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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bruna Alexandra Canuto Rijo

Citation names

  • Rijo, Bruna

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F212-6F13-4A64
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6720-6132

Email addresses

  • bruna.rijo@ipportalegre.pt (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2018
Concluded
 Engenharia da Refinação, Petroquímica e Química (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Repsol Polímeros, S.A., Portugal
"Dynamic Modelling of Acetylene Hydrogenation in Industrial Context" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

IFP Energies nouvelles Solaize, France
"Dynamic Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) Reactor Modelling: integration of a thermal balance" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2022/04 - 2023/10 Researcher (Research) Laboratório Colaborativo para as Biorrefinarias, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2021/03/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2020/10 - 2022/09 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/08 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/03 - Current H2tALENT - Alentejo Green Hydrogen Valley delivering integrated full-chain sustainable hydrogen ecosystem with technical, economic, social and environmental benefits and superior upscaling/replicability
101137611
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/11 - Current HYFUELUP - HYBRID BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION FROM INTEGRATED BIOMASS CONVERSION
101084148
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/11 - Current RESIST - Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology
101093968
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/11 - Current H2Excellence - Fuel Cells and Green Hydrogen Centers of Vocational Excellence towards affordable, secure, and sustainable energy for Europe
101104447
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/11 - Current Analisis e Impulso del H2 REnovable en la region POCTEP (AIHRE)
931616
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/11 - Current FOMENTO Y DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL HIDROGENO VERDE (FUTURETECH-H2)
931615
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/11 - Current Agenda Mobilizadora: H2DRIVEN Green Agenda (H2DRIVEN)
C644923817-00000037
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
 Plano Recuperação e Resiliência
Ongoing
2023/11 - Current REFEED LA 11.1 - Renewable Energy production at Farm level for Energy Efficiency and Defossilization
PRR-C05-i03-I-000248-LA11.1
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
 Plano Recuperação e Resiliência
Ongoing
2023/01/07 - Current PYRAGRAF - Decentralized pyrolytic conversion of agriculture and forestry wastes towards local circular value chains and sustainability
101114608
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/01/10 - 2023/10/31 ICARUS - International cooperation for sustainable aviation biofuels
101122303
Researcher
European Commission
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Rijo, Bruna; Nobre, Catarina; Panizio, Roberta Mota; Longo, Andrei; Mateos-Pedrero, Cecilia; Rey, José Ramón Copa; Brito, Paulo Sérgio Duque de. "Biorefinery concept in the livestock sector". Paper presented in WIRE COST Action 6th Working Groups Workshop, Novi Sad, 2024.
    Published
  2. Longo, Andrei; Nobre, Catarina; Panizio, Roberta Mota; Margarida Santos, Santa; Ana Carolina Assis; Rijo, Bruna; Rey, José Ramón Copa; Mateos-Pedrero, Cecilia; Brito, Paulo Sérgio Duque de. Corresponding author: Longo, Andrei. "Advancing Hydrogen Education through Collaborative Initiatives at IPPortalegre". Paper presented in WIRE COST Action 6th Working Groups Workshop, Novi Sad, 2024.
    Published
  3. Rijo, Bruna; Nobre, Catarina; Brito, Paulo Sérgio Duque de. Corresponding author: Rijo, Bruna. "New approaches on thermochemical biomethane production". Paper presented in WIRE COST Action 5th Working Groups Workshop, Istanbul, 2024.
    Published
  4. Rijo, Bruna. "Development of a mechanistic kinetic model for the thermal pyrolysis of plastic from WEEE". Paper presented in 23rd edition of the International Conference on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (PYRO2022), Ghent, 2022.
  5. Rijo, Bruna. "Thermal and catalytic co-pyrolysis of pure and waste high density polyethylene with vacuum gas oil". Paper presented in 23rd edition of the International Conference on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (PYRO2022), Ghent, 2022.
  6. Rijo, Bruna. "Pyrolysis of polycoated cardboard packages". Paper presented in 23rd edition of the International Conference on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (PYRO2022), Ghent, 2022.
  7. Rijo, Bruna. "Pyrolysis of waste plastic mixture from WEEE in a reactive distillation system". Paper presented in 23rd edition of the International Conference on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (PYRO2022), Ghent, 2022.
  8. Rijo, Bruna. "Polypropylene effect on pyrolysis of polymer mixtures". Paper presented in 23rd edition of the International Conference on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (PYRO2022), Ghent, 2022.
  9. Rijo, Bruna. "PYROLYSIS OF PLASTIC FROM WEEE IN A REACTIVE DISTILLATION APPROACH". Paper presented in XXIV International Conference on Chemical Reactors (CHEMREACTOR-24), 2021.
  10. Rijo, Bruna. "THERMAL AND CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF WASTE POLYSTYRENE IN A SEMI-BATCH REACTOR". Paper presented in XXIV International Conference on Chemical Reactors (CHEMREACTOR-24), 2021.
  11. Rijo, Bruna. "THERMAL AND CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF POLYOLEFINS WITH VACUUM GAS OIL". Paper presented in XXIV International Conference on Chemical Reactors (CHEMREACTOR-24), 2021.
  12. Rijo, Bruna. "Plastic Waste Catalytic Pyrolysis in a Reactive Semi-Batch Distillation". Paper presented in ECCE12 & ECAB5, Florence, 2019.
    DOI :10.3303/BOA1901
  13. Rijo, Bruna. "Catalytic Reactive Distillation of Polyethylene". Paper presented in 5th International Conference Catalysis for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals (CRS-5), 2019.
  14. Rijo, Bruna. "TG/DSC Analysis of the Pyrolysis Kinetics of Polystyrene from WEEE". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics (ICCK), 2019.
  15. Rijo, Bruna. "Catalytic Pyrolysis Kinetics of Polystyrene from WEEE". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics (ICCK), 2019.
  16. Rijo, Bruna. "Plastic Waste Pyrolysis in a Semi-Batch Reactor". Paper presented in XXIII International Conference on Chemical Reactors (CHEMREACTOR 23), Ghent, 2018.
  17. Rijo, Bruna. "STUDY OF DIFFERENT KINETIC EXPRESSIONS ON THE ACETYLENE HYDROGENATION". Paper presented in XXIII International Conference on Chemical Reactors (CHEMREACTOR 23), Ghent, 2018.
  18. Rijo, Bruna. "DYNAMIC MODELLING OF ACETYLENE HYDROGENATION OF THREE REACTORS". Paper presented in 10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE10), Barcelona, 2017.
  19. Rijo, Bruna. "Extraction and analysis of green oil present in the hydrogenation catalyst". Paper presented in 13th European Congress on Catalysis (EUROPACAT 2017), Florence, 2017.
Conference poster
  1. Margarida Santos, Santa; Nobre, Catarina; Rijo, Bruna; Paulo Brito. Corresponding author: Margarida Santos, Santa. "RDF CO-PROCESSING THROUGH CO2 GASIFICATION USING WASTE-BASED CATALYSTS". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2024), 2024.
  2. Rijo, Bruna; Nobre, Catarina; Paulo Brito. Corresponding author: Rijo, Bruna. "ADVANCED BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION VIA GASIFICATION USING BLENDS OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS AND SLUDGE". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2024), 2024.
  3. Paulo Brito; Nobre, Catarina; Rijo, Bruna. Corresponding author: Paulo Brito. "H2 EXCELLENCE: FUEL CELLS AND GREEN HYDROGEN CENTERS OF VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE TOWARDS AFFORDABLE, SECURE, AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR EUROPE". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2024), 2024.
  4. Mateos-Pedrero, Cecilia; Nobre, Catarina; Rijo, Bruna; Paulo Brito. "PROJECT RESIST: A POTENTIAL APPROACH ON RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE - INNOVATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY IN CENTRAL PORTUGAL REGION". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2024), 2024.
Journal article
  1. Rey, J.R.C.; Longo, A.; Rijo, B.; Pedrero, C.M.; Tarelho, L.A.C.; Brito, P.S.D.; Nobre, C.. "A review of cleaning technologies for biomass-derived syngas". Fuel 377 (2024): 132776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132776.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132776
  2. Ana Paula Soares Dias; Nawik Saraiva; Bruna Rijo; M. Francisco Costa Pereira; Luís F. Santos; Rui Galhano; Ivo Paulo. "Sugar derived hydrochar catalysts for enhanced biodiesel production via esterification". Fuel (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132459.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132459
  3. Jose Ramon Copa Rey; C. Mateos-Pedrero; Andrei Longo; Bruna Rijo; Paulo Brito; Paulo Ferreira; Catarina Nobre. "Renewable Hydrogen from Biomass: Technological Pathways and Economic Perspectives". Energies (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en17143530.
    10.3390/en17143530
  4. Bruna Rijo; Catarina Nobre; Paulo Brito; Paulo Ferreira. "An Overview of the Thermochemical Valorization of Sewage Sludge: Principles and Current Challenges". Energies (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en17102417.
    10.3390/en17102417
  5. Ana Paula Soares Dias; Igor Pedra; Érica Salvador; Bruna Rijo; Manuel F.C. Pereira; Fátima Serralha; Isabel D. Nogueira. "Biodiesel Production over Banana Peel Biochar as a Sustainable Catalyst". Catalysts (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal14040266.
    10.3390/catal14040266
  6. Ana Paula Soares Dias; Bruna Rijo; Manuel Francisco Costa Pereira; Rodica Zavoianu; Octavian Dumitru Pavel. "Valorization of (Bio)Ethanol over MoO3/(WO3-ZrO2) Sol-Gel-like Catalysts". Reactions (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions5010012.
    10.3390/reactions5010012
  7. Bruna Rijo; Ana Paula Soares Dias; Nicole de Jesus; Manuel Francisco Pereira. "Home Trash Biomass Valorization by Catalytic Pyrolysis". Environments (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/environments10100186.
    10.3390/environments10100186
  8. Rijo, Bruna; Alves, Octávio; Garcia, Bruno; Lourinho, Gonçalo; Brito, Paulo; Nobre, Catarina. "Technical and market analysis of biomass gasification: Case study in Alentejo, Portugal". Journal of Cleaner Production 417 (2023): 138007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138007.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138007
  9. Soares Dias, Ana Paula; Rijo, Bruna; Santos, Francisco; Galhanos dos Santos, Rui; Frade, Tânia. "Overview on biofuels production in a seaweed biorefinery". Science of The Total Environment 884 (2023): 163714. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163714.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163714
  10. Rijo, Bruna; Soares Dias, Ana Paula; Saksiwi, Novi Dwi; Pereira, Manuel Francisco Costa; Zavoianu, Rodica; Pavel, Octavian Dumitru; Ferreira, Olga; dos Santos, Rui Galhano. "Biofuels from Pyrolysis of Third-Generation Biomass from Household and Garden Waste Composting Bin: Kinetics Analysis". Reactions 4 2 (2023): 295-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/reactions4020018.
    10.3390/reactions4020018
  11. Lourinho, Gonçalo; Alves, Octávio; Garcia, Bruno; Rijo, Bruna; Brito, Paulo; Nobre, Catarina. "Costs of Gasification Technologies for Energy and Fuel Production: Overview, Analysis, and Numerical Estimation". Recycling 8 3 (2023): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/recycling8030049.
    10.3390/recycling8030049
  12. Ana Paula Soares Dias; Bruna Rijo; Alain Kiennemann; Manuel Farinha Portela. "Methanol oxidation over iron molybdate catalysts. Main and side reactions kinetics". Applied Catalysis A: General 658 (2023): 119118-119118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2023.119118.
    10.1016/j.apcata.2023.119118
  13. Bruna Rijo; Ana Paula Soares Dias; João Pedro Santos Carvalho. "Recovery of carbon fibers from aviation epoxy composites by acid solvolysis". Sustainable Materials and Technologies 35 (2023): e00545-e00545. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2022.e00545.
    10.1016/j.susmat.2022.e00545
  14. Soares Dias, Ana Paula; Rijo, Bruna; Castilho, Sara; Francisco Pereira, Manuel; Kiennemann, Alain. "Sintering resistant CO2 sorbents prepared by eggshell derived xerogels". Chemical Engineering Journal 449 (2022): 137824. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.137824.
    10.1016/j.cej.2022.137824
  15. Alves, Octávio; B. Garcia, Bruno; Bruna Rijo; Lourinho, Gonçalo; Nobre, Catarina. Corresponding author: Nobre, Catarina. "Market Opportunities in Portugal for the Water-and-Waste Sector Using Sludge Gasification". Energies 15 18 (2022): 6600-6600. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15186600.
    10.3390/en15186600
  16. Rijo, Bruna; Fernando, Edna; Ramos, Marta; Dias, Ana Paula Soares. "Biodiesel production over sodium carbonate and bicarbonate catalysts". Fuel 323 (2022): 124383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124383.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124383
  17. Ana Paula Soares Dias; Bruna Rijo; Marta Ramos; Miguel Casquilho; Abel Rodrigues; Hélder Viana; Fátima Rosa. "Pyrolysis of burnt maritime pine biomass from forest fires". Biomass and Bioenergy (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106535.
    10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106535
  18. B. Garcia, Bruno; Alves, Octávio; Bruna Rijo; Lourinho, Gonçalo; Nobre, Catarina. Corresponding author: Nobre, Catarina. "Biochar: Production, Applications, and Market Prospects in Portugal". Environments 9 8 (2022): 95-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments9080095.
    10.3390/environments9080095
  19. Ana Paula Soares Dias; Jaime Puna; João Gomes; Marta Ramos; Bruna Rijo; João Bordado. "The role of Alkali dopants on the Oil Methanolysis Behavior of Lime Catalyst: Activity & Stability". Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2022.2050853.
    10.1080/15567036.2022.2050853
  20. Soares Dias, Ana Paula; Ramos, Marta; Rijo, Bruna. "Rendering of Beef Tallow for Biodiesel Production: Microwave versus Boiling Water and Acetone Fat Extraction". Processes 10 4 (2022): 666. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr10040666.
    10.3390/pr10040666
  21. Rijo, Bruna; Soares Dias, Ana Paula; Ramos, Marta; Ameixa, Marcelo. "Valorization of forest waste biomass by catalyzed pyrolysis". Energy 243 (2022): 122766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.122766.
    10.1016/j.energy.2021.122766
  22. Rijo, Bruna; Soares Dias, Ana Paula; Wojnicki, Lukasz. "Catalyzed pyrolysis of scrap tires rubber". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 1 (2022): 107037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.107037.
    10.1016/j.jece.2021.107037
  23. Santos, Everton; Rijo, Bruna; Lemos, Francisco; Lemos, M.A.N.D.A.. "A catalytic reactive distillation approach to high density polyethylene pyrolysis – Part 2 – Middle olefin production". Catalysis Today 379 (2021): 212-221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2020.06.014.
    10.1016/j.cattod.2020.06.014
  24. Bruna Rijo; Ana Paula Soares Dias; Marta Ramos; Nicole de Jesus; Jaime Puna. "Catalyzed Pyrolysis of Coffee and Tea Wastes". Energy (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121252.
    10.1016/j.energy.2021.121252
  25. Rijo, Bruna; Lemos, Francisco; Fonseca, Isabel; Vilelas, André. "Development of a model for an industrial acetylene hydrogenation reactor using plant data – Part I". Chemical Engineering Journal 379 (2020): 122390. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122390.
    10.1016/j.cej.2019.122390
  26. Everton Santos; Bruna Rijo; Francisco Lemos; M.A.N.D.A. Lemos. "A catalytic reactive distillation approach to high density polyethylene pyrolysis – Part 1 – Light olefin production". Chemical Engineering Journal 378 (2019): 122077-122077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122077.
    10.1016/j.cej.2019.122077
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/26 PYRAGRAF: DECENTRALIZED PYROLYTIC CONVERSION OF AGRICULTURE, AND FORESTRY WASTES TOWARDS LOCAL CIRCULAR VALUE CHAINS AND SUSTAINABILITY 32nd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2024)
eta florence (Marselha, France)
2022/05/16 Pyrolysis of waste plastic mixture from WEEE in a reactive distillation system 23rd edition of the International Conference on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
(Ghent, Belgium)
2021/09/16 THERMAL AND CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF POLYOLEFINS WITH VACUUM GAS OIL XXIV International Conference on Chemical Reactors CHEMREACTOR-24
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis
2021/09/13 THERMAL AND CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF WASTE POLYSTYRENE IN A SEMI-BATCH REACTOR XXIV International Conference on Chemical Reactors CHEMREACTOR-24
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (Milão, Italy)
2021/09/13 PYROLYSIS OF PLASTIC FROM WEEE IN A REACTIVE DISTILLATION APPROACH XXIV International Conference on Chemical Reactors CHEMREACTOR-24
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis
2019/09/17 Plastic Waste Catalytic Pyrolysis in a Reactive Semi-Batch Distillation 12th European Congress of Chemical Engineering
AIDIC (Florence, Italy)
2019/09/04 Catalytic Reactive Distillation of Polyethylene 5th International Conference Catalysis for Renewable Sources: Fuel, Energy, Chemicals
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS (Crete, Greece)
2019/06/25 Catalytic Pyrolysis Kinetics of Polystyrene from WEEE 11th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics
The Combustion Institute (Orléans, France)
2019/06/25 TG/DSC Analysis of the Pyrolysis Kinetics of Polystyrene from WEEE 11th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics
The Combustion Institute (Orléans, France)
2018/11/08 Plastic Waste Pyrolysis in a Semi-Batch Reactor XXIII International Conference on Chemical Reactors
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS (Ghent, Belgium)
2018/11/07 STUDY OF DIFFERENT KINETIC EXPRESSIONS ON THE ACETYLENE HYDROGENATION XXIII International Conference on Chemical Reactors (CHEMREACTOR 23)
(Ghent, Belgium)
2017/10/03 DYNAMIC MODELLING OF ACETYLENE HYDROGENATION OF THREE REACTORS 10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
EFCE - Spain Group (Barcelona, Spain)
2017/08/29 Extraction and analysis of green oil present in the hydrogenation catalyst 13th European Congress on Catalysis (EUROPACAT 2017)
European Research Institute of Catalysis (ERIC aisbl) and the Italian Group of Catalysis of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) (Florence, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/02 - Current Valorization of tars from biomass gasification
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia e Gestão da Energia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025/02 - Current Role of biogas and biomethane in sustainable energy
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia e Gestão da Energia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/09 AVALIAÇÃO DO POTENCIAL DE PRODUÇÃO DE BIOGÁS A PARTIR DOS EFLUENTES SUINÍCOLAS
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Produção de Biocombustíveis (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/03 - 2024/06/17 Developing Carbon-Fiber-grade Spinnable Pitch from Biomass Pyrolysis Oil
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
2022/03 - 2023/12/14 Seaweed biochar as an adsorbent for dye-laden wastewater remediation: Methylene blue adsorption
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Engenharia Ambiente (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/07 Conversão Termoquímica de Lamas Residuais Provenientes de ETAR
Supervisor
 Tecnologias de Produção de Biocombustíveis (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/04 - 2023/07 BIODIESEL PRODUCTION OVER CARBON SULFONATED CATALYSTS
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia e Gestão da Energia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/09 Produção de Biodiesel através de catalisadores à base de biocarvão
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Tecnologias do Petróleo (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/09 Purificação do biodiesel e da glicerina co-produzida por via seca
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Tecnologias do Petróleo (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Composting of urban organic waste. Evaluation of the energy recovery of composted material
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia e Gestão da Energia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/04 - 2021/12 Biodiesel Sustentável
Co-supervisor
 Tecnologias do Petróleo (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/03 - 2021/01 Study of acetylene hydrogenation catalyst deactivation at REPSOL Polímeros
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/03 - 2021/01 Circular economy approach to plastic waste – kinetic studies
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/30 Biodiesel production by oleic acid methanolysis over waste biomass hydrochar catalysts
(Thesis) Main arguer
 ÉRICA ALEXANDRA ANDRÉ SALVADOR (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2024/09/30 EXPLORING THE EFFICIENCY OF BIOCHAR IN ADSORBING DYES FROM A TEXTILE INDUSTRY WASTEWATER – A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(Thesis) Main arguer
 IGOR BENTO PEDRA (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2023/12/20 Biochar and Magnetic Biochar Catalysts for Biodiesel Production
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Rodrigo Patrício Almeida (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2023/10/30 VALORIZAÇÃO DE BIOMASSA DE MACROALGAS MARINHAS
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Vaz Figueira (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2022/11 Desenvolvimento de unidade de produção de hidrogénio a partir de gás obtido em ativação do carvão
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carline Ribeiro (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/02/10 CONVERSÃO DE BORRACHA DE PNEUS USADOS EM CARBONIZADOS - APLICAÇÃO NA RECUPERAÇÃO DE TERRAS RARAS
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bruna Silva (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/02 LABORATÓRIO BIOTECNOLÓGICO DE MICROALGAS: Organização e manutenção de um laboratório e controlo de culturas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipe Casanova (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal

A4F Algae For Future, Portugal
2021/01 Study of acetylene hydrogenation catalyst deactivation at REPSOL Polímeros
Supervisor
 Pedro Carvalho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/01 Circular economy approach to plastic waste : kinetic studies
Supervisor
 Rita Santos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02 - Current Processos Produtivos Engenharia de Produção de Biocombustíveis (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2024/02 - Current Tecnologias de Produção de Biocombustíveis I Engenharia de Produção de Biocombustíveis (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2023/02 - Current Bioenergia Tecnologias de Valorização Ambiental e Produção de Energia (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2023/02 - Current Bioenergia Renewable Energies and Environment (Postgraduate Certificate) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2024/01 - 2024/03 Introdução às Tecnologias do Hidrogénio Pós-Graduação em Hidrogénio Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/10 - 2023/02 Operações Unitárias II Tecnologias de Produção de Biocombustíveis Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/10 - 2023/02 Produção Combustíveis Líquidos Tecnologias de Produção de Biocombustíveis Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/09 Controlo Industrial Engenharia Biológica e Química (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/09 Química Engenharia Civil (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/09 Química Geral Tecnologias do Petróleo (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/09 Laboratórios de Tecnologias do Petróleo IB Tecnologias do Petróleo (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2020/10 - 2022/09 Instrumentação e Controlo Tecnologias do Petróleo (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/09 Laboratórios II Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/09 Fundamentos Química Orgânica (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/08 Dinâmica de Sistemas e Controle de Processos Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal