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Sandra Miranda PhD thesis defense

May 12, 2025

LSRE-LCM congratulates Sandra Miranda for her PhD thesis defense on April 16, 2025. Sandra finished the Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled Intensification of Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Processes using Innovative Photoreactors Towards Air Treatment, supervised by Vítor Vilar and Tânia Silva.

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Sandra success in the new professional stage that will now begin!

Lucas Zafanelli PhD thesis defense

April 22, 2025

LSRE-LCM congratulates Lucas Zafanelli for his PhD thesis defense on March 27, 2025. Lucas finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled Green Hydrogen Recovery from Natural Gas Grids by Adsorption Processes, supervised by José António Silva (CIMO/IPB) and Alírio Rodrigues.

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Lucas success in the new professional stage that will now begin!

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SWMOF - Water capture from atmospheric humidity using ecological MOFs and integration with intelligent water distribution systems. Reference: Water4All/0003/2022. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Water4All - Water4All Partnership (co-funded by Horizon Europe). Starting Date: 2024/04/01. Duration: 36 months.

ReWateR - Recovery of Wastewater Resources in Agriculture. Reference: 82343. Funded by: “La Caixa” Foundation, INCF - Incoming Fellowship 2023. Starting Date: 2024/04/01. Duration: 36 months.

ERA-ARE - A new ERA for Environmental Risk Assessment: Chirality as a tool towards environmentally safe pharmaceuticals. Reference: ERC - 101039270. Funded by: European Comission, Horizon Europe | ERC | STARTING GRANTS. Starting Date: 2023/12/31. Duration: 60 months.

NEWater - Unconventional, natural and low-energy solutions for managing water sources. Reference: Water4All/0002/2022. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Water4All - Water4All Partnership (co-funded by Horizon Europe). Starting Date: 2023/12/01. Duration: 36 months.

RESURGENCE - Industrial Water Circularity: Reuse, resource recovery and energy efficiency for greener digitised EU process. Reference: 101138097. Funded by: European Comission, Horizonte Europa | Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space. Starting Date: 2023/12/01. Duration: 48 months.

THESIS DEFENSES

Sandra Mendes Miranda
Intensification of Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Processes using Innovative Photoreactors Towards Air Treatment

Júlia Cristiê Kessler
Supercritical CO2 extraction and continuous production of Moringa oleifera microcapsules: A scalable approach for natural-based cosmetic formulations

Lucas Zafanelli
Green Hydrogen Recovery from Natural Gas Grids by Adsorption Processes

Stephany Cunha de Rezende
Natural-Based Solid Dispersions as Technological Solutions for Innovative Food Applications

Heloísa Helena Scorsato de Almeida
Hydrosols as antimicrobial agents for sustainable applications

Patrícia Sofia Ferreira Ramalho
Selective reduction of nitric oxide (NOx) over carbon-based catalysts