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Ana S. Fajardo is an Assistant Researcher at i2A - Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Coimbra (2017) and awarded with the European Ph.D. in Advanced Oxidation Processes. She has an international and multidisciplinary research background in materials science and environmental engineering obtained from the research groups she worked with in Portugal, Brazil, the USA, and France. Her research focuses on the sustainable management within the water-energy nexus at an applied science angle. The research projects she is working on seek solutions using electrochemically driven processes to solve environmental challenges. Her contribution to the advancement of environmental electrochemistry resulted in 33 peer-reviewed articles with h = 19, 2 patents, 25 oral presentations and 14 poster presentations in international conferences, invited speaker in 2 events and reviewer of more than 150 manuscripts. Dr. Fajardo was guest editor in Sustainability with the special issue: Toxicity Assessment and Remediation of Industrial Wastewater. She promotes outreach activities and mentor students from undergraduate level to PhD.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Sofia dos Santos Fajardo

Citation names

  • Fajardo, Ana S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3B13-ABDC-2CAF
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9078-6825
Google Scholar ID
Ana S. Fajardo
Researcher Id
J-2342-2018
Scopus Author Id
55586381100

Email addresses

  • sofia.fajardo@ipc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2011 - 2017
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Treatment of liquid effluents by electrochemical processes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor
2010 - 2011
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Treatment of liquid effluents by catalytic ozonation and photo-Fenton’s processes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008 - 2010
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (pré-Bolonha) (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2005 - 2008
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (pré-Bolonha) (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12/02 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/10/31 Postdoc (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Sorbonne Université, France
2019/09/01 - 2021/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Arizona State University, United States
2017/02/01 - 2019/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2017/11/01 - 2018/01/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013/02/01 - 2017/01/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/12/01 - 2013/01/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02 - Current Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018 - 2019 Emerging micro-pollutants as a new challenge of elimination: Application of electrochemical technology for the removal of pesticides in soils and effluents
PNPD/CAPES
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
2017 - 2018 Electrochemical treatment (pilot scale) of produced water generated by the Rio Grande do Norte petroleum industry using electrochemical continuous flow reactors
PNPD/CAPES
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
2013 - 2017 Treatment of liquid efluents by electrochemical oxidation processes
SFRH/BD/87318/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - Current Assegurar a disponibilidade e gestão sustentável de água para todos
CEECINST/00077/2021
Post-doc
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2025 - 2026 Green Ammonia Generation: Electrocatalytic Valorization of Nitrate-Contaminated Water Sources using Acacia Biochar-based Electrodes
2023.13409.PEX
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 Nitrate Imbalance-control by TRAnsformative Technologies that are Electrochemically-driven
843870
Post-doc
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
 European Commission
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024 - 2026 Phos4Cycle - Monitorización de fosfatos en actividades agroganaderas para el uso sostenible del suelo y el agua ("Monitoring phosphates from agricultural and livestock activities for the sustainable use of soil and water")
S1/2.7/E0044
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2011 - 2013 Integração de Processos Químicos para a Depuração de Águas Ruças
PTDC/EQUERQ/ 113308/2009
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Sáez, C.; Rodrigo, M.A.; Fajardo, A.S.; Martínez-Huitle, C.A.. "Indirect electrochemical oxidation by using ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and ferrate". 165-192. 2018.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-813160-2.00007-9
Conference poster
  1. Fajardo, Ana S.; Jozic, S.; Silva, J. R.; Lela, B.; Bajic, D.; Castro, Luis M.; Malça, C.. Corresponding author: Fajardo, Ana S.. "Innovative Use of Recycled Aluminum Alloys in Treating Cork Industry Wastewater". Paper presented in Encontro Ciencia 2024, 2024.
  2. Leal-Duaso, Alejandro; Akkari, Sophia; Fajardo, Ana S.; Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos M.. "Bio-based deep eutectic solvents applied in nanoparticles electrosynthesis for water decontamination". Paper presented in XXXVIII Reunión Bienal - Real Sociedad Española de Química 2022, 2022.
  3. Fajardo, Ana S.; Alrehaili, Omar; Bansal, Rishabh; Lee, Chung-Seop; Westerhoff, Paul; Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos M.; Garcia-Segura, Sergi. "Effect of carbon felt activation on the electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate: material characterization and electrochemical performance.". Paper presented in American Chemical Society Spring 2021, 2021.
  4. Vasconcellos, Maria de Lourdes; Queiroz, Maria A. R.; Fajardo, Ana S.; Lee, Chung-Seop; Garcia-Segura, Sergi; Ribeiro, Josimar. "Net Zero Energy Electrocoagulation: melhorando a produção de hidrogênio com eletrodos do tipo M/RuO2-SnO2-TiO2-Ta2O5 (M = Ti e Al) para reduzir o custo energético em sistemas de eletrocoagulação". Paper presented in XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Electroquímica, 2020.
  5. Fajardo, Ana S.; Westerhoff, Paul; Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos M.; Garcia-Segura, S.. "Utilización de materiales abundantes en el planeta para una remediación electrocatalítica sostenible de nitrato en agua.". Paper presented in XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Electroquímica, 2020.
  6. dos Santos, Alexsandro J.; Kronka, Matheus S.; Fajardo, Ana S.; Garcia-Segura, Sergi; Lanza, Marcos R. V.. "Remoción de disruptores endocrinos en agua real con tecnologías electroquímicas competitivas". Paper presented in XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Electroquímica, 2020.
  7. Marcos, Mariana; Ge, Yulu; Villagran, Dino; Garcia-Segura, Sergi. "¿Cómo Afectan Las Propiedades De Las Nanopartículas De Óxido De Hierro A La Reducción Electroquímica Del Nitrato En El Agua?". Paper presented in XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Electroquímica, 2020.
  8. Fajardo, Ana S.; do Vale-Júnior, Edilson; Dos Santos, Alexsandro J.; da Silva, Djalma R.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.. "Use of electrochemical technologies for mineralization and detection of benzoquinone using Nb/BDD anodes". Paper presented in 69th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, 2018.
  9. Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.; Silva, Djalma R.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Reactive Black 5 dye elimination by using aluminum -batch and -flow electrocoagulation systems". Paper presented in 67th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry - Electrochemistry: from Sense to Sustainability, 2016.
  10. Fajardo, Ana S.; Seca, Helga F.; Martins, Rui C.; Quinta-Ferreira, Maria E.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Phenolic wastewaters depuration by electrochemical oxidation process using Ti/RuO2 anode". Paper presented in 67th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry - Electrochemistry: from Sense to Sustainability, 2016, Haia. 67th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry - Electrochemistry: from Sense to Sustainability, 2016.
  11. Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Treatment of amaranth dye in aqueous solution through a single and a dual flow cell system using active and non-active anodes". Paper presented in VIII Meeting on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes and II Iberoamerican Congress of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2015.
  12. Fajardo, Ana S.; Rodrigues, Raquel F.; Martins, Rui C.; Castro, Luis M.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Electrocoagulation for the treatment of phenolic wastewaters using a Zn anode". Paper presented in ChemPor 2014, 2014.
  13. Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Treatment of a Synthetic Phenolic Mixture by Electrochemical Oxidation Process". Paper presented in 3rd European Conference on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes, 2013.
  14. Martins, Rui C.; Ramos, Carina M.; Fajardo, Ana S.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Low cost catalysts to enhance ozone action on the depuration of olive mill wastewaters". Paper presented in EcoSTP, Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment - Technical, Environmental & Economic Challenges, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Cerrón-Calle, Gabriel Antonio; Maya, Andrea; Leon, Diana; Roldan, Manuel; Fajardo, Ana S.; Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos M.; Garcia-Segura, Sergi. "Unlocking sustainable nitrate reduction: Earth-abundant bimetallic electrodes under galvanostatic evaluation". Electrochimica Acta 489 (2024): 144263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2024.144263.
    10.1016/j.electacta.2024.144263
  2. Fajardo, Ana S.; Westerhoff, Paul; Garcia-Segura, Sergi; Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos M.. "Selectivity modulation during electrochemical reduction of nitrate by electrolyte engineering". Separation and Purification Technology (2023): 124233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124233.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124233
  3. Alrehaili, O.; Fajardo, A.S.; Garcia-Segura, S.; Westerhoff, P.. "Microfluidic Flow-By reactors minimize energy requirements of electrochemical water treatment without adding supporting electrolytes". Separation and Purification Technology 310 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85146138926&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123123
  4. Cerrón-Calle, G.A.; Fajardo, A.S.; Liu, J.; Sánchez-Sánchez, C.M.; Garcia-Segura, S.. "Enabling circular economy by N-recovery: Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate with cobalt hydroxide nanocomposites on copper foam treating low conductivity groundwater effluents". Science of the Total Environment 887 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85159499359&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163938
  5. Barazorda-Ccahuana, H.L.; Fajardo, A.S.; dos Santos, A.J.; Lanza, M.R.V.. "Decentralized approach toward organic pollutants removal using UV radiation in combination with H2O2-based electrochemical water technologies". Chemosphere 342 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85171369865&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140079
  6. María Dolores Víctor-Ortega; Ana S. Fajardo; Diego Airado-Rodríguez. "Sustainable Development: Use of Agricultural Waste Materials for Vanillic Acid Recovery from Wastewater". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/5/2818.
    10.3390/su14052818
  7. Marcos-Hernández, M.; Antonio Cerrón-Calle, G.; Ge, Y.; Garcia-Segura, S.; Sánchez-Sánchez, C.M.; Fajardo, A.S.; Villagrán, D.. "Effect of surface functionalization of Fe3O4 nano-enabled electrodes on the electrochemical reduction of nitrate". Separation and Purification Technology 282 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85118509839&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119771
  8. Cerrón-Calle, G.A.; Fajardo, A.S.; Sánchez-Sánchez, C.M.; Garcia-Segura, S.. "Highly reactive Cu-Pt bimetallic 3D-electrocatalyst for selective nitrate reduction to ammonia". Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 302 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85118502376&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120844
  9. Silva, T.F.C.V.; Peri, P.; Fajardo, A.S.; Paulista, L.O.; Soares, P.A.; Martínez-Huitle, C.A.; Vilar, V.J.P.. "Solar-driven heterogeneous photocatalysis using a static mixer as TiO2-P25 support: Impact of reflector optics and material". Chemical Engineering Journal 435 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85123612365&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cej.2022.134831
  10. Vernasqui, L.G.; dos Santos, A.J.; Fortunato, G.V.; Kronka, M.S.; Barazorda-Ccahuana, H.L.; Fajardo, A.S.; Ferreira, N.G.; Lanza, M.R.V.. "Highly porous seeding-free boron-doped ultrananocrystalline diamond used as high-performance anode for electrochemical removal of carbaryl from water". Chemosphere 305 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85133202237&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135497
  11. Atrashkevich, A.; Fajardo, A.S.; Westerhoff, P.; Walker, W.S.; Sánchez-Sánchez, C.M.; Garcia-Segura, S.. "Overcoming barriers for nitrate electrochemical reduction: By-passing water hardness". Water Research 225 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85138547569&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.watres.2022.119118
  12. Maria de Lourdes S. Vasconcellos; Luiz Ricardo G. Silva; Chung-Seop Lee; Ana S. Fajardo; Sergi Garcia-Segura; Josimar Ribeiro. "Dimensionally Stable Anode Based Sensor for Urea Determination via Linear Sweep Voltammetry". Sensors (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/10/3450.
    10.3390/s21103450
  13. de Lima, M.D.; Fajardo, A.S.; Santos, E.C.; Sales-Solano, A.M.; da Silva, D.R.; Martínez-Huitle, C.A.. "Anodic oxidation for decontamination of contaminated effluent with glyphosate herbicide using boron doped diamond anode,Oxidação anódica para descontaminação de um efluente contaminado com o herbicida glifosato utilizando anodo de diamante dopado com boro". Quimica Nova 44 5 (2021): 561-569. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85112331115&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.21577/0100-4042.20170715
  14. Walker, W.S.; Bezerra Cavalcanti, E.; Atrashkevich, A.; Fajardo, A.S.; Brillas, E.; Garcia-Segura, S.. "Mass transfer and residence time distribution in an electrochemical cell with an air-diffusion electrode: Effect of air pressure and mesh promoters". Electrochimica Acta 378 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85102783913&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138131
  15. Fajardo, A.S.; Westerhoff, P.; Sanchez-Sanchez, C.M.; Garcia-Segura, S.. "Earth-abundant elements a sustainable solution for electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate". Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 281 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85090150892&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119465
  16. dos Santos, A.J.; Fajardo, A.S.; Kronka, M.S.; Garcia-Segura, S.; Lanza, M.R.V.. "Effect of electrochemically-driven technologies on the treatment of endocrine disruptors in synthetic and real urban wastewater". Electrochimica Acta 376 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85102043321&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138034
  17. Garcia-Segura, Sergi; Nienhauser, Alec Brockway; Fajardo, Ana S.; Bansal, Rishabh; Conrad, Christian L.; Fortner, John D.; Marcos-Hernández, Mariana; et al. "Disparities between experimental and environmental conditions: Research steps toward making electrochemical water treatment a reality". Current Opinion in Electrochemistry 22 (2020): 9-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2020.03.001.
    10.1016/j.coelec.2020.03.001
  18. Medeiros, M.C.; dos Santos, E.V.; Martínez-Huitle, C.A.; Fajardo, A.S.; Castro, S.S.L.. "Obtaining high-added value products from the technical cashew-nut shell liquid using electrochemical oxidation with BDD anodes". Separation and Purification Technology 250 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086377945&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117099
  19. Fajardo, Ana S.; dos Santos, Alexsandro J.; de Araújo Costa, Emily C.T.; da Silva, Djalma R.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.. "Effect of anodic materials on solar photoelectro-Fenton process using a diazo dye as a model contaminant". Chemosphere 225 (2019): 880-889. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.071.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.071
  20. da Costa, Patrícia R.F.; de A. Costa, Emily C. Tossi; Castro, Suely S.L.; Fajardo, Ana S.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.. "A sequential process to treat a cashew-nut effluent: Electrocoagulation plus electrochemical oxidation". Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 834 (2019): 79-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.12.035.
    10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.12.035
  21. do Vale-Júnior, E.; dos Santos, A.J.; da Silva, D.R.; Fajardo, A.S.; Martínez-Huitle, C.A.. "Electrochemical Technologies for Detecting and Degrading Benzoquinone Using Diamond Films". ChemElectroChem 6 17 (2019): 4383-4390. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069874033&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/celc.201900541
  22. Da Costa, P.R.F.; Tossi De Costa, E.C.A.; Castro, S.S.L.; Martínez-Huitle, C.A.; Fajardo, A.S.. "Cashew-nut effluent: An anodic oxidation treatment using a batch recirculation reactor with BDD anode". Journal of the Electrochemical Society 165 13 (2018): E659-E664. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85059992318&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1149/2.0121813jes
  23. do Vale-Júnior, E.; da Silva, D.R.; Fajardo, A.S.; Martínez-Huitle, C.A.. "Treatment of an azo dye effluent by peroxi-coagulation and its comparison to traditional electrochemical advanced processes". Chemosphere 204 (2018): 548-555. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047447014&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.007
  24. Fajardo, Ana S.; Seca, Helga F.; Martins, Rui C.; Corceiro, Vanessa N.; Freitas, Inês F.; Quinta-Ferreira, M. Emília; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Electrochemical oxidation of phenolic wastewaters using a batch-stirred reactor with NaCl electrolyte and Ti/RuO2 anodes". Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 785 - (2017): 180-189.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.12.033
  25. Fajardo, Ana S.; Seca, Helga F.; Martins, Rui C.; Corceiro, Vanessa N.; Vieira, João P.; Quinta-Ferreira, M. Emília; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Phenolic wastewaters depuration by electrochemical oxidation process using Ti/IrO2 anodes". Environmental Science and Pollution Research - (2017): 1-13.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-017-8431-9
  26. Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Silva, Djalma R.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.. "Electrochemical abatement of amaranth dye solutions using individual or an assembling of flow cells with Ti/Pt and Ti/Pt-SnSb anodes". Separation and Purification Technology 179 - (2017): 194-203.
    Published • 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.01.029
  27. Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Silva, Djalma R.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Dye wastewaters treatment using batch and recirculation flow electrocoagulation systems". Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 801 - (2017): 30-37.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.07.015
  28. Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.; de Almeida, Camila Carvalho; Fajardo, Ana S.; Ferro, Sergio; De Battisti, Achille. "Electrocatalytic Behavior of Mediators during Anodic Oxidation of Tartaric Acid at Platinum Electrodes". Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164 13 (2017): E375-E378. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0191713jes.
    10.1149/2.0191713jes
  29. Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Treatment of Amaranth dye in aqueous solution by using one cell or two cells in series with active and non-active anodes". Electrochimica Acta 210 1 (2016): 96-104.
    Published • 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.05.102
  30. Fajardo, Ana S.; Rodrigues, Raquel F.; Martins, Rui C.; Castro, Luis M.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Phenolic wastewaters treatment by electrocoagulation process using Zn anode". Chemical Engineering Journal 275 1 (2015): 331-341.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cej.2015.03.116
  31. Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Treatment of a Synthetic Phenolic Mixture by Electrocoagulation Using Al, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn as Anode Materials". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 53 47 (2014): 18339-18345.
    Published • 10.1021/ie502575d
  32. Fajardo, Ana S; Martins, Rui C; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M; Fajardo, Ana S.; Martins, Rui C.; Quinta-Ferreira, Rosa M.. "Treatment of a simulated phenolic effluent by heterogeneous catalytic ozonation using Pt/Al2O3". Environmental Technology 34 3 (2013): 301-311. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/80162.
    Published • 10.1080/09593330.2012.692720
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Fajardo, Ana Sofia dos Santos. "Treatment of liquid effluents by electrochemical processes". PhD, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/33120.
  2. Fajardo, Ana Sofia dos Santos. "Treatment of liquid effluents by catalytic ozonation and photo-Fenton's processes". Master, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/20476.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Cerrón-Calle, Gabriel A.; Fajardo, Ana S.; Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos M.; Garcia-Segura, Sergi. 2022. "Cobalt-Copper nanoenabled electrodes". United States.
  2. Cerrón-Calle, Gabriel A.; Fajardo, Ana S.; Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos M.; Garcia-Segura, Sergi. 2021. "Highly reactive Cu-Pt bimetallic 3D-electrodes for selective nitrate reduction to ammonia". United States.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 "Eletroquímica: O Novo Horizonte para um Futuro Hídrico Sustentável" Pint of Science - Coimbra 2024
Pint of Science (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024 "Futuro Hídrico Sustentável & Empoderamento das Mulheres" Projeto IMPAR
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024 Application of Metal Foams Obtained by Recycling Aluminum Chips to Cork Industry Wastewater Treatment MMT Symposium
University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2024 Electrochemical Treatment for Wastewater and Drinking Water & Valorization of Industrial Waste as Electrode Materials MTSM 2024
Croatian Society for Mechanical Technologies (Split, Croatia)
2024 How I Became a Researcher UNIgreen Science Week
UNIgreen (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024 Comprehensive analysis of oranges available for consumption in Portugal: A comparative study Encontro Nacional da Química dos Alimentos
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Vila Real, Portugal)
2024 Development of Waste-Derived Electrodes for Wastewater Treatment: A Preliminary Study Helix'24
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2024 "Eletroquímica: O Novo Horizonte para um Futuro Hídrico Sustentável" I CONTEC MATOPIBA
Universidade Federal do Maranhão (Balsas, Brazil)
2023 Empowering decentralized H2O2-based electrochemical technologies combined with UV radiation for organic pollutants remediation XXV Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023 Ana Sofia Fajardo - Professional path & Electrochemistry Lecture on the Master Course of Biological and Chemical Engineering
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023 A Eletroquimica Aplicada ao Tratamento de Efluentes Lecture on the Master Course of Sustainable Development
Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022 Elucidating water chemistry effects on electrochemical reduction of nitrate. Effect on product selectivity and reduction kinetics American Chemical Society Spring 2022
(San Diego, United States)
2022 Ammonia production using non-platinum group metal electrocatalysts in three-dimensional electrodes American Chemical Society Spring 2022
(San Diego, United States)
2022 Technology readiness level evolution for the electrochemical reduction of nitrate on Sn electrodes Journées d'Electrochimie 2022
(Mons, Belgium)
2022 Bimetallic earth-abundant electrocatalysts pave the way for sustainable N-recovery from nitrate polluted wastewater 73 rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
(Online)
2021 May water matrix components limit real application of electrochemical reduction of nitrate? 72nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
(Online, South Korea)
2020 Earth-abundant electrocatalysts enhance competitiveness of electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate as point-of-use technology ACS Fall 2020
(Online, United States)
2020 Sustainable electrocatalytic water treatment: Considering the use of earth-abundant materials for nitrate remediation 71st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
(Online, Serbia)
2020 Alternatives to endangered platinoid catalysts: Sustainable earth-abundant elements in environmental electrochemistry applied to nanotechnology ElecNano9
(Online, France)
2019 Use of electrochemical technologies for detecting and degrading benzoquinone using diamond films ANQUE-ICCE-CIBIQ 2019
(Santander, Spain)
2019 Electrochemical coagulation processes and their application to wastewater treatments 2019 Southwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting
(El Paso, United States)
2018 Aplicação da peroxicoagulação no tratamento de corante azo XXIII Congreso de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Electroquímica
(Cuzco, Peru)
2018 Effect of anode materials on solar photo electro-Fenton process 69th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
(Bolonha, Italy)
2017 Effect of Ti/IrO2 anode on the treatment of phenolic wastewaters by electrochemical oxidation XXI Simpósio Brasileiro de Eletroquímica e Eletroanalítica
(Natal, Brazil)
2017 Comparison of the effect of Ti/RuO2 and Ti/IrO2 anodes on the purification of phenolic wastewaters 68th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry - Electrochemistry without Borders
(Boston, United States)
2015 Electrochemical Sequential Flow Reactors for removing Textile Dyes Using Different Anodes 66th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry - Green Electrochemistry for Tomorrow's Society
(Taipei, Taiwan)
2015 Treatment of amaranth dye in aqueous solution through a single and a dual flow cell system using active and non-active anodes III Semana de Eletroquímica
(Natal, Brazil)
2014 Phenolic wastewaters treatment by electrocoagulation process using Zn anode 10th European Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering
(Domus di Maria, Italy)
2014 Electrocoagulation: a new approach to treat wastewaters Encontros com a Ciência
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2013 Electrode materials for effluents depuration: literature overview Materiais 2013
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2011 Treatment of liquid effluents by catalytic ozonation and photo-Fenton's processes PRODEQ 10- 10 anos ao serviço da Engenharia Química
Departamento de Engenharia Química - Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Indústria do café: Identificação e Otimização do Tratamento de Efluentes por Eletroquímica
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2025 - Current Avaliação do Desempenho de Espumas Metálicas Recicladas no Tratamento Eletroquímico de Efluentes Industriais
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2025 - Current mento de Efluentes da Indústria do Azeite por Eletrocoagulação usando Resíduos Metálicos como Elétrodos
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2023 - Current Treatment of real water matrices using advanced electrochemical processes
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2024 - 2025 Otimização do Tratamento de Efluentes da Indústria da Cortiça por Eletrocoagulação usando Resíduos Metálicos como Elétrodos
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Avaliação da doçura das laranjas da Região do Algarve e comparação com outras variedades de diferentes origens
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Treatment of an azo dye effluent by peroxi-coagulation and its comparison to traditional electrochemical oxidation processes
Co-supervisor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2017 - 2019 Electrochemical oxidation of a real effluent containing the glyphosate using the boron-doped diamond anode
Co-supervisor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2017 - 2018 Cashew-nut effluent - An anodic oxidation treatment using a batch reactor with recirculation
Co-supervisor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2017 - 2018 Study of the effect of the combination different anode and cathode materials by anodic oxidation
Co-supervisor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2014 - 2015 Tratamento de Águas Residuais por Processos de Eletrooxidação
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Processos Avançados de Eletroquímica para o Tratamento de Efluentes
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024 Desmistificanado a Escrita Científica: Um Workshop Passo a Passo (sessão prática) (2024 - 2034)
Workshop (Other)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Webinar "Cutting Edge Research in Electrochemical Engineering from a Personal Perspective" with Dr. Manuel Andres Rodrigo. (2024 - 2024)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia no Politécnico de Coimbra, como parte do programa Ciência Viva (2024 - 2024)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Webinar "Electrochemical water treatment processes: Concepts & Application" with Dr. Sergi Garcia-Segura (2023 - 2023)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia no Politécnico de Coimbra, como parte do programa Ciência Viva (2023 - 2023)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Desmistificanado a Escrita Científica: Um Workshop Passo a Passo (sessão teórica) (2023 - 2023)
Workshop (Other)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Webinar "Electrochemical Processes as a Challenge in Environmental Remediation of the XXI Century in Ibero-American Countries". Website: http://investigacion.ucsm.edu.pe/electroquimica2020/. (2020 - 2020)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidad Católica de Santa María de Arequipa, Peru
2019 - 2019 IV Congresso Iberoamericano de Processos Oxidativos Avançados (CIPOA) (2019 - 2019)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2018 - 2018 VI Semana de Electroquímica Ambiental (2018 - 2018)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2018 - 2018 1° Simposio de Mulheres na Ciencia: Elas na Electroquimica (2018 - 2018)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2017 - 2017 XXI Simpósio Brasileiro de Eletroquímica e Eletroanalítica (2017 - 2017)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2017 - 2017 V Semana de Eletroquímica Ambiental (2017 - 2017)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2015 - 2015 III Semana de Eletroquímica Ambiental (2015 - 2015)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025 - 2025 Fórum Nacional Clubes Ciência Viva na Escola
Exhibition
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Outreach activity: Dive into a water treatment adventure with us! (1 of the 40 outreach initiatives out of the 400 submissions for presentation in Brussels)
Exhibition
 Science is Wonderful! 2024
European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium
2024 - 2024 Winter School on CECs and DBPs: Occurrence, Impact and Elimination
Conference
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Outreach activity: "Desvendando o Poder da Eletroquímica" in European Researchers' Night 2023
Exhibition
Innovation Services SA, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Invited speaker for the course "Environmental Electrochemistry" during the XLI Summer School on Chemistry (EVQ) - Chemistry Department.
Seminar
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil
2021 - 2021 Invited to serve as chair of s14 - Electrochemical Technology for Process Intensification and Sustainability during Session 3-Tuesday 31 August 2021 - PM for the 72nd Annual Meeting of the ISE.
Conference
International Society of Electrochemistry, Switzerland
2021 - 2021 Outreach activity: Chemistion, le jeu de questions sur la chimie d'acid.
Exhibition
Sorbonne Université, France
2020 - 2020 Invited speaker for the webinar "Aplicaciones electroquimicas en el tratamiento de aguas".
Seminar
Sociedade Peruana de Electroquimica, Peru
2020 - 2020 Invited speaker at Symposium 12: Electrochemical Engineering for Environmentally Friendly Processing and Environmental Protection - 71st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry 2020 with the title: "Sustainable electrocatalytic water treatment: Considering the use of earth-abundant materials for nitrate remediation".
Conference
International Society of Electrochemistry, Switzerland
2020 - 2020 Selected to participate in the Falling Walls Lab Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions with the pitch "Breaking the wall of clean water".
Call
European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium
2020 - 2020 Outreach activity: ZAP! Electrochemistry, an ally during the crisis! European Research and Innovation Days.
Exhibition
European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium
2020 - 2020 Outreach activity: Open Door.
Exhibition
Arizona State University, United States

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025 Implementação de uma metodologia para determinação de azoto e fósforo total com analisador de fluxo segmentado
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Beatriz Areias (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2025 Otimização do Tratamento de Efluentes da Indústria da Cortiça por Eletrocoagulação usando Resíduos Metálicos como Elétrodos
Supervisor
 Angelina Vicetto (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2024 Estudo Eletroquímico do Processo de Oxidação da Serotonina
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carolina Lopes Santos (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2024 Estudo Eletroquímico do Processo de Oxidação da Serotonina no Elétrodo de Carbono Vítreo
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela Quadros Tenreiro (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2024 Analyzing the use of marine seaweeds in natural drinks
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ernesto Gouveia (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Electrocoagulation Treatment of Furniture Industry Wastewater: Economic analysis and environmental impact evaluation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carolina Vicente (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Estudo Eletroquímico do Processo de Oxidação da Catequina no Elétrodo De Carbono Vítreo
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Juliana Rodrigues (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Tratamento Eletroquímico de Água Residual da Indústria Corticeira
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Domingos Martins Cortez (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Development of an Electrode for Wastewater Treatment Using Residues from ISEC
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Bento (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Development of an Electrode for Wastewater Treatment Using Residues from ISEC
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Telmo Flórido (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 Relatório de Estágio desenvolvido no âmbito da Componente de Formação em Contexto de Trabalho: Águas do Centro Litoral, S.A. - Laboratório da AdCL
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Eduardo Rodrigues (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 Eletrodo de carbono vítreo modificado com CMK-3,6-OH para uso na detecção de catecol
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Wagner Oliveira (Other)
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Electroquímica Membro
2014 - Current International Society of Electrochemistry Membro
2020 - 2021 American Chemical Society Membro
2018 - 2019 Sociedade Brasileira de Eletroquímica e Eletroanalítica Membro

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019 - 2019 IV Congresso Iberoamericano de Processos Oxidativos Avanaçados (CIPOA) Natal, RN – Brazil
2017 - 2017 XXI SIBEE - Simpósio Brasileiro de Eletroquímica e Eletroanalítica Natal, RN – Brazil

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 EVE 304 Environmental Engineering Processes Lab (88 h) Arizona State University, United States
2019 - 2019 Environmental Chemistry (60 h) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023 - Current External Project Evaluator
Evaluator
 Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Catalysis communications
2023 - Current International Journal of Electrochemical Science
2023 - Current ChemCatChem
2023 - Current Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
2023 - Current Sustainability
2022 - Current ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2022 - Current Applied Catalysis B - Environmental
2021 - Current Environmental Research
2021 - Current Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
2021 - Current Journal of Hazardous Materials
2021 - Current Environmental Science & Technology
2021 - Current Journal of Environmental Management
2021 - Current Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
2020 - Current Desalination and Water Treatment
2020 - Current Waste and Biomass Valorization
2020 - Current African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry
2020 - Current Journal of the Electrochemical Society
2019 - Current Water Science and Technology
2019 - Current Water Research
2019 - Current Water Conservation Science and Engineering
2019 - Current International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
2019 - Current Electrochimica Acta
2019 - Current Journal of Iranian Chemical Society
2018 - Current Separation and Purification Technology
2018 - Current Electrochemistry Communications
2017 - Current Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
2017 - Current Science of the Total Environment
2017 - Current Process Safety and Environmental Protection
2017 - Current International Journal of Photoenergy
2017 - Current Chemical Engineering Journal
2017 - Current Journal of Cleaner Production
2016 - Current Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry
2016 - Current Engineering Science and Technology
2015 - Current Chemosphere

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021 - 2022 Effect of water matrices composition on the electrochemical reduction of nitrate Aksana Atrashkevich
2021 - 2021 Electrochemical recycling N from wastewater towards fossil free ammonia production Cindy Ufelle
2016 - 2016 Electrochemical processes Francesca Majluf

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Participation in the jury for the selection of a Research Fellow (BI) for a Graduate, within the scope of the project Carb2Soil. Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2008 Prémio de melhor aluno do 3º ano do curso de Licenciatura Bietápica em Engenharia Química
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal

Title

2017 European Ph.D. on Advanced Oxidation Processes label
The European Ph.D. School on Advanced Oxidation Processes, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Certificate of merit for a presentation at ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo due to both intellectual merit and presentation style.