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Albertina Rios PhD Thesis Defense

May 5, 2023

LSRE-LCM congratulates Albertina Rios for her PhD thesis defense on May 5, 2023.

Albertina Rios finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Protein Separation and Purification by Cyclic Adsorption Processes" supervised by Professor Alexandre Ferreira, Professor Ana Mafalda Ribeiro and Professor Alírio Rodrigues.

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

Vicente Elício PhD Thesis Defense

May 3, 2023

LSRE-LCM congratulates Vicente Elício for his PhD thesis defense on May 3, 2023.

Vicente Elício finished the Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Aerobic Granular Sludge System Optimization Strategies for Landfill Leachate Treatment and Co-Treatment with Domestic Sewage" supervised by Professor André Bezerra dos Santos (UFC, Brazil), Dr Vítor Vilar and Professor Sílvio de Sousa Rollemberg (UNIFOR, Brazil).

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

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PUBLICATIONS

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APPROVED PROJECTS

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: 2023/03/01. Duration: 60 months.
F-CAT - A catalytic tool for the defluorination of PFAS in drinking water into degradable organics. Reference: 2022.03874.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 18 months.
STAR - STereoselective environmental processes in Antibiotics: role for Resistance. Reference: 2022.02842.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 36 months.
DRopH2O - Drinking water quality: early warning and removal of microcontaminants by innovative carbon-based materials. Reference: 2022.08738.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 36 months.
SuN2Fuel - Photo-assisted production of green ammonia-based fuels. Reference: 2022.04682.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 36 months.
CO2-to-CH4 - Cutting-edge solar-to-heat technology to foster photo-thermocatalytic CO2 methanation towards a climate-neutral economy. Reference: 2022.01176.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 18 months.
H2O-3DCapture - Water harvesting – sustainable solution based on a gas-adsorption process using innovative 3D-printed hybrid materials. Reference: 2022.01973.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, . Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 18 months.

THESIS DEFENSES

Albertina Gonçalves Rios
Protein Separation and Purification by Cyclic Adsorption Processes
Ana Catarina Oliveira Pinto Faria
Multifunctional reactors for CO2 methanation: Power-to-Gas concept
Joana Filipa de Jesus Rodrigues Pesqueira
Catalytic Water Treatment Life Cycle Assessment
Mariana Nogueira Miranda
Behavior and attenuation of microplastics in environmental compartments
Tatiana La Banca Schreiner
Saponin and Saponin-Rich Extracts as Innovative Solutions for Nanoemulsions Production
Mohsen Karimi
Process Development for Carbon Dioxide Capture Using Novel Adsorbents: Applications for Clean Energy and Environmental Protection
Rami Arafah
Multicomponent Chiral Separation by Preparative and Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography