The search for low-impact, renewable materials is a recent research topic. The need to substitute materials from non-renewable sources is one of the main motivations for such studies in this area. In this context, one of ...

Gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) functionality has been highlighted in several areas of knowledge in recent decades, including diagnostics, where factors such as dispersion and stability are directly related to the test performance, ...

Petroleum is a feedstock of great economic value. Due to the aim for non-renewable feedstocks substitution, vegetable oils have been used ever more as a feedstock for fuels and polymers. Spills during oil handling are ...