Search Results - "PEREIRA, Manuel"

An overview on the advanced oxidation processes applied for the treatment of water pollutants defined in the recently launched Directive 2013/39/EU by Ribeiro, Ana R., Nunes, Olga C., Pereira, Manuel F.R., Silva, Adrián M.T.

“…Environmental pollution is a recognized issue of major concern since a wide range of contaminants has been found in aquatic environment at ngL−1 to μgL−1…”
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Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants: An overview of the watch list of EU Decision 2015/495 by Barbosa, Marta O., Moreira, Nuno F.F., Ribeiro, Ana R., Pereira, Manuel F.R., Silva, Adrián M.T.

“…Although there are no legal discharge limits for micropollutants into the environment, some regulations have been published in the last few years. Recently, a…”
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Hydrometallurgical recycling of lithium-ion batteries by reductive leaching with sodium metabisulphite by Vieceli, Nathália, Nogueira, Carlos A., Guimarães, Carlos, Pereira, Manuel F.C., Durão, Fernando O., Margarido, Fernanda

“…•A black mass concentrate can be obtained from spent LIBs by physical separation.•Several reducers were tested in the acid leaching from spent LIBs.•Best…”
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Three-dimensional CFD modelling and thermal performance analysis of porous volumetric receivers coupled to solar concentration systems by Barreto, Germilly, Canhoto, Paulo, Collares-Pereira, Manuel

“…[Display omitted] •Heat flux separation at the side wall leads to more accurate results.•Higher porosity and pores size increase the thermal efficiency.•Higher…”
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Artificial intelligence applied to potential assessment and talent identification in an organisational context by Jacob Fernandes França, Tiago, São Mamede, Henrique, Pereira Barroso, João Manuel, Pereira Duarte dos Santos, Vítor Manuel

“…Our study provides valuable insights into the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and Human Resource Management (HRM). We have minimised bias and…”
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Eco-friendly LC–MS/MS method for analysis of multi-class micropollutants in tap, fountain, and well water from northern Portugal by Barbosa, Marta O., Ribeiro, Ana R., Pereira, Manuel F. R., Silva, Adrián M. T.

“…Organic micropollutants present in drinking water (DW) may cause adverse effects for public health, and so reliable analytical methods are required to detect…”
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Oxygen surface groups analysis of carbonaceous samples pyrolysed at low temperature by Hotová, Gabriela, Slovák, Václav, Soares, Olívia S.G.P., Figueiredo, José L., Pereira, Manuel F.R.

“…The basis of recently developed quantitative TG-MS analysis was used for the evaluation of TPD-MS measurements in order to characterize the changes in the…”
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Yellow coloured mats from lava tubes of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) are dominated by metabolically active Actinobacteria by Gonzalez-Pimentel, Jose L., Miller, Ana Z., Jurado, Valme, Laiz, Leonila, Pereira, Manuel F. C., Saiz-Jimenez, Cesareo

“…Microbial diversity in lava tubes from Canary Islands (Spain) has never been explored thus far offering a unique opportunity to study subsurface microbiology…”
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Influence of activated carbon surface chemistry on the activity of Au/AC catalysts in glycerol oxidation by Rodrigues, Elodie G., Pereira, Manuel F.R., Chen, Xiaowei, Delgado, Juan J., Órfão, José J.M.

“…The oxygen content of activated carbon surface plays a key role on the activity of Au/AC catalysts for the oxidation of glycerol. Oxygen-free supports promote…”
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Comment on: Family caregiver assessment in primary care: How to strengthen the healthcare triad? by Balsinha, Conceição, Gonçalves‐Pereira, Manuel, Iliffe, Steve

“…See the Reply by Fortinsky et al. in this issue…”
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Effect of different carbon materials as electron shuttles in the anaerobic biotransformation of nitroanilines by Pereira, Luciana, Pereira, Raquel, Pereira, Manuel F. R., Alves, Madalena M.

“…Aromatic amines resulted from azo dyes biotransformation under anaerobic conditions are generally recalcitrant to further anaerobic degradation. The catalytic…”
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Procedures for solar radiation data gathering and processing and their application to DNI assessment in southern Portugal by Cavaco, Afonso, Canhoto, Paulo, Collares Pereira, Manuel

“…This work proposes a step-by-step data gathering and processing methodology of solar irradiance measurements for producing filtered and continuous data series…”
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Controlled surface functionalization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by HNO3 hydrothermal oxidation by Likodimos, Vlassis, Steriotis, Theodore A., Papageorgiou, Sergios K., Romanos, George Em, Marques, Rita R.N., Rocha, Raquel P., Faria, Joaquim L., Pereira, Manuel F.R., Figueiredo, José L., Silva, Adrián M.T., Falaras, Polycarpos

“…Controlled surface functionalization is demonstrated by nitric acid hydrothermal oxidation on multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The formation and evolution…”
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Potentiation of 5-fluorouracil encapsulated in zeolites as drug delivery systems for in vitro models of colorectal carcinoma by Vilaça, Natália, Amorim, Ricardo, Machado, Ana F., Parpot, Pier, Pereira, Manuel F.R., Sardo, Mariana, Rocha, João, Fonseca, António M., Neves, Isabel C., Baltazar, Fátima

“…•Potentiation of 5-FU was carried out with Y and LTL zeolites.•5-FU release from the zeolites was explained by the Weibull model.•DDS efficacy was evaluated in…”
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The role of surface chemistry in catalysis with carbons by Figueiredo, José Luís, Pereira, Manuel Fernando R.

“…In addition to its use as a catalyst support, carbon can find application as a catalyst on its own, and a large number of applications of carbon as a catalyst,…”
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Gold supported on carbon nanotubes for the selective oxidation of glycerol by Rodrigues, Elodie G., Carabineiro, Sónia A.C., Delgado, Juan J., Chen, X., Pereira, Manuel F.R., Órfão, José J.M.

“…A remarkable high selectivity to dihydroxyacetone combined with a high activity is obtained in the glycerol oxidation over Au/MWCNT catalysts, particularly if…”
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Distribution of micropollutants in estuarine and sea water along the Portuguese coast by Sousa, João C.G., Barbosa, Marta O., Ribeiro, Ana R.L., Ratola, Nuno, Pereira, Manuel F.R., Silva, Adrián M.T.

“…This work provides the first spatial distribution report of micropollutants (MPs) in the entire Portuguese coast, comprising the ocean shore (sea water, SW)…”
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Modified activated carbon as catalyst for NO oxidation by Sousa, Juliana P.S., Pereira, Manuel F.R., Figueiredo, José L.

“…The removal of NO by oxidation on nitrogen doped activated carbon is addressed in the present work. The activated carbons were subjected to appropriate…”
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The Definition, Classification, and History of Urticaria by Maurer, Marcus, Pereira, Manuel P., Kolkhir, Pavel

“…The term “urticaria” was first introduced by William Cullen in the eighteenth century. Urticaria is a common mast cell–mediated cutaneous disease presenting…”
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Positive and negative experiences of caregiving in dementia: The role of sense of coherence by Gonçalves‐Pereira, Manuel, Zarit, Steven H., Papoila, Ana L., Mateos, Raimundo

“…Objectives Sense of coherence (SOC) is increasingly recognized as an important health determinant, particularly for mental health. Part of the evidence comes…”
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