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Luciana Barbosa da Silva is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente (CERENA) of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) at the University of Lisbon. She has extensive experience in Organic Chemistry and in the synthesis of new compounds using eco-friendly methodologies. She completed her PhD in Organic Chemistry in 2024 at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, with Distinction. She obtained a MSc degree in Chemistry (2018), specializing in Organic Chemistry. She conducts research in the area of Organic Chemistry applied to the synthesis of sustainable materials. Her dedication and commitment to scientific research are remarkable, throughout her career she has published 6 relevant articles (2 as first author, 4 as co-author), with one of her articles as first author being awarded Editor's Choice. She has presented 12 posters at national and international conferences. In the academic field, she has always been involved in teaching activities, having been a tutor in organic chemistry during her MSc and also during her PhD. She has mentored 11 national and international students (3 MSc and 8 PhD) and currently co-supervises a PhD student. Currently, as a postdoctoral fellow in the CORKBIND project, she conducts research focused on the production of new sustainable binders using renewable raw materials for cork agglomeration. In parallel, she is actively engaged in creating innovative ideas in the health field, developing research aimed at synthesizing new compounds of sustainable origin for application in cancer treatment. Her research focuses primarily on creating innovative, sustainable, and economically viable solutions that promote health and well-being associated with environmental sustainability.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luciana Barbosa da Silva
Date of birth
1989/07/14
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Silva, Luciana
  • Silva, L. B.
  • Barbosa da Silva, Luciana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8511-6C41-3851
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2370-9146
Researcher Id
HTT-4248-2023
Scopus Author Id
57672327200

Email addresses

  • lucianasilva@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/02/27 - 2024/12/13
Concluded
 Organic Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Major in Organic Chemistry
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Valorização dos derivados de açúcares obtidos por despolimerização catalítica da biomassa lignocelulósica" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with Distinction
2016/03/07 - 2018/02/19
Concluded
 Chemistry (Mestrado)
Major in Organic Chemistry
Universidade Federal da Paraíba Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Brazil

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Síntese e caracterização de AMBH utilizando 2,4,6-triacrilatoil-1,3,5-triazina como aceptor de Michael: Novos híbridos moleculares com potencial atividade antineoplásica." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2007/03/05 - 2013/04/10
Concluded
 Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Major in Chemistry
Universidade Estadual de Alagoas, Brazil
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2025/04 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
2023/07 - 2024/11 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/01 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2019/02 - 2019/07 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2016/08 - 2016/12 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade Federal da Paraíba Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Brazil
Universidade Federal da Paraíba Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Brazil

Others

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2023/04 - 2023/06 Research fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/02 - 2023/01 Research fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/03 - 2018/02 Research fellow Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil
Universidade Federal da Paraíba Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/04 - Current CORKBIND: Desenvolvimento de ligantes sustentáveis e de alto desempenho para a aglomeração de cortiça, utilizando matérias-primas renováveis
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01341900
Post-doc Fellow
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/04 - 2023/06 IPaintS - Sensores de Revestimento Inteligentes para Tratamento de Estruturas de Betão
LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-047141
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Concluded
2020/02 - 2023/01 Innovative Products and Technologies from Eucalyptus - INPACTUS
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
2019/02 - 2020/01 CAGE4PTSEA - Development of aquaculture cages appropriate for offshore operation at the portuguese coast
MAR-02.01.01-FEAMP-0041
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. SILVA, LUCIANA; BORDADO, JOÃO; XAVIER, NUNO; RUI GALHANO DOS SANTOS; RAUTER, AMÉLIA. "Synthesis of sustainable polymers from sugars derived from lignocellulosic biomass". Paper presented in 8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress, 2022.
  2. SILVA, LUCIANA; BORDADO, JOÃO; XAVIER, NUNO; RUI GALHANO DOS SANTOS; RAUTER, AMÉLIA. "Production of Sustainable Polymers from Sugars Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass". Paper presented in 30th International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS 2022), 2022.
  3. SILVA, LUCIANA; PINTO, PAULA; BORDADO, JOÃO; XAVIER, NUNO; GALHANO DOS SANTOS, RUI; RAUTER, AMÉLIA. "Development exploration of synthesis methodologies for the production of sustainable polymers from sugars derived from lignocellulosic biomass". Paper presented in CQE Days 2022, 2022.
  4. SILVA, LUCIANA; PINTO, PAULA; BORDADO, JOÃO; XAVIER, NUNO; GALHANO DOS SANTOS, RUI; RAUTER, AMÉLIA PILAR. "Synthesis of sustainable polymers from sugars obtained by catalytic depolymerization of lignocellulosic materials". Paper presented in 14th National Organic Chemistry Meeting & 7th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting, 2022.
  5. Silva, Luciana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João ; Rauter, Amélia; Xavier, Nuno. "Valorization of sugars and derivatives obtained by catalytic depolymerization of lignocellulosic materials for the production of sustainable polymers". Paper presented in Ciência 2021 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal (Online), 2021.
  6. Silva, Luciana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João; Rauter, Amélia; Xavier, Nuno. "Valorization of sugars and derivatives obtained by catalytic depolymerization of lignocellulosic materials for the production of sustainable polymers". Paper presented in CQE Days Spring Meeting 2021 (Online), 2021.
  7. Silva Luciana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João; Pinto, Paula; Rauter, Amelia. "Valorization of sugars from aqueous fraction resulting from liquefaction of eucalyptus wood". Paper presented in CQE Days Spring Meeting 2020 (Online), 2020.
  8. Silva, Luciana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João; Pinto, Paula; Rauter, Amélia. "Valorization of sugars from the eucalypto wood liquefaction process". Paper presented in 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting - 6th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting, 2020.
  9. Silva, Luciana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João; Pinto, Paula; Rauter, Amélia. "Valorization of sugars from aqueous fraction resulting from liquefaction of eucalyptus wood". Paper presented in 11º Congresso Nacional de Cromatografia, 2019.
  10. Silva, Luciana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João; Pinto, Paula; Rauter, Amélia. "Valorization of sugars from the eucalyptus wood liquefaction process". Paper presented in 13ª Reunião do Grupo de Glúcidos - GLUPOR 13, 2019.
  11. Silva, Lucana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João; Pinto, Paula; Rauter, Amélia. "Valorization of sugars obtained by liquefaction of lignocellulosic materials". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional da SPQ - XXVIENSPQ, 2019.
  12. Silva, Luciana; Galhano, Rui; Bordado, João; Pinto, Paula; Rauter, Amélia. "Valorization of sugars obtained by liquefaction of lignocellulosic materials". Paper presented in CQE Days Spring Meeting 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Gonçalves, Ana R.P.; Ozkan, Sila; Paulo, Ivo; Dehhaoui, Salma; Silva, Luciana; Puna, Jaime; Gomes, João; Galhano dos Santos, Rui. "Acacia Melanoxylon: A pathway from an invasive species to renewable bio-oil via thermochemical conversion". Biomass and Bioenergy 204 (2026): 108414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.108414.
    Published • 10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.108414
  2. Silva, Luciana; Xavier, Nuno; Rauter, Amélia; Galhano dos Santos, Rui. Corresponding author: Galhano dos Santos, Rui. "Synthesis of Alkyl Levulinates from a-Angelica Lactone Using Methanesulfonic Acid as a Catalyst: A Sustainable and Solvent-Free Route". ChemEngineering 8 5 (2024): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering8050103.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/chemengineering8050103
  3. Silva, Luciana; Orišková, Sofia; Gonçalves, Diogo; Paulo, Ivo; Condeço, José; Monteiro, Miguel; Xavier, Nuno M.; et al. "Quantification of Hydrolytic Sugars from Eucalyptus globulus Bio-Oil Aqueous Solution after Thermochemical Liquefaction". Forests 14 (2023): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14040799.
    10.3390/f14040799
  4. Paulo, Ivo; Costa, Luis; Rodrigues, Abel; Orišková, Sofia; Matos, Sandro; Gonçalves, Diogo; Gonçalves, Ana Raquel; et al. "Acid-Catalyzed Liquefaction of Biomasses from Poplar Clones for Short Rotation Coppice Cultivations". Molecules 27 (2022): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27010304.
    10.3390/molecules27010304
  5. Margarida Vidal; David Batos; Luciana Silva; Daniela Gaspar; Ivo Paulo; Sandro Matos; Salomé Vieira; João Moura Bordado; Rui Galhano dos Santos. "Up-cycling tomato pomace by thermochemical liquefaction – A response surface methodology assessment". Biomass and Bioenergy 156 (2021): 106324-106324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106324.
    10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106324
  6. Frederico Fernandes; Sandro Matos; Daniela Gaspar; Luciana Silva; Ivo Paulo; Salomé Vieira; Paula C. R. Pinto; João Bordado; Rui Galhano dos Santos. "Boosting the Higher Heating Value of Eucalyptus globulus via Thermochemical Liquefaction". Sustainability 13 7 (2021): 3717-3717. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073717.
    10.3390/su13073717
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2026/01 - Current Synthesis and characterization of new sustainable polyesters for cork agglomeration
Co-supervisor of Raquel Soares Pereira
 Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025/07/15 - 2025/07/25 ESTVERDEQ 2025 - Synthesis and characterization of alkyl levulinates from a-angelica lactone
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025/07/14 - 2025/07/25 ESTVERDEQ 2025 - Synthesis and characterization of alkyl levulinates from a-angelica lactone
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)		 Institution / Organization
2019/05/30 - 2019/05/31 CQE Days Spring Meeting 2019 (2019/05/30 - 2019/05/31)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal
2019/05/30 - 2019/05/31 CQE Days Spring Meeting 2019 (2019/05/30 - 2019/05/31)
Meeting (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/05/19 - 2023/05/20 Dias Abertos do IST 2023
Exhibition
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role		 Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/11/25 Bio-oils from Food Waste: Transforming Waste into Sustainable Solutions
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Olival Ribeiro de Sousa (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025/07/17 Produção de biocombustíveis por liquefação catalítica de resíduos sólidos urbanos (RSU)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rodrigo Batalha do Espírito Santo Carvalho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Elsevier
2024 - Current ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering American Chemical Society
2019 - Current Molecules MDPI

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2026 - Current Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente (CERENA), Portugal Integrated Member
2019 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (SPQ)

Committee member

Activity description
Role		 Institution / Organization
2026/01 - Current CERENA Scientific Committee
Member
 Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2025/11 - 2026/01 Synthesis and characterization of new compounds through eco-friendly routes 1 PhD student
2022/03 - 2025/12 NMR characterization methods 6 PhD student
2020/05 - 2023/06 GPC characterization methods 2 PhD student and 1 MSc student
2020/02 - 2020/07 Thermochemical Liquefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass 2 MSc student

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/05/20 - 2025/05/20 Study visit - UTIS PORTUGAL Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal