The project is suitable for a highly motivated candidate and requires skills in synthesis and crysralline characterization. The candidate must hold a PhD in Chemistry with experience in materials development. Experience in the preparation and characterization of porous and structured materials, as well as knowledge in crystal engineering and crystallography, is desirable. An excellent level of English writing, comprehension, and speaking is required. The cadidate should have experience outside Brazil working in research centers.
The objective of this project is to develop materials with high potential for H2, CO2, and other gas adsorption/storage, based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic Frameworks (COFs). These materials act like sponges capable of absorbing, retaining, and releasing molecules within their pores. The main challenge in designing such adsorbents is to enhance their storage capacity at ambient temperature and pressure while maintaining fast adsorption and desorption kinetics. The candidate will collaborate with the researchers of the project "development of Adsorbent Materils Based on Metal-Organic Frameworks for H2 and CO2 transport and Storage" at the University of São Paulo. The project is linked to a research grant and can be found on the FAPESP website: https://bv.fapesp.br/pt/auxilios/111468/otic-centro-de-inovacao-em-tecnologia-offshore/?q=2022/03698-8.
