MARIA ALCINA ALPOIM DE SOUSA PEREIRA (6D18-A2F3-C007)

Curriculum Vitae

MARIA ALCINA ALPOIM DE SOUSA PEREIRA

Maria Alcina Pereira graduated in Biological Engineering (Pollution Control Branch) in 1995 and obtained in 1999 a master's degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Minho (UM) (Portugal). In 2003 she completed a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the same University, having subsequently completed a Post-Doctorate (2003-2007) at the UM Certer of Biological Engineering. As part of her work, she joined the Molecular Ecology group at the Microbiology Laboratory at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands for one year (2004-2005). Between 2007-2008 she was a Researcher at TTIW-Wetsus (Technological Top Institute Wetsus, Center of excellence for sustainable water technology) in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, and between 2008-2013 she was an Assistant Researcher at the UM Certer of Biological Engineering. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at the University of Minho and a researcher at the Environmental Bioresources and Bioremediation Technology (Env2B) group at the Center of Biological Engineering, where her main research interests include the study of microbiology and biotechnology of waste / by-products processing focused on the development of new technologies and production of valuable compounds. She is/was responsible at UM for 4 R&D projects (2 national and 2 international) and part of the team of 26 other R&D projects. She has 81 publications in international journals with peer review, 80 scientific papers presented at national and international congresses, 11 book chapters and 2 patents. She is a regular reviewer of several scientific journals. She was a member of the scientific committee of the IX Latin-American Workshop and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion (2008), the 13th (2013), 14th (2015), 16th (2019) and 17th (2022) World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, the 2nd (2013), 3rd (2015), 4th (2017), 5th (2019) and 6th (2023) International Conference and Exhibition WASTES, and the 2023 EU-ISMET. She supervised 7 PhD students (+3 in progress) and more than 45 master theses. She is Programm Director of the Master Course in Chemical and Biological Engineering and Executive Director of the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory and the Anaerobic Microbiology Laboratory.

Read full resume ↓

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: MARIA ALCINA ALPOIM DE SOUSA PEREIRA

Citation names

Pereira, Maria Alcina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 6D18-A2F3-C007
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7110-1779

Email addresses

alcina@deb.uminho.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Fax

253678986 (Professional)

Telephone

253604417 (Professional)

Addresses

Universidade do Minho, Centro de Engenharia Biológica. Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/mariaalcinapereira (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2003 Concluded	Doutoramento em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering) (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Anaerobic Biodegradation of Long Chain Fatty Acids" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado
1999 Concluded	Mestrado em Engenharia Biológica (M.Sc. in Biological Engineering) (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Degradação de ácido oleico em filtros anaeróbios: efeito da adaptação do inóculo e da recirculação da biomassa" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Muito Bom
1995 Concluded	Licenciatura em Engenharia Biológica (Biological Engineering Degree) (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Operação de digestores anaeróbios" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14 valores

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2013/09/19 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/07 - Current	Program Director, Master Degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - Current	Executive Director of the Anaerobe Microbiology Laboratory (LMICA), Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga-Portugal	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016 - Current	Executive Director of the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga-Portugal	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2016	Deputy Director of the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga-Portugal	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2007/04 - 2008/04	Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Microbiology, Wetsus - Centre of excellence for sustainable water technology, Leeuwarden- Netherlands	Wetsus - Centre of excellence for sustainable water technology, Netherlands
	Wetsus - Centre of excellence for sustainable water technology, Netherlands

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2013/05/02 - 2013/07/01	Invited Scientist Fellow	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

2008/05/01 - 2013/05/01	Investigadora Auxiliar (Academic Researcher)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

2007/04/15 - 2008/04/30	Investigadora (Post-Doctoral Researcher)	TTIW-Wetsus Center for sustainable water technology, Netherlands

2003/11/01 - 2007/03/31	Bolseira de Pós-Doutoramento da FCT (Post-doctoral grant by FCT)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

2005/09/15 - 2006/02/15	Monitora (Teaching assistant )	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

1999/10/01 - 2003/09/30	Bolseira de Doutoramento da FCT (PhD grant by FCT)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

1995/10/02 - 1999/09/30	Monitora (Teaching assistant)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

1997/10/01 - 1998/09/30	Bolseira de Mestrado da FCT (MSc grant by FCT)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/09/01 - Current	Development of alternative effluent treatment processes based on biological solutions PRR/BioEconomiaAzul/WP3/CEB Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Ongoing
2019/01/01 - Current	Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho UID/BIO/04469/2019 Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2023/03/01 - 2026/02/28	Hybrid models implementation to reduce the impact of wastewaters treatment in receiving waters 2022.06822.PTDC Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Associate Laboratory on Biotechnology, Bioengineering and microELectromechanical Systems 10.54499/LA/P/0029/2020 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório Associado em Biotecnologia, Bioengenharia e Sistemas microELetromecânicos LA/P/0029/2020 Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/03/01 - 2024/08/31	Methane mitigation strategies based on photosynthetic microorganisms 2022.05196.PTDC Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/11/01 - 2024/04/30	Global Omic Data Integration on Animal, Vegetal and Environment Sectors 952908 Principal investigator Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29	Biodiversity and Bioprospecting of Biosurfactants in Saline Environments PTDC/BII-BIO/5554/202 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/28	Bi3S - Biodiversity and Bioprospecting of Biosurfactants in Saline Environments PTDC/BII-BIO/5554/2020 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2022/12/31	Evaluation and valorization of plastics and microplastics in marine environment NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000080 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2022/12/31	Water and nutrients management based on BIOrefinery and circular ECOnomy towards a sustainable agri-food system of the NORTE of Portugal NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000070 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2022/12/31	Modelos Analíticos e Predictivos para Optimização de Sistemas Multimunicipais de Água DSAIPA/AI/0099/2019 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2022/03/31	Utilização de bactérias produtoras de lípidos para o tratamento de águas residuais oleosas salinas com recuperação de produtos de valor PTDC/BTA-BTA/30180/2017 Principal investigator Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2017/01/01 - 2020/06/30	Estratégias multiuso para a valorização de uma gama alargada de subprodutos agroflorestais e das pescas: Um passo em frente na criação de uma biorrefinaria integrada SAICTPAC/0040/2015 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2016 - 2020	BioTecNorte - Underpinning Biotechnology to foster the north of Portugal bioeconomy NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000004 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Ongoing
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
2016 - 2019	Innovative strategies to control filamentous overgrowth in activated sludge wastewater treatmen PTDC/AAG-TEC/3331/2014 Researcher	Ongoing
2016 - 2018	FOGdigest - Activation of the Inverted Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (IASB) reactor Pilot Plan POCI-01-0247-FEDER-01767 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
2013 - 2018	Novel anaerobes for a biobased economy ERC Advanced Grant 323009 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
2011/03 - 2016/02	Bioenergy potential of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria fattened-up from polluted wastewaters NA Principal investigator Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology Concluded
2012 - 2016	Bio-electrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine – ValueFromUrine EU FP7-308535-2 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
2013/01/01 - 2015/12/31	Consolidação das Competências e Recursos de Investigação em Biotecnologia Celular e Molecular no CEB/IBB RECI/BBB-EBI/0179/2012 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013 - 2015	Tratamento de efluentes gordurosos em reatores anaeróbios compartimentados e de manta de lodo invertidos: metabólitos, miocrobiota e possibilidades de reúso MEC/MCTI/CAPES/CNPq/FAPs Nº 61/2011 [402584/2012-0] in the	N/A
2011/03/01 - 2014/08/31	Conversão anaeróbia de lípidos/AGCL em bioreactores: da ecofisiologia microbiana ao melhoramento da produção de biogás PTDC/EBB-EBI/114364/2009 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2008/05/02 - 2013/05/01	Aplicação de técnicas moleculares para a monitorização da estrutura e dinâmica de ecossistemas microbianos complexos CONT_DOUT/58/UM/672/6573/ 40/2006 Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011 - 2013	Biological treatment (anaerobic/aerobic) of pulp and paper industry wastewater with special reference to genotoxicity of waste before and after treatm NA Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - LA 23 - 2011-2012 PEst-OE/EQB/LA0023/2011 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade dos Açores, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011 - 2012	Biotreatment and microbial community structure of municipal solid wastes and sewage sludge. NA Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
2010 - 2011	Advanced anaerobic treatment strategies for high lipid-protein substrates (ADAMOX) CTM2010- 18212 Researcher GIRO Technological Centre, Spain	Concluded
2007 - 2011	The IASB Reactor- A novel system for efficient treatment of fat-containing industrial wastewater”- SIUPI (Sistema de Incentivos à Utilização da Propriedade Industrial) NA Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
2007/07/01 - 2010/10/31	Monitorização microbiana de processos de produção de biometano e biohidrogénio- BIOPOWER PTDC/BIO/69745/2006 Principal investigator Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2008 - 2009	Optimization of anaerobic digestion of lipids from animal byproducts” (OPA_LAP) ENE2007-65850 Researcher GIRO Technological Centre, Spain	Concluded
2005/09/01 - 2008/08/31	hyperthermophilic continuous bio-hydrogen production from organic wastes HYPERH2 POCI/ENR/57786/2004 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2006/11/01 - 2007/03/31	RELAÇÃO ENTRE CONDIÇÕES DE OPERAÇÃO E O DESENVOLVIMENTO DE COMUNIDADES MICROBIANAS CHAVE NO TRATAMENTO ANAERÓBIO DE EFLUENTES COMPLEXOS RICOS EM GORDURA: UMA FERRAMENTA P/ A OPTIMIZAÇÃO DA PRODUÇÃO DE BIOGÁS SFRH/BPD/30799/2006	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2003/11/01 - 2006/10/31	CONSTRUÇÃO E MONITORIZAÇÃO MOLECULAR DE CONSÓRCIOS ANAERÓBIOS ESPECIALIZADOS PARA A DEGRADAÇÃO DE LÍPIDOS SFRH/BPD/14591/2003 Wageningen Universiteit, Netherlands Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2003 - 2004	Integration of image analysis, genetic probes and physiologic activity for monitoring the anaerobic digestion process - IMANFISH FCT/POCTI/BIO/37934/2001 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
1999/10/01 - 2003/09/30	MECANISMOS DE ADSORÇÃO E DEGRADAÇÃO ANAERÓBIA DE ÁCIDOS GORDOS DE CADEIA LONGA PRAXIS XXI/BD/20326/99 Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2002 - 2003	Bio-methanization of effluents with high lipid content. NA Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
1999 - 2000	Intermittent operation of anaerobic digesters for treating long chain fatty acids based effluents – ANINTERACID C/CTE/11077/1998 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
1997/10/01 - 1998/09/30	DEGRADAÇÃO ANAERÓBIA DE ÁCIDOS GORDOS DE CADEIA LONGA: EFEITO DA ADIÇÃO DE DETERGENTES PRAXIS XXI/BM/12805/97 Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
1996 - 1997	Comparison of segmented anaerobic filters performance: distributed feed and recirculation influence PEAM/C/SEL/517/95 Researcher	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Peixoto, L.; Pereira, Maria Olívia; Pereira, M. Alcina. EXPOBIOTEC 2020: 4ª Feira da Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia - Livro de Resumos. Universidade do Minho. Departamento de Engenharia Biológica (DEB). 2020.
Book chapter	Oliveira, Renata; Silva, Rita M.; Castro, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Lígia R.; Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Biological processes and the use of microorganisms in oily wastewater treatment". In Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment, 257-288. Elsevier, 2023. Published • 10.1016/b978-0-323-99916-8.00016-x Faria, Carlos; Oliveira, Pedro; Fernandes, Bruno; Aguiar, Francisco; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Novais, Paulo. "A Tree-Based Approach to Forecast the Total Nitrogen in Wastewater Treatment Plants". In Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Volume 1: 18th International Conference, 137-147. Springer International Publishing, 2021. 10.1007/978-3-030-86261-9_14 Oliveira, Pedro; Fernandes, Bruno; Aguiar, Francisco; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Novais, Paulo. "Evaluating Unidimensional Convolutional Neural Networks to Forecast the Influent pH of Wastewater Treatment Plants". In Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning – IDEAL 2021, 446-457. Springer International Publishing, 2021. 10.1007/978-3-030-91608-4_44 Oliveira, Pedro; Fernandes, Bruno; Aguiar, Francisco; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Analide, Cesar; Novais, Paulo. "A Deep Learning Approach to Forecast the Influent Flow in Wastewater Treatment Plants". In Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning – IDEAL 2020, 362-373. Springer International Publishing, 2020. 10.1007/978-3-030-62362-3_32 Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Bioelectrochemical systems for production of valuable compounds". In Bioelectrochemical Interface Engineering, 311-323. Wiley, 2019. Castro, Ana Rita; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia; Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Oil and Hydrocarbon-Producing Bacteria". In Biogenesis of Hydrocarbons, 1-17. Springer International Publishing, 2018. 10.1007/978-3-319-53114-4_8-1 Phadke, S.; Salvador, A.F.; Alves, J.I.; Bretschger, O.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Harnessing the power of PCR molecular fingerprinting methods and next generation sequencing for understanding structure and function in microbial communities". 2017. 10.1007/978-1-4939-7060-5_16 Cavaleiro, A. J.; Picavet, M. A.; Sousa, D. Z.; Stams, A. J. M.; Pereira, M. A.; Alves, M. M.. "Anaerobic Digestion of Lipid-Rich Waste". In Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols, 221-236. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. 10.1007/8623_2015_136 Cavaleiro, A.J.; Abreu, A.A.; Sousa, D.Z.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.M.. "The role of marine anaerobic bacteria and archaea in bioenergy production". 2013. 10.1007/978-94-007-5931-2_18 Costa, J.C.; Sousa, D.Z.; Pereira, M.A.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.. "Biomethanation potential of biological and other wastes". 2013. 10.1007/978-3-642-34519-7_15 Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Métodos de tipagem molecular para a caracterização de biofilmes.". In Biofilmes – Na Saúde, No Ambiente, Na Indústria, 395-381. 2012.
Conference abstract	Salvador, Andreia F.; Georges F. R. Radohery ; Giovanni Melandri; Sylvain Prigent; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Pierre Petriacq. Corresponding author: Salvador, Andreia F.. "Machine learning for predicting biomethane production from microbial communities¿ composition in full scale anaerobic digesters". Paper presented in Proceedings of FEMS ¿ 10th Congress of European Microbiologists, Hamburg, 2023. Published Duarte, Maria Salomé; Martins, Gilberto; Oliveira, João V.; Oliveira, Pedro; Silva, Sérgio A.; Novais, Paulo; Pereira, M. "Modelling anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: mechanistic models vs machine learning". Paper presented in 17th World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, 2022. Magalhães, Carla P.; Duarte, Maria Salomé; Pereira, M. Alcina; Stams, Alfons J.M.; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia; Alves, M. Madal. "Pseudomonas make syntrophic fatty acid degradation go beyond foreseen". Paper presented in 17th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, 2022. Duarte, Maria Salomé; Salvador, Andreia F.; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia; Stams, Alfons J.M.; Pereira, M. Alcina; Alves, M. Mada. "Oleate degradation in a continuous microaerophilic bioreactor by a syntrophic co-culture together with facultative anaerobic bacteria". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Biogas Microbiology, 2022. Fernandes, Bruna R.C.; Barbosa, Sónia G.; Peixoto, Luciana; Ter Heijne, Annemiek; Pereira, M. Alcina. "Carbon nanomaterials for electrode modification in CH4-producing bioelectrochemical systems". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Biogas Microbiology, 2022. Magalhães, Carla P.; Duarte, Maria Salomé; Pereira, M. Alcina; Stams, Alfons J.M.; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia; Alves, M. Madal. "Pseudomonas empower syntrophic fatty acids degradation in the presence of oxygen". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Biogas Microbiology, 2022. Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Alves, Joana I.; Pereira, M. Alcina; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "Beneficial impact of raffinose on human intestinal microbiota". Paper presented in BioIberoAmerica 2022 - 3rd IberoAmerican Congress on Biotechnology, 2022. Peixoto, L.; Vicente, António A.; Azeredo, J.; Peixoto, J.M.; Pereira, M.A.; Pereira, M.O.; Henriques, M.; Neves, P.; Vi. "Science communication in bioengineering and biotechnology: Active and collaborative learning project". Paper presented in Science communication in bioengineering and biotechnology: Active and collaborative learning project, 2021. Silva, Rita M.; Castro, A. Rita; Machado, Raul; Gudiña, Eduardo J.; Rodrigues, Lígia R.; Pereira, M. Alcina. "Biological saline produced water treatment, a sustainable process towards lipids production.". Paper presented in Microbiotec 21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020. Morais, Bruno P.; Martins, Valdo R.; Martins, Gilberto; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, M. Alcina; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia. "Hexadecane toxicity towards pure cultures of methanogens". Paper presented in MicroBiotec'19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019, 2019. Morais, Bruno P.; Martins, Valdo R.; Martins, Gilberto; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, M. Alcina; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia. "Microaeration in anaerobic digestion systems: effect of low oxygen concentrations on methanogenic communities". Paper presented in MicroBiotec'19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019, 2019. Martins, Valdo R.; Freitas, Carlos J.B.; Castro, A. Rita; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, M. Alcina; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia. "Enhanced oil spill bioremediation with Corksorb". Paper presented in BioRemid2019 - 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019. Duarte, Maria Salomé; Oliveira, João V.; Magalhães, Carla P.; Salvador, Andreia F.; Castro, A. Rita; Stams, Alfons J.M.;. "Aerobic and facultative bacteria: working horses at the service of anaerobic digestion.". Paper presented in AD16 - IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, 2019. Alves, M. Madalena; Braga, Cátia S.N.; Martins, Gilberto; Salvador, Andreia F.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Pereira, Luciana; Soare. "Conductive materials affect methanogenic activity of pure cultures of methanogens and syntrophic cocultures". Paper presented in Electromicrobioloqy 2019, 2019. Silva, Ana Rita; Fernandes, A.; Fiume, F.; Castro, Ana Rita C.; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Silva, Rita M.; Fernandes, Ana M.; Fiume, Francesca; Castro, A. Rita; Pereira, M. Alcina. "Production of bacterial lipids from hydrocarbon-based wastewaters in sequencing batch airlift reactors (SBAR)". Paper presented in 16th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, 2019. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Acceleration of anaerobic reactions by conductive carbon nanomaterials". Paper presented in Microbiotec'17 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017, Porto, 2017. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Neutral lipid production from hydrocarbon-contaminated cork sorbents using R. opacus B4". Paper presented in Microbiotec'17 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017, Porto, 2017. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Effect of different carbon materials on the performance of microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) operated on urine and their microbial composition". Paper presented in ISMET 6 - General Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology, Lisbon, 2017. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Exploring syntrophic relationships in the anaerobic biodegradation of lipids and long chain fatty acids". Paper presented in ICBM-3 - 3rd International Conference on Biogas Microbiology, Wageningen, 2017. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Towards the identification of pathways for lipids biosynthesis in HCB". Paper presented in Metabolic Pathway Analysis 2017, Bozeman, 2017. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Effect of carbon nanotubes on methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic co-culture.". Paper presented in . ICBM-3 - 3rd International Conference on Biogas Microbiology, Wageningen, 2017. Published Barbosa, Sónia G. ; Peixoto, Luciana; Kuntke, Philip; Alves, Maria Madalena; ter Heijne, Annemiek; Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Bio-electrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine". Paper presented in 7 th Symposium on Bioengineering., Porto, 2016. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Enhancement of biomethane production from the anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and macroalgae by continuous and intermittent addition of glycerol". Paper presented in 2016 MIT Portugal Annual Conference - 10 Years Engineering a Better Future, Braga, 2016. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "What is the role of Pseudomonas sp. in the anaerobic digestion of long-chain fatty acids?". Paper presented in ? 2016 MIT Portugal Annual Conference - 10 Years Engineering a Better Future., Braga, 2016. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Energy potential of waste(water) through anaerobic digestion processes". Paper presented in 14th Annual 2016 International Workshop on Environment & Alternative Energy - Increasing Space Mission Ground Infrastructure Resiliency through Sustainable Measures, Passadena, 2016. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Energy production from lipids by novel anaerobes". Paper presented in MicroBiotec'15 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2015, Évora, 2015. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Growth of sulfate reducing bacteria on the methanogenic inhibitor". Paper presented in MicroBiotec'15 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2015, Évora, 2015. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anodic potential assessment for energy production with human urine in BES". Paper presented in XX Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, Braga, 2015. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Microbial acclimation to concentrated human urine in Bio-electrochemical system". Paper presented in EU-ISMET 2014 - 2nd European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology, Alcalá, 2014. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Prospecting fat-degrading anaerobes for biotechnology". Paper presented in ICBM 2014 - 2nd International Conference on Biogas Microbiology. Uppsala, Uppsala, 2014. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "An innovative bioelectrochemical system for the recovery of phosphorus, ammonia and electricity from urine2013". Paper presented in International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy, Frascati, 2013. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "ProFuelDB: an open-access database of physiological properties of biofuel-producing anaerobic prokaryotes". Paper presented in 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Santiago de Compostela, 2013. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Effect of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) on the prevalence and viability of hydrogenotrophic methanogens". Paper presented in 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Santiago de Compostela, 2013. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Production of 1,3-propanediol in EGSB reactors by open mixed cultures using glycerol as the carbon source". Paper presented in 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Santiago de Compostela, 2013. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Non-syntrophic reactions in anaerobic unsaturated LCFA conversion by methanogenic sludges". Paper presented in 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Santiago de Compostela, 2013. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "A methodology for coupling DGGE and mathematical modelling: Application in bio-hydrogen production". Paper presented in 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Santiago de Compostela, 2013. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Bioenergy potential of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria fattened-up from industrial wastewaters". Paper presented in 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineering / 2nd European Congress of Applied Biotechnology, The Hague, 2013. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Managing hydrocarbonoclastic communities towards production of carbon storage compounds of biotechnological relevance". Paper presented in 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineering / 2nd European Congress of Applied Biotechnology, The Hague, 2013. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "New strategies for optimal methane production from long chain fatty acids". Paper presented in EcoSTP – EcoTechnologies for Wastewater Treatment, Technical, Enviromental & Economic Challenges Conference, Santiago de Compostela, 2012. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Selective enrichment of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria producing storage compounds of biotechnological relevance". Paper presented in ISME 14 – 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Copenhagen, 2012. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Bioremediation of emerging pollutants from sewage sludge by fungal bioaugmentation". Paper presented in EMB2012_Congress Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bologne, 2012. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Sustainable bioenergy carriers from wastes". Paper presented in 3rd Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Lisbon, 2012. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Assessment of methanogen survival in anaerobic enrichment cultures degrading long-chain fatty acids". Paper presented in FEMS 4th Congress of European Microbiologists, Geneve, 2011. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Microbial diversity and methanogen survival in anaerobic communities degrading long-chain fatty acids". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Biogas Microbiology, Leipzig, 2011. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Acidogenic sludge adaptation with progressive increase in glycerol concentrations". Paper presented in X Oficina e Seminário Latino Americano de Digestão Anaeróbia (DAAL), Ouro Preto, 2011. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Biofilm reactor technology as an alternative to control fungal filamentous bulking caused by Galactomyces geotrichum". Paper presented in 3rd International Congress SmallWat11 on Wastewater Treatment in Small Communities, Seville, 2011. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Characterization of the filamentous bacteria Eikelboom Type 0581 in Portuguese activated-sludge systems". Paper presented in 4th joint national congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology: Microbiotec11, Braga, 2011. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Directing mixed cultures for optimized hydrogen dark fermentation". Paper presented in Water Research Conference, Lisbon, 2010. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Strategies for selecting hydrogen-producing microorganisms affect micro- and macrostructure of granular sludge". Paper presented in 13th International Symposium in Microbial Ecology, Seattle, 2010. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Engineered heat treated methanogenic granules (EHTG): a promising biotechnological approach for high rate extreme thermophilic (70 degrees C) biohydrogen production in expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors.". Paper presented in 14th European Congress on Biotechnology, Barcelona, 2009. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Microbial community structure of biohydrogen production process in extreme thermophilic conditions". Paper presented in FEMS 2009 - 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists, Göteborg, 2009. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Thermophilic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes with FOG wastes from a sewage treatment plant: reactor performance and microbial community monitoring". Paper presented in MicroBiotec09, Vilamoura, 2009. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Comparative analyze of the kefir fermentation process and microbiota, using milk and cheese whey as substrates". Paper presented in MicroBiotec09, Vilamoura, 2009. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Molecular profiling of microbial communities in anaerobic bioreactors treating oleic acid rich wastewater". Paper presented in MicroBiotec09, Vilamoura, 2009. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Bacterial community structure of biohydrogen production process in extreme thermophilic conditions (70ºC)". Paper presented in MicroBiotec09, Vilamoura, 2009. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anaerobic LCFA degradation: the role of syntrophic and nonsyntrophic bactéria". Paper presented in MicroBiotec09, Vilamoura, 2009. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anaerobic microbial community dynamics during discontinuous treatment of a synthetic dairy wastewater". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology - ISME 12, Cairns, 2008. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Microbial communities involved in anaerobic degradation of unsaturated- and saturated-LCFA in methanogenic bioreactors". Paper presented in International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology ISEB ESEB JSEB 2006, Leipzig, 2006. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anaerobic biodegradation of long chain fatty acids". Paper presented in MICRO’05-BIOTEC’05, Póvoa do Varzim, 2005. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Molecular monitoring of bacterial and archaeal domains during the anaerobic mineralization of biomass-associated LCFA". Paper presented in 10th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Montreal, 2004. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Physico-chemical properties of porous microcarriers on the adhesion of an aerobic consortium". Paper presented in I Ibero-American Meeting on Biotechnology, Biotec’98, Guimarães, 1998. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "A new device to select microcarriers for biomass immobilization: application to an anaerobic consortium". Paper presented in I Ibero-American Meeting on Biotechnology, Biotec’98, Guimarães, 1998. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "A new method to study interactions between biomass and packing material in anaerobic filters". Paper presented in I Ibero-American Meeting on Biotechnology, Biotec’98, 1998. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Influence of lipid acclimatization on the support matrix colonisation in anaerobic filters treating oleic acid". Paper presented in I Ibero-American Meeting on Biotechnology, Biotec’98, Guimarães, 1998. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Influence of lipid acclimatization on the oleic acid toxicity towards metanogenic acetoclastic bacteria". Paper presented in I Ibero-American Meeting on Biotechnology, Biotec’98, Guimarães, 1998. Published
Conference paper	Magalhães, C. P.; Duarte, Maria Salomé; Pereira, M. Alcina; Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia; Alves, M. M.. "The protective effect of Pseudomonas in syntrophic fatty acids degradation under microaerophilic conditions". 2021. Silva, Ana Rita; Castro, Ana Rita; Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Dissolved oxygen limitation: friend or foe of neutral lipids production by Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2?". 2019. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "A design of experiments to assess methane production from anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge with lipid rich waste". Paper presented in AD15 - The 15th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, Beijing, 2017. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Toxicity of unsaturated and saturated long chain fatty acids towards Methanosaeta concilii". Paper presented in AD14 - World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Vina del Mar, 2015. Duarte, M. S.; Silva, S.; Cavaleiro, A. J.; Pereira, M. A.; Stams, A. J. M.; Alves, M. M.; Duarte, M.S.; et al. "Comparison of oleate conversion under microaerophilic and anaerobic conditions". Paper presented in AD14 - World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, 2015. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Troubleshooting of filamentous bulking using biofilm reactors". Paper presented in WEF/IWA Biofilm Reactor Technology Conference, portland, 2010. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Lipids and LCFA inhibition: key parameter in anaerobic digestion process". Paper presented in II Congreso Español de Gestión Integral de Deyecciones Ganaderas and International Workshop on Anaerobic Digestion of Slaughterhouse Waste. ECOfarm 2010: International Workshop on Anaerobic Digestion of Slaughterhouse Waste, Barcelona, 2010. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anaerobic biodegradation of oleate by a highly loaded biomass before and after degrading the associated substrate". Paper presented in 11th IWA World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Brisbane, 2007. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "A method to detect and quantify long chain fatty acids in liquid and solid samples and its relevance to understand anaerobic digestion of lipids". Paper presented in 11th IWA World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Brisbane, 2007. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anaerobic biodegradation of long chain fatty acids: a Review". Paper presented in XV Simpósio Nacional de Bioprocessos - SINAFERM 2005, Recife, 2005. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "The important role of mass transfer limitations caused by LCFA accumulation onto anaerobic sludge". Paper presented in 10th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Montreal, 2004. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Advantage of using sequential loading/degradation steps for the anaerobic mineralization of Long Chain Fatty Acids". Paper presented in 10th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Montreal, 2004. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Image Analysis as a Tool to Predict Washout in Sludge Bed Reactors Through the Quantification of Microbial Filamentous Structures". Paper presented in 10th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Montreal, 2004. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "A comparative study of the biodegradability of oleic acid by sludge from a reactor fed with olive mill wastewater and sludge from a reactor fed with oleic acid". Paper presented in 5th Tunisia-Japan Symposium on Culture, Science and Technology, Sfax, 2004. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina; Pereira, M.A.; Roest, K.; Stams, A.J.M.; Akkermans, A.D.L.; Amaral, A.L.; Pons, M.-N.; et al. "Image analysis, methanogenic activity measurements, and molecular biological techniques to monitor granular sludge from an EGSB reactor fed with oleic acid". Paper presented in International Specialised Conference on Biofilm Monitoring, Porto, 2003. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Adsorption of LCFA on anaerobic sludge under steady state and shock loading conditions: effect on acetogenic and methanogenic activity". Paper presented in VII Latin American Workshop and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion, Merida, 2002. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Sequencing adsorption and degradation cycles towards the methanization of long chain fatty acids: comparison between granular and suspended sludge". Paper presented in 9th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Antwerpen, 2001. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Characterisation of anaerobic sludge from two EGSB reactors treating oleic acid: automatic detection of granules disintegration by image analysis". Paper presented in 9th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Antwerpen, 2001. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Extraction and analysis of long chain fatty acids adsorbed onto active and inactive anaerobic sludge". Paper presented in 9th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Antwerpen, 2001. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Efeito da aclimatização do inóculo e da recirculação da biomassa na degradação de àcido oleico em filtro anaeróbio". Paper presented in 6ª Conferência Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, Lisbon, 1999. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Staged and non-staged anaerobic filters: microbial selection, hydrodynamic aspects and performance". Paper presented in 8th Int. Conf. Anaerobic Digestion, Sendai, 1997. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Aspectos hidrodinâmicos e microbiológicos de duas configurações de filtros anaeróbios". Paper presented in V Conferencia Nacional sobre a Qualidade do Ambiente, 1996. Published Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Comparison of two configurations of upflow anaerobic filters. Specific methanogenic Activity profiles". Paper presented in III Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia - Biotec’96, 1996. Published
Conference poster	Madureira, Leandro; Soares, Ana; Duarte, M. Salomé; Vicente, A.A.; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Geada, Pedro. Corresponding author: Madureira, Leandro. "CAN MICROALGAE OR CYANOBACTERIA METABOLIZE CH4?". Paper presented in European Congress of Marine Biotechnology, 2023. Cerqueira, Ricardo; Peixoto, Luciana; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Martins, G.. "Optimization of Phosphorus Recovery from Anaerobic Digester Effluents in Agri-industry". Paper presented in XI International Simposium Food Technology, 2023. Silva, Ana Rita; Barbosa, Sónia G. ; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Joana I Alves. "BioCH4 production using pressurized bioreactors". Paper presented in Expobiomasa, 2023. Fernandes, Bruna; Barbosa, Sónia G. ; Peixoto, Luciana; ter Heijne, Annemiek; Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Application of carbon nanomaterials in CH4-producing bioelectrochemical systems". Paper presented in PHOENIX COST ACTION MEETING, 2022. Salvador, AF; Martins, G; Melle-Franco, M; Serpa, R; Stams, AJM; Cavaleiro, AJ; Pereira, Maria Alcina; et al. "Acceleration of methane production by carbon nanotubes". Paper presented in CEB Annual Meeting 2017, 2017.
Journal article	Bruno P. Morais; Carla P. Magalhães; Gilberto Martins; Maria Alcina Pereira; Ana J. Cavaleiro. "Effect of micro-aeration on syntrophic and methanogenic activity in anaerobic sludge". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12969-4. 10.1007/s00253-023-12969-4 M. Salomé Duarte; Gilberto Martins; Pedro Oliveira; Bruno Fernandes; Eugénio C. Ferreira; M. Madalena Alves; Frederico Lopes; M. Alcina Pereira; Paulo Novais. "A Review of Computational Modeling in Wastewater Treatment Processes". ACS ES&T Water (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00117. 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00117 Pereira, João; Neves, Patrícia; Nemanic, Vivian; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Sleutels, Tom; Hamelers, Bert; Heijne, Annemiek ter. "Starvation combined with constant anode potential triggers intracellular electron storage in electro-active biofilms". Water Research 242 (2023): 120278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120278. 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120278 Victoria Gautério, Gabrielle; Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Ballesteros, Lina F.; Alves, Joana I.; Alcina Pereira, Maria; et al. "Hydrolysates containing xylooligosaccharides produced by different strategies: Structural characterization, antioxidant and prebiotic activities". Food Chemistry 391 (2022): 133231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133231. 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133231 Oliveira, João V.; Costa, José C.; Cavaleiro, Ana J.; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Alves, Maria Madalena. "Effect of Endogenous Methane Production: A Step Forward in the Validation of Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) Tests". Energies 15 13 (2022): 4696. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15134696. 10.3390/en15134696 B. Conall Holohan; M. Salomé Duarte; M. Alejandra Szabo-Corbacho; Ana J. Cavaleiro; Andreia F. Salvador; M. Alcina Pereira; Ryan M. Ziels; et al. "Principles, Advances, and Perspectives of Anaerobic Digestion of Lipids". Environmental Science & Technology 56 8 (2022): 4749-4775. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08722. 10.1021/acs.est.1c08722 M. Salomé Duarte; Sérgio A. Silva; Andreia F. Salvador; Ana J. Cavaleiro; Alfons J. M. Stams; M. Madalena Alves; M. Alcina Pereira. "Correction to Insight into the Role of Facultative Bacteria Stimulated by Microaeration in Continuous Bioreactors Converting LCFA to Methane". Environmental Science & Technology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05021. 10.1021/acs.est.1c05021 Martins, Valdo R.; Freitas, Carlos J. B.; Castro, A. Rita; Silva, Rita M.; Gudiña, Eduardo J.; Sequeira, João C.; Salvador, Andreia F.; Pereira, M. Alcina; Cavaleiro, Ana J.. "Corksorb Enhances Alkane Degradation by Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.618270. 10.3389/fmicb.2021.618270 Silva, R. M.; Abreu, A. A.; Salvador, A. F.; Alves, M. M.; Neves, I. C.; Pereira, M. A.. "Zeolite addition to improve biohydrogen production from dark fermentation of C5/C6-sugars and Sargassum sp. biomass". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95615-1. 10.1038/s41598-021-95615-1 Morais, Bruno P.; Martins, Valdo; Martins, Gilberto; Castro, Ana Rita; Alves, Maria Madalena; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Cavaleiro, Ana J.. "Hydrocarbon Toxicity towards Hydrogenotrophic Methanogens in Oily Waste Streams". Energies 14 16 (2021): 4830. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14164830. Published • 10.3390/en14164830 Rita M. Silva; Ana Rita Castro; Raul Machado; Maria Alcina Pereira. "Dissolved oxygen concentration as a strategy to select type and composition of bacterial storage lipids produced during oilfield produced water treatment". Environmental Technology & Innovation 23 (2021): 101693-101693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101693. 10.1016/j.eti.2021.101693 Silva, Rita M.; Fernandes, Ana M.; Fiume, Francesca; Castro, Ana Rita; Machado, Raul; Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Sequencing batch airlift reactors (SBAR): a suitable technology for treatment and valorization of mineral oil wastewaters towards lipids production". Journal of Hazardous Materials 409 (2021): 124492. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124492. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124492 Duarte, M. Salomé; Sinisgalli, Erika; Cavaleiro, Ana J.; Bertin, Lorenzo; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, M. Alcina. "Intensification of methane production from waste frying oil in a biogas-lift bioreactor". Renewable Energy 168 (2021): 1141-1148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.114. 10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.114 Cláudia Amorim; Beatriz B. Cardoso; Sara C. Silvério; Jessica C. Silva; Joana I. Alves; Maria Alcina Pereira; Ramón Moreira; Lígia R. Rodrigues. "Designing a functional rice muffin formulated with prebiotic oligosaccharides and sugar reduction". Food Bioscience 40 (2021): 100858-100858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2020.100858. 10.1016/j.fbio.2020.100858 ter Heijne, A.; Pereira, M.A.; Pereira, J.; Sleutels, T.. "Electron Storage in Electroactive Biofilms". Trends in Biotechnology 39 1 (2021): 34-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.06.006. 10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.06.006 Cavaleiro, Ana; Salvador, Andreia; Martins, Gilberto; Oliveira, Cláudia; Liu, Yuchen; Martins, Valdo; Castro, Ana; et al. "Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Enhance Methanogenesis from Diverse Organic Compounds in Anaerobic Sludge and River Sediments". Applied Sciences 10 22 (2020): 8184. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10228184. 10.3390/app10228184 M. Salomé Duarte; Andreia F. Salvador; Ana J. Cavaleiro; Alfons J. M. Stams; M. Alcina Pereira; M. Madalena Alves. "Multiple and flexible roles of facultative anaerobic bacteria in microaerophilic oleate degradation". Environmental Microbiology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15124. 10.1111/1462-2920.15124 Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Alves, Joana I.; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "In vitro fermentation of raffinose to unravel its potential as prebiotic ingredient". LWT 126 (2020): 109322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109322. 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109322 Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Cardoso, Beatriz B.; Alves, Joana I.; Pereira, Maria Alcina; Rodrigues, Lígia R.. "In vitro assessment of prebiotic properties of xylooligosaccharides produced by Bacillus subtilis 3610". Carbohydrate Polymers 229 (2020): 115460. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115460. 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115460 Sónia G. Barbosa; Telma Rodrigues; Luciana Peixoto; Philipp Kuntke; Maria Madalena Alves; Maria Alcina Pereira; Annemiek Ter Heijne. "Anaerobic biological fermentation of urine as a strategy to enhance the performance of a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC)". Renewable Energy 139 (2019): 936-943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.120. 10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.120 Abreu, A.A.; Tavares, F.; Alves, M.M.; Cavaleiro, A.J.; Pereira, M.A.. "Garden and food waste co-fermentation for biohydrogen and biomethane production in a two-step hyperthermophilic-mesophilic process". Bioresource Technology 278 (2019): 180-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.085. 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.085 Salvador, Andreia F.; Cavaleiro, Ana Júlia; Paulo, Ana M. S.; Silva, Sérgio Alves; Guedes, Ana P.; Pereira, M. Alcina; Stams, Alfons Johannes Maria; Sousa, Diana Zita Machado; Alves, M. M.. "Inhibition studies with 2-bromoethanesulfonate reveal a novel syntrophic relationship in anaerobic oleate degradation". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/58400. 10.1128/AEM.01733-18 D. Sudmalis; P. Da Silva; H. Temmink; M.M. Bijmans; M.A. Pereira. "Biological treatment of produced water coupled with recovery of neutral lipids". Water Research 147 (2018): 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.09.050. 10.1016/j.watres.2018.09.050 Ana Rita Castro; Pedro T.S. Silva; Paulo J.G. Castro; Eliana Alves; M. Rosário M. Domingues; Maria Alcina Pereira. "Tuning culturing conditions towards the production of neutral lipids from lubricant-based wastewater in open mixed bacterial communities". Water Research 144 (2018): 532-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.07.068. 10.1016/j.watres.2018.07.068 Salvador, A. F.; Cavaleiro, A. J.; Paulo, A. M. S.; Silva, S. A.; Guedes, A. P.; Pereira, M. A.; Stams, A. J. M.; Sousa, D. Z.; Alves, M. M.. "Inhibition Studies with 2-Bromoethanesulfonate Reveal a Novel Syntrophic Relationship in Anaerobic Oleate Degradation". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85 2 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01733-18. 10.1128/aem.01733-18 Oliveira, J. V.; Duarte, T.; Costa, J. C.; Cavaleiro, A. J.; Pereira, M. A.; Alves, M. M.. "Improvement of Biomethane Production from Sewage Sludge in Co-digestion with Glycerol and Waste Frying Oil, Using a Design of Experiments". BioEnergy Research 11 4 (2018): 763-771. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-018-9933-0. 10.1007/s12155-018-9933-0 M. Salomé Duarte; Sérgio A. Silva; Andreia F. Salvador; Ana J. Cavaleiro; Alfons J. M. Stams; M. Madalena Alves; M. Alcina Pereira. "Insight into the Role of Facultative Bacteria Stimulated by Microaeration in Continuous Bioreactors Converting LCFA to Methane". Environmental Science & Technology (2018): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00894. 10.1021/acs.est.8b00894 Barbosa, S.G.; Peixoto, L.; Soares, O.S.G.P.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Heijne, A.T.; Kuntke, P.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Influence of carbon anode properties on performance and microbiome of Microbial Electrolysis Cells operated on urine". Electrochimica Acta 267 (2018): 122-132. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85042353954&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.02.083 Braga, J.K.; Abreu, A.A.; Motteran, F.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.M.; Varesche, M.B.A.. "Hydrogen Production by Clostridium cellulolyticum a Cellulolytic and Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Using Sugarcane Bagasse". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2017): 1-11. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030843230&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s12649-017-0105-9 Barbosa, S.G.; Peixoto, L.; Ter Heijne, A.; Kuntke, P.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Investigating bacterial community changes and organic substrate degradation in microbial fuel cells operating on real human urine". Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology 3 5 (2017): 897-904. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85028428161&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1039/c7ew00087a Salvador, A.F.; Martins, G.; Melle-Franco, M.; Serpa, R.; Stams, A.J.M.; Cavaleiro, A.J.; Pereira, M.A.; et al. "Carbon nanotubes accelerate methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic coculture". Environmental Microbiology 19 7 (2017): 2727-2739. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021286475&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/1462-2920.13774 Castro, A.R.; Guimarães, M.; Oliveira, J.V.; Pereira, M.A.. "Production of added value bacterial lipids through valorisation of hydrocarbon-contaminated cork waste". Science of the Total Environment 605-606 (2017): 677-682. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021397158&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.216 Abreu, A.A.; Tavares, F.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Boosting dark fermentation with co-cultures of extreme thermophiles for biohythane production from garden waste". Bioresource Technology 219 (2016): 132-138. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979780150&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.096 Barbosa, S.G.; Peixoto, L.; Meulman, B.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "A design of experiments to assess phosphorous removal and crystal properties in struvite precipitation of source separated urine using different Mg sources". Chemical Engineering Journal 298 (2016): 146-153. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84963945134&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.cej.2016.03.148 Castro, A.R.; Rocha, I.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Rhodococcus opacus B4: a promising bacterium for production of biofuels and biobased chemicals". AMB Express 6 1 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84971238852&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1186/s13568-016-0207-y Da Silva, P.D.M.P.; Lima, F.; Alves, M.M.; Bijmans, M.F.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Valorization of lubricant-based wastewater for bacterial neutral lipids production: Growth-linked biosynthesis". Water Research 101 (2016): 17-24. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84969915627&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.062 Cavaleiro, A.J.; Pereira, M.A.; Guedes, A.P.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.; Sousa, D.Z.. "Conversion of Cn-Unsaturated into Cn-2-Saturated LCFA Can Occur Uncoupled from Methanogenesis in Anaerobic Bioreactors". Environmental Science and Technology 50 6 (2016): 3082-3090. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962221788&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1021/acs.est.5b03204 Silva, S.A.; Salvador, A.F.; Cavaleiro, A.J.; Pereira, M.A.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.; Sousa, D.Z.. "Toxicity of long chain fatty acids towards acetate conversion by Methanosaeta concilii and Methanosarcina mazei". Microbial Biotechnology 9 4 (2016): 514-518. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84976554972&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/1751-7915.12365 Badia-Fabregat, M.; Lucas, D.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.; Pennanen, T.; Fritze, H.; Rodríguez-Mozaz, S.; et al. "Continuous fungal treatment of non-sterile veterinary hospital effluent: pharmaceuticals removal and microbial community assessment". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 100 5 (2016): 2401-2415. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84958870947&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s00253-015-7105-0 Costa, J.C.; Oliveira, J.V.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.M.; Abreu, A.A.. "Biohythane production from marine macroalgae Sargassum sp. coupling dark fermentation and anaerobic digestion". Bioresource Technology 190 (2015): 251-256. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929501475&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.052 Subhedar, P.B.; Botelho, C.; Ribeiro, A.; Castro, R.; Pereira, M.A.; Gogate, P.R.; Cavaco-Paulo, A.. "Ultrasound intensification suppresses the need of methanol excess during the biodiesel production with Lipozyme TL-IM". Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 27 (2015): 530-535. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937516156&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.04.001 Araújo dos Santos, L.; Ferreira, V.; Neto, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.; Mota, M.; Nicolau, A.. "Study of 16 Portuguese activated sludge systems based on filamentous bacteria populations and their relationships with environmental parameters". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 99 12 (2015): 5307-5316. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929951440&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s00253-015-6393-8 Gallardo, R.; Faria, C.; Rodrigues, L.R.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.M.. "Anaerobic granular sludge as a biocatalyst for 1,3-propanediol production from glycerol in continuous bioreactors". Bioresource Technology 155 (2014): 28-33. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892147243&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.008 Silva, S.A.; Cavaleiro, A.J.; Pereira, M.A.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.; Sousa, D.Z.. "Long-term acclimation of anaerobic sludges for high-rate methanogenesis from LCFA". Biomass and Bioenergy 67 (2014): 297-303. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902003405&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.05.012 Gonçalves, M.R.; Costa, J.C.; Pereira, M.A.; Abreu, A.A.; Alves, M.M.. "On the independence of hydrogen production from methanogenic suppressor in olive mill wastewater". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 12 (2014): 6402-6406. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897471056&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.02.056 Matos, M.; Pereira, M.A.; Parpot, P.; Brito, A.G.; Nogueira, R.. "Influence of tetracycline on the microbial community composition and activity of nitrifying biofilms". Chemosphere 117 1 (2014): 295-302. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922240302&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.094 Pereira, Maria. "A methodology for a quantitative interpretation of DGGE with the help of mathematical modelling: application in bio-hydrogen production". Water Science & Technology (2013): http://www.iwaponline.com/wst/up/wst2013719.htm. 10.2166/wst.2013.719 Sousa, D.Z.; Salvador, A.F.; Ramos, J.; Guedes, A.P.; Barbosa, S.; Stams, A.M.S.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Activity and viability of methanogens in anaerobic digestion of unsaturated and saturated long-chain fatty acids". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 79 14 (2013): 4239-4245. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879816083&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1128/AEM.00035-13 Salvador, A.F.; Cavaleiro, A.J.; Sousa, D.Z.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.. "Endurance of methanogenic archaea in anaerobic bioreactors treating oleate-based wastewater". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 97 5 (2013): 2211-2218. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874116212&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s00253-012-4061-9 Matos, M.; Pereira, M.A.; Nicolau, A.; Rodrigues, A.L.; Brito, A.G.; Nogueira, R.. "Influence of the organic loading rate on the growth of Galactomyces geotrichum in activated sludge". Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering 47 4 (2012): 565-569. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859725129&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1080/10934529.2012.650563 Palatsi, J.; Affes, R.; Fernandez, B.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.M.; Flotats, X.. "Influence of adsorption and anaerobic granular sludge characteristics on long chain fatty acids inhibition process". Water Research 46 16 (2012): 5268-5278. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865980978&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.watres.2012.07.008 Matos, M.; Pereira, M.A.; Nicolau, A.; Rodrigues, A.L.; Brito, A.G.; Nogueira, R.. "Influence of carrier concentration on the control of Galactomyces geotrichum bulking and bacterial community of biofilm reactors". Desalination and Water Treatment 41 1-3 (2012): 325-334. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864104323&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1080/19443994.2012.664723 Rodríguez-Rodríguez, C.E.; Jelic, A.; Pereira, M.A.; Sousa, D.Z.; Petrovic, M.; Alves, M.M.; Barceló, D.; Caminal, G.; Vicent, T.. "Bioaugmentation of sewage sludge with Trametes versicolor in solid-phase biopiles produces degradation of pharmaceuticals and affects microbial communities". Environmental Science and Technology 46 21 (2012): 12012-12020. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84868553742&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1021/es301788n Abreu, A.A.; Alves, J.I.; Pereira, M.A.; Sousa, D.Z.; Alves, M.M.. "Strategies to suppress hydrogen-consuming microorganisms affect macro and micro scale structure and microbiology of granular sludge". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 108 8 (2011): 1766-1775. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959281816&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/bit.23145 Martín-González, L.; Castro, R.; Pereira, M.; Alves, M.; Font, X.; Vicent, T.. "Thermophilic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes with FOG wastes from a sewage treatment plant: Reactor performance and microbial community monitoring". Bioresource Technology 102 7 (2011): 4734-4741. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79951944194&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.060 Croese, E.; Pereira, M.A.; Euverink, G.-J.W.; Stams, A.J.M.; Geelhoed, J.S.. "Analysis of the microbial community of the biocathode of a hydrogen-producing microbial electrolysis cell". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 92 5 (2011): 1083-1093. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-82355191731&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s00253-011-3583-x Rodrigues, A.L.; Pereira, M.A.; Janknecht, P.; Brito, A.G.; Nogueira, R.. "Biofilms formed on humic substances: Response to flow conditions and carbon concentrations". Bioresource Technology 101 18 (2010): 6888-6894. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957320725&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.121 Abreu, A.A.; Alves, J.I.; Pereira, M.A.; Karakashev, D.; Alves, M.M.; Angelidaki, I.. "Engineered heat treated methanogenic granules: A promising biotechnological approach for extreme thermophilic biohydrogen production". Bioresource Technology 101 24 (2010): 9577-9586. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77956176484&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.070 Magalhães, K.T.; Pereira, M.A.; Nicolau, A.; Dragone, G.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A.; de Almeida Silva, J.B.; Schwan, R.F.. "Production of fermented cheese whey-based beverage using kefir grains as starter culture: Evaluation of morphological and microbial variations". Bioresource Technology 101 22 (2010): 8843-8850. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955173437&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.083 Jeison, D.; Plugge, C.M.; Pereira, A.; Lier, J.B.v.. "Effects of the acidogenic biomass on the performance of an anaerobic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment". Bioresource Technology 100 6 (2009): 1951-1956. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57449083006&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.10.028 Neves, L.; Pereira, M.A.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.M.. "Detection and quantification of long chain fatty acids in liquid and solid samples and its relevance to understand anaerobic digestion of lipids". Bioresource Technology 100 1 (2009): 91-96. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51349129992&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.06.018 Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.; Sousa, D.Z.; Cavaleiro, A.J.; Picavet, M.; Smidt, H.; Stams, A.J.M.. "Waste lipids to energy: How to optimize methane production from long-chain fatty acids (LCFA)". Microbial Biotechnology 2 5 (2009): 538-550. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70649094820&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2009.00100.x Cavaleiro, A.J.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.. "Enhancement of methane production from long chain fatty acid based effluents". Bioresource Technology 99 10 (2008): 4086-4095. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40749118857&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.09.005 Sousa, D.Z.; Pereira, M.A.; Alves, J.I.; Smidt, H.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anaerobic microbial LCFA degradation in bioreactors". Water Science & Technology 57 (2008): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-41149123904&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.2166/wst.2008.090 Sousa, D.Z.; Pereira, M.A.; Smidt, H.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.. "Molecular assessment of complex microbial communities degrading long chain fatty acids in methanogenic bioreactors". FEMS Microbiology Ecology 60 2 (2007): 252-265. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34247152164&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00291.x Sousa, D.Z.; Alcina Pereira, M.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.; Smidt, H.. "Microbial communities involved in anaerobic degradation of unsaturated or saturated long-chain fatty acids". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 4 (2007): 1054-1064. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33847223817&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1128/AEM.01723-06 Pereira, M.A.; Pires, O.C.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.M.. "Anaerobic biodegradation of oleic and palmitic acids: Evidence of mass transfer limitations caused by long chain fatty acid accumulation onto the anaerobic sludge". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 92 1 (2005): 15-23. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-27844460327&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/bit.20548 Amaral, A.L.; Pereira, M.A.; Da Motta, M.; Pons, M.-N.; Mota, M.; Ferreira, E.C.; Alves, M.M.. "Development of image analysis techniques as a tool to detect and quantify morphological changes in anaerobic sludge: II. Application to a granule deterioration process triggered by contact with oleic acid". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 87 2 (2004): 194-199. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-3042717898&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/bit.20129 Pereira, M.A.; Sousa, D.Z.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.M.. "Mineralization of LCFA associated with anaerobic sludge: Kinetics, enhancement of methanogenic activity, and effect of VFA". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 88 4 (2004): 502-511. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-8844232678&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/bit.20278 Pereira, M.A.; Cavaleiro, A.J.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.M.. "Accumulation of long chain fatty acids onto anaerobic sludge under steady state and shock loading conditions: Effect on acetogenic and methanogenic activity". Water Science and Technology 48 6 (2003): 33-40. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0242720550&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Pereira, M.A.; Roest, K.; Stams, A.J.M.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.; Akkermans, A.D.L.. "Molecular monitoring of microbial diversity in expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors treating oleic acid". FEMS Microbiology Ecology 41 2 (2002): 95-103. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036342928&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/S0168-6496(02)00267-2 Pereira, M.A.; Pires, O.C.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.M.. "Anaerobic degradation of oleic acid by suspended and granular sludge: identification of palmitic acid as a key intermediate.". Water Science and Technology 45 10 (2002): 139-144. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036047466&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Pereira, M.A.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.M.. "Operation of an anaerobic filter and an EGSB reactor for the treatment of an oleic acid-based effluent: Influence of inoculum quality". Process Biochemistry 37 9 (2002): 1025-1031. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036170529&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/S0032-9592(01)00311-9 Pereira, A.; Mota, M.; Alves, M.. "Degradation of oleic acid in anaerobic filters: The effect of inoculum acclimatization and biomass recirculation". Water Environment Research 73 5 (2001): 612-621. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035202736&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Alves, M.M.; Mota Vieira, J.A.; Alvares Pereira, R.M.; Pereira, M.A.; Mota, M.. "Effects of lipids and oleic acid on biomass development in anaerobic fixed-bed reactors. Part II: Oleic acid toxicity and biodegradability". Water Research 35 1 (2001): 264-270. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035238824&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00242-6 Alves, M.M.; Mota Vieira, J.A.; Alvares Pereira, R.M.; Pereira, M.A.; Mota, M.. "Effect of lipids and oleic acid on biomass development in anaerobic fixed-bed reactors. Part I: Biofilm growth and activity". Water Research 35 1 (2001): 255-263. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035238838&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00241-4 Alves, M.; Ferreira, E.C.; Amaral, A.L.; Pereira, A.; Novais, J.M.; Mota, M.. "Staged and non-staged anaerobic filters: Performance in relation to physical and biological characteristics of microbial aggregates". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 75 7 (2000): 601-609. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034235237&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/1097-4660(200007)75:7<601::AID-JCTB255>3.0.CO;2-P Pereira, M.A.; Alves, M.M.; Azeredo, J.; Mota, M.; Oliveira, R.. "Influence of physico-chemical properties of porous microcarriers on the adhesion of an anaerobic consortium". Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 24 3 (2000): 181-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034059491&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1038/sj.jim.2900799 Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.; Novais, J.M.; Polanco, F.Fdz.; Mota, M.. "A new device to select microcarriers for biomass immobilization: Application to an anaerobic consortium". Water Environment Research 71 2 (1999): 209-217. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033103615&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Alves, M.; Pereira, A.; Mota, M.; Novais, J.M.; Colleran, E.. "Staged and non-staged anaerobic filters: Microbial activity segregation, hydrodynamic behaviour and performance". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 73 2 (1998): 99-108. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032190203&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(1998100)73:2<99::AID-JCTB934>3.0.CO;2-O Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A.; Bellouti, M.; Álvares Pereira, R.M.; Mota Vieira, J.A.; Novais, J.; Mota, M.. "A new method to study interactions between biomass and packing material in anaerobic filters". Biotechnology Techniques 12 4 (1998): 277-283. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031858943&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1023/A:1008846113447
Thesis / Dissertation	Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Anaerobic biodegradation of long chain fatty acids: biomethanisation of biomass-associated LCFA as a challenge for the anaerobic treatment of effluents with high lipid/LCFA content". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2003. Pereira, Maria Alcina. "Degradação de ácido oleico em filtro anaeróbico: efeito da adaptação do inóculo e da recirculação da biomassa". Master, Universidade do Minho, 1998.

Intellectual property

Patent

Pereira, Maria Alcina. 2024. "Método para o tratamento de águas residuais com óleos minerais com produção de biocombustível". Portugal.
Pending
Pereira, Maria Alcina. 2007. "Novel Anaerobic Reactor for the removal of Long Chain Fatty Acids from fat containing wastewater".

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/10/18	Insights into anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge microbiome using omics approaches	2nd symposium of the center for omic sciences EURECAT (Barcelona, Spain)
2021/05/10	Biological treatment of saline oily wastewaters coupled with recovery of valuable products	BioFHE - Biotechnology to build a brighter future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications Universidade do Minho (online)
2017/03/03	Waste oil to valuable oil - Produção de lípidos bacterianos a partir de resíduos/águas residuais contendo hidrocarbonetos	3º ENEBT Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2016/11/07	Tratamento de resíduos e águas residuais municipais	Escola Secundária Francisco de Holanda (Guimarães, Portugal)
2016/04/22	Bio-electrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine	7th Symposium on Bioengineering Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2014/12/05	Produção de fertilizantes e eletricidade a partir de urina humana	5as Jornadas em Gestão Ambiental e Ordenamento do Território Escola Superior Agronomia (Ponte de Lima, Portugal)
2011/11/14	Fermentation of wastes for bio-methane and bio-hydrogen production	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
2011/11	Potencial bioenergético das bactérias hidrocarbonoclásticas produtoras de lípidos de reserva	XIV Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2010/06/09	Lipids and LCFA inhibition: key parameter in anaerobic digestion process	II Congreso Español de Gestión Integral de Deyecciones Ganaderas and International Workshop on Anaerobic Digestion of Slaughterhouse Waste. ECOfarm 2010: International Workshop on Anaerobic Digestion of Slaughterhouse Waste (Barcelona, Spain)
2002/05	Molecular monitoring of microbial diversity in EGSB reactors treating oleic acid	V Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2001/05/03	Molecular monitoring of microbial diversity in EGSB reactors treating oleic acid	COST 624 WG4 meeting on Microbial tools: application in wastewater treatment (WWTP) processes Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/02 - Current	Valorization of bioproducts obtained from mineral oil wastewaters treatment Supervisor	Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - Current	Methane biofixation by microalgae/cyanobacteria systems Co-supervisor	Biotechnology (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/10/01 - Current	Anaerobic Digestion at moderate pressure: a novel approach for valorization of recalcitrant wastes Co-supervisor	Bioengenharia (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2025	Valorization of bioproducts obtained from mineral oil wastewaters treatment Supervisor	Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/09	Neutralização das emissões de carbono de um concessionário e oficina automóvel Supervisor	Chemical and Biological Engineering (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/02 - 2022/02	Definição das velocidades de escoamento e monitorização da qualidade da água ao longo do Sistema Adutor X/Y (ETA – extremo da rede) Supervisor	Biological Engineering (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Definição das velocidades de escoamento e monitorização da qualidade da água ao longo do Sistema Adutor do Rabagão/Queimadela (ETA – extremo de rede) Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2022	Strategies to optimize anaerobic co-digestion of organic wastes Co-supervisor	Bioengenharia (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2021/12/17	Valorization of oilfield wastewater for production of bacterial lipids Supervisor	Bioengenharia (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/12	Monitorização da qualidade e quantidade dos efluentes industriais afluentes à ETAR X Supervisor	Biological Engineering (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2021/10/29	Methane production from petroleum-contaminated biosorbents Co-supervisor	Gestão e Tratamento de Resíduos (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/10	Exploring added-value compounds from bacteria treating oil-contaminated waste/wastewaters Supervisor	Biotecnology (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/02 - 2021/03	Desenvolvimento do trabalho de laboratório de processo na ETAR A. Implementação de métodos analíticos e desenvolvimento de trabalhos de monitorização de várias ETAR afetas ao Centro de Exploração do Minho Interior Supervisor	Biological Engineering (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/02 - 2021/02	Extração e purificação de ADN de amostras vegetais de videira combinando microextração por fase sólida (µSPE) e microfluídica Supervisor	Technology and Food Science (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2021	DNA extration and purification from vegetal and wine samples combining microscale solid phase extraction (µSPE) and microfluids Supervisor	Tecnologia e Ciência Alimentar (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Desenvolvimento do trabalho de laboratório de processo na ETAR de Serzedo. Implementação de métodos analíticos e desenvolvimento de trabalhos de monitorização de várias ETAR afetas ao Centro de Exploração do Minho Interior Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2021	Valorization of oilfield wastewater for production of bacterial lipids Supervisor	Bioengenharia (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2021	Methane production from petroleum-contaminated biosorbents. Co-supervisor	Gestão e Tratamento de Resíduos (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/11	Implementação de plano de segurança da água numa indústria de bebidas Supervisor	Biological Engineering (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/11	Application of carbon nanomaterials in methane-producing bioelectrochemical systems Supervisor	Biotechnology (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/11	Avaliação da postura dos utilizadores ao alargamento do sistema PAYT em Guimarães Supervisor	Environmental Management (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/11	Projeto de alargamento do sistema Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) na cidade de Guimarães Supervisor	Environmental Management (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2018/11/23	Microbial Interactions in the Transformation of Long-Chain Fatty Acids in Anaerobic Reactors Co-supervisor	Bioengenharia (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/11	Elaboração e implementação de instruções de trabalho face a requisitos técnicos impostos pela alteração do programa legislativo e normativo Supervisor	Environmental Management (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018/11	Effects of various compounds on the biological performance of the THIOPAQ® reactor and start-up and stabilization of an ANAMMOX® lab-scale reactor Supervisor	Tecnologia e Ciência Alimentar (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018/11	Exploring the effects of microaeration on the conversion of hexadecane to methane Co-supervisor	Biotecnology (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018/11	Valorisation of hydrocarbon-rich wastewaters forproduction of bacterial lipids Supervisor	Biotecnologia (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018/11	Revisão do Sistema de Gestão de uma Indústria de Desmancha face à revisão das normas ISO 9001:2015 e ISO 14001:2015 Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2017/11	Gestão de Resíduos – Elaboração e implementação de instruções de trabalho face a requisitos técnicos impostos pela alteração do programa legislativo e normativo Supervisor	Gestão Ambiental (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2017/11	Arranque do laboratório de processo da ETAR do Cávado-Homem Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2017/11	Revisão e harmonização do sistema de gestão integrado no âmbito da versão 2015 das normas NP EN ISO 9001 e NP EN ISO 14001, em indústria de transformação de carne de suíno e aves – PRIMOR Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/03 - 2017/07	Bio-electrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine Supervisor	Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2016/11	Scale-up and optimization of a novel technique for poultry manure treatment Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2016/11	Blue Energy: Conversão de Calor em Poder Elétrico Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2016/11	Análise da evolução da qualidade da água do rio Cávado na última década e respetivos impactes na operação da ETA de Areias de Vilar Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2016/11	Estudo e desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta de apoio à gestão documental de resíduos Supervisor	Gestão Ambiental (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Estudo da gestão e valorização dos subprodutos do setor vinícola Supervisor	Gestão Ambiental (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Production of biohydrogen from dark fermentation of organic wastes Supervisor	Bioengenharia (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Caracterização do microbioma e dos perfis de resistência de nos afluentes e efluentes de ETAR Supervisor	Engenharia Biomédica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Eficiência energética no processo de transferência de oxigénio na ETAR de Água Longa e de Penices Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Estudo das afluências indevidas na ZMC de Adaúfe Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Recuperação de fósforo como grânulos de fosfato de cálcio no tratamento anaeróbio de black water: efeito da adição de cálcio Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Reduction of inorganic sulfur compounds from a real bleed stream at haloalkaline conditions Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11	Role of formate in sulfate reduction under haloalkaline conditions Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2015/07	Factors influencing the biomass flotation process in the BIOPAQ Anaerobic Flotation Reactor Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2015	Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria: from bioremediation to bioenergy feedstock Supervisor	Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/12/09 - 2015	Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria: from bioremediation to bioenergy feedstock Supervisor	Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2014/11	Otimização da produção de bio-hidrogénio a partir de resíduos orgânicos Co-supervisor	Gestão Ambiental Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2014/11	Desenvolvimento de uma metodologia para a avaliação de intrusão de águas parasitas em sistemas de águas residuais – Sistema Tadim, Braga Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2014/11	Acompanhamento Ambiental da Empreitada Geral de Construção do Reforço de Potência do Aproveitamento Hidroelétrico de Salamonde – Salamonde II Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2014/11	Produção de Triacilgliceróis por Rhodococcus opacus B4 a partir de aglomerados de cortiça contaminados com hidrocarbonetos Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2014/11	Avaliação do desempenho e monitorização das estações de tratamento de águas residuais de Serzedo e do Sousa Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2013/11	Bioflocculation mechanisms in synthetic wastewaters Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2013/11	Production of neutral lipids from spent lubricant oil waste by Alcanivorax borkumensis sk2 Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2013/11	Implementação e Auditoria de Sistemas de Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Production of bacterial reserve compounds from industrial wastewaters Supervisor	Bioengenharia (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009 - 2013	Bioelectrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine: investigation of anode performance and microbial community dynamics Supervisor	Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010 - 2012/11	Seleção e caracterização de consórcios bacterianos hidrocarbonoclásticos produtores de lípidos de reserva Supervisor	Bioengenharia (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009 - 2012	Evaluation of different strategies for optimization of anaerobic digestion processes Co-supervisor	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2010 - 2011/12	Initial steps for the reconstruction of a genome-scale metabolic model for Rhodococcus opacus B4 Co-supervisor	Bioinformática (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010 - 2011/12	Avaliação da Toxicidade e Inibição dos ácidos Gordos de Cadeia Longa em Comunidades Metanogénicas Co-supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/01 - 2011/11	Biotechnological potential of triacylglycerols (TAGs) accumulating bacteria Supervisor	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2007/03 - 2011/09	Optimization of dark fermentation processes for biohydrogen production from sugars Co-supervisor	Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2008 - 2010/12	Identificação de Yersinia enterocolitica por metodologias moleculares em amostras alimentares Co-supervisor	Tecnologia, Ciência e Segurança Alimentar (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2008 - 2010/12	Estudos de optimização da produção de bio-hidrogénio por fermentação anaeróbia em condições hipertermofílicas Supervisor	Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009/05 - 2010/02	Microbial monitoring of biomethane and biohydrogen production processes Supervisor	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2007/08 - 2009/03	Microbial monitoring of biomethane and biohydrogen production processes Supervisor	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2008/03 - 2009	Microbial monitoring of biomethane and biohydrogen production processes Supervisor	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2017/11/10 - Current	Symposium Novel Anaerobes 2017 (2017/11/10) Symposium	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/05/06 - 2022/05/08	4th International Conference on Biogas Microbiology (ICBM-4) (2022/05/06 - 2022/05/08) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/01/10 - 2022/01/10	BioVOW 22 - Biological treatment and valorization of mineral oily wastewaters: Trends and Challenges. International scientific symposium (online) (2022/01/10 - 2022/01/10) Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/12/02 - 2020/12/02	EXPOBIOTEC 2020 (2020/12/02 - 2020/12/02) Exhibition (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/05/22 - 2018/05/24	Expobiotec 2018 (2018/05/22 - 2018/05/24) Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/09/11 - 2013/09/13	2nd Edition of the International Conference and Exhibition WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities (2013/09/11 - 2013/09/13) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/06/25 - 2013/06/28	Molecular Biology Tools (MBT) - Specialised Short Course. AD13 Pre-Congress Short Course (2013/06/25 - 2013/06/28) Other	Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2011/11/03 - 2011/11/15	Course on Data Analysis with SPSS Other	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2008/09/08 - 2008/09/09	47th International Basic Training Workshop on BioNumerics® and GelCompar II®, Applied Maths Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium Workshop
2006 - 2006	Formação em comercialização de tecnologias Other	Programa COHiTEC Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
2005/06/28 - 2005/07/01	Course on Proteomics - From sample preparation to protein identification Other	Centre of Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, Portugal
2001/07/23 - 2001/07/27	Post-graduation Course on DNA Sequencing Analysis Other	Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
1996/05 - 1996/07	Course on Professional Education, for formal recognition as an Educator of adults Other	TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2022/11	Novel insights to develop and characterize aerobic granular sludge for wastewater treatment (Thesis) Arguer	Sérgio Alves da Silva (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/03	Fitorremediação de Solos Contaminados com Metais Pesados utilizando Culturas Energéticas (Thesis) Main arguer	Tânia Conceição Ramos Oliveira (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/12/21	Bacteriophages to control STEC contamination of food: a safety assessment / Controlo da contaminação de STEC em alimentos por bacteriófagos: avaliação de segurança (Thesis) Arguer	Graça Pinto (PhD) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2021/09	A Sustentabilidade e os Sistemas de Gestão de Resíduos Urbanos: Reflexão Sobre os Modelos de Recolha e Valorização de Biorresíduos (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Joaquina Gomes de Oliveira Dias (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/06/29	Operation and monitoring of a sequencing batch reactor with aerobic granular biomass in the presence of pharmaceutically active compounds using quantitative image analysis and chemometric techniques (Thesis) Arguer	Cristiano Leal (PhD) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2021/06/28	Bioremediation and biodegradation of selected polyaromatic hydrocarbons by fungi (Thesis) Arguer	Ziva Vipotnik (PhD) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2021/03	Melhoria da eficiência da recolha e gestão de resíduos de uma indústria de autopeças (Thesis) Main arguer	Bruna Gabriela Mendes Machado (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/11	Assessing the effects of the operational conditions of a THP unit on the energy balance of a wastewater facility (Thesis) Main arguer	Raquel Tomé Gaspar (Master) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019/12/15	Enhancement of thermophilic dark fermentative hydrogen production and the use of molecular biology methods for bioprocess monitoring (Thesis) Arguer	Onyinye Jeneth Okonkwo (PhD) Université Paris-Est, France
2019/06	Granular Activated Carbon in Capacitive Microbial Fuel Cells (Thesis) Arguer	Leire Caizán Juanarena (PhD) Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2019/01	Bioprospecting of Trichococcus species (Thesis) Arguer	Nikolaos Strepis (PhD) Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2018/11	Development of efficient microbial enhanced oil recovery processes at high pressure (Thesis) Main arguer	Cláudio Cerqueira Meneses (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/11	Fraude Alimentar e Defesa Alimentar: O caso da Etanor/Penha (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Cláudia Oliveira Gomes (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/12	Manutenção de Sistemas de Gestão da Qualidade President of the jury	Filipa Alves de Assunção (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/12	Remoção de compostos farmacêuticos de àguas residuais por biossorvetes de baixo custo President of the jury	Mariana Martins (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/12	Biotechnological approach for waste cooking oils valorization based on yeast Yarrowia lipolytica President of the jury	Sílvia Cristiana Martins Miranda (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/11	Targeting Acinetobacter species with bacteriophage derived proteins President of the jury	Alice Maria Fernandes Ferreira (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/11	Fast detection of Salmonella based on viral peptides President of the jury	Ana Catarina Ribeiro Brandão (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/11	New strategies for improving the conversion of waste organic matter to methane President of the jury	Ricardo Fontes Serpa (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/11	Development of a phage-based lab-on-chip for the detection of foodborne pathogens President of the jury	Susana Patrícia Chaves Costa (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/11	Insights into interspecies interactions, phenotypic profile and antimicrobial susceptibility in an artificial ventilator associated pneumonia microbiome President of the jury	Tânia Raquel Rodrigues Grainha (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/11	Characterization of cells that survived to disinfection in food processing areas of retail facilities President of the jury	Vanessa Andreia da Costa Rocha (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/10	Genetic modification of a bacteriophage to create a multifunctional drug delivery particle President of the jury	Adriana Filipa Soares Lima (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/10	Validation and optimization of ß-galactosidase production by Aspergillus lacticoffeatus President of the jury	Beatriz Alexandra Batista Cardoso (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/10	Construction and validation of Escherichia coli mutants to improve the curcumin production by an engineered strain President of the jury	Marcia Regina Linhares Couto (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/10	Olive pomace pretreatments to enhance its valorization by solid-state fermentation President of the jury	Alexandra Paulina Quintela Antas Freitas Leite (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/10	Sewage sludge anaerobic digestion: Study of synergies and operational strategies of co-digestion (Thesis) Arguer	Gracia Silvestre Tormo (PhD) Universidade Politecnica da Catalunha, Spain
2015/10	Microbiome-based monitoring as strategy for an enhanced operation of anaerobic (co-) digestion systems (Thesis) Arguer	Leticia Regueiro Abelleira (PhD) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2015/09	A microbiological approach to improve the performance of single-chamber bioelectrochemical systems (Thesis) Arguer	Laura Rago (PhD) Fundació Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
2015/07	Carbon materials as new generation of new electron shuttles for the anaerobic degradation of environmental xenobiotics (Thesis) Arguer	Sónia Raquel Alves Fernandes Pereira (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/02	Contributo para o Plano de Gestão Ambiental do Núcleo de Pedreiras das pedras Finas (Thesis) Main arguer	Sofia Isabel de Carvalho Gonçalves (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015	Novel strategies to Combat Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens Using Bacteriophage proteins President of the jury	Joana Teixeira da Costa Lucas (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/12	Biotech strategies to improve the quality of crude oils (Thesis) Main arguer	Soraia Quintinha (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/11	Produção de Triacilgliceróis por Rhodococcus opacus B4 a partir de aglomerados de cortiça contaminados com hidrocarbonetos Supervisor	Maura Francisca da Silva Guimarães (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/06	Reciclagem descentralizada de resíduos orgânicos industriais através do processo de codigestão anaerobia com chorumes de suinicultura (Thesis) Arguer	Luis Jorge Martínez Ferreira (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2013/12	Uma visão das empresas certificadas pela norma ISO 14001 em Portugal President of the jury	Juliana Margarida Granja Neves Ferreira (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/11	. Production of bacterial reserve compounds from industrial wastewaters Supervisor	Pedro Tiago Santos Silva (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/10	Microbiology of thermophilic anaerobic syngas conversion (Thesis) Arguer	Joana Isabel Ferreira Alves (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/07	Combining submerged membrane technology with anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment (Thesis) Arguer	Alberto Sánchez Sánchez (PhD) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2012/12	Avaliação da Qualidade do Serviço de Recolha de Resíduos Urbanos (Thesis) Main arguer	Carla Paula da Silva Fernandes Lima (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/12	Avaliação do Projeto de Recolha Selectiva de Resíduos Orgânicos no Concelho de Esposende (Thesis) Main arguer	José Miguel Gomes Batista Nogueira (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/11	Seleção e caracterização de consórcios bacterianos hidrocarbonoclásticos produtores de lípidos de reserva Supervisor	Paulo Jorge Gomes de Castro (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/07	Caracterização do Digestor Anaeróbio de Lamas Biológicas da ETAR do Choupal, em Coimbra (Thesis) Main arguer	Susana Margarida Ferreira Leonardo (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/12	Initial steps for the reconstruction of a genome-scale metabolic model for Rhodococcus opacus B4 Supervisor	Antónia Regina Sales Machado Gonçalves (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011/12	Avaliação da Toxicidade e Inibição dos Ácidos Gordos de Cadeia Longa em Comunidades Metanogénicas Supervisor	Juliana Patrícia Marques Gonçalves Ramos (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011/09	Optimization of dark fermentation processes for biohydrogen production from sugars Supervisor	Ângela Alexandra Valente de Abreu (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/12	Aplicação da técnica FISH (Fluorescence in situ hybridization) para a identificação de microrganismos filamentosos nas lamas activadas (Thesis) Main arguer	Mariana Rodrigues de Sousa Diniz (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/12	Estudos de optimização da produção de bio-hidrogénio por fermentação anaeróbia em condições hipertermofílicas Supervisor	Andreia Sofia Batista Rosas (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010	Identificação de Yersinia enterocolitica por metodologias moleculares em amostras alimentares (Thesis) Main arguer	Rute Marisa Gomes da Silva (Master) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2009/11	A importância da identificação de microrganismos filamentosos nos processos de lamas activadas (Thesis) Main arguer	Catarina Isabel Machado Martins (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009/10	Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Organic Wastes (Thesis) Arguer	Lúcia Maria Gonçalves Ferreira das Neves (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2008/09	Acompanhamento do arranque da ETAR de Espinho (Thesis) Main arguer	of Iva Sofia Martins Bôtto Varajão Barbosa (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2023 - Current	6th Edition of the International Conference and Exhibition WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities	University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
2023 - Current	6th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (EU-ISMET)	Wageningen University, Netherlands
2022/06/17 - 2022/06/22	17th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, AD17	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
2019/09/04 - 2019/09/06	5th International Conference and Exhibition WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
2019/06/23 - 2019/06/27	16th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, AD14	Delft, Netherlands
2017/09/25 - 2017/09/26	4th Edition of the International Conference and Exhibition WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
2015/11/15 - 2015/11/18	14th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion
2015/09/14 - 2015/09/15	3rd Edition of the International Conference and Exhibition WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
2015 - 2015	14th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion	Viña del Mar, Chile
2013/09/11 - 2013/09/13	2nd Edition of the International Conference and Exhibition WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
2013/06/25 - 2013/06/28	13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion
2013 - 2013	13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion	Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2008/10/19 - 2008/10/23	IX Taller y Simposio Latinoamericano de Digestión Anaerobia
2008 - 2008	IX Taller y Simposio Latinoamericano de Digestión Anaerobia	Isla de Pascua

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2021/09 - 2022/06	Environmental Biotecnology	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Water Technology	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Waste Treatment and Managemen	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Instrumental Methods and Data Analysis	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Instrumental Methods of Clinical Analysis	Bioengenharia (Mestrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Integrated Laboratories of Biotechnology	Biotecnologia (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2022	Solid Waste Treatment	Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009 - 2022	Laboratories of Bioprocesses	Bioengenharia (Mestrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009 - 2021	Treatment of Hospital Wastes and Wastewaters	Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2020	Molecular Biotechnology	Biotecnologia (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2020	Water and Effluent Treatment	Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2020	Environmental Technology Laboratories	Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2018	Instrumental Methods of Clinical Analysis	Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2018	Pollution Control Technologies I	Gestão Ambiental (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2013	Advanced Topics in Chemical and Biological Engineering II	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2013	Advanced Techniques in Bioengineering	Bioengenharia (Mestrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010 - 2012	Advanced Topics in Chemical and Biological Engineering I	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009 - 2011	Project in Biological Engineering	Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2005 - 2006	-Topics of Environmental Engineering	Engenharia Biológica (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2005 - 2006	Instrumental Methods of Analysis	Engenharia Biológica (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
1995 - 2000	Graphic Representation of Process and Equipment	Engenharia Biológica (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
1997 - 1999	Water and Wastewater Treatment I	Engenharia Biológica (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
1995 - 1997	Laboratories of Chemical Technology	Engenharia Biológica (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2016/06 - Current	Project evaluator in the 2016 applications to "Fondo María Viñas" of Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación de Uruguay (ANII) Evaluator	Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación de Uruguay , Uruguay
2015/07 - Current	Project evaluator in the Program “Iniciación a la Investigación - Modalidad 2” 2015, Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica (CSIC) de Uruguay Evaluator
2014/07 - Current	Project evaluator in the 2014 applications to "Fondo María Viñas" of Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación de Uruguay (ANII) Evaluator	Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación de Uruguay , Uruguay
2022/04 - 2022/04	Project evaluator in the 2022 applications to the OPUS-22, Nacional Science Center of Poland, Panel: NZ9 (Fundamentals of applied life sciences and biotechnology) Evaluator

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2018 - Current	Biodegradation (1572-9729)	Springer-Verlag
2018 - Current	Chemical Papers (1336-9075)	Springer-Verlag
2018 - Current	PLoS ONE (1932-6203)	Public Library of Science
2018 - Current	Bioenergy and Biofuels
2017 - Current	BioMed Research International (2314-6141)	Hindawi Limited
2017 - Current	The Science of The Total Environment (0048-9697)	Elsevier
2017 - Current	Chemosphere (0045-6535)	Elsevier
2016 - Current	Water Research (0043-1354)	Elsevier
2016 - Current	International Journal of Molecular Medical Science (1927-6656)	"Sophia Publishing Group, Inc."
2016 - Current	AMB Express (2191-0855)	Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2015 - Current	FEMS Microbiology Letters
2015 - Current	Biotechnology for Biofuels (1754-6834)	Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2014 - Current	Waste Management (0956-053X)	Elsevier
2014 - Current	Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (1935-181X)	Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2013 - Current	FEMS Microbial Ecology
2013 - Current	The ISME Journal (1751-7370)	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2012 - Current	Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1098-5336)	American Society for Microbiology
2012 - Current	Environmental Science & Technology (1520-5851)	American Chemical Society
2012 - Current	Water Science & Technology (1996-9732)	IWA Publishing
2011 - Current	Microbial Ecology (1432-184X)	Springer-Verlag
2010 - Current	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (1432-0614)	Springer-Verlag
2009 - Current	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2008 - Current	Bioresource Technology (0960-8524)	Elsevier

Distinctions

Award

2017	Best poster award in the “15th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion”, Beijing, China. “Continuous or intermittent addition of glycerol in anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and macroalgae for biomethane production upgrade
2011	Best poster award in the "X Oficina e Seminário Latino Americano de Digestão Anaeróbia" (DAAL), Ouro Preto, Brazil. “Acidogenic sludge adaptation with progressive increase in glycerol concentrations“,
2009	Best poster award at MicroBiotec09 - Thematic Symposium. Vilamoura, Portugal. Portuguese Society of Microbiology and Portuguese Society of Biotechnology. “Bacterial community structure of biohydrogen production process in extreme thermophilic conditions (
2006	Prémio Nacional de Inovação Ambiental Revista Industria e Ambiente, Portugal
2005	Prémio Inovação BES Banco Espirito Santo e Fundação Ilídio Pinho and Siemens Portugal, Portugal
2004	Lettinga award Lettinga Foundation, Netherlands
2002	Best poster award at the VII Latin American Workshop and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion, Merida, Mexico, International Water Association- I.W.A. “Adsorption of LCFA on anaerobic sludge under steady state and shock loading conditions: effect on acetogeni