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Samuel Pereira dos Santos obtained his Bachelor’s degree (2011) and Master’s degree (2013) in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL). His master's research focused on the application of amine solutions for CO2 capture and release in flue gases. From 2013 to 2017, Samuel Santos contributed to several national and international research projects, gaining expertise in sustainable technologies. In 2024, he obtained a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, through the CATSUS – Sustainable Catalysis Doctoral Program. His doctoral thesis, entitled Development of Nanocatalysts from Calcium Waste Materials in Biodiesel Production, explored innovative catalytic solutions for waste valorisation and renewable energy production. Samuel Santos currently serves as a Researcher at CoLAB C5Lab – Sustainable Construction Materials Association, where he focuses on developing technologies to decarbonize the cement industry. His research has resulted in the co-authorship of nine peer-reviewed publications.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Samuel Pereira dos Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Samuel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CC12-C39E-C951
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8602-7885

Email addresses

  • ssantos@c5lab.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/02/08 - 2024/04/15
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Development of nanocatalysts from Calcium waste materials in biodiesel production" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011/09 - 2013/12
Concluded
 Mestrado em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Mestrado)
Major in Processos Químicos
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
"Comparative Study of Amine Solutions used in CO2 Absorption/Desorption Cycles" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2007/09 - 2011/02
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Licenciatura)
Major in Ramo de Química
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/04/01 - Current Researcher (Research) c5Lab, Portugal
c5Lab, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/02 - 2021/03/31 PILOT STUDY ON CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF 1st GENERATION BIODIESEL USING HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS
PD/BD/128450/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Concluded
2016/10 - 2017/01 GREENFUEL
PTDC/EMS-ENE/4865/2014
Research Fellow
Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/04 - 2016/03 ECOFOULESS
OF6923/2014/DTA/DRATALG
Research Fellow
Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 PROMAR
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Center for Natural Resources and Environment
UID/ECI/04028/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

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

Publications

Book
  1. Santos, Samuel. Comparative Study of Amine Solutions used in Absorption/Desorption Cycles of CO2. Germany. 2014.
Book chapter
  1. Santos, S.; Puna, J.; Gomes, J.; Marchetti, J.. Corresponding author: Santos, S.. "A Review on the Use of Bio/Nanostructured Heterogeneous Catalysts in Biodiesel Production". In Nano- and Biocatalysts for Biodiesel Production, edited by Avinash P. Ingle, 59-91. Wiley, 2021.
    Published
  2. "A Review on the Use of Bio/Nanostructured Heterogeneous Catalysts in Biodiesel Production". 59-91. Wiley, 2021.
    10.1002/9781119729969.ch3
  3. Gomes, J.F.; Santos, S.P.; Duarte, A.P.; Bordado, J.C.. "Recent process technologies for CO2 capture and removal from flue gases". 1-39. 2020.
Conference poster
  1. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Bordado, J.C.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira. "Production of nanosized heterogeneous catalysts for Biodiesel,". 2022.
  2. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Nano-structured heterogeneous catalyst for Biodiesel production,". Paper presented in 6th CATSUS Workshop, 2021.
  3. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Nano-structured heterogeneous catalyst for Biodiesel production,". Paper presented in 5th CATSUS Workshop, 2020.
  4. Santos, Samuel; Nobre, Luis C.S.; Palavra, António M.F.; Calvete, Mário J.F.; de Castro, Carlos A. Nieto; Nobre, Beatriz P.. Corresponding author: Nobre, Luis C.S.. "Micronization of Calcium Acetate: an effective way to produce quality catalysts by Supercritical Antisolvent Precipitation". Paper presented in 17th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, 2019.
  5. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, J.C.. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Soybean Oil Transesterification for Biodiesel Production with Micro-Structured Calcium Oxide (CaO) from Natural Waste Materials as a Heterogeneous Catalyst". Paper presented in Encontro Anual do Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre (CIEPQPF), 2019.
  6. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Lino, S; Cabrita, T; Gomes, J. F. P.; Alegria, E; Santos, M. Corresponding author: Puna, J. F.. "Micro/nano catalisadores heterogéneos para processos de bioenergia sustentáveis". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2019.
  7. Santos, Samuel; Nobre, Luis C.S.; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Biodiesel Production using nanocatalyst from Calcium Waste Materials". Paper presented in 4th CATSUS Workshop, 2018.
  8. Santos, Samuel; Nobre, Luis C.S.; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Biodiesel production using nanocatalyst from calcium waste materials". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference CHEMPOR 2018, 2018.
  9. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. "Biodiesel Production using CaO nanocatalysts". Paper presented in 3º Encontro do Colégio de Química da Universidade de Lisboa, 2018.
  10. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Ca waste nanomaterials and base functionalized MWCNTs utilization in biodiesel production". Paper presented in 2º Encontro do Colégio de Química da Universidade de Lisboa, 2017.
  11. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Use of inorganic Ca waste materials as nanocatalysts in biodiesel production". Paper presented in 3rd CATSUS Workshop, 2017.
  12. Santos, Samuel; Puna, J. F.; Gomes, J. F. P.; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Use of inorganic calcium waste materials as nanocatalysts to produce biodiesel". Paper presented in 1º Encontro do Colégio de Química da Universidade de Lisboa, 2017.
  13. Ramos, Marta; Soares Dias, A. P.; Catarino, Mónica; Puna, J. F.; Santos, Maria Teresa; Santos, Samuel; Gomes, J. F. P.; Bordado, João. "Lime Catalysts for Biodiesel Production from Food Wastes". Paper presented in XXII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Santos, Karyne Ferreira dos; Santos, Samuel; Vieira, Manuel; Santos Silva, António; Pederneiras, Cinthia Maia. "Promoting Sustainability in the Cement Industry: Evaluating the Potential of Portuguese Calcined Clays as Clinker Substitutes for Sustainable Cement Production". Sustainability 16 23 (2024): 10365. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162310365.
    10.3390/su162310365
  2. Samuel Santos; Jaime Puna; João Gomes. "A Brief Review of the Supercritical Antisolvent (SAS) Technique for the Preparation of Nanocatalysts to Be Used in Biodiesel Production". Energies (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249355.
    10.3390/en15249355
  3. Nobre, Luis C.S.; Santos, Samuel; Palavra, António M.F.; Calvete, Mário J.F.; de Castro, Carlos A. Nieto; Nobre, Beatriz P.. Corresponding author: Nobre, Luis C.S.. "Supercritical antisolvent precipitation of calcium acetate from eggshells". The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 163 (2020): 104862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2020.104862.
    10.1016/j.supflu.2020.104862
  4. S. Santos; Jaime Puna; Gomes, J. F. P.. "A Review on Bio-Based Catalysts (Immobilized Enzymes) Used for Biodiesel Production". Energies (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/3013.
    10.3390/en13113013
  5. S. Santos; Luís Nobre; Gomes, J. F. P.; Jaime Puna; Rosa Quinta-Ferreira; João Bordado. "Soybean Oil Transesterification for Biodiesel Production with Micro-Structured Calcium Oxide (CaO) from Natural Waste Materials as a Heterogeneous Catalyst". Energies (2019): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/24/4670.
    10.3390/en12244670
  6. Santos, Samuel; Jaime Puna; João Gomes; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.; Bordado, João. Corresponding author: Santos, Samuel. "Use of micro and nano-estructured heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production :A review". Current Topics in Catalysis 14 (2019): 83-95.
    Published
  7. Santos, Samuel. "New process for simultaneous removal of CO2, SOX and NOX". Ciência & Tecnologia dos Materiais (2016):
    10.1016/j.ctmat.2016.12.002
  8. Santos, Samuel. "Scale-Up Effects of CO2 Capture by Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) Solutions in Terms of Loading Capacity". Tecnhologies (2016):
    10.3390/technologies4030019
  9. Santos, Samuel. "Choosing amine-based absorbents for CO2 capture". Environmental Technology (2014):
    10.1080/09593330.2014.934742
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/05/27 - 2024/05/28 LC3 Day Portugal - The leading experts from academia and industry presented the latest developments in cements containing calcined clays and limestone (LC3), with a focus on the environmental and economic impact of the new material. The programme carefully analysed the Portuguese, European, and West African markets and identified opportunities for using calcined clays to rapidly decarbonise the sector. (2024/05/28 - 2024/05/28)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 c5Lab, Portugal

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil Departamento de Materiais, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 The European Researchers' Night is an annual event held on the last Friday of September, aiming to bring science closer to the public and highlight its impact on daily life
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (European Researcher's Night) 2024
c5Lab, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 The European Researchers' Night is an annual event held on the last Friday of September, aiming to bring science closer to the public and highlight its impact on daily life.
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (European Researcher's Night) 2023
c5Lab, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/11/12 - Current CERENA - Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente Integrated Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02/01 - 2023/02/01 Ensino Prático e Laboratorial da unidade curricular de Reactores Heterógeneos e Catálise. Síntese de biodiesel a partir de óleos de fritura usados, por catálise heterogénea e homogénea Mestrado em Engenharia Biológica e Química (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal