Principal investigator

Research Overview

The research group specializes in the development of sustainable materials and processes to tackle the grand challenges of our time, including decarbonization of chemical and energy industries, antimicrobial materials, and the sustainable production of chemicals for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. This multidisciplinary group is dedicated to researching and creating innovative materials that contribute to sustainability in different industrial sectors. The MASP group develops activities along three general lines: 1) Sustainable processes following the principles of sustainable chemistry and engineering. 2) Digitalization of chemical processes, developing robotic platforms controlled with artificial intelligence algorithms to accelerate the process from discovery to industrial implementation of new advanced materials. 3) Advanced materials specially designed for advanced applications in catalysis, optoelectronics, antimicrobials, etc. formulated to be processed through additive manufacturing, to directly transfer molecular and nanostructured properties to macroscopic devices with engineering applications.

Group's research interests

  • Digitalisation of chemical processes employing AI-controlled flow platforms, in-line analytics, and automated modeling.

  • Advanced materials for additive manufacturing for applications in catalysis, antimicrobials, and biosensing

  • Discovery and development of innovative reactor engineering structures with additive manufacturing.

  • Carbon dioxide capture and valorisation employing thermo, photo, and electrocatalysis

  • Process intensification under continuous-flow

  • Integrating enabling technologies in digital platforms. Includes bio, photo, and electrocatalysis under continuous-flow

Members

Cristiane Kalinke's picture
Cristiane Kalinke

Research Scientist
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Paulo Oliveira's picture
Paulo Oliveira

Research Scientist
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Marcileia Zanatta's picture
Marcileia Zanatta

Research Scientist
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Vitória Gonçalves Santos Souza Pina's picture
Vitória Gonçalves Santos Souza Pina

Doctoral Candidate
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Simone Marchetti's picture
Simone Marchetti

Doctoral Candidate
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Cristopher Tinajero's picture
Cristopher Tinajero

Doctoral Candidate
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MUSTAFA MOHAMED SALIH's picture
MUSTAFA MOHAMED SALIH

Undergraduate Student
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Publications

2025

  1. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2025, 15, 100390.

    Barrulas, R.V.; Barão, R.M.; Bernardes, C.E.S.; Zanatta, M.; Corvo, M.C.

    Mechanistic insights on ionic liquid and poly (ionic liquid) solutions for CO2 capture and cycloaddition reactions.

  2. ChemSusChem, 2025,

    Robles, C.; Montañés, L.; Mesa, C.A.; Iglesias, D.; Rabelo, H.; Spadaro, M.Chiara; Arbiol, J.; Schiller, F.; Barja, S.; Julián-López, B.; Gutierrez-Blanco, A.; Sans, V.; Giménez, S.

    Continuous-Flow Synthesis of BiVO4 Nanoparticles: From Laboratory Scale to Practical Systems.

  3. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505, 159442.

    Tinajero, C.; Palmara, G.; Zanatta, M.; Sans, V.

    New frontiers in sustainable process engineering with additive manufacturing for continuous-flow applications.

2024

  1. Green Chemistry, 2024, 26, 11885-11898.

    Bruch, M.; Sanchez-Velandia, J.E.; Rodríguez-Pereira, J.; Rich, M.; Pearcy, N.; Narančić, T.; García-Verdugo, E.; Sans, V.; O'Connor, K.; Zanatta, M.

    Upcycling atmospheric CO2 to polyhydroxyalkanoates via sequential chemo-biocatalytic processes.

  2. Additive Manufacturing, 2024, 89, 104304.

    Marchetti, S.; Tinajero, C.; Palmara, G.; García-Verdugo, E.; Roppolo, I.; Zanatta, M.; Sans, V.

    High-resolution 3D printable inks based on functional polymeric ionic liquids for applications in carbon dioxide valorization.

  3. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2024, 202, 105962.

    Roppolo, I.; Zanatta, M.; Colucci, G.; Scipione, R.; Cameron, J.M.; Newton, G.; Sans, V.; Chiappone, A.

    Digital light processing 3D printing of polymerizable ionic liquids towards carbon capture applications.

  4. Materials Today Energy , 2024, 39, 101476.

    Iglesias, D.; Tinajero, C.; Luis-Gómez, J.; Aranda, C.A.; Cuenca, R.Martinez; Zanatta, M.; Sans, V.

    3D printed flow reactors for the synthesis of single crystal perovskites.

    Article page: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2023.101476

  5. Device, 2024, 2, 100224.

    Miralles-Comins, S.; Zanatta, M.; Embid, S.García; Alleva, M.; Chiappone, A.; Roppolo, I.; Mitchell, S.G.; Sans, V.

    Development of high-resolution 3D printable polymerizable ionic liquids for antimicrobial applications.

    Article page: 10.1016/j.device.2023.100224

  6. Journal of CO2 Utilisation, 2024, 83, 102771.

    Barrulas, R.V.; Tinajero, C.; Ferreira, D.P.N.; Illanes-Bordomás, C.; Sans, V.; Carrott, M.Ribeiro; García-González, C.A.; Zanatta, M.; Corvo, M.C.

    Poly(ionic liquid)-based aerogels for continuous-flow CO2 upcycling.

    Article page: 10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102771

  7. Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 10262–10272.

    Luangwanta, T.; Turren-Cruz, S.H.; Masi, S.; Adhikari, S.Das; Recalde, I.B.; Zanatta, M.; Iglesias, D.; Rodríguez-Pereira, J.; Gené-Marimon, S.; Martinez-Ferrero, E.; Kaowphong, S.; Palomares, E.; Sans, V.; Gualdrón-Reyes, A.F.; Mora-Seró, I.

    Enabling white color tunability in complex 3Dprinted composites by using lead-free self-trapped exciton 2D perovskite/carbon quantum dot inks.

    Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/nr/d4nr00707g

  8. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2024,

    Ribeiro, M.Stanton; Lima, M.M.R.A.; Corvo, M.; Zanatta, M.

    Upcycling Waste Biomass–Production of Porous Carbonaceous Supports from Paper Mill Sludge and Application to CO2 Conversion.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adsu.202300655

2023

  1. Journal of CO2 Utilisation, 2023,

    Sánchez-Velandia, J.E.; Esteve, F.; Maireles, M.; Iglesias, D.; Martín, N.; Zanatta, M.; Sans, V.; Cirujano, F.G.; García-Verdugo, E.

    One-pot growth of metal-organic frameworks on polymers for catalytic performance enhancement in the CO2 cycloaddition to epoxides.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982023002470

  2. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering , 2023, 11, 110882.

    Silva, A.; Barrulas, R.V.; Corvo, M.C.; Zanatta, M.

    Tuning basic poly(ionic liquid) solutions towards atmospheric pressure CO2 capture.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343723016214?via%3Dihub

  3. Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2023, 7, 100386.

    Palmara, G.; Carvajal, D.; Zanatta, M.; Mas-Marzá, E.; Sans, V.

    Additive manufacturing technologies applied to the electrochemical valorization of biomass.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086523000322?via%3Dihub

  4. ACS Materials Au, 2023, 3, 6, 576–583.

    Zanatta, M.

    Materials for Direct Air Capture and Integrated CO2 Conversion: Advancement, Challenges, and Prospects.

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.3c00061

  5. Green Chemistry, 2023,

    Iglesias, D.; Tinajero, C.; Marchetti, S.; Roppolo, I.; Zanatta, M.; Sans, V.

    Multi-step oxidative carboxylation of olefins with carbon dioxide by combining electrochemical and 3D-printed flow reactors.

    Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/GC/D3GC03360K

  6. Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 4962-4971.

    Miralles-Comins, S.; Zanatta, M.; Gualdrón-Reyes, A.F.; Rodríguez-Pereira, J.; Mora-Seró, I.; Sans, V.

    Polymeric ionic liquid-based formulations for the fabrication of highly stable perovskite nanocrystal composites for photocatalytic applications.

    Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/NR/D2NR07254H

  7. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11, 9613–9619.

    Zanatta, M.; García-Verdugo, E.; Sans, V.

    Direct Air Capture and Integrated Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Cyclic Carbonates with Basic Organic Salts.

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c00890

  8. ChemTexts, 2023, 9, 4.

    Salas, A.; Zanatta, M.; Sans, V.; Roppolo, I.

    Chemistry in light-induced 3D printing.

    Article page: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40828-022-00176-z

  9. Catalysis Today, 2023, 418, 114128.

    Podrojková, N.; Oriňak, A.; García-Verdugo, E.; Sans, V.; Zanatta, M.

    On the role of multifunctional ionic liquids for the oxidative carboxylation of olefins with carbon dioxide.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920586123001529
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