João Pedro de Sousa Peres Oliveira Ribeiro (C11F-9E4B-9B6A)

Curriculum Vitae

João Pedro de Sousa Peres Oliveira Ribeiro

João Pedro de Sousa Peres Oliveira Ribeiro holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (2024), as well as MSc (2013) and BSc (2011) degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Aveiro. He is currently a Junior Researcher at CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials. His research focuses on advanced water and wastewater treatment technologies, particularly advanced oxidation processes, membrane separation, adsorption, circular economy strategies and the valorisation of industrial residues. He is the author of 18 peer-reviewed journal articles (h-index 11, Scopus) and 12 conference papers, with 24 oral and poster presentations at international scientific meetings. He has served as a reviewer for more than 60 manuscripts across 18 leading international journals. In addition to his academic work, he actively engages in science communication through national and local outreach events, such as Encontro Ciência, Aveiro Techdays/Techweek, OpenCampus, and other university-led initiatives, showcasing the societal relevance of his work on sustainable environmental technologies.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: João Pedro de Sousa Peres Oliveira Ribeiro

Citation names

Ribeiro, João Peres
Ribeiro, J.P.
Ribeiro, João P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: C11F-9E4B-9B6A
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3544-1995
Scopus Author Id: 57188644033

Addresses

CICECO - Instituto de Materiais de Aveiro, Universidade de Aveiro. Complexo de Laboratórios Tecnológicos, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3544-1995 (Scholar)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joao-Ribeiro-64 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018 - 2024/02/01 Concluded	Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "New solutions for efficient application of Fenton processes to AOX removal from industrial wastewaters" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with praise and distinction
2021/06/11 Concluded	Environmental Management Systems (30 h) (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Forseguro – Formação e Segurança, Portugal	18/20
2014/09/29 Concluded	Auditor of Integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Management Systems (40 h) (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Forseguro – Formação e Segurança, Portugal	18/20
2014/05/20 Concluded	Senior Technician in Occupational Safety and Health (540 h) (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Forseguro – Formação e Segurança, Portugal	17/20
2011 - 2013 Concluded	Environmental Engineering (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Incorporation of biomass fly ash in the soil: study of the soil profile and percolate water" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16/20
2008 - 2011 Concluded	Environmental Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Project - Contamination of Aveiro's coastal shoreline by solid waste" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	13/20

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/05/01 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/10/01 - 2024/01/31	Research Fellow - Industrial wastewater treatment by advanced oxidation processes.	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

2019/07/01 - 2023/08/31	PhD Fellow (FCT Grant SFRH/BD/141133/2018)	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

2016/09/15 - 2019/05/31	Research Fellow in the project 2D Mixing Devices - Fundamental Study and Applications of the Inversion of the Turbulent Energy Cascade	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

2014/10/01 - 2015/09/30	Research Fellow in the project BiomAshTech - Ash impacts during thermo-chemical conversion of biomass	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2016/09 - 2019/06	2D Mixing Devices - Fundamental Study and Applications of the Inversion of the Turbulent Energy Cascade (Funding received: 198 386 EUR) PTDC/QEQ-FTT/0041/2014 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2014/10 - 2015/10	BiomAshTech - Ash impacts during thermo-chemical conversion of biomass (Funding received: 199 956 EUR) PTDC/AAC-AMB/116568/2010 - FEDER - 019346 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2024/05/01 - Current	ILLIANCE AGENDA (Funding received: 116 300 000 EUR) 02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644919832-00000035 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	European Union Ongoing

Other

	Designation	Funders
2022 - 2023/05/14	Preparation of waste-derived catalytic materials for wastewater treatment (Funding received: 3 500 EUR) CENTRO-01-0246-FEDER-000044 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Horizon 2020 European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2017/06 - 2018/07	PROTEUS - Products and technologies for the Eucalyptus globulus sector (Funding received: 925 618 EUR) POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017729 Team Member Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal	Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização Portugal 2020 European Regional Development Fund Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Nunes, Maria Isabel; Castro, Vânia; Alves, Elton; Barata, J.F.B or Barata, Joana F.B. or Barata, J.; Vicente, Estela Domingos; Ribeiro, João Peres. "Enhancing ofloxacin removal efficiency through Fenton process optimization". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes (EAAOP-7), Paestum, 2025. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Sarinho, Luana; Neves, Márcia C.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Low-cost Fenton catalyst for the removal of adsorbable organic halides from industrial wastewaters". Paper presented in 6th CIPOA - Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Florianopolis, 2024. Published Sarinho, Luana; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Carvalho, Pedro. "Design and implementation of a novel electrochemical microreactor for treating contaminated brines". Paper presented in 6th CIPOA - Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Florianopolis, 2024. Published Nunes, Maria Isabel; Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Patoilo, Diana T.. "Exploring the efficiency of AOPs based on hydroxyl and sulfate radicals in brines treatment: challenges and opportunities". Paper presented in 6th CIPOA - Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Florianopolis, 2024. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Sarinho, Luana; Neves, Márcia C.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Circularity in industrial wastewater treatment: valorisation of metallurgic waste as catalyst of Fenton process". Paper presented in ECIU University Research Conference, 2023. Published Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Alexandre C. Bastos; Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Treatment of salt-derived brine by electrocoagulation process followed by corrosion evaluation for future applications". Paper presented in ECIU University Research Conference, Barcelona, 2023. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina Costa; Helena G. M. F. Gomes; Neves, Márcia C.; Sarinho, Luana; Tarelho, Luís; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Recovery and valorisation of iron sludge from Fenton processes". Paper presented in 6th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment, Girona, 2023. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Morim, Carolina Pedrosa; Silva, Flávio Castro; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Industrial wastewater treatment by integrated processes: coupling Fenton with biological". Paper presented in 6th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment, Girona, 2023. Published Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Patoilo, Diana; Santos, Ana; Ribeiro, João Peres; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Optimization of electro-Fenton process applied to the treatment of brines in a context of industrial symbiosis". Paper presented in 6th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management, Rome, 2022. Published Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Patoilo, Diana T.; Ribeiro, João Peres; Baião da Cruz, José; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Treatment of salt from hides curing stage by electrocoagulation". Paper presented in 6th International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management, Rome, 2022. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina Costa; Portugal, Inês; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "AOX removal from kraft pulp bleaching effluents using Fenton processes". Paper presented in ANQUE-ICCE 3rd International Congress of Chemical Engineering, Santander, 2019. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Brito, Margarida; Esteves, Luís Pedro; Santos, Ricardo J.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Reactive LIF test reaction for micromixing studies: definition of suitable operational conditions and validation in a T-jets mixer". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Aveiro, 2018. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Santos, Ricardo J.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Reactive LIF test reactions for micromixing studies in highly viscous media". Paper presented in 16th European Conference on Mixing, Toulouse, 2018. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Brito, Margarida; Esteves, Luís Pedro; Santos, Ricardo J.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Study of Reactive LIF methods for mixing studies: definition of suitable operational conditions and validation in a T-jets mixer". Paper presented in 16th European Conference on Mixing, Toulouse, 2018. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina Costa; Portugal, Inês; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Optimization of Fenton/photo-Fenton processes for AOX removal from real pulp and paper bleaching wastewater". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Aveiro, 2018. Published Vicente, Estela Domingos; Ribeiro, João Peres; Tarelho, Luís; Duarte, Márcio; Alves, Célia. "Secondary measures to reduce particulate and gaseous emissions from residential biomass combustion". Paper presented in 22nd European Aerosol Conference, Tours, 2017. Published Alves, Célia; Vicente, Estela Domingos; Ribeiro, João Peres; Querol, Xavier; Amato, Fulvio. "Particulate emissions from biomass combustion in a fluidised bed reactor". Paper presented in 8th International Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and Associated Dustfall, Lisbon, 2016. Published
Conference paper	Marques, Catarina C.; Santos, Márcia; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Ribeiro, João Peres; Sarinho, Luana; Tarelho, Luís. "Production of bio-fuel precursors through the pyrolysis of Acai seeds in a prototype auger reactor". Paper presented in 5th CIAB: Ibero-American Congress on Biorefineries, Jaén, 2024. Helena G. M. F. Gomes; Ribeiro, João Peres; Cruz, Nuno; Matos, M. Arlindo A.; Tarelho, Luís. "Biomass fly ash as a catalyst in biomass gasification reactions for H2 production". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Marseille, 2024. Marques, Catarina Costa; Santos, Márcia; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Ribeiro, João Peres; Sarinho, Luana; Matos, M. Arlindo A.; Tarelho, Luís. "Fractional condensation to improve bio-oil quality from pyrolysis of acacia longifolia". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Marseille, 2024. Sarinho, Luana; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Carvalho, Pedro; Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Alexandre C. Bastos. "Comparative study of corrosion behaviour of several metals and alloys exposed to brines". Paper presented in ICEER 2023 - 10th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, Madrid, 2023. Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-54394-4_30 Marques, Catarina Costa; Santos, Márcia; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Ribeiro, João Peres; Sarinho, Luana; Tarelho, Luís. "Production of liquid biofuel precursors through the pyrolysis of acacia longifolia and olive pomace at a pilot scale". Paper presented in WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2023. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina Costa; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Assessment of Catalytic Performance of Fe2+ , Fe3+ and Fe2+:Cu2+ In Fenton and Photo-Fenton Treatment of Pulp Bleaching Wastewater". Paper presented in 7th World Congress on New Technologies (NEWTECH'21), 2021. Published • 10.11159/icepr21.117 Ribeiro, João Peres; Morim, , Carolina Pedrosa; Silva, Flávio Castro; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Coupling of Fenton and Biological Processes for Pulp Bleaching Wastewater Treatment". Paper presented in 7th World Congress on New Technologies (NewTech'21), 2021. Published • 10.11159/icepr21.118 Ribeiro, João Peres; Brito, Margarida; Esteves, Luís Pedro; Santos, Ricardo J.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Study of One Reactive LIF Test Reaction for Micromixing Studies: Acid-Base Reaction with Uranine as Fluorophore". Paper presented in EMEC 19 - 19th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry, Royat, 2018. Published Ribeiro, João Peres; Vicente, Estela Domingos; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Tarelho, Luís; Alves, Célia; Gomes, Ana Paula. "Valorização de cinzas de biomassa e resíduos de café através da sua aplicação no solo: ensaios de campo". Paper presented in 1ª Conferência Internacional do Ambiente em Língua Portuguesa, 2018. Tarelho, Luís; Ribeiro, João Peres; Pio, Daniel; Ribeiro, Catarina A.R.; de Matos, Manuel Arlindo Amador. "Characteristics of Producer Gas and Ash during Biomass (Direct) Gasification in an Autothermal Pilot-Scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor". Paper presented in 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Viena, 2015. Published • 10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-2DV.1.10 Tarelho, Luís; Ribeiro, João Peres; Teixeira, Elisabete R.; Vicente, Estela Domingos; de Matos, Manuel Arlindo Amador. "Residual Forest Biomass Combustion in a Pilot-Scale Bubbling Fluidised Bed: Influence of Fuel Properties and Characteristics of Ashes Produced". Paper presented in 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Viena, 2015. Published • 10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-2BV.2.54 Ribeiro, João Peres; Gomes, Ana Paula; Silva, David; Marques, Manuela; Tarelho, Luís. "Incorporation of biomass fly ash in the soil: study of the soil profile and leachates". Paper presented in 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente, 2013.
Conference poster	Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Electro-Fenton process applied to the treatment of brines in a context of industrial symbiosis". Paper presented in Winter School on Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Disinfection By-Products, 2024. Sarinho, Luana; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Carvalho, Pedro. "Design and implementation of a novel electrochemical microreactor for treating contaminated brines". Paper presented in 6th CIPOA - Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2024. Helena G. M. F. Gomes; Ribeiro, João Peres; Cruz, Nuno; de Matos, Manuel Arlindo Amador ; Tarelho, Luís. "Biomass fly ash as a catalyst in biomass gasification reactions for H2 production". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2024. Ribeiro, João Peres; Sarinho, Luana; Neves, Márcia C.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Circularity in industrial wastewater treatment: valorisation of metallurgic waste as catalyst of Fenton process". Paper presented in ECIU University Research Conference, 2023. Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Alexandre C. Bastos; Ribeiro, João Peres (C11F-9E4B-9B6A); Marques, Catarina C.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Treatment of salt-derived brine by electrocoagulation process followed by corrosion evaluation for future applications". Paper presented in ECIU University Research Conference, 2023. Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina Costa; Helena G. M. F. Gomes; Neves, Márcia C.; Sarinho, Luana; Tarelho, Luís; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Recovery and valorisation of iron sludge from Fenton processes". Paper presented in 6th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment, 2023. Ribeiro, João Peres; Morim, Carolina Pedrosa; Silva, Flávio Castro; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Industrial wastewater treatment by integrated processes: coupling Fenton with biological". Paper presented in 6th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment, 2023. Ribeiro, João Peres (C11F-9E4B-9B6A); Brito, M.S.C.A.; Esteves, Luís Pedro; Santos, Ricardo J.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Study of One Reactive LIF Test Reaction for Micromixing Studies: Acid-Base Reaction with Uranine as Fluorophore". Paper presented in EMEC 19 - 19th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry, 2018. Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina Costa; Portugal, Inês; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Optimization of Fenton/photo-Fenton processes for AOX removal from real pulp and paper bleaching wastewater". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, 2018. Ribeiro, João Peres (C11F-9E4B-9B6A); Brito, M.S.C.A.; Esteves, Luís Pedro; Santos, Ricardo J.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Reactive LIF test reaction for micromixing studies: definition of suitable operational conditions and validation in a T-jets mixer". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, 2018. Ribeiro, João Peres (C11F-9E4B-9B6A); Santos, Ricardo J.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Reactive LIF test reactions for micromixing studies in highly viscous media". Paper presented in 16th European Conference on Mixing, 2018. Vicente, Estela Domingos; Ribeiro, João Peres; Tarelho, Luís; Duarte, Márcio; Alves, Célia. "Secondary measures to reduce particulate and gaseous emissions from residential biomass combustion". Paper presented in 22nd European Aerosol Conference, 2017. Alves, Célia; Vicente, Estela Domingos; Ribeiro, João Peres; Querol, Xavier; Amato, Fulvio. "Particulate emissions from biomass combustion in a fluidised bed reactor". Paper presented in 8th International Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and Associated Dustfall, 2016. Tarelho, Luís; Ribeiro, João Peres; Pio, Daniel; Ribeiro, Catarina A.R.; de Matos, Manuel Arlindo Amador. "Characteristics of Producer Gas and Ash during Biomass (Direct) Gasification in an Autothermal Pilot-Scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor". Paper presented in 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2015. Tarelho, Luís; Ribeiro, João Peres; Teixeira, Elisabete R.; Vicente, Estela Domingos; de Matos, Manuel Arlindo Amador. "Residual Forest Biomass Combustion in a Pilot-Scale Bubbling Fluidised Bed: Influence of Fuel Properties and Characteristics of Ashes Produced". Paper presented in 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2015.
Journal article	Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Patoilo, Diana T.; Ribeiro, João Peres; Gaião, Joaquim Manuel; Baião da Cruz, José; Marques, Catarina; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Optimization of electro-Fenton process applied to the treatment of codfish brines in a context of industrial symbiosis". Journal of Environmental Management 381 (2025): 125205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125205. Published • 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125205 Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Neves, Márcia C.; Helena G. M. F. Gomes; Sarinho, Luana; Tarelho, Luís; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Catalytic performance of thermochemically treated sludge generated in the Fenton process for AOX degradation". Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 144 (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2024.09.028. Published • 10.1016/j.jiec.2024.09.028 Helena G. M. F. Gomes; Lopes, Daniela V.; Moura, Jéssica M.; Ribeiro, João Peres; Cruz, Nuno C.; Matos, Manuel A.A.; Tarelho, Luís. "Biomass fly ash granules as a promising catalyst to promote producer gas quality from residual forest biomass steam gasification". Energy 319 (2025): 134889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.134889. Published • 10.1016/j.energy.2025.134889 Morim, Ana Carolina P.; Ribeiro, João Peres; Silva, Flávio Castro; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Two-stage treatment of pulp bleaching wastewater by Fenton and biological processes to remove recalcitrant pollutants". Journal of Water Process Engineering 63 (2024): 105451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105451. Published • 10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105451 Ribeiro, João Peres; Sarinho, Luana; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Application of life cycle assessment to Fenton processes in wastewater treatment - A review". Journal of Water Process Engineering 57 (2024): 104692. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104692. Published • 10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104692 Sarinho, Luana; Carvalho, Pedro; Patoilo, Diana; Ribeiro, João Peres; Baião da Cruz, José; Gaião, Joaquim; Marques, Catarina; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Treatment of salt from hides curing stage by electrocoagulation for use in the pickling stage of the tanning industry". Environmental Research 237 (2023): 117095. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117095. Published • 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117095 Ribeiro, João Peres; Cruz, Nuno C.; Neves, Márcia C.; Rodrigues, Sónia M.; Tarelho, Luís A.C.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Granulated biomass fly ash coupled with Fenton process for pulp and paper wastewater treatment". Environmental Pollution 317 (2023): 120777. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120777. Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120777 João Peres Ribeiro; Helena G.M.F. Gomes; Luana Sarinho; Catarina C. Marques; Maria Isabel Nunes. "Synergies of metallic catalysts in the Fenton and photo-Fenton processes applied to the treatment of pulp bleaching wastewater". Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 181 (2022): 109159-109159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2022.109159. 10.1016/j.cep.2022.109159 João Peres Ribeiro; Luana Sarinho; Márcia C. Neves; Maria Isabel Nunes. "Valorisation of residual iron dust as Fenton catalyst for pulp and paper wastewater treatment". Environmental Pollution 310 (2022): 119850-119850. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119850. 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119850 João Peres Ribeiro; Margarida Abrunhosa de Brito; Ricardo Santos; Maria Isabel Nunes. "Reactive PLIF Method for Characterisation of Micromixing in Continuous High-Throughput Chemical Reactors". Processes 10 10 (2022): 1916-1916. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr10101916. 10.3390/pr10101916 Ribeiro, João Peres; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Recent trends and developments in Fenton processes for industrial wastewater treatment - A critical review". Environmental Research 197 (2021): 110957. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.110957. Published • 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110957 Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina Costa; Portugal, Inês; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Fenton processes for AOX removal from a kraft pulp bleaching industrial wastewater: Optimisation of operating conditions and cost assessment". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 4 (2020): 104032. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104032. Published • 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104032 Ribeiro, João Peres; Marques, Catarina C.; Portugal, Inês; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "AOX removal from pulp and paper wastewater by Fenton and photo-Fenton processes: a real case-study". Energy Reports (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2019.09.068. 10.1016/j.egyr.2019.09.068 Sorte, Sandra; Ribeiro, João Peres; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Nunes, Maria Isabel. "Study of fame production from waste cooking oil: operation in batch and continuous regime with regeneration of enzyme catalyst". Energy Reports (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2019.09.062. Published • 10.1016/j.egyr.2019.09.062 Ribeiro, João Peres; Tarelho, Luís; Gomes, AP. "Incorporation of biomass fly ash and biological sludge in the soil: effects along the soil profile and in the leachate water". Journal of Soils and Sediments (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-1949-8. Published • 10.1007/s11368-018-1949-8 Ribeiro, João Peres; Vicente, Estela Domingos; Gomes, AP; Nunes, Maria Isabel; Alves, Célia; Tarelho, Luís. "Effect of industrial and domestic ash from biomass combustion, and spent coffee grounds, on soil fertility and plant growth: experiments at field conditions". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2017): 1-8. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11356-017-9134-y.pdf?utm_source=scopus&getft_integrator=scopus. Published • 10.1007/s11356-017-9134-y Ribeiro, João Peres; Vicente, Estela Domingos; Alves, Célia; Querol, Xavier; Amato, Fulvio; Tarelho, Luís. "Characteristics of ash and particle emissions during bubbling fluidised bed combustion of three types of residual forest biomass". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 11 (2017): 10018-10029. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11356-016-8099-6.pdf?utm_source=scopus&getft_integrator=scopus. Published • 10.1007/s11356-016-8099-6 Vicente, Estela Domingos; Ribeiro, João Peres; Custódio, Danilo; Alves, Célia. "Assessment of the indoor air quality in copy centres at Aveiro, Portugal". Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health 10 2 (2017): 117-127. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11869-016-0401-8.pdf?utm_source=scopus&getft_integrator=scopus. Published • 10.1007/s11869-016-0401-8
Thesis / Dissertation	"New solutions for efficient application of Fenton processes to AOX removal from industrial wastewaters". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2024. Ribeiro, João Peres. "Incorporation of biomass fly ash in the soil: study of the soil profile and percolate water". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2013.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/10/09	Low-cost Fenton catalyst for the removal of adsorbable organic halides from industrial wastewaters	6 th CIPOA – Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies (Florianopolis, Brazil)
2023/10	Comparative study of corrosion behaviour of several metals and alloys exposed to brines	ICEER 2023 - 10th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (Madrid, Spain)
2021/08/06	Coupling of Fenton and Biological Processes for Pulp Bleaching Wastewater Treatment	7th World Congress on New Technologies (NewTech'21)
2021/08/06	Assessment of Catalytic Performance of Fe2+, Fe3+ and Fe2+:Cu2+ In Fenton and Photo-Fenton Treatment of Pulp Bleaching Wastewater	7th World Congress on New Technologies (NewTech'21)
2019/07	AOX removal from pulp and paper wastewater by Fenton and photo-Fenton processes: a real case-study	ICEER 2019 - 6th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/06	AOX removal from kraft pulp bleaching effluents using Fenton processes	ANQUE-ICCE International Congress of Chemical Engineering (Santander, Spain)
2018/09	Study of Reactive LIF methods for mixing studies: definition of suitable operational conditions and validation in a T-jets mixer	16th European Conference on Mixing (Toulouse, France)
2018/05	Valorização de cinzas de biomassa e resíduos de café através da sua aplicação no solo: ensaios de campo	1ª Conferência Internacional de Ambiente em Língua Portuguesa
2013	Incorporation of biomass fly ash in the soil: study of the soil profile and leachates	10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current	Development of technical solutions to remove pharmaceuticals from wastewater Co-supervisor of Elton Jorge Amado Alves	Environmental Engineering (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019 - 2023	DAO Open Day - Organisation and scientific monitoring of High Shcool students. Open day at the Department of Environment and Planning - University of Aveiro. (2019 - 2023) Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2019	University of Aveiro OpenCampus - Organisation and scientific monitoring of High School students (2018 - 2019) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Eco Week - Collaboration in the organisation of a scientific activity in the Eco Week 2017 of Escola Padre Donaciano de Abreu Freire, for elementary school students. (2017/05 - 2017/05) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Escola Padre Donaciano de Abreu Freire, Portugal
2013 - 2017	University of Aveiro Summer Academy - Organisation and scientific monitoring of High School students. (2013 - 2017) Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/07/05 - 2023/07/07	Participation on Ciência 2023 - Poster presentation titled "Recovery and valorisation of iron sludge from Fenton processes" Meeting	Ciência 2023 - Science and technology in Portugal summit Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/02	Public presentation of the research performed at the Department of Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro. The event included a guided tour to the experimental facilities and laboratories. Workshop	Research@DAO 2023 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/04	Public presentation of the research performed at the Department of Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro. The event included a guided tour to the experimental facilities and laboratories. Workshop	Research@DAO 2022 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10 - 2018/10	Participation on Techdays Aveiro 2018 - Representation of the Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro Exhibition	TechDays Aveiro 2018
2017/09 - 2017/09	Participation on Techdays Aveiro 2017 - Representation of the Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro Exhibition	TechDays Aveiro 2017

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2025/07/08	Aplicação do processo Fenton na degradação de ofloxacina \| Fenton process for ofloxacin degradation (Thesis) Main arguer	Vânia Matos Ferreira Castro (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/12/13	Valorização Biotecnológica de Bio-óleo de Pirólise \| Biotechnological valorisation of bio-oil from pyrolisis (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Sofia Alvarenga Candeias (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/07/16	Implementation of the gravimetric method, according to Standard EN 16510-1 and EN 303-5, to determine the concentration of particles (Thesis) Main arguer	João Pedro dos Santos Arede (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2025 - Current	Cleaner Engineering and Technology (2666-7908)	Elsevier
2025 - Current	Environmental Technology & Innovation (2352-1864)	Elsevier
2024 - Current	Journal of Environmental Management (1095-8630)	Elsevier
2024 - Current	Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification (02552701)	Elsevier
2024 - Current	Chemical Engineering Research and Design (1744-3563)	Elsevier
2024 - Current	Desalination and Water Treatment (1944-3986)	Elsevier
2023 - Current	Journal of Hazardous Materials (0304-3894)	Elsevier
2023 - Current	Chemical Engineering Journal (1385-8947)	Elsevier
2022 - Current	Environmental Pollution (0269-7491)	Elsevier
2022 - Current	Environmental Research (0013-9351)	Elsevier
2022 - Current	Journal of Cleaner Production (0959-6526)	Elsevier
2022 - Current	Applied Surface Science Advances (2666-5239)	Elsevier
2022 - Current	Journal of Water Process Engineering (2214-7144)	Elsevier
2021 - Current	Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2213-3437)	Elsevier
2021 - Current	Fuel (0016-2361)	Elsevier
2021 - Current	Process Safety and Environmental Protection (0957-5820)	Elsevier
2021 - Current	Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697)	Elsevier
2020 - Current	Waste Management (0956-053X)	Elsevier
2019 - Current	International Journal of Phytoremediation (1549-7879)	Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018 - Current	Journal of Soils and Sediments (1614-7480)	Springer-Verlag

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2012 - 2013	Representative of Master Students at the Environmental Engineering Course Comission - Department of Environment and Planning of UA Member	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/11 - Current	CIPOA – Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2019/12/02 - 2020/02/29	Evaluation of the treatability of mine waters for uranium removal by physical-chemical processes	Empresa de Desenvolvimento Mineiro, S.A., Portugal, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2025 - Current	Laboratories in Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2024/09 - Current	Study of bioprocesses for the fermentative production of sweeteners and its separation by membranes	Beatriz Belo Gonçalves
2025/01 - 2025/07	Desenvolvimento de membranas baseadas em subprodutos da indústria dos cogumelos para recuperação de compostos bioativos \| Development of membranes from mushroom farming byproducts towards the recovery of bioactive compounds	Beatriz Cruz Barroso Pereira
2020/09 - 2021/12	Optimisation of industrial wastewater treatment by advanced oxidation and biological processes	Ana Carolina Pedrosa Morim
2019/09 - 2020/12	Development of catalysts from residual materials for application in Fenton processes	Luana Marisa Araújo Sarinho
2017/07 - 2019/07	Optimisation of Fenton and photo-Fenton processes for the removal of AOX from kraft pulp bleaching effluent	Catarina Costa Marques
2014/09 - 2015/12	Biomass gasification in a pilot-scale fluidised bed reactor	Daniel Torrão Pio
2014/09 - 2015/12	Characteristics of ashes and their application in gas treatment during biomass gasification	Catarina Alexandra Ramos Ribeiro

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2025/06 - 2025/06	Evaluator of Thesis Project Proposal - Doctoral Program in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from the University of Aveiro. Evaluated PhD thesis proposal title: Synergistic promotion of methane and nutrient recovery by engineered biochar-based materials	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/10/07 - 2024/10/11	Evaluator of the poster presentations at the 6th CIPOA - Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies
2014 - 2015	Committee Juri Member of the Future Ideas Worldwide Academic Competition 2014/2015

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Presentation of the 10th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER 2023)
2022	Top Reviewer Award Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom
2008	Honorable Mention - Young Scientists and Investigators Contest 2008