NEWS

Participation of Professor Cláudia Silva in the presentation of the new webpage of the Iberian Association Photocatalysis

June 23, 2021

Cláudia Gomes Silva participated in the webinar dedicated to the presentation of the new webpage of the Iberian Association of Photocatalysis (AIF), last June 15. The event counted with the participation of Pedro Duque, Minister of Science and Innovation of Spain, and by Prof. José Antonio López and Dr. Daniel González Muñoz, from the Univeridad Autónoma de Madrid.

Cláudia Gomes Silva, which is currently the vice-president of AIF, talked about Photocatalysis in Portugal and announced the launching of the Portuguese version of the White Book of Photocatalysis, which will take place in July during the XXVII National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society.

More information about the AIF: https://www.fotocatalisis.org/
Link for the Webinar: https://lnkd.in/gXGv4je

LSRE-LCM Researchers in the Editorial Board of Elsevier scientific journal

June 21, 2021

Vitor Jorge Pais Vilar, Principal Researcher, and Maria Francisca da Costa Moreira, Junior Researcher from LSRE-LCM were respectively appointed as Associate Editor and Early Career Editorial Board of Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, a journal published by Elsevier.

The Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering focuses on the development of sustainable technologies for water and wastewater treatment and reuse, pollution prevention, resource recovery of waste, nanomaterials for environmental applications, sustainability and environmental safety, and recent developments on green chemistry.

More info at:

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-environmental-chemical-engineering/editorial-board
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-environmental-chemical-engineering/editorial-board/vitor-vilar

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

Isabel Sofia Oliveira Barbosa
Technologies for Sustainable Ammonia Production: Reactor Design and Prototyping

Maria Amélia Gabriel de Barros
Photoactivated metal-free smart textiles with self-cleaning and antibacterial properties

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