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My name is César Afonso and I completed my degree in Industrial Chemistry on 12/2020 and my master's degree on the same subject on 07/2023, both from the same institution, Universidade da Beira Interior. I am currently enrolled in a PhD in Chemistry at the same institution. I am most interested in the areas of Chemical Sciences, with emphasis on Electrochemistry. I have published two articles in specialized journals. At the moment, I am part of a research project for a master's degree within the scope of the Research Project entitled Lusitano - Mobilizing Agenda for Business Innovation in the Textile and Clothing Industry in Portugal.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
César António da Silva Afonso

Citation names

  • Afonso, César

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
771B-50AA-D97F
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1462-2906

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Inorganic Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
German Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09 - 2027
Ongoing
 Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Treatment of textile effluents for reuse of treated effluent as process water" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/09 - 2023/07
Concluded
 Química Industrial (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Estudo da degradação eletroquímica de compostos organofosforados em matriz complexa" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2017/09 - 2021/02
Concluded
 Química Industrial (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Valorização da casca da laranja. Da matéria-prima a produtos de valor acrescentado." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/03/10 - Current Lusitano - Mobilizing Agenda for Business Innovation in the Textile and Clothing Industry in Portugal
01/C05-i09/2024.PC644933224-00000043
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/02/15 - 2024/02/14 Carb2Soil - Strengthening complementarity between agriculture and livestock to increase soil fertility and carbon sequestration capacity
PRR-C05-i03-I-000030
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - 2022/09/30 Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais
UIDB/00195/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00195/2020
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gomes, Inês; Sousa, Carlos Y.; Afonso, César; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Rodrigues, Carla; Fernandes, A.. Corresponding author: Fernandes, A.. "Nutrient recovery from livestock effluent in a circular economy approach". In Advances in Computers. Elsevier, 2025.
    In press
Conference abstract
  1. Sousa, Carlos Y.; Farinon, Daliany M.; Afonso, César; Fernandes, Annabel. "Electrogeneration of hypochlorite from reverse osmosis retentate for reuse as an antifouling agent". Paper presented in 7th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Afonso, César; Sousa, Carlos Y.; Farinon, Daliany M.; Espinosa, Milena; Fernandes, Annabel. Corresponding author: Afonso, César. "Energy optimsation of electrochemical treatment of textile wastewater". Paper presented in 7th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Funchal, 2025.
    Accepted
  3. Fernandes, Annabel; Farinon, Daliany M.; Afonso, César; Sousa, Carlos Yuri. "Circular economy in wastewater treatment: Hypochlorite electrogeneration from reverse osmosis concentrate for reuse in membrane systems". Belgrado, 2024.
    Accepted
  4. Souli, Imen; Afonso, César; Lopes, Ana; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Labiadh, Lazhar; Ammar, Salah; Fernandes, Annabel. "Treatment of fish canning wastewater by electrochemical oxidation". Paper presented in International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment – ICCE 2023, Venice, 2023.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Afonso, César; Sousa, Carlos Y.; Farinon, Daliany M.; Espinosa, Milena; Fernandes, Annabel. Corresponding author: Afonso, César. "Energy optimisation of electrochemical treatment of textile wastewater". Funchal, 2025.
    Submitted
  2. Sousa, Carlos Y.; Farinon, Daliany M.; Afonso, César; Fernandes, Annabel. "Electrogeneration of hypochlorite from reverse osmosis retentate for reuse as an antifouling agent". Funchal, 2025.
    Submitted
Conference poster
  1. Afonso, César; Sousa, Carlos Y.; Farinon, Daliany M.; Espinosa, Milena; Fernandes, A.. Corresponding author: Afonso, César. "Energy optimisation of electrochemical treatment of textile wastewater". Paper presented in 7th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2025.
  2. Sousa, Carlos Y.; Farinon, Daliany M.; Afonso, César; Fernandes, A.. Corresponding author: Sousa, Carlos Y.. "Electrogeneration of hypochlorite from reverse osmosis retentate for reuse as an antifouling agent". Paper presented in 7th International Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2025.
  3. Gomes, Inês; Fernandes, Annabel; Afonso, César; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Lopes, Ana. "Treatment of livestock effluents by electrochemical oxidation". Paper presented in 4th International Scientific Conference on Ecological and Environmental Engineering (4th COEE), 2024.
  4. Afonso, César; Fernandes, Annabel; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Lopes, Ana. "Recovery of phosphorus present in aqueous solutions by electrochemical processes". Paper presented in IX Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade da Beira Interior, 2023.
  5. Gomes, Inês; Afonso, César; Fernandes, Annabel; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Rodrigues, Carla; Lopes, Ana. "Treatment of livestock effluents by electrochemical oxidation". Paper presented in IX Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade da Beira Interior, 2023.
  6. Afonso, César; Fernandes, Annabel; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Pacheco, Maria José; Lopes, Ana. "Electrochemical recovery of phosphorus from aqueous solutions". Paper presented in 14th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, 2023.
  7. Souli, Imen; Afonso, César; Lopes, Ana; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Labiadh, Lazhar; Ammar, Salah; Fernandes, Annabel. "Treatment of fish canning wastewater by electrochemical oxidation". Paper presented in International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment – ICCE 2023, 2023.
  8. Afonso, César; Baía, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel; Nunes, Maria; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Lopes, Ana. "Estudo da Oxidação Anódica do Glifosato". Paper presented in VIII Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Afonso, César; Sousa, Carlos Y.; Farinon, Daliany M.; Lopes, Ana; Fernandes, Annabel. "Electrochemical Oxidation of Pollutants in Textile Wastewaters Using BDD and Ti-Based Anode Materials". Textiles 4 4 (2024): 521-529. https://doi.org/10.3390/textiles4040030.
    Open access • 10.3390/textiles4040030
  2. Souli, Imen; Afonso, César; Lopes, Ana; Pacheco, Maria José; Ciríaco, Lurdes; Labiadh, Lazhar; Ammar, Salah; Fernandes, Annabel. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Annabel. "Treatment of fish canning wastewater by electrochemical oxidation process". Journal of Water Process Engineering 56 (2023): 104423. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104423.
    10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104423
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/04/13 - 2024/04/13 Semi-final of the Junior Chemistry Olympiads 2024, in Covilhã (2024/04/13 - 2024/04/13)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/05/07 - 2022/05/07 Semi-final of the Junior Chemistry Olympiads 2022, in Covilhã (2022/05/07 - 2022/05/07)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022 ENEQUI - Encontro Nacional dos Estudantes de Química
Meeting
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/05/15 - 2025/07/15 Hydrochar production for adsorption and oxidation of dyes and wastewater pollutants, and research on the application of membranes technologies for wastewater treatment and water conditioning - ERASMUS+ mobility Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Spain
2024/10/07 - 2024/10/18 Joint research on the reuse of textile effluents, applying membrane filtration processes (nanofiltration and reverse osmosis), as well as advanced oxidation technologies. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Spain