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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cátia Manuela Antunes da Silva Freitas

Citation names

  • Freitas, Cátia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1D1F-CF86-00F5
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0325-691X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LV7IFQYAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=ao

Email addresses

  • catia.freitas@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/cátia-freitas-5838a659 (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/01/25 - 2020/01/25
Concluded
 Chemistry (Doctor of Philosophy)
Keele University, United Kingdom
"FTIR study of zeolites: the nature, concentration and accessibility of the acid sites" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2012 - 2014
Concluded
 Master in Chemical Analysis and Characterisation Techniques (Mestrado)
Major in Chemistry
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Mono and bimetallic catalysis: a sustainable alternative route for water treatment " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16 valores
2008/08/01 - 2012/07/01
Concluded
 Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Major in Chemistry
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05 - Current Researcher (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2020/07/01 - 2022/05 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
2019/12/09 - 2020/03/31 Researcher (Research) Keele University, United Kingdom
Keele University, United Kingdom
2015/05/01 - 2015/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/10/01 - 2020/03/31 Tutor (University Teacher) Keele University, United Kingdom
Keele University, United Kingdom
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/07/01 - Current NEMOSINE Project
760801
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa- Instituo Superior Técnico , Portugal
Ongoing
2022/05 - 2023 SmartOxidation - Membranas funcionais para oxidação de poluentes emergentes em águas residuais
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-069836
Research Fellow
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. "Incorporation of MOF particles in polyurethane foams for VOC´s adsorption in cellulose acetate cultural heritage". Paper presented in CollectionCare Conference, 2021.
    Accepted
  2. "Acid sites in zeolites: their nature, concentration, strength, and accessibility". Paper presented in Johnson Matthey Academic Conference (JMAC’19), 2019.
    Accepted
  3. "Linking molecular-level understanding to bulk acidic properties in zeolite: the case study of P-ZSM-5". Paper presented in 17th International Congress On Catalysis, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Freitas, Cátia; Vladimir Zholobenko; Edward Abram; Gordon Kelly. Corresponding author: Freitas, Cátia. "Brønsted acid sites accessibility in zeolitic structures". Paper presented in 19th International Zeolite Conference (IZC’19), 2019.
  2. Freitas, Cátia; Vladimir Zholobenko; Edward Abram; Steve Bailey. "Molar absorption coefficients of Py-B and Py-L complexes in acidic zeolites: an FTIR study". Paper presented in Johnson Matthey Academic Conference (JMAC’17), 2017.
  3. Freitas, Cátia; Stephen Ginnell; Vladimir Zholobenko. Corresponding author: Freitas, Cátia. "Stability of thermally treated zeolites Beta and ZSM-5". Paper presented in 40th Annual Meeting of the British Zeolite Association (BZA meeting), 2017.
  4. Cátia Freitas; O.S.G.P. Soares; J.J. M. Orfão; A.M. Fonseca; M.F.R. Pereira; I.C. Neves. "Mono and bimetallic catalysts support and ZSM5 for the reduction of bromates in water". Paper presented in r, 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR), 2014.
  5. Freitas, Cátia; O.S.G.P. Soares; J.J. M. Orfão; A.M. Fonseca; M.F.R. Pereira; I.C. Neves. "Reduction of bromates in water by mono and bimetallic catalysts based on ZSM5". Paper presented in II Meting of M.Sc. in Chemical Analysis and Characterisation Techniques, 2014.
Journal article
  1. Subharanjan Biswas; Mohamed Haouas; Cátia Freitas; Carla Vieira Soares; Abeer Al Mohtar; Ali Saad; Heng Zhao; et al. "Engineering of Metal–Organic Frameworks/Gelatin Hydrogel Composites Mediated by the Coacervation Process for the Capture of Acetic Acid". Chemistry of Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02704.
    10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02704
  2. Al-Ani, Aqeel; Freitas, Catia; Zholobenko, Vladimir. "Hierarchy in zeolite catalysis: The influence of enhanced mesoporosity on the synthesis of renewable fuels and bio-based platform chemicals". Journal of Petroleum Research and Studies 10 4 (2020): 217-232. http://dx.doi.org/10.52716/jprs.v10i4.379.
    Published • 10.52716/jprs.v10i4.379
  3. Vladimir Zholobenko; Cátia Freitas; Martin Jendrlin; Philippe Bazin; Arnaud Travert; Frederic Thibault-Starzyk. "Probing the acid sites of zeolites with pyridine: Quantitative AGIR measurements of the molar absorption coefficients". Journal of Catalysis 385 (2020): 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2020.03.003.
    10.1016/j.jcat.2020.03.003
  4. Al-Ani, A.; Freitas, C.; Zholobenko, V.. "Nanostructured large-pore zeolite: The enhanced accessibility of active sites and its effect on the catalytic performance". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 293 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85074098098&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.109805
  5. Freitas, C.; Barrow, N.S.; Zholobenko, V.. "Accessibility and Location of Acid Sites in Zeolites as Probed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance". Johnson Matthey Technology Review 62 3 (2018): 279-290. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85048549765&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1595/205651318X696792
  6. Soares, O.S.G.P.; Freitas, C.M.A.S.; Fonseca, A.M.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Neves, I.C.. "Bromate reduction in water promoted by metal catalysts prepared over faujasite zeolite". Chemical Engineering Journal 291 (2016): 199-205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957867651&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.093
  7. Pinheiro, C.I.C.; Fernandes, A.; Freitas, C.; Santos, E.T.; Ribeiro, M.F.. "Waste Marble Powders as Promising Inexpensive Natural CaO-Based Sorbents for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 55 29 (2016): 7860-7872. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979780753&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.5b04574
  8. Soares, O.S.G.P.; Marques, L.; Freitas, C.M.A.S.; Fonseca, A.M.; Parpot, P.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Neves, I.C.. "Mono and bimetallic NaY catalysts with high performance in nitrate reduction in water". Chemical Engineering Journal 281 (2015): 411-417. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84936860302&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cej.2015.06.093
  9. Freitas, C.M.A.S.; Soares, O.S.G.P.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Fonseca, A.M.; Pereira, M.F.R.; Neves, I.C.. "Highly efficient reduction of bromate to bromide over mono and bimetallic ZSM5 catalysts". Green Chemistry 17 8 (2015): 4247-4254. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84938802799&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5gc00777a
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Freitas, Cátia. "FTIR study of zeolites: the nature, concentration and accessibility of the acid sites". PhD, Keele University, 2020. https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/8298/.
  2. Freitas, Cátia Manuela Antunes da Silva. "Catálise mono e bimetálica : uma via alternativa sustentável no tratamento de efluentes". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30597.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Maria Inês Severino ; Christian Serre; Farid Nour; Pinto, Moisés; Al Mohtar, Abeer; Freitas, Cátia. 2021. "Metal Organic Frameworks for the Selective Capture of Volatile Organic Compounds Comprising Carboxylic Acid Functional Group(s)".
    Pending
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/09/27 Metal-Organic Frameworks as performant adsorbents for cultural heritage preservation NEMOSINE Tranning Sessions
NEMOSINE project
2019 An in situ FTIR study of acidic zeolite materials Chemical Sciences Seminars
Keele University (United Kingdom)
2018 Microporous and Mesoporous materials Chemical Sciences Seminars
Keele University (United Kingdom)
2017/05 Acid sites in zeolites and their properties Johnson Matthey Science Forum
Johnson Matthey PLC (United Kingdom)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2012 - 2012 Junior Olympics Chemistry Semi-final (2012 - 2012)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Junior Olympics Chemistry Semi-final (2011 - 2011)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/07 - 2019/07 Pre-School Conference 2019
Workshop
 19th International Zeolite Conference (IZC’19)
Curtin University, Australia
2016 - 2016 Summer School Vibrational Spectroscopy Applied to Catalysis, SpectroCat 2016
Workshop
 SpectroCat 2016
Normandie Université, France
2014 - 2014 Infrared Spectroscopy FTIR-ATR (UNICAM-Analytical Systems)
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

UNICAM-Analytical Systems, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Lectures Cycles from the M.Sc. Chemical Analysis and Characterisation Techniques
Seminar
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Environment, Health and Safety at Work
Workshop
CITEVE- Technological Centre of Textiles Industries and Clothing, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Lectures Cycles from the M.Sc. Chemical Analysis and Characterisation Techniques
Seminar
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/09/13 Bromate reduction in real effluents using nano catalysts
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Manuel Cunha Bessa da Costa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016/02 - Current British Zeolite Association

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/01 - 2019/06 Stability of cation-containing BEA zeolites modified by ion exchange Aysha Mether
2019/01 - 2019/06 Modification by ion exchange of cation-containing ZSM-5 zeolites and their stability Aliyah Mohammed
2016/09 - 2017/05 Stability of thermally treated ZSM-5 zeolites Stephen Ginnell