LSRE-LCM researchers made significant contributions at the 24th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC24), held from November 26 to 29 2024 in Alicante, Spain, which brought together environmental scientists and engineers from across Europe to discuss the latest advancements in environmental chemistry.

Leonor Barroca won the Best Poster Communication Prize for Young Researchers, sponsored by the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, for her poster entitled "Removal of Venlafaxine and Diclofenac from Drinking Water Using a Spirulina-Based Carbon Bio-Sorbent and a Commercial Adsorbent", L.R. Barroca, A.L.R. Cabral, M.F. Pedrosa, A.R.L. Ribeiro, A.M.T. Silva

Ana Rita Lado Ribeiro delivered a keynote presentation titled “Are We Aware of the Role of Enantioselectivity in the Environment?” and was awarded with the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, reflecting the significance of her research.

André Torres Pinto, whose participation was supported by a grant from the Association for Chemistry and the Environment (ACE), presented two works at EMEC24:

- Oral Communication: “Promoting the Self-Immobilisation of Activated Carbon for Enhanced Adsorption of Organic Micropollutants”, A. Torres-Pinto, J.J.M. Dele, A.M. Chávez, A.M.T. Silva

- Poster Presentation: “Photocatalytic Activation of Hypochlorite with Graphitic Carbon Nitride under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation”, A. Torres-Pinto, I. Velo-Gala, C.G. Silva, J.L. Faria, A.M.T. Silva.

Congratulations to Leonor, André and Ana Rita on these achievements!

Photographs by Sladjana Savic

Inês Rodrigues, PhD student at LSRE-LCM, received the “Best Poster Presentation” Award at the EA3G2024 conference, held from November 27 to 29, 2024, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The event brought together leading researchers and professionals to share advancements in the field of Ozone and Advanced Oxidation: Science, Technologies, and Applications for a Better World.

Inês Rodrigues’ award-winning poster, titled “PDMS Membrane for O₂/O₃ Gas Separation Using a Spiral Wound Module”, was co-authored with LSRE-LCM researchers Vítor J.P. Vilar and Alexandre F.P. Ferreira.

Congratulations to Inês on this achievement!