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Carlos A. Nieto de Castro

Professor of Chemical Physics of Fluids and Materials
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
Head of Group - Molecular Thermophysics and Fluid Technology
Ed. C8, Piso 4, Gab. 8.4.32, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande
1749-016 Lisboa
Portugal
WG 2: Chemical & Physical Properties;WG 3: Application of ILs
http://www.fc.ul.pt/node/2087

Research Expertise

  • Thermophysical Properties of Fluids and Materials
  • Ionic liquids
  • Nanofluids and IoNanofluids
  • Molecular Thermodynamics
  • Refrigerants

Equipment you can share

  • Measuring equipment for thermophysical properties like density (vibrating tube), diffusion coefficients (Taylor disperson), electrical conductivity (conductance), electrical permittivity (capacitance)
  • Heat capacity (DSC), thermal conductivity (transient hot-wire, transient hot-strip), viscosity (capillay tubes, rehometer). Pilot heat exchangers (shell and tube, parallel plates, concentric cylinders)

Placements Offered

  • PhD trainies; Short term visits; Post-doc

Looking for

  • collaboration within structure and properties of ionic liquids
  • collaboration within nanomaterials (natural and synthetic) interactions with ionic liquids
  • Collaboration within heat transfer fluids for engineering applications