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Universidade de Aveiro |
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University |
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ORCID number: |
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5565-7454
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Portugal
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Working groups of interest |
| - | WG1 - Advances in Porous Materials and Technologies | | - | WG4 - Environment |
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| Keywords |
| - | | Environment | | - | | Porous Semiconductors | | - | | Technology |
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Scientific expertise |
Development of low-cost methodologies for the quantification of organic contaminants in water matrices.
Application of Enzyme-linked immunosorbentassays (ELISA) to quantify pharmaceuticals in environmental samples.
Occurrence of organic pollutants in the environment (ground, surface and wastewaters).
Persistence and fate of pharmaceuticals in the environment: photodegradation, adsorption, etc.
Removal of pharmaceuticals from the aquatic environment using low-cost alternatives, such as photocatalysis using solar radiation. |
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Capabilities |
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); capillary electrophoresis (MEKC); immunoassays (ELISA); solid phase extraction (SPE); dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME); hollow-fiber liquid phase microextraction (HF-LPME); adsorption; photodegradation; photocatalysis; pharmaceuticals |
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Relevant publications
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| Photodegradation of oxolinic acid in aquaculture effluents under solar irradiation: is it possible to enhance efficiency by the use of TiO2/carbon quantum dots composites? DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136522 |
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| Sulfadiazine´s photodegradation using a novel magnetic and reusable carbon based photocatalyst: Photocatalytic efficiency and toxic impacts to marine bivalves. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115030 |
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| Biochar-TiO2 magnetic nanocomposites for photocatalytic solar-driven removal of antibiotics from aquaculture effluents. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112937 |
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Projects
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| REM-AQUA - Photosensitized degradation as a remediation process for the removal of pharmaceuticals from aquaculture effluents. GRANT_NUMBER: PTDC/ASP-PES/29021/2017 |
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| REM-PHARM - Production and application of alternative adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceuticals from urban and industrial effluents. GRANT_NUMBER: PTDC/AAG-TEC/1762/2014 |
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