Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Elena Surra
Citation names
- Surra, Elena
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 461F-CB6C-8A72
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3500-7707
- Scopus Author Id
- 57197760695
Email addresses
- elena.surra@graq.isep.ipp.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Biofuels
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
- Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Italian (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2020/01/04 - 2023/03/31
Concluded
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Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability Assessments, with Particular Regard to Life Cycle Assessment. (Pós-doutoramento)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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2014/10/01 - 2019/12/11
Concluded
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PhD in Energy and Bioenergy (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa.Faculdade de Ciências e tecnologia, Portugal
"BioCH4 from the Anaerobic co-Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and Maize Cob Wastes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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unanimously approved |
2014/06/30
Concluded
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Post-Graduate Course in Energy and BioEnergy (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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1999/11/30
Concluded
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Degree in Geology (Licenciatura)
Universita degli Studi di Torino Dipartimento di Chimica, Italy
"Caratterizzazione Petrografica di graniti gialli" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/04/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal |
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal (...) |
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2020/04/01 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal |
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Grupo de Reação e Análises Químicas, Portugal | ||
2019/09/01 - 2020/02/29 | Researcher (Research) | FCT/NOVA.ID, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2014/10/01 - 2019/07/31 | PhD Student | Universidade Nova de Lisboa.Faculdade de Ciências e tecnologia, Portugal |
2008/08/01 - 2013/06/30 | HSE Specialist. Development and Management of the HSE system of construction and maintenance sites in petrochemical plants. HS&E Auditing. Waste management. | Ms Isolamenti S.p.A., Italy |
2006/03/01 - 2008/07/31 | HSE Specialist. Development and Management of the HSE system of construction and maintenance sites in petrochemical plants. Risk Assessment. Designer, Lecturer in training courses on safety. | Cosmin S.p.A., Italy |
2001/01/01 - 2006/02/15 | Project Manager- Environmental Remediation | Golder Associates Srl, Italy |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/10/01 - Current | Chestfilm (PD21-00024) - Valorização de resíduos sólidos do processamento da castanha: extração de biopolímeros e preparação
de filmes biodegradáveis
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/04/01 - Current | BioReset (BiodivRestore-406 / DivRestore/0002/2020)- Restauro e conservação da biodiversidade de águas interiores para o bem-estar
ambiental e humano
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/04/01 - Current | Shell4BioA (EXPL/BII-BIO/0436/2021). Produção de bioaminas a partir de cascas de crustáceos usando processos catalíticos sustentáveis
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/02/01 - Current | E2B2-PHACAR ( PTDC/BII-BIO/5626/2020). Bio refinaria baseada sobre a extrusão extrativa (E2B2) de biomassas numa cascata de
polihidroxialcanoatos (PHA), de produtos naturais e de carrageninas hibridas gelificantes (CAR).
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/04/10 - 2022/12/31 | FARMASENSE (NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-039957) - Inovações na deteção e tratamento de fármacos em águas residuais
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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Structural and Investment European Funds - PORTUGAL 2020
Concluded
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2020/09/01 - 2022/12/31 | OXI-e3D (NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-039882)- Desenvolvimento de processo de adsorção-oxidação electroquímica na remoção de fármacos
e metabolitos de águas residuais
Researcher
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Structural and Investment European Funds - PORTUGAL 2020
Concluded
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2020/09/09 - 2022/03/31 | SilverBrain (WaterJPI/0007/2016) - Do mar para o cérebro: Extratos verdes neuroprotetores para nanoencapsulamento e produção
de alimentos funcionais
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2020/04/01 - 2021/10/01 | BioreVinery (PTDC/BII-BIO/30884/2017) - Aplicação do conceito de biorefinaria à valorização dos resíduos da poda das vinhas
por processos sustentáveis de extração e de catálise
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2020/04/01 - 2021/06/26 | CECs(Bio)Sensing (PTDC/ASP-PES/29547/2017) - (Bio)sensores para avaliação de contaminantes emergentes em produtos da pesca
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2020/04/01 - 2020/12/31 | REWATER (WaterJPI/0007/2016) - Sustainable and Safe Water Management in Agriculture: Increasing the Efficiency of Water Reuse
for Crop Growth While Protecting Ecosystem, Services and Citizens Welfare
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019/09/01 - 2020/02/29 | RObUST (RObUST/BIC/FCT-NOVA/06-2019). Economia Circular Aplicada à Borracha de Pneus: Valorização Material, Química e Energética
(RObUST/BIC/FCT-NOVA/06-2019)
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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FCT/NOVA.ID
Concluded
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2015/02/01 - 2019/05/31 | European (Bio FessProject ELAC2014/BEE0367) - Biorefinery for the Production of Lowand HighGrade Activated Carbon from forestry
wastes, maize residues and biogas digestate
PhD Student Fellow
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/06/11 - 2023/03/30 | ViNe2FUeL: Viabilidade técnica/económica da utilização de extratos de resíduos da poda da vinha como antioxidantes naturais
em biodiesel. A alternativa sustentável para o futuro dos biocombustíveis.
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
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Universidade do Porto
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/11/24 | Life Cycle Assessment and Economic Analysis of Portable Sensors for Ketoprofen Detection in Fish | XXVII ENCONTRO LUSO GALEGO DE QUÍMICA
LAQV/REQUIMTE (Porto, Portugal)
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2023/11/23 | Fundamentals of a new method for the assessment of conservation and restoration of freshwater ecosystems contaminated by pharmaceuticals based on sustainability concept | XXVII ENCONTRO LUSO GALEGO DE QUÍMICA
LAQV/REQUIMTE (Porto, Portugal)
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2023/09/13 | Shrimp Shells Waste Biorefinery: From the Extraction to the Production of designed Biochar Catalysts, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Energy Conversion. | 14th International Chemical And Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR)
Instituto Politecnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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2023 | Shrimp Shells Waste Biorefinery: From the Extraction to the Production of designed Biochar Catalysts, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Energy Conversion | 14th International Chemical And Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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2022/12/08 | Análise de ciclo de vida de tratamentos terciários avançados para a remoção de fármacos do efluente de águas residuais urbanas | FARMASENSE Final Conference, 8 December 2022, Porto, Portugal. On Line, Oral Presentation
REQUIMTE LAQV (Porto, Portugal)
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2022/11/18 | Comparison of Advanced Tertiary Treatments for Pharmaceuticals Removal from a Municipal Wastewater | XVI ENCONTRO GALEGO-PORTUGUÉS DE QUÍMICA, Santiago de Compostela, 16-18 November 2022. Oral Presentation.
Faculdad de Química- Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
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2022/11/16 | Vine-canes-based extracts as antioxidants for biodiesel production: A Life Cycle Assessment study. | XVI ENCONTRO GALEGO-PORTUGUÉS DE QUÍMICA, Santiago de Compostela, 16-18 November 2022. Oral Presentation.
Faculdad de Química- Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
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2022/07/21 | Bip Proof Acceleration Program, U Porto, 2022. Vine2Fuel project. Oral presentation of a pitch (5') to promote the innovative antioxidant biodiesel additive. The presentation included market analysis, opportunities for investors, financial analysis, as well as the analysis of the environmental impacts associated with the production, at large scale, the biodiesel additive. The presentation put the basis for the subsequent funding of the proof of concept. Available on line at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_z9TjUCkzA. | Bip Proof Acceleration Program, Porto, 21 July 2022.
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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2021/09/27 | BioreVinery: The new biorefinery concept to vineyard pruning waste valorisation. | 5th EuChemS Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry. Thessaloniki, Grece, 26-29 September 2021.
Aristotele University, Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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2021/09/24 | Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment for Pharmaceuticals Removal from Municipal Wastewater | IWA - International Conference on Rethinking Treatment with Asset Management
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politecnico do Porto (PORTO, Portugal)
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2021/09/08 | Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Municipal Wastewater. A Life-Cycle Prospective | LAQV webinars - Environmental Chemistry. Oral Presentation
LAQV-REQUIMTE (Porto, Portugal)
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2021/05/13 | Environmental Impacts Associated with the presence of Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals in Municipal Wastewater. | CIGRAC 2020+1 - International Conference on Contaminated Land Management and Rehabilitation
(online, Portugal)
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2020/06/29 | Presence of Pesticides and of Diclofenac in Municipal Wastewater. A Life Cycle Analysis Approach. Oral Presentation | REWATER Final Conference. Water Reuse for a Sustainable World. Online Conference. Porto, Portugal, 29-20 September 2020
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politecnico do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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2019/09/06 | Effect of biochar on biogas production | WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities 5th International Conference 4- 6 September 2019. Oral Presentation
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Caparica, Portugal)
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2019/09/06 | Production From Food Wastes or Volatile Fatty Acids: What's the Best? | WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities 5th International Conference 4 - 6 September 2019
Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon (Caparica, Portugal)
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2019/09/05 | Effect of the hydraulic retention time on bio-hydrogen production through dark fermentation | WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities 5th International Conference 4-6 September 2019. Oral Presentation.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Caparica, Portugal)
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2018/06/19 | Enhanced biogas production through anaerobic co-digestion of OFMSW with maize cob waste pre-treated with hydrogen peroxide. | IconBM 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMASS
AIDIC (Bologna, Italy)
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2017/06/13 | A New Biorefinery Concept To Valorize Maize Residues and the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes | 22nd International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference (ISDRS 2016)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2022/01/02 - Current | Avaliação Técnica, Ambiental e de Custos da Valorização de Lamas de Granito.
Supervisor
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Master Thesis in "Sustainable Energy" (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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2022/11/02 - 2023/10/08 | Development of a new method for ecosystem recovery and conservation and restoration assessment based on sustainability concepts.
Supervisor
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Master (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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2021/10/01 - 2022/11/10 | Comparação de Tecnologias de Tratamento Terciário de Águas Residuais para Remoção de Fármacos. Uma Perspetiva de Análise
de Ciclo de Vida.
Supervisor
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Tese de mestrado em Engenharia Química, área de especialização Tecnologias de Proteção Ambiental. ISEP/IPP, Novembro de 2022.
(Nota final 17/20). (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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2021/03/01 - 2022/01/11 | Estudo de comparação das tecnologias de plasma não térmico e ozonização para a remoção de fármacos das águas residuais através
de análise de ciclo de vida
Supervisor
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grau de Mestre em Engenharia Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade Ciencias e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Janeiro
2022 (Nota final 18/20) (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2021/01/02 - 2021/11/18 | Inspeção e Diagnostico e Reabilitação Estrutural
Co-supervisor
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Relatório de Estágio submetido para satisfação parcial dos requisitos do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Ramo de Estruturas
ISEP, Porto, Outubro 2021 (Nota final 19/20) (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/10/27 - 2023/10/27 | Programa investigação jovem na U.Porto com empresas (IJUP Empresas); Programa de provas de conceito da U.Porto (BIP PROOF)
Exhibition
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Programa investigação jovem na U.Porto com empresas – IJUP Empresas; Programa de provas de conceito da U.Porto – BIP PROOF
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2018/10/02 - 2018/10/04 | Conference Poster. New Eco-Sorbents For Hydrogen Sulphide Removal from Biogas.
Conference
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13th International Chemical And Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR) |
2018/10/02 - 2018/10/04 | Conference Poster. Pre-Treatment of Maize Cob Waste with Hydrogen Peroxide for Biogas Enhancement
Conference
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13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR) |
2017/06/12 - 2017/06/12 | Conference Poster. Corn cob derived-carbons as adsorbents for biogas upgrading to biomethane.
Conference
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Reunião Grupo do Carbono (RGB), Porto (PT) |
2017/03/05 - 2017/03/10 | Conference Poster. Biorefinery to Produce Activated Carbon From Biomass – An Approach for a Biogas Refining Process.
Conference
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Separations Technology IX: New Frontiers in Media, Techniques, and Technologies.
Engineering Conferences International, United States
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/06/26 | O microreator NetMIX como potencial tecnologia de purificação de biogás em Estações de Tratamento de Águas Residuais - Análise
de Ciclo de Vida
(Thesis) Main arguer
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ANA CATARINA COSTA SOUSA (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
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2022/09/22 | Computer-aided design of molecular imprinted electrochemical sensors for analysis of pharmaceuticals in waters
(Thesis) Arguer
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Patricia Catarina Santo Rebelo (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2022 | Life Cycle Assessment of Propylene Carbonate Production from CO2.UNL/FCT, Master Thesis, February 2022
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Tiago Teixeira Dinis (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2017/10/01 - 2024/01/19 | Waste Managment (1879-2456) | Elsevier |
2023/11/28 - 2023/12/10 | Waste Managment | Elsevier |
2023/09/01 - 2023/11/28 | Frontiers | |
2023/10/01 - 2023/10/24 | Waste Managment | Elsevier |
2023/09/01 - 2023/09/23 | Journal of Cleaner Production (1879-1786) | Elsevier |
2022/03/01 - 2022/03/31 | Industrial Crops & Products (0926-6690) | Elsevier |
2021/06/08 - 2021/06/22 | Renewable Energy (0960-1481) | Elsevioer |
2020/11/09 - 2020/12/14 | Science of TotalEnvironment (0048-9697) | Elsevier |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/10/17 - 2023/10/30 | Bioproducts Valorisation in a Life Cycle Approach. Part 1: Introduction to LCA, base concepts, guidelines; Part 2: Life Cycle Analysis of a real case study: Life cycle analysis of a biorefinery for activated carbon and biomethane production. Workshop in BSc Bioresources -Valorisation of Bioproducts, Instituto Superior de Ingenharia do Porto, 17 October 2022, 18 April, and 30 October 2023. | BSc Bioresources-Valorisation of Bioproducts (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal |
2022/06/21 - 2022/07/21 | Participation in 24 hours Learning program. BIP Acceleration - The training program was funded by the BIP Acceleration program, the acceleration program for projects to enhance research results at the University of Porto. The Team participated with Project: Vine2fuel based on the BIOVINERY project BIOVINERY - PTDC/BII-BIO/30884/2017 (production of additives for biodiesel), which was selected among several others. | (Outros) | Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
2021/06/02 - 2022/06/08 | Life Cycle Analysis Two examples of real case studies, Lesson n.11 Energy and Environmental Sustainability PhD Program in BioEnergy , New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Science and Technology, 2 June 2021, and 8 June 2022. | PhD in BioEnergy (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2022/06/01 - 2023/06/30 | Solid Waste Management in a Life Cycle Analysis Perspective. Special Issue of Applied Sciences Open Access Journal. (Invited Guest-Editor) | MDPI |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2022/11/01 - 2023/04/30 | Internship Erasmus Program for Graduate Students from University of Padova, Italy | Anita Pizzaia |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | Vine2Fuel. Award for innovative projects financed by Universidade do Porto. Classification 6/30. Available ON LINE : https://upin.up.pt/pt-pt/content/bip-proof-2022-2023-60-mil-euros.
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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Other distinction
2021 | 1 paper published in the Open Acess Journal “Sustainability” was selected among 494 manuscripts as issue “cover” for Vol.7,
issue 7 (https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/7).
Open Acess Journal “Sustainability”, Switzerland
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