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Bárbara Maia Saraiva was born in Covilhã, Portugal, in 2000. She graduated in Industrial Chemistry from the Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) in 2021 and obtained her Master's degree in Industrial Chemistry from UBI in 2023. Her master's dissertation was titled "Encapsulation of lavandim essential oil and its incorporation into bioactive films for application in the food industry." Currently, she is a PhD student in Chemistry, at UBI, with a grant from the PRR Project "GIATEX-Gestão Inteligente da Água na ITV" (Intelligent Water Management in the Textile and Clothing Industry), focusing on the "Electrochemical oxidation of effluents from dyeing baths with natural dyes: effluents reuse and LCA".
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
BÁRBARA MAIA SARAIVA

Citation names

  • Saraiva, Bárbara
  • Saraiva, B.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8613-83C6-4BBD
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2848-7060

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Textiles
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023 - 2026
Ongoing
 Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021 - 2023
Concluded
 Industrial Chemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Encapsulação do Óleo Essencial de Lavandim e sua Incorporação em Filmes Bioativos para Aplicação na Indústria Alimentar" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2018 - 2021
Concluded
 Industrial Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Caracterização de compostos suscetíveis de serem extraídos do vinho para a cortiça" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07 - 2021/08 Internship FITECOM, Portugal
FITECOM, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/10/31 - 2023/03/31 Encapsulation of lavandim essential oil and its incorporation into bioactive films for application in the food industry
UIDB/00195/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/02/01 - 2025/01/31 Agenda Mobilizadora "GIATEX-Gestão Inteligente da Água na ITV" (Intelligent Water Management in the Textile and Clothing Industry)
GIATEX BIM1
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais
UIDB/00195/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00195/2020
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bárbara Saraiva; Annabel Fernandes; Rui Miguel; João Carvalho; Nuno Belino; Ana Lopes. "Electrochemical Treatment of Wastewater from Wool-Blend Fabrics Dyeing with a Natural Lac Dye". 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-031-83185-0_56
Conference paper
  1. Saraiva, B.; Ferrão, C.; Belino, Nuno; Fernandes, Annabel; Carvalho, J.; Pinto, M.; Miguel, Rui; Lopes, A.. Corresponding author: Saraiva, B.. "Eco-dyeing with natural dyes for wool-blend fabrics". Paper presented in D_TEX 2024 - 3rd International Textile Design Conference, Lisbon, 2024.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Saraiva, Bárbara; Belino, Nuno; Miguel, Rui; López-Grimau, V.; Busco, V.; Carvalho, João; Fernandes, A.. Corresponding author: Saraiva, Bárbara. "Aplicação dos Processos de Fenton e Foto-Fenton no Tratamento de Efluentes de Eco-tingimentos". Paper presented in XI Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 2025.
Journal article
  1. Bárbara Saraiva; Nuno Belino; Rui Miguel; Víctor López-Grimau; Valentina Buscio; João Carvalho; Annabel Fernandes. "Treatment of natural dye wastewaters by electrochemical oxidation: Comparative analysis of anode materials and optimization for reuse". Journal of Environmental Management (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127908.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127908
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Saraiva, Bárbara Maia. "Encapsulação do Óleo Essencial de Lavandim e sua Incorporação em Filmes Bioativos para Aplicação na Indústria Alimentar". Master, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/14149.
  2. "Caracterização de compostos suscetíveis de serem extraídos do vinho para a cortiça". Degree, 2021.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/11 Electrochemical treatment of wastewater from wool-blend fabrics dyeing with a natural lac dye CIMODE 2024 – 7th International Fashion and Design Congress
(Caserta, Italy)
2024/04/22 Eco-dyeing with natural dyes for wool-blend fabrics D_TEX 2024 - 3rd International Textile Design Conference
(Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/09/26 - Current Peddy-Paper "O Caminho da Ciência", inserido na Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2025 (Peddy-Paper 'O Caminho da Ciência', part of the European Researchers' Night 2025) (2025/09/26) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/04 - 2024/04 Semifinal das Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2024, realizadas na Covilhã a 13 de abril de 2024 (Semifinal of the Junior Chemistry Olympics 2024, held in Covilhã on April 13, 2024) (2024/04 - 2024/04)
Call (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Portugal
2023/05 - 2023/05 Member of the Organization Committee of the "VIII Jornadas UBIQuímica" (2023/05)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 UBIQuímica - Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/05 Member of the Scientific Committee of the "VI Jornadas UBIQuímica" (2021/05)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 UBIQuímica - Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/10/03 - 2025/10/04 XI Ciclo de Conferências da Faculdade de Ciências (11th Conference Cycle of the Faculty of Sciences)
Conference
 Ensinar Fora da Caixa
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2025/05/05 - 2025/07/05 Estágio no âmbito do programa de mobilidade Erasmus+ no Instituto de Pesquisa Têxtil e Cooperação Industrial de Terrassa, Universidade Politécnica da Catalunha (Internship under the Erasmus+ mobility program at the Terrassa Institute of Textile Research and Industrial Cooperation, Polytechnic University of Catalonia)
Other
2022/04 - 2022/04 ENEQUI - Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Química (National Meeting of Chemistry Students)
Meeting
ENEQUI Organizing Committee, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/03 Colóquio Digital de Estudantes de Química (Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students)
Other
 Colóquio Digital de Estudantes de Química (Digital Colloquium of Chemistry Students)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/12 - 2023/12 UBIQuímica - Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade da Beira Interior (Chemistry Student Association at University of Beira Interior) President
2021/12 - 2022/12 UBIQuímica - Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade da Beira Interior (Chemistry Student Association at University of Beira Interior) Public Relations
2020/12 - 2021/12 UBIQuímica - Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade da Beira Interior (Chemistry Student Association at University of Beira Interior) Member of the Scientific and Pedagogical Department

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021/10 - 2023/10 Conselho Pedagógico da Faculdade de Ciências (Member of the Pedagogical Council of the Faculty of Sciences)
Member
 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/05 Member of the PR Committee of the "VII Jornadas UBIQuímica"
Member
 UBIQuímica - Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/02 Química I (Chemistry I) Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Química II (Chemistry II) Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Química II (Chemistry II) Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Química II (Chemistry II) Química Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal