Rui Boaventura
Rui A. R. Boaventura is a member of LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering – Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials and ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering with a solid background in academic research and experience in transferring knowledge related to Environmental and Chemical Engineering to industry. His research career has been mainly focused on developing eco-friendly technologies for pollution control towards sustainability and environmental protection. He coordinated or co-coordinated 91 research projects and is still involved in the FCT-financed projects CO2-to-CH4, PhotoBioValue and Ozone4Water.
He is co-author of 299 Scopus-indexed documents (h-index 71 and ≈17400 citations), 18 book chapters and more than 400 communications in national and international meetings. He supervised or co-supervised 8 Postdoctoral projects, 29 PhD theses and 68 MSc dissertations.
He was Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering of FEUP, Coordinator of the MSc Program in Environmental Engineering, Director of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering and Executive Director of Vila do Conde Ciência Viva Centre (ANCCT-UPorto-Municipality of Vila do Conde).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Pollution prevention and mitigation
Processes for pollution control: Advanced oxidation; Biosorption; Biodegradation
Waste minimization, recycling and reuse
PATENTS
I.M.A. Saraiva, M.A.F. Fonseca, V.J.P. Vilar, T.F.C.V. Silva, R.A.R. Boaventura, Method of treating leachate, phototreatment reactors and respective use. EU Patent 2784031, March 2014.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Carneiro M.A., Pintor A.M.A., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S.. Arsenic and antimony desorption in water treatment processes: Scaling up challenges with emerging adsorbents. Science of the Total Environment, 929, 172602, 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
Paulista L.O., Ferreira A.F.P., Rodrigues A.E., Martins R.J.E., Boaventura R.A.R., Vilar V.J.P., Silva T.F.C.V.. Solar thermo-photocatalytic methanation using a bifunctional RuO2:TiO2/Z13X photocatalyst/adsorbent material for efficient CO2 capture and conversion. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, 112418, 2024
Tomasi I.T., Santos S.C.R., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S.. Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from chestnut processing waste using response surface methodology. Journal of Cleaner Production, 395, 136452, 2023
Pintor A.M.A., Tomasi I.T., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S.. Establishing the state-of-the-art on the adsorption of coexisting pnictogens in water: A literature review. Chemosphere, 286, 131947, 2022
Bacelo H., Santos S.C.R., Ribeiro A., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S.. Antimony removal from water by pine bark tannin resin: Batch and fixed-bed adsorption. Journal of Environmental Management, 302, 114100, 2022
Pardilhó S., Boaventura R., Almeida M., Dias J.M.. Marine macroalgae waste: A potential feedstock for biogas production. Journal of Environmental Management, 304, 114309, 2022
Tomasi I.T., Machado C.A., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S., Santos S.C.R.. Tannin-based coagulants: Current development and prospects on synthesis and uses. Science of the Total Environment, 822, 153454, 2022
Carneiro M.A., Pintor A.M.A., Boaventura R.A.R., Botelho C.M.S.. Efficient removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by continuous adsorption onto iron-coated cork granulates. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 432, 128657, 2022
Pardilhó S., Pires J.C., Boaventura R., Almeida M., Maia Dias J.. Biogas production from residual marine macroalgae biomass: Kinetic modelling approach. Bioresource Technology, 359, 127473, 2022
Pardilhó S., Boaventura R., Almeida M., Maia Dias J.. Anaerobic co-digestion of marine macroalgae waste and fruit waste: Effect of mixture ratio on biogas production. Journal of Environmental Management, 322, 116142, 2022
M.A. Carneiro, A.M.A. Pintor, R.A.R. Boaventura, C.M.S. Botelho. Current trends of arsenic adsorption in continuous mode: Literature review and future perspectives. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13, 1186, 2021
L.O. Paulista, J. Albero, R.J.E. Martins, R.A.R. Boaventura, V.J.P. Vilar, T.F.C.V. Silva, H. García. Turning carbon dioxide and ethane into ethanol by solar-driven heterogeneous photocatalysis over ruo2-and nio-co-doped srtio3. Catalysts, 11, 461, 2021
A.M.A. Pintor, C.C. Brandão, R.A.R. Boaventura, C.M.S. Botelho. Multicomponent adsorption of pentavalent As, Sb and P onto iron-coated cork granulates. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 406, 124339, 2021
Segundo I.D. Barbosa, R.J.E. Martins, R.A.R. Boaventura, T.F.C.V. Silva, F.C. Moreira, V.J.P. Vilar. Finding a suitable treatment solution for a leachate from a non-hazardous industrial solid waste landfill. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9, 105168, 2021
A.I. Gomes, B.M. Souza-Chaves, M. Park, T.F.C.V. Silva, R.A.R. Boaventura, V.J.P. Vilar. How does the pre-treatment of landfill leachate impact the performance of O3 and O3/UVC processes?. Chemosphere, 278, 130389, 2021
D.F.S. Morais, R.A.R. Boaventura, F.C. Moreira, V.J.P. Vilar. Bromate removal from water intended for human consumption by heterogeneous photocatalysis: Effect of major dissolved water constituents. Chemosphere, 263, 128111, 2021
SELECTED PROJECTS
CO2-to-CH4 - Cutting-edge solar-to-heat technology to foster photo-thermocatalytic CO2 methanation towards a climate-neutral economy.
Reference: 2022.01176.PTDC. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,
I&DT - Projectos de I&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2023/03/01. Duration: 18 months.
LigTech - Cutting-Edge PhotoElectroCatalytic Technology for Lignin Recovery.
Reference: EXPL/EQU-EQU/0216/2021. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,
PeX - Projetos de investigação de caráter exploratório. Starting Date: 2022/01/01. Duration: 18 months.
PhotoBioValue - Light effect on photobioreactor design for microalgae cultivation.
Reference: PTDC/BTA-BTA/2902/2021. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,
I&DT - Projectos de I&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2022/01/01. Duration: 36 months.
OZONE4WATER - Cutting-Edge Ozone-Technology for Water Treatment.
Reference: PTDC/EAM-AMB/4702/2020. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,
I&DT - Projectos de I&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2021/01/01. Duration: 36 months.
VOCAdvanced - Simultaneous Treatment of Gas and Liquid Effluents Containing Volatile Organic Compounds by Advanced Oxidation Processes.
Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029642. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,
I&DT - Projectos de I&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2018/07/26. Duration: 36 months.
PIV4Algae - Process Intensification for Microalgal Production and Valorisation.
Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031736. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,
P2020|COMPETE - Projetos em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2018/07/26. Duration: 36 months.
LeachateCleanUp - Treatment of Leachates from Municipal Solid Waste Landfill combining Biological and Chemical Processes.
Reference: FEUP/SULDOURO/2019-74570. Funded by: Suldouro - Valorização e Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos, S.A.,
. Starting Date: 2019/06/03. Duration: 12 months.
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