Personal identification

Full name

Ricardo Manuel Reis da Mata

Citation names

• Mata, Ricardo
• Mata, R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

0719-BA37-BD9F

ORCID iD

0000-0003-2520-2058

Email addresses

• ricardo.mata@lneg.pt (Professional)
• rmreismata@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

• Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

	Degree	Classification
2023/02/01 - 2027 Ongoing	sustainable use of the Earth (Ph.D.) (Doutoramento) Major in Environmental Engineering Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2016 Concluded	Environmental engineering (Master degree) (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal "Assessment of the environmental impact of yeast waste application to soil: an integrated approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16
2011 - 2015 Concluded	Environmental engineering (Bachelor degree) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	13

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022 - 2023/01/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2019 - 2022	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2019	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/02/01 - Current	Ph.D. Student	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/02/01 - 2027/01/31	Potential use of microalgae-based hydrochar and derived products as fertilizers and soil amendments 2022.12319.BD 10.54499/2022.12319.BD Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022 - 2023/01/31	Move2LowC (PPS1) Bio-based fuels LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-046117 Research Fellow Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Concluded
2019 - 2022	i-Careplast – Integrated Catalyic Recycling of Plastic Residues Int Added-Value Chemicals Grant Agreement number: 820770 — iCAREPLAST — H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018-2020/H2020-NMBP-SPIRE-2018 Research Fellow Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Concluded
2017 - 2019	AMBITION - Advanced biofuel production with energy system integration Grant Agreement number: 731263 – H2020-LCE-2016-2017/H2020-LCE-2016-ERA Research Fellow Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal	Concluded

Publications

Conference poster	Pacheco, Marta; Pinto, Filomena; Moura, Patrícia; André, Rui; Marques, Paula; Mata, Ricardo; Gírio, Francisco. "Integration of gasification and syngas fermentation to produce biochemical added value compounds". Paper presented in 27th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition - EUBCE 2019, 2019.
Journal article	Mata R., Fangueiro D., Costa P., 2024, Nannochloropsis Hydrothermal Carbonization for Hydrochar Production, Chemical Eng. "Nannochloropsis Hydrothermal Carbonization for Hydrochar Production". Chemical Engineering Transactions 110 (2024): 73-78. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET24110013. Published Daniel Serrano; Alen Horvat; Ricardo M. Mata; Paula Costa; Filipe Paraleda. "Pressurized pyrolysis of mattress residue: An alternative to landfill management". Waste Management (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.03.028. 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.03.028 Costa, Paula A.; Pinto, Maria Filomena de Jesus; Mata, Ricardo; Paradela, Filipe; Cristina Matos; Rafaela Duarte. "Effect of type of biomass used in the hydrothermal liquefaction on the bio-oil yields and quality". Chemical Engineering Transactions 99 (2023): 31-36. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2399006. Published Pacheco, M.; Pinto, F.; Brunsvik, A.; André, R.; Marques, P.; Mata, R.; Ortigueira, J.; Gírio, F.; Moura, P. Effects of. "Effects of Lignin Gasification Impurities on the Growth and Product Distribution of Butyribacterium methylotrophicum during Syngas Fermentation". Energies 16 4 (2023): 1722. Published • Assistant staff Costa P.A., Pinto F., Mata R.M., Marques P., Paradela F., 2022, Catalytic Pyrolysis of Municipal Plastic Wastes (MPW) fo. "Catalytic Pyrolysis of Municipal Plastic Wastes (MPW) for the Production of Valuable Chemical Products". 94 (2022): 859-864. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2294143. Costa P.A., Mata R.M., Pinto M.F., Paradela F., Dutra F., 2022, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae for the Producti. "Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae for the Production of Biocrude and Value-added Chemicals". 94 (2022): 865-870. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2294144. Costa P., Pinto F., Mata R., Marques P., Paradela F., Costa L.. "Validation of the Application of the Pyrolysis Process for the Treatment and Transformation of Municipal Plastic Wastes". Chemical Engineering Transactions 86 (2021): 859-864. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2186144. Published into F., Andre R., Marques P., Mata R., Pacheco M., Moura P., Girio F., 2019, Production of Syngas Suitable to be Used i. "Production of Syngas Suitable to be Used in Fermentation to Obtain Biochemical Added-Value Compounds". Chemical Engineering Transactions (2019): https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1976234. Published • 10.3303/CET1976234 E.T. Liakakou, B.J. Vreugdenhil, N. Cerone, F. Zimbardi, F. Pinto, R. André, P. Marques, R. Mata, F. Girio, Gasification. "Gasification of lignin-rich residues for the production of biofuels via syngas fermentation: Comparison of gasification technologies". Fuel (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.081. Published • 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.081 Mata, R., Ratinho, S. & Fangueiro, D. Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Yeast Waste Application to Soil: An Inte. "Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Yeast Waste Application to Soil: An Integrated Approach". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-0168-7. Published • 10.1007/s12649-017-0168-7
Newspaper article	Costa P.A., Mata R.M., Pinto F., Paradela F., Duarte R., Matos C., 2023, Effect of Type of Biomass used in the Hydrother. "Effect of Type of Biomass used in the Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae on the Bio Crude Yields and Quality", 2023, https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/CET2399006.