NEWS
LSRE Staff News
September 27, 2022
Vitor Vilar signed today a contract as permanent Principal Researcher, reinforcing LSRE-LCM staff and scientific perspectives.
Congratulations to Vitor.
Vinicius Santana wins Best Poster Communication award at MIT Portugal Annual Conference
September 20, 2022
Vinicius Viena Santana, Ph.D. student at LSRE-LCM, with an MIT Portugal program scholarship, under the supervision of Doctor Idelfonso Nogueira (now at Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Prof. Ana Mafalda Ribeiro, and Doctor Christopher Rackauckas (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) won the Data Science Poster Award at 2022 MIT Portugal Annual Conference, held in Aveiro-Portugal on September, 20 2022.
The work presented in this congress is entitled "Advancing Scientific Machine Learning in Physical Sciences: Applications in Process Systems Engineering".
Congratulations Vinicius!
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
Júlia Cristiê Kessler
Supercritical CO2 extraction and continuous production of Moringa oleifera microcapsules: A scalable approach for natural-based cosmetic formulations
Supercritical CO2 extraction and continuous production of Moringa oleifera microcapsules: A scalable approach for natural-based cosmetic formulations
Stephany Cunha de Rezende
Natural-Based Solid Dispersions as Technological Solutions for Innovative Food Applications
Natural-Based Solid Dispersions as Technological Solutions for Innovative Food Applications
Heloísa Helena Scorsato de Almeida
Hydrosols as antimicrobial agents for sustainable applications
Hydrosols as antimicrobial agents for sustainable applications
Patrícia Sofia Ferreira Ramalho
Selective reduction of nitric oxide (NOx) over carbon-based catalysts
Selective reduction of nitric oxide (NOx) over carbon-based catalysts
Daniela Maria Vilaça Pereira
Innovative (photo) electrocatalytic technologies for the sustainable oxidation of organic compounds
Innovative (photo) electrocatalytic technologies for the sustainable oxidation of organic compounds
Joana Carvalho Lopes
Photocatalytic synthesis of imines: Novel routes to ever-new molecules
Photocatalytic synthesis of imines: Novel routes to ever-new molecules
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