Francisca Moreira is a Junior Researcher at the LSRE-LCM/ALiCE/FEUP. She also serves as Editor for the Journal of Environmental and Chemical Engineering (IF of 7.4), Elsevier. Francisca Moreira earned a PhD in Environmental Engineering from FEUP in 2016. Her research interest relies on developing cutting-edge and sustainable technologies for the valorization of liquid and gaseous waste streams towards the synthesis of chemicals and fuels, and the remediation of water and wastewater. The novel technologies are centered on (1) innovative processes, mainly electrochemical processes (electrocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, electro-Fenton), but also photocatalysis, ozonation, and integrated treatment strategies, (2) pioneering reactor designs with enhanced mass and photon transfer, and (3) new materials for electrodes and photoelectrodes. She leads the electrochemistry research line in the Environmental Engineering Group of the LSRE-LCM. Francisca Moreira has 82 communications, including 33 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 15 oral and 35 poster communications in conferences, and 1 patent. She has a h-index of 21 with >3235 citations according to Scopus (ID: 55307964900). Her involvement in 15 projects has facilitated collaboration with over 100 researchers across 12 countries and 4 continents. She has supervised/is supervising a total of 24 PhD and MSc students and research fellowsShe has also driven other activities, such as teaching, reviewing, participation as a panel member on theses, organization of events, and transfer and dissemination of knowledge. During her research path, she received various awards/distinctions, including (i) Early Career Researcher Award at the V Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies (V CIPOA), Cusco, Peru, 2022, (ii) PhD thesis Approved with Praise and Distinction (Cum Laude), and (iii) the best PhD thesis prize awarded by the European PhD School on Advanced Oxidation Processes.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Valorization of liquid and gaseous waste streams for the products of chemicals and fuels
Water and wastewater treatment
Reactor design and process intensification
Electrochemical processes

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Morais D.F.S., Lopes J.C.B., Dias M.M., Vilar V.J.P., Moreira F.C.. e–NETmix: A pioneering electrochemical flow reactor with enhanced mass transfer. Chemical Engineering Journal, 481, 148244, 2024 López-Vázquez J., Santos C.S., Montes R., Rodil R., Quintana J.B., Gäbler J., Schäfer L., Moreira F.C., Vilar V.J.P.. Insights into the application of the anodic oxidation process for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water matrices. Chemical Engineering Journal, 482, 148925, 2024 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 L.G.M. Silva, F.C. Moreira, A.A.U. Souza, S.M.A.G.U. Souza, R.A.R. Boaventura, V.J.P. Vilar. Chemical and electrochemical advanced oxidation processes as a polishing step for textile wastewater treatment: A study regarding the discharge into the environment and the reuse in the textile industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 198, 430-442, 2018 F.C. Moreira, R.A.R. Boaventura, E. Brillas, V.J.P. Vilar. Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: A review on their application to synthetic and real wastewaters. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 202, 217-261, 2017

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. ATE - Alliance for Energy Transition. Reference: PRR - C644914747-00000023. Funded by: Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação, I.P., PRR - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência - Agendas Mobilizadoras. Starting Date: 2022/07/01. Duration: 42 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. SERPIC - Sustainable Electrochemical Reduction of contaminants of emerging concern and Pathogens in WWTP effluent for Irrigation of Crops. Reference: Aquatic/0002/2020. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, ERA-NET - European Research Area networks. Starting Date: 2021/09/01. 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. AdvancedLFT - Technology for the Treatment of Leachates from Landfill Leachates through Integration of Biological Oxidation and Photo-Chemical Oxidation Processes, combining Natural and Artificial Radiation. Reference: SI IDT - 33960/2012 F2. Funded by: ANI – Agência Nacional de Investigação, Projectos de I&DT em Co-Promoção. Starting Date: 2013/06/30. Duration: 24 months.
Francisca Moreira
Investigador Doutorado
francisca.moreira@fe.up.pt