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

Carneiro M.A., Silva T.A., Teixeira P.J.S., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S., Pintor A.M.A.. New insights on antimony removal and recovery from water and wastewater using iron-coated cork granulates: Desorption on batch and fixed-bed column systems. Chemical Engineering Science, 296, 120207, 2024

Domingues P.S., Sousa H.P., Oliveira N.S., Ribeiro A.M., Ferreira A.. Determination of the biochemical methane potential of swine hydrolyzate. Renewable Energy, 235, 121287, 2024

Matos J., Santos R.J., Dias M.M., Lopes J.C.B.. Chaos and mixing in NETmix. AIChE Journal, 70, e18461, 2024

Batool S., Schubert J.S., Ayala P., Saito H., Sampaio M.J., Da Silva E.S., Silva C.G., Faria J.L., Eder D., Cherevan A.. A thiomolybdate cluster for visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution: comparison of homogeneous and heterogeneous approaches. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 8, 1225 - 1235, 2024

Restivo J., Orge C.A., Soares O.S.G.P., Pereira M.F.R.. A review of current and prospective catalytic routes for the management of PFAs contamination in water. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, 112859, 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

Sandra Mendes Miranda
Intensification of Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Processes using Innovative Photoreactors Towards Air Treatment

Júlia Cristiê Kessler
Supercritical CO2 extraction and continuous production of Moringa oleifera microcapsules: A scalable approach for natural-based cosmetic formulations

Lucas Zafanelli
Green Hydrogen Recovery from Natural Gas Grids by Adsorption Processes

Stephany Cunha de Rezende
Natural-Based Solid Dispersions as Technological Solutions for Innovative Food Applications

Heloísa Helena Scorsato de Almeida
Hydrosols as antimicrobial agents for sustainable applications

Patrícia Sofia Ferreira Ramalho
Selective reduction of nitric oxide (NOx) over carbon-based catalysts