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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fátima Isabel Cordeiro Mirante

Citation names

  • Mirante, Fátima
  • Mirante, Fatima
  • Mirante, Fátima I.C.
  • Mirante, F.
  • Fátima Mirante
  • Fátima Isabel Mirante
  • Mirante, F. I.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
521E-94A2-558B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1952-8214
Researcher Id
ABA-8334-2020
Scopus Author Id
6507807047

Email addresses

  • fatima.mirante@fc.up.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Petroleum Engineering, Energy and Fuels
Education
Degree Classification
2013/12/13
Concluded
 Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Size distribution of atmospheric aerosol in the Iberian Peninsula" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada
2007/09/24
Concluded
 Métodos Instrumentais e Controle de Quimica Analitica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Analysis by gas chromatography of vegetable oils and paraffin waxes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2002/01/09
Concluded
 Química ramo Química Analítica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Licenciatura" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13.0
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2020/06/01 - 2021/08/30 Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/11/01 - 2020/02/29 Postdoc (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/06/01 - 2018/10/31 Postdoc (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2017/12/31 Postdoc (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/05/01 - 2017/03/31 Postdoc (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2016/03/01 Postdoc (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/08/01 - 2014/04/30 Research fellowship - MOFs was prepared and characterized by IV, UV-Vis, SEM and X-ray. These materials were applied in the CO2 capture from post-combustion streams using MMMs and as heterogeneous cat REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2009/01/01 - 2013/03/30 PHD student - fellowship from FCT (SFRH/BD/45473/2008) FCT/MCTES, Portugal
2008/11/01 - 2008/12/31 Research fellowship -It was realized a sampling campaign and it was analyzed some air pollutant. Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2008/08/01 - 2008/12/31 Research fellowship -It was realized some sampling campaigns of particle matter from urban emissions and the carbonaceous compounds were analyzed by thermos-optical method. Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2007/11/01 - 2008/07/31 Research fellowship -It was realized some sampling campaigns of particle matter from forest fires and fireplaces. The organic particles were analyzed by GC-MS and carbonaceous compounds by thermos-opt Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2005/11/15 - 2006/11/14 Research fellowship -Development of a new phase change material composite for energy storage and thermal insulation Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2004/11/01 - 2006/10/30 Research fellowship - To develop a new material composite using of PCMs. It realized temperature/heat transfer studies using a model house developed in the laboratory and in large scale at the laborat Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2004/11/15 - 2005/11/14 Research fellowship - To develop a new material composite using of PCMs. Participation of the organization of events and conferences related with MNAA project. Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2005/07/01 - 2005/08/01 Research -Participation in oceanographic cruise TTR15, gas sampling in mud volcanos in Golg of Cadis. Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2005/07/01 - 2005/08/01 Research -Participation in oceanographic cruise TTR15, gas sampling in mud volcanos in Golg of Cadis. Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2002/09/01 - 2003/08/31 Research fellowship -Synthesis and characterized (by IV, UV-Vis, X-ray, RAMAN) the complex of Ru. Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2000/10/01 - 2001/06/01 Trainee in the Quality Department -Implementation of two quality systems: HACCP and ISO9000 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2000/04/01 - 2000/05/01 Trainee Galp Energia SGPS SA, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/03/01 - 2025/11/30 Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes
UIDB/50006/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50006/2020
Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2009/01 - 2013/04 Size fractionated atmospheric aerosol in the Iberian Peninsula
SFRH/BD/45473/2008
PhD Student Fellow
FCT/MCTES, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos
UID/QUI/50006/2019
LA/P/0008/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0008/2020
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/11 - 2019/12 Design of new gold catalysts for glycerol transformation into value-added products
PTDC/CTMCTM/31983/2017
Research Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded
2017/04 - 2017/12 Desenvolvimento de novos materiais porosos multifuncionais
UID/QUI/50006
Research Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded
2016/05 - 2017/03 Catalisadores heterogéneos avançados para a dessulfurização oxidativa sustentável do diesel
UID/QUI/50006/2013
Scientific Initiation Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded
2013/08 - 2014/05 Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture from post-combustion streams using mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) with ionic liquids
EXPL/AAG-GLO/1448/2012
Research Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - LA 17 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/MAR/LA0017/2011
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/11 - 2008/12 Assessement of the terrestrial carbon balance (CARBOEUROPE)
GOCE-CT-2003-505572
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2007/11 - 2008/12 Contribution of biomass combustion to air pollutant emissions (BIOEMI)
PTDC/AMB/65706/2006
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded
2008/08 - 2008/10 Source apportionment of urban emissions of primary particulate matter (URBE)
PTDC/AAC-AMB/117956/2010
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded
2005/11 - 2006/11 Development of a new phase change material composite for energy storage and thermal insulation
POCI/CTM/60288/2004
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded
2004/11 - 2005/11 Materials Network for the Atlantic Área - MNAA
INTERREG IIIB
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2005/07/17 - 2005/08/05 Tectonic control, deep crustal structure and fluid scape pathway in the Gulf of Cadiz mud volcano field
01-LEC-EMA24F
Researcher
European Science Foundation, France
Concluded
2002/09 - 2003/08 Study of the non-covalent adducts of oligodeoxyribonucleotide duplexes with ruthenium(II) complexes by mass spectrometry
POCTI/2001/QUI/42883
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
 FCT/MCTES
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção
UID/EQU/50020/2019
UID/QUI/50006/2019
LA/P/0008/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0008/2020
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Fátima Mirante; Mendes, Ricardo F.; Paz, Filipe A. Almeida; Balula, Salete. "High catalytic efficiency of a layered coordination polymer to remove simultaneous sulfur and nitrogen compounds from fuels". In MOFs for advanced applications. Catalysts, 2022.
    Published
  2. Alves, Célia; Vicente, Ana; Nunes, Teresa; Gonçalves, Cátia; Fernandes, Ana Patrícia; Monteiro, Cristina; Caseiro, Alexandre; et al. "Forest Fires, Air Quality and Human Exposure". In Forest fires research: beyond burnt area statistics, edited by Universidade de Aveiro. 2011.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Viana, Alexandre; Ribeiro, Susana O.; Julião, Diana; Faria, Rui G.; Mirante, F.; de Castro, Baltazar; Balula, Maria Salete; Cunha-Silva, Luís. "Post-synthetic treatment to improve oxidative desulfurization performance of the metal-organic framework UiO-66". Paper presented in Encontro de investigação Jovem 13ª edição, Porto, 2020.
  2. Célia dos Anjos Alves; Ana Margarida Vicente; Teresa Filomena Nunes; Patricia Fernandes; Caseiro, Alexandre; Fátima Mirante; Cátia Vanessa Gonçalves; et al. "Quantification of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants Emitted from Wildland Fires in Portugal". Paper presented in Earth Observation for Land-Atmosphere Interaction Science - ESA, iLEAPS, EGU joint Conference, Frascatti, 2011.
    Accepted
  3. Teresa Filomena Vieira Nunes; Mirante, F.; Almeida, Elza; Pio, Casimiro. "Comparison of methods for the quantification of the different carbon fractions in atmospheric aerosol samples". Paper presented in EGU- General Assembly, Vienna, 2010.
    Accepted
  4. Rocha, Ana Catarina; Mirante, F.; Gonçalves, Cátia; Teresa Filomena Nunes; Alves, Célia Anjos; Evtyugina, M.; Kowacz, M.; et al. "Aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons characterisation of Coimbra and Oporto PM2.5 urban aerosol". Paper presented in EGU- General Assembly, Vienna, 2009.
    Accepted
Conference paper
  1. Alves, Célia; Gonçalves, Cátia; Vicente, Ana; Nunes, Teresa; Mirante, Fátima; Tarelho, Luís; Caseiro, Alexandre; Pio, Casimiro. "Emissions of trace gases and aerosols from wildfires in Portugal in summer 2009 - Experimental results from ground base measurements". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research, Coimbra, 2010.
  2. Alves, Célia; Gonçalves, Cátia; Pio, Casimiro; Evtyugina, Margarita; Mirante, Fátima; Viegas, Xavier. "Gaseous and particulate emissions from prescribed burnings in Portugal". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research, Coimbra, 2010.
  3. Oliveira, Cristina; Oliveira, César; Martins, Natercia; Caseiro, Alexandre; Mirante, Fátima I.C.; Pio, Casimiro; Cerqueira, Mário; et al. "Atmospheric pollution in Lisbon urban atmosphere.". Paper presented in EGU- General Assembly, Viena, 2009.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Dias, Catarina N.; Mirante, F.; Balula, Salete S.. "Catalytic Polymeric Membranes for Glycerol Valorisation: a strategy for cleaner fuel additive production". Paper presented in ETE 2025 - 2nd Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Energy, 2025.
  2. Fernandes, Simone C.; Daniela Flores; Isabel Santos-Vieira; Carlos M. Granadeiro; Luís Cunha-Silva; Baltazar Manuel Romão de Castro; Fátima Isabel Mirante; Balula, Salete S.. "Comparative study on the correlation of pore sizes of different porous structures (MOF-808, UiO-66-NH2, ZIF-8) on the catalytic performance of LnPOM-based composites in ODS studies". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Galego Português de Química, 2022.
  3. Fátima Mirante; Gago, Sandra; Rita Valença; Jorge Ribeiro; C.M. Granadeiro; de Castro, Baltazar; Balula, Salete. "Sustainable desulfurization of diesel using efficient heterogeneous catalyst based in polyoxomolybdate supported in large-pore silica spheres". 2022.
  4. Luís Cunha-Silva; Fernandes, Simone C.; Dinis F. Silva; Alexandre M. Viana; Faria, Rui G.; Fátima Isabel Mirante; Granadeiro, Carlos; Balula, Maria Salete. "Recent advances in porous MOF-derived materials towards eco-sustainable catalytic systems". Paper presented in 13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference, 2022.
  5. Faria, Rui G.; Alexandre Viana; Julião, Diana; Fátima Isabel Mirante; Luís Cunha-Silva; Balula, Maria Salete S.. Corresponding author: Faria, Rui G.. "UiO-66 as a desulfurization and denitrogenation catalyst for the production of greener fuels". Paper presented in XI National Meeting on Catalysis and Porous Materials & II Meeting of the Carbon Group, 2021.
  6. Chaves, Miguel; Almeida, Miguel P.; Mirante, Fátima; Julião, D.; Pereira, Eulália; Cunha-Silva, Luis; de Castro, Baltazar; Balula, Salete. "MOFs functionalized with amino and thiol groups to accommodate catalytic gold nanoparticles". Paper presented in IJUP 2020, 2020.
  7. Mirante, Fátima; Ribeiro, Susana O.; Castro, Baltazar de; Granadeiro, Carlos M.; Balula, Salete S.. "Efficient catalyst titanium polioxometalate supported on TM-SBA-15 for oxidative desulfurization". Paper presented in 12th Inorganic Bioinorganic Chemistry, 2018.
  8. Mirante, F.; Ribeiro, S.O.; de Castro, B.; Granadeiro, Carlos; Balula, S.S.. "Efficient Titanium-Polyoxometalate Supported by SBA-15-TM as Catalysts and its Performance in Oxidative Desulfurization". Paper presented in 12th Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference, 2018.
  9. Balula, Salete S.; Ribeiro, Susana O.; Julião, Diana; Mirante, F.; Gonçalves, Isabel S.; Pillinger, Martyn; Luís Cunha-Silva; de Castro, Baltazar; Granadeiro, Carlos M.. "The influence of polyoxometalate structures in oxidative catalytic systems: activation strategies". Paper presented in 12th Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference, 2018.
  10. Gago, S.; Gomes, N.; Branco, L.C.; Mirante, F.; Cunha-Silva, L.; Almeida, P.L.; Pillinger, M.; Granadeiro, Carlos; Balula, S.S.. "Nanomaterials Based on Polyoxomolybdate as Sustainable Catalysts for Oxidative Desulfurization of Fuels". Paper presented in 6th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting, 2018.
  11. Mirante, Fátima; Ribeiro, Susana O.; Corvo, Marta; Castro, Baltazar de; Carlos M. Granadeiro; Balula, Maria Salete. "Hybrid monovacant polyoxometalate as effective catalyst for desulfurization". Paper presented in XXII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2016.
  12. Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Pio, Casimiro; Revuelta, M. Aranzazu; Artiñano, Begoña. "Road traffic impact on size-segregated atmospheric aerosols loading at Madrid". Paper presented in European Aerosol Conference – EAC2012, 2012.
  13. Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Casimiro Pio; Pindado, Oscar; Perez, Rosa; Revuelta, M. Aranzazu; Artiñano, Begoña. "Characterization of the organic composition of size-segregated atmospheric particulate matter at traffic exposed in summer and winter in Madrid". Paper presented in 9th ISEG - International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry, 2012.
  14. Alexandre Caseiro; Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Casimiro Pio; Artiñano, Begoña. "Size-segregated chemical characterization of PM at two sites in the city of Madrid". Paper presented in European Aerosol Conference – EAC 2011, 2011.
  15. Vicente, Ana; Alves, Célia; Cristina Monteiro; Teresa Nunes; Mirante, Fátima; Evtyugina, Margarita; Luis Tarelho; et al. "Gases and aerosols emitted from wildfires in summer 2009 (central Portugal)". Paper presented in European Aerosol Conference – EAC 2011, 2011.
  16. Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Casimiro Pio; Revuelta, M. Aranzazu; Artiñano, Begoña. "Chemical characterization and source mass balance of roadside aerosol from Madrid in summer". Paper presented in V Reunión Española de Ciencia y Tecnología de Aerosoles – RECTA 2011, 2011.
  17. Casimiro Pio; César Oliveira; Mirante, Fátima; Natércia Martins; Alexandre Caseiro; J. Tavares; Mário Cerqueira; et al. "Size composition of road traffic aerosol in portuguese urban tunnels. Chemical characterisation and source mass balance". Paper presented in 10th ICCAP, 2011.
  18. Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Caseiro, Alexandre; Pio, Casimiro; Revuelta, M. Aranzazu; Artiñano, Begoña. "Size-distributed aerosol in Madrid: chemical composition and main sources". Paper presented in 10th ICCAP, 2011.
  19. Custódio, Danilo; Mário Cerqueira; P. Fialho; Casimiro Pio; Mirante, Fátima; Teresa Nunes. "Wet deposition of particulate carbon to the central North Atlantic Ocean". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2011.
  20. Mirante, Fátima; César Oliveira; Alves, Célia Anjos; Casimiro Adrião Pio; Teresa Nunes; Cristina Oliveira; Manuel Matos; et al. "Elemental (EC) and organic (OC) carbon content in urban atmospheric aerosols from Lisbon and Madrid". Paper presented in II Seminário Ibérico IGBP, 2010.
  21. Alves, Célia; Vicente, Ana; Nunes, Teresa; Fernandes, Ana Patrícia; Caseiro, Alexandre; Mirante, Fátima; Gonçalves, Cátia; et al. "Quantification of gaseous and particulate pollutants emitted from wildland fires in Portugal". Paper presented in Earth Observation for Land-Atmosphere Interaction Science - ESA, iLEAPS, EGU joint Conference, 2010.
  22. Mirante, Fátima; Teresa Filomena Nunes; Alves, Célia; Revuelta, M. Aranzazu; Casimiro Adrião Pio; Artiñano, Begoña. "EC and OC in size-segregated atmospheric aerosols from traffic exposed and background sites in Madrid". Paper presented in IAC 2010, 2010.
  23. Gonçalves, Cátia; Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Evtyugina, Margarita; Pio, Casimiro; H. Puxbaum. "Organic characterisation of PM10 emissions from wood stove combustion of common woods grown in Portugal". Paper presented in IAC 2010, 2010.
  24. Vicente, Ana; Alves, Célia; Monteiro, Cristina; Evtyugina, Margarita; Mirante, Fátima; Nunes, Teresa; Luis Tarelho; Pio, Casimiro. "Organic composition of aerosols emitted from a wildfire in Central Portugal". Paper presented in IAC 2010, 2010.
  25. Patrícia Fernandes; Gonçalves, Cátia; Alves, Célia; Luis Tarelho; Mirante, Fátima; Teresa Filomena Vieira Nunes; Casimiro Adrião Pio. "Emissions from fireplace and woodstove combustion of prevalent Portuguese woods". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2010.
  26. Nunes, Teresa; Mirante, Fátima; Almeida, Elza; Pio, Casimiro. "Comparison of methods for the quantification of the different carbon fraction in atmospheric aerosol samples". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2010.
  27. Mirante, Fátima; Oliveira, César; Martins, Natércia; Pio, Casimiro; Caseiro, Alexandre; Mário Cerqueira; Alves, Célia; et al. "Carbonaceous content of atmospheric aerosols in Lisbon urban atmosphere". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2010.
  28. Mirante, Fátima; Rosa Perez; Alves, Célia Anjos; Revuelta, Arantxa; Casimiro Adrião Pio; Artiñano, Begoña. "Characterisation of the organic composition of size segregated atmospheric particulate matter traffic exposed and background sites in Madrid". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2010.
  29. Pio, Casimiro; Nunes, Teresa; Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Oliveira, César; Artíñano, Begona; Sanchez de la Campa, Ana; de la Rosa, Jesus; Harrison, Roy M.. "APPLICATION OF OC/EC RATIOS TO CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL SOURCE APPORTIONMENT: LIMITATIONS AND ADVANTAGES". Paper presented in International Aerosol Conference 2010, 2010.
  30. Alves, Célia; Gonçalves, Cátia; Pio, Casimiro; Evtyugina, Margarita; Rocha, A. Catarina; Mirante, Fátima; H. Puxbaum; et al. "Chemical characterisation of PM10 emissions from commom Portuguese tree species in a wood burning stove". Paper presented in IAC 2009, 2009.
  31. Rocha, A. Catarina; Mirante, Fátima; Gonçalves, Cátia; Nunes, Teresa; Alves, Célia; Evtyugina, Margarita; M. Kowacz; et al. "Aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons characterisation of Coimbra and Oporto PM2.5 aerosols". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2009.
  32. César Oliveira; Natércia Martins; Alexandre Caseiro; Mirante, Fátima; Casimiro Adrião Pio; Mário Cerqueira; Alves, Célia dos Anjos. "Atmospheric pollution on Lisbon urban atmosphere". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2009.
  33. Alves, Célia dos Anjos; Casimiro Adrião Pio; Gonçalves, Cátia; Mirante, Fátima; Evtyugina, Margarita; Alexandre Caseiro; H. Puxbaum. "Emissions of trace gases and aerosols from prescribed fires in Portugal". Paper presented in INTROP conference, 2009.
  34. Gonçalves, Cátia; Alves, Célia dos Anjos; Casimiro Pio; Mirante, Fátima; Evtyugina, Margarita; Catarina Rocha; Alexandre Caseiro. "Smoke emissions from a prescribed burning in a Mediterranean forest". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application, 2009.
  35. Mirante, Fátima; Gonçalves, Cátia; Ana Catarina Rocha; Alves, Célia dos Anjos; Evtyugina, Margarita; Teresa Filomena Vieira Nunes; Casimiro Adrião Pio; H. Puxbaum. "Organic composition of aerosols from controlled forest fires". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2009.
  36. Gonçalves, Cátia; Mirante, Fátima; Nunes, Teresa; Evtyugina, Margarita. "Organic aerosol composition in Alvão Natural Park, Portugal". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly, 2008.
  37. Nuzzo, M.; Hensen, C.; Hornibrook, E.; Mirante, Fátima; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Magalhães, V.H.; Pinheiro, L.M.. "Origin of light volatile hydrocarbons from the Gulf of Cadiz Mud Volcanoes". Paper presented in 5th Symposium on the Iberian Atlantic Margin, 2006.
  38. Mieiro, Claúdia L.; Pereira, Eduarda; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Mirante, Fátima; Duarte, Armando C.. "Sediments and gas analysis in mud volcanos in the Gulf of Cadiz, results from TTR14 cruise". Paper presented in ICAS2006, 2006.
  39. Mirante, Fátima; Quintal, Susana; Madureira, João; Félix, Vitor; Santos, Teresa Margarida; Santana-Marques, M.G. "Aza-versus thio-macrocyclic transition metal complexes: a comparative study by electrospray mass spectrometry". Paper presented in 7th FIGIPS, 2003.
  40. Mirante, Fátima; Coutinho, J.A.P. "Prediction of fuel cloud point". Paper presented in 18th ESAT, 2000.
Journal article
  1. Ana C. Gomes; Fátima Mirante; Isabel S. Gonçalves; Martyn Pillinger; Salete S. Balula. "Desulfurization of Benzothiophene Derivatives by Solvent Extraction Coupled With Oxidation Using Oxomolybdenum(VI) Bis(pyrazolyl)methane Catalysts". European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2026): https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500567.
    10.1002/ejic.202500567
  2. Dias, Catarina N.; Bruno, Sofia M.; Mirante, Fátima; Balula, Salete S.. "Catalytic HPA@PVA membranes for clean fuel additive production". Molecular Catalysis 589 (2026): 115569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2025.115569.
    10.1016/j.mcat.2025.115569
  3. Óscar Pellaumail; Luís Dias; Catarina N. Dias; Sofia M. Bruno; Nuno J. O. Silva; Behrouz Gholamahmadi; Salete S. Balula; Fátima Mirante. Corresponding author: Fátima Mirante. "Magnetic Polyoxometalate@Biochar Catalysts for Selective Acetalization of Glycerol into Fuel Additive". Catalysts (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/catal16010052.
    10.3390/catal16010052
  4. Mirante, Fátima; Leo, Pedro; Palomino, Carlos; Granadeiro, Carlos M.; Cunha-Silva, L.; Balula, Salete S.. "Metal–organic frameworks as effective catalysts for glycerol acetalization: morphology and functionality". RSC Advances 16 9 (2026): 8125-8135. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ra07900d.
    10.1039/d5ra07900d
  5. César Sampaio; Luis Dias; Santos, Isabel CMS; Pereira, Eulália; Luís Cunha-Silva; Mirante, F.; Balula, Salete S.. Corresponding author: Balula, Salete S.. "Active porous coordination polymer ZIF-8 hybrid catalysts for solvent-free ring-opening reaction". Polymers (2026):
    Submitted
  6. Dinis F. Silva; Mirante, F.; Granadeiro, Carlos; Santos, Isabel CMS; Luís Cunha-Silva; Balula, Salete S.. Corresponding author: Balula, Salete S.. "A strategy to improve porous MOF structural stability to effective removal S/N pollutants from (bio)fuels". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2026):
    Accepted
  7. Rui G. Faria; Fátima Mirante; Dinis F. Silva; O. Salomé G.P. Soares; Isabel Santos-Vieira; Salete S. Balula; Luís Cunha-Silva. "Enhancing the catalytic performance of POM@MOF composite materials by controlled thermal modification". Next Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101228.
    10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101228
  8. Fátima Mirante; Salete S. Balula. Corresponding author: Fátima Mirante. "Designing Catalytic Desulfurization Processes to Prepare Clean Fuels—2nd Edition". Catalysts (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/catal15060551.
    10.3390/catal15060551
  9. Fátima Mirante; Salete S. Balula. Corresponding author: Salete S. Balula. "Designing Catalytic Desulfurization Processes to Prepare Clean Fuels". Catalysts (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14110743.
    10.3390/catal14110743
  10. Fátima Mirante; Catarina N. Dias; André Silva; Sandra Gago; Salete S. Balula. "Binuclear Dioxomolybdenum(VI) Complex Based on Bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide) Ligand as Effective Catalyst for Fuel Desulfurization". Catalysts (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14050305.
    10.3390/catal14050305
  11. Catarina N. Dias; Isabel C. M. S. Santos-Vieira; Carlos R. Gomes; Fátima Mirante; Salete S. Balula. Corresponding author: Fátima Mirante. "Heteropolyacids@Silica Heterogeneous Catalysts to Produce Solketal from Glycerol Acetalization". Nanomaterials (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14090733.
    10.3390/nano14090733
  12. Rui G. Faria; Dinis Silva; Fátima Mirante; Sandra Gago; Luís Cunha-Silva; Salete S. Balula. "Advanced Technologies Conciliating Desulfurization and Denitrogenation to Prepare Clean Fuels". Catalysts (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14020137.
    10.3390/catal14020137
  13. Mirante, Fátima; Leo, Pedro; Dias, Catarina N.; Cunha-Silva, Luís; Balula, Salete S.. Corresponding author: Balula, Salete S.. "MOF-808 as an Efficient Catalyst for Valorization of Biodiesel Waste Production: Glycerol Acetalization". Materials 16 21 (2023): 7023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16217023.
    Open access • 10.3390/ma16217023
  14. Diana Julião; Fátima Mirante; Salete S. Balula and Maria S. Balula and Maria S. S. Balula. "Easy and Fast Production of Solketal from Glycerol Acetalization via Heteropolyacids". Molecules (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/19/6573.
    10.3390/molecules27196573
  15. Simone Fernandes; Daniela Flores; Daniel Silva; Isabel Santos-Vieira; Fátima Mirante; Carlos M. Granadeiro; Salete S. Balula. "Lindqvist@Nanoporous MOF-Based Catalyst for Effective Desulfurization of Fuels". Nanomaterials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12162887.
    10.3390/nano12162887
  16. Fernandes, Simone; Mirante, Fátima; Castro, Baltazar de; Granadeiro, Carlos M.; Balula, Salete S.. "Lindqvist versus Keggin-Type Polyoxometalates as Catalysts for Effective Desulfurization of Fuels". Catalysts 12 6 (2022): 581. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal12060581.
    Open access • 10.3390/catal12060581
  17. Fátima Mirante; Maryam Salimian; Paula A. A. P. Marques; Carlos M. Granadeiro; Salete S. Balula. Corresponding author: Carlos M. Granadeiro. "Polyoxometalate-doped electrospun nanofiber mats as active catalysts for the production of clean fuels under solvent-free systems". Sustainable Energy & Fuels (2022): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE00723A.
    10.1039/D2SE00723A
  18. Silva, Dinis F.; Viana, Alexandre M.; Mirante, Fátima; de Castro, Baltazar; Cunha-Silva, Luís; Balula, Salete S.. "Removing Simultaneously Sulfur and Nitrogen from Fuel under a Sustainable Oxidative Catalytic System". Sustainable Chemistry 2 2 (2021): 382-391. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/suschem2020022.
    Published • 10.3390/suschem2020022
  19. Fátima Mirante; Ricardo F. Mendes; Rui G. Faria; Luís Cunha-Silva; Filipe A. Almeida Paz; Salete S. Balula. "Membrane-Supported Layered Coordination Polymer as an Advanced Sustainable Catalyst for Desulfurization". Molecules (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092404.
    10.3390/molecules26092404
  20. Viana, Alexandre M.; Julião, Diana; Mirante, Fátima; Faria, Rui G.; de Castro, Baltazar; Balula, Salete S.; Cunha-Silva, Luís. "Straightforward activation of metal-organic framework UiO-66 for oxidative desulfurization processes". Catalysis Today 362 (2021): 28-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2020.05.026.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.05.026
  21. Gao, Yan; Mirante, Fátima; de Castro, Baltazar; Zhao, Jianshe; Cunha-Silva, Luís; Balula, Salete S.. "An Effective Hybrid Heterogeneous Catalyst to Desulfurize Diesel: Peroxotungstate@Metal–Organic Framework". Molecules 25 23 (2020): 5494. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235494.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/molecules25235494
  22. Cruz, Hugo; Gomes, Neide; Mirante, Fatima; Balula, Salete S.; Branco, Luís C.; Gago, Sandra. "Polyoxometalates-Based Ionic Liquids (POMs-ILs) for Electrochemical Applications". ChemistrySelect 5 39 (2020): 12266-12271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.202002976.
    10.1002/slct.202002976
  23. Fátima Mirante; Baltazar de Castro; Carlos Granadeiro; Salete S. Balula and Maria S. Balula and Maria S. S. Balula. "Solvent-Free Desulfurization System to Produce Low-Sulfur Diesel Using Hybrid Monovacant Keggin-Type Catalyst". Molecules (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/21/4961.
    10.3390/molecules25214961
  24. Fátima Mirante; Ricardo F. Mendes; Filipe A. Almeida Paz; Salete S. Balula. "High Catalytic Efficiency of a Layered Coordination Polymer to Remove Simultaneous Sulfur and Nitrogen Compounds from Fuels". Catalysts 10 7 (2020): 731-731. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070731.
    10.3390/catal10070731
  25. Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Ana C.; Julião, Diana; Almeida, Pedro L.; Gago, Sandra; Valença, Rita; Ribeiro, Jorge C.; et al. Corresponding author: Balula, Salete S.. "Large-pore silica spheres as support for samarium-coordinated undecamolybdophosphate: Oxidative desulfurization of diesels". Fuel 259 (2020): 116213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116213.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116213
  26. Fatima Mirante; Neide Gomes; Marta C. Corvo; Sandra Gago; Salete S. Balula. "Polyoxomolybdate based ionic-liquids as active catalysts for oxidative desulfurization of simulated diesel". Polyhedron 170 (2019): 762-770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2019.06.019.
    Published • 10.1016/j.poly.2019.06.019
  27. Julião, Diana; Mirante, Fátima; Ribeiro, Susana O.; Gomes, Ana C.; Valença, Rita; Ribeiro, Jorge C.; Pillinger, Martyn; et al. "Deep oxidative desulfurization of diesel fuels using homogeneous and SBA-15-supported peroxophosphotungstate catalysts". Fuel 241 (2019): 616-624. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.11.095.
    Published • 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.11.095
  28. Mirante, Fátima; Gomes, Neide; Branco, Luís C.; Cunha-Silva, Luís; Almeida, Pedro L.; Pillinger, Martyn; Gago, Sandra; Granadeiro, Carlos M.; Balula, Salete S.. "Mesoporous nanosilica-supported polyoxomolybdate as catalysts for sustainable desulfurization". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 275 (2019): 163-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.07.036.
    Published • 10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.07.036
  29. Mirante, Fátima; Dias, Luís; Silva, Mariana; Ribeiro, Susana O.; Corvo, Marta C.; de Castro, Baltazar; Granadeiro, Carlos M.; Balula, Salete S.. "Efficient heterogeneous polyoxometalate-hybrid catalysts for the oxidative desulfurization of fuels". Catalysis Communications 104 (2018): 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2017.10.006.
    Published • 10.1016/j.catcom.2017.10.006
  30. Mirante, Fátima; Ribeiro, Susana O.; de Castro, Baltazar; Granadeiro, Carlos M.; Balula, Salete S.. "Sustainable Desulfurization Processes Catalyzed by Titanium-Polyoxometalate@TM-SBA-15". Topics in Catalysis 60 15-16 (2017): 1140-1150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11244-017-0801-5.
    10.1007/s11244-017-0801-5
  31. Célia A. Alves; César Oliveira; Natércia Martins; Fátima Mirante; Alexandre Caseiro; Casimiro Pio; Manuel Matos; et al. "Road tunnel, roadside, and urban background measurements of aliphatic compounds in size-segregated particulate matter". Atmospheric Research 168 (2016): 139-148. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.atmosres.2015.09.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.09.007
  32. Carlos M. Granadeiro; Lucie S. Nogueira; Diana Julião; Fátima Mirante; Duarte Ananias; Salete S. Balula; Luís Cunha-Silva. "Influence of a porous MOF support on the catalytic performance of Eu-polyoxometalate based materials: desulfurization of a model diesel". Catalysis Science & Technology 6 5 (2016): 1515-1522. https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc5cy01110h.
    Published • 10.1039/c5cy01110h
  33. Mirante, Fátima; Salvador, Pedro; Pio, Casimiro; Alves, Célia; Artiñano, Begoña; Caseiro, Alexandre; Revuelta, Mª. Aranzazu. Corresponding author: Mirante, Fátima. "Size fractionated aerosol composition at roadside and background environments in the Madrid urban atmosphere". Atmospheric Research 138 (2014): 278-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.11.024.
    10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.11.024
  34. Fátima Mirante; Célia Alves; Casimiro Pio; Oscar Pindado; Rosa Perez; Mª. Aranzazu Revuelta; Begoña Artiñano. "Corrigendum to “Organic composition of size segregated atmospheric particulate matter, during summer and winter sampling campaigns at representative sites in Madrid, Spain” [Journal of Atmospheric Research 132-133 (2013) 345–361]". Atmospheric Research 135-136 (2014): 204-204. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.atmosres.2013.10.001.
    10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.10.001
  35. Mirante, Fátima; Alves, Célia; Pio, Casimiro; Pindado, Oscar; Perez, Rosa; Revuelta, Ma Aranzazu; Artiñano, Begoña. Corresponding author: Mirante, Fátima. "Organic composition of size segregated atmospheric particulate matter, during summer and winter sampling campaigns at representative sites in Madrid, Spain". Atmospheric Research 132-133 (2013): 345-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.07.005.
    10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.07.005
  36. Pio, Casimiro; Mirante, Fátima; Oliveira, César; Matos, Manuel; Caseiro, Alexandre; Oliveira, Cristina; Querol, Xavier; et al. Corresponding author: Pio, Casimiro. "Size-segregated chemical composition of aerosol emissions in an urban road tunnel in Portugal". Atmospheric Environment 71 (2013): 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.037.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.037
  37. Mirante, Fátima. "Organic speciation of aerosols from wildfires in central Portugal during summer 2009". Atmospheric Environment (2012): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231012003603.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.030
  38. Mirante, Fátima. "Measurement of trace gases and organic compounds in the smoke plume from a wildfire in Penedono (central Portugal)". Atmospheric Environment (2011): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231011006145.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.06.021
  39. Mirante, Fátima. "Summer 2009 wildfires in Portugal: emission of trace gases and aerosol composition". Atmospheric Environmental (2011): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231010009064.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.031
  40. Mirante, Fátima. "OC/EC ratio observations in Europe: Re - thinking the approach for apportionment between primary and secondary organic carbon". Atmospheric Environment (2011): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231011008697.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.045
  41. Mirante, Fátima. "Characterisation of PM10 emissions from wood stove combustion of common woods grown in Portugal". Atmospheric Environment (2010): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231010005959.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.026
  42. Mirante, Fátima. "Smoke emissions from biomass burning in a Mediterranean shrubland". Atmospheric Environmental (2010): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231010003833.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.05.010
  43. Mirante, Fátima. "Particulate organic compounds emitted from experimental wildland fires in a Mediterranean ecosystem". Atmospheric Environmental (2010): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231010003237.
    10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.04.029
  44. Alves, Célia Anjos; Gonçalves, Cátia; Mirante, Fátima; Nunes, Teresa; Evtyugina, Margarita; Sánchez de la Campa, Ana; Rocha, Ana C.; Marques, Margarida Correia. "Organic speciation of atmospheric particles in Alvão Natural Park (Portugal)". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 168 1-4 (2009): 321-337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1116-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s10661-009-1116-1
  45. Mieiro, C.L.; Pato, P.; Pereira, E.; Mirante, F.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Pinheiro, L.M.; Magalhães, V.H.; Duarte, A.C.. "Total mercury in sediments from mud volcanoes in Gulf of Cadiz". Marine Pollution Bulletin 54 9 (2007): 1539-1544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.05.025.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.05.025
  46. Coutinho, João A.P.; Mirante, Fátima; Pauly, Jerome. "A new predictive UNIQUAC for modeling of wax formation in hydrocarbon fluids". Fluid Phase Equilibria 247 1-2 (2006): 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2006.06.002.
    10.1016/j.fluid.2006.06.002
  47. Félix, Vitor; Santos, Teresa M; Madureira, João; Mirante, Fátima; Quintal, Susana; Goodfellow, Brian J; Santana-Marques, M.G; et al. "Structural characterisation and DFT studies of [Cr(cyclam)(O-dmso)Cl]2+: a new precursor complex towards potential DNA intercalators". Inorganica Chimica Acta 356 (2003): 335-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0020-1693(03)00372-4.
    10.1016/s0020-1693(03)00372-4
  48. Mirante, Fátima; J.A.P Coutinho; F Mirante; J.C Ribeiro; J.M Sansot; J.L Daridon. "Cloud and Pour Points in Fuel Blends". Fuel 81 7 (2002): 963-967. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236101002137.
    10.1016/S0016-2361(01)00213-7
  49. Mirante, F.; Coutinho, Joao A. P.. "Cloud point prediction of fuels and fuel blends". Fluid Phase Equilibria 180 1-2 (2001): 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fs0378-3812%2801%2900352-1.
    10.1016/s0378-3812(01)00352-1
Online resource
  1. Vicente, A.; Calvo, A.; Gonçalves, C.; Nines, T.; Fernandes, A.P.; Monteiro, C.; Mirante, F.; Evtyugina, M.; Alves, C.. Emission factors of trace gases and aerosols from wildfire events in central Portugal. Emission factors of trace gases and aerosolsfrom wildfire events in central Portugal.. 2019.
Preprint
  1. Catarina N. Dias; Isabel C.M.S. Santos-Vieira; Carlos R. Gomes; Fátima Mirante; Salete S. Balula. "Heteropolyacids@Silica Heterogeneous Catalysts to Produce Solketal from Glycerol Acetalization". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1537.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202403.1537.v1
  2. Fátima Mirante; Pedro Leo; Catarina Dias; Luís Cunha-Silva; Salete S. Balula. "MOF-808 as an Efficient Catalyst for Valorisation of Biodiesel Waste Production: Glycerol". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0644.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202310.0644.v1
Report
  1. Mirante, Fátima. 2007. Deep-water cold seeps, sedimentary environments and ecosystems of the Black and Tyrrhenian Seas and the Gulf of Cadiz. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000150670.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Alves, Célia dos Anjos; Pio, Casimiro; Mirante, Fátima Isabel Cordeiro. "Distribuição por tamanhos do aerosol atmosférico na Península Ibérica". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/12086.
  2. Silvestre, Armando Jorge Domingues; Coutinho, João Araújo Pereira; Mirante, Fátima Isabel Cordeiro. "Caracterização por cromatografia gasosa de óleos vegetais e ceras parafínicas". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/2996.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2026/06/16 Turning glycerol into solketal using magnetic porous biochar catalysts XIII Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materiais Porosos & IV Reunião do. Grupo de Carbono
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Lisboa, Portugal)
2026/06/15 A Strategy to Improve Porous MOF Structural Stability for the Effective Removal of S/N Pollutants from fuels XIII Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materiais Porosos & IV Reunião do. Grupo de Carbono
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Lisboa, Portugal)
2025/11/12 Sustainable Magnetic Catalysts for Glycerol valorization into Solketal XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Químicos de Galicia; Associación de Químicos de Galícia; Sociedade Portuguesa de Química; (Braga, Portugal)
2024/11/13 Heyeropoly acids @PVA membranes for glycerol acetalization XXVIII Encontro Galego Portugues de Química
Químicos de Galicia; Associación de Químicos de Galícia; Sociedade Portuguesa de Química; (Vigo, Spain)
2024/10/24 Dessulfurização de combustíveis de transporte. Dessulfurização de combustíveis fosseis de transporte marítimo e terrestre. Novas tecnologias mais sustentáveis. O futuro neste sector. Symposium Red CRUSOE PO5: Tecnologías innovadoras en eficiencia energética
Red CRUSOE
2022/11/17 Comparative study on the correlation of pore sizes of different porous structures (MOF-808, UiO-66-NH2, ZIF-8) on the catalytic performance of LnPOM-based composites in ODS studies
SPQ (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2022/03 Polyoxometalates: a decade of success applications for effective sustainable catalytic systems 13th IBCC
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/12 Building a Bridge from Bulk Materials to Catalytic Membranes for Desulfurization Processes XI National Meeting on Catalysis and Porous Materials and II Meeting of Carbon Group
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2020/02/13 Post-synthetic treatment to improve oxidative desulfurization performance of the metal-organic framework UiO-66 IJUP 2020
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/11/20 Solvent-free desulfurization system to produce low-sulfur diesel using hybrid monovacant Keggin-type catalyst XXV Encontro Luso Galego
Sociedade Química da Galiza (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2019/04 Simultaneous Desulfurization and Denitrogenation Processes using Catalytic MOFs to Produce Clean Fuels. 1st International Conference on Applied Catalysis & Chemical Engineering
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
2018/11/21 Efficient Polyoxomolybdate Catalyst Supported in Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Oxidative Desulfurization Processes XXIV Encontro Luso Galego
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Porto, Portugal)
2018/11/21 New potencial hetreogeneous catalysts based on cobalto (II) coordination polymer XXIV Encontro Luso Galego
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Porto, Portugal)
2017 Sustainability versus Efficiency of Oxidative Desulfurization Processes 8th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis
(Cracóvia, Poland)
2010 Application of OC/EC ratios to carbonaceous aerosol source apportionment: limitations and advantages IAC 2010
(Helsínquia, Finland)
2009 Smoke emissions from a prescribed burning in a Mediterranean forest 7th International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application
(Istambul, Turkey)
2000 Low and high pressure modelling of wax formation in crude oils 2nd International Conference on Petroleum and Gas Phase Behavior and Fouling
(Copenhaga, Denmark)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/04/18 - 2025/07/22 Magnetic Materials Impregnated in Biochars with Industrial Application Feasibility
Supervisor
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2025/07/14 - 2025/07/18 Membranas que ajudam a reciclar e catalisar
Co-supervisor
 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Other)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2025/01 - 2025/07 Materiais magnéticos impregnados em desperdícios da natureza com viabilidade de aplicação industrial
Supervisor
 Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Degree)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2025/02 - 2025/06 Magnetic catalysts from natural waste: ecological solutions for clean fuels
Supervisor
 Química (Scientific initiation)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Catalytic membranes for the recovery of biodiesel waste
Supervisor
 Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Degree)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2024 Preparação de membranas catalíticas através da incorporação de compósitos metálicos
Co-supervisor
 Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Catalisadores heterogéneos ácidos para conversão do glicerol em produtos de valor acrescentado
Co-supervisor
 Química (Degree)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/08 - 2020/10 Nanosílica porosa para tratamento de águas
Supervisor
 Hands of Nano (Scientific initiation)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2020/09/30 "Supported HPA - based polymeric hybrid catalyst: Application in extraction-oxidation desulfuration of fuel oil "
Co-supervisor
 Chemistry (PhD)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Northwest University, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, China
2019 - 2020 Preparation of less polluting fuels
Co-supervisor
 Escola Secundária da Maia (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Desnitrogenação sustentável de combustíveis aplicando polímeros de coordenação porosos
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Química (Master)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Tratamento de combustíveis líquidos para remoção de poluentes ambientais
Co-supervisor
 Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Preparação de catalisadores heterogéneos para sistemas eco-sustentáveis
Co-supervisor
 Química (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Tratamento de combustíveis líquidos para remoção de poluentes ambientais
Co-supervisor
 Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Preparação de catalisadores heterogéneos para sistemas eco-sustentáveis
Co-supervisor
 Química (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/04 - 2017/06 Development of various catalytic materials based in polyoxometalates active centers
Co-supervisor
Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, Spain

REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017 Production of desulfurized diesel by sustainable catalytic systems
Co-supervisor
 Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Dessulfurização de combustíveis por aplicação de materiais híbridos com base em nanosílica mesoporosa
Co-supervisor
 Química (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2006/10/11 - Current Workshop em Lime mortars: Past and Future? (2006/10/11)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2006/03/31 - Current Workshop em Revestimentos Rumo ao Futuro (2006/03/31)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2005/09/30 - Current Workshop em Poliuretanos - Aspectos fundamentais e processos de fabrico. (2005/09/30)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2005/05/23 - Current Workshop on Materials and Technologies associated to Micro-/Nano-Fabrication of Structural Components. (2005/03/23)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2005/03/20 - Current School on Materials and Cultural Heritage. (2005/03/20)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2025/08/24 - 2025/08/29 The 38th European Conference on Surface Science. The Organising Committee is working on current tasks related to the organisation of the conference. Its mission is to make ECOSS successful. (2025/08/24 - 2025/08/29)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2020/02/13 - 2020/02/13 Open days in FCUP - Participation in the organization of “Open days “in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, to present the main courses and career opportunities to the secondary students. (2020/02/13 - 2020/02/15)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/02/21 - 2019/02/21 Open days in FCUP - Participation in the organization of “Open days “in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Porto, to present the main courses and career opportunities to the secondary students. (2019/02/21 - 2019/02/22)
Exhibition
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2026/06/15 - 2026/06/17 XIII Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materiais Porosos & IV Reunião do Grupo de Carbono
Conference
 XIII Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materiais Porosos & IV Reunião do. Grupo de Carbono
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2026/02/19 - 2026/02/22 Participation in the MOSTRA event, organized by the University of Porto, aimed at presenting the main research lines of the REQUIMTE Associate Laboratory to the wider community. During this outreach activity, magnetic catalytic materials were showcased, highlighting their application as heterogeneous catalysts and their main advantages, including ease of separation and reusability. Their role in ODS and ODN processes was also demonstrated, emphasizing their potential to reduce sulfur and nitrogen content in marine fuels.
Exhibition
 MOSTRA UP 2026
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2026/02/12 - 2026/02/12 During the FCUP Open Days outreach activity, we presented and demonstrated how catalytic processes contribute to the production of cleaner and less polluting fuels, emphasizing their importance in sustainable energy technologies and environmental protection.
Exhibition
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2026/01/28 - 2026/01/29 The online CIRCULAIR Industry Workshop focussed on the perspective of commercial HTL fuel production
Workshop
 CIRCULAIR Industry
Bauhaus Luftfahrt eV, Germany
2025/12/15 - 2025/12/16 2nd Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Energy.
Workshop
 ETE2025
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2025/11/10 - 2025/11/12 Participated in the XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Conference
 XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2025/05/05 - 2025/05/05 1ª reunião presencial de trabalho do grupo de Energia Sustentável.
Call
 Energia Sustentável
Red CRUSOE, Spain
2025/02/06 - 2025/02/06 The meeting aimed to promote the dissemination, discussion and exchange of knowledge about the latest research and innovations in greener recycling of polymers.
Workshop
 Greener Polymers Recycling Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2024/10/29 - 2024/10/31 This conference can provide a wonderful opportunity to share your knowledge with academic researchers and industrial experts, and get a chance to exchange ideas and form valuable connections. These connections can help you gain recognition for your research. This can provide good exposure and new perspectives to the attendees.
Conference
 ICMET 2024: International Conference on Maritime Efficiency and Energy Transition
Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Spain

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Campus de Madrid, Spain

Universitätsbuchhandlung Bremen, Germany
2024/10/24 - 2024/10/25 In this online edition, the participations have the opportunity to learn from experts in electrochemistry and flow chemistry - key enabling technologies increasingly relevant and differentiating for the development of chemical processes. This workshop provides an opportunity for learning and networking that will certainly contribute to your academic and professional journey.
Workshop
 Sinthesis & Catalysis Workshop 2024
REQUIMTE, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/03/29 - 2019/03/29 Participation in 17 th MOSTRA event, organized by the University of Porto to present the main research lines from REQUIMTE Associate laboratory to the community in general. Mirante showed catalytic materials and various catalytic systems to explain what is a solid catalysts, function, advantages and reusability. She also explained how these materials are used to catalyze oxidative desulfurization (ODS) processes and reduce the level of sulfur in diesel.
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/04/15 - 2018/04/15 Participation in 16th MOSTRA event, organized by the University of Porto to present the main research lines from REQUIMTE Associate laboratory to the community in general. Mirante showed catalytic materials and various catalytic systems to explain what is a solid catalysts, function, advantages and reusability. She also explained how these materials are used to catalyze oxidative desulfurization (ODS) processes and reduce the level of sulfur in diesel.
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/12/10 APPLICATION OF TERPENES DERIVED FROM GUM RESIN OF Pinus elliottii TO OBTAIN VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Francisca Dias Moreira (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/09/14 Materiais baseados em MOFs para captura e conversão de dióxido de carbono: na rota da neutralidade carbónica
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nuno Truta (Other)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2025/07/14 Materiais baseados em MOFs para captura e conversão de dióxido de carbono: estratégias sustentáveis para mitigação das alterações climáticas.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Henrique Ferreira (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2025/07/14 Materiais Baseados em MOFs para Captura e Conversão de Dióxido de Carbono: Estratégias Sustentáveis para Mitigação das Alterações Climáticas
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Batista (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/02 - Current Topics in Catalysis
2021/09 - Current Nanomaterials
2020 - Current Fuel (0016-2361) Elsevier
2020 - Current Energies (1996-1073) MDPI AG
2022/03 - 2022/12 Frontiers in Nanocatalysis MDPI
2020 - 2021 Catalyst (2073-4344) MDPI
2014 - 2014 The Science of The Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2013 - 2014 Atmospheric Pollution Research (1309-1042) Elsevier

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2026/03 - 2026/06 Preparation of bioplastic from poultry waste Maia Secondary School Group
2020 - 2021 Preparation of fuel additives from industrial waste Maia Secondary School Group
2019 - 2020 Preparation of less polluting fuels Maia Secondary School Group

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/06/25 - 2025/06/27 International Summer School in Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Technology Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2010/06/21 - 2010/06/25 Summer school on organic aerosols European Commission Joint Research Centre Ispra, Italy
2010/02/01 - 2010/03/03 It was sampling winter campaign in two different urban sites and the organic particles were extracted and fractionated from the sampled filter and then analyzed by GC-MS. Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Spain
2009/06/01 - 2009/06/30 It was sampling summer campaign in two different urban sites and the organic particles were extracted and fractionated from the sampled filter and then analyzed by GC-MS Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Spain
2005/07/17 - 2005/08/05 Participated in TTR15 (Training Through to Research) leg 4 on Cruise Professor Logachev in Gulf of Cadiz, to sampler sediments, gases and interstitial water in mud volcanoes to analyze metals and gases (GC-FID). Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

European Science Foundation, France
Distinctions

Title

2023 Assistant Research 2023.09076.CEECIND
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal