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Ana Catarina Braz is graduated in Chemical Engineering (IST/UL, 2014) and holds a European Doctorate in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering (IST/UL, 2019). Is Researcher in Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico focussing on process modelling and optimisation, using mathematical models to better understand the systems studied and find the optimal conditions that reduce the production costs, while simultaneously increasing the productivity and the quality of products. She published 2 articles in journals. Has 3 sections of books and 1 book collaboration. Supervised 1 MSc dissertation. Was awarded the Runner-up in the PSE 2019 Model-Based Innovation prize, attributed by Process Systems Enterprise Ltd, for one of the published articles. She is currently an Invited Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico and continues doing research in the fields of Process Integration and Pyrolysis.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Catarina Gouveia Braz

Citation names

  • Catarina G. Braz

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C111-A562-E6BB
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7859-2294

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019
Concluded
 Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Profitability Increase of a Formaldehyde Production Plant" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Passed with distinction
2014
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Model parameterization of the m-xylene oxidation reaction using experimental data and gPROMS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
2014
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 14/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/11 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
2022/11/01 - 2022/11/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Texas A&M University College of Engineering, United States
2022/10/01 - 2022/10/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico
2022/07 - 2022/09 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidad de Salamanca Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Spain
2015/04 - 2019/09 Research Trainee (Research) https://www.sonaearauco.com/pt/, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universität Paderborn Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Germany
2013/09 - 2014/03 Research Trainee (Research) CEPSA Centro de Investigacion, Spain

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Instituto Superior Tecnico - Departamento de Engenharia Química, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/12 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/03 - Current Member of the CERENA (Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente) Energy Group coordination panel Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/04/01 - 2019/03/31 Profitability Increase of a Formaldehyde Production Plant
PD/BDE/113539/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/11 - 2021/07 MEESI - Medidas de Eficiência Energética para Setores da Indústria
NA
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundo de Apoio à Investigação
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/01 - Current GrAPHy - Green Ammonia Production from Intermittent Sources of Hydrogen
NA
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
2022/07 - Current IProPBio - Integrated Process and Product design for sustainable Biorefineries
778168
Researcher
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Henrique A. Matos; Rui Filipe; Paula Robalo; Catarina G. Braz. IProPBio Workshop Series - ProGreS 2nd WORKSHOP From biomass characterization to process synthesis. Zenodo. 2022.
    10.5281/ZENODO.6808379
  2. Matos, Henrique A.; Fernandes, Maria; Nunes, Clemente; Bernardo, João Correia; Cabrita, Isabel; Martins, Paulo; Cardoso, Cristina; Partidário, Paulo; Gomes, Paula. Medidas Transversais: Eficiência Energética para a Indústria. Portugal. 2016.
    Assistant staff
Book chapter
  1. Catarina G. Braz; Najarnezhadmashhadi, Ali; Russo, Vincenzo; Eränen, Kari; Matos, Henrique A.; Salmi, Tapio. Corresponding author: Salmi, Tapio. "Dynamic modelling of non-isothermal open-cell foam catalyst packings: selective sugar hydrogenation to sugar alcohols as a case study". In 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 73-78. Elsevier, 2022.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-95879-0.50013-8
  2. Pinho, Manuel L.; Catarina G. Braz; Matos, Henrique A.; Pinheiro, Carla I.C.; Granjo, J.F.O.. Corresponding author: Catarina G. Braz. "Control of an industrial packed extraction column for biodiesel washing". In 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 1123-1128. Elsevier, 2022.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-95879-0.50188-0
  3. Braz, Ana; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo; Matos, Henrique A.. "Profitability Increase of a Formaldehyde Plant". 307-312. Elsevier, 2020.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-823377-1.50052-5
  4. Braz, Ana; Matos, Henrique A.; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo. "Model of a Formaldehyde Absorption System Based on Industrial Data". 2018.
    10.1016/b978-0-444-64235-6.50007-3
  5. Braz, Ana; Matos, Henrique A.; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo. "Model of an Industrial Reactor for Formaldehyde Production with Catalyst Deactivation". 2017.
    10.1016/b978-0-444-63965-3.50022-2
Conference paper
  1. Carvalho, M.C.S.; Catarina G. Braz; Marques J.; Matos, Henrique A.; Granjo, J.F.O.. Corresponding author: Matos, Henrique A.. "Long-Distance Hydrogen Delivery Using a Dibenzyltoluene-Based Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier System". Paper presented in 24th Conference on Process Integration for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction - PRES'21, Brno, 2021.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Catarina G. Braz; Taifouris, Manuel; Martín, Mariano; Matos, Henrique A.. Corresponding author: Catarina G. Braz. "Life cycle assessment of biorefineries based on spent coffee grounds". Paper presented in ProGreS 3rd Workshop - From biomass characterization to process synthesis, 2022, Salamanca, Spain, 2022.
  2. Catarina G. Braz (C111-A562-E6BB); Najarnezhadmashhadi, Ali; Russo, Vincenzo; Eränen, Kari; Salmi, Tapio; Matos, Henrique A.. Corresponding author: Salmi, Tapio. "Dynamic modelling of non-isothermal open-cell foam catalyst packings: selective sugar hydrogenation to sugar alcohols as a case study". Paper presented in 32th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering, 2022.
  3. Pinho, Manuel L.; Catarina G. Braz (C111-A562-E6BB); Matos, Henrique A.; Pinheiro, Carla I.C.; Granjo, J.F.O.. Corresponding author: Catarina G. Braz (C111-A562-E6BB). "Control of an industrial packed extraction column for biodiesel washing". Paper presented in 32th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering, 2022, Toulouse, France, 2022.
  4. Manuel L. Pinto; Catarina G. Braz; Granjo, J.F.O.; Matos, Henrique A.. Corresponding author: Matos, Henrique A.. "Dynamic Simulation of a Biodiesel Washing Column". Paper presented in Advanced Process Modelling Forum 2021, April 13-15 2021, London, UK, 2021.
  5. Najarnezhadmashhadi, Ali; Catarina G. Braz; Russo, V.; Eränen, K.; Matos, Henrique A.; Salmi, Tapio. Corresponding author: Salmi, Tapio. "Advanced modelling of a trickle bed reactor with solid foam packing: Arabinose hydrogenation". Paper presented in Advanced Process Modelling Forum 2021, April 13-15 2021, London, UK, 2021.
  6. Catarina G. Braz; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo; Matos, Henrique A.. "Profitability Increase of a Formaldehyde Plant". Paper presented in 30th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering. Milano, Italy, 2020.
  7. Catarina G. Braz; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Matos, Henrique A.. Corresponding author: Matos, Henrique A.. "Modeling and Simulation of an Industrial Formaldehyde Absorption System". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2019, 2019.
  8. Catarina G. Braz; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo; Matos, Henrique A.. "Modeling and Simulation of an Industrial Formaldehyde Absorption System". Paper presented in Cape Forum 2018, Bucharest, Romania, 2018.
  9. Catarina G. Braz; Matos, Henrique A.; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo. "Model of a Formaldehyde Absorption System". Paper presented in ChemPor 2018 - 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  10. Catarina G. Braz; Matos, Henrique A.; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo. "Model of a Formaldehyde Absorption System Based on Industrial Data". Paper presented in 28th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering. Graz, Austria, 2018.
  11. Catarina G. Braz; Matos, Henrique A.; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo. "Model of an Industrial Reactor for Formaldehyde Production with Catalyst Deactivation". Paper presented in 27th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering. Barcelona, Spain, 2017.
  12. Catarina G. Braz; Matos, Henrique A.. "Model of a Laboratorial Tubular Reactor by the Determination of the Distribution of Residence Times". Paper presented in Advanced Process Modelling Forum 2016, 20-21 April 2016, London, UK, 2016.
  13. Catarina G. Braz; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo; Mendes, Adélio; Matos, Henrique A.. "Preliminary Model of a Packed Bed Oxidation Reactor". Paper presented in Advanced Process Modelling Forum 2016, 20-21 April 2016, London, UK, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Najarnezhadmashhadi, Ali; Braz, Catarina G.; Russo, Vincenzo; Eränen, Kari; Matos, Henrique A.; Salmi, Tapio. "Modeling of three-phase continuously operating open-cell foam catalyst packings: Sugar hydrogenation to sugar alcohols". AIChE Journal (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.17732.
    10.1002/aic.17732
  2. Braz, Ana; Lutters, Nicole; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, ricardo; Kenig, Eugeny Y.; Matos, Henrique A.. "Modeling and Simulation of an Industrial Formaldehyde Absorption System". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 59 13 (2020): 5996-6006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b07013.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.9b07013
  3. Braz, Ana; Mendes, Adélio; Rocha, Jorge F.; Alvim, Ricardo; Matos, Henrique A.. "Model of an industrial multitubular reactor for methanol to formaldehyde oxidation in the presence of catalyst deactivation". Chemical Engineering Science (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.09.033.
    10.1016/j.ces.2018.09.033
Magazine article
  1. Matos, Henrique A.; Catarina G. Braz; Azevedo, Leonardo; Mateus, Maria Margarida. "CERENA aposta em modelos integrados da cadeia de valor do hidrogénio", País Positivo, Edition Nº152 – Semanário Nascer do Sol , 2022, https://sol.sapo.pt/especiais/e_paispositivo/20220506_paispositivo.pdf.
Online resource
  1. Catarina G. Braz; Fernandes, Maria; Matos, Henrique A.; Nunes, Clemente. Corresponding author: Catarina G. Braz. Portal de Medidas de Eficiência Energética para a Indústria. 2022. https://meesi.pt/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/11 CERENA and its Mission for the Energy Transition Visiting Scholar Presentation
Texas A&M (Texas, United States)
2021/10 Long-Distance Hydrogen Delivery Using a Dibenzyltoluene-Based Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier System 24th Conference on Process Integration for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction - PRES'21
(Brno, Czech Republic)
2021/09 Dynamic modeling of an isothermal trickle bed reactor with solid foam packing: Sugar hydrogenation as a case study 13th European Congress of Chemical Engineering and 6th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology
2020/10 The use of CAPE-OPEN property package in process simulation and parameter estimation in gPROMS CAPE-OPEN 2020 Annual Meeting
2015 Distributed Model of an industrial tubular reactor for methanol partial oxidation 12th Brainstorming on Optimization, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/03 - 2022/11 Modeling of Waste Tire Pyrolysis and Hydrotreatment for Jet Fuel Applications
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/11 Life Cycle Assessment of bio-oil produced through lignocellulosic biomass liquefaction
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/11 Dynamic simulation of biodiesel washing column
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/04/01 - 2022/05/17 1. ProGreS 2nd WORKSHOP - From biomass characterization to process synthesis (2022/05/16 - 2022/05/17)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/11 Life Cycle Assessment of bio-oil produced through lignocellulosic biomass liquefaction
Supervisor
 Ana Sofia Lucas Silva Reis Augusto (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/11 Modeling of Waste Tire Pyrolysis and Hydrotreatment for Jet Fuel Applications
Supervisor
 André Gonçalo Ferreira da Silva (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/10 Life Cycle Assessment Study of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber and Polybutadiene Rubber
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Rita Pereira Dias (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/11 Dynamic Simulation of Biodiesel Washing Column
Supervisor
 Manuel Peraboa Leite Ramalho Pinho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/10 Circular Economy in Consumer Goods Packaging
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Duarte Mascarenhas Mimoso Tavares Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/10 Application of Lean Methodologies in Supporting Areas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Santos Moreira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/01 Study of acetylene hydrogenation catalyst deactivation at REPSOL Polímeros
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Filipe dos Santos Carvalho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/09 Modelling & optimization of batch distillation operations
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ruben Galvão Baltazar (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11 Detailed Modelling of Catalytic Partial Oxidation Processes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Isabel Luiz Gomes Pereira Coutinho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/12 - Current PROCEEDINGS OF THE 33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering Elsevier
2022/07 - Current Latin American Applied Research (0327-0793) PLAPIQUI Planta Piloto de Ingenieria Quimica, CONICET / Universidad Nacional del Sur

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/11 - 2021/06 Development of a phenomenological model, simulation and optimisation of an industrial washing column operating at Prio's biodiesel production process in Gafanha-da-Nazaré, with the suggestion of measures to be implemented in order to improve its performance.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2023/01 Process Separation Engenharia Química (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/11 - 2023/01 Industrial Safety and Utilities Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/11 - 2023/01 1st Cycle Integrated Project in Chemical Engineering Engenharia Química (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/12 - 2022/02 Process Separation Engenharia Química (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/06 Chemical Engineering Labs I Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/02 gPROMS ModelBuilder software tutorials Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/11 - 2019/11 gPROMS ModelBuilder software tutorials Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/12 - 2017/12 Process Optimisation Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/07 gPROMS ModelBuilder software tutorials Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/04 - 2017/06 Chemical Engineering Processes Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/05 - 2016/06 gPROMS ModelBuilder software tutorials Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/06 - 2022/09 Life Cycle Assessment of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) systems Camille Bontron
2022/05 - 2022/07 Design and tuning of an advanced control system of an industrial biodiesel washing column Elisabete Maria Tangerino Pinto

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/07 - Current Research initiation scholarships Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/07 - Current Member of the Jury for the attribution of the research initiation scholarship with the title Comparative analysis of SOTA technologies for NH3 production from renewable energy or green H2
Distinctions

Award

2019 Runner-up of the Model-Based Innovation Prize 2019
Process Systems Enterprise Ltd, United Kingdom
2015 Grant nº PD/BDE/113539/2015

Title

2019 European Doctorate
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal