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Telma Encarnação is a researcher in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Environmental Pollution at the Coimbra Chemistry Centre (CQC)/Institute of Molecular Sciences (IMS), University of Coimbra. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry (2019), a Master´s degree in Chemistry (2009), and a First Degree in Industrial Chemistry (2007) from the University of Coimbra. Her research focuses on bioremediation using algae and the sustainable transformation of emerging pollutants to produce bio-based products. She has 14 published publications (Scopus H-index: 8), one book, seven book chapters, and several communications in scientific meetings, and she is the first author of a patent nº 110536 PT 2018. She has participated as a Researcher in several projects and is the Project Coordinator of two National Projects (FCT and PT2020). She was the founder of an optical services company. She is the founder of a science-based startup, R&D StockMarket, and the founder and CEO of a biobased industry, PTScience. She is a regular member of the international panel on chemical pollution (IPCP). She is an independent expert evaluator for the European Commission Horizon Europe program.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Telma Encarnação

Citation names

  • Encarnação, Telma

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6611-5CBA-01EA
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3991-7612

Email addresses

  • ttramires@gmail.com (Professional)
  • tencarnacao@qui.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/01
Concluded
 Life Cycle Assessment (Postgraduate Certificate)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2019/11/22
Concluded
 Química (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Fotoquímica
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Microalgae Technology-Sustainable Transformation of Emerging Pollutants" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Unanimously approved with Distinction and Praise
2017 - 2017
Concluded
 High Performance Liquid chromatography (HPLC) (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
UNICAM PORTUGAL-Thermo Scientific, Portugal
2009/09/07
Concluded
 Química Avançada (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
 17
2007/06/01
Concluded
 Química Industrial (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
 14
2004/03/01 - 2004/06/30
Concluded
 Plastinc Injection Moulding (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos, Portugal
1996
Concluded
 Curso de Extensão de Economia Europeia (Outros)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
1995
Concluded
 Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) (Bachelor)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) PTScience, Portugal
PTScience, Portugal
2009/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2024/02/15 Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2012/03/01 - 2017/02/02 Novel value added fine chemicals using microalgal biomass from industrial carbon dioxide fixation and bioremediation
SFRH/BD/81385/2011
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2007/01 - 2009/06 DNA manipulation in bulk and at interfaces
Provided by PTCRIS: 83419
83419
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2005/07 - 2008/06 DNA manipulation in bulk and at interfaces
Provided by PTCRIS: 58689
58689
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Other

Designation Funders
2022/10/01 - Current PRR_INOV.AM – Inovação em Fabricação Aditiva
RE-C05-i01: Agendas/Alianças (.01) Mobilizadoras para a Reindustrialização e (.02) Verdes para a Inovação Empresarial
Researcher
Ongoing
2022/04/01 - Current PRR-EMBALAGEM DO FUTURO | + Ecológica + Digital + INCLUSIVA
RE-C05-i01: Agendas/Alianças (.01) Mobilizadoras para a Reindustrialização e (.02) Verdes para a Inovação Empresarial
Researcher
Ongoing
2021/03/29 - 2024/03/28 NABIA-New Approach to Bioremediation using Algae
PTDC/BTA-GES/2740/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Projecto Soluções Verdes
CENTRO-05-4740-FSE-001526
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2004/03/01 - 2004/06/30 Hibridmolde-Desenvolvimento de metodologias alternativas de projecto e fabrico de moldes de Rápidos, para Injecção de Termoplásticos de Engenharia
POCTI and FEDER Programmes
Technical development
Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos, Portugal
Concluded
2004/03/01 - 2004/06/30 IMATECH Tecnologia de Montagem In-Mould
POCTI
Technical development
Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos, Portugal
Concluded
2004/03/01 - 2004/03/30 Fabrico Rápido de Ferramentas FRF
Agência de Inovação - Projecto Mobilizador da Ciência e Tecnologia.
Technical development
Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Encarnação, Telma. Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution?. Springer International Publishing. 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17226-7 • Editor
Book chapter
  1. Encarnação, Telma; da Graça Campos, Maria; Mateus, Artur. "Introduction: Environmental Pollution and Biotechnological Solutions". In Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution?, 1-4. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17226-7_1
  2. Encarnação, Telma; Ramos, Pedro; Mohammed, Danouche; McDonald, Joe; Lizzul, Marco; Nicolau, Nadia; da Graça Campos, Maria; Sobral, Abílio J. F. N.. "Bioremediation Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria and Biomass Valorisation". In Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution?, 5-28. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17226-7_2
  3. Singh, Poonam; FNU, Kaleemunnisa; Encarnação, Telma. "Marine Bacteria for Biofertilizers". In Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution?, 189-203. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17226-7_9
  4. Singh, Poonam; FNU, Kaleemunnisa; Encarnação, Telma. "Genetic Modification: A Gateway to Stimulate the Industrial Production of Biofuels". In Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution?, 237-260. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17226-7_11
  5. Pais, Alberto A. C. C.; Encarnação, Telma. "Conclusion: Environmental Protection—Our Common Responsibility". In Marine Organisms: A Solution to Environmental Pollution?, 267-269. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17226-7_13
  6. Dupré, Catherine; Burrows, Hugh D.; Campos, Maria G.; Delattre, Cédric; Encarnação, Telma; Fauchon, Marilyne; Gaignard, Clément; et al. "Microalgal Biomass of Industrial Interest: Methods of Characterization". In Handbook on Characterization of Biomass, Biowaste and Related By-products, 537-639. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35020-8
  7. Encarnação, Telma. "Microalgae immobilization and use in bioremediation.". In In Marine Microbial Bioremediation. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
    Accepted
Conference paper
  1. Encarnação, Telma; Mateus, Artur; Gaspar, Florindo; Massano, Anabela; Biscaia, Sara; Guincho, Pedro Batalha; Nogueira, Bernardo A.; et al. "Bioremediation Using Microalgae and Circular Economy Approach: A Case Study". 2023.
    10.3390/materproc2022008108
  2. Telma Encarnação 1,2,3*, Artur Mateus 2 Florindo Gaspar2, Anabela Massano2, Sara Biscaia2, Pedro Batalha Guincho3, Berna. "Microalgae biorefinery: high-value products from bioremediation processes". Paper presented in RESIM2022, 2022.
  3. Telma Encarnação, Abílio J.F.N. Sobral. Corresponding author: Telma Encarnação, Abílio J.F.N. Sobral. "BIOREMEDIATION USING MICROALGAE". Paper presented in HORIZON 2020 BROKERAGE EVENT, Tbilisi, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Encarnação, Telma. "Small Organisms With A Big Future". Paper presented in BIONTEQ, 2023.
  2. Encarnação, Telma. "Microalgae biorefinery: high-value products from bioremediation processes". Paper presented in RESIM2022, 2022.
  3. Encarnação, Telma. "MICROALGAE TECHNOLOGY: A sustainable alternative for the chemical industry". Paper presented in CHEMEET2022, 2022.
  4. Telma Encarnação. "Bioremediation using microalgae and circular economy approach: a case study". Paper presented in MATERIAIS 2022, 2022.
  5. Encarnação, Telma. "Novel value added fine chemicals using microalgal biomass from industrial carbon dioxide fixation for pharmaceutical applications". Paper presented in XXIV IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, 2012.
  6. Encarnação, Telma. "Novas Aplicações Farmacêuticas e Químicas-Fixação de dióxido de carbono fotoinduzida por microalgas para a produção de moléculas orgânicas de valor acrescentado". Paper presented in Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia, 2010.
  7. Encarnação, Telma. "A microalga marinha Nannochloropsis sp. Aumento da produtividade de compostos de interesse". Paper presented in Workshop “NOVOS PRODUTOS DO MAR: Inovação e Valorização dos Produtos da Pesca e Aquicultura, 2010.
  8. Encarnação, Telma. "Media manipulation for response control in microalgae cultivation". Paper presented in International Workshop Extensive and semi-intensive Aquaculture in Southern Europe, SEACASE Project, 2010.
  9. Encarnação, Telma. "Complexation of Trivalente Lanthanide ions With on Poly(Acrylic acid) and Poly(Methacrylic acid) in Aqueous solution". Paper presented in XIX Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2004.
Encyclopedia entry
  1. Ana Costa. "Bioplastics". , 2023. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/41675.
Journal article
  1. Encarnação, Telma; Nicolau, Nadia; Ramos, Pedro; Silvestre, Elsa; Mateus, Artur; Carvalho, Tomás Archer de; Gaspar, Florindo; et al. "Recycling Ophthalmic Lens Wastewater in a Circular Economy Context: A Case Study with Microalgae Integration". Materials 17 1 (2023): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17010075.
    10.3390/ma17010075
  2. Costa, Ana; Encarnação, Telma; Tavares, Rafael; Todo Bom, Tiago; Mateus, Artur. "Bioplastics: Innovation for Green Transition". Polymers 15 3 (2023): 517. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15030517.
    10.3390/polym15030517
  3. Encarnação, Telma. "Microalgae Nannochloropsis sp. removal of imidacloprid from water and its determination by a validated RP-HPLC method". (2020):
    Accepted
  4. Encarnação, Telma; Palito, Cátia; Pais, Alberto A. C. C.; Valente, Artur J. M.; Burrows, Hugh D.. "Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water by Free and Imobilised Microalgae". Molecules 25 16 (2020): 3639. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25163639.
    10.3390/molecules25163639
  5. Encarnação, Telma. "Development and validation of a RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous analysis of paracetamol, ibuprofen, olanzapine, and simvastatin during microalgae bioremediation". MethodsX (2020):
    Submitted
  6. Encarnação, Telma. "Removal of pharmaceuticals from water by free and imobilised microalgae". Molecules (2020):
    Accepted
  7. Encarnação, Telma; Aguiar, António; Palito, Cátia; Pais, Alberto A.C.C.; Campos, Maria G.; Sobral, Abílio J.F.N.; Burrows, Hugh D.. "Development and validation of a RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous analysis of paracetamol, ibuprofen, olanzapine, and simvastatin during microalgae bioremediation". MethodsX 7 (2020): 101083. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.101083.
    10.1016/j.mex.2020.101083
  8. Encarnação, Telma. "Endocrine disrupting chemicals: Impact on human health, wildlife and the environment". Science Progress (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0036850419826802.
    10.1177/0036850419826802
  9. Telma Encarnação; Cláudia T. Arranja; Tânia F. G. G. Cova; Alberto A. C. C. Pais; Maria G. Campos; Abílio J. F. N. Sobral; Hugh D. Burrows. "Monitoring oil production for biobased feedstock in the microalga Nannochloropsis sp.: a novel method combining the BODIPY BD-C12 fluorescent probe and simple image processing". Journal of Applied Phycology 30 4 (2018): 2273-2285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-018-1437-y.
    10.1007/s10811-018-1437-y
  10. Arranja, C.T.; Aguiar, A.; Encarnação, T.; Fonseca, S.M.; Justino, L.L.G.; Castro, R.A.E.; Benniston, A.; et al. "Double-tailed long chain BODIPYs - Synthesis, characterization and preliminary studies on their use as lipid fluorescence probes". Journal of Molecular Structure 1146 (2017): 62-69. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019977215&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.05.119
  11. Filipa Figueiredo; Telma Encarnação; Maria G. Campos. "Algae as Functional Foods for the Elderly". Food and Nutrition Sciences 07 12 (2016): 1122-1148. https://doi.org/10.4236%2Ffns.2016.712107.
    10.4236/fns.2016.712107
  12. Encarnação, T.; Pais, A.A.C.C.; Campos, M.G.; Burrows, H.D.. "Cyanobacteria and microalgae: A renewable source of bioactive compounds and other chemicals". Science Progress 98 2 (2015): 145-168. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84934761727&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3184/003685015X14298590596266
  13. Encarnação, Telma. "Effect of N and P on the uptake of magnesium and iron and on the production of carotenoids and chlorophyll by marine microalgae Nannochloropsis sp.: the application of experimental design". Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A (2012): 197-212.
  14. Burrows, H.D.; Chimamkpam, T.O.; Encarnação, T.; Fonseca, S.M.; Pereira, R.F.P.; Luísa Ramos, M.; Valente, A.J.M.. "Trivalent metal ion binding to surfactants and polyelectrolytes: A review". Journal of Surface Science and Technology 26 3-4 (2010): 197-212. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79953747235&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  15. Encarnação, Telma. "A interacção entre lantanídeos trivalentes e aniões poli(acrilatos) em solução aquosa". Coloides e Interfases-Ediciones Universidad Salamanca (2005): 299-305.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Encarnação, Telma (6611-5CBA-01EA); Burrows, H.D.. 2018. "Optical or corrective lens". Portugal.

Other

Other output
  1. PTScience. PTScience is a science-based company that develops advanced innovative products and launch them onto the market quickly and competitively. The company manufactures and distributes specific green products in the field of Optics. PTScience also provides solutions for other sectors.. 2020. Encarnação, Telma.
Spin-off company
  1. 2020. PTScience. Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environment.
  2. 2018. R&D StockMarket. Multi-Sided Web Platform. https://www.rdstockmarket.com.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022 Microalgae for Industrial Wastewater treatment CHEMEET2022
2022 Microalgae Biorefinery: High-Value Products from Bioremediation Processes RESIM
2022 NABIA- New Approach to Biorremediation using Algae-Desafios da Economia Circular MOLDPLAS
2022 Microalgas: Uma solução para os desafios ambientais? BIOTECNOLOGIA: DIFERENTES VISÕES
MARE-PLeiria
2018 Microalgae: from pollution to profit How to protect water, soil and plants production all together- ProWsper 2018
2014 BODIPY staining a rapid method for lipid quantification in microalgae Symposium of Analytical Division of SPQ-2014
(Portugal)
2014 Algas Comilonas Infusão de Ciência, 2014

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/11/01 - Current Use of polypyrroles in polymers for medical applications
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current Optimization of microalgal biomolecules production for tissue engineering
Supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current Microalgae Bioremediation and Circular Economy Concept
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/01/26 Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing for Composites
(Thesis) Arguer
 Patricio Alejandro Banda Vargas (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/06/28 - Current The International Panel on Chemical Pollution IPCP Support efforts and projects within the IPCP working groups and activities.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/05/13 - 2024/05/13 Química e Saúde Ambiental Ciências Bioanalíticas (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/03/23 - 2023/03/28 Química e Saúde Ambiental Ciências Bioanalíticas (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019/10/01 - Current Independent expert evaluator for the European Commission Horizon2020 programme.
Evaluator
 Research Executive Agency, Belgium
Distinctions

Other distinction

2018 Semifinalist of Entrepreneurship Contest-Acredita Portugal 2018.