts: insights into their interactions, Phys. Chem. Cem. Phys. 18, 2756-2766, 2016.

• A. Gouveia, L.C. Tomé, I.M. Marrucho, Density, Viscosity, and Refractive Index of Ionic Liquid Mixtures Containing Cyano and Amino Acid-Based Anions, J. Chem. Eng. Data 61, 83–93, 2016.

2015

• B.D. Ribeiro, C. Florindo, L.C. Iff, M. A. Z. Coelho, and I.M. Marrucho, Novel Menthol-based Eutectic Mixtures: Hydrophobic Low Viscosity Solvents, ACS Sustainable Chem & Eng., 2015, 3, 2469–2477
• K.G. João, L.C. Tomé, M. Isik, D. Mecerreyes, I.M. Marrucho, Poly(ionic liquid)s as Phase Splitting Promoters in Aqueous Biphasic Systems,  PCCP 2015,17, 27462-27472.
• N. S. M. Vieira, P. M. Reis, K. Shimizu, O. A. Cortes, I. M. Marrucho, J. M. M. Araújo, J. M. S. S. Esperança, J. N. Canongia Lopes, A. B. Pereiro and L. P. N. Rebelo, A thermophysical and structural characterization of ionic liquids with alkyl and perfluoroalkyl side chains, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 65337-65350.
• L.C. Tomé, N.H.C.S. Silva, H.R. Soares, A.S. Coroadinha, P. Sadocco, I.M. Marrucho and C.S.R. Freire, Bioactive transparent films based on polysaccharides and cholinium carboxylate ionic liquids, Green Chem. 2015 17, 4291-4299.
• F.S. Oliveira, L.P.N. Rebelo and I.M. Marrucho, Influence of Different Inorganic Salts on the Ionicity and Thermophysical Properties of 1 Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate Ionic Liquid, J. Chem. Eng. Data 60, 781–789, 2015.
• L.C. Tomé, M. Isik, C.R. Freire, D. Mecerreyes, I.M. Marrucho, Novel pyrrolidinium-based polymeric ionic liquids with cyano counter-anions: high performance membrane materials for post-combustion CO2 separation, J. Memb. Sci. 483, 155-165, 2015.
• L.C. Tomé, A.S.L. Gouveia, C.R. Freire, D. Mecerreyes, I.M. Marrucho, Polymeric ionic liquid-based membranes: influence of polycation variation on gas transport and CO2 selectivity properties, J. Memb. Sci. 468, 4048, 2015.
• F. S. Teixeira, N. S. M. Vieira, O. A. Cortes, J. M. M. Araújo, I. M. Marrucho, L. P. N. Rebelo, A. B. Pereiro, Phase equilibria and surfactant behaviour of fluorinated ionic liquids with water, J. Chem. Thermodyn, 82, 99-107, 2015.
• A. B. Pereiro, J. M. M. Araújo, F. S. Teixeira, Fabiana I. M. Marrucho, M. M. Piñeiro, L. P. Rebelo, Aggregation behaviour and total miscibility of fluorinated ionic liquids in water, Langmuir, 31, 1283–1295, 2015
• D.J.S. Patinha, L.C. Tomé, H. Garcia, R. Ferreira, C.S. Pereira, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, The role of water in cholinium carboxylate ionic liquids aqueous solutions, J. Chem Thermodyn. 84, 93-100, 2015.
• L.C. Tomé and I.M. Marrucho, New Perspectives on Gas Separation using Poly(ionic liquid)s, Chapter in Applications of Ionic Liquids in Polymer Science and Technology, Springer, Edited by D. Mercerreyes, Springer (2015) ISBN: 978-3-662-44902-8 (Print) 978-3-662-44903-5 (Online).

2014

• J.V. Rodrigues, D. Ruivo, A.Rodríguez, F.J. Deive, J.M.S.S. Esperança, I.M. Marrucho, C.M. Gomes, L.P.N. Rebelo, Structural-functional evaluation of ionic liquid libraries for the design of co-solvents in lipase-catalysed reactions, Green Chem, 16, 4520-4523, 2014. 
• C. Florindo, F.S. Oliveira, L. P. N. Rebelo, A.M. Fernandes, I.M. Marrucho, Insights into the synthesis and properties of deep eutectic solvents based on choline chloride and carboxylic acids, ACS Chem. Eng. 2, 2416–2425, 2014. 
• T. Mourão, L. C. Tomé, C. Florindo, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho*, The role of hydrophilicity in PEG-based aqueous biphasic systems of cholinium carboxylate ionic liquids and salts, ACS Chem. Eng. 2, 2426–2434, 2014. 
• C.M.S.S. Neves, K.A. Kurnia, K. Shimizu, I.M. Marrucho, L.P.N. Rebelo, J.A.P. Coutinho, M.G. Freire, J.N. Canongia Lopes, The impact of ionic liquids fluorinated moieties on their thermophysical properties and aqueous phase behaviour, PCCP 16, 21340-21348, 2014. 
•  I.M. Marrucho, L.C. Branco, L.P.N. Rebelo, Ionic Liquids in Pharmaceutical Applications, Annu. Rev. Chem. Biomol. Eng. 5 : 527–46, 2014. (Invitation) 
•  J.M.M. Araujo, C. Florindo, A. B. Pereiro, N. S.M. Vieira, A. Matias, C. M. M. Duarte, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Cholinium-Based Ionic Liquids with Pharmaceutically Active Anions, RSC Advances 4, 21126-21132, 2014. 
• L.C. Tomé, C. Florindo, C.S.R. Freire, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Playing with ionic liquid mixtures to design engineered CO2 separation membranes, PCCP 16, 17172-82, 2014.
• C. Florindo, A. Costa, C. Matos, S.L. Nunes, A. N. Matias, C.M.M. Duarte, L.P.N. Rebelo, L.C. Branco, I.M. Marrucho, Novel organic salts based on fluoroquinolone drugs: Synthesis, bioavailability and toxicological profiles, Int. J. Pharm. 469, 179-, 2014. 
• N.H.C.S. Silva, C. Varela, I.M. Marrucho, C.S.R. Freire, C.P. Neto, A.J.D. Silvestre, Protein-based materials: from sources to innovative sustainable materials for biomedical applications, J. Mat. Chem. B 2, 3715-3740, 2014. (highly cited paper) 
• L.C. Tomé, D. Mecerreyes, C.S.R. Freire, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Polymeric ionic liquid membranes containing IL-Ag+ for ethylene/ethane separation via olefin-facilitated transport, J. Mat. Chem. A 2, 5631-5639, 2014. (feature article)
• M. Isik, R.Gracia, L.C. Kollnus, L C. Tomé, I. M. Marrucho, D. Mecerreyes, Cholinium Lactate Methacrylate: Ionic Liquid Monomer for Cellulose Composites and Biocompatible Ion Gels, Macromolecular Symposia 342, 21-24, 2014
• N.H.C.S. Silva, C. Varela, I.M. Marrucho, C.S.R. Freire, C.P. Neto, A.J.D. Silvestre, Protein-based materials: from sources to innovative sustainable materials for biomedical applications, J. Mat. Chem. B 2, 3715-3740, 2014.

2013

• M. Isik, R.Gracia, L.C. Kollnus, L C. Tomé, I. M. Marrucho, D. Mecerreyes, Cholinium-based poly(ionic liquid)s: Synthesis, characterization and application as biocompatible iongels and cellulose coatings, ACS Macro Letters 2 : 975-979, 2013.
• L.C. Tomé, D.J.S. Patinha, R.Ferreira, H.Garcia, C.S.Pereira, C.S.R. Freire, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Cholinium-based supported ionic liquid membranes: a sustainable route for CO2 separation, ChemSusChem 7:110-113, 2013.
• F. S. Oliveira, A.B. Pereiro, J.M.M. Araújo, C.E.S. Bernardes, J.N. Canongia Lopes, S. Todorovic, G. Feio, P.L. Almeida, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, High Ionicity Ionic Liquids (HIILs): Comparing Ethylsulfonate and Ethylsulfate Anion Effect, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15(41):18138-47, 2013 
• C. Florindo, J.M.M. Araújo, F. Alves, C. Matos, R. Ferraz, C. Prudêncio, J.P. Noronha, Z. Petrovski, L. Branco, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Enhancing Ampicillin Bioavailability and Solubility: an Ionic Liquids Approach, Int. J. Pharm. 456, 553-558, 2013.
• A.B. Pereiro, M.J. Pastoriza-Gallego, K. Shimizu, I.M. Marrucho, J.N. Canongia Lopes, M. Piñeiro, L.P. Rebelo, On the Formation of a Third, Nanostructured Domain in Ionic Liquids, J.Phys. Chem B. 117 , 10826–10833, 2013.
• C.M.S.S. Neves, K. A. Kurnia, J.A.P. Coutinho, I.M. Marrucho, J.N. Canongia Lopes, M.G. Freire, L.P.N. Rebelo, Systematic Study of the Thermophysical Properties of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids with Cyano-Functionalized Anions, J. Phys. Chem. B 117, 10271−10283, 2013.
• L.C. Tomé, M. A. Aboudzadeh, L.P.N. Rebelo, C.S.R. Freire, D. Mecerreyes, I.M. Marrucho, Polymeric ionic liquids with mixtures of counter-anions: new straightforward strategy for designing pyrrolidinium-based CO2 separation membranes, J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 10403 – 10411, 2013.
• L.C. Tomé, D.J.S. Patinha, C.S.R. Freire, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, CO2 separation applying ionic liquid mixtures: the effect of mixing different anions on gas permeation through supported ionic liquid membranes, RSC Advances 3, 12220-12229, 2013.
• A.B. Pereiro, L. C. Tomé, S. Martinho, L.P.N. Rebelo, I. M. Marrucho, Gas Permeation Properties of Fluorinated Ionic Liquids, Ind. Eng. Chem Res. 52, 4994-5001, 2013.
•   J. M. M. Araújo, A.B. Pereiro, J.N. Canongia Lopes, L.P.N. Rebelo and I. M. Marrucho, Hydrogen-Bonding and the Dissolution Mechanism of Uracil in an Acetate Ionic Liquid: New Insights from NMR Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations, J. Phys. Chem B. 117, 4109-4120, 2013.
• S. Martinho, J.M.M. Araújo, L.P.N. Rebelo, A. B. Pereiro, I. M. Marrucho, Liquid-liquid Equilibria of Perfluorocarbons with Fluorinated Ionic Liquids, J. Chem. Thermodyn. 64, 71-79, 2013.
• B.D. Ribeiro, M.A. Z. Coelho, I.M. Marrucho, Extraction of Saponins from Sisal (Agave sisalana) and Jua (Ziziphus joazeiro) with Cholinium-based Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents, Eur. J. Food Technol. 237, 956-975, 2013.
• B. D. Ribeiro, M.A. Z. Coelho, I.M. Marrucho, Use of Ionic Liquids for Extraction of Saponins from Mate (Ilex Paraguriensis) and Tea (Camellia Sinenis), Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 52, 12146−12153, 2013.
• L.C. Tomé, S.C.M. Fernandes, D.S. Perez, P. Sadocco, A.J. D. Silvestre, C. Pascoal Neto, I.M. Marrucho, C.S.R. Freire, The role of nanocellulose fibers, starch and chitosan on multipolysaccharide based films, Cellulose 20: 1807-1818, 2013.
•  F.S. Oliveira, A.B. Pereiro, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Deep Eutectic Solvents as Extraction Solvents for Azeotropic Mixtures, Green Chem. 15, 326-330, 2013.
• D.J.S. Patinha, F. Alves, F.J. Deive, A. Rodriguez, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Ionic Liquids Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems: Effect of the position of the alkyl chains - cation versus anion, J. Chem. Thermodyn. 65, 106-112, 2013.
• F. Alves, F.S. Oliveira, B. Schroder, C. Matos, I.M. Marrucho, Synthesis, characterization, and liposome partition of a novel tetracycline derivative using the ionic liquids framework, J. Pharm. Sci. 102, 1504-1512, 2013.
• A.B. Pereiro, J.M.M. Araújo, S. Martinho, F. Alves, A. Matias, S. Nunes, C.M.M. Duarte, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Fluorinated Ionic Liquids: Properties and Applications, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 1, 427-439, 2013.
• C.M.B. Gonçalves, L.C. Tomé, L. Brandão, A. M. Mendes, I.M. Marrucho, Effect of natural and synthetic antioxidants incorporation on the gas permeation properties of poly(lactic acid) films, J. Food Eng 116, 562-571, 2013.
• S. Shahriari, L.C. Tomé, J.M.M. Araújo, L.P.N. Rebelo, J.A.P. Coutinho, I.M. Marrucho, Mara G. Freire, Aqueous Biphasic Systems: A Novel Route using Biocompatible Choline-Based Ionic Liquids, RSC Advances 3, 1835-1843, 2013.
• L.C. Tomé, D. Mecerreyes, C.S.R. Freire, L.P.N. Rebelo, I.M. Marrucho, Pyrrolidinium-based polymeric ionic liquid materials: new perspectives for CO2 separation membranes, J. Memb. Sci. 428, 260-266, 2013.
•  J. M. M. Araújo, A. B. Pereiro, F. Alves, I. M. Marrucho, L. P. N. Rebelo, Nucleic acid bases in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ionic liquids: a thermophysical and ionic conductivity analysis, J. Chem. Thermodyn. 57, 1-8, 2013.