Curriculum Vitae
Maria Reis
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maria Reis
Citation names
- Reis, Maria
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 2813-8333-637F
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4000-1836
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioplastics
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2003
Concluded
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Engenharia Química e Bioquímica (Título de Agregado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Aprovada por unanimidade |
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1991/07
Concluded
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Engenharia Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Distinção e Louvor |
Affiliation
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012/04/10 - Current | Full Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| 2015 - 2018 | Full Professor (University Teacher) | REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal |
| 2012 - 2013 | Full Professor (University Teacher) | Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal |
| 2005 - 2012 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| 2007 - 2011 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal |
| 1991 - 2005 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| 1983 - 1991 | Assistant (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 - 1983 | Engenheira de Processo | Profabril, Portugal |
| 1979 - 1981 | Engenheira de Processo | Empresa Geral de Fomento, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/12/01 - 2026/11/30 | (AgriLoop) Pushing the frontier of circular agriculture by converting residues into novel economic, social and environmental
opportunities
12. HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-01 101081776
12. HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-01 101081776
Principal investigator
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European Commission |
| 2022/12/01 - 2026/11/30 | MAR2PROTECT - Preventing groundwater contamination related to global and climate change through a holistic approach on managed
aquifer recharge
101082048 - HORIZON-CL6-2022-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
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| 2022/12 - 2026/11 | PREVENTING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION RELATED TO GLOBAL AND CLIMATE CHANPREVENTING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION RELATED TO GLOBAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH ON MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE | European Commission |
| 2023/04/01 - 2026/03/31 | (BioLaMer) Proof of principle fly larvae biorefinery for biopolymer plastic production
210855940-HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-01
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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Ongoing
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| 2022/10/01 - 2026/03/31 | (PBA) - Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul
REFa C644915664-00000026, financiamento ao abrigo do Aviso Convite n.o 02/C05- i01/2022 referente ao desenvolvimento de projetos
no âmbito das Agendas
Principal investigator
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| 2022/07/01 - 2025/12 | BE@T Bioeconomia para Têxtil e Vestuário
Fileira Têxtil e Vestuário, no âmbito do Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência de Portugal, na sua componente 12 – Bioeconomia
Sustentável, Investimento
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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| 2022/10/01 - 2025/09/30 | (ECOPLASTIC) Eco conversion of lower grade PET and mixed recalcitrant PET plastic waste into high performing biopolymers
11. HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 101046758
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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| 2022/10 - 2025/09 | Eco conversion of lower grade PET and mixed recalcitrant PET plastic waste into high performing biopolymers | European Commission |
| 2012/03 - 2015/09 | Ocean Treasures - Ocean sediments from Madeira Archipelago: a new source of innovative and bioactive compounds. | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2013/07 - 2014/07 | Production of new value-added bulk chemicals from agro-industrial wastewater: Investigation by functional enviromics | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2010/10 - 2014/03 | Study of the operation of SBRs for enhanced phosphorous removal and for PHA production by image analysis and multivariable statistical techniques | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2010/03 - 2013/08 | Sustainable membrane bioreactors for advanced wastewater treatment: a molecular approach | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2007/11 - 2011/10 | Biological removal of xenobiotics from wastewater treatment systems | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2007/01 - 2010/06 | New Potentially Biodegradable Chelating Agents for Industrial and Domestic Applications Environment-Friendly | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2007/01 - 2009/12 | (Per)chlorate enzymatic reduction | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2007/01 - 2009/12 | Removal of Trace Heavy Metals from Drinking Water Supplies in an Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2007/01 - 2009/05 | Bioremediation of soils and waters contaminated with pesticides | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2007/01 - 2008/07 | Tailored synthesis of biopolymers by mixed microbial cultures from molasses | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2005/09 - 2007/12 | METABOLISM and CHARACTERIZATION OF MIXED CULTURES IN WASTEWATER PROCESSES FOR SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF NITROGEN and PHOSPHORUS | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2028 | (ReLeaf) Recycling Locally Produced Bio-Wastes to Ensure Affordability and Availability of Innovative Bio-Based Fertilisers
101156998
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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Horizon 2020 |
| 2023 - 2026 | (UPSTREAM) Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination
And Monitoring Technologies
101112877
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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Horizon 2020 |
| 2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Institute for Health and Bioeconomy
LA/P/0140/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2021/06/01 - 2025/05/31 | (PROMICON) HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE THROUGH PRODUCTIVE MICROBIAL CONSORTIA IN BIOTECHNOLOGY – MEASURE, MODEL, MASTER
H2020-FNR-2020 - 210673508
Principal investigator
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| 2021/02/01 - 2024/01/31 | E2B2-PHACAR: Bio refinaria baseada sobre a extrusão extrativa (E2B2) de biomassa numa cascata de polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
de produtos naturais e de carrageninas híbridas gelificantes (CAR).
PTDC/BII-BIO/5626/2020
Principal investigator
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| 2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDP/04378/2020
UIDB/04378/2020
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2020/06/30 - 2023/06/30 | (BETTER PLASTICS) PLASTICS IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
POCI - 01 - 0247 - FEDER - 046091
Principal investigator
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| 2020 - 2023 | (BioICEP) Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics
870292 BioICEP H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2018-2020/H2020-NMBP-BIO-CN-2019
870292 ¿ BioICEP ¿ H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2018-2020/H2020-NMBP-BIO-CN-2019
Principal investigator
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N/A |
| 2019 - 2023 | (INGREEN) Production of functional innovative ingredients from paper and agro-food side-streams through sustainable and efficient
tailor-made biotechnological processes for food, feed, pharma and cosmetics
838120 INGREEN H2020-BBI-JTI-2018
838120 ¿ INGREEN ¿ H2020-BBI-JTI-2018
Principal investigator
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N/A |
| 2018/10/01 - 2022/06/30 | Desenvolvimento de biomateriais usando líquidos iónicos para libertação de fármacos através da pele
PTDC/CTM-CTM/29869/2017
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2019 - 2022 | (USABLE PACKAGING) Unlocking the potential of Sustainable BiodegradabLe Packaging
H2020-BBI-JTI-2018 - 836884
Principal investigator
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| 2020/09/05 - 2021/05/07 | (ECO2COVID) Development of platforms for detection and monitoring in CoronaVirus in water
068174
Principal investigator
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| 2018 - 2021 | (GLOPACK) Granting society with LOw environmental impact innovative PACKaging
H2020-SFS-2017-1-773375
Principal investigator
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| 2018 - 2021 | (CircRuRal4´0) Para uma conceção circular e inteligente de gestão de águas residuais em áreas rurais
SOE2/P1/EO539
Principal investigator
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| 2018 - 2021 | (Beer2Biopol) Tratamento e valorização de resíduos da cerveja através da produção de polihidroxialcanoatos
PTDC/BTA-BTA/31746/2017
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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| 2018 - 2021 | (Saltipha) Bioprocesso eco-eficiente para a valorização de recursos salinos através da produção de biopolímeros PHA
PTDC/BTA-BTA/30902/2017
Principal investigator
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| 2017 - 2021 | (AFTERLIFE) Advanced Filtration TEchnologies for the Recovery and Later conversIon of relevant Fractions from wastewater
H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 745737
Principal investigator
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| 2017/01/01 - 2020/12/31 | Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated
biorefinery
SAICTPAC/0040/2015
SAICTPAC/0040/2015
SAICTPAC/0040/2015 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016403
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2018 - 2020 | (PHOS FORCE) Market ready technologies for P-recovery from municipal wastewater
EIT KIC-RAW MATERIALS
EIT KIC-RAW MATERIALS
Principal investigator
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N/A |
| 2017 - 2020 | (Newpolysea) Valorização biológica de materiais residuais de origem marinha em produtos com base em polihidroxialcanoatos.
MarNoruega/0001/2016
Principal investigator
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| 2017 - 2020 | (YPACK) HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES BASED PACKAGING TO MINIMISE FOOD WASTE
H2020-SFS-2017-1-773872
Principal investigator
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| 2016 - 2020 | (NoAW) Innovative approaches to turn agricultural waste into ecological and economic assets
H2020-WASTE-2015-two-stage - 688338
Principal investigator
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| 2016 - 2020 | (SMART-Plant) Scale-up of low-carbon footprint material recovery techniques in existing wastewater treatment plants.
H2020- WATER-2015-two-stage - 690323
H2020- WATER-2015-two-stage - 690323
Principal investigator
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N/A |
| 2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas
UID/Multi/04378/2019
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2017/03/01 - 2019/02/28 | MultiBioRefinery: Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorisation: a step forward
for a truly integrated biorefinery
SAICTPAC/0040/2015
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2017 - 2019 | (RES URBIS) REsources from URban BIo-waSte
H2020-BBI-JTI-2016/H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 745737
H2020-IND-CE-2016 730349
H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 730349
H2020-BBI-JTI-2016/H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 ¿ 745737
H2020-IND-CE-2016 ¿ 730349
H2020-BBI-JTI-2016/H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 ¿ 745737
H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 730349
Principal investigator
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Horizon 2020 |
| 2016 - 2019 | (SALTGAE) Demonstration project to prove the techno-economic feasibility of using algae to treat saline wastewater from the
food industry.
H2020-WATER-2015-two-stage - 689785
Principal investigator
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| 2016 - 2019 | (Watintech) Smart decentralized water management through a dynamic integration of technologies
WaterJPI/0007/2014
Principal investigator
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| 2016 - 2019 | (INCOVER) Innovative Eco-Technologies for Resource Recovery from Wastewater
H2020-WATER1b-2015- 689242
Principal investigator
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| 2014 - 2017 | (Artica4nr) A multivariable advanced control solution for sustainable operation of nutrient removal urban WWTPs.
FP7 CIP-Eco-innovation-2013-63038
Principal investigator
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| 2013 - 2017 | (Mermaid) Microbial Resource Management and Engineering in the Urban Water Cycle
FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN. Contract nº 607492
Principal investigator
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| 2014 - 2016 | (Phaseplit) Novel Two-phase Acid/Gas Anaerobic Reactor for Industrial Wastewater of Food & Drink SME industries
FP7-SME-2013; Contract nº.: 602007.
FP7-SME-2013; Contract nº.: 602007.
Principal investigator
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N/A |
| 2014 - 2016 | (SimPHARLS) Exploration of oily wastes for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and rhamnolipids (RLs)
FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF. Contract nº PIEF-GA-2013-625774
Supervisor
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| 2013 - 2016 | (EUROPHA) Novel technology to boost the European Bioeconomy: reducing the production costs of PHA biopolymer and expanding
its applications as 100% compostable food packaging bioplastic
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/604770/EU
Principal investigator
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European Commission |
| 2012/03/21 - 2015/09/20 | Tesouros Oceânicos - Sedimentos oceânicos do Arquipélago da Madeira: nova fonte de compostos inovativos e bioactivos.
PTDC/QUI-QUI/119116/2010
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2013 - 2015 | Gluecork- Projecto cofinanciado pela Amorim & Irmãos e QREN
Projecto cofinanciado pela Amorim & Irmãos e QREN
Projecto cofinanciado pela Amorim & Irmãos e QREN
Principal investigator
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N/A |
| 2011 - 2015 | (EcoBioCAP) Ecoefficient Biodegradable Composite Advanced Packaging
FP7-KBBE-2010-14
Principal investigator
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| 2013/07/01 - 2014/07/31 | Produção de novos produtos de elevado valor acrescentado a partir de resíduos agro-industriais: Investigação através de ambientómica
funcional
EXPL/AAG-REC/1207/2012
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2012 - 2014 | Controlling greenhouse gas emissions from biological wastewater treatment systems
PTDC/AAC-AMB/120581/2010
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2012 - 2014 | PACK4COMPOST: exploring new bioplastics, fillers, formulations and film processing routes to produce high added value compostable
food packaging
PTDC/AGR-ALI/122741/2010
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2011 - 2013 | Elimination of micropollutants with antimicrobial activity from wastewaters
PTDC/AAC-AMB/113091/2009
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2010 - 2013 | Study and operation of SBR for phosphorus removal and PHA production using image analysis and multivariable statistical techniques.
PTDC/EBB-EBI/103147/2008
Researcher
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| 2010 - 2013 | Enhancement of oxygen transport by functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (FMP) in non-Newtonian highly viscous microbial fermentations
for biopolymer production: theoretical foundations and technological feasibility
PTDC/EBB-EBI/103761/2008
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
| 2008 - 2013 | Membrane bioreactors for advanced treatment of wastewaters: a molecular approach
PTDC/EBB-EBI/098862/2008
Researcher
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| 2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 | Strategic Project - LA 6 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2011
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2011 - 2011 | Assessment of the Fucogel Biopolymer Properties.
Projecto financiado pela Beiersdorf , Alemanha
Principal investigator
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| 2011 - 2011 | Assessment of PHA Production from fermented Pea straw.
Projecto financiado pela Avecom, Bélgica – Added value Environmental Composites
Principal investigator
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| 2011 - 2011 | Assessment of the Fucogel Biopolymer Properties.
Projecto financiado pela Beiersdorf , Alemanha
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N/A |
| 2011 - 2011 | Assessment of PHA Production from fermented Pea straw.
Projecto financiado pela Avecom, Bélgica – Added value Environmental Composites
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N/A |
| 2011 - 2011 | Assessment of PHA Production from fermented Pea straw.
Projecto financiado pela Avecom, Bélgica Added value Environmental Composites
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N/A |
| 2009 - 2011 | Redução, reutilização, reciclagem e valorização de resíduos da industria do café. (RETHINK)
Projecto cofinanciados pela Nova Delta e QREN
Principal investigator
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| 2007 - 2011 | Development and Validation of Integrated Water Treatment Processes in Portugal and Norway.
Financial Mechanism Office (FMO)- SAFEWATER EU Contract nº PT0012
Principal investigator
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| 2009 - 2010 | Estudo do tempo de vida das cápsulas de café
Projecto financiado pela Nova Delta
Principal investigator
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| 2009 - 2010 | Produção de biopolímeros ricos em Fucose a partir de glicerol (Fucogel).
Projecto financiado pela Bio73100, Lda
Principal investigator
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| 2008 - 2010 | Biological removal of xenobiotics from wastewater treatment systems
PTDC/AMB/65702/2006
Researcher
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| 2008 - 2009 | Selecção de resíduos industriais e avaliação do seu potencial para utilização em bioprocessos sustentáveis.
Projecto financiado pela Bio73100, Lda. 2008 – 2009.
Projecto financiado pela Bio73100, Lda. 2008 – 2009.
Projecto financiado pela Bio73100, Lda. 2008 2009.
Principal investigator
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N/A |
| 2006 - 2009 | ustainable Microbial and Biocatalytic Production of Advanced Functional Materials.
EU Integrated Project - Contract nº 026515-2; BIOPRODUCTION
EU Integrated Project - Contract nº 026515-2; BIOPRODUCTION
Researcher
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N/A |
| 2005/09/01 - 2008/10/31 | Novos agentes quelantes potencialmente biodegradáveis para aplicações industriais e domésticas ambientalmente amigáveis
POCI/QUI/57891/2004
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2007 - 2008 | BioCHITIN – Produção e extracção de quitina de paredes de leveduras
Financiado pela Bio73100
Researcher
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| 2005 - 2008 | Taylored made of biopolymers by mixed microbial cultures using canne sugar molasses
POCTI/BIO/55789/2004
Principal investigator
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| 2005 - 2008 | Produção de biopolímeros a partir de glicerol da industria de biodiesel (GLYCEROPOL)
Projecto financiado pela TELENER
Principal investigator
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| 2005 - 2008 | Biological removal of heavy metals from water using Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactors
POCI/AMB/57356/2004
Researcher
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| 2005 - 2008 | Bioremediation of soils and water contaminated with pesticides.
POCI/AMB/59836/2004
Researcher
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| 2005 - 2008 | Enzymatic reduction of perchlorate.
POCTI/QUI/55435/2004
Supervisor
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| 2005 - 2008 | New potential biodegradable chelating agents for industrial and domestic environmental friendly applications
POCTI/QUI/57891/2004
Researcher
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| 2005 - 2008 | Metabolism and characterization of mixed cultures in processes for the simultaneous removal of phosphorus and nitrogen.
POCTI/AMB/56075/2004
Researcher
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| 2005 - 2008 | Membrane bioreactor technology (MBR) with a EU perspective for advanced municipal wastewater treatment strategies for the
21st century-EUROMBRA
European Commission
Researcher
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| 2005/02/01 - 2007/12/31 | Sintese de biopolímeros "à medida" por culturas microbianas mistas a partir de melaços
POCI/BIO/55789/2004
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2002 - 2004 | Ion Exchange membrane bioreactor (IEMB) for water denitrification.
PRAXIS/P/BIO/14065/1998
Principal investigator
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| 2002 - 2004 | Reaction and transport in Ion Exchange membrane bioreactor (IEMB) for water denitrification
Sapiens, POCTI/EQU/39482/2001
Principal investigator
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| 2001 - 2004 | Production of biopolymers PHB/PHV by mixed cultures.
POCTI/1999/35675
Principal investigator
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| 2000 - 2002 | Biological degradation of pesticides- the molinate
PRAXIS/P/BIO/12193/1998
Researcher
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| 1997 - 2000 | Biological nutrient removal in reactors operated with high frequency aerated cycles
EUREKA (EU1697)
Principal investigator
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| 1997 - 2000 | Monitoring and control of biological denitrification process.
PRAXIS XXI, 3/31/CEL/2600/95
Researcher
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| 1996 - 1999 | Extractive Membrane Bioreactors for Detoxification of Chemical Industry Wastes.
Environmental and Climate Programme. European Comission,
Environmental and Climate Programme. European Comission,
Researcher
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N/A |
| 1995 - 1998 | Biological phosphorus removal from wastewaters: Microbiology, metabolism and process engineering.
JNICT, PEAM/P/SEL/494/95
Principal investigator
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| 1994 - 1997 | Control of anaerobic microbial corrosion: Effect of biocides at enzymatic, cellular and biofilm levels.
EUREKA, (PUEM/C/EU1121/94)
Principal investigator
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| 1993 - 1995 | Biological Denitrification in Membrane Bioreactors, JNICT, PEAM/C/TAI/303/93
JNICT, PEAM/C/TAI/303/93
Principal investigator
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| 1993 - 1995 | Biological degradation of organochloride compounds by supported biofilm membrane bioreactors.
JNICT, PEAM/P/SEL/528/95
Researcher
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| 1992 - 1994 | Optimization of biological phosphorus removal of wastewaters.
JNICT, DGQA, PEAM/P/APR/107/91
Researcher
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| 1992 - 1994 | Optimization of biological denitrification process.
JNICT, DGQA, PEAM/P/APR/91
Researcher
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| 1991 - 1993 | Biocorrosion by Sulphate reducing bacteria: Mechanism and control.
JNICT, 867/90/BIO
Researcher
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| 1991 - 1993 | Optimization of processes for the conversion of nitrogen based compounds des.
STEP, CEE,
Researcher
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| 1990 - 1992 | Utilization of Biochemical and Biological Technologies for the Development of Portuguese Agriculture and Food Industries.
NATO Science for Stablility Programme Po-Foodchem (Po-Lisbon Food). Subprojecto Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
NATO Science for Stablility Programme Po-Foodchem (Po-Lisbon Food). Subprojecto ¿Sulfate Reducing Bacteria¿
Researcher
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N/A |
Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2011 - 2011 | Gliceropol: Biopolímeros para a industria de excipientes.
COHITEC (Phase II-Prova de Conceito),
Principal investigator
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Outputs
Publications
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Intellectual property
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Activities
Oral presentation
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| 2017 | Sustainable processes for the production of biopolymers by microorganisms: new paradigm for resource recovery Engineering and Science for a Sustainable Future (ESSF) | Nottingham, 26-27 June, 2017 (Plenary Lecture)
(United Kingdom)
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| 2017 | Sustainable processes for the production of biopolymers by microorganisms: new paradigm for resource recovery. | ESBP2017. 5-7July 2017. Toulouse, France (Key note Lecture)
(France)
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| 2016 | New challenges on biopolymer production by mixed microbial cultures | ISBP2016, September, Madrid,2016 (Key note Lecture)
(Spain)
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| 2015 | Current status and future prospects on PHA production by mixed cultures and wastes | ESBP2015, Rome; Italy, 2015 (Keynote lecture)
(Italy)
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| 2014 | New challenges on production of biopolymers from renewable resources: link of basic concepts with process engineering | ISBP2014
(Santos, Brazil)
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| 2014 | Wastewater treatment plants as the factory of the future for production of Biopolymers | Conference on Low Energy Wastewater Treatment Systems
(Cranfield, United Kingdom)
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| 2014 | Production of Biopolymers by mixed cultures and renewable feedstocks: Bottlenecks and challenges | Workshop on MMC PHA
(Montpellier, France)
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| 2011 | Conversion of glycerol into a new high-value fucose-containing bacterial exopolysaccharide | 14thIBS
(Rimini, Italy)
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| 2008 | Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis Populations with Different Denitrifying Capacities | 4th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, 3- 6 Setembro, Greece, 2008 |
| 2008 | Bioremediation of Perchlorate and Chlorate by Dechlorospirillum sp. DB and Dechlorosoma sp. | PCC: Characterization and Growth Kinetics". 4th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, |
| 2008 | Defluviicoccus vanus Related Glycogen Accumulating Organisms: Kinetic and Metabolic Data | 4th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Crete, 3- 6 Setembro, Greece |
| 2008 | Biodegradable polymers from whey | CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Trade Show (Clean Technology 2008), Boston,USA |
| 2008 | Use of Industrial By-products for Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production by Glycogen-Accumulating Organisms | 5th IWA Leading-Edge Conference & Exhibition on Water & Wastewater Technologies (LET2008), Zurique
(Germany)
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| 2008 | Utilization of acetate by GAOs: elucidation of carbon metabolism using in vivo 13C-NMR | 4th Sequencing Batch Recator Conference (SBR4), Roma, 7-10 Abril, Itália, 2008 |
| 2008 | Hybrid modelling of the ion exchange membrane bioreactor for removal of anionic micropollutants from drinking water supplies | Engineering with membranes 2008” May 25-28, 2008, Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal |
| 2008 | New developments in the concept of the ion exchange membrane bioreactor for water treatment | Engineering with membranes 2008” May 25-28, 2008, Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal 2008 |
| 2008 | New microbial galactose –rich polysaccharide produced from glycerol: properties and applications | i-SUP 2008, Innovation for Sustainable Production - Bruges 22-25 April 2008 |
| 2007 | Microbial Characterisation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Storing Populations Selected Under Aerobic Dynamic Feeding Conditions | Advances and applications of FISH Technology: Drinking Water, Environmrntal and Foodstuff analyses (FISH2007), Riga
(Lithuania)
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| 2007 | Competition in EBPR systems: Kinetic characterisation of Defluviicoccus-related organisms | II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2007)
(Spain)
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| 2007 | Glycogen Accumulating Organisms Using Fermented Molasses as Carbon Source for Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production | 4th European Symposium on Biopolymers - Molecular basis, production & applications of biopolymers in biotechnology, biomedecine
& nanobiomaterials (ESBP2007),Kusadasi
(Turkey)
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| 2007 | Strategies for P(HB/HV) production by mixed microbial cultures | COST 868 - Biotechnical functionalisation of renewable polymeric materials, Graz
(Austria)
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| 2007 | Development and implementation of a non-parametric/metabolic model in the process optimisation of PHA production by mixed microbial cultures | 17th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 17), Bucarest
(Romania)
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| 2007 | Synthesis and characterisation of P(HB/HV) copolymers by mixed microbial cultures | COST 868 - Biotechnical functionalisation of renewable polymeric materials, Working group nº2: Biosynthesis and down-stream
processing of functionalized biopolymers, Sitges, Barcelona
(Spain)
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| 2007 | Comparison of acetate and propionate as carbon source in denitrifying phosphorus removal systems | Nutrient Removal 2007, Baltimore, USA |
| 2007 | Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor optimization for anionic micropollutants removal from drinking water supplies | Engineering Conferences International: Water treatment and re-use II; Tomar, Portugal |
| 2007 | Microbial Population Characterisation of Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment | Advances and Applications of FISH Technology: Environmental, Drinking Water and Foodstuff Analysis, Riga, Latvia |
| 2007 | Fluorescence Spectroscopy as a Tool for Performance Monitoring of Membrane Bioreactors in Wastewater Treatment Systems | NYWPC2007, Berlin, Germany |
| 2007 | Biotransformation of xenobiotics: monitoring the metabolites | COST636-WG2 meeting on Biological Processes, Rome |
| 2007 | Dinâmica de populações em sistemas de remoção desnitrificante de fósforo com acetato e propionato | 9ª CNA, Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2007 | Detection of Pharmaceutical Compounds and Musks in Wastewater Treatment in Lisbon, Portugal | SPQ Analítica 07, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2007 | 2D-fluorescence spectroscopy for monitoring the behaviour of wastewater treatment systems | Water treatment and Reuse II, Tomar, Portugal |
| 2007 | Arsenate removal from drinking water supplies through a novel hybrid ion exchange membrane process | Book of Abstracts of ECI conference “Water Treatment and Reuse II”, February 11 – 16, 2007, Tomar, Portugal |
| 2007 | On-Line metabolic flux analysis in a PHB production process | Computer Applications on Biotechnology 10 (CAB10). Cancún (México) |
| 2007 | Mercury bioremediation from water systems through pure and mixed microbial cultures | Book of Abstracts of ECI conference “Water Treatment and Reuse II”, February 11 – 16, 2007, Tomar, Portugal |
| 2007 | Ion exchange membrane bioreactor optimization for anionic micropollutants removal from drinking water supplies | Book of Abstracts of ECI conference “Water Treatment and Reuse II”, February 11 – 16, 2007, Tomar, Portugal |
| 2007 | Optimização do Biorreactor de Membranas de Permuta Iónica para a Remoção de Poluentes Aniónicos de Águas Potáveis | 9ª Conferência Nacional de Ambiente, Universidade de Aveiro, 18 a 20 de Abril, Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2007 | Removal of inorganic charged micropollutants from drinking water supplies by hybrid ion exchange membrane processes | Book of Abstracts of “Desalination and the Environment”, April 22 – 25, 2007, Halkidiki, Greece, |
| 2007 | Biodegradable films from a galactose-rich polysaccharide produced by a Pseudomonas strain from glycerol | BIOPOL - 2007: 1st International conference on biodegradable polymers and sustainable composites, Alicante (Spain) |
| 2006 | Optimisation of growth yield and PHAs volumetric productivity of mixed cultures | 6th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES6), Salzburg, Áustria |
| 2006 | Modelling, Monitoring and Control of PHA Production by Mixed Microbial Cultures.. Workshop: Mixed Culture Biotechnology (MCB) for Production of Chemicals and Energy | Workshop: Mixed Culture Biotechnology (MCB) for Production of Chemicals and Energy. Delft
(Netherlands)
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| 2006 | Removal of charged micropollutants in the ion exchange membrane bioreactor: Process optimisation | Programme of the “IWC 2006”, June 12 - 14, 2006, Porto, Portugal |
| 2006 | Membrane Solutions for the Removal of Charged Micropollutants from Drinking Water Supplies | Book of Abstracts of ECI conference “Advanced Membrane Technology III: Membrane Engineering for Process Intensification”, June 11 – 15, 2006, Cetraro, Italy, |
| 2006 | Optimisation of the removal of Charged Pollutants in the ion exchange membrane bioreactor | IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition”, September 10-14 2006, Beijing, China |
| 2006 | Removal of heavy metals from drinking water supplies through the ion exchange membrane bioreactor | Euromembrane 2006”, September 24 – 28, 2006, Messina, Italy |
| 2006 | Optimisation of the removal of toxic mono-valent anions from water supplies in the ion exchange membrane bioreactor | Euromembrane 2006”, September 24 – 28, 2006, Messina, Italy |
| 2006 | Optimization of IEMB for simultaneous removal of nitrate and perchlorate from drinking water | Network Young Membrains 8; Rende, Italy |
| 2005 | Model-based Development of a Novel Process for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Mixed Culture | CHEMPOR 2005: 9th International Chemical Engineering Conference
(Portugal)
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| 2005 | Biodegradable Polymer Production from Volatile Fatty | Topics in Applications of Renewable Resources, 19th FAB - Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Ghent
(Belgium)
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| 2005 | Tailored Made Polyhydroxyalkanoates From Mixed Cultures | 8th International Symposium Polymers for Advanced Technologies - PAT2005, Budapeste,
(Hungary)
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| 2005 | Microbial Community Analysis with a High PHA Storage Capacity | 4th IWA Activated Sludge Population Dynamics Specialist Conference -Microbial Population Dynamics in Biological Wastewater Treatment - ASPD 4, Gold Coast, Austrália |
| 2005 | Removal of bromate, perchlorate and nitrate from drinking water in an ion exchange membrane bioreactor | Proceedings of the 3rd IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies “ LET 2005”, June 6-8, 2005, Sapporo, Japan |
| 2005 | Removal of charged pollutants from drinking water supplies in the ion exchange membrane bioreactor: Transport modelling and process design | Proceedings of the 16th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society “NAMS 2005”, June 11 - 15, 2005, Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| 2005 | Drinking water production in the ion exchange membrane bioreactor: Removal of anionic micropollutants | 5º Congresso Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología de Membranas “CITEM 2005”, July 6 - 8, 2005, Valencia, Spain |
| 2004 | Flux of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in a biological nutrient removal process at different operating conditions | Young Researchers Conference 2004
(Netherlands)
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| 2004 | Removal of perchlorate and nitrate in an ion exchange membrane bioreactor | European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (ESEB 2004)
(Belgium)
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| 2004 | Biological organomercurial removal from vaccine production wastewaters by a pseudomonas putida strain | European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (ESEB 2004)
(Belgium)
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| 2004 | Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by activated sludge in a SBR using acetate and propionate as carbon sources | 3rd IWA Specialized Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor Technology (SBR3)
(Australia)
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| 2004 | Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Mixed Cultures: a Promising Opportunity | European Symposium on Biopolymers - Tailored biopolyesters and their application in industry and medicine (ESBP04)
(Switzerland)
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| 2004 | Hybrid Modelling of a PHA Production Process Using Modular Neural Networks | ESCAPE-14: European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
(Portugal)
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| 2004 | Biopolymer Production by Mixed Cultures: Optimisation and Modelling | 5th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science – ESBES5
(Germany)
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| 2004 | Application of Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor for Perchlorate and Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water with High and Low Salinity | World Water Congress, 19- 24 de Setembro de 2004, Marrakech
(Morocco)
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| 2004 | Biological removal of Thiomersal from vaccine production effluents by a pseudomonas putida strain | World Water Congress
(Morocco)
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| 2004 | Removal of inorganic charged micropollutants in an ion exchange membrane bioreactor | Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production
(Italy)
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| 2003 | Removal of Trace Mono-valent Inorganic Pollutants Using the Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor Concept | PERMEA 2003, Tatranské Matliare, Slovakia |
| 2003 | Organomercurial Removal from Vaccine Production Wastewaters in a Supported Liquid Membrane Bioreactor | Forum for Applied Biotechnology- FAB2003, Gent
(Belgium)
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| 2003 | Transport mechanisms in supported liquid membranes using ionic liquids | PERMEA 2003, Tatranské Matliare ,Slovakia |
| 2003 | Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by a Mixed Culture in a Sequencing Batch Reactor: The Use of Propionate as Carbon Source | 17th Forum For Applied Biotechnology, Gent
(Belgium)
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| 2003 | Optimisation of nutrient removal in a sequencing batch reactor operated with high frequency oxygen oscillations | 17th Forum For Applied Biotechnology, Gent
(Belgium)
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| 2003 | Removal of Perchlorate from Drinking Water in an Ion Exchange Bioreactor | Network Young Membrains 5, Barcelona
(Spain)
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| 2002 | Production of PHA by mixed Microbial Cultures | Fourth European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES-4)
(Delft, Netherlands)
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| 2002 | Monitoring of Biofilm Reactors using Natural Fluorescence Fingerprints | IWA International Specialised Conference on Biofilm Monitoring, Porto, Portugal |
| 2002 | Integrated Transport and Reaction in an Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor | International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes – ICOM 2002, Toulouse
(France)
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| 2002 | Supported Liquid Membranes using Ionic Liquids: Study of Transport mechanisms and Stability | ICOM 2002 (International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes), Toulouse
(France)
|
| 2002 | Use of the Donnan Equilibrium Principle and Nernst-Planck Formalism for Modelling a Charged Pollutant Transport in an ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor | 17th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Rostock
(Germany)
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| 2002 | Nitrate Transport and Bioreduction in an Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor for Drinking Water Production | Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production, Muelheim/Ruhr,
(Germany)
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| 2002 | Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal Using a SBR Operated with High Frequency Oxygen Oscillations | IWA, World Water Congress 2002, Melburne, Austrália |
| 2001 | Removal of Charged Pollutants in a Novel ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor: Drinking Water Denitrification | International Conference Engineering with Membranes |
| 2001 | Monitoring and Modelling of a Membrane Bioreactor Employing Artificial Neural Networks | International Conference Engineering with Membranes
(Spain)
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| 2001 | Membrane Bioreactors for Water Denitrification | International Water Conference “IWC2001”, Porto, Portugal, |
| 2001 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance as a Tool in the Study of Microbial Metabolism | COST 624 WG4 meeting on Microbial Tools -Application in Waste Water Treatment Processes
(Portugal)
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| 2001 | Removal of Nitrate from Water in a Novel Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor | IWA 2nd World Water Congress
(Germany)
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| 2001 | Effect of pH Control on EBPR Stability and Efficiency | IWA 2nd World Water Congress
(Germany)
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| 2001 | Biological Degradation of Molinate Kinetics Characterization | First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania
(Greece)
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| 2001 | Monitoring and Modelling of Complex Bioreactors Using a Pattern Recognition Approach | 8th International Chemical Engineering Conference CHEMPOR 2001
(Portugal)
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| 2001 | Degradation of 1,2 dichloroethane and 3-chloro-4 metylaniline using an Extractive Membrane Bioreactor | COST 624-WG4 Meeting on Biodegradation of Toxic and Biorefractory Compounds and their Impact on Wastewater Treatment Plants
(Italy)
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| 2001 | Kinetic characterization of molinate degradation by a defined bacterial population | Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, 2001 |
| 2000 | Drinking Water Denitrification Using Membrane Bioreactors | Journees Internationalles d´Etude du Cebedeau-L`Eau et les Techniques Membranaires
(Liége, Belgium)
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| 2000 | Metabolic Routes for EBPR Using in vivo NMR Spectroscopy | COST 624-Optimal Management of Wastewater Systems, Working group nº4: Unbalanced Growth. Delft |
| 2000 | Biological Denitrification of Drinking Water in a Novel Ion-exchange Membrane Bioreactor | 4th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Noordwijkerhout,
(Netherlands)
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| 2000 | Denitrification in a Novel Ion-exchange Membrane Bioreactor: Minimization of Secondary Pollution | 11th Annual Conference of the North American Membrane Society, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 23-27 May, 2000 |
| 2000 | Study of Bacterial Metabolism in Polyphosphate Accumulating Systems Using in vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | 4th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Noordwijkerhout |
| 2000 | Effect of pH control on the efficiency and stability of EBPR | COST 624-Optimal Management of Wastewater Systems, Working group nº4: Enhanced Biological P-removal
(Finland)
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| 1999 | Development of Selective Membrane Bioreactors for Water and Wastewater Treatment | MBR 2- Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment
Cranfield University (United Kingdom)
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| 1999 | Membrane Bioreactors Using Permselective Membranes | The Membrane Conference on Technology/Planning
(Newton, United States)
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| 1999 | In vivo NMR Spectroscopy to Study Metabolism: Application in Biological Phosphorus Removal Process; | COST 624-Optimal Management of Wastewater Systems. Working group nº4: Biological Processes: Themes and Objectives |
| 1999 | Biopolymer Production by Polyphosphate Accumulating Bacteria | International Conference on Biopolymer Technology - ICBT |
| 1999 | Removal of Volatille Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Membrane Supported Biofilm Reactors: On-line Monitoring and Modelling | Conference on Biofilm Systems
(United States)
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| 1999 | Description of Biofilm Formation by Determination of Developmental Axis. | erence on Biofilm Systems,
(United States)
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| 1999 | Optimization of Biological Denitrification Using Membrane Bioreactor | REQUIMTE, Porto, Portugal, 5-9 de Fevereiro, 1999. |
| 1999 | Isolation and Characterization of a Bacterial Consortium Able to Mineralize Molinate | Micro´99. Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Luso, Portugal, 1999 |
| 1998 | Biopolymer Production as a By-Product of Wastewater Treatment Plant | 2nd European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES 2)
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 1998 | Application of in vivo NMR to Study Metabolism in Activated Sludge for Phosphorus Removal | Cost 682 IAWQ Working Group nº3: Wastewater and Biomass Characterization, Lingby, Dinamarca, 12-13 de Janeiro, 1998 |
| 1998 | Removal of VOC in Membrane Supported Biofilm Reactors | 7th International Chemical Engineering Conference Chempor ’98 |
| 1998 | Biological Degradation of Molinate | 7th International Chemical Engineering Conference Chempor ’98 |
| 1998 | Influence of Carbon Concentration on Biological Phosphorus Removal Process | 7th International Chemical Engineering Conference Chempor ’98 |
| 1998 | Biopolymer Production as a by Product of Wastewater Treatment Plant | 2nd European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES-2), Porto, Portugal |
| 1998 | Optimization of Biological Denitrification using Membrane Bioreactors | New Advances in Biological Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal for Municipal or Industrial Wastewaters |
| 1998 | Optimization of Biological Denitrification Using Membrane Bioreactor | 7º Conferência Internacional de Engenharia Química, CHEMPOR´98, Lisboa, Portugal, 26 –28 de Setembro,1998 |
| 1997/09 | Membrane Bioreactor for Nitrate Removal and for Detoxification of Industrial Wastewaters | European Membrane Society, XVth Annual Summer School
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 1997 | Biological Nutrient Removal- Kinetics and Metabolic Aspects | Natural Waters and Water Technology: Microorganisms and Geochemistry in Aquatic Systems
European Science Foundation (Girona, Spain)
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| 1997 | Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems; Kinetics and Metabolism | International Symposium of Environmental Biotechnology, Oostende, Bélgica, 21-24 de Abril, 1997.
(Belgium)
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| 1997 | Drinking Water Denitrification using a Membrane Bioreactor | Euromembrane \'97 , Twente, Holanda, 23-27 de Junho, 1997 |
| 1997 | Caracterização de Comunidades Microbianas em Lamas Activadas com Remoção de Fósforo | Micro’97, Tomar, Portugal, 29 de Novembro-1 de Dezembro, 1997 |
| 1997 | Remoção de Fósforo por Microlunatos phosphovorus | Micro’97. Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Tomar, Portugal, 29 de Novembro-1 de Dezembro, 1997 |
| 1997 | Biodegradação do Herbicida Molinato | Micro´97. Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Tomar, Portugal, 1997 |
| 1996 | Membrane Bioreactors for Denitrification of Municipal Water | Meeting of North American Membrane Society, Ottawa, Canadá, 19-23 de Maio, 1996.
(Canada)
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| 1996 | Water Denitrification using a Cell Recycle Membrane Bioreactor | 7th World Filtration Congress, Budapeste, Hungria, 20-23 de Maio, 1996
(Hungary)
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| 1996 | The Influence of the Media on the Corrosion of Mild Steel by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774 Bacteria: An Electrochemical Study | 47th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Vesprém - Balantonfured, Hungria, Setembro, 1996
(Hungary)
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| 1996 | Biocorrosion Control in Industrial Water Systems. A Case Study. | 2nd NACE Latin American Corrosion Congress Region, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 4-13 de Setembro,1996
(Brazil)
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| 1996 | Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774: A Biocorrosion Study. | 2nd NACE. Latin American Corrosion Congress Region. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 9-13 de Setembro, 1996
(Brazil)
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| 1996 | Polyhydroxyalkanoates and Polyphosphate: Kinetics in an Activated Sludge Process. | BIOTECH’96, 3º Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia, Valladolid, Espanha, 10-13 de Setembro, 1996
(Spain)
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| 1996 | Remoção de Nitrato usando um Reactor Biológico com Microfiltração Tangencial | 5ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Aveiro, 10-12 de Abril, 1996 |
| 1996 | Polihidroxialcanoatos e Polifosfatos: Cinética e Metabolismo num Processo de Lamas activadas | 5ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Aveiro, 10-12 de Abril, 1996 |
| 1996 | Quantificação da Eficácia de Diferentes Materiais na Prevenção da Formação de Filmes Biológicos | 5ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Aveiro, 10-12 de Abril, 1996 |
| 1996 | Influência da Concentração de Nutrientes no Crescimento e Actividade Enzimática de Bactérias Redutoras de Sulfato | Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Aveiro, Portugal, 10 - 12 Abril 1996 |
| 1996 | Competição entre Aceitadores Primários de Electrões: Cinética de Desnitrificação em Pseudomonas fluorescens | X Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, Universidade do Minho, Braga, 31 de Outubro-2 Novembro, 1996 |
| 1996 | Influência da Concentração de Micronutrientes no Crescimento e Actividade de Bactérias Redutoras de Sulfato | 5ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Aveiro, Portugal, 10-12 de Abril, 1996 |
| 1996 | Determinação de Massas Moleculares Médias e sua Distribuição para Polihidroxialcanoatos. | 5ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Aveiro, Portugal, 10-12 de Abril, 1996. |
| 1995 | On Line Methods for Bioreactor Monitoring. | 3th International Symposium on the Interface Between Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology: An Analytical Chemistry in Environmental
Microbiology. Tennessee, USA, 12-15 de Março, 1995
(United States)
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| 1995 | Biological Phosphorous Removal in a Sequencing Batch Reactor | 7th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Santos, Brasil, 27 de Agosto-1 de Setembro, 1995.
(Brazil)
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| 1995 | Biological Sulfate Removal of Industrial Effluents Using the Anaerobic Digestion Process. | 9th Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Gent, Bélgica, 27-29 de Setembro, 1995
(Netherlands)
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| 1994 | Hydrogenase Activity and Biocorrosion Promoted by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria | Third Workshop on Corrosion. European Federation of Corrosion. Estoril, Portugal, 13-16 de Março, 1994 |
| 1994 | Water Denitrification Using Membrane Reactors | Second International Symposium Progress in Membrane Science and Technology, Enschede, Holanda, Junho 1994 |
| 1994 | Denitrification Kinetics. | BIOTEC 94, II Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia, Vilamoura, Portugal, 1-4 de Outubro, 1994
(Portugal)
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| 1994 | Cinética de Desnitrificação | 4ª Conferência sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Lisboa. 6-8 de Abril, 1994 |
| 1994 | Remoção de Fósforo num Processo de Lamas Activadas | 4ª Conferência sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Lisboa. 6-8 de Abril, 1994 |
| 1993 | Biocides Action on Sessil and Planktonic Cultures of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774 | The Ninth International Biodetioration and Biodegradation Symposium, Leeds, U.K., 5-10 de Setembro, 1993. |
| 1993 | Optimização do Processo Biológico de Remoção de Nitratos | Simpósio Nacional de Microbiologia Aplicada e Biotecnologia. 1ªs Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras, Luso, Portugal, 28 de Fevereiro a 3 de Março de 1993. |
| 1991 | Growth Inhibition by Aldehydes, Metronidazole and Organo-Sulfur Derivatives | Second Workshop on Microbial Corrosion. Sesimbra, Portugal, 3-6 de Março, 1991 |
| 1990 | Mechanisms and Control of Biocorrosion by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria | International Congress on Microbially Influenced Corrosion, Knoxville, EUA, 7-12 de Outubro, 1990
(United States)
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| 1989 | Optimization of Molasses Slops Treatment by Anaerobic Digestion | 5th European Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry, Lisboa, Portugal, 9-13 de Outubro, 1989.
(Portugal)
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| 1988 | Redução de Sulfato num Processo de Digestão Anaeróbica em Duas Fases. | 1ª Conf. Nacional de Ambiente, Aveiro, Portugal, 22-24 Fevereiro, 1988. |
| 1988 | The Effect of Sulfide on Sulfate Reducing Bacteria Growth Rates | IV Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, Coimbra, Portugal, 30 Novembro-3 Dezembro, 1988 |
| 1987 | Biochemical Engineering of Anaerobic Fermentation | 8º Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, 28 de Novembro -1 de Dezembro, 1987. |
| 1984 | Optimization of Bioconversion of Solid and Liquid Residues | International Conference on State of the Art in Biogas Technology, Cairo, Egipto, 17-24 de Novembro, 1984
(Egypt)
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Supervision
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Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2021 - Current | Valorization of Algae-Based Side-Streams through
Microbial Biopolymers Production.
Supervisor
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| 2021 - Current | Mitigation of carbon dioxide pollution coupled with biopolymers production: Bioprocess development and optimization
Co-supervisor
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| 2021 - Current | Process for reducing CO2 pollution and its conversion into biodegradable polymers
Co-supervisor
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| 2020 - Current | Plastic up-cycling into biodegradable polymers with
phototrophic purple bacteria: bioprocess and modelling development
Co-supervisor
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| 2020 - Current | Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from waste sludge and municipal wastewater using phototrophic mixed cultures
Co-supervisor
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| 2015 - Current | Utilization of photosynthetic mixed cultures (PMC) as a new technology for biopolymerproduction using agro-industrial residues
as feedstock
Supervisor
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| 2015 - Current | Biogas production and phosphorus recovery from two phase anaerobic wastewater treatment of industrial wastes: modelling approach
for process optimization
Supervisor
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| 2013 - Current | Produção e caracterização de Exopolisacarideos Microbianos
Supervisor
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| 2012 - Current | Valorização de resíduos da industia da cerveja.
Supervisor
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| 2019 - 2023 | Valorisation of brewer’s spent grain through polyhydroxyalkanoates production supported by two-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy
Supervisor
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| 2018 - 2022 | Development of new bioactive materials based on exopolysaccharides of marine origin
Co-supervisor
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| 2017 - 2022 | Use of bio-waste for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biosynthesis: enhanced accumulation towards a sustainable and economical
bio-process
Supervisor
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| 2016 - 2021 | Algal-bacterial consortia for low-cost wastewater treatment using a novel photosynthetic EBPR system
Supervisor
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| 2016 - 2021 | Integrating resource recovery of value-added biopolymers into biological wastewater treatment systems
Supervisor
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| 2015 - 2021 | Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biosynthesis from agro-food wastes: leading edge technologies for process monitoring and polymer
tailoring
Supervisor
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| 2015 - 2021 | Investigation of key operational factors impacting phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater treatment plants
Supervisor
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| 2015 - 2020 | A Novel Integrated Metabolic Activated Sludge Model for Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Processes: Development, Calibration,
Validation and Application
Co-supervisor
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| 2014 - 2018 | Produção de complexo quitina-glucanos (CQG) pela levedura Pichia pastoris
Supervisor
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| 2014 - 2018 | Converting Wastewater into Biopolymers: Understanding the mechanisms which regulate PHA production by mixed cultures
Supervisor
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| 2014 - 2018 | Bioaugmentation for micropollutant removal from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)
Supervisor
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| 2013 - 2018 | Produção de complexo quitina-glucanos (CQG) pela levedura Pichia pastoris
Supervisor
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| 2012 - 2018 | Biological Conversion of lenhocellulosic byproducts/wastes into a value added bacterial exopolysaccharide
Supervisor
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| 2012 - 2018 | Produção de PHA a partir de Soro de Leite
Supervisor
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| 2012 - 2016 | Optimization and control of extracellular polysaccharides production by Enterobacter sp: A Systems Biology approach
Supervisor
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| 2011 - 2015 | Production and characterization of polymers from cellular wall of fungi and yeasts: development and validation at pilot scale
Supervisor
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| 2011 - 2015 | Minimising the Production of Nitrous Oxide from Nitrogen Removal Wastewater Treatment Processes
Supervisor
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| 2011 - 2015 | Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from oils
Supervisor
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| 2011 - 2015 | Bioproduction of succinic acid from renewable feedstocks
Supervisor
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| 2010 - 2014 | Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production by mixed microbial cultures: new strategies for high cell density and high PHA storage
capacity
Supervisor
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| 2010 - 2014 | Optimising the Operational Conditions of Biological Nutrient Removal Processes for Achieving Efficient and Sustainable Wastewater
Treatment
Supervisor
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| 2009 - 2013 | BIohydrogen Production from Wastewater through Photofermentation
Co-supervisor
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| 2009 - 2013 | Valorisation of cheese whey for the productions of biomaterials
Supervisor
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| 2008 - 2012 | Monitorização de Biofilmes e de “Fouling” Biológico em Membranas
Supervisor
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| 2008 - 2012 | Optimização da Operação de Bio-reactores de Membrana (MBR) para o Tratamento de Efluentes Domésticos
Supervisor
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| 2008 - 2012 | Competition by mixed cultures in wastewater treatment processes with nutrient removal: Metabolism and characterization
Supervisor
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| 2008 - 2012 | Valorisation of Industrial by-products for the production of biopolymers
Supervisor
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| 2007 - 2011 | Monitorização, modelação e controlo de estações de tratamento de águas residuais com remoção de nutrientes
Supervisor
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| 2005 - 2009 | Produção de Bioplásticos por Culturas Microbianas Mistas a partir de Melaço
Supervisor
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| 2004 - 2008 | Optimização e controlo do processo de produção de biopolímeros
Supervisor
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| 2005 - 2007 | Produção de PHA a partir de melaços de cana de açúcar
Supervisor
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| 2003 - 2007 | Remoção Biológica de Perclorato e Bromato de Água Potável num Reactor de Permuta Iónica
Supervisor
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| 2005 - 2006 | Remoção de mercúrio de águas potáveis usando o reactor biológico de permuta iónica
Supervisor
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| 2005 - 2006 | Produção de biopolímeros a partir do glicerol
Supervisor
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| 2004 - 2006 | Metabolismo e caracterização de culturas mistas em processos de tratamento biológico de efluentes e de águas potáveis
Supervisor
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| 2004 - 2006 | Modelação, optimização e controlo de SBRs para produção de bioplásticos com culturas microbianas mistas
Supervisor
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| 2004 - 2006 | Estudo da competição entre bactérias acumuladoras de fósforo e acumuladoras de fósforo desnitrificantes
Supervisor
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| 2001 - 2004 | Estudo da cinética e metabolismo de bactérias acumuladoras de fósforo
Supervisor
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| 2000 - 2004 | Estudo e Optimização da Remoção de Nutrientes por Arejamento Intermitente
Supervisor
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| 2000 - 2004 | Produção de Biopolímeros por Bactérias Acumuladoras de Fósforo
Supervisor
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| 2000 - 2004 | Desenvolvimento de um reactor selectivo de membrana para degradação de compostos orgânicos de mercúrio
Supervisor
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| 1999 - 2003 | Estudo de Reactores de Biofilmes Suportados em Membranas para Remoção de Poluentes
Supervisor
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| 1999 - 2003 | Monitorização e Controlo de Reactores de Biofilme Suportado sobre Membranas no Tratamento de Efluentes Industriais
Supervisor
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| 1999 - 2002 | Development of extractive membrane bioreactors
Supervisor
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| 1998 - 2002 | Desnitrificação Biológica de Águas de Captação com Reactores de Membranas
Supervisor
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| 1997 - 2001 | Engenharia do Processo de Remoção Biológica de Fósforo
Supervisor
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| 1997 - 1998 | Degradação do herbicida molinato
Supervisor
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| 1995 - 1997 | Degradação biológica de compostos orgânicos voláteis
Supervisor
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| 1991 - 1995 | Cinética da Desnitrificação
Supervisor
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Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023 - Current | Advisory to External Research Centres and Institutions
Member of the Scientific Council (area of exact sciences and of engineering) of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal.
Advisor / Consultant
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| 2021 - Current | Advisory to External Research Centres and Institutions
Member (Vogal) of the area of Industrial Development of CYTED
Advisor / Consultant
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| 2018 - Current | Advisory to External Research Centres and Institutions Member of the Advisory board of the Research Center CBQF, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica, Portugal | |
| 2014 - Current | Advisory to External Research Centres and Institutions
Member of the Advisory board of the Research Center ICRA, Spain
Advisor / Consultant
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Consulting
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - Current | Technogy Transfer and Entrepreneurship Cofounder and non-executive Director of Aquainsilico (spinoff of FCT NOVA) | |
| 2020 - 2020 | Technogy Transfer and Entrepreneurship Transfer of technology developed at pilot scale at FCT NOVA to a Belgium company (Avecom) consisting on the production of biopolymers from cheese whey | |
| 2007 - 2012 | Technogy Transfer and Entrepreneurship Cofounder of the Gogreen (spinoff of FCT NOVA) |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 - Current | Water Research (0043-1354) | Editor at Water Research Elsevier |
Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2018 | Green Project Awards
Geoffrey Payne and Associates, United Kingdom
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| 2010 | -Nominated as IWA Fellow (http://www.iwahq.org/rg/membership/our-members/fellows-program-overview/fellows-2010.html) - Setembro de 2010 |
| 2009 | Best poster award - RRB-5, International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, Ghent, Belgium 10-12 June 2009 |
| 2009 | Best Poster Award - 2nd IWA Specialized Conference on Nutrient Management in Wastewater Treatment Processes in Krakow, Poland |
| 2009 | Best poster award |
| 2009 | Best Poster Award |
| 2008 | Best Oral Presentation Award (1st price). 4th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC4), 3-7 Sept. 2008, Chania, Greece |
| 2008 | Best Oral Presentation Award (1st price). |
| 2008 | Solvay Prize of SHIC’08 – Solvay & Hovione Ideas Challenge 2008 |
| 2007 | Best poster award - 3rd Renewable Resources and Biorefineries Conference (RRB3), Ghent, Belgium,2007 |
| 2007 | Best poster award |
| 2005 | Best poster award - ESBP05 3rd European Symposium on Biopolymers, Madrid, Espanha, 2005 |
| 2005 | Best poster award. |
| 2005 | The best paper published in 2004 on the scope of membrane technology.2005 EMS AWARD
EMS, Brazil
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| 2003 | The best oral presentation - Conference, Permea 2003, Tatranské Matliare (Eslováquia) |
| 2003 | The best oral presentation |
| 2002 | Best Oral Presentation - Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, ICOM2002, Toulouse (França) Julho 2002 |
| 2002 | Best Oral Presentation |
| 2000 | Young Scientist Encouragement Award - 2nd International Conference on Biopolymer Technology, Ischia, Italy, 2000 |
| 2000 | Young Scientist Encouragement Award |