The current model for industrial production still depends heavily on fossil fuels and utilizes an approach to consumption that has strong environmental impacts and does not make full use of resulting waste. The CNPEM works to combine renewable raw materials, biotechnology, and nanotechnology to accelerate the transition to more sustainable development based on a circular economy and using environmentally correct technologies.
Topics of interest include the role of microorganisms and their enzymes as molecular biofactories and enzymes that can create environmentally friendly alternatives for industrial manufacturing and extractivism, and the role of nanotechnology in developing biopolymers.
The goal of the program is to shed light on the fundamental mechanisms of depolymerization and conversion of raw materials into high-value-added molecules and to apply biotechnology and nanotechnology to create new functionalities of interest to industry, consequently producing materials, microorganisms, and enzymes that benefit from the comparative advantages of Brazilian biomass and biodiversity.
Article featured on the cover of ACS Applied Nano Materials presents findings on effectiveness and sustainability when nanocellulose and latex are combined Replacing petroleum-based adhesives…
Group won in the Latin American league of iGEM, a competition created by MIT and organized by the iGEM Foundation For the first time in…
Article published in Communications Materials presents significant findings and discusses the possibilities offered by this technique combined with synchrotron light sources Porous materials play key…
Evento da Sociedade Brasileira de Materiais (SMPMat) é um dos principais na área de ciência de materiais no hemisfério sul Raphaela Oliveira, Nicolli Freitas e…
Artigo publicado na revista Physical Review Letters destaca como recursos de microscopia eletrônica de ponta e simulações computacionais revelaram propriedades inéditas do dióxido de zircônio…
Pesquisadores do CNPEM e colaboradores demonstram o potencial de minerais de abundância natural e baixo-custo para aplicação em nanodispositivos A crosta terrestre é constituída em…
Trabalho apresenta análise FTIR em multiescala (nano-micro) aplicada na investigação dos processos químicos de baterias Li-Ar A crescente demanda por fontes de energias renováveis ressalta…
Protótipo desenvolvido no Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM) usou recursos sofisticados para avaliar eficiência do dispositivo Os sensores vestíveis (weareables) estão…
