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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Valter Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Valter

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
831F-BA53-748E
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2846-5785
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09/01
Concluded
 Numerical simulation in engineering with ANSYS (Master Universitario)
Major in Multiphase systems
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

ANSYS Inc, United States
9/10
2010/06/06
Attended
 Contabilidade e Administração (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto, Portugal
2009
Concluded
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2004
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05/15 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2020/04/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Laboratório Colaborativo para Gestão Integrada da Floresta e do Fogo, Portugal
2015/04/01 - 2020/03/31 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2011/04/01 - 2015/03/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes Centro de Estudos Transdisciplinares para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/05/15 - 2028/05/14 Ammonia as a “X-Power” enabler for stationary power facilities deCarbonization through Direct Combustion - AC/DC
2021.02603.CEECIND/CP1659/CT0014
10.54499/2021.02603.CEECIND/CP1659/CT0014
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/03 - 2028/03 Talent4Iberia
101128265
Researcher
Junta de Extremadura, Spain
Ongoing
2022 - 2025 AC/DC – Use of ammonia as a catalyst for the decarbonization of power and electricity generation plants through direct combustion
PTDC/EME-REN/4124/2021
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - 2025 FIRE-RES Innovative technologies and socio-ecological-economic solutions for fire resilient territories in Europe
101037419
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo para Gestão Integrada da Floresta e do Fogo, Portugal
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 FCT - Research Center Funding
UIDB/05064/2020
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Ongoing
2021 - 2022 Boosting full decarbonization for sustainable cities mobility through internal combustion engines fueled by pure ammonia
MIT-Portugal Programme
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Ongoing
2019/12 - 2022 Implementation of the DMAIC methodology to boost agroindustrial residues valorisation through small-scale co-gasification solutions
Alentejo 2020 - 02/SAICT/2018
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/12 - 2022 Diesel engine fuel from thermal gasification of agricultural wastes and dedicate crops
Alentejo 2020 - 02/SAICT/2018
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 Funding for R&D units - VALORIZA
VALORIZA
Researcher
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 International Doctoral Programmes in Cuba
International Doctoral Programmes in Cuba
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Driving dry and wet solid wastes to energy:An Hybrid system comprising Gasification and Anaerobic digestion
Morocco-Portugal Programme for Cooperation in Science & Technology
Morocco-Portugal Programme for Cooperation in Science & Technology
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Université Ibn Tofail Kénitra, Morocco
N/A
Ongoing
2018 - 2020 Internal combustion engines fed by mixtures of syngas/biodiesel to generate decentralized energy
Brazil-Portugal Programme for Cooperation in Science & Technology
Principal investigator
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil

Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - 2020 Innovative fuels for Urban Transportation - Biogas/Biodiesel Blends fed to Internal Compression Engines
CAPES Brazil - All Scientific Domains
CAPES Brazil - All Scientific Domains
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Centro Federal de Educação Tecnólogica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Brazil

Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil

University of Texas at Austin Department of Mechanical Engineering, United States
N/A
Ongoing
2018 - 2020 RDFGAS - Aproveitamento energético dos combustíveis derivados de resíduos e lamas secas
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-024020
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Ongoing
2015 - 2020 Advanced Co­gasification Strategies by using MSW/Biomass Blends for Syngas Generation
2014 FCT Programme - Exploratory Projects
2014 FCT Programme - Exploratory Projects
2014 FCT Programme
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
N/A
Ongoing
2018 - 2019 Policy and Technology Analysis of Waste/Biomass Residue Gasification for Energy Production in Portugal
FCT/Carnegie Mellon Programme
FCT/Carnegie Mellon Programme
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Carnegie Mellon University, United States
N/A
Ongoing
2015 - 2018 Centre for Renewable Energy Research
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147457/PT
Researcher
Concluded
2015 - 2018 Co­gasification Strategies by using MSW/Biomass Blends for Syngas Generation
FCT – All Domains
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
Concluded
2015 - 2018 Co­gasification Strategies by using MSW/Biomass Blends for Syngas Generation
FCT All Domains
 N/A
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Silva, Valter; CARDOSO, JOÃO; Jose Antonio Mayoral Chavando. Corresponding author: Silva, Valter. Gasification: Sustainable Decarbonization. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Silva, Valter. Bioenergy from Forests. Elsevier. 2022.
    Under revision
  3. Silva, Valter. Computational Fluid Dynamics applied to Waste-to-Energy-Processes: A Hands-on Approach. Elsevier. 2020.
  4. Valter Silva. Statistical Approaches With Emphasis on Design of Experiments Applied to Chemical Processes. {InTech. 2018.
    10.5772/65616
  5. Silva, Valter. Low Carbon Transition - Technical, Economic and Policy Assessment. InTech. 2018.
    10.5772/intechopen.70981
Book chapter
  1. Chavando, José Antonio Mayoral; Silva, Valter Bruno; da Cruz Tarelho, Luís António; Cardoso, João Sousa; Hall, Matthew J.; Eusébio, Daniela. "Ammonia as an alternative". In Combustion Chemistry and the Carbon Neutral Future, 179-208. Elsevier, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-99213-8.00008-4
  2. Chavando, José Antonio Mayoral; Silva, Valter; Caballero, Carlos Gilberto Temoltzin; Cardoso, João Sousa; Tarelho, Luís A.C.; Eusébio, Daniela. "Future prospects and industrial outlook of syngas applications". In Advances in Synthesis Gas : Methods, Technologies and Applications, 427-463. Elsevier, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-91878-7.00017-4
  3. Chavando, José Antonio Mayoral; Silva, Valter; Puig-gamero, M.; Cardoso, João Sousa; Tarelho, Luís A.C.; Eusébio, Daniela. "Simulation of biomass to syngas: Pyrolysis and gasification processes". In Advances in Synthesis Gas : Methods, Technologies and Applications, 159-196. Elsevier, 2023.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-91879-4.00015-1
  4. Silva, Valter. "Gasification and pyrolysis integrated systems as an energy vector for biomass valorization". In Gasification. 2021.
  5. João Cardoso; Valter Bruno Silva; Daniela Eusébio. "Implementation Guidelines for Modelling Gasification Processes in Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Tutorial Overview Approach". 359-379. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-42284-4_13
  6. Silva, Valter. "The use of a Segmented Cell for DMFC Performance Diagnosing and Evaluating. Integrity, Reliability and Failure: Challenges and Opportunities". INEGI Editions, 2019.
  7. Silva, Valter Bruno Reis e; Eusébio, Daniela; Cardoso, João. "Introductory Chapter: How to Use Design of Experiments Methodology to Get Most from Chemical Processes". In Statistical Approaches With Emphasis on Design of Experiments Applied to Chemical Processes. InTech, 2018.
    10.5772/intechopen.74061
  8. Silva, Valter. "CFD numerical approaches to simulate biomass substrates in pilot scale gasifiers". In Biomass Volume Estimation and Valorization for Energy. Intech, 2017.
  9. Silva, Valter. "Combustion Theory". UTAD editions, 2013.
  10. Silva, Valter. "An Analysis on the Opportunities, Technology and Potential of Biomass Residues for Energy Production in Portugal". In Materials and processes for energy. Formatex Research Center, 2013.
Conference paper
  1. J. CARDOSO; Silva, V.B.; J. Chavando; D. Eusébio; M. Hall; M. Costa. "Techno-Economic Analysis of Small-Scale Biomass Gasification for Green Ammonia Production in Portugal". Aveiro, 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Jose Antonio Mayoral Chavando; Silva, Valter; CARDOSO, JOÃO. Corresponding author: Silva, Valter. "Simulation of a continuous pyrolysis reactor for a heat self-sufficient process and liquid fuel production in Portugal". Paper presented in ANM2023, Aveiro, 2023.
  3. Jose Antonio Mayoral Chavando; Silva, Valter; CARDOSO, JOÃO. Corresponding author: Silva, Valter. "Co-gasification of RDF-wood blends simulation in portugal". Paper presented in ANM2023, Aveiro, 2023.
  4. J. CARDOSO; Silva, Valter. Corresponding author: Silva, Valter. "Numerical Modelling of Ammonia-Biomass co-combustion in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor". Paper presented in 15th International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment, Lisbon, 2023.
  5. J. CARDOSO; Silva, Valter; J. Chavando; D. Eusébio; Tarelho, L.A.C.. Corresponding author: Silva, Valter. "Ammonia-coal co-firing in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor: A numerical study with experimental validation". Paper presented in MPSU - VI International Scientific and Technical Conference, 2023.
    Accepted
  6. Silva, Valter. "Energetic valorization of coffee grounds mixed with lignocellulosic biomass in different proportions". Paper presented in V Congreso Iberoamericano de Emprendimiento, Energía, Medioambiente y Tecnología (CIEEMAT`19), Portalegre, 2019.
  7. Silva, Valter. "Co-gasification of biomass and Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) in a fluidized bed reactor". Paper presented in 5th International Conference Wastes, Costa da Caparica, 2019.
  8. Silva, Valter. "Co-gasification of Biomass and Refused Derived Fuel – Technical and economic analysis". Paper presented in 10th Solid Waste International Forum, 2019.
  9. Silva, Valter. "CFD methodologies applied to thermochemical conversion processes". Paper presented in International workshop in Bioenergy Production, São Paulo, 2019.
  10. Silva, Valter. "Assessment of Municipal Solid Wastes gasification through CFD simulation". Paper presented in International Conference on Innovation, Engineering and Entrepreneurship, HELIX 2018: Innovation, Engineering and Entrepreneurship, Braga, 2018.
    Published
  11. Silva, Valter. "Techno-economic Analysis of a Small-Scale Gasification Power Plant using Olive Pomace Residues". Paper presented in SmartCats, Belgrado, 2018.
  12. Silva, Valter. "A study of the hydrodynamics behavior in a pilot scale bubbling fluidized bed biomass gasifier". Paper presented in CIEEMAT 2017, Bragança, 2017.
  13. Silva, Valter. "Hydrogen production optimization from Portuguese municipal solid waste gasification". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Hydrogen Energy, London, 2016.
  14. Silva, Valter. "H2-rich gas from steam gasification of Portuguese MSW". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Hydrogen Energy, London, 2016.
  15. Silva, Valter. "Modeling of Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasification: Comparison of Zero-Dimensional and CFD Simulations". Paper presented in ICNAAM, 2015.
  16. Silva, Valter. "Analysis of Vineyard Pruning Residues Potential as a Function of Syngas Quality Indices". Paper presented in ICNAAM, 2015.
  17. Silva, Valter. "Modeling of solid waste gasification using eulerian-eulerian approach in semi-industrial reactor". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of Energy and Environment Engineering and Management (CIIEM15), Paris, 2015.
  18. Silva, Valter. "3D CFD methodology applied to gasification of Portuguese agroindustrial residues". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of Energy and Environment Engineering and Management (CIIEM15), Paris, 2015.
  19. Silva, Valter. "Predicting the Hydrogen Generation of Portuguese Biomass Residues in Semi-Industrial Fluidized Bed Reactor". Paper presented in MEFTE – V National Conference in Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamic and Energy, Porto, 2014.
  20. Silva, Valter. "Portuguese Municipal Solid Wastes Management System". Paper presented in International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management, Porto, 2014.
  21. Silva, Valter. "Experimental and numerical analysis of biomass gasification". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Bioenergy, Portalegre, 2013.
  22. Silva, Valter; Silva, V.; Rouboa, A.. "Methane Combustion: An Exergy Analysis". Paper presented in ICNAM 2011, 9th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, 2011.
    10.1063/1.3637751
  23. Silva, Valter. "Activation Procedures Applied to Fluorinated and Non-Fluorinated Proton Exchange Membranes". Paper presented in CIIEM 2011, Mérida, 2011.
  24. Silva, Valter. "The use of a segmented cell for DMFC performance diagnosing and evaluating". Paper presented in IRF’ 2009, Porto, 2009.
  25. Silva, Valter. "An impedance study on the sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)/zirconium oxide membranes for DMFC applications". Paper presented in IV International Materials Symposium, Porto, 2007.
  26. Silva, Valter. "Analysis of the MEA behavior during an activation process, Materiais 2007". Paper presented in XIII Portuguese Materials Society Meeting, IV International Materials Symposium, Porto, 2007.
  27. Silva, Valter. "Resonances in Shear Mode Piezoelectrics Ceramics". Paper presented in 5th Conference Mechanics and Material Design, 2006.
  28. Silva, Valter. "Sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) membranes for DMFC applications at low temperatures". Paper presented in III International Materials Symposium, Aveiro, 2005.
Conference poster
  1. J. CARDOSO; Silva, Valter. Corresponding author: Silva, Valter. "Coal phase-out through ammonia and biomass co-firing in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor: A numerical study". Paper presented in BIORESTEC – 4th International Conference for Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability, 2023.
  2. J. CARDOSO; Silva, Valter. Corresponding author: Silva, Valter. "Biomass and ammonia co-firing: A numerical analysis for coal phase-out". Paper presented in 31st EUCBE European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, 2023, 2023.
Edited book
  1. Silva, Valter. Gasification. IntechOpen. 2021.
    Under revision • Editor
Journal article
  1. Victor Arruda Ferraz de Campos; Luís Carmo-Calado; Roberta Mota-Panizio; Vitor Matos; Valter Bruno Silva; Paulo S. Brito; Daniela F. L. Eusébio; Celso Eduardo Tuna; José Luz Silveira. "A Waste-to-Energy Technical Approach: Syngas–Biodiesel Blend for Power Generation". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16217384.
    10.3390/en16217384
  2. José Antonio Mayoral Chavando; Edvenante Cláudio José de Matos; Valter Bruno Silva; Luís A.C. Tarelho; João Sousa Cardoso. "Pyrolysis characteristics of RDF and HPDE blends with biomass". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.11.062.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.11.062
  3. José Antonio Mayoral Chavando; Valter Bruno Silva; Luís A.C. Tarelho; João Sousa Cardoso; Daniela Eusébio. "Snapshot review of refuse-derived fuels". Utilities Policy 74 (2022): 101316-101316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2021.101316.
    10.1016/j.jup.2021.101316
  4. Silva, Valter. "Ammonia as an energy vector: Current and future prospects for application in internal combustion engines". Journal of Cleaner Production (2021):
    Accepted
  5. Sousa Cardoso, João; Silva, Valter; Eusébio, Daniela; Lima Azevedo, Inês; Tarelho, Luís A.C.; Silva, Valter; Valter Silva; et al. "Techno-economic analysis of forest biomass blends gasification for small-scale power production facilities in the Azores". Fuel 279 (2020): 118552. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118552.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118552
  6. J. R. Copa; C. E. Tuna; J. L. Silveira; R. A. M. Boloy; P. Brito; V. Silva; J. Cardoso; D. Eusébio. "Techno-Economic Assessment of the Use of Syngas Generated from Biomass to Feed an Internal Combustion Engine". Energies (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/en13123097.
    10.3390/en13123097
  7. Pio, D.T.; Tarelho, L.A.C.; Tavares, A.M.A.; Matos, M.A.A.; Silva, V.. "Co-gasification of refused derived fuel and biomass in a pilot-scale bubbling fluidized bed reactor". Energy Conversion and Management 206 (2020): 112476. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112476.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112476
  8. João Cardoso; Valter Silva; Daniela Eusébio. "Process optimization and robustness analysis of municipal solid waste gasification using air-carbon dioxide mixtures as gasifying agent". International Journal of Energy Research (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4611.
    10.1002/er.4611
  9. Mohammad Mohammadi Taghiabadi; Mohammad Zhiani; Valter Silva. "Effect of MEA activation method on the long-term performance of PEM fuel cell". Applied Energy 242 (2019): 602-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.157.
    10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.157
  10. Cardoso, João; Silva, Valter; Eusébio, Daniela; Carvalho, Tiago; Brito, Paulo. "Modelling and experimental analysis of a small-scale olive pomace gasifier for cogeneration applications: A techno-economic assessment". Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly 00 (2019): 10-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/ciceq190109010c.
    10.2298/ciceq190109010c
  11. Cardoso, João; Silva, Valter; Eusébio, Daniela; Trninic, Marta; Carvalho, Tiago; Brito, Paulo. "Techno-economic analysis of olive pomace gasification for cogeneration applications in small facilities". Thermal Science 00 (2019): 410-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tsci180726410c.
    10.2298/tsci180726410c
  12. Nuno Couto; valter silva; João Cardoso; LEO MIGUEL GONZALEZ GUTIERREZ; Antonio Souto-Iglesias. "Coupled CFD-Response Surface Method (RSM) Methodology for Optimizing Jettability Operating Conditions". ChemEngineering (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2305-7084/2/4/51.
    10.3390/chemengineering2040051
  13. Ana Ramos; Eliseu Monteiro; Valter Silva; Abel Rouboa. "Co-gasification and recent developments on waste-to-energy conversion: A review". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 81 (2018): 380-398. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.rser.2017.07.025.
    10.1016/j.rser.2017.07.025
  14. J. Cardoso; V. Silva; D. Eusébio; P. Brito; L. Tarelho. "Improved numerical approaches to predict hydrodynamics in a pilot-scale bubbling fluidized bed biomass reactor: A numerical study with experimental validation". Energy Conversion and Management 156 (2018): 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.enconman.2017.11.005.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2017.11.005
  15. Valter Silva; Daniela Eusébio; João Cardoso; Mohammad Zhiani; Somayeh Majidi. "Targeting optimized and robust operating conditions in a hydrogen-fed Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell". Energy Conversion and Management 154 (2017): 149-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.10.053.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2017.10.053
  16. João Cardoso; Valter Silva; Daniela Eusébio; Paulo Brito. "Hydrodynamic Modelling of Municipal Solid Waste Residues in a Pilot Scale Fluidized Bed Reactor". Energies 10 11 (2017): 1773-1773. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fen10111773.
    10.3390/en10111773
  17. Valter Silva; Nuno Couto; D. Eusébio; Abel Rouboa; P. Brito; J. Cardoso; M. Trninic. "Multi-stage optimization in a pilot scale gasification plant". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2017): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.261.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.261
  18. Nuno Dinis Couto; Valter Bruno Silva; Eliseu Monteiro; Abel Rouboa; Paulo Brito. "An experimental and numerical study on the Miscanthus gasification by using a pilot scale gasifier". Renewable Energy 109 (2017): 248-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.028.
    10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.028
  19. Nuno Couto; Valter Silva; J. Cardoso; Abel Rouboa. "2nd law analysis of Portuguese municipal solid waste gasification using CO 2 /air mixtures". Journal of CO2 Utilization 20 (2017): 347-356. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jcou.2017.06.001.
    10.1016/j.jcou.2017.06.001
  20. Couto, Nuno; Silva, Valter; Monteiro, Eliseu; Rouboa, Abel. "Exergy analysis of Portuguese municipal solid waste treatment via steam gasification". Energy Conversion and Management 134 (2017): 235-246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.12.040.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2016.12.040
  21. Couto, Nuno Dinis; Silva, Valter Bruno; Rouboa, Abel. "Thermodynamic Evaluation of Portuguese municipal solid waste gasification". Journal of Cleaner Production 139 (2016): 622-635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.082.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.082
  22. Couto, Nuno Dinis; Silva, Valter Bruno; Rouboa, Abel. "Assessment on steam gasification of municipal solid waste against biomass substrates". Energy Conversion and Management 124 (2016): 92-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.06.077.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2016.06.077
  23. Couto, N.; Silva, V.B.; Bispo, C.; Rouboa, A.. "From laboratorial to pilot fluidized bed reactors: Analysis of the scale-up phenomenon". Energy Conversion and Management 119 (2016): 177-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.03.085.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2016.03.085
  24. Couto, Nuno; Monteiro, Eliseu; Silva, Valter; Rouboa, Abel. "Hydrogen-rich gas from gasification of Portuguese municipal solid wastes". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 25 (2016): 10619-10630. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.091.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.091
  25. Couto, Nuno; Silva, Valter; Rouboa, Abel. "Municipal solid waste gasification in semi-industrial conditions using air-CO2 mixtures". Energy 104 (2016): 42-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.03.088.
    10.1016/j.energy.2016.03.088
  26. Mohammad Zhiani; Somayeh Majidi; Valter Bruno Silva; Hussein Gharibi. "Comparison of the performance and EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) response of an activated PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell) under low and high thermal and pressure stresses". Energy 97 (2016): 560-567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.12.058.
    10.1016/j.energy.2015.12.058
  27. Nuno Dinis Couto; Valter Bruno Silva; Eliseu Monteiro; Abel Rouboa. "Assessment of municipal solid wastes gasification in a semi-industrial gasifier using syngas quality indices". Energy 93 (2015): 864-873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.09.064.
    10.1016/j.energy.2015.09.064
  28. Valter Silva; Abel Rouboa. "Combining a 2-D multiphase CFD model with a Response Surface Methodology to optimize the gasification of Portuguese biomasses". Energy Conversion and Management 99 (2015): 28-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.03.020.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2015.03.020
  29. Couto, Nuno; Silva, Valter; Monteiro, Eliseu; Brito, P. S. D.; Rouboa, Abel. "Modeling of fluidized bed gasification: Assessment of zero-dimensional and CFD approaches". Journal of Thermal Science 24 4 (2015): 378-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11630-015-0798-7.
    10.1007/s11630-015-0798-7
  30. Silva, Valter. "Using an Eulerian-granular 2-D multiphase CFD model to simulate oxygen air enriched gasification of agroindustrial residues". Renewable Energy (2015):
    10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.089
  31. Silva, Valter. "Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Municipal Solid Wastes Gasification Process". applied thermal Engineering (2015): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135943111401165X.
    doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.12.036
  32. Sandra Teixeira; Eliseu Monteiro; Valter Silva; Abel Rouboa. "Prospective application of municipal solid wastes for energy production in Portugal". Energy Policy 71 (2014): 159-168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.002.
    10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.002
  33. Valter Silva; Eliseu Monteiro; Nuno Couto; Paulo Brito; Abel Rouboa. "Analysis of syngas quality from Portuguese biomasses: An experimental and numerical study". Energy Fuels (2014): 140728230633009-140728230633009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef500570t.
    10.1021/ef500570t
  34. Silva, Valter; Rouboa, Abel. "Optimizing the gasification operating conditions of forest residues by coupling a two-stage equilibrium model with a response surface methodology". Fuel Processing Technology 122 (2014): 163-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.01.038.
    10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.01.038
  35. Nuno Couto; Valter Silva; E. Monteiro; A. Rouboa. "Hazardous Waste Management in Portugal: An Overview". Energy Procedia 36 (2013): 607-611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.069.
    10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.069
  36. Silva, V.B.; Rouboa, A.. "Predicting the syngas hydrogen composition by using a dual stage equilibrium model". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84886954379&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.053
  37. Silva, V.B.; Rouboa, A.. "Using a two-stage equilibrium model to simulate oxygen air enriched gasification of pine biomass residues". Fuel Processing Technology 109 (2013): 111-117. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874778277&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.09.045
  38. Silva, V.; Couto, N.; Alexandre, J.L.; Rouboa, A.; Silva, Valter; Couto, Nuno; Silva, Valter; et al. "Analysis of the pine biomass gasification to obtain H2 enriched syngas". Advanced Science Letters 19 3 (2013): 946-949. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876360588&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1166/asl.2013.4837
  39. Silva, V.; Couto, N.; Alexandre, J.L.; Rouboa, A.. "Syngas combustion: Analysis of exergy losses". Advanced Science Letters 19 2 (2013): 609-614. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876395487&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1166/asl.2013.4727
  40. De Jesus Freire, A.; Coelho Alexandre, J.L.; Bruno Silva, V.; Dinis Couto, N.; Rouboa, A.. "Compact buried pipes system analysis for indoor air conditioning". Applied Thermal Engineering 51 1-2 (2013): 1124-1134. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870668906&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.09.045
  41. Couto, Nuno; Rouboa, Abel; Silva, Valter; Monteiro, Eliseu; Bouziane, Khalid. "Influence of the Biomass Gasification Processes on the Final Composition of Syngas". Energy Procedia 36 (2013): 596-606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.068.
    10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.068
  42. Rouboa, A.; Silva, V.; Couto, N.. "Exergy analysis in hydrogen-air detonation". Journal of Applied Mathematics 2012 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863712579&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2012/502979
  43. Silva, V.B.; Rouboa, A.. "Hydrogen-fed PEMFC: Overvoltage analysis during an activation procedure". Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 671 (2012): 58-66. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858140421&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jelechem.2012.02.013
  44. Silva, V.B.; Rouboa, A.. "In situ activation procedures applied to a DMFC: Analysis and optimization study". Fuel 93 (2012): 677-683. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855955407&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2011.08.052
  45. Silva, V.B.; Rouboa, A.. "Optimizing the DMFC operating conditions using a response surface method". Applied Mathematics and Computation 218 12 (2012): 6733-6743. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856407802&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.amc.2011.12.039
  46. Silva, V.B.; Rouboa, A.. "An activation procedure applied to fluorinated and non-fluorinated proton exchange membranes". Fuel Processing Technology 103 (2012): 27-33. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864043296&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.12.042
  47. Silva, V.; Rouboa, A.. "Combustion irreversibilities: Numerical simulation and analysis". Journal of Thermal Science 21 4 (2012): 377-383. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865630593&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11630-012-0558-x
  48. Mendes, D.; Garcia, H.; Silva, V.B.; Mendes, A.; Madeira, L.M.. "Comparison of nanosized gold-based and copper-based catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 48 1 (2009): 430-439. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-61649085378&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ie8010676
  49. Silva, V.B.; Silva, V.S.; Madeira, L.M.; Nunes, S.P.; Mendes, A.. "An impedance study on the sPEEK/ZrO2 membranes for direct methanol fuel cell applications". Materials Science Forum 587-588 (2008): 926-930. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-60349104182&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  50. Silva, V.S.F.; Silva, V.B.; Reissner, R.; Vetter, S.; Mendes, A.; Madeira, L.M.; Nunes, S.P.. "Non-fluorinated membranes thickness effect on the DMFC performance". Separation Science and Technology 43 8 (2008): 1917-1932. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-46049104744&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/01496390802063754
  51. Silva, V.S.; Silva, V.B.; Mendes, A.; Madeira, L.M.; Silva, H.; Michaelmann, J.; Ruffmann, B.; Nunes, S.P.. "Pre-treatment effect on the sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membrane transport properties and direct methanol fuel cell performance". Separation Science and Technology 42 13 (2007): 2909-2925. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-36048990114&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/01496390701558342
  52. Silva, V.; Mendes, A.; Madeira, L.; Nunes, S.; Silva, Valter. "Pre-treatment effect on the transport properties of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membranes for DMFC applications". Desalination 200 1-3 (2006): 645-647. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33746854652&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.desal.2006.03.448
  53. Silva, V.S.; Ruffmann, B.; Silva, H.; Silva, V.B.; Mendes, A.; Madeira, L.M.; Nunes, S.. "Zirconium oxide hybrid membranes for direct methanol fuel cells-Evaluation of transport properties". Journal of Membrane Science 284 1-2 (2006): 137-144. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33748799395&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.memsci.2006.07.027
Newspaper article
  1. Silva, Valter. "Techno-economic analysis of a biomass gasification power plant dealing with forestry residues blends for electricity production in Portugal", 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.054.
  2. Silva, Valter. "Comparative 2D and 3D analysis on the hydrodynamics behaviour during biomass gasification in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor", 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.080.
    doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.080
  3. Silva, Valter. "Comparative scaling analysis of two different sized pilot-scale fluidized bed reactors operating with biomass substrates", 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.03.090.
    doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.03.090
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - Current UNESP student Portugal-Brazil-UTA project
Co-supervisor of Vítor Santos
2018 - Current Dual fuel strategies combining diesel and syngas generated from biomass gasification
Co-supervisor of A. Copa
2018 - Current Dual fuel strategies combining diesel and syngas generated from biomass gasification
Co-supervisor
2018 - Current Dual fuel strategies combining diesel and syngas generated from biomass gasification
Co-supervisor of O. Alves
2016 - Current Co-gasification of MSW and biomass blends
Supervisor of João Cardoso
2016 - Current Design of Experiments applied to gasification systems
Supervisor of D. Eusébio
2016 - Current Dual fuel strategies combining diesel and syngas generated from biomass gasification
Co-supervisor of L. Calado
2015 - Current Biomass Gasification
Co-supervisor of Ana Ramos
2018 - 2019 CMU Master student, Portugal – CMU Programme
Co-supervisor of Gayatri Shahane
2018 - 2019 UA Master student, Portugal – CMU Programme
Co-supervisor of Mafalda Azevedo
2018 - 2019 UA Master student Portugal – CMU Programme
Co-supervisor of Rui Pinto
2014 - 2018 Ph. D. student
Co-supervisor of N. Couto
2015 - 2016 Master student, industrial environment
Co-supervisor of C. Bispo
2015 - 2016 Degree student, industrial environment
Supervisor of D. Eusébio
2014 - 2015 Postdoctoral student
Co-supervisor of S. Gonzaga
2014 - 2015 Master student
Co-supervisor of P. Gomes
2014 - 2015 Degree student
Co-supervisor
2013 - 2015 Master student
Co-supervisor of S. Teixeira
2013 - 2015 Master student
Co-supervisor of A. Sousa
2012 - 2014 Master student
Co-supervisor of N. Couto
2012 - 2014 Master student
Co-supervisor of D. Oliveira
2012 - 2014 Master student
Co-supervisor of P. Gomes