FRANCISCO MANUEL FERREIRA GIRIO (D51D-09A4-A2DC)

Curriculum Vitae

FRANCISCO MANUEL FERREIRA GIRIO

Francisco Gírio, PhD, is Principal Researcher and Head of Bioenergy and Biorrefineries Unit of LNEG-National Laboratory of Energy and Geology, Lisbon, Portugal since 2009. In his research career participated as researcher in more than 74 research projects on lignocellulose bioconversion being General Coordinator or Team Coordinator of 38 projects. He is President of Board of CoLAB BIOREF. He was member of the Management Board of Bioenergy Joint Program of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA-Bioenergy) between 2011 and 2022, and currently is member of the Steering Committee of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Bioenergy (ETIP-Bioenergy), and also Vice-Chair of the WG2 of ETIP-Bioenergy. He is member of the Scientific Council and Board of Trustees of the Spanish Institute IMDEA Energy (Spain) and President of SIADEB - Iberoamerican Society for the Development of Biorefineries. He did publish over than 100 scientific papers and more than 200 papers and lectures in international conferences.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: FRANCISCO MANUEL FERREIRA GIRIO

Citation names

GIRIO, FRANCISCO
GIRIO, FM
GIRIO, FRANCISCO MANUEL
FRANCISCO GIRIO
FRANCISCO M GIRIO
FRANCISCO MF GIRIO
FRANCISCO F GIRIO
GIRIO, F.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: D51D-09A4-A2DC
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5376-8430

Addresses

Rua Tomás Da Fonseca, 21, 4ºesq, 1600-210, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

www.lneg.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
1989 - 1994 Concluded	Bioquímica (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Louvor e Distinção
1979 - 1984 Concluded	Química (Licenciatura) Major in Bioquimica e Quimica Organica Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	16

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2005 - Current	Principal Investigator (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
1994 - 2005	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
1989 - 1994	Research Assistant (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
1987 - 1989	Research Trainee (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2009 - Current	Organic Unit Director	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
1985/02/01 - 1987/09	Bolseiro	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2013/06 - 2015/05	BIOSUSTAIN - Sustainable mobility: Perspectives for the future of biofuel production 127228 Provided by PTCRIS: 127228 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2010/03 - 2013/11	Valorization of the Mediterranean energy crops giant reed and cardoon by integrated bio-chemical conversion to dissolving grade pulps, fuel ethanol, xylitol and lignin-based products - a complex LCF biorefinery concept. 103840 Provided by PTCRIS: 103840	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023 - 2027	PYRAGRAF-Decentralized pyrolytic conversion of agriculture and forestry wastes towards local circular value chains and sustainability HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-07 Researcher Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Ongoing
2022 - 2027	HYFUELUP-Hybrid biomethane production from integrated biomass conversion HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-16 Researcher Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Ongoing
2022 - 2027	RedWINE- Increasing microalgae biomass feedstock by valorizing wine gaseous and liquid residues BBI-JU Researcher Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Ongoing
2023 - 2026	ICARUS - International Cooperation for Sustainable Biofuels HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-02 Researcher Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Ongoing
2021 - 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 Researcher Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Ongoing
2020 - 2024	MULTISTREAM - A sustainable multi-strain, multi-method, multi-product microalgae biorefinery H2020 Researcher
2017 - 2021	OXYMOD - Optimised oxidative enzymes for efficient conversion of lignocellulose to valuable products Noruega - Nacional Researcher
2017 - 2021	BRISK II: Biofuels Research Infrastructure for Sharing Knowledge II H2020 Researcher
2017 - 2021	BBRI- Research Infrastructure (RI) in Biomass and Bioenergy FCT ROTEIRO/0189/2013 Principal investigator	Ongoing
2016 - 2020	BABET-REAL 5: New technology and strategy for a large and sustainable deployment of second-generation biofuels in rural areas H2020 Researcher	Concluded
2017 - 2019	CONVERTE: Potencial biomássico para Energia POSEUR Principal investigator	Concluded
2016 - 2019	AMBITION: Advanced biofuel production with energy system integration H2020 Researcher	Concluded
2015 - 2019	PHOENIX - People for the European Bioenergy Mix H2020 Researcher	Concluded
2015 - 2018	SMIBIO- Development of modular small-scale Integrated Biorefineries to produce an optimal range of bioproducts from a variety of rural agricultural and agro-industrial residues/wastes with a minimum consumption of fossil energy ERANET LAC Principal investigator
2015 - 2017	BET: BioEnergyTrain H2020 Researcher	Concluded
2014 - 2017	DEMA - Direct Ethanol from Microalgae FP7 Researcher	Concluded
2014 - 2017	Portugal-Brazil bilateral cooperation on Transport and fermentation of xylo-oligosaccharides in S. cerevisiae for efficient second-generation bioethanol production FCT-CAPES Researcher	Concluded
2013 - 2015	R&Dialogue - Research and Civil Society Dialogue towards a low-carbon society FP7 Researcher	Concluded
2013 - 2015	Bioblocks –Design of bio-based products as building blocks for chemical synthesis bio-industry and biomaterials from lignocellulosic biomass renewable sources QREN Researcher	Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/08/31	BIOPEPTIDES- Biopreservação de Fermentações Etanólicas: actividade antimicrobiana, propriedades bioquímicas e caracterização molecular de péptidos de leveduras PTDC/AGR-ALI/113565/2009 Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/08/31	Carbon4Desulf - Estudos fisiológicos e genéticos da assimilação da fonte de carbono em Gordonia alkanivorans estirpe 1B no processo de biodessulfurização de combustíveis fósseis PTDC/AAC-AMB/112841/2009 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010 - 2014	PROETHANOL2G - Integration of Biology and Engineering into an Economical and Energy-Efficient 2G Bioethanol Biorefinery FP7 Principal investigator	Concluded
2010/03/01 - 2013/11/30	CROPBIOREF -Valorização de plantas Mediterrânicas energéticas a cana e o cardo por conversão bioquímica integrada em pastas de elevada qualidade, etanol, xilitol e produtos à base de lenhina - um conceito complexo de bio-refinaria LCF. PTDC/AGR-CFL/103840/2008 Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010 - 2013	Iberoamerican thematic network on Biorefineries: SIADEB-Sociedad Iberoamerican para el Desarollo de las Biorefinerías CYTED Principal investigator	Concluded
2007/09 - 2010/12	XYLITOLOUT - To promote xylitol release to improve bioethanol business Provided by PTCRIS: 71792 71792 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2007/07 - 2010/12	BIOREFINO - Demonstrating the feasibility of wheat straw and sweet sorghum biomass fermentation to ethanol using the biorefinery approach 71533 Provided by PTCRIS: 71533 Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2005/06 - 2009/12	WINESTAR - MIXED NON-SACCHAROMYCES/SACCHAROMYCES YEAST STARTERS FOR HIGH QUALITY WINES: AN INTEGRATED STUDY 56315 Provided by PTCRIS: 56315 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2006 - 2009	BIOCOMRED-Red de Nuevas tecnologias para la obtención de biocombustíbles CYTED Researcher	Concluded
2006 - 2008/12	BIODESULF - DIBENZOTIOPHENE-DESULPHURIZING BACTERIAL PROCESS USING CHEAP AGRO-INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS AS RAW MATERIALS Provided by PTCRIS: 82504 82504 Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2007 - 2008	VALORALFA - Valorização da polpa de alfarroba para a produção de ingredientes alimentares com propriedades funcionais de alto valor acrescentado PRIME-IDEIA Principal investigator	Concluded
2006 - 2008	CEBio -Competence Network in Bioenergy AdI POS_Conhecimento Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
2005 - 2007	Valorization of used tyres, plastic residues and biomass by pyrolysis for the production of higher-added value compounds POCTI/ENR/63388/2004 Researcher	Concluded
2002/03 - 2005/10	UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE FERMENTATION FITNESS OF NON-SACCHAROMYCES WINE YEASTS 39974 Provided by PTCRIS: 39974 Principal investigator Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2003 - 2005	XILOGASTRO-Purified xylo-oligosaccharides as anti-ulcer agents AdI Researcher	Concluded
2002 - 2005	Valorização de fibras secundárias usando enzimas e dominios de ligação à cellulose POCTI/AGR/38253/2001 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	Concluded
2002 - 2005	Utilização de um novo xilo-oligosacárido no regime de desmame do leitão e do Coelho: efeito na microflora intestinal e na fisiologia digestiva FCT Researcher	Concluded
2000 - 2002	Development of an integrated process for xylo-oligosaccharides production PRAXIS/BIO/12055/98 Researcher	Concluded
1998 - 2001	XYLOPHONE - Development of xylo-oligosaccharides and xylitol for use in pharmaceutical and food industries FAIR CT98-3811 (FP4) Principal investigator Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Concluded
1998 - 2001	EXPOBANANA-Valorização dos resíduos da bananeira IC-PME Researcher	Concluded
1999 - 2000	Produção de treonina em S. cerevisiae: validação da utilização de leveduras manipuladas geneticamente mediante o uso de técnicas de engenharia metabólica CRUP E-10/99 Principal investigator	Concluded
1999 - 2000	Caracterização de desidrogenases a partir de extremófilos FCT Portugal-Italy Principal investigator
1997 - 2000	Reciclagem e sacarificação de fibras de cellulose por meios enzimáticos PRAXIS/BIO/1133/95 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	Concluded
1996 - 2000	Produção de culturas mistas de levedura para vinificação controlada P.O.R.A. nº 4503020058 Researcher Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Concluded
1996 - 2000	ECOCOURO - Optimização do processo produtivo da industria de curtumes na perspectiva de recuperação de sub-produtos e minimização dos efluentes poluentes PEDIP Researcher
1998 - 1999	Desenvolvimento de modelos metabólicos para a representação do metabolism heterotrófico de bactérias e de leveduras seleccionadas ICCTI/BRITISH COUNCIL Principal investigator	Concluded
1997 - 1999	Biodegradation of toxic organic compounds in wastewater and accumulation of heavy metals INCO-COPERNICUS (IC15-CT96-0716) Researcher	Concluded
1997 - 1998	Enzimas com actividade de desidrogenásica em microrganismos termofílicos JNICT/CNR-ITALY Principal investigator	Concluded
1996 - 1998	Elucidação da estrutura de controlo do metabolismo da D-xilose em Debaryomyces hansenii e Pichia stipitis JNICT, PBICT/P/BIO/2221/95 Principal investigator	Concluded
1995 - 1998	Caracterização estrutural de enzimas contendo molibdénio e tungsténio: seu papel em biocatálise e estudo de novas vias metabólicas PRAXIS/2/2.1/BIO/05/95 Researcher	Concluded
1995 - 1998	Influência da tecnologia de fabrico e conservação em madeira na qualidade dos vinhos brancos PAMAF Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	Concluded
1995 - 1998	Knowledge-based control and operation of industrial productive bioprocesses CIPA-CT94-0425 Researcher	Concluded
1995 - 1998	Influência da tecnologia de fabrico e conservação em madeira na qualidade dos vinhos brancos PAMAF	N/A
1996 - 1997	Uso da análise de control metabólico e de modelos baseados em balanços estequimétricos para a compreensão da estrutura de control de vias metabólicas em leveduras JNICT/BRITISH COUNCIL Principal investigator	Concluded
1995 - 1997	Physiological studies, reaction control and screening of novel pathways of enzymes for environmental/industrial applications INTAS Principal investigator	Concluded
1994 - 1997	Investigação do processo e metabolismo de um sistema trifásico para degradação biológica de odores JNICT/PEAM/C/TAI/282/93	Concluded
1993 - 1996	Aspectos metabólicos da tecnologia de produção de xylitol JNICT: PBIC/BIO/1283/92 Researcher	Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2005 - 2009	BIOVALOR - Biotecnologia de hemiceluloses -biomoléculas de uso industrial, alimentar e farmacêutico a partir de sub-produtos lenho-celulósicos IBK 04-383 Researcher	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	GIRIO, FRANCISCO. "Innovation on Bioenergy". In The Role of Bioenergy in the Emerging Bioeconomy – resources, technologies, sustainability and policy, 405-429. Elsevier, 2019. Published GIRIO, FRANCISCO. "Starch biomass for biofuels, biomaterials and chemicals". In Biomass and Green Chemistry – Building a Renewable Pathway, 69-94. Springer, 2018. Published GIRIO, FRANCISCO. "Biorefineries in the World". In Biorefineries: targeting energy, high value products and waste valorization, 227-281. Springer-Verlag, 2017. Published GIRIO, FRANCISCO. "Hydrothermal/Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment (Autohydrolysis): A Multipurpose Process for Biomass Upgrading". In Biomass Fractionation Technologies for a Lignocellulosic Feedstock Based Biorefinery, 315-347. Elsevier, 2016. Published Gírio, Francisco M.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Duarte, Luís C.; Bogel-Lukasik, R.. "Deconstruction of the hemicellulose fraction from lignocellulosic materials into simple sugars". Springer-Verlag, 2012.
Conference paper	Pinto, Filomena; Marques, Paula Alexandra; Mata, R.; Costa, Paula; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Gasificação de biomassa rica em lignina para produção de gás para usar em fermentação bacteriana". 2020. 10.34637/cies2020.1.1008 Reis, Alberto; Abreu, Mariana; Pacheco, Marta; Bernardo, J.; Silva, R.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A.; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Infraestrutura de investigação para a biomassa e a bioenergia: BBRI - Biomass and Bioenergy Research Infrastructure". 2020. 10.34637/cies2020.1.4086 Joyce, A; Camelo, Susana; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Ação concertada das renováveis participação portuguesa". 2020. 10.34637/cies2020.1.2050 Pacheco, Marta; Ortigueira, J.; Gírio, Francisco M.; Moura, Patrícia. "Fixação biológica de CO, CO2 e H2: fermentação de gás de síntese com produção de ácidos orgânicos de cadeia curta". 2020. 10.34637/cies2020.1.4084 Lopes, Tiago F.; Cerone, N.; Contuzzi, L.; Duarte, Luís C.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Análise do impacto do processo organosolv para pré-tratamento de biomassa lenhocelulósica na redução das emissões de gases com efeito de estufa (GEE)". 2020. 10.34637/cies2020.1.4081 Bernardo, Joana R.; Gírio, Francisco; Rocha, I.; Coelho, N.; Noreira, N.; Barradas, G.; Pascoal-Neto, C.; Brito, P.. "BIOREF : Laboratório colaborativo para as biorrefinarias". 2020. 10.34637/cies2020.1.4085 Carvalheiro, Florbela; Lukasik, Rafal M.; Duarte, Luís C.; Roseiro, Luísa; Ribeiro, Belina; Marques, Susana; Bernardo, Joana R.; et al. "Desenvolvimento de processos de pré-tratamento da biomassa para a separação eficiente das correntes de lenhina e de açúcares". 2020. 10.34637/cies2020.1.4082 Trancoso, Maria Ascensão; Crujeira, Teresa; Sousa, R.; Calisto, Sandra C.; Branco, J.; Oliveira, Ana Cristina; Passarinho, Paula C.; et al. "Analytical protocol for the characterization of solid organic fractions: contribution for the biochemical and thermochemical potential assessment of biomass [Poster]". 2019. Gírio, Francisco M.. "PNPB : apresentação de uma estratégia nacional para a biomassa : RCM nº 163/2017 [Comunicação oral]". 2018. Gírio, Francisco M.. "Biotechnology of polysaccharides for biofuels and bio-based products [Comunicação oral]". 2018. Eusébio, Ana; Ramalho, Luís; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Marques, Isabel Paula Ramos; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Energetic potential of piggery effluent by anaerobic digestion [Resumo]". 2018. Gírio, Francisco M.. "Biorefineries in Europe (and World) [Comunicação oral]". 2018. Gírio, Francisco M.. "Current status on advanced lignocellulose conversion to bioethanol and higher alcohols as biofuels [Comunicação oral]". 2017. Abreu, Mariana; Moura, Patrícia; Reis, Alberto; Eusébio, Ana; Oliveira, A. C.; Pinto, Filomena; Alexandre, Jorge; et al. "The CONVERTE project: biomass potential for energy". 2017. Cabrita, Isabel; Silva, Luís Manuel; Marques, Isabel Paula Ramos; Di Berardino, Santino; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Potencial do biometano em Portugal [Comunicação oral]". 2015. Gírio, Francisco M.; Bogel-Lukasik, R.; Matos, Cristina T.; Oliveira, A. C.; Silva, Luís Manuel. "Biocombustíveis: uma oportunidade ou um problema para Portugal ". 2013. Cabrita, Isabel; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Duarte, Luís C.; Gírio, Francisco M.; Bogel-Lukasik, R.. "Industry-based biorefineries". 2013. Ortigueira, J.; Pinto, Filomena; Gírio, Francisco M.; Moura, Patrícia. "Fermentation of biomass-derived syngas to ethanol and acetate by clostridium ljungdahlii". 2012. Alves, Luís Manuel; Paixão Alves, Susana; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Acute toxicity evaluation of several compounds involved in fossil fuels biodesulphurisation studies". 2009. Duarte, Luís C.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Fernandes, Talita Silva; Gírio, Francisco M.. "The pros and cons of the dedicated upgrade of the hemicellulosic sugar stream in a biorefinery framework". 2009. Carvalheiro, Florbela; Fernandes, Talita Silva; Duarte, Luís C.; Lopes, Sónia; Moura, Patrícia; Pereira, Helena; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Hydrothermal processing of hardwoods and agro-industrial residues :evaluation of xylo-oligosaccharides production". 2009. Moniz, Patrícia; Gírio, Francisco M.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Pereira, Helena. "Hydrothermal processing of corn residues:process optimisation and products characterisation". 2009. Marques, Susana; Alves, Luís Manuel; Gírio, Francisco M.; Santos, J. A. L.; Roseiro, J. Carlos. "Biological upgrading of wastes from the pulp and paper industry". 2009. Fernandes, T.; Duarte, Luís C.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Simplex optimization and mathematical modeling of wheat straw dilute acid hydrolysisand". 2009. Moura, Patrícia; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Esteves, M. P.; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Prebiotic xylo-oligosaccharides as high-value co-products on an integrated biorefinery approach from lignocellulosic feedstock". 2008. Marques, Susana; Pala, Helena; Mota, Manuel; Amaral-Collaço, M. T.; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Screening new enzymes for enzymatic deinking". 2001. Pala, Helena; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Gírio, Francisco M.; Amaral-Collaço, M. T.; Mota, Manuel. "Preliminary studies on enzymatic deinking". 1998. Marques, Susana; Gírio, Francisco M.; Amaral-Collaço, M. T.; Pala, Helena; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Mota, Manuel. "Induction of xylanolytic activity in Aureobasidium pullulans using xerographic paper". 1998. Pala, Helena; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Trancoso, D.; Amaral-Collaço, M. T.; Marques, Susana; Gírio, Francisco M.; Mota, Manuel; et al. "Preliminary studies on enzimatic applications in the paper industry". 1997.
Journal article	Gonçalo A. O. Tiago; Naresh P. B. Rodrigo; Gonçalo Lourinho; Tiago F. Lopes; Francisco Gírio. "Systematic and Bibliometric Review of Biomethane Production from Biomass-Based Residues: Technologies, Economics and Environmental Impact". Fuels (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/fuels6010008. 10.3390/fuels6010008 Bárbara Correia; Henrique A. Matos; Tiago F. Lopes; Susana Marques; Francisco Gírio. "Correction: Correia et al. Sustainability Assessment of 2G Bioethanol Production from Residual Lignocellulosic Biomass. Processes 2024, 12, 987". Processes (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12112580. 10.3390/pr12112580 Carmina Montiel; Oscar Hernández-Meléndez; Susana Marques; Francisco Gírio; João Tavares; Ornella Ontañon; Eleonora Campos; Eduardo Bárzana. "Application of In-House Xylanases as an Addition to a Commercial Cellulase Cocktail for the Sustainable Saccharification of Pretreated Blue Agave Bagasse Used for Bioethanol Production". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16166722. 10.3390/su16166722 Bárbara Correia; Henrique A. Matos; Tiago F. Lopes; Susana Marques; Francisco Gírio. "Sustainability Assessment of 2G Bioethanol Production from Residual Lignocellulosic Biomass". Processes (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12050987. 10.3390/pr12050987 Thomas Rodrigues; Cristiana A. V. Torres; Susana Marques; Francisco Gírio; Filomena Freitas; Maria A. M. Reis. "Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Eucalyptus Bark’s Enzymatic Hydrolysate". Materials (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081773. 10.3390/ma17081773 Teresa Lopes da Silva; Afonso Fontes; Alberto Reis; Carla Siva; Francisco Gírio. "Oleaginous Yeast Biorefinery: Feedstocks, Processes, Techniques, Bioproducts". Fermentation (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9121013. 10.3390/fermentation9121013 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 (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8783/3/4/21. 10.3390/biomass3040021 Miguel Francisco; Tatiana Q. Aguiar; Gabriel Abreu; Susana Marques; Francisco Gírio; Lucília Domingues. "Single-Cell Oil Production by Engineered Ashbya gossypii from Non-Detoxified Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysate". Fermentation (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9090791. 10.3390/fermentation9090791 Tiago F. Lopes; Joana Ortigueira; Cristina T. Matos; Luís Costa; Cláudia Ribeiro; Alberto Reis; Francisco Gírio. "Conceptual Design of an Autotrophic Multi-Strain Microalgae-Based Biorefinery: Preliminary Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessments". Fermentation (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9030255. 10.3390/fermentation9030255 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 Florbela Carvalheiro; Luís C. Duarte; Filipa Pires; Vanmira Van-Dúnem; Luís Sanfins; Luísa B. Roseiro; Francisco Gírio. "Effective Mild Ethanol-Based Organosolv Pre-Treatment for the Selective Valorization of Polysaccharides and Lignin from Agricultural and Forestry Residues". Energies (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155654. 10.3390/en15155654 Mariana Abreu; Luís Silva; Belina Ribeiro; Alice Ferreira; Luís Alves; Susana Paixão Alves; Luisa Gouveia; et al. "Low Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Energy Crops to Bioenergy and Biofuels—A Review". Energies (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/12/4348. 10.3390/en15124348 Pedro M. A. Pereira; Joana R. Bernardo; Luisa Bivar Roseiro; Francisco Gírio; Rafal M. Lukasik. "Imidazole Processing of Wheat Straw and Eucalyptus Residues—Comparison of Pre-Treatment Conditions and Their Influence on Enzymatic Hydrolysis". Molecules (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26247591. 10.3390/molecules26247591 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 Simoes, Sofia; Catarino, Justina; Picado, Ana; Lopes, Tiago; Di Berardino, Santino; Amorim, Filipa; Girio, Francisco; Rangel, C. M.; Ponce Leao, Maria Teresa. "Water availability and water usage solutions for electrolysis in hydrogen production". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3595. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128124 Abreu, Mariana; Reis, Alberto; Moura, Patrícia; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Luís, António; Quental, Lídia; Patinha, Pedro; et al. "Evaluation of the Potential of Biomass to Energy in Portugal—Conclusions from the CONVERTE Project". Energies 13 4 (2020): 937. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13040937. Published • 10.3390/en13040937 Rodrigo Pires do Nascimento; Alberto Delgado Reis; Francisco Gírio; Nei Pereira Jr; Elba Pinto da Silva Bon; Rosalie Reed Rodrigues Coelho; Nascimento, Rodrigo Pires do; et al. "A Thermotolerant Xylan-Degrading Enzyme Is Produced by Streptomyces malaysiensis AMT-3 Using by-Products From the Food Industry". Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 63 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4324-2020190243. Published • 10.1590/1678-4324-2020190243 Lopes, Tiago F.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Duarte, Luís C.; Gírio, Francisco; Quintero, Julián A.; Aroca, Germán; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Techno-economic and life-cycle assessments of small-scale biorefineries for isobutene and xylo-oligosaccharides production: a comparative study in Portugal and Chile". Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining 13 5 (2019): 1321-1332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2036. Published • 10.1002/bbb.2036 Lopes, Tiago F.; Cabanas, Catarina; Silva, André; Fonseca, Diana; Santos, Edgar; Guerra, L. Tiago; Sheahan, Con; et al. "Process simulation and techno-economic assessment for direct production of advanced bioethanol using a genetically modified Synechocystis sp.". Bioresource Technology Reports 6 (2019): 113-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.02.010. Published • 10.1016/j.biteb.2019.02.010 Bernardo, Joana; Gírio, Francisco; Lukasik, Rafal. "The Effect of the Chemical Character of Ionic Liquids on Biomass Pre-Treatment and Posterior Enzymatic Hydrolysis". Molecules 24 4 (2019): 808. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24040808. Published • 10.3390/molecules24040808 Bernardo, Joana R.; Gírio, Francisco M.; Bogel-Lukasik, R.. "The effect of the chemical character of ionic liquids on biomass pre-treatment and posterior enzymatic hydrolysis". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3217. 10.3390/molecules24040808 Lopes, Tiago F.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Duarte, Luís C.; Gírio, Francisco; Quintero, Julián A.; Aroca, Germán. "Techno-economic and life-cycle assessments of small-scale biorefineries for isobutene and xylo-oligosaccharides production: a comparative study in Portugal and Chile". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3276. 10.1002/bbb.2036 Lopes da Silva, Teresa; Passarinho, Paula C.; Galriça, Ricardo; Zenóglio, Afonso; Armshaw, Patricia; Pembroke, J. Tony; Sheahan, Con; et al. "Evaluation of the ethanol tolerance for wild and mutant Synechocystis strains by flow cytometry". Biotechnology Reports 17 (2018): 137-147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2018.02.005. Published • 10.1016/j.btre.2018.02.005 Maga, Daniel; Thonemann, Nils; Hiebel, Markus; Sebastião, Diogo; Lopes, Tiago F.; Fonseca, César; Gírio, Francisco M.; Gírio, Francisco. "Comparative life cycle assessment of first- and second-generation ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 24 2 (2018): 266-280. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3077. Published • 10.1007/s11367-018-1505-1 Koukios, Emmanuel; Monteleone, Massimo; Carrondo, Manuel José; Charalambous, Anthi; Gírio, Francisco M.; Hernández, Eva López; Mannelli, Sofia; et al. "Targeting sustainable bioeconomy: A new development strategy for Southern European countries. The Manifesto of the European Mezzogiorno". Journal of Cleaner Production 172 (2018): 3931-3941. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3055. Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.020 Silva, Teresa Lopes da; Passarinho, Paula C.; Galriça, Ricardo; Zenóglio, Afonso; Armshaw, Patrícia; Pembroke, J. Tony; Sheahan, Con; Reis, Alberto; Gírio, Francisco. "Evaluation of the ethanol tolerance for wild and mutant Synechocystis strains by flow cytometry". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3066. Marques, S.; Matos, C.T.; Gírio, F.M.; Roseiro, J.C.; Santos, J.A.L.. "Lactic acid production from recycled paper sludge: Process intensification by running fed-batch into a membrane-recycle bioreactor". Biochemical Engineering Journal 120 (2017): 63-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2016.12.021. Published • 10.1016/j.bej.2016.12.021 Cadete, Raquel M.; de las Heras, Alejandro M.; Sandström, Anders G.; Ferreira, Carla; Gírio, Francisco; Gorwa-Grauslund, Marie-Françoise; Rosa, Carlos A.; Fonseca, César. "Exploring xylose metabolism in Spathaspora species: XYL1.2 from Spathaspora passalidarum as the key for efficient anaerobic xylose fermentation in metabolic engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Biotechnology for Biofuels 9 1 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0570-6. Published • 10.1186/s13068-016-0570-6 Marques, S.; Gírio, F. M.; Santos, J. A. L.; Roseiro, J. C.. "Pulsed fed-batch strategy towards intensified process for lactic acid production using recycled paper sludge". Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 7 2 (2016): 127-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13399-016-0211-0. Published • 10.1007/s13399-016-0211-0 Silva-Fernandes, T.; Marques, S.; Rodrigues, R. C. L. B.; Loureiro-Dias, M. C.; Fonseca, C.; Gírio, F.. "Enzymatic hydrolyses of pretreated eucalyptus residues, wheat straw or olive tree pruning, and their mixtures towards flexible sugar-based biorefineries". Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 6 4 (2016): 385-396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13399-016-0201-2. Published • 10.1007/s13399-016-0201-2 Pitarelo,Ana Paula; Fonseca,César S. da; Chiarello,Luana M.; Gírio,Francisco M.; Ramos,Luiz P.. "Ethanol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Using Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Steam Explosion". (2016): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532016001001889. Sebastião, Diogo; Gonçalves, Margarida S.; Marques, Susana; Fonseca, César; Gírio, Francisco M.; Oliveira, A. C.; Matos, Cristina T.; Gírio, Francisco; Oliveira, Ana C.. "Life cycle assessment of advanced bioethanol production from pulp and paper sludge". Bioresource Technology 208 (2016): 100-109. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3017. Published • 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.049 Gouveia, Luisa; Reis, Alberto; Moura, Patrícia; Oliveira, A. C.; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Microalgae for biofuels: the Portuguese experience". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2875. Silva-Fernandes, Talita; Duarte, Luís C.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Marques, Susana; Loureiro-Dias, M. Conceição; Fonseca, César; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Biorefining strategy for maximal monosaccharide recovery from three different feedstocks: eucalyptus residues, wheat straw and olive tree pruning". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2905. 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.136 Silva-Fernandes, Talita; Duarte, Luís C.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Loureiro-Dias, M. Conceição; Fonseca, César; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Hydrothermal pretreatment of several lignocellulosic mixtures containing wheat straw and two hardwood residues available in Southern Europe". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2919. 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.059 Pinto, Filomena; André, Rui Neto; Carolino, Carlos; Miranda, Miguel; Abelha, Pedro; Direito, Daniel; Dohrup, Jesper; et al. "Effects of experimental conditions and of addition of natural minerals on syngas production from lignin by oxy-gasification: comparison of bench- and pilot scale gasification". Fuel 140 (2015): 62-72. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2931. Published • 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.09.045 Lara, Carla A.; Santos, Renata O.; Cadete, Raquel M.; Ferreira, Carla; Marques, Susana; Gírio, Francisco; Oliveira, Evelyn S.; Rosa, Carlos A.; Fonseca, César. "Identification and characterisation of xylanolytic yeasts isolated from decaying wood and sugarcane bagasse in Brazil". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 105 6 (2014): 1107-1119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-014-0172-x. Published • 10.1007/s10482-014-0172-x Roseiro, Luísa B.; Duarte, Luís C.; Oliveira, Diana L.; Roque, Ricardo; Bernardo-Gil, M. Gabriela; Martins, Alice I.; Sepúlveda, Catarina; et al. "Supercritical, ultrasound and conventional extracts from carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) biomass: Effect on the phenolic profile and antiproliferative activity". Industrial Crops and Products 47 (2013): 132-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.02.026. Published • 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.02.026 Cara, Cristóbal; Ruiz, Encarnación; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Moura, Patrícia; Ballesteros, Ignacio; Castro, Eulogio; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Production, purification and characterisation of oligosaccharides from olive tree pruning autohydrolysis". (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/1675. Freire, Denise M. G.; Bon, Elba P. S.; Viniegra-Gonzalez, Gustavo; Girio, Francisco; Dekker, Robert F. H.. "Selected Papers from ENZITEC 2010". Enzyme Research 2011 (2011): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/863045. Published • 10.4061/2011/863045 Moura, Patrícia; Cabanas, Susana; Lourenço, Paula; Gírio, Francisco; Loureiro-Dias, Maria C.; Esteves, M.Paula. "In vitro fermentation of selected xylo-oligosaccharides by piglet intestinal microbiota". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5629. Carvalheiro, Florbela; Duarte, Luís C.; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Hemicellulose biorefineries: a review on biomass pretreatments". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/791. Pérez-Nevado, F.; Albergaria, H.; Hogg, T.; Girio, F.. "Cellular death of two non-saccharomyces wine-related yeasts during mixed fermentations with saccharomyces cerevisiae". (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/2849. 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.12.012 Marques, Susana; Pala, Helena; Alves, L.; Amaral-Collaço, M. T.; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Characterization and application of glycanases secreted by Aspergillus terreus CCMI 498 and Trichoderma viride CCMI 84 for enzymatic deinking of mixed office wastepaper". (2003): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/78. Nobre, Alexandra; Duarte, L. C.; Roseiro, J. C.; Gírio, F. M.. "A physiological and enzymatic study of Debaryomyces hansenii growth on xylose- and oxygen-limited chemostats". (2002): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/2756. 10.1007/s00253-002-1050-4 Louro Martins, Luisa; Mourato, Miguel; Girio, F.M.; Varennes, A.. "Parâmetros cinéticos de actividade de aspartato-aminotransferases de folhas de Lupinus albus L. cv. Estoril". (1997): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16180. Louro Martins, Luisa; Mourato, Miguel; Girio, F.M.; Varennes, A.. "Estabilidade de aspartato-aminotransferases de folhas de Lupinus albus L. cv. Estoril em extractos não purificados". (1997): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16179.
Newspaper article	Duarte, Luís C.; Esteves, M. P.; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Vicente, Paula; Gírio, Francisco M.. "Os subprodutos agro-industriais de natureza lenhocelulósica:caracterização da situação portuguesa.", 2007, http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/470.
Report	Gírio, Francisco; Marques, Susana; Costa, Paula; Pinto, Filomena; Oliveira, Ana Cristina; Moura, Patrícia; C. Duarte, Luís; Silva, Luís; Marques, Isabel Paula. 2020. Tecnologias de conversão de resíduos orgânicos (Âmbito do GT Energia-Resíduos): contribuição do LNEG. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3557. Cabrita, Isabel; Silva, Luís Manuel; Marques, Isabel Paula Ramos; Di Berardino, Santino; Gírio, Francisco M.. 2015. Avaliação do potencial e impacto do biometano em Portugal: Sumário executivo. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2999. Cabrita, Isabel; Silva, Luís Manuel; Marques, Isabel Paula Ramos; Di Berardino, Santino; Gírio, Francisco M.. 2015. Avaliação do potencial e impacto do biometano em Portugal. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3288.
Thesis / Dissertation	Fernandes, Talita Ferreira Marques da Silva. "Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic materials mixtures using recombinant strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae". PhD, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/9254. Xufre, Ângela cristina Gomes. "Detecção e diferenciação molecular de leveduras associadas à fermentação vinária". PhD, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/26220. Santos, Susana Maria Henriques Domingos da Costa. "Construção de uma biblioteca genómica de Debaryomyces hansenii e pesquisa do gene URA3 por técnicas de complementação". Master, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/25959.

Other

Other output

Contributos para uma visão estratégica do uso da biomassa para aplicações energéticas [Comunicação oral]. 2018. Gírio, Francisco M.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3160.
Bioenergy and biofuels : conversion technology developments [Comunicação oral]. 2018. Waldheim, Lars; Gírio, Francisco M.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3157.
Fermentation [Comunicação oral]. 2018. Gírio, Francisco M.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3162.
Implementation of sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids in Portugal. 2011. Matos, Cristina T.; Gírio, Francisco M.; Oliveira, A. C.; Silva, Luís Manuel; Bogel-Lukasik, R.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/1492.

Activities

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2018 - Current	European Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels, Bioliquids and Biomass Fuels, EC, Brussels Member
2018 - Current	President of the Technical Council of ECS as created by Portaria nº8/2012 of Jan 4th). This body has the following composition: LNEG (holds the Presidency), DGEG, APA, GPP, APETRO and APPB President / Vice-president
2017 - Current	ETIP-Bioenergy: Member of Steering Committee and Vice Chair of WG2-Conversion since 2018 Member
2012 - 2015	Executive Committee of the implementing agreement IETS (Industrial Energy-Related Technology and Systems) of IEA-International Energy Agency: (www.iea-iets.org), as alternate delegate Member
2011 - 2015	European Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels and Bioliquids, EC, Brussels Member
2011 - 2015	President of the body Technical Council of ECS as created by Portaria nº8/2012 of Jan 4th). This body has the following composition: LNEG (holds the Presidency), DGEG, APA, GPP, APETRO and APPB President / Vice-president
2010 - 2015	EIBI-European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative for the EC SET PLAN, EC, Brussels, as national delegate

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2018 - Current	Coordinator of ECS- National Authority for Monitorization the Compliance of the Sustainability Criteria on Production of Biofuels and Bioliquids, (created by the Decree-Law nº 117/2010 of Oct 25th and Portaria nº8/2012 of Jan 4th)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
2011 - 2015	Coordinator of ECS- National Authority for Monitorization the Compliance of the Sustainability Criteria on Production of Biofuels and Bioliquids, (created by the Decree-Law nº 117/2010 of Oct 25th and Portaria nº8/2012 of Jan 4th)

Distinctions

Award

2010	Green Project Awards : Winner in the category - Research and Development- with the project VALORALFA

Other distinction

1987	Merit certificate from USDA (USA)