NEWS

André Torres Pinto joins Journal of Water Process Engineering as Early Career Editorial Board Member

April 8, 2026

André Torres Pinto, researcher at LSRE-LCM/ALiCE, FEUP, has been appointed Early Career Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Water Process Engineering, an international journal published by Elsevier dedicated to research and technological advances in water and wastewater treatment.

This appointment represents a significant recognition of his growing scientific impact in the fields of advanced oxidation processes, photocatalysis, electrochemical water treatment, catalytic processes, and emerging technologies for contaminant removal. As an Early Career Editorial Board Member, André will contribute to the editorial development of this journal, dedicated to innovative solutions for sustainable water treatment and resource recovery.

For more information, visit:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-water-process-engineering

Giovana Colucci PhD thesis defense

April 8, 2026

LSRE-LCM congratulates Giovana Colucci for her PhD thesis defense on March 30, 2026. Giovana finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled Lignin-based Pickering Stabilizers for Innovative Cosmetic Applications, supervised by Professor Filomena Barreiro (CIMO/IPB) and Professor Alírio Rodrigues

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

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

PUBLICATIONS

Carneiro M.A., Silva T.A., Teixeira P.J.S., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S., Pintor A.M.A.. New insights on antimony removal and recovery from water and wastewater using iron-coated cork granulates: Desorption on batch and fixed-bed column systems. Chemical Engineering Science, 296, 120207, 2024
Domingues P.S., Sousa H.P., Oliveira N.S., Ribeiro A.M., Ferreira A.. Determination of the biochemical methane potential of swine hydrolyzate. Renewable Energy, 235, 121287, 2024
Matos J., Santos R.J., Dias M.M., Lopes J.C.B.. Chaos and mixing in NETmix. AIChE Journal, 70, e18461, 2024
Batool S., Schubert J.S., Ayala P., Saito H., Sampaio M.J., Da Silva E.S., Silva C.G., Faria J.L., Eder D., Cherevan A.. A thiomolybdate cluster for visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution: comparison of homogeneous and heterogeneous approaches. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 8, 1225 - 1235, 2024
Restivo J., Orge C.A., Soares O.S.G.P., Pereira M.F.R.. A review of current and prospective catalytic routes for the management of PFAs contamination in water. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, 112859, 2024

APPROVED PROJECTS

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

Liandra Gracher Teixeira
Anthocyanin-loaded double emulsions for food applications: Color stabilization and emulgels for customized 3D-printing
Giovana Colucci
Lignin-based Pickering Stabilizers for Innovative Cosmetic Applications
Pedro Velho Ferreira
Integrated Experimental, Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Greener Solvents: Extraction of Antioxidants
Cláudia Cristina Ferreira de Almeida
Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Processes for the Valorisation of Natural Products
Adriano dos Santos Silva
Sustainable management of municipal solid waste through waste collection optimization and plastic upcycling