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Ana Isabel Batista da Mota Baía was born in Aveiro, Portugal, in 1975. She is a resident in Covilhã, Portugal. Graduated in Industrial Chemistry from the Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) in 2006, and obtained a Master's in Industrial Chemistry in 2008, also from UBI. Between 2006 and 2021, she developed professional activity in the textile industry, Fitecom Comercialização e Industrialização Têxtil S.A., in the area of Dyeing and Quality Control. In 2020, she enrolled in a PhD in Chemistry at UBI, starting her work with funding from a PhD Incentive Scholarship, Santander-Totta/UBI. Also has received financial support from a Research Grant for a Master (BI), under the Research Project untitled UIDB/00195/2020 "Strategic Project of the FibEnTech research unit", funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), I.P./MCTES. Develops studies in the field of environmental electrochemistry applied to the degradation of persistent organic pollutants present in real and simulated effluents. Applies electrochemical technologies, namely anodic oxidation, and electro-Fenton. Also, applies analytical methodologies for the monitoring of environmental parameters during the treatments. Since 2022 developed studies with financial support from a PhD Grant - 2022.11077.BD., funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT); studies on wastewater treatment using bioelectrochemical processes, specifically with microbial fuel cells and microbial electrolysis cells, with the production of energy and green hydrogen.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Isabel Batista da Mota Baía

Citation names

  • Baía, Ana
  • Baía, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
171A-3266-F035
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0278-6997

Email addresses

  • ana.isabel.mota.baia@ubi.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 275241303 Ext.: 1463 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua Marquês D'Ávila e Bolama, 6201-001, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10/01 - 2025
Ongoing
 Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2008
Concluded
 Industrial Chemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Decolorization of azo dyes in thermophilic anaerobic reactors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2006/01 - 2006/12
Concluded
 Business English (Outros)
Fitecom - Industrialização e Comercialização Têxtil, Portugal
 Muito Bom
2006
Concluded
 Industrial Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Determination of the total concentration of phenols in grape juice and apple juice" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 12
2005/11 - 2005/12
Concluded
 Quality Certification (Outros)
Associação Empresarial Covilhã, Belmonte e Penamacor, Portugal
 Muito Bom
2005/09 - 2005/10
Concluded
 Environmental Law and Policy (Outros)
Associação Empresarial Covilhã, Belmonte e Penamacor, Portugal
 Muito Bom
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009/06 - 2021/10/31 Analyst - Dyeing Laboratory Fitecom - Comercialização e Industrialização Têxtil , Portugal
2005/04 - 2009/05 Analyst - Quality Control Laboratory Fitecom - Comercialização e Industrialização Têxtil , Portugal
2003/08 - 2003/09 Internship Adega Cooperativa da Covilhã, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/12/01 - 2025/11/30 Tratamento bioeletroquímico de efluente vinícola com produção de hidrogénio
2022.11077.BD
10.54499/2022.11077.BD
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/11/02 - 2023/11/01 Research Scholarship for Master (BI)
UIDB/00195/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/03/01 - 2021/07/31 Doctoral Incentive Scholarship Santander-Totta/UBI
Bolsa de Incentivo a Doutoramento Santander-Totta/UBI
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
 Banco Santander Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Wine4H2 - Sustainable wine industry: Green hydrogen production from winery wastewater
2022.02566.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies
10.54499/UIDB/00195/2020
Collaborater member
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Baía, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Lopes, A.; RAMOS, NUNO; Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso Israel; Maria C. Fernandes. Corresponding author: Baía, Ana. "Microbial resistance to winery wastewater growth inhibitors aiming extracellular electron transfer enhancement". Beja, 2024.
  2. Baía, A.; Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso Israel; RAMOS, NUNO; Fernandes, Maria C.; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Lopes, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel. "Electroanalytical study of the most toxically relevant compounds of winery wastewater for application in a Microbial Electrochemical Cell". Coimbra, 2023.
    Published
  3. Fernandes, Annabel; Rodrigues, Ana Sofia; Souiad, Faléstine ; Baía, Ana; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Bendaoud-Boulahlib, Yasmina; Lopes, Ana. "Treatment of fruit processing wastewater by electrochemical and activated persulfate processes: Toxicological and energetic evaluation". Paper presented in 4th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules (PTIM2021), Caparica, 2021.
    Published
  4. Baía, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Lopes, Ana. "Electrochemical treatment of winery wastewater: influence of the wastewater composition on the recalcitrant pollutants removal". Paper presented in 24th Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, 2021.
    Published
  5. Lopes, Ana; Morão, António; Baía, Ana; Martins, Susana; Lourenço, João; Gonçalves, Isolina. "Treatment of landfill leachate by electrochemical and membrane technology". Paper presented in VIII Iberic Meeting of Electrochemistry and XIII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, Covilhã, 2005.
    Published
  6. Baía, Ana; Amado, Silvina; Mendonça, António. "Determination of total phenol concentration in grape juice and apple juice". Paper presented in 7º Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Viseu, 2005.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Borges, Boaventura; Baía, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Lopes, Ana. "Degradation of C. I. Direct Red 80 by the electro-Fenton process". Paper presented in 1st International FibEnTech Congress (FibEnTech21) New opportunities for fibrous materials in the ecological transition, Covilhã, 2021.
    Accepted
  2. Borges, Boaventura; Baía, Ana; Lopes, Ana; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Fernandes, Annabel. Corresponding author: Baía, Ana. "Degradation of C. I. Direct Red 80 by the Electro-Fenton Process". Paper presented in 1st International FibEnTech Congress (FibEnTech21) New opportunities for fibrous materials in the ecological transition, Covilhã, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Baía, Ana; Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso Israel; RAMOS, NUNO; Maria C. Fernandes; Zhang, Yifeng; Fernandes, Annabel. "Using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to monitor winery wastewater degradation and analyse microbial behaviour variables". Paper presented in 19th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment (ICCE2025), 2025.
  2. Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso Israel; Baía, Ana; Caldeira, A Teresa; Zhang, Yifeng; Fernandes, Annabel; Maria C. Fernandes. Corresponding author: Maria C. Fernandes. "Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy: A Review of Methodologies and Applications in Bioelectrochemical Systems". 2025.
  3. Fernandes, Annabel; Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso Israel; Baía, Ana; RAMOS, NUNO; Maria C. Fernandes; Lopes, A.. Corresponding author: Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso Israel. "MEC working-conditions integral analysis for bioelectrochemical H2 production". Paper presented in IX Phd Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2024.
  4. Baía, A.; RAMOS, NUNO; Fernandes, Annabel; Escoto, Alonso; Lopes, A.; FERNANDES, M. C.. "Resistance of acetobacter aceti to the major chemicals found in winery wastewaters". 2023.
  5. Rodrigues, André; Amorim, Leida; Nunes, Maria; Baía, Ana; Pacheco, Maria José; Fernandes, Annabel; Lopes, Ana; Ciríaco, Lurdes. "Application of Sr0.93Bi0.07TiO3 peroveskite in photo/electrocatalysis for the degradation of nitrogenous species". Paper presented in VIII Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências, 2022.
  6. Afonso, César; Baía, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Nunes, Maria; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Lopes, Ana. "Study of anodic oxidation of glyphosate". Paper presented in VIII Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências, 2022.
  7. Ramos, Nuno; Baía, Ana; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Maria; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Fernandes, Annabel. "Study of the oxidation/reduction mechanism of different nitrogen species in an electrochemical cel". Paper presented in VIII Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências, 2022.
  8. Baía, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Lopes, Ana. "Electrochemical treatment of winery wastewater: influence of the wastewater composition on the recalcitrant pollutants removal". Paper presented in 24th Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, 2021.
  9. Rodrigues, A.S.; Souiad, F.; Fernandes, A.; Baía, Ana; Pacheco, M.J.; Ciríaco, L.; Bendaoud-Boulahlib, Y.; Lopes, A.. "Fruit processing industry wastewater treatment by electro-Fenton". Paper presented in VII Ciclo de Conferências da FC-UBI, Escola e Universidade: Novos desafios no ensino-aprendizagem, 2021.
  10. Ramalho, Mário; Jovanovic, Toni; Afonso, Alexandra; Baía, Ana; Lopes, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Almeida, Adelaide; Carvalho, Fátima. "Landfill leachate treatment by chemical precipitation, carbonation, and phytoremediation fine tuning". Paper presented in THESSALONIKI 2021 - 8th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 2021.
  11. Martínez-Cruz, Alfredo; Fernandes, Annabel (C81C-978E-4401); Ramos, Filomena; Soares, Sofia; Correia, Pedro; Baía, Ana; Lopes, Ana; Carvalho, Fátima. "An Eco-innovative Solution for Reuse of Leachate Chemical Precipitation Sludge: Application to Sanitary Landfill Coverage". Paper presented in The Thirty-sixth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, 2021.
  12. Lopes, Ana; Morão, António; Baía, Ana; Martins, Susana; Gonçalves, Isolina ; Lourenço, João. "Treatment of landfill leachate by electrochemical and membrane technology". Paper presented in VIII Iberic Meeting of Electrochemistry and XIII Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society, 2005.
  13. Baía, Ana; Amado, Silvina; Mendonça, António. "Determination of total phenol concentration in grape juice and apple juice". Paper presented in 7º Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2005.
Journal article
  1. Baía, Ana; Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso I.; Ramos, Nuno; Abdelkarim, Bilel; Pereira, Marta; Fernandes, Maria C.; Zhang, Yifeng; Fernandes, Annabel. "Hydrogen Production from Winery Wastewater Through a Dual-Chamber Microbial Electrolysis Cell". Energies 18 12 (2025): 3043. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18123043.
    Open access • 10.3390/en18123043
  2. Baía, Ana; Arroyo-Escoto, Alonso Israel; Ramos, Nuno; Abdelkarim, Bilel; Pereira, Marta; Fernandes, Maria C.; Zhang, Yifeng; Fernandes, Annabel. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Annabel. "Hydrogen Production from Winery Wastewater Through a Dual-Chamber Microbial Electrolysis Cell". Energies 18 12 (2025): 3043. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18123043.
    Published • 10.3390/en18123043
  3. Pinto, Cláudia; Fernandes, Annabel; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Maria João; Baía, Ana; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José. "Reuse of Textile Dyeing Wastewater Treated by Electrooxidation". Water 14 7 (2022): 1084. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w14071084.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/w14071084
  4. Baía, Ana; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Maria João; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Fernandes, Annabel. "Removal of Recalcitrant Compounds from Winery Wastewater by Electrochemical Oxidation". Water 14 5 (2022): 750. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w14050750.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/w14050750
  5. Rodrigues, Ana Sofia; Souiad, Faléstine ; Fernandes, Annabel; Baía, Ana; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Bendaoud-Boulahlib, Yasmina; Lopes, Ana. "Treatment of fruit processing wastewater by electrochemical and activated persulfate processes: Toxicological and energetic evaluation". Environmental Research 209 (2022): 112868. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112868.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112868
  6. Ramalho, Mário; Jovanovic, Toni; Afonso, Alexandra; Baía, Ana; Lopes, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Almeida, Adelaide; Carvalho, Fátima. "Landfill leachate treatment by immediate one-step lime precipitation, carbonation, and phytoremediation fine-tuning". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18729-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-022-18729-7
  7. Martínez-Cruz, Alfredo; Fernandes, Annabel (C81C-978E-4401); Ramos, Filomena; Soares, Sofia; Correia, Pedro; Baía, Ana (171A-3266-F035); Lopes, Ana; Carvalho, Fátima. "An Eco-Innovative Solution for Reuse of Leachate Chemical Precipitation Sludge: Application to Sanitary Landfill Coverage". Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology 22 2 (2021): 52-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.12912/27197050/133329.
    Open access • Published • 10.12912/27197050/133329
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Baía, Ana. "Decolorization of azo dyes in thermophilic anaerobic reactors". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, 2008.
  2. Baía, Ana. "Determination of total phenol concentration in grape juice and apple juice". Degree, Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, 2005.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/15 Microbial resistance to winery wastewater growth inhibitors aiming extracellular electron transfer enhancement 4º International Conference of Ecological and Environmental Engineering
(Beja, Portugal)
2023/11 Electroanalytical study of the most toxically relevant compounds of winery wastewater for application in a Microbial Electrochemical Cell Journal Club Cebal
CEBAL (Beja, Portugal)
2023/10/24 Winery wastewater: from the problem to the solution Seminário Bioeconomia Circular no Sector Vitivinícola
Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas do Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre (Elvas, Portugal)
2023/10/06 Winery wastewater: from the problem to the solution Seminário Bioeconomia Circular no Sector Vitivinícola
Feira Patrimónios do Sul (Beja, Portugal)
2023/08/30 Electroanalytical study of the most toxically relevant compounds of winery wastewater for application in a Microbial Electrochemical Cell XXV Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/07/03 Energy valorization of wastewater from the wine industry through bioelectrochemical remediation systems MED Meeting 23
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2023/06/20 Sustainability of the wine sector: Production of green hydrogen from winery wastewater H2 - Roteiro do Hidrogénio
Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)
2023/06/06 Wine4H2- Sustainability of the wine sector: Production of green hydrogen from winery wastewater H2 - Roteiro do Hidrogénio
(Beja, Portugal)
2021/12/09 Degradation of C. I. Direct Red 80 by the electro-Fenton process FibEnTech21 - 1st International FibEnTech Congress - New opportunities for fibrous materials in the ecological transition
Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)
2021/11/03 Treatment of fruit processing wastewater by electrochemical and activated persulfate processes: Toxicological and energetic evaluation 4th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules (PTIM2021)
(Caparica, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - 2025/06 "Estudo da degradação de um efluente vinícola numa célula de eletrólise microbiana."
Supervisor of Marta Alexandra Pereira
 Chemistry (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Development of an optimized microbial consortium for H2 production through a microbial electrolysis cell feed with winery wastewater
Co-supervisor of David de Albuquerque Areias Roça
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Estudo do desenvolvimento de biofilmes em materiais anódicos
Co-supervisor of Leonor Isabel Abrantes Pires
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/04/22 - 2025/05/22 Complementary training to carry out activities within the scope of the doctoral grant. Departament d' Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Laboratori GENOCOV Bioeletroquímica.
Other
Universidade Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
2023/07/04 - 2023/07/04 UNITA My 3-min PhD Thesis - Competition Explain a PhD Thesis, in 3 minutes, for a different public, without forgetting the scientific rigor.
Other
 UNITA My 3-min PhD Thesis
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/05 Development of a plant microbial fuel cell for electrical energy production and nutrient recovery
(Thesis) Arguer
 Luciana da Silva Pais (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/09 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Electroquímica Sócia

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/01 Chemistry-Physics Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/10 - 2024/01 Chemistry-Physics I Química Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Chemistry-Physics Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/01 Chemistry-Physics Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Chemistry I (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/02/22 - 2021/06 Chemistry II Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/01/06 - 2023/01/20 Detection of pharmaceutical compounds in liquid samples by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) Several