NEWS

RIA43 - XLIII Iberian Adsorption Meeting

September 23, 2024

The XLIII Iberian Adsorption Meeting (RIA43) took place from September 1^st to 4^th, 2024, at the Cupertino de Miranda Foundation in Porto, marking a successful return to the city after two decades. The event gathered leading researchers from around the world for three days of plenary talks, keynote presentations, oral communications, and poster sessions, focusing on the latest innovations and advancements in adsorption science and technology.

Promising young researchers were recognized, with Rafael Dias (LSRE-LCM) receiving the 1st Prize and Paulo Carmo (LSRE-LCM) earning 3rd Prize in the poster competition. Additionally, Adriano Henrique (LSRE-LCM) was awarded the Juan De Dios López González Award for the best doctoral thesis, titled "Upgrading of Total Isomerisation Processes with Metal-Organic Frameworks".

The LSRE-LCM research group expresses its gratitude to the members who contributed to the RIA Organizing Committee: Alexandre Ferreira, Ana Mafalda Ribeiro, Manuel Fernando Pereira, Paulo Carmo, Albertina Rios, Diogo Rodrigues, and the dedicated Local Committee team: Rute Seabra, Isabella Corrêa, Rafael Dias, Ana Pereira, Cristiana Gomes, Bruno Castro, Mariana Bessa, Inês Rodrigues, Beatriz Silva, Luana Queiroz, Guilherme Amaral, and Rui Matias.

LSRE-LCM extends its thanks to all speakers, participants, and sponsors for their contributions, making the 43^rd Iberian Adsorption Meeting an outstanding success.

Scholarships for 9 PhD projects supervised by LSRE-LCM researchers granted by FCT

September 18, 2024

LSRE-LCM congratulates the 9 researchers who were granted PhD scholarships in the 2024 National FCT call:

Alexandre Silva - Supervisors: Vítor Vilar, Maria Alcina Pereira (U Minho), Catarina Cruzeiro

Karolina Rodrigues - Supervisors: Francisca Moreira, Vítor Vilar

Laura Cullen - Supervisors: Ricardo Santos, Vítor Vilar, Isabel Fernandes

Margarida Peixoto - Supervisors: Ricardo Santos, Vítor Vilar, Isabel Fernandes

Catarina Lopes - Supervisors: Salomé Soares, Carla Orge, Fernando Pereira

Soraia Pires - Supervisors: Ana Isabel Gomes, Alexandra Pereira (LEPABE), Augusta Sousa (Águas e Energia do Porto)

Ana Rita Carvalho - Supervisors: Cláudia Ribeiro (CESPU), Ana Rita Ribeiro, Bruno Castro (CBMA)

Inês Rodrigues - Supervisors: Tânia Silva, Vítor Vilar, Patrick Bárcia (SYSADVANCE)

Milana Barata - Supervisors: Francisca Moreira, Vítor Vilar, Maria Helena de Sá (Net4CO2)

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

PUBLICATIONS

Almeida C.F., Manrique Y.A., Lopes J.C.B., Martins F.G., Dias M.M.. Recovery of ergosterol from Agaricus bisporus mushrooms via supercritical fluid extraction: A response surface methodology optimisation. Heliyon, 10, e21943, 2024

Lopes J.C., Albero J., Sampaio M.J., Silva C.G., García H., Faria J.L.. Selective oxidative coupling of amines through light-activated bismuth halide perovskites. ChemCatChem, 16, e202301432, 2024

Corrêa I., Faria R.P.V., Rodrigues A.E.. Enhanced simulated moving bed reactor performance for the synthesis of solketal by implementing the ModiCon strategy. Adsorption, 30, 79 - 93, 2024

Paulista L.O., Ferreira A.F.P., Castanheira B., Ðolić M.B., Martins R.J.E., Boaventura R.A.R., Vilar V.J.P., Silva T.F.C.V.. Solar-driven thermo-photocatalytic CO2 methanation over a structured RuO2:TiO2/SBA-15 nanocomposite at low temperature. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 340, 123232, 2024

Fdez-Sanromán A., Torres-Pinto A., Rosales E., Silva C.G., Faria J.L., Pazos M., Silva A.M.T.. Optimisation of a photoelectrochemical system for the removal of pharmaceuticals in water using graphitic carbon nitride. Catalysis Today, 432, 114578, 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

Vinicius Viena Santana
Cyber-physical oriented chemical process for green and sustainable production

André Tiago Torres Pinto
Optimised 2D Carbon Materials Activated by Artificial Light and Electrical Current for Catalytic Water and Wastewater Treatment

Larissa Oliveira Paulista
Solar-Driven Thermo-Photocatalytic CO2 Valorisation into Value-Added Fuels

Isabel Sousa Fernandes
Multiphase Flow in NETmix: mixing studies and applications

Rute Agostinha Gomes Seabra
Separation of light hydrocarbons by Simulated Moving Bed

Rafael Gomes Morais
Noble-metal free carbon-based materials for energy conversion