Margarida Quina
NamePositionQualifications | ![]() Margarida M. J. Quina Associate Professor Aggregation in Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2021 PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 2006 MSc in Engineering Science, University of Coimbra, 1997 Diploma in Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 1992 |
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Telephone | +351-239798721 |
Teaching activities | Sustentabilidade e Ecologia Industrial Efluentes Gasosos Efluentes Industriais e Ambiente Tecnologias de Proteção Ambiental Gestão e Tratamento de Resíduos |
Research group | Environment, Reaction, Separation and Thermodynamics (GERST) |
Research interests | Circular economy Biorefinery Residues management, characterization, treatment and valorization Anaerobic digestion and composting Recovery of nutrients and metals |
Funded research projects | inpactus- Innovative Products and Technologies from Eucalyptus, POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874 - Sub-Proj. Pasta 06 – Redução adicional de consumo de água no Branqueamento; 2018-2022 Dry2Value- Estudo e desenvolvimento de um sistema de secagem para valorização de lamas, POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033662, Proj. em Co-Promoção com HRV e BioSmart; 2018-2021 Projeto integrado MATIS- Materiais e Tecnologias Industriais Sustentáveis, CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000014; 2017-2021 COST Action CA15115 - MINEA: Mining the European Anthroposphere, WG3 – Waste incineration residues across Europe; 2016-2020 MultiBiorefinery- Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery, POCI-01-0145-FEDER- 016403 – Programa de Atividades Conjuntas (PAC); 2017-2020 |
Key publications | Santos, A.F., Vaz, T.E., Lopes, D.V., Cardoso, O., Quina, M.J., Beneficial use of lime mud from kraft pulp industry for drying and microbiological decontamination of sewage sludge, Journal of Environmental Management, 296 (2021) 113255. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113255 Almeida, P.V., Rodrigues, R.P., Mendes, C.V.T., Szeląg, R., Pietrzyk, D., Klepacz-Smółka, A., Quina, M.J., Assessment of NIR spectroscopy for predicting biochemical methane potential of agro-residues – a biorefinery approach, Biomass and Bioenergy, 151 (2021) 106169. doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106169 Pinheiro, C.T., Quina, M.J., Gando-Ferreira, L., Management of waste lubricant oil in Europe: a circular economy approach, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 51(18), 2015–2050 (2021). doi: 10.1080/10643389.2020.1771887 Lopes, D.V., Kovalevsky, A.V., Quina, M.J., Frade,J.R., Electrochemical deposition of zero-valent iron from alkaline ceramic suspensions of Fe2-xAlxO3 for iron recovery, Journal of The Electrochemical Society,167, 102508 (2020). doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ab9a2b Bandarra, B.S., Gomes,L.A., Pereira, J.L., Gonçalves, F.J.M., Martins, R.C., Quina, M.J., Assessment of hazardous property HP 14 using ecotoxicological tests: a case study of weathered coal fly ash, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 20972–20983 (2020) doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-08515-8 Gomes, L.A., Santos, A.F., Pinheiro, C.T., Góis, J.C., Quina, M.J., Screening of waste materials as adjuvants for drying sewage sludge based on environmental, technical and economic criteria, Journal of Cleaner Production, 259, 120927 (2020). doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120927 R.C., Quina,M.J., Comparative analysis of methods and models for predicting biochemical methane potential of various organic substrates, Science of the Total Environment, 649,1599-1608 (2019). Doi 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.270 Quina, M.J., Bontempi, E., Bogush, A., Schlumberger, S., Weibel, G., Braga, R., Funarie, V., Hyks, J., Rasmussen, E., Lederer,J., Technologies for the management of MSW incineration ashes from gas cleaning: New perspectives on recovery of secondary raw materials and circular economy, Science of the Total Environment, 635, 526-542 (2018) doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.150 Arim, A.L., Neves, K., Quina, M.J., Gando-Ferreira,L.M., Experimental and mathematical modelling of Cr(III) sorption in fixed-bed column using modified pine bark, Journal of Cleaner Production, 183, 272–281 (2018) doi: /10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.094 Soares, M.R., Quina, M.J., Reis, M.S., Quinta-Ferreira, R., Assessment of co-composting process with high load of an inorganic industrial waste, Waste Management, 59, 80-89 (2017) doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.09.044 |
Theses supervision | Daniela Vanessa Rosendo Lopes, Electrochemical reduction of iron oxides into zero-valent iron for red mud valorisation, PhD thesis, Universidade de Coimbra, 2020. Luciano de Andrade Gomes, Studies on Urban Sewage Sludge Drying Process Aided by Adjuvants for Producing Soil Amendments, PhD thesis, Universidade de Coimbra, 2020. Aline Lemos Arim, Removal and recovery of Cr(III) from liquid effluents by sorption on chemically modified pine bark, PhD thesis, Universidade de Coimbra, 2019. Carolina Tavares Pinheiro, Characterization of lubricant oils and regeneration studies by green solvent extraction, PhD thesis, Universidade de Coimbra, 2018. Micaela Alexandra da Rocha Soares, Eggshell valorization by co-composting process for environmental applications, PhD thesis, Universidade de Coimbra, 2016. |
Other information | ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9651-2427 Scopus Author: : 23135614100 CIÊNCIA ID: F91B-6DB6-09A2 ResearcherID: C-8370-2009 |
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