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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Margarida Reis Soares

Citation names

  • Soares, Margarida

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
431E-CD2F-4188
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6545-0569

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2011/09 - 2016/11
Concluded
 Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Tecnologia Química e Alimentar
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Estudo da Viabilidade da Diminuiça o das Temperaturas de Pasteurização Aplicadas aos Preparados Elaborados na Decorgel" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17,07
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
2020/10/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2019/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07/01 - 2020/07/31 Técnica de laboratório de controlo de qualidade Prozis, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025 - Current WoodSENSE - Naturally Engineered for Smart Living
COMPETE2030-FEDER-02231400
Researcher
Ongoing
2023/07/01 - Current BioShoes4all - Inovação e Capacitação da Fileira do Calçado para a Bioeconomia Sustentável
2375 - 02/C12-i01.01/2022
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2023 - Current Mission2GG - Mission To Grow Green - Estratégias de crescimento sustentável e competitivo, pelo reforço e afirmação de domínios aplicados em tecnologias verdes, ecoinovação, energia e circularidade
AAC/03/C05-i02/2022
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2020/10/01 - Current RENew: Resíduos Na construção para uma Economia circular: de indústria intensivamente consumidora de recursos naturais a solução competitiva para a reintrodução de resíduos em grande escala.
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033834
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2017 - Current VALORMAR - Valorização integral dos recursos marinhos: potencial, inovação tecnológica e novas aplicações
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024517
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
2017 - Current UMinhoTech - REDE INTERFACES TECNOLÓGICAS
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-026795
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
2016 - Current Res2ValHum - Recovery of organic waste: production of humic substances
0366_RES2VALHUM_1_P
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
2016 - Current Movbio - Movilización de biomasas de poda para su valorización energética
0390_MOVBIO_2_E
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
2016 - Current EcoSustainable Rail- Valorização de plásticos mistos no desenvolvimento de travessas de caminhos-de-ferro ecosustentáveis
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017972
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
2016 - Current SUMO - Sustainable Use of bioMass from Oleaginous processing
ERANETLAC/0003/2014
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2025/03/01 - 2027/02/27 TransformEC - Transformação Circular
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01277700
Researcher
Ongoing
2025 - 2027 WaterMellon
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01277700
Researcher
Ongoing
2025 - 2027 Wastes In Motion - T.T. e Biorrefinaria na Valorização de Resíduos Agroalimentares
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01457100
PhD Student Fellow
CVR - CENTRO PARA A VALORIZAÇÃO DERESÍDUOS, Portugal
Ongoing
2025 - 2027 Cir4Fun - Promover a Sustentabilidade e a Competitividade Industrial Europeia através de Estratégias de Design Circular, Passaportes Digitais de Produto e Sistemas Sustentáveis de Produtos- Serviços no setor do mobiliário.
101182081
Researcher
CVR - CENTRO PARA A VALORIZAÇÃO DERESÍDUOS, Portugal
 European Research Executive Agency
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2023/06/30 WAST'AWARENESS - Transferência de Tecnologia na Valorização de Resíduos e Sustentabilidade
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181304
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2021/08/26 - 2023/06/30 UpCycle4Biz - Upcycling Materials Towards a Circular Economy
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-113562
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
 European Union
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Genisheva, Z.A.; Soares, M.; Faria, L.; Vilarinho, C.; Carvalho, J.. "The current state of wastes valorization from wine production". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 422-426. CRC Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003345084-68
  2. Soares, M.; Ribeiro, A.; Vasconcelos, T.; Matos, J.; Castro, C.; Reis, P.; Barros, M.; Carvalho, J.; Vilarinho, C.. "The upvalue concept under the scope of waste digital marketplace and matchmaking platforms". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 427-432. CRC Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003345084-69
  3. Faria, L.; Soares, Margarida; Valério, N.; Carvalho, J.. "Ecotoxicology-based approaches for waste classification". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 433-438. CRC Press, 2023.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003345084-70
  4. Soares, Margarida; Faria, L.; Valério, N.; Araújo, J.; Vilarinho, C.; Carvalho, J.. "Finding synergies between agri-food and construction industries". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 439-445. CRC Press, 2023.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003345084-71
  5. Ribeiro, A.; Soares, M.; Valério, N.; Lanao, M.; Vázquez, R.; Vilarinho, C.; Carvalho, J.. "Peach processing wastes stabilization: Effect on the physical-chemical and microbiological properties". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 452-457. CRC Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003345084-73
  6. Ribeiro, A.; Soares, M.; Valério, N.; Lanao, M.; Vázquez, R.; Vilarinho, C.; Carvalho, J.. "Pig meat processing wastes stabilization: Effect on the microbiological properties". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 458-462. CRC Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003345084-74
  7. Valério, N.; Soares, M.; Faria, L.; Correia, M.; Carvalho, J.; Vilarinho, C.. "Potential for waste valorization in Azorean fish industry". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 464-469. CRC Press, 2023.
    10.1201/9781003345084-75
  8. Genisheva, Zlatina; Soares, Margarida; M. Oliveira, José; Carvalho, Joana. "Wine Production Wastes, Valorization, and Perspectives". In Hazardous Waste - Current Insights [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2023.
    10.5772/intechopen.1003184
  9. Soares, M.; Valério, N.; Ribeiro, A.; Ferreira, A.; Ribeiro, P.; Campos, R.; Araújo, J.; et al. "Giving cigarettes a second life: The E-Tijolo project". In Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III, 561-566. CRC Press, 2019.
    10.1201/9780429289798-89
  10. Carvalho, Joana; Soares, Margarida; Castro, Carlos; Mota, André; Ribeiro, André; Araújo, Jorge; Vilarinho, Cândida. "Development of Bioplastic Film for Application in the Footwear Industry". In Innovation, Engineering and Entrepreneurship, edited by Machado, José; Soares, Filomena; Veiga, Germano, 712-718. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
  11. Ribeiro, André; Soares, Margarida; Castro, Carlos; Mota, André; Araújo, Jorge; Vilarinho, Cândida; Carvalho, Joana. "Waste-to-Energy Technologies Applied for Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Valorisation". In Innovation, Engineering and Entrepreneurship, 641-647. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-91334-6_87
  12. Castro, C.; Mota, A.; Ribeiro, A.; Soares, M.; Araujo, J.; Carvalho, J.; Vilarinho, C.. "Potential of exhausted olive pomace for gasification". In WASTES – Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities II, 437-442. CRC Press, 2017.
    10.1201/9781315206172-68
Conference abstract
  1. Soares, Margarida; Genisheva, Zlatina; MIRANDA, TIAGO; PEREIRA, EDUARDO; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Soares, Margarida. "WASTEINMOTION: A DIGITAL BRIDGE BETWEEN AGRO-WASTE AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
  2. Genisheva, Zlatina; Soares, Margarida; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Genisheva, Zlatina. "ECOFISHVAL – INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR THE VALORIZATION OF FISH BY-PRODUCTS TOWARDS A ZERO WASTE APPROACH". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
  3. Soares, Margarida; Genisheva, Zlatina; MIRANDA, TIAGO; PEREIRA, EDUARDO; Carvalho, Joana; Vilarinho, C.. Corresponding author: Soares, Margarida. "MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE IN THE EU". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
  4. Nascimento, Lucas; Silva, Hugo M. R. D.; Soares, Margarida; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Nascimento, Lucas. "ENHANCING ASPHALT PERFORMANCE: VALORISING POLYURETHANE WASTE AS A BITUMEN MODIFIER". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
  5. Soares, Margarida; Vilarinho, C.; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (TEA) OF PIG MEAT PROCESSING WASTES VALORISATION". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
  6. Soares, Margarida; Vilarinho, C.; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PEACH AND NECTARINES PROCESSING WASTES VALORISATION IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY APPROACH". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
  7. Silva , André ; Soares, Margarida; Vilarinho, C.; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "IDENTIFICATION OF COMPANIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MARINE PLASTICS RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES André Ribeiro1 *, Nuno Pacheco1 , André Silva1 , Margarida Soares1 , Când". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
  8. Carvalho, Joana; Soares, Margarida; Valério, Nádia; Vilarinho, C.; Genisheva, Zlatina. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Joana. "MULTISTAGE VALORIZATION OF FISH BY-PRODUCTS IN SUSTAINABLE BIOPROCESSING FRAMEWORKS: ADVANCING TOWARDS A ZERO-WASTE PARADIGM". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Pacheco, Nuno; Barbosa, Flavia V.; Ribeiro, Andre; Carvalho, Joana; Nascimento, Lucas; Soares, Margarida; Valerio, Nadia; et al. "AN EXPERIMENTAL SETUP FOR PLASMA GASIFICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE". 2023.
    10.1615/tfec2023.ens.046313
  2. Mota, A.; Ribeiro, A.; Soares, Margarida; Castro, C.; Araújo, J.; Castro, S.; Paiva, M.C.; et al. "Ecosustainablerail – A new solution for sustainable railway sleepers". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  3. Carvalho, J.; Mota, A.; Ribeiro, A.; Castro, C.; Soares, Margarida; Araujo, J.; Vilarinho, Cândida. "RES2VALHUM – Valorisation of organic waste production of humic substances". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, 2017.
  4. Castro, M; Soares, Margarida; Mota, A.; Ribeiro, A.; Vilarinho, C.; Araújo, J.; Carvalho, J.. "SUMO – Sustainable use of biomass from oleaginous processing". Paper presented in Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2017.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Genisheva, Zlatina; Ferreira-Santos, Pedro; Soares, Margarida; Carvalho, Joana. Corresponding author: Genisheva, Zlatina. "The hidden bioactive potential of DOC Vinhos Verdes residues". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  2. Soares, Margarida. "The Potential for Production Of 1st And 2nd Generation Bioplastics – The Portuguese Case". 2017.
Journal article
  1. Soares, Margarida; Genisheva, Zlatina; MIRANDA, TIAGO; PEREIRA, EDUARDO; Vilarinho, Maria Cândida; Carvalho, Joana. "Agricultural Waste: The Picture of European Union Countries". Journal of Sustainability Research 7 3 (2025): https://doi.org/10.20900/jsr20250047.
    10.20900/jsr20250047
  2. Margarida Soares; Luciana Faria; Tiago Miranda; Eduardo Pereira; Cândida Vilarinho; Joana Carvalho. "The potential of agri-food waste to solve construction's environmental problems: A review". Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clcb.2025.100138.
    10.1016/j.clcb.2025.100138
  3. Margarida Soares; Ribeiro, A; Tomás Vasconcelos; Manuel Barros; Carla Castro; Cândida Vilarinho; Joana Carvalho. "Challenges of Digital Waste Marketplace—The Upvalue Platform". Sustainability 15 14 (2023): 11235-11235. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su151411235.
    10.3390/su151411235
  4. Nádia Valério; Margarida Soares; Cândida Vilarinho; Manuela Correia; Joana Carvalho. "Diving into Fish Valorisation: Review Opportunities and Analyzing Azorean Fish Data". Processes (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11071998.
    10.3390/pr11071998
  5. Carvalho, Joana; Nascimento, Lucas; Soares, Margarida; Valério, Nádia; Ribeiro, André; Faria, Luciana; Silva, André; et al. "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Biochar Production from a Circular Economy Perspective". Processes 10 12 (2022): 2684. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr10122684.
    10.3390/pr10122684
  6. Nascimento, Lucas; Valério, Nádia; Soares, Margarida; Faria, Luciana; Ribeiro, André; Oliveira, Joel; Araújo, Jorge; Vilarinho, Cândida; Carvalho, Joana. "INCORPORATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE AS AGGREGATES IN HOT MIX ASPHALT". International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering 9 4 (2022): https://ijamce.iraj.in/paper_detail.php?paper_id=19004.
    Published
  7. Valério, Nádia; Soares, Margarida; Vilarinho, Maria Cândida; Carvalho, Joana. "Ecofriendly Technologies of Fish Oils and Collagen Extraction from Fishery Waste – A Review". Innovations in Mechanical Engineering II (2022): 136-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09382-1_12.
    10.1007/978-3-031-09382-1_12
  8. Carvalho, Joana; Mota, André; Ribeiro, André; Soares, Margarida; Araújo, Jorge; Vilarinho, Cândida. "Eco Sustainable Rail - Valorization of Mixed Plastics in the Development of Eco-Sustainable Railways". European Journal of Sustainable Development 7 4 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2018.v7n4p489.
  9. Carvalho, Joana; Mota, André; Ribeiro, André; Soares, Margarida; Araújo, Jorge; Vilarinho, Cândida. "MOVBIO - Mobilization of Biomass for Energy Recovery Towards a Sustainable Development". European Journal of Sustainable Development 7 4 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2018.v7n4p483.
    10.14207/ejsd.2018.v7n4p483
  10. Ribeiro, André; Mota, André; Soares, Margarida; Castro, Carlos; Araújo, Jorge; Carvalho, Joana. "Lead (II) Removal from Contaminated Soils by Electrokinetic Remediation Coupled with Modified Eggshell Waste". Key Engineering Materials 777 (2018): 256-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.777.256.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.777.256
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/04/10 CIRCULAR ECONOMY APPLIED TO THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: INCORPORATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTO BUILDING MATERIALS ENSURE - Environmental Sustainability through Waste and Recycling
ENSURE (San Francisco, United States)
2023/03/07 Demoday Wast'Awareness - Demonstração do trabalho realizado no projeto. Apresentação das Tecnologias às empresas. Demoday - Wast'Awareness
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos (Guimarães, Portugal)
2023/03/01 Demoday - Wast'Awareness Demonstração do trabalho realizado no projeto. Apresentação das tecnologias às empresas. Demoday - Wast'Awareness
Instituto Superior de Engenharia - ISEP (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/17 Valorizar Rumo a uma Economia Circular - Mesa Redonda Jornadas de Engenharia Química - Catalisa a Descoberta
Faculdade de Engenharia do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/10/26 Wast'Awareness - Transferência de Tecnologia na Valorização de Resíduos e Sustentabilidade Digital Transformation SUMIIT
(Funchal, Portugal)
2022/09/22 Wast'Awareness - Transferência de Tecnologia na Valorização e Sustentabilidade GreenWeek
Laboratório da Paisagem (Guimarães, Portugal)
2021/05/28 CVR e a circularidade de resíduos - Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos Greenfest
Mosteiro de Tibães (Braga, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/01 - 2025/09 The WASTES – Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities conference is an international scientific event dedicated to promoting knowledge exchange and innovation in the field of waste management, recovery, and sustainable resource use. My organizational activity involved supporting the coordination and execution of the event, including communication with participants and speakers, abstract management, and assistance in the preparation of technical sessions. I also contributed to the dissemination of conference information, logistics support, and partici (2025/09/03 - 2025/09/05)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/09/24 - 2025/09/25 Participação em Conferência
Conference
 AQUAXI - Congresso Transnacional do Campus Auga da Xuventude Investigadora
Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025/03 - 2025/09 Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities Portugal, Funchal
Distinctions

Award

2023 1º Prémio do Concurso Nacional de Eco-Empreendedorismo
Startup Leiria, Portugal
2023 Mares Circulares
Coca-Cola European Partners, United States

Liga para a Protecção da Natureza, Portugal

Chelonian Research Foundation, United States
2015 Bolsa de excelência da Universidade do Minho
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 Bolsa de excelência da Universidade do Minho
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 Bolsa de doutoramento FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal