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Joana Monteiro holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mining Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). She played an active role in the CAVALI project at FEUP, contributing significantly to the study of lithium hydrometallurgy. Subsequently, she worked as a researcher in the European INN4MIN project. This over-all professional experience gave her important data analysis to pursue a PhD, meanwhile, she has been awarded an FCT scholarship. Her doctoral research focuses on the development of sustainable methods for the physical and chemical processing of lithium ores, making a significant contribution to the advancement of environmentally friendly practices in the extraction of critical minerals.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Sofia Sousa Monteiro

Citation names

  • Monteiro, Joana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7A18-E69F-3EFB
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2285-6232

Email addresses

  • joanamonteiro070@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua da Corujeira de Baixo, nº 430, 4300-150, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Mining and Mineral Processing
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09/01 - 2027/09
Ongoing
 Mining Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Hydrometallurgy
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/09/15 - 2021/08/12
Concluded
 Mining Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Preliminary study of gold elution from activated carbon using bromine and sodium thiosulfate as leaching agents " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/09/15 - 2019/08/01
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia de Minas e Geoambiente (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/07/09 - Current Researcher (Research) Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/08/01 - 2022/05/13 Engenheira de Produção Sociedade das Pedreiras do Marco, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/05/01 - Current Development of innovative and sustainable approaches applied to the recovery of gold and critical elements from ores and spent printed circuit boards
ERA-MIN3/0004/2021
Research Fellow
Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022/06/09 - 2023/06/09 Cavali-Cadeia de Valor do Lítio
FEUP-CERENA-LITHIUM
Research Fellow
Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Monteiro, Joana; Sousa, Rui; Futuro Silva, Aurora. "Study of stripping process on recovery of gold by activated carbon using alternative reagents - Sodium Thiosulphate and Bromide". Paper presented in 4th Doctorol Congress in Ingineering, 2021.
Report
  1. Cunha, Lídia; Monteiro, Joana; Fiúza, António; Aurora Magalhães Futuro da Silva. Corresponding author: Fiúza, António. 2023. Cavali project.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/06/15 Alternative Reagents for Lithium Extraction from Lepidolite Ore: A Preliminary Fractional Factorial Design Study. 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering
Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/15 Lithium sorption by ion exchange Doctoral Congress in Engineering 2023: Symposium on Mining Engineering and Geo-Resources
Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/05/10 Integrated Research on the Lithium Chain Value 8th International Congress on Environment and Social Responsibility in Mining
(Chile, Chile)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29 Part of the organizing committee of the Symposium on Mining Engineering and Geo-Resources - Doctoral Congress of Engineering 2021 (2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/10/13 - 2022/03/01 GAS-PORTO- Non-Governmental Organization for Development Volunteer
2017/04/10 - 2021/03/13 Serve the City Volunteer

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2018/10/01 - 2019/09/01 Member of the FEUP Pedagogic Council to represent the bachelor's and master's programe in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020/09/01 - 2021/09/01 Transversal Peer Mentoring Program at the University of Porto Mentoring of three undergraduate students