Rafael Quirino
Associate Professor | Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA, UNITED STATES
Professor Quirino focuses on the use of triglycerides as starting materials for different chemistries.
Biography
Dr. Quirino came to Georgia Southern University in 2012 after spending one year as a postdoctoral Research Associate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Iowa State University, where his research focused on the functionalization of carbon nanotubes and on the preparation of polyurethanes from vegetable oils. His research group at Georgia Southern is devoted to the development of novel heterogeneous catalysts, the study of the behavior of carbon nanotubes when exposed to microwaves, and the investigation of bio-based thermosetting materials.
With interests in polymer science, catalysis, pyrolysis, oleochemistry, biofuels, and biorenewable materials, the Quirino Research Group carries out a student-driven, original research in the Chemistry Department at Georgia Southern University. The Group’s main research focus is centered on the use of triglycerides as starting materials for different chemistries. Our research primary activity is two-fold: (1) investigation of bio-based systems from a materials perspective, and (2) development of recoverable catalysts for existing organic chemical reactions.
Areas of Expertise (6)
Renewables and Environment
Catalysis
Carbon
Organic Chemistry
Catalysts
Biofuels
Accomplishments (1)
Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Excellence in Research
2011
Education (4)
Iowa State University: Post-Doc 2012
Iowa State University: Ph.D. 2011
University of Brasilia: M.S. 2006
University of Brasilia, Brazil: B.S. 2004
Affiliations (1)
- Quirino Research Group
Links (2)
Articles (4)
Cure sequence study of wood flour and wood fiber biocomposites
Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceQuirino, R. L.; Woodford, J.; Larock, R. C.
2012
Rh-based biphasic isomerization of carbon-carbon double bonds
Journal of the American Oil Chemists SocietyQuirino, R. L.; Larock, R. C.
2012
Sugar-cane bagasse composites from vegetable oils
Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceQuirino, R. L.; Larock, R. C.
2012
Oat hull composites from conjugated natural oils
Green ChemistryQuirino, R. L.; Ma, Y.; Larock, R. C.
2012
