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Ouissal Assila (OA) obtained her doctorate from the University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (FSDM), Higher School of Technology (EST-Fez, Morocco), in 2023. The title of her Ph.D. Thesis is "Treatment of organic pollutants in aqueous medium on Eco-environment materials by adsorption and catalytic oxidation processes." Her research focused on the use of eco-friendly materials for removing organic pollutants from aqueous media through adsorption and catalytic oxidation, presenting efficient approaches for addressing water contamination challenges. During her doctoral studies, OA conducted a one-year research stay at the University of Minho-Braga, Portugal, under the Erasmus+ Programme International Credit Mobility. She also assisted and collaborated with exchange Ph.D., predoctoral, and postdoctoral researchers during their stays at Minho, working within the Centre of Chemistry and the Centre of Biological Engineering. These collaborations resulted in joint publications with various international institutions. This mobility opportunity allowed her to present her findings at three international congresses and publish four scientific articles. Additionally, she was deeply involved in the characterization of eco-materials and their application in advanced water treatment processes. OA’s scientific contributions include 13 articles (h-index 9), with 2 additional manuscripts currently in progress. Her research focuses on the synthesis of low-cost catalysts for enhanced performance in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), such as the mineralization of industrial textile effluents and their potential reuse within the same treatment systems. Her articles have been presented at numerous international conferences, contributing to the dissemination of her innovative findings. Alongside her academic achievements, OA has participated in teaching practical lectures across various units in Chemical, Catalysis, Materials, and Environmental Engineering courses at both bachelor’s and master’s levels at EST-Fez. She has also supervised and mentored several undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. students at her home institution and the University of Minho. These mentorship roles have fostered collaborative publications and strengthened her international research network. Her research career began at the Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Condensed Matter Chemistry, focusing on raw materials and industrial process analysis. She later developed expertise in water treatment, catalysis, and sustainability while working at the Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (FEUP-Portugal) as part of the GIATEX project. In this capacity, she specialized in process modulation for textile wastewater recycling, pilot unit installations, and conducting life cycle assessments (LCA) and economic viability studies. OA is actively involved in scientific dissemination and has contributed to the writing and organization of research projects. Her research interests include sustainable environmental practices, catalyst design, oxidation processes, and water treatment technologies. She is dedicated to developing innovative processes for pollutant removal and water recycling, aligning her work with global environmental conservation priorities.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ouissal Assila

Citation names

  • Ouissal Assila

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6113-5C81-7211
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9612-6377
Google Scholar ID
OUISSAL ASSILA
Scopus Author Id
Assila, Ouissal

Email addresses

  • ouissal.assila@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (351) 920400641 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Textiles
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Arab (Mother tongue)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10/10 - 2024/09/10
Concluded
 Specialist Technician in Information Systems Technologies and Programming (Postgraduate Certificate)
Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) Centre of Braga, portugal, Portugal
2018/12/01 - 2023/02/23
Concluded
 Materials and Process Engineering (Doktor (PhD))
Major in With highest honours
Higher School of Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Morocco
"Treatment of organic pollutants in aqueous medium on Eco-environment materials by adsorption and catalytic oxidation processes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/11/01 - 2019/07/15
Concluded
 Certificate of Professional training, the Office of Vocational Training and Employment Promotion (OFPPT) (Diplôme d´études supérieures)
Specialized Institute for Training in Social Work, Morocco
2016/09/01 - 2018/10/30
Concluded
 Materials and Process Engineering (Master)
Faculty of Science and Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah-Fez , Morocco, Morocco
" Preliminary study of dyes from a local traditional dyeing factory “Es Sebbaghine-Fez” on two types of Moroccan raw clay" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013/09/01 - 2016/07/28
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Licence)
Faculty of Science and Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Morocco
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/03/28 - 2022/03/19 Research Trainee (Research) University of Minho, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01/18 - Current GIATEX – Intelligent Water Management in the Textile & Clothing Industry
nr. C644943052-00000050
Researcher
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) , Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Assila, Ouissal; Orge C. A; Salomé O. G.P; Pereira, M. Fernando R.. "Deagradation of pollutants in industrial effluents using ozonation reaction over Fe-catalysts". Paper presented in European Nanoporous Materials Institute of Excellence (9th ENMIX Workshop), Faculty of Engineering University of Porto-Portugal, 2024.
  2. Ouissal Assila; Óscar Barros; Nahali, Loubna; Miyah, Youssef; Abdelhak Kherbeche; Farid Zerrouq; Fonseca AMF; et al. "Bimetallic heterogeneous Fenton-type catalysts for water treatment optimized by BBD". Paper presented in The 8th International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’8) Fes UPF- Morocco, 2022.
  3. Ouissal Assila; Vilaça N; Kherbeche, Abdelhak; Farid Zerrouq; Fonseca A; Neves, Ïsabel C. "«ZIF-8 materials as heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts for degradation of pollutants in water". Paper presented in XI ENCMP and II RGC The XI Meeting of the Catalysis and Porous Materials Division and the II Meeting of the Carbon Group» Aveiro- Portugal, 2021.
  4. Assila, Ouissal; Nahali, Loubna; Miyah, Youssef; Zerrouq, Farid; Abdelhak Kherbeche. "Cu- Ni effect on the Bentonite clay synthesized via impregnation method during CWPO of methyl green". Paper presented in 12th International SedNet Conference symposium I2SM 2021 “Sediment Challenges and Opportunities due to Climate Change and Sustainable Development” Lille-France, 2021.
  5. Assila, Ouissal; Zouheir, Morad; Nahali, Loubna; Farid Zerrouq; Abdelhak Kherbeche. "«Copper-Nickel co-impregnation of Moroccan yellow Clay as promising catalysts for the catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of Caffeine". Paper presented in 12th International SedNet Conference symposium I2SM 2021 “Sediment Challenges and Opportunities due to Climate Change and Sustainable Development” Lille France, 2021.
  6. Nahali, Loubna; Assila, Ouissal; Miyah, Youssef; El Badraoui, Aziz; Abdelhak Kherbeche; Zerrouq, Farid. "«Kinetic and thermodynamic study of brilliant green adsorption by a low-cost biosorbent". Paper presented in the 3rd International Symposium on Organized water, Innovation in environment and aquatic biodiversity_ Al Hoceima- Morocco, 2019.
  7. Assila, Ouissal; Nahali, Loubna; Miyah, Youssef; El Badraoui, Aziz; Abdelhak Kherbeche; Farid Zerrouq. "Preparation and characterization of a Cu-Clay catalytic system for application in depollution technologies". Paper presented in the 3rd International Symposium on Organized water, Innovation in environment and aquatic biodiversity _ Al Hoceima- Morocco, 2019.
  8. Boutguelmoust jihan; Miyah, Youssef; Nahali, Loubna; Assila, Ouissal; Zerrouq, Farid. "Delegated management of solid waste, benchmarking and performance". Paper presented in The 6th International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’6) Fes- Morocco, 2019.
  9. Nahali, Loubna; Miyah, Youssef; Assila, Ouissal; Boutguelmoust jihan; El Badraoui, Aziz; Zerrouq, Farid. "«Kinetic and thermodynamic study of adsorption of Eriochrome black using a natural adsorbent "bagasse de canne à sucre". Paper presented in The 6th International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’6) Fes- Morocco, 2019.
  10. Assila, Ouissal; Nahali, Loubna; Boutguelmoust jihan; El Badraoui, Aziz; Abdelhak Kherbeche; Zerrouq, Farid. "«Preparation and physico-chemical characterization of a Cu-clay catalytic system: comparative study". Paper presented in The 6th International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’6) Fes- Morocco, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Marta S. F. Oliveira; Ouissal Assila; António M. Fonseca; Pier Parpot; Teresa Valente; Elisabetta Rombi; Isabel C. Neves. "Acid Mine Drainage Precipitates from Mining Effluents as Adsorbents of Organic Pollutants for Water Treatment". Molecules (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29153521.
    10.3390/molecules29153521
  2. Assila, Ouissal; Bencheqroun, Zineb; Rombi, Elisabetta; Valente, Teresa; Braga, Amália S.; Zaitan, Hicham; Kherbeche, Abdelhak; et al. "Raw clays from Morocco for degradation of pollutants by Fenton-like reaction for water treatment". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 679 (2023): 132630. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132630.
    10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132630
  3. Souhassou, Hanane; Fahoul, Youssef; El Mrabet, Imane; Iboustaten, Elmustafa; Assila, Ouissal; Nahali, Loubna; Mertah, Oumaima; Kherbeche, Abdelhak. "Optimization of basic red 29 dye removal onto a natural red clay using response surface methodology". Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society 21 1 (2023): 275-291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13738-023-02924-5.
    10.1007/s13738-023-02924-5
  4. Ouissal Assila; Natália Vilaça; Ana R. Bertão; António M. Fonseca; Pier Parpot; Olívia S.G. P. Soares; Manuel F.R. Pereira; et al. "Optimization of iron-ZIF-8 catalysts for degradation of tartrazine in water by Fenton-like reaction". Chemosphere (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139634.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139634
  5. Ouissal Assila; Óscar Barros; António M.F. Fonseca; Pier Parpot; Olívia S.G.P. Soares; Manuel F.R. Pereira; Farid Zerrouq; et al. "Degradation of pollutants in water by Fenton-like oxidation over LaFe-catalysts: Optimization by experimental design". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2022.112422.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2022.112422
  6. Nahali, Loubna; Miyah, Youssef; Mejbar, Fatiha; Benjelloun, Mohammed; Assila, Ouissal; Fahoul, Youssef; Nenov, Valentin; Zerrouq, Farid. "Assessment of Brilliant Green and Eriochrome Black T dyes adsorption onto fava bean peels: kinetics, isotherms and regeneration study". Desalination and Water Treatment 245 (2022): 255-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2022.27945.
    10.5004/dwt.2022.27945
  7. Zouheir, Morad; Assila, Ouissal; Tanji, Karim; El Gaidoumi, Abdelali; Araña, Javier; Doña Rodríguez, José Miguel; Smått, Jan-Henrik; Huynh, Tan-Phat; Kherbeche, Abdelhak. "Bandgap optimization of sol–gel-derived TiO2 and its effect on the photodegradation of formic acid". Nano Futures 5 2 (2021): 025004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/abfb7d.
    10.1088/2399-1984/abfb7d
  8. Assila, Ouissal; Zouheir, Morad; Tanji, Karim; Haounati, Redouane; Zerrouq, Farid; Kherbeche, Abdelhak. "Copper nickel co-impregnation of Moroccan yellow clay as promising catalysts for the catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of caffeine". Heliyon 7 1 (2021): e06069. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06069.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06069
  9. Assila, Ouissal; Miyah, Youssef; Nahali, Loubna; El Badraoui, Aziz; Nenov, Valentin; El khazzan, Bouchta; Zerrouq, Farid; Abdelhak Kherbeche. "Copper-impregnated on natural material as promising catalysts for the wet hydrogen peroxide catalytic oxidation of Methyl Green". Moroccan Journal of Chemistry 9 2351-812X (2021): 075-084.
    Published
  10. A. Thiam; K. Tanji; O. Assila; M. Zouheir; Redouane Haounati; A. Arrahli; A. Abeid; et al. "Valorization of Date Pits as an Effective Biosorbent for Remazol Brilliant Blue Adsorption from Aqueous Solution". Journal of Chemistry 2020 (2020): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4173152.
    10.1155/2020/4173152
  11. Assila, Ouissal; Tanji, Karim; Zouheir, Morad; Arrahli, Abdellah; Nahali, Loubna; Zerrouq, Farid; Kherbeche, Abdelhak. "Adsorption Studies on the Removal of Textile Effluent over Two Natural Eco-Friendly Adsorbents". Journal of Chemistry 2020 (2020): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6457825.
    10.1155/2020/6457825
  12. Mejbar, Fatiha; Miyah, Youssef; El Badraoui, Aziz; Nahali, Loubna; Assila, Ouissal; khalil, Aniss; Farid Zerrouq. "Studies of the adsorption kinetics process for removal of methylene blue dye by residue of grenadine bark extraction". Morocan Journal of Chemistry (2019):
    Published
  13. Nahali, Loubna; Miyah, Youssef; Assila, Ouissal; El Badraoui, Aziz; El khazzan, Bouchta; Zerrouq, Farid. "Kinetic and thermodynamicstudy of the adsorption of twodyes:brilliant green and eriochrome black T using a natural adsorbent "sugarcane bagasse"". Moroccan Journal of Chemistry 7 2351-812X (2019): 715-726.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Treatment of organic pollutants in aqueous medium on Eco-environment materials by adsorption and catalytic oxidation processes". PhD, Higher School of Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, 2023.
  2. "Preliminary study of dyes from a local traditional dyeing factory “Es Sebbaghine-Fez” on two types of Moroccan raw clay". Master, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah-Fez , Morocco, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/27 Comparison of ozonation combined with UV/H2O2 processes for textile wastewater treatment and reuse Ozone and Advanced Oxidation, IOA-EA3G International Conference & Exhibition, Porto. Portugal
(Porto, Portugal)
2024/09/12 Catalytic ozonation of real pollutants using raw clay and Fe-carbon catalysts European Nanoporous Materials Institute of Excellence (9th ENMIX Workshop), Faculty of Engineering University of Porto-Portugal
(Porto, Portugal)
2022/06/15 Optimization and experimental design of the adsorption process of basic red 29 on local clay using the response surface methodology The 8th International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’8)
(Fez, Morocco)
2021/11/23 Optimization of Fenton-type reaction for water treatment using bimetallic catalysts based in porous materials by Box-Behnken Desing The congress Environment, Catalysis and Process Engineering (ECGP 15)
(Marrakech, Morocco)
2021/07/14 «Box-Behnken Desing for optimization of Fenton-type reaction for water treatment using heterogeneous catalysts The XXVII National conference of the Portuguese Chemical Society, which was held at University of Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2021/06/28 Dry fava Beans peel: A new adsorbent for the removal of cationic pollutants from wastewater 12th International SedNet Conference symposium I2SM 2021 “Sediment Challenges and Opportunities due to Climate Change and Sustainable Development
(Lille, France)
2020/02/28 Elimination of the potential of brilliant green dye, using a low-cost bioadsorbent The 7th International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’7)
(Fez, Morocco)
2020/02/28 Synthesis of Cu-CT catalyst using impregnation method toward the CWPO of Methyl Green The 7th International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’7)
(Fez, Morocco)
2019/11/14 study of catalytic performance for the oxidation of methyl green dye using Cu-Clay catalyst with H2O2 The 2nd Edition of the International Congress on Water and Environment studies
(Nador, Morocco)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/01/18 - 2021/06/28 "Advanced Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation for Organic Pollutant Removal in Aqueous Systems
Co-supervisor
2021/01/18 - 2021/06/28 CWPO for the treatment of organic pollution in aqueous media
Co-supervisor
2020/01/15 - 2020/06/18 Efficient Removal of Crystal Violet Dye from Aqueous Solutions Using Eco-Friendly Adsorbent Materials
Co-supervisor
2020/01/15 - 2020/06/12 ELIMINATION OF VIOLET CRYSTAL BY AN ADSORBENT
Co-supervisor

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/06/15 - 2022/06/16 International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’8) (2022/06/15 - 2022/06/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2020/02/28 - 2020/02/29 International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’7) (2020/02/28 - 2020/02/29)
2019/03/22 - 2019/03/23 International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’6) (2019/03/22 - 2019/03/23)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/02/03 - 2021/02/02 Mineral Chemist (Magister) Higher School of Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah-Fez (FSDM), Morocco
2019/02/03 - 2021/02/02 General Chemistry (Licence) Higher School of Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah-Fez (FSDM), Morocco
2019/02/03 - 2021/02/02 Organic Chemistry (Licence) Higher School of Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah-Fez (FSDM), Morocco
2019/02/03 - 2021/02/02 Unit Operations Higher School of Technology, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah-Fez (FSDM), Morocco
Distinctions

Award

2020 2nd Prize for Communication at the GRDD International Congress
International Symposium Water, Recycling and Waste Recovery (ERVD’7) , Morocco