Lucília S. Ribeiro completed her MSc degree in Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) in 2012. With a Ph.D. grant financed by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), she completed her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering at FEUP in 2017, in the area of catalytic conversion of biomass by hydrolytic hydrogenation. Her thesis was approved with Praise and Distinction (Cum Laude) and was distinguished with the Portuguese Young Chemists Award (Young Chemists Group, Portuguese Chemical Society) and the Best Ph.D. Thesis in Catalysis – Ramôa Ribeiro Award (Division of Catalysis and Porous Materials, Portuguese Chemical Society). From 2017 to 2025, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at LSRE-LCM, in the area of synthesis of fine chemical products with high-value from the catalytic conversion lignocellulosic biomass. Since 2025, Lucília S. Ribeiro is an assistant professor at FEUP.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Chemical Engineering
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Carbon Materials
Hydrogenation Processes
Valorization of Biomass and Waste
Synthesis of Fine Chemicals and Fuels
Sustainable Processes

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ribeiro L.S., Órfão J.J.M., Pereira M.F.R.. Direct Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass Wastes to Ethylene Glycol: Practical Learning for Chemical Engineering Students. Journal of Chemical Education, 101, 3493 - 3499, 2024 L.S. Ribeiro, J.J.M. Órfão, M.F.R. Pereira. An overview of the hydrolytic hydrogenation of lignocellulosic biomass using carbon-supported metal catalysts. Materials Today Sustainability, 11-Dec, 100058, 2021 N. Rey-Raap, L.S. Ribeiro, J.J.M. Órfão, J.L. Figueiredo, M.F.R. Pereira. Catalytic conversion of cellulose to sorbitol over Ru supported on biomass-derived carbon-based materials. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 256, 117826, 2019 L.S. Ribeiro, J.J. Delgado, J.J.M. Órfão, M.F.R. Pereira. Carbon supported Ru-Ni bimetallic catalysts for the enhanced one-pot conversion of cellulose to sorbitol. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 217, 265-274, 2017 L.S. Ribeiro, J.J.M. Órfão, M.F.R. Pereira. Enhanced direct production of sorbitol by cellulose ball-milling. Green Chemistry, 17, 2973-2980, 2015

SELECTED PROJECTS

Move2LowC - Biological-Based Fuels. Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046117. Funded by: ANI – Agência Nacional de Investigação, P2020|COMPETE - Programas Mobilizadores. Starting Date: 2020/10/28. Duration: 36 months. BioFuturo - Value-added products from waste: (Bio)technology for a sustainable future. Reference: P423RT0090. Funded by: , I&DT - Projectos de I&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2024/01/01. Duration: 36 months.
Lucília Ribeiro
Professor Auxiliar
lucilia@fe.up.pt