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Patrícia Maria Brito Madeira da Silva Moura. Licenciatura em Engenharia Agro-Industrial em 1991 pelo Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Mestrado em Biotecnologia (Engenharia Bioquímica) em 1996 pelo Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Doutoramento em Engenharia Agro-Industrial em 2007 pelo Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa. Pós-graduação em Gestão da Sustentabilidade em 2017 pelo pelo Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade de Lisboa. Investigadora Auxiliar na Unidade de Bioenergia e Biorrefinarias do Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, LNEG. Experiência profissional em actividades de ID&T no domínio da microbiologia de bactérias anaeróbias e microaerofílicas, microbiologia intestinal, ingredientes prebióticos e microrganismos probióticos, biorrefinarias para resíduos lenhocelulósicos, produção de combustíveis, químicos plataforma e vectores energéticos por via biológica, e fixação biológica de CO e CO2.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Patrícia Maria Brito Madeira da Silva Moura

Citation names

  • Moura, Patrícia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BA17-3D3E-5478
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9333-3231

Telephones

Telephone
  • 21 0924600 Ext.: 4310 (Professional)

Addresses

  • LNEG - Unidade de Bioenergia LNEG, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 1649-038, Lumiar, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Biofuels
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
German Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016 - 2017
Concluded
 Gestão da Sustentabilidade (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
 16
2007
Concluded
 Engenharia Agro-Industrial / Agro-Industrial Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"Fermentação de xilo-oligossacáridos por microrganismos de floras intestinais. Tese de doutoramento" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado por unanimidade
1996
Concluded
 Engenharia Bioquímica (Biotecnologia) / Biochemical Engineering (Biotechnology) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Caracterização de uma celulase de Cellvibrio mixtus e construção de uma biblioteca genómia de Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
1991
Concluded
 Engenharia Agro-Industrial / Agro-Industrial Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/05/25 - Current Researcher (Research) Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
2007/07/25 - 2010 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
2000/08/11 - 2007/05/24 Research Assistant (Research) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
1999/05/15 - 2000/08/10 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007 - 2013 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
1993 - 2007 Assistant (University Teacher) Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1996/10/01 - 1998/09/30 Fellowship (Research grant BIC) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1992/10/01 - 1994/09/30 Post-Graduate student (MSc grant) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1991/01/07 - 1992/10/31 Fellowship (JTI grant) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2017 - Current BRISK II, Biofuels Research Infrastructure for Sharing Knowledge II
731101
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Ongoing
2016 - Current FCT ROTEIRO/0189/2013: National Infrastructures – BBRI – Biomass and Bioenergy Research Infrastructures
LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-022059
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Ongoing
2020 - 2025 FRONTSH1P - A FRONTrunner approach to Systemic circular, Holistic & Inclusive solutions for a new Paradigm of territorial circular economy
H2020-LC-GD-3-2-2020 (Grant Agreement 101037031)
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 BIOCONTROL - Melhorar o controlo biológico de processos industriais de produção de bioetanol usando armas da própria Saccharomyces cerevisiae
PTDC/BII-BIO/31761/2017
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal
Ongoing
2016/12/01 - 2019/11/30 AMBITION, Advanced biofuel production with energy system integration
731263
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2019/06/30 CONVERTE: Potencial biomássico para energia
POSEUR-01-1001-FC000001
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2015 - 2018 BioEnergyTrain
N 656760
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2013 - 2015 R&Dialogue – Research and Civil Society Dialogue towards a low-carbon society
288980
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2013 - 2014 Evaluation of the Sustainability of Industrial Biohydrogen production from microalgae, and Integration in taxi/bus Transport Systems
EXPL/EMS-ENE/1078/2012
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2014 BIOPEPTIDES- Biopreservation of Ethanolic Fermentations: antimicrobial activity, biochemical properties and molecular characterization of yeast peptides
PTDC/AGR-ALI/113565/2009
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2010 - 2014 PROETHANOL2G – Integration of Biology and Engineering into an Economical and Energy-Efficient 2G Bioethanol Biorefinery
251151
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2010 - 2013 MICROALGAE AS A SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIAL FOR BIOFUELS PRODUCTION (BIODIESEL, BIOETHANOL, BIO-H2 AND BIOGAS)
PTDC/AAC-AMB/100354/2008
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2012 Project FCT-CNR – Italy
128585955528141 FCT/CNR Italy
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
Concluded
2009 - 2011 ALFAETÍLICO - Tecnical and economical viability of a carob pulp biorrefinery for biofuels: bioethanol
Project QREN
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
Concluded
2006 - 2009 WINESTAR – Mixed non-Saccharomyces/Saccharomyces yeast starters for excellent quality wines: an integrated study
POCTI/AGR/56315/2004
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2006 - 2009 BIODESULF – Dibenzothiophene-desulphurizing bacterial process using cheap agroindustrial by-products as raw materials
POCTI/AMB/59108/2004
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Concluded
2007 - 2008 VALORALFA – Upgrading of carob pulp for the production of food ingredients with high value functional properties
IDEIA/ADI
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
Concluded
2003 - 2006 XYLOPIG - The use of new xylooligosaccharides in the weaning diet of piglets and rabbits: effect on the intestinal microflora and digestive physiology
POCTI/CVT/37545/2001
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
1998 - 2001 Development of Xylo-Oligosaccharides and Xylitol for use in Pharmaceutical and Food Industries. European Project
FAIR CT 98-3811
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
Concluded
1996 - 1999 Use of Bacteroides for monitoring the quality of waters, soils and beaches
PEAM/GHR/560/95
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, INETI, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2021 - 2025 European MIC Network – New paths for science, sustainability and standards
COST Action (CA 24906)
Researcher
Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia Laboratório de Energia, Portugal
Ongoing
2019 - 2023 YEAST4BIO - Non-Conventional Yeasts for the Production of Bioproducts
COST Action (CA 18229)
Researcher
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Moura, Patrícia. "Biorefineries in the World". In Biorefineries, Lecture Notes in Energy, 227-281. Portugal, 2017.
    Published
  2. Moura, Patrícia. "Fermentative hydrogen production: from concepts to a sustainable production.". In Fermentative hydrogen production: from concepts to a sustainable production.. 2017.
  3. da Silva Moura, P.M.; Ortigueira, J.R.; Valdez-Vazquez, I.; Saratale, G.D.; Saratale, R.G.; da Silva, C.A.M.. "Dark fermentative hydrogen production: From concepts to a sustainable production". 219-274. 2017.
Conference abstract
  1. Moura, Patrícia; Pacheco, Marta; Ortigueira, Joana; FRANCISCO M GIRIO. "Fixação biológica de CO, CO2 e H2: fermentação de gás de síntese com produção de ácidos orgânicos de cadeia curta". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Ibérico e XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Energia Solar CIES 2020, Lisboa, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Moura, Patrícia; Ortigueira, J.; Moura, P.; Silva, C.. "Dark fermentation sludge as nitrogen source for hydrogen production from food waste". Paper presented in 5th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published • 10.1201/9780429289798-48
  2. Moura, Patrícia. "Food waste to energy: potential for fermentative hydrogen production". Paper presented in 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  3. Moura, Patrícia. "The CONVERTE project: biomass potential for energy". Paper presented in 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  4. Moura, Patrícia. "Energy requirements for the continuous biohydrogen production from Spirogyra biomass in a sequential batch reactor". Paper presented in 2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management, Coimbra, 2015.
    Published
  5. Moura, Patrícia. "Evaluation of energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the production of biohydrogen from microalgae feedstock". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Bioenergy - ISBN 978-989-98406-1-4, Portalegre, 2013.
    Published
  6. Moura, Patrícia. "Exploring Scenedesmus obliquus and Nannochloropsis sp. potential as a sustainable raw material for biofuels and high added value compounds". Paper presented in 1-CIAB 1er Congreso Iberoamericano sobre biorrefinerias, Los Cabos, 2012.
    Published
  7. Moura, Patrícia. "Microalgae biomass as fermentation substrate for hydrogen and butyric acid production by Clostridium tyrobutyricum". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation- WasteEng2012, Porto, 2012.
    Published
  8. Moura, Patrícia. "Fermentation of biomass-derived syngas to ethanol and acetate by Clostridium ljungdahlii". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation- WasteEng2012, Porto, 2012.
    Published
  9. Moura, Patrícia. "Evaluation of carob pulp as fermentation substrate for biohydrogen and organic acids production:sugars richness vs toxicity potential". Paper presented in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in the frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy (EMB’2012), Bolonha, 2012.
    Published
  10. Moura, Patrícia. "Energetic and environmental evaluation of microalgae biomass fermentation for biohydrogen production". Paper presented in 4th International Seminar Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges in a Hydrogen Economy, Viana do Castelo, 2011.
    Published
  11. Moura, Patrícia. "Hydrothermal processing of hardwoods and agro-industrial residues: evaluation of xylo-oligosaccharides production". Paper presented in 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, Helsínquia, 2009.
    Published
  12. Moura, Patrícia. "Prebiotic xylo-oligosaccharides as high-value co-products on an integrated biorefinery approach from lignocellulosic feedstock". Paper presented in Congresso Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy (Vol. II,, Guimarães, 2008.
    Published
  13. Moura, Patrícia. "Produção de xilo-oligossacáridos de diferentes materiais ricos em xilanos: avaliação da sua capacidade prebiótica". Paper presented in 8º Congresso de Química dos Alimentos, Beja, 2007.
    Published
  14. Moura, Patrícia. "Molecular analysis of the intestinal microbiota of weaning piglets fed with diets supplemented with xylo-oligosaccharides". Paper presented in Fifth Joint RRI-INRA Symposium on Gut Microbiology, Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 46, Suppl.1, Aberdeen, 2006.
    Published
  15. Moura, Patrícia. "Optimization of the Autohydrolysis Conditions for the Production of Xylo-Oligosaccharides from Agricultural Wastes". Paper presented in Congresso MICROBIOTEC’2005, Póvoa do Varzim, 2005.
    Published
  16. Moura, Patrícia. "Fermentation of xylo-oligosaccharides from corn cobs by probiotic bacteria". Paper presented in Congresso MICROBIOTEC’2005, Póvoa do Varzim, 2005.
    Published
  17. Moura, Patrícia. "Development of a molecular methodology for monitoring Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides populations from xylo-oligosaccharides fermentations". Paper presented in Fourth Joint INRA-RRI Symposium on Gut Microbiology, Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 44, Suppl.1, Clermont-Ferrand, 2004.
    Published
  18. Moura, Patrícia. "Produção de xilo-oligossacáridos, com potencial prebiótico, por hidrólise enzimática de carolo de milho". Paper presented in X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, BIOTEC’2003, Lisboa, 2003.
    Published
  19. Moura, Patrícia. "Utilização da microflora intestinal de um porco alentejano para fermentação de hidrolisados de dreche cervejeira". Paper presented in X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, BIOTEC’2003, Lisboa, 2003.
    Published
  20. Moura, Patrícia. "Evaluation of the prebiotic effect of different oligosaccharides by the intestinal flora of a young pig". Paper presented in 5º Encontro de Química de Alimentos, Porto, 2001.
    Published
  21. Moura, Patrícia. "Use of Arabino-Xylo-Oligosaccharides from Brewery’s Spent Grains as Growth Substrate for Probiotic Strains". Paper presented in Euro Food Chem X. Functional Foods – A new challenge for the food chemists, Budapeste, 1999.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Teresa Crujeira; Maria A. Trancoso; Ana Eusebio; AC Oliveira; Paula Passarinho; Mariana Abreu; Marques Isabel; et al. "Admissibility Grid to Support the Decision for the Preferential Routing of Portuguese Endogenous Waste Biomass for the Production of Biogas, Advanced Biofuels, Electricity and Heat". Biomass 3 4 (2023): 336-366. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomass3040021.
    10.3390/biomass3040021
  2. Marta Pacheco; Patrícia Moura; Carla Silva. "A Systematic Review of Syngas Bioconversion to Value-Added Products from 2012 to 2022". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073241.
    10.3390/en16073241
  3. Marta Pacheco; Filomena Pinto; Anders Brunsvik; Rui André; Paula Marques; Ricardo Mata; Joana Ortigueira; Francisco Gírio; Patrícia Moura. "Effects of Lignin Gasification Impurities on the Growth and Product Distribution of Butyribacterium methylotrophicum during Syngas Fermentation". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16041722.
    10.3390/en16041722
  4. P. Moura; A. Eusébio; P. Patinha; L. Quental; R.M. Lukasik. "Mapping municipal solid waste to boost circular valorization practices in Lódzkie". WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64114719/.
    10.1201/9781003345084-33
  5. "Low Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Energy Crops to Bioenergy and Biofuels—A Review". Energies 15 12 (2022): 4348-4348. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15124348.
    10.3390/en15124348
  6. Patrícia Moura; João Henriques; Jorge Alexandre; Ana Cristina Oliveira; Mariana Abreu; Francisco Gírio; Justina Catarino. "Sustainable value methodology to compare the performance of conversion technologies for the production of electricity and heat, energy vectors and biofuels from waste biomass". Cleaner Waste Systems (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/55615676/.
    10.1016/J.CLWAS.2022.100029
  7. Marta Pacheco; Filomena Pinto; Joana Ortigueira; Carla Silva; Francisco Gírio; Patrícia Moura. "Lignin Syngas Bioconversion by Butyribacterium methylotrophicum: Advancing towards an Integrated Biorefinery". Energies (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217124.
    10.3390/en14217124
  8. Moura, Patrícia. "Food waste biorefinery: Stability of an acidogenic fermentation system with carbon dioxide sequestration and electricity generation". Journal of Cleaner Production (2020):
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122040
  9. Mariana Abreu; Alberto Reis; Patrícia Moura; Ana Luisa Fernando; António Luís; Lídia Quental; Pedro Patinha; Francisco Gírio. "Evaluation of the Potential of Biomass to Energy in Portugal—Conclusions from the CONVERTE Project". Energies 13 4 (2020): 937-937. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13040937.
    10.3390/en13040937
  10. Moura, Patrícia. "Improving the non-sterile food waste bioconversion to hydrogen by microwave pretreatment and bioaugmentation with Clostridium butyricum". Waste Management 88, 226-235 (2019):
    10.1016/j.wasman.2019.03.021
  11. Pinto, F.; André, R.; Marques, P.; Mata, R.; Pacheco, M.; Moura, P.; Gírio, F.. "Production of syngas suitable to be used in fermentation to obtain biochemical added-value compounds". Chemical Engineering Transactions 76 (2019): 1399-1404. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076279271&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3303/CET1976234
  12. Tiago Pinto; Luísa Gouveia; Joana Ortigueira; Ganesh D. Saratale; Patrícia Moura. "Enhancement of fermentative hydrogen production from Spirogyra sp. by increased carbohydrate accumulation and selection of the biomass pretreatment under a biorefinery model". Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 126 2 (2018): 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.02.017.
    10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.02.017
  13. Joana Ortigueira; Carla Silva; Patrícia Moura. "Assessment of the adequacy of different Mediterranean waste biomass types for fermentative hydrogen production and the particular advantage of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) pulp". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 43 16 (2018): 7773-7783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.024.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.024
  14. Moura, Patrícia. "Development of an Energy Biorefinery Model for Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Shells". Energies, 10: 1504-1517. (2017):
    doi:10.3390/en10101504
  15. Moura, Patrícia. "Bifidobacterial growth stimulation by oligosaccharides generated from olive tree pruning biomass". Carbohydrate Polymers, 169: 149-156. (2017):
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.014
  16. Moura, Patrícia. "The production of pigments and hydrogen through a Spirogyra sp biorefinery". Energy Conversion and Management 89 (2015): 789-797.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2014.10.040
  17. Moura, Patrícia. "Production and storage of biohydrogen during sequential batch fermentation of Spirogyra hydrolyzate by Clostridium butyricum. J. Ortigueira, T. Pinto, L. Gouveia, P. Moura.". Energy, 88, pp. 528-536 (2015):
    10.1016/j.energy.2015.05.070
  18. Moura, Patrícia. "Third generation biohydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum and adapted mixed cultures from Scenedesmus obliquus microalga biomass". Fuel, 153:128-134 (2015): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236115002550.
    doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2015.02.093
  19. Batista, Ana Paula; Moura, Patricia; Marques, Paula A. S. S.; Ortigueira, Joana; Alves, Luis; Gouveia, Luisa. "Scenedesmus obliquus as feedstock for biohydrogen production by Enterobacter aerogenes and Clostridium butyricum". Fuel 117 (2014): 537-543.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2013.09.077
  20. Ferreira, A. F.; Ortigueira, J.; Alves, L.; Gouveia, L.; Moura, P.; Silva, C. M.. "Energy requirement and CO2 emissions of bioH(2) production from microalgal biomass". Biomass & Bioenergy 49 (2013): 249-259.
    10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.12.033
  21. Ferreira, Ana F.; Ortigueira, Joana; Alves, Luis; Gouveia, Luisa; Moura, Patricia; Silva, Carla. "Biohydrogen production from microalgal biomass: Energy requirement, CO2 emissions and scale-up scenarios". Bioresource Technology 144 (2013): 156-164.
    10.1016/j.biortech.2013.06.079
  22. Branco, Patricia; Monteiro, Margarida; Moura, Patricia; Albergaria, Helena. "Survival rate of wine-related yeasts during alcoholic fermentation assessed by direct live/dead staining combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization". International Journal of Food Microbiology 158 1 (2012): 49-57.
    10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.06.020
  23. Cara, Cristobal; Ruiz, Encarnacion; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Moura, Patricia; Ballesteros, Ignacio; Castro, Eulogio; Girio, Francisco. "Production, purification and characterisation of oligosaccharides from olive tree pruning autohydrolysis". Industrial Crops and Products 40 (2012): 225-231.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.03.017
  24. Gouveia, Luisa; Marques, Ana Evangelista; Sousa, João M.; Moura, Patrícia; Bandarra, Narcisa M.. "Microalgae – source of natural bioactive molecules as functional ingredients". Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods 7 2 (2010): 21-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15884.
    Published • 10.1616/1476-2137.15884
  25. Cara, C.; Ruiz, E.; Castro, E.; Carvalheiro, F.; Moura, P.; Girio, F.; Moura, Patrícia. "Separation of olive tree pruning oligomers from liquid hot water hydrolyzates using preparative gel filtration chromatography". New Biotechnology 25 (2009): S249-S249.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.554
  26. Ruiz, E.; Cara, C.; Castro, E.; Moura, P.; Carvalheiro, F.; Girio, F.. "Fermentability of selected oligosaccharides from olive tree pruning by Bifidobacterium adolescentis". New Biotechnology 25 (2009): S248-S249.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.553
  27. Moura, Patricia; Cabanas, Susana; Lourenco, Paula; Girio, Francisco; Loureiro-Dias, Maria C.; Esteves, M. Paula. "In vitro fermentation of selected xylo-oligosaccharides by piglet intestinal microbiota". Lwt-Food Science and Technology 41 10 (2008): 1952-1961.
    10.1016/j.lwt.2007.11.007
  28. Gullon, Patricia; Moura, Patricia; Esteves, Maria Paula; Gtrio, Francisco Manuel; Dominguez, Herminia; Carlos Parajo, Juan. "Assessment on the fermentability of xylooligosaccharides from rice husks by probiotic bacteria". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56 16 (2008): 7482-7487.
    10.1021/jf800715b
  29. Moura, Patricia; Barata, Rosario; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Girio, Francisco; Loureiro-Dias, Maria C.; Esteves, M. Paula. "In vitro fermentation of xylo-oligosaccharides from corn cobs autohydrolysis by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus strains". Lwt-Food Science and Technology 40 6 (2007): 963-972.
    10.1016/j.lwt.2006.07.013
  30. Moura, Patricia; Simoes, Fernanda; Girio, Francisco; Loureiro-Dias, Maria C.; Esteves, M. Paula. "PCR monitoring of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium dynamics in fermentations by piglet intestinal microblota". Journal of Basic Microbiology 47 2 (2007): 148-157.
    10.1002/jobm.200610210
  31. Moura, P.; Marques, S.; Alves, L.; Freire, J. P. B.; Cunha, L. F.; Esteve, M. P.. "Effect of xylo-oligosaccharides from corn cobs autohydrolysis on the intestinal microbiota of piglets after weaning". Livestock Science 108 1-3 (2007): 244-248.
    10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.053
Magazine article
  1. Moura, Patrícia. "Microalgae for biofuels: the Portuguese experience", CIHEAM Watch Letter , 2015, https://www.iamm.ciheam.org/publications/199/020_-_Girio.pdf.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Moura, Patrícia. 2010. "Produtos naturais antioxidantes obtidos por extracção supercrítica aplicada à fracção insolúvel que fica após a extracção com água da polpa de alfarroba triturada e seu método de produção". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  2. Moura, Patrícia. 2010. "Bebida polifuncional não alcoólica obtida por fermentação do extracto aquoso da polpa de alfarroba triturada e processo para a sua preparação". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  3. Moura, Patrícia. 2010. "Processo para a produção de manitol por fermentação de um extracto aquoso da polpa de alfarroba triturada". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  4. Moura, Patrícia. 2003. "Processo para a preparação de oligossacáridos com actividade anti-ulcerativa e sua utilização para a preparação de medicamentos". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/11/04 C.A. ARREGOITIA-SARABIA, M. PACHECO, S. MARQUES, P. MOURA, M. FALLANZA, D. GORRI (2022) Membrane separation of ABE products from fermentation broths. IProPBio Third Workshop - ProGreS 3rd WORKSHOP: From biomass characterization to process synthesis
Universidad de Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain)
2022/08/31 M. PACHECO, C. SILVA, P. MOURA (2022) Co-culture and continuous two-stage bioreactor system for the fermentation of syngas by B. methylotrophicum and C. tyrobutyricum. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ICSCEE)
Technical University of Crete, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Rethymno, Crete, Greece)
2021/12/09 C.A. ARREGOITIA-SARABIA, M. PACHECO, S. MARQUES, P. MOURA, M. FALLANZA, D. GORRI (2021) ABE fermentation for butanol recovery by Pervaporation. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Green and Smart Technologies for a Sustainable Society - Santander: Editorial de la Universidad de Cantabria (ISBN 978-84-17888-81-7) 6th International Symposium on Green and Smart Technologies for a Sustainable Society
Universidad de Cantabria (Santander, Cantabria, Spain)
2020/11/03 M. PACHECO, J. ORTIGUEIRA, F. GÍRIO, P. MOURA (2020) Biological fixation of CO, CO2 e H2: fermentation of synthesis gas with production of short chain organic acids. XVII Iberian Congress and XIII Ibero-american Congress of Solar Energy CIES 2020
LNEG (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/09/04 J. ORTIGUEIRA, M. PACHECO. P. MOURA, C. SILVA (2019) Dark fermentation sludge as nitrogen source for hydrogen production from food waste. 5th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, September 4-6, Lisbon, Portugal. 5th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/06 J. ORTIGUEIRA, M. PACHECO, P. MOURA, C. SILVA (2019) Food waste biorefinery with biogenic CO2 sequestration. 1st annual conference of “Instituto D. Luiz”, June, Lisbon, Portugal. 1st annual conference of “Instituto D. Luiz
Instituto D. Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 M. ABREU, A. REIS, P. MOURA, A. L. FERNANDO, G. LUÍS, L. QUENTAL, P. PATINHA AND F. GÍRIO (2019) Converte Project Evaluation of the Potential of Energy Crops in Portugal. Book of Abstracts Summaries p. 9, 27th EUBCE - European Biomass Conference, 27-31 May, Lisbon, Portugal 27th EUBCE2019 - European Biomass Conference
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 Pacheco, M.; Ortigueira, J.; Gírio, F.; Moura, P. (2019) Selective CO, H2 and CO2 consumption by B. methylotrophicum during syngas fermentation. Book of Abstracts Summaries p. 106, 27th EUBCE - European Biomass Conference, 27-31 May, Lisbon, Portugal
27th EUBCE 2019 - European Biomass Conference (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017 J. ORTIGUEIRA, C. SILVA, P. MOURA (2017) Food waste to energy: potential for fermentative hydrogen production. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, September 25– 26. 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
(Porto, Portugal)
2016 JOANA ORTIGUEIRA, CARLA SILVA, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2016) Assessing the potential of organic waste for fermentative hydrogen production: an application to the Portuguese study-case. 2016. 11th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – SDEWES Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 4 – 9.
11th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – SDEWES Conference (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 JOANA ORTIGUEIRA, ANA FERREIRA, CARLA SILVA, LUÍSA GOUVEIA, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2015) Energy requirements for the continuous biohydrogen production from Spirogyra biomass in a sequential batch reactor. 2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management, Coimbra, March 5-6. 2nd Discussion Forum on Industrial Ecology and Life-Cycle Management
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2013 PATRÍCIA MOURA, FRANCISCO GÍRIO (2013) Gaseous biofuels: Biohydrogen. Workshop on Gaseous biofuels, MFC and bioelectricity, European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) on Bioenergy, sub.programme 2, (Sugar Platform) Meeting, Roskilde, Dinamarca, 9th September. Workshop on Gaseous biofuels, MFC and bioelectricity, European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) on Bioenergy, sub.programme 2
EERA (Roskilde)
2013 FERREIRA A.F., MOURA P., SILVA C. (2013) Evaluation of energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the production of biohydrogen from microalgae feedstock. 1st International Congress of Bioenergy, Portalegre, Portugal, 23-24 May 2013. 1st International Congress of Bioenergy
(Portalegre, Portugal)
2012 PATRÍCIA BRANCO, RUTE COUTINHO, MARGARIDA MONTEIRO, MANUEL MALFEITO-FERREIRA, PATRÍCIA MOURA, HELENA ALBERGARIA (2012). Application of live/dead staining combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization to directly quantify viable yeasts in wine fermentations. ICY 13th International Congress on Yeasts, Program & Abstracts p.124, Madison, EUA, 26 – 30 August. ICY 13th International Congress on Yeasts, Program & Abstracts
(Madison, United States)
2012 GOUVEIA, LUÍSA; BATISTA, ANA P.; NOBRE, BEATRIZ P.; MARQUES, PAULA A.S.S.; MOURA, PATRÍCIA; ALVES, LUÍS; PASSARINHO, PAULA C.; OLIVEIRA, CRISTINA; VILLALOBOS, FIDEL; BARRAGÁN, BLANCA E; PALAVRA, ANTÓNIO M.F. (2012) Exploring Scenedesmus obliquus and Nannochloropsis sp. Potential as a sustainable raw material for biofuels and high added value compounds. 1-CIAB, 1er Congreso Iberoamericano sobre Biorrefinerias, Los Cabos, México, 24-26 Outubro 2012. 1-CIAB, 1er Congreso Iberoamericano sobre Biorrefinerias
CIAB (Los Cabos, Mexico)
2011 FERREIRA A.F., ORTIGUEIRA J., ALVES L., GOUVEIA L., MOURA P., SILVA C. (2011) Energetic and environmental evaluation of microalgae biomass fermentation for biohydrogen production. 4th International Seminar Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges in a Hydrogen Economy, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 10 - 11Novembro. 4th International Seminar Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges in a Hydrogen Economy
(Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
2008 Moura P., Cabanas S., Lourenço P., Gírio F., Loureiro-Dias M.C., Esteves M.P. (2008) Assessment of in vitro prebiotic properties of xylo-oligosaccharides of different degrees of polymerisation. Sixth Joint INRA-RRI Symposium on Gut Microbiome, Clermont-Ferrand, França, 18 - 20th June. Sixth Joint INRA-RRI Symposium on Gut Microbiome
INRA (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
2007 MOURA P., CARVALHEIRO F., MARQUES, S., ALVES, L., GÍRIO F.M., ESTEVES M.P. (2007). Production of xylo-oligosaccharides from different xylan-rich materials: evaluation of the prebiotic capability. 8th Congress of Food Chemistry, Beja, Portugal, 4 – 7 March. 8th Congress of Food Chemistry
(Beja, Portugal)
2007 CARVALHEIRO F., DUARTE, L.C., MOURA, P., ESTEVES, M.P., GÍRIO, F.M. (2007). Hemicellulosic oligosaccharides: production processes, properties and applications. 29th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Denver, Colorado, EUA, 29 de Abril - 2 de Maio. 29th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
(Denver, United States)
2006 ESTEVES M.P., GÍRIO F., MOURA P. (2006). Probióticos: características, avaliação e aplicação. III Encontro Técnicos de Segurança Alimentar Certificação, (Bio)Tecnologia e I&DT. Universidade do Minho, 11 - 12 Maio. III Encontro Técnicos de Segurança Alimentar Certificação, (Bio)Tecnologia e I&DT
Universidade do Minho (Porto, Portugal)
2002 Gírio, F.M., Carvalheiro, F., Moura, P., Lourenço, P., Esteves, P. (2002) Recent advances on teh production of food ingredients from lignocellulosic byproducts. VII Worshop on Enzymatic Hydrolyisi of Biomass, Maringá, Brasil. VII Worshop on Enzymatic Hydrolyisi of Biomass
(Maringá)
1999 Esteves, P., Carvalheiro, F., Moura, P., Amaral-Collaço, M.T., Gírio, F.M. (1999) Use of arabino-xylo-oligosaccharides from brewery´s spent grains as growth substrate for probiotic strains. European Conference on Functional Foods - a new Challenge for the food Chemist, EURO FOOD CHEM, 22-24 de Setembro, Budapeste, Hungria, pp. 96-100. European Conference on Functional Foods - a new Challenge for the food Chemist, EURO FOOD CHEM
(Budapeste, Hungary)
1998 J.A.G.F.Menaia, F.Simões, A.T.Sousa, P.Moura, M.T.Amaral Collaço (1998) Bacteroides spp. as alternative indicator organisms: monitoring through PCR 16S-RNA amplification. OECD Workshop Interlaken 98 on Molecular Technologies for Safe Drinking Water, Interlaken. OECD Workshop Interlaken 98 on Molecular Technologies for Safe Drinking Water
OECD (Interlaken, Switzerland)
1998 A.T.Sousa, F.Simões, A.Clemente, P. Moura, J.A.G.F.Menaia (1998) Monitoring of Bacteroides species in environmental samples by 16S rRNA amplification, IV Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia, Guimarães, Portugal. IV Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia
Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020 - Current Biological decarbonization of producer syngas for bioenergy precursors (PhD thesis)
Co-supervisor
 Sistemas sustentáveis de energia (PhD)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2015 - 2020 FOREVAR - Food Waste Reduction and Valorisation
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Synthesis Gas Fermentation. Project AMBITION - Advanced biofuel production with energy system integration, LCE – 33-2016 call, H2020 project.
Supervisor
 Project AMBITION - Advanced biofuel production with energy system integration, LCE – 33-2016 call, H2020 project (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2017 - 2019 The CONVERTE project: Biomass Potential for Bioenergy, POSEUR-01-1001-FC-000001, Portugal 2020.
Supervisor
 POSEUR-01-1001-FC-000001 (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Operation of a fuel cell with biohydrogen obtained from food waste (MSc thesis)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia da Energia e do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Hydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum: improving production yields and assessing changes in the cell lipid profile during adaptation to furans and gallic acid
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Engenharia Bioquímica) (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Production of bio-hydrogen and VFAs through anaerobic fermentation by pure and mixed cultures. Scale-up and development of SBR/Batch automatized systems.
Supervisor
 Project ESIBITS (EXPL/EMS-ENE/1078/2012): Evaluation of the sustainability of industrial production of bio-hydrogen from microalgae and integration in táxi/bus transportation systems (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Antimicrobial potential of gallic acid over mesophilic bacteria (I). Antimicrobial potential of carob pulp extracts over mesophilic bacteria (II).
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Scientific initiation)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Production of biohydrogen through the fermentation of Spirogyra sp. biomass by Clostridium butyricum
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Valorização biotecnológica da polpa de alfarroba
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Bacterias anaeróbias como fábricas celulares: produção de hidrogénio e butirato por Clostridium sp.
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal
2013 - 2013 A alfarroba como fonte de ingredientes bioactivos: fibra alimentar, polifenóis e ciclitóis
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Anaerobic bacteria of the oral cavity.
Supervisor
 Ciências da Saúde (Scientific initiation)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Utilization of carob pulp extracts as carbon source for the fermentation by Clostridium actetobutylicum.
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Scientific initiation)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2009 - 2013 Evaluation of energy consumption and CO2 emissions of alternative pathways for biohydrogen production
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (PhD)
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Probiotic activity of Bifidobacterium.
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Scientific initiation)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Upgrading of carob pulp as carbon source for the production of metabolites of industrial interest: sugars fermentation vs extraction of phenolic compounds.
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Clostridia as cell factories: physiology and kinetics in alternative carbon source.
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Scientific initiation)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Fermentation of syngas containing CO, CO2 and N2 at low temperature and pressure.
Supervisor
 Project PROETHANOL2G: Fermentation of syngas containing CO, CO2 and N2 at low temperature and pressure (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Anaerobic bacteria as cell factories: the potential of carob pulp as carbohydrates source for the production of metabolites with industrial interest (I). Upgrading of spent carob pulp as fermentative substrate: extraction of phenolic compounds and toxicity evaluation (II).
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Scientific initiation)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Molecular characterisation of hydrogenase genes of hydrogen producing bacterial isolates.
Supervisor
 Biologia Molecular em Saúde (Master)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Microalgae biomass as fermentation feedstock for biohydrogen production by clostridia.
Supervisor
 Project FCT PTDC/AAC-AMB/100354/2008: MICROALGAE AS A SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIAL FOR BIOFUELS PRODUCTION (BIODIESEL, BIOETHANOL, BIO-H2 AND BIOGAS) (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Anaerobic bacteria as cell factories - physiology of biohydrogen production.
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2008 - 2010 Application of FISH to the fermentation of prebiotic oligosaccharides by microbial consortia (I). Anaerobic bacteria as cell factories - selection of bacterial isolates for biohydrogen production (II).
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Scientific initiation)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Biorrefinery of olive tree pruning residues - fractionation and upgrading of hemiceluloses: anaerobic microbiology and prebiotic index of oligosaccharides.
Supervisor
 Departament of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Jaén University, Spain. (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Biorrefinery of olive tree pruning residues - fractionation and upgrading of hemiceluloses: purification and characterisation of oligosaccharides.
Supervisor
 Departament of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Jaén University, Spain. (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Study of prebiotic properties of oligosaccharides.
Supervisor
 Chemical Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Vigo University - Ourense Campus, Spain (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2003 - 2004 Production of xylo-oligosaccharides from corn cobs. fermentation studies with probiotic strains.
Supervisor
 Química Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2003 - 2004 Use of a new xylo-oligosaccharide on piglets and rabbits weaning: effects on the intestinal microbiota and digestive function.
Supervisor
 Project POCTI/CVT/37545/2001: Xylopig (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Development of molecular techniques for the detection of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and Bacteroides.
Supervisor
 Project POCTI/CVT/37545/2001: Xylopig (Other)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Upgrading of corn cobs by enzymatic hydrolysis: production of prebiotic oligosaccharides.
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Degree)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2001 - 2002 In vitro fermentations of xylo- and arabino-oligosaccharides by Bifidobacterium adolescentis.
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biotecnológica (Degree)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2001 - 2001 Development and application of molecular techniques on the specific detection of Lactobacillus in new born faecal samples.
Supervisor
 Summer trainning course, as graduation student of Applied Microbiology at Glamorgan University, Cardiff, U.K (Scientific initiation)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09/06 - 2023/09/08 P. Moura, A. Eusébio, P. Patinha, L. Quental & R.M. Lukasik (2023) Mapping municipal solid waste to boost circular valorization practices in Lódzkie.
Conference
 6th International Conference WASTES
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/05/31 - 2023/06/02 Pacheco, M.; Marques, S.; Ribeiro, B.; Moura, P. (2023) Application of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis as downstream concentration for the implementation of a two-stage bioconversion process from syngas to triacylglicerides.
Conference
 19th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RRB 2023)
Latvijas Universitate, Latvia
2022/08/31 - 2022/09/04 M. PACHECO, J. ORTIGUEIRA, P. MOURA, C. SILVA (2022) Process design and life cycle inventory of a syngas fermentation biorefinery. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ICSCEE), Rethymno, Crete, Greece.
Conference
 1st International Conference on Sustainable Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ICSCEE)
Technical University of Crete School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Greece
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/08 J. ORTIGUEIRA, T. LEITE, J. PEREIRA, L. S. SERAFIM, C. SILVA, P. MOURA, P. COSTA LEMOS (2021) A biorefinery approach for the simultaneous production of biofuels and bioplastics. 17th edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (RRB2021), September 6-8, Aveiro, Portugal (poster presentation).
Conference
 17th edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (RRB2021), September 6-8, Aveiro, Portugal. (https://www.ieabioenergy.com/blog/ieaevent/17th-international-conference-on-renewable-resources-and-biorefineries-rrb/)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal
2021/06/20 - 2021/06/24 M. PACHECO, F. PINTO, R. ANDRÉ, P. MARQUES, F. GÍRIO, P. MOURA (2021) Biocatalytic performance of Butyribacterium methylotrophicum in the long-term conversion of synthesis gas produced from low-grade lignin gasification. World Microbe Forum: ASM & FEMS collaboration, June 20-24. Online Worldwide (iposter presentation).
Conference
 World Microbe Forum: ASM & FEMS collaboration, June 20-24. Online Worldwide (http://www.worldmicrobeforum.org/)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/30 M.A. TRANCOSO, T. CRUJEIRA, R. SOUSA, S. CALISTO, J. BRANCO, A.C. OLIVEIRA, P.C. PASSARINHO, M. ABREU, P. MOURA, F. GÍRIO (2019) ANALYTICAL PROTOCOL FOR THE CHARACTERISATION OF SOLID ORGANIC FRACTIONS: CONTRIBUTION FOR THE BIOCHEMICAL AND THERMOCHEMICAL POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT OF BIOMASS. Book of Abstracts Summaries p. 617, 27th EUBCE - European Biomass Conference, 27-30 May, Lisbon, Portugal (poster presentation).
Conference
 27th EUBCE 2019- European Biomass Conference
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/30 JOANA ORTIGUEIRA, MARTA PACHECO, CARLA SILVA, FRANCISCO GÍRIO, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2019) Endogenous bio-waste and by-product streams valued as a resource for fermentative hydrogen production. Book of Abstracts Summaries p. 41, 27th EUBCE - European Biomass Conference, 27-30 May, Lisbon, Portugal (poster presentation).
Conference
 27th EUBCE 2019 - European Biomass Conference
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/30 Pacheco, M.; Pinto, F.; Moura, P.; André, R.; Marques, P.; Mata, R.; Gírio, F.M. (2019) Integration of gasification and syngas fermentation to produce biochemical added value compounds. Book of Abstracts Summaries p. 519, 27th EUBCE - European Biomass Conference, 27-30 May, Lisbon, Portugal (poster presentation).
Conference
 27th EUBCE 2019 - European Biomass Conference
2018/03/30 - 2018/03/30 J. ORTIGUEIRA, L. MARTINS, C. SILVA, P. MOURA (2018) Improved food-waste conversion to hydrogen by Clostridium enriched microbial consortia. PhD open days IST,UL, March 20 (poster presentation).
Meeting
 PhD open days IST,UL
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/03/04 - 2018/03/07 J. ORTIGUEIRA, L. MARTINS, C. SILVA, P. MOURA (2018), Improvement of food-waste dark fermentation by Clostridium enriched microbial consortia. EcoBio 2018 Team up to accelerate the global bioeconomy, Dublin, 4-7 March (poster presentation).
Conference
 EcoBio 2018 Team up to accelerate the global bioeconomy
2017/09/25 - 2017/09/26 M. ABREU, P. MOURA, A. REIS, A. EUSÉBIO, A.C. OLIVEIRA, F. PINTO, J. ALEXANDRE, L. SILVA, M.A. TRANCOSO, F. GÍRIO (2017) The CONVERTE Project: Biomass potential for energy. 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, September 25– 26 (poster presentation).
Conference
 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
2017 - 2017 M. ABREU, P. MOURA, A. REIS, A. EUSÉBIO, A.C. OLIVEIRA, F. PINTO, J. ALEXANDRE, L. SILVA, M.A. TRANCOSO, F. GÍRIO (2017) The CONVERTE Project: Biomass potential for energy. 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, September 25– 26 (poster presentation).
Conference
 4th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
2017 - 2017 TIAGO PINTO, LUÍSA GOUVEIA, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2017) Microalgae processes: from fundamentals to industrial scale, EU Algae Training School, COST Action 1408 EUALGAE- European network for algal-bioproducts, University of Almeria/Fundación Cajamar, Almería, Spain, September 13 -15 (poster presentation).
Meeting
 EU Algae Training School, COST Action 1408 EUALGAE- European network for algal-bioproducts
2017 - 2017 BATISTA, A.P., ORTIGUEIRA, J., GOUVEIA, L., MARQUES, P., ALVES, L., MOURA, P. (2012). Biohydrogen fermentative production: energetic valorization of microalgae Biomass. Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable Energy Markets. 5th International Seminar. Taguspark, Portugal Novembro 29-30.
Meeting
 Advances in Hydrogen Energy Technologies: Key to Sustainable Energy Markets. 5th International Seminar
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 JOANA ORTIGUEIRA, CARLA SILVA, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2016) Fermentative hydrogen production from Portuguese agricultural and agro-industrial byproducts: Brewery’s Spent Grain, Corn Cobs and Carob Pulp. Symposium ECO-BIO 2016, Challenges in Building a Sustainable Biobased Economy, Rotterdam, Netherland, March 6-9 (poster presentation).
Conference
 Symposium ECO-BIO 2016, Challenges in Building a Sustainable Biobased Economy
2013 - 2013 P. MOURA, A. MORANA, S.M. PAIXÃO, L. ALVES, L. MAURELLI, E. IONATA, F. LA CARA (2013) Valorization of chestnut shells for hydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum fermentation. Proceedings 35th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Portland, EUA, 29 April - 2 May (poster presentation).
Conference
 35th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
2013 - 2013 CATARINA PEREIRA, JOANA NUNES, MELISSA ROCHA, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2013) Diferenciação de isolados bacterianos com base no gene de Fe-hidrogenases. Livro de resumos do 3º Encontro de Biologia Molecular em Saúde, p.37, Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, Portugal, 15 – 16 Março (poster presentation).
Meeting
 3º Encontro de Biologia Molecular em Saúde
2012 - 2012 J. ORTIGUEIRA, M. LÚCIO, S.RODRIGUES, L. ALVES, L. GOUVEIA, P. MOURA (2012) Microalgae biomass as fermentation substrate for hydrogen and butyric acid production by Clostridium tyrobutyricum. 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation- WasteEng2012, September 10-13, 2012 – Porto, Portugal; Book of abstracts, p.326 (poster presentation).
Conference
 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation- WasteEng2012
2012 - 2012 J.ORTIGUEIRA, F.PINTO, F. GÍRIO, P. MOURA (2012) Fermentation of biomass-derived syngas to ethanol and acetate by Clostridium ljungdahlii, 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation- WasteEng2012, September 10-13, 2012 – Porto, Portugal; Book of abstracts, p.318 (poster presentation).
Conference
 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation- WasteEng2012
2012 - 2012 ANA F. FERREIRA, PATRÍCIA MOURA, LUÍSA GOUVEIA, CARLA SILVA (2012). Cyanobacteria and microalgae biohydrogen production - Life Cycle Inventory approach and process improvements. WHEC2012 – 19th Word Hydrogen Energy Conference, Toronto, Canada, 3 - 7 Junho 2012 (poster presentation).
Conference
 WHEC2012 – 19th Word Hydrogen Energy Conference
2012 - 2012 M. LIMA, J. ORTIGUEIRA, L. ALVES, S.M. PAIXÃO, P. MOURA (2012) Evaluation of carob pulp as fermentation substrate for biohydrogen and organic acids production: sugar richness vs. toxicity potential. Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in the Frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy, Bologna, Italy, 10 – 12 April (poster presentation).
Conference
 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in the Frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy
2012 - 2012 SORAIA RODRIGUES, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2012) Molecular characterisation of hydrogen producing bacterial isolates. Conference on Molecular Biology for Health, ESSEM, Caparica, Portugal, 17-18 February (poster presentation).
Conference
 Conference on Molecular Biology for Health
Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal
2011 - 2011 MARGARIDA SANTANA, PATRÍCIA MOURA, JUAN M. GONZALEZ (2011) Hydrogen production by D. vulgaris grown at different conditions. 4th Congress of European Microbiologists, Geneve, Switzerland, 26 - 30 June (poster presentation).
Congress
 4th Congress of European Microbiologists
2009 - 2009 FLORBELA CARVALHEIRO, PATRÍCIA MONIZ, LUÍS C. DUARTE, PATRÍCIA MOURA, M. PAULA ESTEVES, FRANCISCO M. GÍRIO (2009) Physiological characterization of mannitol overproducing strains in carob based medium. III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009), Lisboa, Portugal, 2 – 4 December (poster presentation).
Conference
 III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009)
2009 - 2009 PATRÍCIA MONIZ, FLORBELA CARVALHEIRO, PATRÍCIA MOURA, JOANA PEREIRA, LUÍS C. DUARTE, M. PAULA ESTEVES, FRANCISCO M. GÍRIO (2009) Screening and characterization of lactic acid bacteria for the production of mannitol in carob based syrups. III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009), Lisboa, Portugal, 2 – 4 December (poster presentation).
Conference
 III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009)
2009 - 2009 PATRÍCIA MONIZ, FLORBELA CARVALHEIRO, LUÍS C. DUARTE, PATRÍCIA MOURA, M. PAULA ESTEVES, FRANCISCO M. GÍRIO (2009) Development of a carob based medium for mannitol production by Leuconostoc fructosum NRRL B-2041. III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009), Lisboa, Portugal, 2 – 4 December (poster presentation).
Conference
 III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009)
2009 - 2009 LUÍS ALVES, MARGARIDA SANTANA, FRANCISCO GÍRIO, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2009) Screening of novel bacteria for biohydrogen production. III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009), Lisboa, Portugal, 2 – 4 December (poster presentation).
Conference
 III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009)
2009 - 2009 MIGUEL LÚCIO, TATIANA CATOJA, DEOLINDA AUXTERO, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2009) Fermentation of fructo- and xylo-oligosaccharides by probiotic and butyrate-producing bacteria. III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009), Lisboa, Portugal, 2 – 4 December (poster presentation).
Conference
 III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009)
2009 - 2009 ENCARNACIÓN RUIZ, CRISTÓBAL CARA, PATRÍCIA MOURA, FLORBELA CARVALHEIRO, FRANCISCO GÍRIO, EULOGIO CASTRO (2009) Fermentability of selected oligosaccharides from olive tree pruning by Bifidobacterium adolescentis. 14th European Congress on Biotechnology, Barcelona, Spain, 13 – 16 Setember (poster presentation).
Congress
 14th European Congress on Biotechnology
2009 - 2009 CRISTÓBAL CARA, ENCARNACIÓN RUIZ, FLORBELA CARVALHEIRO, PATRÍCIA MOURA, FRANCISCO GÍRIO, EULOGIO CASTRO (2009) Separation of olive tree pruning oligomers from liquid hot water hydrolyzates using preparative gel filtration chromatography. 14th European Congress on Biotechnology, Barcelona, Spain, 13 – 16 September (poster presentation).
Congress
 14th European Congress on Biotechnology
2009 - 2009 FLORBELA CARVALHEIRO, LUÍS C. DUARTE, TALITA SILVA-FERNANDES, SÓNIA LOPES, PATRÍCIA MOURA, HELENA PEREIRA, FRANCISCO M. GÍRIO (2009) Hydrothermal processing of hardwoods and agro-industrial residues: evaluation of xylo-oligosaccharides production. NWBC-2009, The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2 – 4 September (poster presentation).
Conference
 NWBC-2009, The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference
2009 - 2009 PATRÍCIA MOURA, PATRÍCIA GULLÓN, JUAN CARLOS PARAJÓ, FRANCISCO M. GÍRIO (2009). Xylo-oligosaccharides produced from lignocellulosic by-products: towards a symbiotic preparation WITH Bifidobacterium adolescentis. Congress CORM V: Carbohydrates as Organic Raw materials Building a Sustainable Future, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 20 – 23 January (poster presentation).
Congress
 Congress CORM V: Carbohydrates as Organic Raw materials Building a Sustainable Future
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009 - 2009 SUSANA MARQUES, ANDREIA DIAS, FRANCISCO M. GÍRIO, PATRÍCIA MOURA (2009). New xylo-olgosaccharides produced from corn cobs by enzymatic hydrolysis. Congress CORM V: Carbohydrates as Organic Raw materials Building a Sustainable Future, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 20 – 23 January (poster presentation).
Congress
 Congress CORM V: Carbohydrates as Organic Raw materials Building a Sustainable Future
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008 - 2008 MOURA P., CARVALHEIRO F., ESTEVES M.P., GÍRIO F.M. (2008). Prebiotic xylo-oligosaccharides as high-value co-products on an integrated biorefinery approach from lignocellulosic feedstock. Congresso Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy (Vol. II, pp. 129-134), Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, 6 – 9 April (poster presentation).
Congress
 Congresso Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2008 - 2008 MOURA P., CABANAS S., LOURENÇO P., GÍRIO F., LOUREIRO-DIAS M.C., ESTEVES M.P. (2008) Assessment of in vitro prebiotic properties of xylo-oligosaccharides of different degrees of polymerisation. Sixth Joint INRA-RRI Symposium on Gut Microbiome, Clermont-Ferrand, França, 18 - 20 June (poster presentation).
Conference
 Sixth Joint INRA-RRI Symposium on Gut Microbiome
2008 - 2008 MOURA P., CARVALHEIRO F., ESTEVES M.P., GÍRIO F.M. (2008). Prebiotic xylo-oligosaccharides as high-value co-products on an integrated biorefinery approach from lignocellulosic feedstock. Livro de Actas do Congresso Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, 6 – 9 April (poster presentation).
Congress
 Congresso Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities, International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007 - 2007 MOURA P., CARVALHEIRO F., MARQUES, S., ALVES, L., GÍRIO F.M., ESTEVES M.P. (2007). Production of xylo-oligosaccharides from xylan-rich materials: evaluation of the prebiotic capability. 8th Congress of Food Chemistry, Beja, Portugal, 4 – 7 March (poster presentation).
Congress
 8th Congress of Food Chemistry
2006 - 2006 MOURA P., SIMÕES F., MARQUES S., ALVES L., GÍRIO F., FREIRE J.P.B., ESTEVES M.P. (2006) Molecular analysis of the intestinal microbiota of weaning piglets fed with diets supplemented with xylo-oligosaccharides. Fifth Joint RRI-INRA Symposium on Gut Microbiology, Aberdeen, UK, 21 - 23 June (poster presentation).
Congress
 Fifth Joint RRI-INRA Symposium on Gut Microbiology,
2006 - 2006 MOURA P., MARQUES S., ALVES L., FREIRE J.P.B., ESTEVES M.P. (2006). Effects of xylo-oligosaccharides from corn cobs autohydrolysis on the intestinal microbiota of piglets after weaning. 10. International Symposium on Digestive Physiology in Pigs, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Vejle, Denmark, 25 – 27 de May. (poster presentation).
Congress
 10. International Symposium on Digestive Physiology in Pigs, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences
2005 - 2005 MOURA P., BARATA R., GÍRIO F., ESTEVES M.P. (2005). In vitro fermentability of corncobs hemicellulosic oligomers by probiotic bacteria. I International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, BioMicroWorld 2005, Badajoz, Spain, 15 - 18 de March (poster presentation).
Conference
 I International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, BioMicroWorld 2005
2005 - 2005 Florbela Carvalheiro, Rosário Barata, Patrícia Moura, M. Paula Esteves e Francisco Gírio (2005) Optimization of the Autohydrolysis Conditions for the Production of Xylo-oligosaccharides from Agricultural Wastes, MicroBiotec, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, December 2005 (poster presentation).
Congress
 MicroBiotec
2005 - 2005 Patrícia Moura, Rosário Barata, Francisco Gírio e M. Paula Esteves (2005) Fermentation of xylo-oligosaccharides from corn cobs by probiotic bacteria, MicroBiotec, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, December 2005 (poster presentation).
Congress
 MicroBiotec
2003 - 2003 S. Marques, A. Dias, P. Moura, F. Carvalheiro, F.M. Gírio, M.P. Esteves (2003) Produção de xilo-oligossacáridos, com potencial efeito prebiótico, por hidrólise enzimática do carolo de milho, X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, Lisboa, Portugal (poster presentation).
Congress
 X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia
2003 - 2003 P. Moura, S. Carvalho, F. Simões, F. Carvalheiro, F.M. Gírio, M.P. Esteves (2003) Utilização da microflora intestinal de um porco alentejano para fermentação de hidrolisados de dreche cervejeira, X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia, Lisboa, Portugal (poster presentation).
Congress
 X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia
2003 - 2003 Susana Marques, Luís Alves, Patrícia Moura, Francisco M. Gírio (2003) Production of bacterial cellulose using hydrolysate obtained from paper recycling mill sludge, 25th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Colorado, EUA (poster presentation).
Congress
 25th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
2002 - 2002 Patrícia Moura, Fernanda Simões, Francisco Gírio and M.Paula Esteves (2002) A methodology to evaluate the effects of non-digestible oligosaccharides and probiotic microorganisms in the gastrointestinal microflora, Food Protection 2002, ISCS-Sul, Monte da Caparica, Portugal (poster presentation).
Meeting
 Food Protection
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
1999 - 1999 Patrícia Moura, M. Paula Esteves, Florbela Carvalheiro, M.T. Amaral-Collaço, Francisco Gírio, (1999) Utilização de Arabino-Xilo-Oligossacáridos por Bifidobacterium longum, MICRO 99, Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia, Luso, Portugal (poster presentation).
Congress
 MICRO 99, Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia
1997 - 1997 P. Moura, L.Baeta-Hall, J.AG.F.Menaia (1997) Desenvolvimento de um meio mínimo para o crescimento de Bacteroides sp., Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia – MICRO 97, Tomar, Portugal (poster presentation).
Congress
 Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia – MICRO 97
1997 - 1997 A.T. Sousa, P.Moura, F.Simões, A.Clemente, J.AG.F. Menaia (1997) Pesquisa de sequências específicas de Bacteroides sp., Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia – MICRO 97, Tomar, Portugal (poster presentation).
Congress
 Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia – MICRO 97
1996 - 1996 C.A. Fontes, P. Moura Madeira Silva, P. Sá Pereira, T.H.Fernandes, L.M.A. Ferreira (1996) Caracterização molecular de celulases novas, de domínio único ou de estrutura modular, da bactéria aeróbica Cellvibrio mixtus, X Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, Braga, Portugal (poster presentation).
Congress
 X Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica
1994 - 1994 Moura, P., Simões, F., Clemente, A., Ferreira, L.M.A. (1994) Clonagem molecular de genes codificadores de celulases e xilanases de Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, II Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia, Faro, Portugal (poster presentation).
Congress
 II Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia
1993 - 1993 Osório, M.L., Clemente, A., Madeira, P., Chaves, M.M (1993) Aclimatação à temperatura em Lupinus albus - Efeitos no metabolismo fotossintético do carbono, X Reunion Nacional de la S.E.F.V., III Congreso Hispano-Portugues de Fisiologia Vegetal, Pamplona, Spain (poster presentation)
Congress
 X Reunion Nacional de la S.E.F.V., III Congreso Hispano-Portugues de Fisiologia Vegetal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2010 Green Project Awards 2010 - 1st Price on I&D - Project VALORALFA: Upgrading of carob pulp for the production of food ingredients with high value functional properties