Dimitrios Samios
Professor
Chemistry
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Biography
He holds a BS in Chemistry from the National University of Athens (1974), a PhD in Chemistry - Bielefeld University (1979), a DAAD Fellow and a Postdoctoral Fellow from the University of Utah, USA (1983), Fulbright Fellowship and the Interdisciplinary Research Center - ZIF 1985-1986) Germany via DFG. He is currently a professor of Physics and Chemistry at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He has experience in Chemistry, with emphasis on Analytical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of solids and complex liquids. Solid materials: semi-crystalline and amorphous polymers, thermoplastics and thermosets. Characterization studies (solid and liquid state) using structural characterization techniques (Optical Microscopy, Electronics, SAXS, WAXS), dynamics, spectroscopy and thermodynamics (light scattering, conductivity, impedance, DMTA, DSC, TGA, NMR, FTIR, UV -VIS)
Research Interest
It works mainly on the following topics: Molecular interactions of weak forces. Synthetic, biological and renewable complex macro and supramolecular systems. Liquids: simple solvents, fuels and biofuels and their processing products.
Publications
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SANTOS, EVELISE F.; OLIVEIRA, RICARDO VB ; Reiznautt, Quelen B.; Samios, Dimitrios ; NACHTIGALL, SÔNIA MB . Sunflower-oil biodiesel-oligoesters / polylactide blends: Plasticizing effect and aging. Polymer Testing , v. 39, p. 23-29, 2014.
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MILK, CLARICE CALDEIRA; OF JESUS, ALEXANDRE; POTES, MARIANA LUZ; VIEIRA, MARIANA ANTUNES ; Samios, Dimitrios ; SILVA, MARCIA MESSIAS DA. Direct determination of Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb and Zn in ethanol fuel by high resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Energy & Fuels (Print) , v. 29, p. 151020184925009-7363, 2015.
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RUSCHEL, CARLA FELIPPI CHIELLA ; HUANG, CHUN TE; Samios, Dimitrios ; FERRÃO, MARCO FLÔRES; YAMAMOTO, CARLOS ITSUO; PLOCHARSKI, RUBIA CARLA BARATO. Environmentally Friendly Determination of Quality Parameters of Biodiesel / Diesel Blends Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society , v. 92, p. 309-315, 2015.
