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Erika Barrak is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sustainable Energy Systems at the University of Coimbra and a research fellow at the Center for industrial ecology/ADAI-LAETA. She worked on research project associated with Life Cycle assessment (LCA) and circular economy of building product, and she is working on research project in LCA of bio-additives for plastics. She holds a master's degree in Energy Engineering at Universidade Federal de Itajubá (Itajubá, Brazil) and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Universidade Federal de Itajubá (Itajubá, Brazil). Previous experiences include an internship at COSIPA (steel industry) (Cubatão, Brazil), Internship at Reanault (Maubeuge, France) and Test Engineer at Johnson&Johnson (São José dos Campos, Brazil). She has published 1 article and has participated in two congresses and one seminar. Keywords: biogas electricity production; waste-to-energy; life cycle assessment; circular economy and Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Érika Barrak

Citation names

  • Barrak, Érika

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4915-7590-0E22
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2549-5508

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 910815051 (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/07/16 - 2023/07/01
Ongoing
 Sistemas Sustentáveis de Energia (Doutoramento)
Major in Economia circular, Análise de Ciclo de Vida
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/08 - 2018/06/21
Concluded
 Engenharia de Energia (Master)
Major in Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos, Aterro Sanitário, Waste-to Energy, Biogas
Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil
"Análise técnico-econômica da recuperação energética dos resíduos sólidos urbanos através da incineração e dos gás de aterro sanitário" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 9
2005/04/07 - 2012/02/10
Concluded
 Engenharia Mecânica (Bachelor)
Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/03/05 - 2012/10/01 Engenheira de teste Johnson & Johnson Medical , Brazil
2010/10/04 - 2011/04/04 Estágio Renault, France
2008/01/01 - 2008/01/31 Estágio Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, Brazil
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/12/05 - 2023/05/26 Better Plastics-Plastics in a Circular Economy
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046091
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

European Regional Development Fund
2022/01/01 - 2022/11/30 Streamlined Ecodesign Tools based on Life Cycle Assessment incorporating uncertainty
UI0308-SET-LCA.1/2021
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Barrak, Erika. "ANÁLISE DO POTENCIAL TEÓRICO DA GERAÇÃO DE ENERGIA A PARTIR DO BIOGÁS NO ATERRO SANITÁRIO DE VARGINHA". Revista Brasileira de Energias Renováveis 8 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/rber.v8i1.53660.
    10.5380/rber.v8i1.53660
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2017/04/04 Techno-economic analysis of energy recovery from municipal solid waste incineration and landfill gas II Congresso de Energias Renováveis
(Sorocaba, Brazil)
2016/09/26 Comparação do Payback Simples de SFCRs em Função da Variação das Tarifas de Energia Elétrica X Congresso Brasileiro De Planejamento Energético
(Gramado)
2015/06/09 Estudo Teórico do aproveitamento do biogás na geração de eletricidade na estação de tratamentos de efluentes de Itajubá II Seminário de Recursos Naturais, sustentabilidade e tecnologias ambientais