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Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2022/08/25 by Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Tecnologia e Geociências-Escola de Engenharia de Pernambuco, Master in Chemical Engineering in 2018/02/28 by Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Tecnologia e Geociências-Escola de Engenharia de Pernambuco and Bachelor in Chemical Engineering in 2015/07/15 by Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Recently, she concluded a Postdoc in the Universidade do Minho Centro de Química, where she worked with the development of Solid Polymer Electrolytes based on biopolymers, as part of the project NGS - New Generation Storage, BP4. Production of FlexibleCells and Cellulose-based. Her previous postdoctoral research at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (LSRE-LCM associated laboratory) on the ADSORPTION OF AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS IN A FIXED BED COLUMN USING GRAPHENE-BASED BIOCOMPOSITE HYDROGELS. She has published over 30 articles in journals, and has 1 book chapter published. Participated in 7 events. She is currently co-supervising 1 PhD thesis, and Co-supervised 1 MSc dissertation. Has received 3 awards and honors. Participated as Post-doc in 1 project(s) and Post-doc Fellow in 1 project(s). Works in the areas of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering with emphasis on Chemical Process Engineering, Nano-technology with emphasis on Nano-materials and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Engineering. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae some of the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Chemical Engineering; Graphene Oxide; Nanomaterials.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo
Date of birth
1991/03/08
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Araujo, Caroline

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AD19-7FEC-54E5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5336-1390

Email addresses

  • caroline.maria@ufpe.br (Professional)
  • b13839@quimica.uminho.pt (Professional)
  • carolinemariaba@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 912933920 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Igreja de Paranhos 210, 4200-327, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/03/01 - 2022/08/25
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Doctor)
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Tecnologia e Geociências-Escola de Engenharia de Pernambuco, Brazil
"Water and wastewater treatment by recyclable agar-graphene oxide biocomposite hydrogel in batch and fixed-bed adsorption column : bench experiments and modeling for the selective removal of organic" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/03/01 - 2018/02/28
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Master)
Major in Engenharia de Processos Químicos e Bioquímicos
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Tecnologia e Geociências-Escola de Engenharia de Pernambuco, Brazil
"Study of the production and application of graphite and graphene oxides for removing contaminants in aqueous media" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2009/02/01 - 2015/07/15
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor)
Major in Engenharia de Processos Químicos e Bioquímicos
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01/29 - 2025/12/28 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Química, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/12/01 - 2023/11/30 Postdoc (Research) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/02 - 2022/08/15 Teaching in technical/secondary education Ser Educacional, Brazil
Centro Universitário Mauricio de Nassau, Brazil
2016/06/01 - 2016/08/01 Volunteer summer placement University of New Orleans, United States
University of New Orleans, United States
2014/06/01 - 2014/08/30 Volunteer summer placement Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster, United Kingdom
Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/12/01 - 2023/11/30 ADSORPTION OF AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS IN A FIXED BED COLUMN USING GRAPHENE-BASED BIOCOMPOSITE HYDROGELS
401905/2022-5
Post-doc
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01/29 - 2025/12/28 NGS - New Generation Storage, BP4. Production of Flexible Cells and Cellulose-based
C644936001-00000045
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Fraga, Tiago José Marques; de Araújo, Caroline Maria Bezerra; da Motta Sobrinho, Maurício Alves; Ghislandi, Marcos Gomes. "The role of multifunctional nanomaterials in the remediation of textile wastewaters". In Sustainable Technologies for Textile Wastewater Treatments, 95-136. Elsevier, 2021.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-85829-8.00001-8
  2. Fraga, T.J.M.; de Araújo, C.M.B.; da Motta Sobrinho, M.A.; Ghislandi, M.G.. "The role of multifunctional nanomaterials in the remediation of textile wastewaters". 95-136. 2021.
Conference abstract
  1. Araujo, Caroline; R. Gonçalves; Silva, Maria. "Unraveling and comparing the effect of Li and Na-based salts on the ionic conductivity of methylcellulose solid biopolymer electrolytes". Braga, 2025.
    Published
  2. Araujo, Caroline; Longobardo, Samuele; SERAFIM, N. B. V.; Motta Sobrinho, Maurício A. ; Ghislandi, Marcos G.; R. Gonçalves; Silva, Maria. "Carbon-based Nanomaterial in Solid Biopolymer Electrolytes: Effect of Graphene Oxide on Methylcellulose Films". Paper presented in XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Braga, 2025.
    Published
  3. Longobardo, Samuele; Araujo, Caroline; SERAFIM, N. B. V.; Motta Sobrinho, Maurício A. ; Ghislandi, Marcos G.; R. Gonçalves; Silva, Maria. "From Nature to Batteries: Solid Electrolytes Produced by Blending Biopolymers Boosted with Sodium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and Graphene Oxide". Paper presented in XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Braga, 2025.
    Published
  4. Araujo, Caroline; Renato Gonçalves; Maria Manuela Silva. Corresponding author: Maria Manuela Silva. "Synthesis and Characterization of Cellulose-Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Sustainable Batteries". Paper presented in PRiME 2024, Honolulu, 2024.
    Published
  5. Maria Manuela Silva; Renato Gonçalves; Araujo, Caroline. Corresponding author: Maria Manuela Silva. "News and advancements in battery materials". Paper presented in Sofia Electrochemcal Days 2024, 2024.
    Published
  6. MARCELA BINO DA SILVA SANTOS; Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Marcos G. Ghislandi; Araujo, Caroline; Maurício A. da Motta Sobrinho. "Produção de nanocompósitos à base de óxido de grafeno para aplicação como adsorventes para a remoção da quinolina em água". Paper presented in IV International Workshop of the Postgraduate Studies in Physical Engineering at UFRPE, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, 2023.
    Published
  7. MARCELA BINO DA SILVA SANTOS; BRUNA FIGUEIRO DO NASCIMENTO; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Araujo, Caroline; da Motta Sobrinho, Maurício Alves. Corresponding author: MARCELA BINO DA SILVA SANTOS. "ESTUDO COMPARATIVO DA UTILIZAÇÃO DE UM HIDROGEL E UM NANOCOMPÓSITO MAGNÉTICO À BASE DE GRAFENO COMO ADSORVENTES PARA TRATAMENTO DE EFLUENTES PROVENIENTE DO PROCESSAMENTO DO PETRÓLEO". Paper presented in 24° CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ENGENHARIA QUÍMICA (COBEQ), Salvador - BA, 2023.
    Published
  8. Araujo, Caroline; Maurício A. da Motta Sobrinho; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Alexandre F. P. Ferreira; Rodrigues, Alírio E.. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "Synthesis of nano-biocomposite hydrogel with graphene oxide for the separation of hemoprotein myoglobin: adsorption equilibrium and kinetics". Paper presented in ChemPor 2023 - 14 International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Bragança, 2023.
    Published
  9. Araujo, Caroline; Mauricio Alves Da Motta Sobrinho; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Alexandre Ferreira; Rodrigues, Alírio E.. Corresponding author: Mauricio Alves Da Motta Sobrinho. "Production and application of agar/graphene oxide hydrogels as nanobio-adsorbents - a comparative analysis for water treatment". Paper presented in 14º Encontro Brasileiro sobre Adsorção, Brasília, 2022.
    Published
  10. Araujo, Caroline; Gabriel Filipe Oliveira do Nascimento; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Fraga, Tiago José Marques; Carvalho, Marilda Nascimento; Mauricio Alves Da Motta Sobrinho; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi. "Production and application of 3D graphene oxide/agar aerogel to treat textile wastewater in continuous processes". Paper presented in XVIII Brazilian Materials Research Society Meeting (SBPMat), Balneário Camboriu, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Araujo, Caroline; Silva, Maria; R. Gonçalves. "BIOPOLYMER ELECTROLYTES AND THE FUTURE OF SOLID-STATE BATTERIES". Paper presented in Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2025), 2025.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Araujo, Caroline; R. Gonçalves; Silva, Maria. "Unraveling and comparing the effect of Li and Na-based salts on the ionic conductivity of methylcellulose solid biopolymer electrolytes". Paper presented in XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2025.
  2. Araujo, Caroline; Albertina Gonçalves Rios; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Alexandre Filipe Porfírio Ferreira; Maurício A. da Motta Sobrinho; Alírio Egídio Rodrigues. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "Cytochrome C adsorption using graphene oxide-based composite hydrogel". Paper presented in 43º Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção, 2024.
  3. Nickolly B. V. Serafim; Araujo, Caroline; Alexandre F. Porfírio Ferreira; Maurício A. da Motta Sobrinho; Margarida Abrunhosa de Brito; Yaidelin J. Alves Manrique. Corresponding author: Nickolly B. V. Serafim. "Synthesis of Graphene Oxide/Sodium Alginate and Cotton Fibers Composite Hydrogel via 3D Printing and Its Application as Chloroquine Adsorbent in Water". Paper presented in 43º Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção, 2024.
  4. Gabriel F. Oliveira do Nascimento; Araujo, Caroline; Marta M. Menezes Bezerra Duarte; Da Motta Sobrinho, Mauricio Alves. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "Graphite oxide suspension for quinoline adsorption in aqueous medium". Paper presented in 43º Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção, 2024.
  5. Araujo, Caroline; Renato Gonçalves; Maria Manuela Silva. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "Synthesis of LiFSI and methyl cellulose-based composites for applications as solid polymer electrolyte". Paper presented in VII Encontro de Técnicas de Caracterização e Análise Química (Universidade do Minho), 2024.
  6. Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Araujo, Caroline; M. L. R. A. Ramalho; Vivian Stumpf Madeira; Fraga, Tiago José Marques; Marilda Nascimento Carvalho; Eleonora M. P. L. Freire; Maurício A. da Motta Sobrinho; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "Synthesis and application of magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposites for degradation of emerging contaminants in water". Paper presented in 6th NANO TODAY Conference, 2019.
  7. Fraga, Tiago José Marques; Maryne Patrícia da Silva; Araujo, Caroline; Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Marilda Nascimento Carvalho; Eleonora M. P. L. Freire; Da Motta Sobrinho, Mauricio Alves; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "Amino-functionalization of layered graphene oxide and its implications on the interface interactions between them and toxic dyes". Paper presented in 6th NANO TODAY Conference, 2019.
  8. Araujo, Caroline; Gabriel Filipe Oliveira do Nascimento; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Karoline Santos Silva; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Maurício A. da Motta Sobrinho. "ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF DYE IN REAL TEXTILE WASTEWATER USING GRAPHENE OXIDE PRODUCED THROUGH DIFFERENT MODIFICATIONS OF HUMMERS METHOD". Paper presented in 12 Encontro Brasileiro sobre Adsorção - EBA (12º Brazilian Meeting on Adsorption), 2018.
  9. Araujo, Caroline; Erika T. R. Mendonça; Maurício A. da Motta Sobrinho. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "USE OF SIMULATION IN THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT USING THE SOFTWARE HYSYS®". Paper presented in 10th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Resende, Jayana Freitas; De Souza, Caio Luiz Rodrigues; Wernke, Gessica; Araujo, Caroline; Duarte, Vitor Anthony; Vieira, Angélica Marquetotti Salcedo ; Bergamasco, Rosângela. Corresponding author: Araujo, Caroline. "Caffeine Adsorption in Fixed Bed Column Using Activated Carbon Modified with Graphene Oxide". Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (2026):
    Accepted
  2. Nickolly B. V. Serafim; Caroline M. B. de Araujo; Margarida S. C. A. Brito; Yaidelin A. Manrique; Cláudia G. Silva; Marcos G. Ghislandi; Jose L. Sanchez-Salvador; et al. "Additive Manufacturing of Graphene Oxide/Sodium Alginate–Cotton Microfiber Composite Hydrogels: Structure, Properties, and Adsorption Performance". Journal of Composites Science (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9120673.
    10.3390/jcs9120673
  3. Serafim, Nickolly Bukkyo Vieira; de Araujo, Caroline Maria Bezerra; Cavalcanti, Jorge Vinícius Fernandes Lima; Ferreira, Alexandre Filipe Porfírio; da Motta Sobrinho, Maurício Alves. "Pb2+ and Cu2+ Removal Using Graphene Oxide-Based Hydrogel Biocomposite as Adsorbent: From Equilibrium to Co-adsorption and Mechanism Analysis". Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-025-04006-w.
    Published • 10.1007/s10904-025-04006-w
  4. Nickolly Bukkyo Vieira Serafim; Ronald Keverson da Silva Santos; Jorge Vinícius Fernandes de Lima Cavalcanti; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Asad Nawaz; Salim Manoharadas; Guilherme Luiz Dotto; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Clonazepam adsorption using biochars from Açaí endocarp and gasification of wood waste: a comparative study". Chemical Engineering Communications (2025): https://doi.org/10.1080/00986445.2025.2548424.
    10.1080/00986445.2025.2548424
  5. Caroline M.B. de Araujo; A. Pinto; M. Fernandes; V. de Zea Bermudez; Renato Gonçalves; Maria Manuela Silva. "Influence of sodium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide concentration and dimethyl carbonate: Ethylene carbonate plasticizer on methylcellulose-based polymer electrolyte films for electrochemical applications". Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119408.
    10.1016/J.JELECHEM.2025.119408
  6. Caroline M.B. Araujo; Albertina G. Rios; Maurício A. Motta Sobrinho; Marcos G. Ghislandi; Alexandre F.P. Ferreira; Alírio E. Rodrigues. "Hybrid nano-biocomposite based on polysaccharide and graphene oxide for the practical separation of proteins in a fixed bed adsorption column". Journal of Molecular Liquids (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.126066.
    10.1016/j.molliq.2024.126066
  7. Marcela Bino da Silva Santos; Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Production and characterization of graphene-based nanocomposites of different natures and their applications in aqueous quinoline adsorption: A comparative study". Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100605.
    10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100605
  8. Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Albertina Gonçalves Rios; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Alexandre Filipe Porfírio Ferreira; Mauricio Alves da Motta Sobrinho; Alirio E. Rodrigues. "Separation of the heme protein Cytochrome C using a 3D structured graphene oxide bionanocomposite as adsorbent". Soft Matter (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3sm01053h.
    10.1039/d3sm01053h
  9. de Araujo, Caroline Maria Bezerra; Rios, Albertina Gonçalves; Ferreira, Alexandre Filipe Porfírio; da Motta Sobrinho, Maurício Alves; Rodrigues, Alírio Egídio; Ghislandi, Marcos Gomes. "Agar/graphene oxide hydrogels as nano-bioadsorbents: a comparative analysis for dye removal". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31 41 (2023): 53629-53641. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31158-4.
    10.1007/s11356-023-31158-4
  10. Ronald K.S. Santos; Bruna F. Nascimento; Caroline M.B. de Araújo; Jorge V.F.L. Cavalcanti; Franciele S. Bruckmann; Cristiano R.B. Rhoden; Guilherme L. Dotto; et al. "Removal of chloroquine from the aqueous solution by adsorption onto açaí-based biochars: Kinetics, thermodynamics, and phytotoxicity". Journal of Molecular Liquids 383 (2023): 122162-122162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122162.
    10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122162
  11. do Nascimento, Bruna Figueiredo; de Araújo, Caroline Maria Bezerra; del Carmen Pinto Osorio, Diana; Silva, Luis Felipe Oliveira; Dotto, Guilherme Luiz; Cavalcanti, Jorge Vinícius Fernandes Lima; da Motta Sobrinho, Maurício Alves. "Adsorption of chloroquine, propranolol, and metformin in aqueous solutions using magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposite". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30 36 (2023): 85344-85358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28242-0.
    10.1007/s11356-023-28242-0
  12. Josemar Guerra de Andrade Câmara; Tiago José Marques Fraga; Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Joelma Morais Ferreira; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho; Cesar Augusto Morais de Abreu. "Removal of BTEX and heavy metals from wastewater by modified smectite clays: ion exchange and adsorption mechanisms". Chemical Papers (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-023-02882-5.
    10.1007/s11696-023-02882-5
  13. Brener Felipe Melo Lima Gomes; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Ronald Keverson da Silva Santos; Eleonora Maria Pereira de Luna Freire; Mauricio Alves Da Motta Sobrinho; Marilda Nascimento Carvalho. "Adsorption of Cd (II) ions and methyl violet dye by using an agar-graphene oxide nano-biocomposite". Environmental Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2023.2198732.
    10.1080/09593330.2023.2198732
  14. Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Gessica Wernke; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Alexandre Diório; Marcelo Fernandes Vieira; Rosângela Bergamasco; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho; Alírio Egídio Rodrigues. "Continuous removal of pharmaceutical drug chloroquine and Safranin-O dye from water using agar-graphene oxide hydrogel: Selective adsorption in batch and fixed-bed experiments". Environmental Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114425.
    10.1016/j.envres.2022.114425
  15. de Araujo, Caroline Maria Bezerra; Rios, Albertina Goncalves; Ferreira, Alexandre Filipe Porfirio; Sobrinho, Mauricio Alves da Motta; Rodrigues, Alirio Egidio; Ghislandi, Marcos Gomes. "Agar/graphene oxide hydrogels as nano-bioadsorbents: a comparative analysis for dye removal". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/60401418/.
    10.1007/S11356-023-31158-4
  16. Natália Dolfini; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Nehemias Curvelo Pereira. "Amoxicillin removal from water by adsorption on activated carbon of mineral sources: discussion of experimental data, mechanisms and modeling". Environmental Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2022.2148571.
    10.1080/09593330.2022.2148571
  17. Alisson Castro do Nascimento; Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Maryne Patrícia da Silva; Ronald Silva Santos; Tássila Pereira Neves; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Francisco Everton Tavares de Luna; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Use of charcoal from gasification residues in adsorption pilot plant for the practical application of circular economy in industrial wastewater treatment". Chemical Engineering Communications 209 10 (2022): 1316-1333. https://doi.org/10.1080/00986445.2021.1964074.
    10.1080/00986445.2021.1964074
  18. B.F. Nascimento; L.F.O. Silva; C.M.B. Araújo; R.K. Silva Santos; B.F.M. L.Gomes; P.R. Silva Santos; J.V.F. L.Cavalcanti; et al. "Synthesis and application of ferromagnetic graphene oxide nanocomposite as an effective adsorbent for Clonazepam: Batch experiments, modeling, regeneration, and phytotoxicity". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 5 (2022): 108331-108331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108331.
    10.1016/j.jece.2022.108331
  19. Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Albertina Gonçalves Rios; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Alexandre Filipe Porfírio Ferreira; Mauricio Alves da Motta Sobrinho; Alírio Egídio Rodrigues. "Wastewater treatment using recyclable agar-graphene oxide biocomposite hydrogel in batch and fixed-bed adsorption column: Bench experiments and modeling for the selective removal of organics". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 639 (2022): 128357-128357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128357.
    10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128357
  20. Melo Lima Gomes, Brener Felipe; Bezerra de Araujo, Caroline Maria; do Nascimento, Bruna Figueiredo; Pereira de Luna Freire, Eleonora Maria; Da Motta Sobrinho, Mauricio Alves; Carvalho, Marilda Nascimento. "Synthesis and application of graphene oxide as a nanoadsorbent to remove Cd (II) and Pb (II) from water: adsorption equilibrium, kinetics, and regeneration". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/49822805/.
    10.1007/S11356-021-16943-3
  21. Romero Barbosa de Assis Filho; Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Tiago Fraga; Tarsila Maíra Nogueira de Paiva; Cesar Augusto Moraes de Abreu; Mauricio Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Removal of textile dyes by benefited marine shells wastes: From circular economy to multi-phenomenological modeling". Journal of Environmental Management 296 (2021): 113222-113222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113222.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113222
  22. Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Alisson Castro do Nascimento; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Brener Felipe Melo Lima Gomes; Maryne Patrícia da Silva; Ronald Keverson da Silva Santos; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Adsorption of Reactive Black 5 and Basic Blue 12 using biochar from gasification residues: Batch tests and fixed-bed breakthrough predictions for wastewater treatment". Bioresource Technology Reports 15 (2021): 100767-100767. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100767.
    10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100767
  23. Maryne Patrícia da Silva; Ana Caroline Alves de Souza; Lettícia Emely de Lima Ferreira; Luiz Martins Pereira Neto; Bruna Figueiredo Nascimento; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araújo; Tiago José Marques Fraga; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi. "Photodegradation of Reactive Black 5 and raw textile wastewater by heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction using amino-Fe3O4-functionalized graphene oxide as nanocatalyst". Environmental Advances 4 (2021): 100064-100064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100064.
    10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100064
  24. Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Alisson Castro do Nascimento; Flávio Luiz Honorato da Silva; Débora Jamila Nóbrega de Melo; Emerson Freitas Jaguaribe; Jorge Vinicius Fernandes Lima Cavalcanti; Mauricio Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Detoxification of sisal bagasse hydrolysate using activated carbon produced from the gasification of açaí waste". Journal of Hazardous Materials 409 (2021): 124494-124494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124494.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124494
  25. Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Maryne Patrícia da Silva; Gabriel Filipe Oliveira do Nascimento; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Bruna Figueiredo do Nascimento; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Magnetic Fe3O4-graphene oxide nanocomposite – synthesis and practical application for the heterogeneous photo-Fenton degradation of different dyes in water". Separation Science and Technology 56 2 (2021): 425-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2020.1716011.
    10.1080/01496395.2020.1716011
  26. Caroline M. B. Araújo; Gabriel F. Oliveira do Nascimento; Gabriel R. Bezerra da Costa; Ana M. S. Baptisttella; Tiago J. M. Fraga; Romero B. Assis Filho; Marcos G. Ghislandi; Mauricio A. Motta Sobrinho. "Real textile wastewater treatment using nano graphene-based materials: Optimum pH, dosage, and kinetics for colour and turbidity removal". The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 98 6 (2020): 1429-1440. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.23712.
    10.1002/cjce.23712
  27. Tiago Fraga; Luiz Filipe Félix da Silva; Letticia Emely Maria de Lima Ferreira; Maryne Patrícia da Silva; Daysianne Mikaella dos Santos Marques Fraga; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araújo; Marilda Nascimento Carvalho; et al. "Amino-Fe3O4-functionalized multi-layered graphene oxide as an ecofriendly and highly effective nanoscavenger of the reactive drimaren red". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 9 (2020): 9718-9732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07539-z.
    10.1007/s11356-019-07539-z
  28. Gabriel Filipe Oliveira do Nascimento; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araújo; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Mauricio Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Graphene-based materials production and application in textile wastewater treatment: color removal and phytotoxicity using Lactuca sativa as bioindicator". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 55 1 (2020): 97-106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2019.1665951.
    10.1080/10934529.2019.1665951
  29. Romero Barbosa de Assis Filho; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araújo; Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Edinália Bleilla Batista; Rafaela Alvina Barata; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Mauricio Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Environmentally friendly route for graphene oxide production via electrochemical synthesis focused on the adsorptive removal of dyes from water". Environmental Technology (2019): 1-43. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F09593330.2019.1581842.
    10.1080/09593330.2019.1581842
  30. Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Vivian Stumpf Madeira; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Gicélia Rodrigues; José Sabino da Silva Neto; Romário Ewerton Lira de Abreu. "The effect of operating conditions on iron oxides production–kinetics mechanism and final products characteristics". Materials Research Express (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aafb24.
    10.1088/2053-1591/aafb24
  31. Miguel Antônio Pires Kelm; Mário José da Silva Júnior; Sávio Henrique de Barros Holanda; Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Romero Barbosa de Assis Filho; Emerson Jaguaribe Freitas; Diogo Rafael dos Santos; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Removal of azo dye from water via adsorption on biochar produced by the gasification of wood wastes". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11356-018-3833-x.
    10.1007/s11356-018-3833-x
  32. Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Romero Barbosa de Assis Filho; Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Gabriel Filipe Oliveira do Nascimento; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Marilda Nascimento Carvalho; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Systematic study of graphene oxide production using factorial design techniques and its application to the adsorptive removal of methylene blue dye in aqueous medium". Materials Research Express 5 6 (2018): 065042-065042. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aacb51.
    10.1088/2053-1591/aacb51
  33. C. M. B. Araújo; H. A. Nascimento; C. J. Cavalcanti; M. A. M. Sobrinho; M. F. Pimentel. "THE USE OF FACTORIAL DESIGN TO EVALUATE SYSTEMATIC CHANGES IN THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A THREE-PHASE SEPARATOR USING SIMULATION AS A TOOL". Brazilian Journal of Petroleum and Gas 12 1 (2018): 11-20. https://doi.org/10.5419%2Fbjpg2018-0002.
    10.5419/bjpg2018-0002
  34. Caroline Maria Bezerra de Araujo; Gabriel Filipe Oliveira do Nascimento; Gabriel Rodrigues Bezerra da Costa; Karolyne Santos da Silva; Ana Maria Salgueiro Baptisttella; Marcos Gomes Ghislandi; Maurício Alves da Motta Sobrinho. "Adsorptive removal of dye from real textile wastewater using graphene oxide produced via modifications of hummers method". Chemical Engineering Communications (2018): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00986445.2018.1534232.
    10.1080/00986445.2018.1534232
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Water and wastewater treatment by recyclable agar-graphene oxide biocomposite hydrogel in batch and fixed-bed adsorption column : bench experiments and modeling for the selective removal of organic". PhD, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2022. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/48396.
  2. ARAÚJO, Caroline Maria Bezerra de. "Estudo da produção e aplicação de óxidos de grafite e grafeno para remoção de contaminantes em meio aquoso". Master, 2019. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/30380.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/11/10 Carbon-based Nanomaterial in Solid Biopolymer Electrolytes: Effect of Graphene Oxide on Methylcellulose Films XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2024/07/11 Composite hydrogels based on graphene oxide and biopolymer as adsorbents: applications in separation processes 6th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/09/14 Synthesis of nano-biocomposite hydrogel with graphene oxide for the separation of hemoprotein myoglobin: adsorption equilibrium and kinetics ChemPor 2023 - 14 International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
2018/07/03 Systematic production of Graphene Oxide and its application for dye removal from a real textile wastewater sample University of Surrey Doctoral College Conference 2018
University of Surrey (Guildford, United Kingdom)
2017 Evaluation of Produced Water Treatment Using Advanced Oxidation Processes and Sodium Ferrate(VI) 19th International Conference on Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering
The World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (Londres, United Kingdom)
2016/08/10 PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF WATER-OIL SEPARATION IN THREE-PHASE SEPARATORS THROUGH THE USE OF MULTIVARIATE EXPERIMENTAL PLANNING TECHNIQUES II Congresso Nacional de Engenharia de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Natal, Brazil)
2015/10/20 EVALUATION OF ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES FOR WATER TREATMENT FROM OIL PRODUCTION USING HYSYS 8 Congresso Brasileiro de P&D em Petróleo e Gás
Universidade Federal do Paraná (Curitiba, Brazil)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/01 - Current Utilização de adsorventes à base de óxido de grafeno para remoção de contaminantes orgânicos em meio aquoso
Co-supervisor
 Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2022/08/26 - 2023/08/16 Estudo Comparativo da Utilização de Compósitos de Óxido de Grafeno/Óxido de Ferro e Hidrogel de Ágar/Óxido de Grafeno para Adsorção de Quinolina
Co-supervisor
 Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/09/26 - 2025/09/26 “European Researchers' Night – SCIGLO – Science for Global Challenges”: Collaboration in supporting the organization of the event and in promoting the activity ‘Materials for electrochemical devices’, under the local coordination of the School of Sciences of the University of Minho. (2025/09/26 - 2025/09/26)
Meeting (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/11/10 - 2025/11/12 Poster Presentation - XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Conference
 XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/09/01 - 2024/09/04 Poster presentation - 43º Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção
Meeting
 43º Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
2024/07/07 - 2024/07/07 Poster presentation - VII Encontro de Técnicas de Caracterização e Análise Química
Conference
 VII ETCAQ
Universidade do Minho Centro de Química, Portugal
2023/09/12 - 2023/09/15 Oral presentation - 14 International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (ChemPor 2023)
Conference
 14 International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (ChemPor 2023)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2019/06/16 - 2019/06/20 Poster presentation - 6th NANO TODAY Conference (Lisbon)
Conference
 6th NANO TODAY Conference
The Elsevier Foundation, Netherlands
2018/07/03 - 2018/07/04 Oral presentation - DOCTORAL COLLEGE CONFERENCE 2018, University of Surrey, UK
Conference
 University of Surrey Doctoral College Conference 2018
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
2018/04/23 - 2018/04/25 Poster presentation - 12 Encontro Brasileiro sobre Adsorção (EBA 12)
Meeting
 12 Encontro Brasileiro sobre Adsorção
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/11/01 - Current ChemNanoMat Wiley
2024/07/16 - Current ChemistrySelec Wiley
2024/03/22 - Current Materials Today Sustainability Elsevier
2023/12/12 - Current Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Elsevier
2023/10/27 - Current Heliyon Elsevier
2023/10/23 - Current Journal of Applied Polymer Science Wiley
2023/01/28 - Current CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL Elsevier
2022/12/15 - Current CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN Elsevier
2022/09/26 - Current Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering Springer
2022/09/08 - Current RSC Advances Royal Society of Chemistry
2021/08/27 - Current Chemosphere Elsevier
2018/08/23 - Current Water Science and Technology International Water Association

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/02/09 "With a project to clean up water pollution, a woman from Recife is among 25 award winners in Latin America - The award was created by the company 3M, in order to highlight women who develop projects in the scientific field" (Com projeto para despoluição ambiental de águas, recifense está entre 25 premiadas na América Latina - Prêmio foi idealizado pela empresa 3M, a fim de destacar mulheres que desenvolvem projetos no campo científico) Folha de Pernambuco

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/06/01 - Current Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental (1809-4457) Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental - ABES
Distinctions

Award

2023 25 Women in Science: Latin America (3rd Edition)
3M Company, United States
2018 Santander Universities Award to attend the Doctoral College Conference 2018 at the University of Surrey (UK)
Santander Universities, United Kingdom

University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Other distinction

2018 2nd best Poster presented at the 12 Encontro Brasileiro Sobre Adsorção (EBA12) Brazilian meeting on adsorption
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil