Publications in international scientific journals

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009-2003

2024

• Chen, B.; Fan, D.; Pinto, R.V.; Dovgaliuk, I.; Nandi, S.; Chakraborty, D.; García-Moncada, N.; Vimont, A.; McMonagle, C.J.; Bordonhos, M.; Al Mohtar, A.; Cornu, I.; Florian, P.; Heymans, N.; Daturi, M.; De Weireld, G.; Pinto, M.; Nouar, F.; Maurin, G.; Mouchaham, G. and Serre, C., A Scalable Robust Microporous Al-MOF for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture. Advanced Science, 2024. 11(21): p. 2401070. doi:10.1002/advs.202401070
• Lu, W.; Pang, Z.; Lamaire, A.; Liu, F.; Dai, S.; Pinto, M.L.; Demir-Cakan, R.; Ooi Tan, K.; Van Speybroeck, V.; Pimenta, V. and Serre, C., Unraveling the Mechanisms of Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks-Based Mixed-Matrix Membranes Preventing Polysulfide Shuttling. Small Science, 2024. 4(6): p. 2300339. doi:10.1002/smsc.202300339
• Tignol, P.; Pimenta, V.; Dupont, A.L.; Carvalho, S.; Mohtar, A.A.; Inês Severino, M.; Nouar, F.; Pinto, M.L.; Serre, C. and Lavédrine, B., A Versatile Shaping Method of Very-High Loading Porous Solids Paper Adsorbent Composites. Small Methods, 2024. 8(3): p. 2301343. doi:10.1002/smtd.202301343
• Mohtar, A.A.; Severino, M.I.; Tignol, P.; Ranza, L.; Neves, A.; Nouar, F.; Pimenta, V.; Lopes, J.; Ramos, A.M.; Rodrigo, J.I.L.; Melo, M.J.; Wallaszkovits, N.; Pinto, M.L.; Dupont, A.L.; Serre, C. and Lavédrine, B., Iron(III) based Metal-Organic Frameworks in cellulose acetate film preservation: Fundamental aspects and first application. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2024. 66: p. 236-243. doi:10.1016/j.culher.2023.11.013
• Pinto, R.V.; Cao, C.C.; Lyu, P.; Dovgaliuk, I.; Shepard, W.; Rivière, E.; Su, C.Y.; Maurin, G.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J.; André, V.; Henriques, C.; Tissot, A.; Pinto, M.L. and Serre, C., Ultra-Microporous Fe-MOF with Prolonged NO Delivery in Biological Media for Therapeutic Application. Small, 2024. 20(48): p. 2405649. doi:10.1002/smll.202405649
• Lavédrine, B.; Dupont, A.L.; Tignol, P.; Serre, C.; Pimenta, V.; Pinto, M.L. and Mohtar, A.A., Sustainable Preservation of Photographs in a Hot and Humid Climate: Dry Cabinets and Metal–Organic Framework Paper Composites. Studies in Conservation, 2024. 69(sup1): p. 190-197. doi:10.1080/00393630.2024.2364997
• Freitas, C.; Severino, M.I.; Mohtar, A.A.; Kolmykov, O.; Pimenta, V.; Nouar, F.; Serre, C. and Pinto, M., Metal-Organic Frameworks Polyurethane Composite Foams for the Capture of Volatile Organic Compounds. ACS Materials Letters, 2024. 6(1): p. 174-181. doi:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c01273

2023

• Guerreiro, J.F.; Pereira da Silva, M.; Bordonhos, M.; Minhalma, M.; Pinto, M.L. and de Pinho, M.N., Synthesis and characterization of MOF/silica cellulose acetate based membranes: Removal of uremic toxins in haemodialysis spent dialysate. Desalination, 2023. 565: p. 116860. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2023.116860
• Vale, M.; Orišková, S.; Mariquito, A.; Reis, L.; Pinto, M. and Marques, A.C., Multicomponent oxide microspheres with designed macroporosity (MICROSCAFS®): a customized platform for chemicals immobilization. RSC Advances, 2023. 13(19): p. 12951-12965. doi: 10.1039/d3ra00895a
• Batista, M.; Carvalho, R.; Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., Novel Carbonaceous Adsorbents Prepared from Glycerin Waste and Dopamine for Gas Separation. Molecules, 2023. 28(10). doi: 10.3390/molecules28104071
• Lourenço, M.A.O.; Frade, T.; Bordonhos, M.; Castellino, M.; Pinto, M.L. and Bocchini, S., N-doped sponge-like biochar: A promising CO2 sorbent for CO₂/CH₄ and CO2/N₂ gas separation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023. 470: p. 144005. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.144005
• Tingelinhas, J.; Saragoça, C.; Al Mohtar, A.; Mateus, M. and Pinto, M.L., Pillared Clays as Cost-Effective Adsorbents for Carbon Capture by Pressure Swing Adsorption Processes in the Cement Industry. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023. 62(13): p. 5613-5623. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04209
• Severino, M.I.; Al Mohtar, A.; Vieira Soares, C.; Freitas, C.; Sadovnik, N.; Nandi, S.; Mouchaham, G.; Pimenta, V.; Nouar, F.; Daturi, M.; Maurin, G.; Pinto, M.L. and Serre, C., MOFs with Open Metal(III) Sites for the Environmental Capture of Polar Volatile Organic Compounds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023. 62(6): p. e202211583. DOI:10.1002/anie.202211583.
• Severino, M.I.; Al Mohtar, A.; Soares, C.V.; Kolmykov, O.; Freitas, C.; Dovgaliuk, I.; Martineau, C.; Pimenta, V.; Nouar, F.; Maurin, G.; Pinto, M.L. and Serre, C., Hydrophobic MOFs for the efficient capture of highly polar volatile organic compound. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023. 11(8): p. 4238-4247. DOI:10.1039/d2ta09252b
• Carvalho, S.; Pires, J.; Moiteiro, C. and Pinto, M.L., Evaluation of an Imine-Linked Polymer Organic Framework for Storage and Release of H2S and NO. Materials, 2023. 16(4): p. 1655-. doi:10.3390/ma16041655.
• Carvalho, S.; Pinto, R.V.; Pires, J.; Rocha, J.; Antunes, F. and Pinto, M.L., Evaluation of the H2S and NO adsorption and release capacity of PEG-zeolites and PEG-titanosilicates composites. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2023. 350: p. 112432. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2023.112432

2022

• Al Mohtar, A. and Pinto, M.L., Water Effect on CO2 Adsorption Kinetics in Amine-Functionalized Silicas Assessed Using the Density Functional Theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022. 126(11): p. 5159-5166. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c10716.
• Batista, M.; Carvalho, S.; Carvalho, R.; Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., Waste-Glycerol as a Precursor for Carbon Materials: An Overview. Compounds, 2022. 2(3): p. 222-236. doi:10.3390/compounds2030018.
• Biswas, S.; Haouas, M.; Freitas, C.; Vieira Soares, C.; Al Mohtar, A.; Saad, A.; Zhao, H.; Mouchaham, G.; Livage, C.; Carn, F.; Menguy, N.; Maurin, G.; Pinto, M.L. and Steunou, N., Engineering of Metal–Organic Frameworks/Gelatin Hydrogel Composites Mediated by the Coacervation Process for the Capture of Acetic Acid. Chemistry of Materials, 2022. 34(21): p. 9760-9774. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02704.
• Bordonhos, M.; Galvão, T.L.P.; Gomes, J.R.B.; Gouveia, J.D.; Jorge, M.; Lourenço, M.A.O.; Pereira, J.M.; Pérez-Sánchez, G.; Pinto, M.L.; Silva, C.M.; Tedim, J. and Zêzere, B., Multiscale Computational Approaches toward the Understanding of Materials. Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2022: p. 2200628. doi:10.1002/adts.202200628.
• Mlonka-Mędrala, A.; Hasan, T.; Kalawa, W.; Sowa, M.; Sztekler, K.; Pinto, M.L. and Mika, Ł., Possibilities of Using Zeolites Synthesized from Fly Ash in Adsorption Chillers. Energies, 2022. 15(19). doi:10.3390/en15197444.
• Pacheco, M.; Bordonhos, M.; Sardo, M.; Afonso, R.; R. B. Gomes, J.; Mafra, L. and Pinto, M.L., Moisture effect on the separation of CO2/CH4 mixtures with amine-functionalised porous silicas. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022. 443: p. 136271. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.136271.
• Pinto, R.V.; Carvalho, S.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J. and Pinto, M.L., Development of Polycaprolactone–Zeolite Nanoporous Composite Films for Topical Therapeutic Release of Different Gasotransmitters. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022. 5(7): p. 9230-9240. doi:10.1021/acsanm.2c01591.
• Batista, M.; Pinto, M.L.; Carvalho, R. and Pires, J., Glycerin-based adsorbents for the separation of ethane and ethylene. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022. 634: p. 127975. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127975.
• Pinto, R.V.; Carvalho, S.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J. and Pinto, M.L., Emerging Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Releasing Carriers for Skin Wound Healing Therapy. ChemMedChem, 2022. 17(1): p. e202100429. doi:10.1002/cmdc.202100429.

 

2021

• Pires, J.; Fernandes, R.; Pinto, M.L. and Batista, M., Microporous Volumes from Nitrogen Adsorption at 77 K: When to Use a Different Standard Isotherm? Catalysts, 2021. 11(12): p. 1544. doi:10.3390/catal11121544.

• Batista, M.; Pinto, M.L.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J. and Carvalho, S., Chitosan Biocomposites for the Adsorption and Release of H2S. Materials, 2021. 14(21): p. 6701. doi:10.3390/ma14216701.

• Severino, M. I.; Gkaniatsou, E.; Nouar, F.; Pinto, M. L.; Serre, C. MOFs industrialization: a complete assessment of production costs. Faraday Discussion. 2021. doi: 10.1039/D1FD00018G.

• Al Mohtar, A.; Pinto, M.L.; Neves, A.; Nunes, S.; Zappi, D.; Varani, G.; Ramos, A.M.; Melo, M.J.; Wallaszkovits, N.; Lahoz Rodrigo, J.I.; Herlt, K. and Lopes, J., Decision making based on hybrid modeling approach applied to cellulose acetate based historical films conservation. Scientific Reports, 2021. 11(1): p. 16074. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-95373-0
  

• Lin, Z.; Pinto, R.V.; Henriques, C.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L. and Rocha, J., Improved therapeutic nitric oxide delivery by microporous Cu-bearing titanosilicate. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021. 322: p. 111154. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111154
  

• Fernandes, A. C.; Pinto, R.; Carvalho, S.; Mafra, L.; Rocha, J.; Pinto, M.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J. Storage and Delivery of H2S by Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2021. 320, 111093. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111093

• Al Mohtar, A.; Nunes, S.; Silva, J.; Ramos, A. M.; Lopes, J.; Pinto, M. L. First-Principles Model to Evaluate Quantitatively Long-Life Behavior of Cellulose Acetate Polymer. ACS Omega. 2021. 6(12), 8028-8037. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05438.

• Bordonhos, M.; Lourenço, M.; Gomes, J. R. B.; Ferreira, P.; Pinto, M. L. Exploring Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas for Ethane–Ethylene Adsorption–Separation. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2021. 317, 110975. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.110975.

• Sardo, M.; Afonso, R.; Juźków, J.; Pacheco, M.; Bordonhos, M.; Pinto, M. L.; Gomes, J. R. B.; Mafra, L. Unravelling Moisture-Induced CO 2 Chemisorption Mechanisms in Amine-Modified Sorbents at the Molecular Scale. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2021. 9(9), 5542-5555. doi: 10.1039/D0TA09808F.

 

2020

• Pinto, R. V.; Wang, S.; Tavares, S. R.; Pires, J.; Antunes, F.; Vimont, A.; Clet, G.; Daturi, M.; Maurin, G.; Serre, C. and Pinto, M.L., Tuning Cellular Biological Functions Through the Controlled Release of NO from a Porous Ti‐MOF. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (13): p. 5135–5143 doi:10.1002/anie.201913135.

• Pinto, R.V.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J.; Silva-Herdade, A. and Pinto, M.L., A Comparison of Different Approaches to Quantify Nitric Oxide Release from NO-Releasing Materials in Relevant Biological Media. Molecules, 2020. 25(11): p. 2580. doi:10.3390/molecules25112580
  

• Eusébio, T. M.; Martins, A. R.; Pon, G.; Faria, M.; Morgado, P.; Pinto, M. L.; Filipe, E. J. M.; de Pinho, M. N. Sorption/diffusion contributions to the gas permeation properties of bi-soft segment polyurethane/polycaprolactone membranes for membrane blood oxygenators. Membranes, 2020, 10 (1): p. 8.doi:10.3390/membranes10010008.

 

2019

• Pires, J.; Fernandes, J.; Dedecker, K.; Gomes, J.R.B.; Pérez-Sánchez, G.; Nouar, F.; Serre, C. and Pinto, M.L., Enhancement of Ethane Selectivity in Ethane–Ethylene Mixtures by Perfluoro Groups in Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019. 11(30): p. 27410-27421. doi:10.1021/acsami.9b07115
  

• Pinto, R.V.; Fernandes, A.C.; Antunes, F.; Lin, Z.; Rocha, J.; Pires, J. and Pinto, M.L., New generation of nitric oxide-releasing porous materials: Assessment of their potential to regulate biological functions. Nitric Oxide, 2019. 90: p. 29-36. doi:10.1016/j.niox.2019.05.010

• Lourenço, M.A.O.; Nunes, C.; Gomes, J.R.B.; Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L. and Ferreira, P., Pyrolyzed chitosan-based materials for CO2/CH4 separation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019. 362: p. 364-374. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2018.12.180

 

2018

• Čendak, T.; Sequeira, L.; Sardo, M.; Valente, A.; Pinto Moisés, L. and Mafra, L., Detecting Proton Transfer in CO₂ Species Chemisorbed on Amine-Modified Mesoporous Silicas by Using 13C NMR Chemical Shift Anisotropy and Smart Control of Amine Surface Density. Chemistry – A European Journal, 2018. 24(40): p. 10136-10145. doi:10.1002/chem.201800930
  

• Dedecker, K.; Pillai, R.S.; Nouar, F.; Pires, J.; Steunou, N.; Dumas, E.; Maurin, G.; Serre, C. and Pinto, M.L., Metal-Organic Frameworks for Cultural Heritage Preservation: The Case of Acetic Acid Removal. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018. 10(16): p. 13886-13894. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b02930

• Pires, J.; Juźków, J.; Pinto, M. L. Amino Acid Modified Montmorillonite Clays as Sustainable Materials for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption and SeparationColloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2018. 544: p. 105–110. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.02.019

• Mafra, L.; Čendak, T.; Schneider, S.; Wiper, P. V.; Pires, J.; Gomes, J. R. B.; Pinto, M. L. Amine functionalized porous silica for CO₂/CH₄ separation by adsorption: Which amine and why. Chem. Eng. J. 2018. 336: p. 612–621. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.12.061

 

2017

• Lourenço, M.A.O.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Gomes, J.R.B. and Ferreira, P., Carbonization of periodic mesoporous phenylene- and biphenylene-silicas for CO₂/CH₄ separation. Carbon, 2017. 119: p. 267-277. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2017.04.029
• Mafra, L.; Čendak, T.; Schneider, S.; Wiper, P.V.; Pires, J.; Gomes, J.R.B. and Pinto, M.L., Structure of Chemisorbed CO₂ Species in Amine-Functionalized Mesoporous Silicas Studied by Solid-State NMR and Computer Modeling. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017. 139(1): p. 389-408. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b11081
• Pinto, R.V.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J.; Graça, V.; Brandão, P. and Pinto, M.L., Vitamin B₃ metal-organic frameworks as potential delivery vehicles for therapeutic nitric oxide. Acta Biomaterialia, 2017. 51: p. 66-74. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2017.01.039
  
• Pires, J.; Fernandes, J.; Fernandes, A.C. and Pinto, M., Reverse selectivity of zeolites and metal-organic frameworks in the ethane/ethylene separation by adsorption. Separation Science and Technology, 2017. 52(1): p. 51-57. doi:10.1080/01496395.2016.1243130

 

2016

• Pinto, M.L.; Fernandes, A.C.; Antunes, F.; Pires, J. and Rocha, J., Storage and delivery of nitric oxide by microporous titanosilicate ETS-10 and Al and Ga substituted analogues. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2016. 229: p. 83-89. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.04.021
• Fernandes, A.C.; Pinto, M.L.; Antunes, F. and Pires, J., Synthetic cobalt clays for the storage and slow release of therapeutic nitric oxide. RSC Advances, 2016. 6(47): p. 41195-41203. doi:10.1039/c6ra05794b
• Pires, J.; Janeiro, A.; Oliveira, F.J.; Bastos, A.C. and Pinto, M.L., Monolithic porous carbon materials prepared from polyurethane foam templates. Carbon Letters, 2016. 18(1): p. 11-17. doi:10.5714/CL.2016.18.011
• Lourenço, M.A.O.; Siquet, C.; Sardo, M.; Mafra, L.; Pires, J.; Jorge, M.; Pinto, M.L.; Ferreira, P. and Gomes, J.R.B., Interaction of CO2 and CH4 with Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Phenylene–Silica: Periodic DFT Calculations and Gas Adsorption Measurements. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016. 120(7): p. 3863-3875. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11844
  
• Mestre, A.S.; Nabiço, A.; Figueiredo, P.L.; Pinto, M.L.; Santos, M.S.C.S. and Fonseca, I.M., Enhanced clofibric acid removal by activated carbons: Water hardness as a key parameter. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016. 286: p. 538-548. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.066

 

2015

• Lourenco, M.A.O.; Silva, R.M.; Silva, R.F.; Pinna, N.; Pronier, S.; Pires, J.; Gomes, J.R.B.; Pinto, M.L. and Ferreira, P., Turning periodic mesoporous organosilicas selective to CO2/CH4 separation: deposition of aluminium oxide by atomic layer deposition. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015. 3(45): p. 22860-22867. doi:10.1039/c5ta05964j
• Pillai, R.S.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Jorge, M. and Gomes, J.R.B., Understanding Gas Adsorption Selectivity in IRMOF-8 Using Molecular Simulation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015. 7(1): p. 624-637. doi:10.1021/am506793b
• Galhetas, M.; Andrade, M.A.; Mestre, A.S.; Kangni-foli, E.; Villa de Brito, M.J.; Pinto, M.L.; Lopes, H. and Carvalho, A.P., The influence of the textural properties of activated carbons on acetaminophen adsorption at different temperatures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015. 17(18): p. 12340-12349. doi:10.1039/c4cp05273k
• Fernandes, A.C.; Pinto, M.L.; Antunes, F. and Pires, J., l-Histidine-based organoclays for the storage and release of therapeutic nitric oxide. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015. 3(17): p. 3556-3563. doi:10.1039/c4tb01913j

 

2014

• Shi, F.-N.; Pinto, M.L.; Ananias, D. and Rocha, J., Structure, topology, gas adsorption and photoluminescence of multifunctional porous RE3+-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate metal organic frameworks. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2014. 188(0): p. 172-181. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.01.012
• Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L. and Saini, V.K., Ethane Selective IRMOF-8 and Its Significance in Ethane–Ethylene Separation by Adsorption. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014. 6(15): p. 12093-12099. doi:10.1021/am502686g
• Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L.; Granadeiro, C.M.; Barbosa, A.D.S.; Balula, S.S. and Saini, V.K., Effect on selective adsorption of ethane and ethylene of the polyoxometalates impregnation in the metal-organic framework MIL-101. Adsorption, 2014. 20(4): p. 533-543. doi:10.1007/s10450-013-9592-6
• Pinto, M.L.; Saini, V.K.; Guil, J.M. and Pires, J., Introduction of aluminum to porous clay heterostructures to modify the adsorption properties. Applied Clay Science, 2014. 101(0): p. 497-502. doi:10.1016/j.clay.2014.09.013
• Pinto, M.L.; Fernandes, A.C.; Rocha, J.; Ferreira, A.; Antunes, F. and Pires, J., Microporous titanosilicates Cu2+- and Co2+-ETS-4 for storage and slow release of therapeutic nitric oxide. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014. 2(2): p. 224-230. doi:10.1039/c3tb20929f
• Mestre, A.S.; Pires, R.A.; Aroso, I.; Fernandes, E.M.; Pinto, M.L.; Reis, R.L.; Andrade, M.A.; Pires, J.; Silva, S.P. and Carvalho, A.P., Activated carbons prepared from industrial pre-treated cork: sustainable adsorbents for pharmaceutical compounds removal. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014. 253(1): p. 408-417. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2014.05.051
• Mestre, A.S.; Freire, C.; Pires, J.; Carvalho, A.P. and Pinto, M.L., High performance microspherical activated carbons for methane storage and landfill gas or biogas upgrade. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014. 2(37): p. 15337-15344. doi:10.1039/c4ta03242j
• Galhetas, M.; Mestre, A.S.; Pinto, M.L.; Gulyurtlu, I.; Lopes, H. and Carvalho, A.P., Chars from gasification of coal and pine activated with K2CO3: Acetaminophen and caffeine adsorption from aqueous solutions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2014. 433(0): p. 94-103. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2014.06.043

 

2013

• Saini, V.K.; Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., Synthesis and adsorption properties of micro/mesoporous carbon-foams prepared from foam-shaped sacrificial templates. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2013. 138(2-3): p. 877-885. doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.12.077
• Pinto, M.L.; Dias, S. and Pires, J., Composite MOF Foams: The Example of UiO-66/Polyurethane. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013. 5(7): p. 2360-2363. doi:10.1021/am303089g
• Fernandes, A.C.; Pinto, M.L.; Antunes, F. and Pires, J., Clay based materials for storage and therapeutic release of nitric oxide. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2013. 1(26): p. 3287-3294. doi:10.1039/c3tb20535e
• Cachaço, A.G.; Afonso, M.D. and Pinto, M.L., New applications for foam composites of polyurethane and recycled rubber. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013. 129(5): p. 2873–2881. doi:10.1002/app.38962

 

2012

• Santos, T.P.; Vaz, M.F.; Pinto, M.L. and Carvalho, A.P., Porosity characterization of old portuguese ceramic tiles. Construction & Building Materials, 2012. 28(1): p. 104-110. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.004
• Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., Porous and hybrid clay based materials for separation of hydrocarbons. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2012. 151(1): p. 403-410. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2011.10.002
• Pinto, M.L.; Marques, J. and Pires, J., Porous clay heterostructures with zirconium for the separation of hydrocarbon mixtures. Separation and Purification Technology, 2012. 98: p. 337-343. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2012.07.003

 

2011

• Sequeiros, R.C.P.; Portugal, F.C.M.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Neng, N. and Nogueira, J.M.F., Development and Application of Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction with Polyurethane Foams for the Determination of Testosterone and Methenolone in Urine Matrices. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 2011. 49(4): p. 297-302. doi:10.1093/chrsci/49.4.297
• Saini, V.K.; Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., Characterization of hierarchical porosity in novel composite monoliths with adsorption studies. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2011. 373(1-3): p. 158-166. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.10.047
• Saini, V.; Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., Natural clay binder based extrudates of mesoporous materials: improved materials for selective adsorption of natural and biogas components. Green Chemistry, 2011. 13(5): p. 1251-1259. doi:10.1039/C0GC00940G
• Saini, V.; Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., High Pressure Adsorption Studies of Ethane and Ethylene on Clay Based Adsorbent Materials. Separation Science and Technology 2011. 48(1): p. 137-146. doi:10.1080/01496391003789197
• Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L. and Guil, J.M., Heats of adsorption from the Dubinin-Astakhov model applied to the characterization of pillared interlayered clays (PILCs). Adsorption, 2011. 17(2): p. 287-292. doi:10.1007/s10450-010-9283-5
• Pinto, M.L.; Rocha, J.; Gomes, J.R.B. and Pires, J., Slow Release of NO by Microporous Titanosilicate ETS-4. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011. 133(16): p. 6396-6402. doi:10.1021/ja200663e
• Pinto, M.L.; Mafra, L.; Guil, J.M.; Pires, J. and Rocha, J., Adsorption and Activation of CO2 by Amine-Modified Nanoporous Materials Studied by Solid-State NMR and 13CO2 Adsorption. Chemistry of Materials, 2011. 23(6): p. 1387-1395. doi:10.1021/cm1029563
• Moriones, P.; Ríos, X.; Echeverría, J.C.; Garrido, J.J.; Pires, J. and Pinto, M., Hybrid organic-inorganic phenyl stationary phases for the gas separation of organic binary mixtures. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2011. 389(1-3): p. 69-75. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.08.049
• Mestre, A.S.; Bexiga, A.S.; Proença, M.; Andrade, M.; Pinto, M.L.; Matos, I.; Fonseca, I.M. and Carvalho, A.P., Activated carbons from sisal waste by chemical activation with K2CO3. Kinetics of paracetamol and ibuprofen removal from aqueous solution. Bioresource Technology, 2011. 102(17): p. 8253-8260. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.024

 

2010

• Portugal, F.C.M.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J. and Nogueira, J.M.F., Potentialities of polyurethane foams for trace level analysis of triazinic metabolites in water matrices by stir bar sorptive extraction. Journal of Chromatography A, 2010. 1217(23): p. 3707-3710. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2010.03.044
• Pinto, M.L.; Mestre, A.S.; Carvalho, A.P. and Pires, J., Comparison of Methods to Obtain Micropore Size Distributions of Carbonaceous Materials from CO2 Adsorption Based on the Dubinin-Radushkevich Isotherm. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2010. 49(10): p. 4726-4730. doi:10.1021/ie100080r
• Pinto, M.L., Formulation, Preparation, and Characterization of Polyurethane Foams. Journal of Chemical Education, 2010. 87(2): p. 212-215. doi:10.1021/ed8000599
• Mestre, A.S.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Nogueira, J.M.F. and Carvalho, A.P., Effect of solution pH on the removal of clofibric acid by cork-based activated carbons. Carbon, 2010. 48(4): p. 972-980. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2009.11.013
• Borrego, T.; Andrade, M.; Pinto, M.L.; Silva, A.R.; Carvalho, A.P.; Rocha, J.; Freire, C. and Pires, J., Physicochemical characterization of silylated functionalized materials. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2010. 344(2): p. 603-610. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2010.01.026
• Saini, V.; Andrade, M.; Pinto, M.L.; Carvalho, A.P. and Pires, J., How the adsorption properties get changed when going from SBA-15 to its CMK-3 carbon replica. Separation and Purification Technology, 2010. 75(3): p. 366-376. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2010.09.006

 

2009-2003

• Pinto, M.L., The Use of Nanoporous Adsorbents in Filtering Media for Improving Indoor Air Quality. Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, 2008. 2(2): p. 120-127.
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J. and Rocha, J., Porous materials prepared from clays for the upgrade of landfill gas. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008. 112(37): p. 14394-14402. doi:10.1021/Jp803015d
• Pires, J.; Bestilleiro, M.; Pinto, M. and Gil, A., Selective adsorption of carbon dioxide, methane and ethane by porous clays heterostructures. Separation and Purification Technology, 2008. 61(2): p. 161-167. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2007.10.007
• Pires, J.; Pinto, M.; Estella, J. and Echeverria, J.C., Characterization of the hydrophobicity of mesoporous silicas and clays with silica pillars by water adsorption and DRIFT. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2008. 317(1): p. 206-213. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2007.09.035
• Portugal, F.C.M.; Pinto, M.L. and Nogueira, J.M.F., Optimization of Polyurethane Foams for Enhanced Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction of Triazinic Herbicides in Water Matrices. Talanta, 2008. 77(2): p. 765-773. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2008.07.026
• Pires, J.; Saini, V.K. and Pinto, M.L., Studies on Selective Adsorption of Biogas Components on Pillared Clays: Approach for Biogas Improvement. Environmental Science & Technology, 2008. 42(23): p. 8727-8732. doi:doi:10.1021/es8014666
• Neng, N.R.; Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Marcos, P.M. and Nogueira, J.M.F., Development, optimization and application of polyurethane foams as new polymeric phases for stir bar sorptive extraction. Journal of Chromatography A, 2007. 1171(1-2): p. 8-14. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2007.09.033
• Carvalho, A.P.; Mestre, A.S.; Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L. and Rosa, M.E., Granular activated carbons from powdered samples using clays as binders for the adsorption of organic vapours. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2006. 93(1-3): p. 226-231. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2006.03.001
• Correia, N.; Bordado, J.C.M.; Pires, J.; Carvalho, M.B.; Carvalho, A.P. and Pinto, M., Open cell polyurethane foams for new filters with supported adsorbents, in Advanced Materials Forum III, Pts 1 and 2. 2006. p. 892-896.
• Mahboub, R.; Mouzdahir, Y.E.; Elmchaouri, A.; Carvalho, A.; Pinto, M. and Pires, J., Characterization of a delaminated clay and pillared clays by adsorption of probe molecules. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2006. 280(1-3): p. 81-87. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.01.036
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Carvalho, A.; Carvalho, M.B. and Bordado, J.C., Synthesis and regeneration of Polyurethane/Adsorbent composites and characterization by adsorption methods. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2006. 89(1-3): p. 260-269. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2005.10.035
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Carvalho, A.P. and de Carvalho, M.B., On the difficulties of predicting the adsorption of volatile organic compounds at low pressures in microporous solid: The example of ethyl benzene. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006. 110(1): p. 250-257. doi:10.1021/jp0534380
• Pires, J.; Carvalho, A.; Pinto, M. and Rocha, J., Characterization of Y zeolites dealuminated by solid-state reaction with ammonium hexafluorosilicate. Journal of Porous Materials, 2006. 13(2): p. 107-114. doi:10.1007/s10934-006-7005-x
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Carvalho, A.P.; de Carvalho, M.B. and Bordado, J.C., Characterization of adsorbent materials supported on polyurethane foams by nitrogen and toluene adsorption. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2005. 80(1-3): p. 253-262. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2004.12.020
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Carvalho, A.P.; Bordado, J.C.M. and de Carvalho, M.B., Synthesis and characterization of polyurethane foam matrices for the support of granular adsorbent materials. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2004. 92(3): p. 2045-2053. doi:10.1002/app.20156
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Carvalho, A.P.; Carvalho, M.B. and Bordado, J.C., Sorption isotherms of organic vapors on polyurethane foams. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004. 108(36): p. 13813-13820. doi:10.1021/jp048551p
• Pires, J.; Araujo, A.C.; Carvalho, A.P.; Pinto, M.L.; Gonzalez-Calbet, J.M. and Ramirez-Castellanos, J., Porous materials from clays by the gallery template approach: synthesis, characterization and adsorption properties. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2004. 73(3): p. 175-180. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2004.05.009
• Pires, J.; Pinto, M.; Carvalho, A. and de Carvalho, M.B., Adsorption of acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, 1,1,1- trichloroethane, and trichloroethylene in granular activated carbons. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2003. 48(2): p. 416-420. doi:10.1021/je020180n
• Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L.; Carvalho, A. and de Carvalho, M.B., Adsorption of volatile organic compounds in pillared clays: Estimation of the separation factor by a method derived from the Dubinin-Radushkevich equation. Langmuir, 2003. 19(19): p. 7941-7943. doi:10.1021/la030086k
• Pires, J.; Pinto, M.L.; Carvalho, A. and de Carvalho, M.B., Assessment of hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of microporous materials from water adsorption isotherms. Adsorption, 2003. 9(4): p. 303-309. doi:10.1023/A:1026219813234

 

• Books and book chapters

• Pinto, M. L. and Pinto, R. V. Nanoporous Materials: New Generation of Nitric Oxide Donors, in Therapeutic Application of Nitric Oxide in Cancer and Inflammatory Disorders; Morbidelli, L., Bonavida, B., Editors. 2019, Academic Press: London, 2019; p. 277–305. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-816545-4.00014-1

• Pinto, M.L. and Pires, J., Pillared Interlayered Clays as Adsorbents of Gases and Vapors, in Pillared Clays and Related Catalysts, A. Gil, et al., Editors. 2010, Springer: New York. p. 23-42. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6670-4_2

 

Thesis

• Pinto, M.L., Desenvolvimento de Materiais Compósitos Para a Remoção de Compostos Orgânicos Voláteis por Adsorção Gás-Sólido. PhD thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, October 2005.

 

Patents

International

• Serre, C.; Pinto, M. L. Metal organic frameworks for the capture of volatile organic compounds. EP17306170, 2017.
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Bordado, J.C.; Barata, A.N.; Valente, J.B.; Polyurethane Filters For Air Purification, United States Patent US 2011/0034579 A1
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Bordado, J.C.; Barata, A.N.; Valente, J.B.; Polyurethane Filters For Air Purification, China Patent CN 101998973 A
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Bordado, J.C.; Barata, A.N.; Valente, J.B.; Polyurethane Filters For Air Purification, European Patent EP 2274368 A1
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Bordado, J.C.; Barata, A.N.; Valente, J.B.; Polyurethane Filters For Air Purification, Canada Patent CA 2720060 A1
• Pinto, M.L.; Pires, J.; Bordado, J.C.; Barata, A.N.; Valente, J.B.; Polyurethane Filters For Air Purification WO 2009/123484 A1

 

National

• Da Silva, J; Saini, V.K.; Pinto; M.L.; Carbon Foam and a Process of Making the Same; Pat. pending PT105753