Personal identification

Full name

Leonardo José Oliveira Amaral

Citation names

• O. Amaral, Leonardo
• Leonardo O. Amaral
• Leonardo Amaral

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

401F-454D-518F

Knowledge fields

• Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
• Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)

	Degree	Classification
2021/04/01 - 2025/04 Ongoing	Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain "Removal of pesticides from wastewaters through combined adsorption and sunlight-induced photodegradation using magnetic nanomaterials " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/07 - 2020/10 Concluded	Chemical Engineering (Mestrado) Major in Quality Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal "Development of biodegradable polymer films from Castanea sativa shells polysaccharides" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16
2015/07 - 2018/07 Concluded	Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Photo-catalytic removal of drugs in contaminated waters, using TiO2 / GO composites." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Publications

Newspaper article

Amaral, Leonardo; Rodrigues, Francisca; Aurora silva; Paulo Costa; Elsa F. Vieira. Corresponding author: Elsa F. Vieira. "Reinforcement of starch film with Castanea sativa shells polysaccharides: Optimized formulation and characterization", Food Chemistry, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133609. Leonardo O. Amaral; E91E-678C-72EE. Corresponding author: E91E-678C-72EE. "MoS2 and MoS2 Nanocomposites for Adsorption and Photodegradation of Water Pollutants: A Review", Molecules, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27206782.