Thus, the Catalysis Group will play a strategic role in the development of the project, focused on three major axes: the generation of knowledge through the production of scientific articles in high-impact journals (quartile 1); the training of human talent at undergraduate and graduate levels, including the incorporation of a Young Researcher; and the social appropriation of knowledge through actions to disseminate advances and results to the community. These activities will be carried out through the synthesis of materials with catalytic properties, applicable to chemical reactions of interest, mainly under the principles of circular chemistry.

And this good news undoubtedly represents a major milestone, why? Within the framework of strengthening research infrastructure, during the first 24 months of the project’s execution, this Alma Mater will receive state-of-the-art scientific equipment for the analysis of products from chemical reactions carried out in the laboratory. Among these, the acquisition of a separation system is planned, such as a gas chromatograph with various detection systems, which will make it possible to raise analytical standards and the group’s technical capabilities. Hence, thanks to these new capacities, the region will continue advancing in the development of solid carbon-based materials with two-dimensional and three-dimensional structures, obtained from agro-industrial residues such as coffee husks, as well as in the understanding of their synthesis methods, thereby opening new opportunities for innovative applications in energy processes and solutions with potential impact in the health sector, under an approach of sustainability and circular economy.