NEWS

LSRE-LCM Staff News

November 9, 2020

In the last 6 calls for Assistant Professor positions at DEQ/FEUP, LSRE-LCM researchers were selected in 4.

Alexandre Ferreira and Cláudia Silva signed today the respective contracts, Ana Mafalda Ribeiro in 2019 and Adrián Silva in 2018.

Ricardo Santos signed a contract as permanent Assistant Researcher in 2020.

These accomplishments show the high level of research and the quality of individual researchers at LSRE-LCM and reinforce LSRE-LCM perspectives for the future.

Congratulations (some a little delayed) to all!

Joana Matos participated in meeting 'Advanced Computing Portugal 2030: Progress achieved and new challenges' by FCT invitation

November 4, 2020

Joana Matos, PhD student at LSRE-LCM, was invited for a round table of the meeting organized by the FCT: Advanced Computing Portugal 2030: Progress achieved and new challenges.

This meeting aimed at debating the national supercomputing strategy, the current status of the utilization of the supercomputer at Minho and the roadmap for the FCT/MACC  – Minho Advanced Computing Center and the Portuguese participation in the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking– European High Performance Computing. Among others, the meeting had interventions from the Minister of Science Manuel Heitor, the European Commission Deputy Director General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology Khalil Rouhana, the director of FCT program INCoDe2030 Nuno Freixa Rodrigues, and the Director of MACC Rui Oliveira.

LSRE-LCM has been actively engaged in the utilization of supercomputing resources, since its origins, and it shares the vision that the future of chemical engineering science in Europe is strongly dependant on the success of this initiative.


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