Personal identification

Full name

NUNO PAULO FERREIRA GONÇALVES

Citation names

• Gonçalves, Nuno
• Nuno P.F. Gonçalves

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

871B-C8D2-2DD7

ORCID iD

0000-0002-4727-7029

Knowledge fields

• Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
French	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)
Italian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)

	Degree	Classification
2018/03/01 - 2021/07/01 Concluded	PhD Programme in Chemical and Materials Science (Dottorato di Ricerca) Università degli Studi di Torino Dipartimento di Chimica, Italy "Removal of CECs using photoactive materials; assessment of degradation paths and mechanism by means of high-resolution analytical techniques" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007/09/15 - 2009/09/06 Concluded	Química (Mestrado integrado) Major in Processos Químicos Industriais Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Síntese de porfirinas anfifílicas para tratamento de cancro por PDT" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004/09/15 - 2008/09/01 Concluded	Química Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Photochemistry of Thienyl-derivatives Pyrrole Benzothiazoles" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/11/15 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal
2021/03/15 - 2021/07/15	Researcher (Research)	Università degli Studi di Torino Dipartimento di Chimica, Italy
2018/03/15 - 2021/03/15	Researcher (Research)	Università degli Studi di Torino Dipartimento di Chimica, Italy
2021/01 - 2021/02	Visiting Researcher (Research)	LiqTech International, Inc., Denmark
2020/10/18 - 2020/12/17	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Aalborg Universitet Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab, Denmark
2020/03/01 - 2020/03/30	Visiting Researcher (Research)	LiqTech International, Inc., Denmark
2019/10 - 2019/12	Visiting Researcher (Research)	École Polytechnique, France
2018/10 - 2019/01	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Université Clermont Auvergne, France

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2010/09/15 - 2017/03/01	Researcher Chemist	Luzitin SA, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2025/10/01 - 2028/09/30	NEWATER - Multifunctional 3D-Printed Membranes for Wastewater Reclamation COMPETE2030-FEDER-00767900 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2026/01/01 - 2027/06/30	Tailoring 3D-Printed Inorganic Polymer Membranes for Enhanced Removal of Emerging Water Pollutants 2024.14860.PEX Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/06/15 - 2024/08/14	PURAQUA - 3D Printed Fouling-Resistant Photoactive Membranes for Wastewater Treatment 101065059 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/10/15 - Current	MAXIMUM - Multifunctional bauxite inorganic polymers for acid mine drainage treatment from Portuguese PTDC-CTM-CTM-2205-2020 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/06/01 - 2029/05/31	3D Printed Fouling-Resistant Photoactive Membranes for Wastewater Treatment FCT 2022.06593.CEECIND/CP1720/CT0024 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2016/12/01 - 2021/07/15	AQUAlity - Interdisciplinar cross-sectoral approach to effectively address the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from water Project N. 765860 PhD Student Fellow Università degli Studi di Torino Dipartimento di Chimica, Italy	European Commission Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Química - Coimbra UID/QUI/00313/2019 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2014 - 2018	LUZACNE - Development of New Photosensitizers for Acne Photodynamic Therapy Grant number 30240 Researcher Luzitin SA, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010 - 2014	PDT - Development of New Drugs for Application in Photodynamic Cancer Therapy Grant number 5356 Researcher Luzitin SA, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - UI 313 - 2011-2012 PEst-C/QUI/UI0313/2011 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Publications

Book chapter	Julia Martins; Bruno Hotza; Nuno Gonçalves; Rui Novais; Luciano Senff. "Application of Red Mud in Additive Manufacturing of Geopolymers for Heavy Metal Adsorption". 2025. 10.1007/978-3-031-80330-7_10
Conference abstract	Carolina M. Pereira; Ascensão, Guilherme; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Novais, Rui Miguel Teixeira; Idalina Alcântara. Corresponding author: Carolina M. Pereira. "Preliminary evaluation regarding the feasibility of producing acoustic panels by additive manufacturing using geopolymeric inks containing biomass fly ash wastes". Paper presented in Research Summit 2024, Aveiro, 2024. Published
Conference poster	Mariana M. Almeida; Gonçalves, Nuno; Rui M. Novais ; GAMEIRO, TÂNIA; Alves, Zélia; João A. Labrincha. Corresponding author: Mariana M. Almeida. "3D-printing bauxite residue/fly ash-containing geopolymers as promising metal sorbents for water treatment". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO'24, 2024. Almeida, Mariana; GAMEIRO, TÂNIA; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Rui M. Novais. "Development of geopolymeric structures by additive manufacturing to remove pollutants from wastewater". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO'23, 2023.
Journal article	Aghilas Brahmi; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Sara Fateixa; João A. Labrincha; Rui M. Novais. "Efficient multi-metal cation removal with polysulfone-hydroxyapatite composite spheres in fixed-bed recirculation system". Separation and Purification Technology (2026): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2026.137547. 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.137547 Aghilas Brahmi; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Belhouchet Rebai Houdhaifa; João A. Labrincha; Rui M. Novais. "Surface charge engineering of phosphoric acid-activated geopolymers via hydroxyapatite incorporation for enhanced anionic water pollutant removal". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2026): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.139377. 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.139377 Cuadra, J.G.; Gonçalves, Nuno P.F.; Tayeb, K. Ben; Venâncio, Catia; Costa, S.; Lopes, I.; Trindade, T.; Labrincha, J.A.; Novais, Rui M.. "Surface-functionalized g-C3N4/3D-printed alkali-activated materials for the removal of emerging water pollutants". Chemical Engineering Journal 529 (2026): 172457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.172457. 10.1016/j.cej.2025.172457 Aghilas Brahmi; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; João A. Labrincha; Rui M. Novais. "Synergistic enhancement of hydroxyapatite-phosphoric acid-activated metakaolin-based geopolymers for sustainable and efficient removal of toxic metal ions in wastewater treatment: An experimental study supported by density functional theory insights". Process Safety and Environmental Protection (2026): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.108270. 10.1016/j.psep.2025.108270 Mariana M. Almeida; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Tânia Gameiro; João A. Labrincha; Rui M. Novais. "Incorporation of activated carbon into red mud/fly ash-containing 3D-printed alkali-activated materials for enhanced acid mine drainage remediation". Separation and Purification Technology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132841. 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132841 Carolina M. Pereira; Henrique Vieira; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Guilherme Ascensão; Rui M. Novais. "Innovative waste-containing 3D-printed geopolymer structures for enhanced acoustic comfort in built environments". Journal of Cleaner Production (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145857. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145857 T. Gameiro; João Carvalheiras; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; J. S. Amaral; Robert C. Pullar; João A. Labrincha; Rui Novais. "Novel red mud waste-derived magnetic geopolymer spheres, made without the addition of any extra iron compounds, for the removal of wastewater contaminants". Journal of Environmental Management (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124615. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124615 Mariana M. Almeida; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Tânia Gameiro; Zélia Alves; João A. Labrincha; Rui M. Novais. "3D-printing bauxite residue/fly ash-containing geopolymers as promising metal sorbents for water treatment". Waste Management (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.09.007. 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.09.007 Inês Correia; Marina Ilkaeva; Micaela Castellino; Sergio Bocchini; Rui M. Novais; Luís Mafra; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Mirtha A.O. Lourenço. "Impact of pyrolysis heating methods on biochars with enhanced CO2/N2 separation and their incorporation in 3D-printed composites". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.113875. 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113875 Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Mariana M. Almeida; João A. Labrincha; Rui M. Novais. "Effective acid mine drainage remediation in fixed bed column using porous red mud/fly ash-containing geopolymer spheres". Science of The Total Environment (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173633. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173633 Jialin Jia; Marco Minella; Mercedes Cid Ruiz; Jeremie Decker; Dong Li; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Alessandra Bianco Prevot; Tao Lin; Stefanos Giannakis. "Small concentrations, big results: µM addition of photoactive iron oxides with PMS, PDS, or H2O2, leads to enhanced removal of viruses at near-neutral pH". Water Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121760. 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121760 Jialin Jia; Marco Minella; Isabel del Castillo González; Aurelio Hernández Lehmann; Dong Li; Nuno P.F. Gonçalves; Alessandra Bianco Prevot; Tao Lin; Stefanos Giannakis. "From rust to robust disinfectants: How do iron oxides and inorganic oxidants synergize with UVA light towards bacterial inactivation?". Science of The Total Environment (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172740. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172740