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Raquel P. Rocha graduated in Chemical Engineering and concluded her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering in March 2018, focused on the development of “Metal-free nanocarbon-based materials for liquid phase reactions” at FEUP. Since then, she has worked as a contracted Researcher at LSRE-LCM in developing nanostructured materials for (electro)catalytic technologies and energy storage applications. She started as researcher in national and international projects (Nanostructured catalysts based on carbon nanofibers for environmental applications, NANO/NTec-CA/0122/2007; Development of a prototype for gaseous depollution of VOCs by adsorption/catalytic oxidation - GASCLEAN SI IDT - 21616/2011; Doped Carbon Nanostructures as Metal-free Catalysts - FREECATS FP7 280658) and at the moment, she is the co-responsible on the BiCat4Energy project (PTDC/EQU-EQU/1707/2020) to develop a carbon-based noble metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell and, also a major team member in the CORKCap project (2022.05187.PTDC) for the development of eco-sustainable cork based electrodes energy storage in supercapacitors. Currently, she is team member of CO2-to-CH4 - Cutting-edge solar-to-heat technology to foster photo-thermocatalytic CO2 methanation towards a climate-neutral economy (project 2022.01176.PTDC, FCT funding), in the RESURGENCE - Industrial water circularity: Reuse, Resource Recovery And Energy Efficiency For Greener Digitised EU Processes (project 101138097, European Commission funding) and in accelerator program RAISE-UP. She has been moving between environmental catalysis and electrochemical devices for energy conversion and storage along those projects, resulting in accumulated collaborations with researchers from Europe, Brazil, Serbia, and some national R&I groups. More recently, an exploratory project submitted by her to the FCT was approved (2023.13478.PEX) for the production of cyclic carbonates from CO2, which is expected to start in 2025. Raquel P. Rocha co-authored 1 book chapter, 31 articles published in 14 international scientific journals with peer review, 11 journals in the Q1 quartile. Her works have been cited in over 1091 documents (Scopus, 2024/11/24), h-index is 18. In addition, she has also been acting as a referee for several high-impact journals, such as the Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Separation and Purification Technology, and Applied Surface Science. She was one the guest editors of the special issue "Novel Heterogeneous Catalysts for Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs)" from Catalysts Journal and, currently, co-guest editor with Professor José Luís Figueiredo of the special issue “Special Issue “Carbon-Based Catalysts to Address Environmental Challenges" of the journal Catalysts”. Raquel P. Rocha is also an active science disseminator, having participated in more than 30 international and national meetings on carbon science and applications (Carbon Conference; CarboCat - Carbon for Catalysis; EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis; CICat - Ibero-American Congress of Catalysis; CESEP - Conference on Carbons for Energy Storage/Conversion and Environmental Protection; ISEECap - International Symposium on Enhanced Electrochemical Capacitors). Over the years, she has organized scientific meetings (10 events, 6 Abstract Books co-edition) and participated in events for science communication to the general public. More recently, she gained experience in mentoring bachelor (3 completed), master (1 completed), and PhD students (ongoing), being at the moment co-supervisor on scholarships of the ongoing projects BiCat4Energy and CORKCap. Recently, she started teaching at the Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. Raquel P. Rocha had also participated in academic juries outside her host institution. Between 23rd/Dec/2019 and 23rd/April/2020, and between 27/Mar/2022 and 27/08/2022, She interrupted research activities due to maternity leaves.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Raquel Pinto Rocha

Citation names

  • Rocha, Raquel Pinto
  • Raquel P. Rocha
  • Rocha, R. P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4519-6ED6-0C18
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3161-9642
Researcher Id
A-5211-2018
Scopus Author Id
37665982400

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014/03/01 - 2018/03/28
Concluded
 Doctoral Programme in Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Carbon Catalysts for Liquid Phase Reactions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Cum Laude
2009/12/11
Concluded
 Master in Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
"Processos de Purificação/Valorização do Glicerol Poveniente da Produção de Biodiesel" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2007/09/14
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering Course (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
"(Licenciatura em Engenharia Química)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/04/02 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2018/03/28 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
2013/07/01 - 2014/03/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
2012/01/09 - 2013/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
2010/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - Current Develpment of Nanocatalysts for Energy Storage and Conversion
Submitted
Principal investigator

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/12/01 - Current RESURGENCE - Industrial water circularity: Reuse, Resource Recovery And Energy Efficiency For Greener Digitised Eu Processes
101138097
Researcher
Ongoing
2018/04/02 - Current Development of nanostructured based carbon materials for catalysis and energy applications
UID/EQU/50020/2013
Post-doc Fellow
2023/03/01 - 2025/02/28 Tecnologia de ponta solar-calor para promover a metanação foto-termocatalítica de CO2 rumo a uma economia com impacto neutro no clima
2022.01176.PTDC
10.54499/2022.01176.PTDC
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/07/01 - 2014/03/31 FREECATS - Doped Carbon Nanostructures as Metal-free Catalysts
FP7 280658
Research Fellow
2012/01/09 - 2013/06/30 GASCLEAN - Development of a prototype for gaseous depollution of VOCs by adsorption/catalytic oxidation
IDT - 21616/2011
Research Fellow
2010/01 - 2011/12 Nanostructured catalysts based on carbon nanofibers for environmental applications - NANO/NTec-CA/0122/2007
NANO/NTec-CA/0122/2007
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current CORK based electrodes for eco-conscious supercapacitors - towards zero emission energy storage
2022.05187.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29 Carbon-based noble metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for renewable energy production: Improving the Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell
PTDC/EQU-EQU/1707/2020
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção
UID/EQU/50020/2019
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Katarzyna Morawa Eblagon; Raquel P. Rocha; Manuel Fernando R. Pereira; Jose Luis Figueirdo. Corresponding author: Jose Luis Figueirdo. "Carbon-based catalysts for sustainable chemical processes". In Catalysis for a Sustainable Environment Reactions, Processes and Applied Technologies, edited by A. J. L. Pombeiro; Sutradhar, Manas; Alegria, Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A., 1-928. New Jersey, Hoboken, United States: John Wiley & Sons, 2024.
    In press
Conference abstract
  1. Tauqeer Ahmad ; Raquel P. Rocha; Olívia Salomé Gonçalves Pinto Soares; Figueiredo, José Luís; Manuel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira. Corresponding author: Raquel P. Rocha. "Cork-based activated carbon as electrodes for eco-conscious supercapacitors.". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Enhanced Electrochemical Capacitors, ISEECap 2024, Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2024.
    Published
  2. Tauqeer Ahmad ; Olívia Salomé Gonçalves Pinto Soares; Figueiredo, José Luís; Manuel Fernando R. Pereira. "Cork-derived activated carbon for environmentally friendly supercapacitors". Paper presented in XII Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materiais Porosos (XII ENCMP), Coimbra, 2024.
    Published
  3. Raquel P. Rocha; Manuel Fernando R. Pereira; Figueiredo, José L.. "The usefulness of the TPD technique to characterise carbon materials for energy and environmental applications.". Paper presented in 9th Carbon For Energy Storage And Environment Protection (CESEP2023), Budapest, 2023.
    Published
  4. Raquel P. Rocha; Manuel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira; Figueiredo, José Luís. Corresponding author: Raquel P. Rocha. "Characterization of the surface chemistry of carbon materials by TPD: An assessment.". Paper presented in XI Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materais Porosos (XI ENCMP) & II Reunião do Grupo do Carbono (II RGC), Aveiro, 2021.
    Accepted
  5. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Metodologia mecanotérmica para a incorporação de heteroátomos em nanotubos de carbono: preparação, caracterização e desempenho catalítico na oxidação húmida.". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  6. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Metal-Free Carbon Nanotubes as Catalysts for Wet Air Oxidation of Oxalic Acid: The role of S, B and P heteroatoms.". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018), Aveiro, 2018.
    Published
  7. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Oxidação húmida de compostos orgânicos utilizando nanotubos de carbono dopados com diferentes heteroátomos preparados por uma metodologia envolvendo moagem num moinho de bolas.". Paper presented in XXVI Congresso Ibero-Americano de Catálise (CICat2018), Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  8. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Doped carbon nanotubes prepared by a solvent-free methodology for CWAO.". Paper presented in World Conference on Carbon (CARBON 2018), Madrid, 2018.
    Published
  9. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Metal-free Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation using doped carbon nanotubes prepared by a dry-ball milling approach.". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis (CarboCat–VIII), Porto, 2018.
    Published
  10. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Catalytic performance of N-rich carbon nanotubes in Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of short chain carboxylic acids and aromatic model compounds.". Paper presented in 13th European Congress on Catalysis (EUROPACAT13, Florence, 2017.
  11. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "NOVEL SOLVENT-FREE METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF CRYPTOMELANE-TYPE MANGANESE OXIDE NANORODS.". Paper presented in NanoPT 2017 - NanoPortugal International Conference, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  12. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Combinação de técnicas para a caracterização superficial de nanotubos de carbono.". Paper presented in XXII ENCONTRO LUSO-GALEGO DE QUÍMICA (XXII ELGQ), Bragança, 2016.
    Published
  13. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Characterization of the surface chemistry of carbon nanotubes.". Paper presented in 40a Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção (40a RIA), Évora, 2016.
    Published
  14. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "The effect of oxygen surface groups and thermal treatment on the development carbon nanotube catalysts for advanced oxidation processes.". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis (CARBOCAT-VII), Strasbourg, 2016.
    Published
  15. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Carbon nanotubes as catalysts for advanced oxidation processes: the role of O, N and S surface groups.". Paper presented in The 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2014), Porto, 2014.
    Published
  16. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Nitrogen-doped graphene-based materials for catalytic wet oxidation.". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis (CARBOCAT-VI), Trondheim, 2014.
    Published
  17. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Oxidação catalítica húmida de compostos orgânicos: efeito de grupos ácidos na superfície de nanotubos de carbono.". Paper presented in XVIII ENCONTRO LUSO-GALEGO DE QUÍMICA, Vila Real, 2012.
    Published
  18. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Catalytic performance of carbon materials activated with supercritical water.". Paper presented in XI Reunión del Grupo Español del Carbón, Badajoz, 2011.
    Published
  19. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Carbon fibers activated in supercritical conditions: catalytic performance in wet air oxidation of oxalic acid.". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Carbons for Energy Storage/Conversion and Environmental Protection (CESEP’11), Vichy, 2011.
    Published
  20. Rocha, Raquel Pinto. "Nanotubos de carbono de parede múltipla para degradação do ácido oxálico por oxidação catalítica húmida.". Paper presented in XVI Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Aveiro, 2010.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Ana L. Vieira; Rui S. Ribeiro; Raquel P. Rocha; Manuel Fernando R. Pereira. "Noble metal-free hollow carbon spheres as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction". 2022.
Edited book
  1. Manuel Fernando R. Pereira; Elias Klemm; Alexandre Ferreira; Carla Orge; Lucília Ribeiro; Olívia Salomé G. P. Soares; Raquel P. Rocha. Book of Abstracts from the 9th European Nanoporous Materials Institute of Excellence Workshop. Portugal. 2024.
    Published • Editor
  2. Raquel P. Rocha; Adrián M. T. Silva; Carla Orge; Clara Pereira; Cláudia Gomes Silva; Joaquim Luís Faria; José Luís Figueiredo; et al. Book of Abstracts from the III REUNIÃO DO GRUPO DE CARBONO. Portugal. 2024.
    Published • Editor
  3. Raquel P. Rocha; Joaquim L. Faria; Cláudia G. Silva; Maria José Sampaio; O. Salomé G.P. Soares. Book of Abstracts from the XXVII ENCONTRO LUSO-GALEGO DE QUÍMICA. Portugal. 2023.
    Published • Editor
  4. Artur Silva; Bruno Fernandes Machado; Joaquim Luís Faria; Raquel P. Rocha; Victor Freitas. Book of Abstracts from the XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DA SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE QUÍMICA. Portugal. 2019.
    Published • Editor
  5. Figueiredo, José Luís. Book of Abstracts from the VIII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CARBON FOR CATALYSIS. Portugal. 2018.
    Published • Editor
  6. Helder Gomes; Adrián Silva; Bruno Machado; Filipa Ribeiro; Isabel Fonseca; Joaquim Faria; Mariette Pereira; Raquel Rocha. Book of Abstracts from the XXVI CONGRESSO IBERO-AMERICANO DE CATÁLISE. Portugal. 2018.
    Published • Editor
Journal article
  1. Neves, Camila Vargas; Módenes, Aparecido Nivaldo; Scheufele, Fabiano Bisinella; Rocha, Raquel Pinto; Pereira, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro; Figueiredo, José Luís; Borba, Carlos Eduardo. "Improving the performance of activated carbon towards dibenzothiophene adsorption by functionalization and sulfur-metal interactions". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 686 (2024): 133372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133372.
    10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133372
  2. Rui S. Ribeiro; Ana Luísa S. Vieira; Krzysztof Biernacki; Alexandre L. Magalhães; Juan J. Delgado; Rafael G. Morais; Natalia Rey-Raap; Raquel P. Rocha; M. Fernando R. Pereira. "Engineering single-atom Fe-N active sites on hollow carbon spheres for oxygen reduction reaction". Carbon (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118192.
    10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118192
  3. Rocha, Raquel P.; Pereira, Manuel Fernando R.; Figueiredo, José L.. "Characterisation of the surface chemistry of carbon materials by temperature-programmed desorption: An assessment". Catalysis Today 418 (2023): 114136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114136.
    10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114136
  4. Olívia Salomé G. P. Soares; Carla A. Orge; Raquel Pinto Rocha. "Novel Heterogeneous Catalysts for Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs)". Catalysts (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12050498.
    10.3390/catal12050498
  5. Rocha, Raquel P.; Soares, Olívia Salomé G. P.; Órfão, José J. M.; Pereira, Manuel Fernando R.; Figueiredo, José L.. "Heteroatom (N, S) Co-Doped CNTs in the Phenol Oxidation by Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation". Catalysts 11 5 (2021): 578. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal11050578.
    10.3390/catal11050578
  6. Raquel P. Rocha. "Dibenzothiophene adsorption onto carbon-based adsorbent produced from the coconut shell: Effect of the functional groups density and textural properties on kinetics and equilibrium". Fuel (2021):
    Published
  7. Raquel P. Rocha. "Carbon-Supported Mo2C for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysis". Nanomaterials 10 (2020): 1805.
    Published
  8. Dušan Mladenovic; Milica Vujkovic; Slavko Mentus; Diogo M. F. Santos; Raquel P. Rocha; Cesar A. C. Sequeira; Jose Luis Figueiredo; Biljana Šljukic. "Carbon-Supported Mo2C for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysis". Nanomaterials 10 9 (2020): 1805-1805. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091805.
    10.3390/nano10091805
  9. Zdolšek, Nikola; Rocha, Raquel P.; Krstic, Jugoslav; Trtic-Petrovic, Tatjana; Šljukic, Biljana; Figueiredo, José L.; Vujkovic, Milica J.. "Corrigendum to “Electrochemical investigation of ionic liquid-derived porous carbon materials for supercapacitors: Pseudocapacitance versus electrical double layer” [Electrochim. Acta 298 (2019) 541–551]". Electrochimica Acta 310 (2019): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.04.108.
    10.1016/j.electacta.2019.04.108
  10. Olívia Salomé G. P. Soares; Raquel P. Rocha; José J. M. Órfão; Manuel Fernando R. Pereira; José L. Figueiredo. "Mechanothermal Approach for N-, S-, P-, and B-Doping of Carbon Nanotubes: Methodology and Catalytic Performance in Wet Air Oxidation". C 5 2 (2019): 30-30. https://doi.org/10.3390/c5020030.
    10.3390/c5020030
  11. Raquel P. Rocha; Manuel Fernando R. Pereira; José L. Figueiredo. "Metal-free carbon materials as catalysts for wet air oxidation". Catalysis Today (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.04.047.
    10.1016/j.cattod.2019.04.047
  12. Zdolšek, Nikola; Rocha, Raquel P.; Krstic, Jugoslav; Trtic-Petrovic, Tatjana; Šljukic, Biljana; Figueiredo, José L.; Vujkovic, Milica J.. "Electrochemical investigation of ionic liquid-derived porous carbon materials for supercapacitors: pseudocapacitance versus electrical double layer". Electrochimica Acta 298 (2019): 541-551. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.129.
    Published • 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.129
  13. Raquel P. Rocha; Diogo F. M. Santos; Olívia Salomé M. P. Soares; Adrián M. T. Silva; Manuel Fernando R. Pereira; José L. Figueiredo. "Metal-Free Catalytic Wet Oxidation: From Powder to Structured Catalyst Using N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes". Topics in Catalysis (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-018-1029-8.
    10.1007/s11244-018-1029-8
  14. Zdolšek, Nikola; Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra; Bendová, Magdalena; Krstic, Jugoslav; Rocha, Raquel P.; Figueiredo, José L.; Bajuk-Bogdanovic, Danica; Trtic-Petrovic, Tatjana; Šljukic, Biljana. "Electrocatalytic Activity of Ionic-Liquid-Derived Porous Carbon Materials for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction". ChemElectroChem 5 7 (2018): 1037-1046. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201701369.
    10.1002/celc.201701369
  15. Soares, Olívia Salomé G.P.; Rocha, Raquel P.; Órfão, José J.M.; Pereira, Manuel F.R.; Figueiredo, José L.. "Ethyl and butyl acetate oxidation over manganese oxides". Chinese Journal of Catalysis 39 1 (2018): 27-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1872-2067(17)62986-3.
    10.1016/s1872-2067(17)62986-3
  16. Rocha, R.P.; G.P. Soares, O.S.; Gonçalves, A.G.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.. "Different methodologies for synthesis of nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes and their use in catalytic wet air oxidation". Applied Catalysis A: General 548 (2017): 62-70. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85028510029&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apcata.2017.08.033
  17. Rocha, Raquel. "Tuning CNT Properties for Metal-Free Environmental Catalytic Applications". C (2016): http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/2/3/17.
    10.3390/c2030017
  18. Biljana Šljukic; Diogo M. F. Santos; Milica Vujkovic; Luís Amaral; Raquel P. Rocha; César A. C. Sequeira; José L. Figueiredo. "Molybdenum Carbide Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Xerogel: Low-Cost Cathodes for Hydrogen Production by Alkaline Water Electrolysis". ChemSusChem 9 10 (2016): 1200-1208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201501651.
    10.1002/cssc.201501651
  19. Soares, O.S.G.P.; Rocha, R.P.; Gonçalves, A.G.; Figueiredo, J.L.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.. "Highly active N-doped carbon nanotubes prepared by an easy ball milling method for advanced oxidation processes". Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 192 (2016): 296-303. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962668889&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.03.069
  20. Rocha, R.P.; Gonçalves, A.G.; Pastrana-Martínez, L.M.; Bordoni, B.C.; Soares, O.S.G.P.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Faria, J.L.; et al. "Nitrogen-doped graphene-based materials for advanced oxidation processes". Catalysis Today 249 (2015): 192-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2014.10.046.
  21. Acevedo, B.; Rocha, R.P.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.; Barriocanal, C.. "Adsorption of dyes by ACs prepared from waste tyre reinforcing fibre. Effect of texture, surface chemistry and pH". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 459 (2015): 189-198. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939645066&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jcis.2015.07.068
  22. Rocha, R.P.; Restivo, J.; Sousa, J.P.S.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.; Gonçalves, A.G.; et al. "Nitrogen-doped carbon xerogels as catalysts for advanced oxidation processes". Catalysis Today 241 PA (2015): 73-79. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84911874429&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cattod.2014.04.006
  23. Soares, O.S.G.P.; Rocha, R.P.; Gonçalves, A.G.; Figueiredo, J.L.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.. "Easy method to prepare N-doped carbon nanotubes by ball milling". Carbon 91 (2015): 114-121. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930193490&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carbon.2015.04.050
  24. Šljukic, B.; Vujkovic, M.; Amaral, L.; Santos, D.M.F.; Rocha, R.P.; Sequeira, C.A.C.; Figueiredo, J.L.. "Carbon-supported Mo2C electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction". Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 30 (2015): 15505-15512. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937429803&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5ta02346g
  25. Restivo, J.; Rocha, R.P.; Silva, A.M.T.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.. "Catalytic performance of heteroatom-modified carbon nanotubes in advanced oxidation processes". Cuihua Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Catalysis 35 6 (2014): 896-905. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902526113&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  26. Likodimos, V.; Steriotis, T.A.; Papageorgiou, S.K.; Romanos, G.E.; Marques, R.R.N.; Rocha, R.P.; Faria, J.L.; et al. "Controlled surface functionalization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by HNO3 hydrothermal oxidation". Carbon 69 (2014): 311-326. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892784374&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carbon.2013.12.030
  27. Rocha, R.P.; Silva, A.M.T.; Romero, S.M.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.. "The role of O- and S-containing surface groups on carbon nanotubes for the elimination of organic pollutants by catalytic wet air oxidation". Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 147 (2014): 314-321. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884919909&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.09.009
  28. Rocha, R.P.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.. "Carbon as a catalyst: Esterification of acetic acid with ethanol". Catalysis Today 218-219 (2013): 51-56. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888014271&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cattod.2013.09.049
  29. Rocha, R.P.; Silva, A.M.T.; Dražic, G.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.. "Supported Pt-particles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes with controlled surface chemistry". Materials Letters 66 1 (2012): 64-67. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052823016&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.matlet.2011.08.078
  30. De Ridder, D.J.; Verliefde, A.R.D.; Heijman, B.G.J.; Gelin, S.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Rocha, R.P.; Figueiredo, J.L.; Amy, G.L.; Van Dijk, H.C.. "A thermodynamic approach to assess organic solute adsorption onto activated carbon in water". Carbon 50 10 (2012): 3774-3781. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861650971&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carbon.2012.03.052
  31. Rocha, R.P.; Sousa, J.P.S.; Silva, A.M.T.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Figueiredo, J.L.. "Catalytic activity and stability of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in catalytic wet air oxidation of oxalic acid: The role of the basic nature induced by the surface chemistry". Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 104 3-4 (2011): 330-336. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955543871&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.03.009
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Rocha, Raquel; Raquel Pinto Rocha. "Carbon Catalysts for Liquid Phase Reactions". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/111778.
  2. Rocha, Raquel. "Processos de purificação/ valorização do glicerol proveniente da produção de biodiesel". 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/2924.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/09/09 - 2018/09/14 XXVI Congresso Ibero-Americano de Catálise, Coimbra-Portugal, 9-14/Sept/2018 (2018/09/09 - 2018/09/14)
Conference
2018/06/26 - 2018/06/29 8th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, Porto-Portugal, 26-29/Jun/2018 (2018/06/26 - 2018/06/29)
Conference
2017/07/10 - 2017/07/14 2nd Summer School on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes of the European PhD School on AOPs (2017/07/10 - 2017/07/14)
2017/06/12 - 2017/06/13 1st Meeting of the Carbon Group (I RGC), organized by the Carbon Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society (Portuguese representation at the European Carbon Association). (2017/06/12 - 2017/06/13)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2014/09/10 - 2014/09/12 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2014), organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto and the Portuguese Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros). (2014/09/10 - 2014/09/12)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013/05/06 - 2013/05/07 9th National Meeting of Catalysis and Porous Materials (IX ENCMP), organized by the Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials and the Porto Delegation of the Portuguese Society of Chemistry (SPQ). (2013/05/06 - 2013/05/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/09/12 - Current The 9th European Nanoporous Materials Institute of Excellence Workshop, organized by the European Nanoporous Materials Institute of Excellence (ENMIX) with the support of LSRE-LCM/AliCE and SPQ, held in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, 12-13 September 2024. https://9enmix.events.chemistry.pt/
2024/03/26 - Current The III Reunião do Grupo do Carbono (III RGC), organized by the Portuguese Carbon Group of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ), held in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, 26-27 March 2024. https://iiirgc.events.chemistry.pt/
2023/11/22 - Current The XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, organized by the Porto Delegation of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) and the Official College of Chemists of Galicia (COLQUIGA) and the Chemical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Centro de Congressos e Exposições da Fundação Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda, 22-23 November 2023. https://xxviilgq.events.chemistry.pt/pt
2019/07/24 - Current The XXVI Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portugesa de Química, organized by the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 24-26 July 2019. http://xxvienspq.eventos.chemistry.pt/#page-top

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2018/09/01 - 2020/06/30 Catalysts (2073-4344)
Distinctions

Award

2024 Honorable mention José Manuel de Mello Scholarship 2024 – Entrepreneurship
Fundação Amélia da Silva de Mello, Portugal
2019 2nd Place Winner of Carbon Journal Prize 2019

Other distinction

2019 Cum Laude PhD
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal