Search Results - "Caetano, Nídia S."

Biotechnological potential of Phaeodactylum tricornutum for biorefinery processes by Branco-Vieira, Monique, San Martin, Sergio, Agurto, Cristian, Freitas, Marcos A.V., Martins, António A., Mata, Teresa M., Caetano, Nídia S.

“…[Display omitted] •P. tricornutum cultivated under natural conditions in Chile was characterized.•Real process data was used to scale-up the biorefinery…”
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Indoor Air Quality Improvement Using Nature-Based Solutions: Design Proposals to Greener Cities by Mata, Teresa M., Oliveira, Gisela M., Monteiro, Helena, Silva, Gabriela Ventura, Caetano, Nídia S., Martins, António A.

“…Low indoor air quality is an increasingly important problem due to the spread of urbanization. Because people spend most of their time inside, poor indoor air…”
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Increasing energy efficiency with a smart farm—An economic evaluation by Pereira, Filipe, Caetano, Nídia S., Felgueiras, Carlos

“…Rural farms are typically energy-intensive facilities with relatively low energy efficiency. In this sector, the introduction of renewable energies and…”
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Syngas production by bi-reforming of methane on a bimetallic Ni-ZnO doped zeolite 13X by Cunha, Adelino F., Morales-Torres, Sergio, Pastrana-Martínez, Luisa M., Maldonado-Hódar, Francisco J., Caetano, Nídia S.

“…Active nickel phase dispersed in a carbon dioxide sorbent is used together with a zinc oxide promoter in the BRM. The 13X zeolite structure of the support used…”
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Sustainability and economic evaluation of microalgae grown in brewery wastewater by Mata, Teresa M., Mendes, Adélio M., Caetano, Nídia S., Martins, António A.

“…•An economic and sustainability evaluation of microalgae biodiesel is done.•The most efficient units for the overall process system were considered.•Microalgae…”
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Composition, cultivation and potential applications of Chlorella zofingiensis – A comprehensive review by Gorgich, Malihe, Martins, António A., Mata, Teresa M., Caetano, Nídia S.

“…Chlorella zofingiensis has been in the center of attention due to its viability of cultivation, capability to yield various products, and applicability in…”
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Syngas production by bi-reforming methane on an Ni-K-promoted catalyst using hydrotalcites and filamentous carbon as a support material by Cunha, Adelino F, Morales-Torres, Sergio, Pastrana-Martínez, Luisa M, Martins, António A, Mata, Teresa M, Caetano, Nídia S, Loureiro, José M

“…Steam reforming of methane (SRM) and dry reforming of methane (DRM) are frequently used in the production of syngas; however, the bi-reforming of methane (BRM)…”
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Life cycle assessment of bioethanol from corn stover from soil phytoremediation by Mata, Teresa M., Rodrigues, Sara, Caetano, Nídia S., Martins, António A.

“…Bioethanol is the most widely used biofuel in the world. Bioethanol production from biomass is a way to reduce crude oil consumption and the environmental…”
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Potential of Phaeodactylum tricornutum for Biodiesel Production under Natural Conditions in Chile by Branco-Vieira, Monique, San Martin, Sergio, Agurto, Cristian, Santos, Marco, Freitas, Marcos, Mata, Teresa, Martins, António, Caetano, Nídia

“…Diatoms are very diverse and highly productive organisms, found in a wide variety of environments. This study aims to analyze the growth and lipid composition…”
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Enhancing extraction and purification of phycocyanin from Arthrospira sp. with lower energy consumption by Gorgich, Malihe, Passos, Marieta L.C., Mata, Teresa M., Martins, António A., Saraiva, M. Lúcia M.F.S., Caetano, Nídia S.

“…Phycocyanin is a light-blue water-soluble natural pigment with wide application in fields including pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industry. Arthrospira…”
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Sugarcane Bagasse Saccharification by Enzymatic Hydrolysis Using Endocellulase and β-glucosidase Immobilized on Different Supports by Wilson G. Morais Junior, Thályta F. Pacheco, Shipeng Gao, Pedro A. Martins, José M. Guisán, Nídia S. Caetano

“…The saccharification of sugarcane bagasse by enzymatic hydrolysis is one of the most promising processes for obtaining fermentable sugar to be used in the…”
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Macro modeling of electricity price towards SDG7 by Martins, Florinda F., Felgueiras, Carlos, Caetano, Nídia S.

“…Energy challenges are crucial issues to achieve Sustainable Development and its goals. Energy availability and affordability are pillars for ending poverty,…”
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The Potential of Bioaugmentation-Assisted Phytoremediation Derived Maize Biomass for the Production of Biomethane via Anaerobic Digestion by Paulo, Ana M, Caetano, Nídia S, Marques, Ana P. G. C

“…Anthropogenic behaviors are causing the severe build-up of heavy metal (HM) pollutants in the environment, particularly in soils. Amongst a diversity of…”
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Ground-source energy systems for building heating and cooling - a case study by Sanmamed, Victor P, Caetano, Nídia S, Felgueiras, Carlos

“…The growing concern about decarbonization of the energy production system led to the use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). However, RES has the drawback of…”
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Life cycle energy of vehicles on lightweighting and alternative powertrain strategies—A review by Monteiro, Helena, Alonso, Rita, Gonçalves, Margarida, Iten, Muriel, Caetano, Nídia S.

“…To improve vehicles environmental performance, different strategies have been explored namely to reduce the use stage energy. In order to avoid problem…”
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Evaluation of Areca palm renewable options to replace disposable plastic containers using life cycle assessment methodology by Gautam, Anirudh, Mata, Teresa M, Martins, António A, Caetano, Nídia S

“…In spite of raising awareness of the environmental impacts associated to the production and utilization of plastics, in many situations, the use of plastics is…”
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Acid pretreatment of sugarcane biomass to obtain hemicellulosic hydrolisate rich in fermentable sugar by Morais, Wilson G., Pacheco, Thályta F., Corrêa, Priscila S., Martins, António A., Mata, Teresa M., Caetano, Nídia S.

“…The objective of this work was to find the ideal pretreatment conditions with high efficiency to obtain a hydrolyzate rich in fermentable sugars and low…”
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ICEER2019@Aveiro: Energy and environment - challenges towards circular economy by Caetano, Nídia S., Borrego, Carlos, Nunes, Maria Isabel, Felgueiras, Carlos

“…The 6th edition of the International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2019, took place in the end of July 2019, at the University of…”
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Editorial: Biomass, Bioenergy and Biofuels for Circular Bioeconomy by Caetano, Nídia S., Xu, Suyun, Banu, Jeyakumar Rajesh, Sani, Rajesh K., Karthikeyan, Obulisamy Parthiba

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Bio-refinery approach for spent coffee grounds valorization by Mata, Teresa M., Martins, António A., Caetano, Nídia S.

“…•Bio-refineries are an adequate framework to process organic waste materials.•Spent coffee grounds can be completely utilized in a bio-refinery to obtain…”
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