Conceição Alvim Ferraz

Senior Researcher

Research group: Environmental Sciences and Technology

Academic position: Invited Professor for research (retired since 2010)

Background: PhD in Chemical Engineering – Faculty of Engineering of Porto, Portugal

Major research topics

• Air quality and its management.
• Impact of atmospheric pollution on pulmonary diseases.
• Atmospheric emissions from ships.
• Greenhouse gases (Climate change and Global warming) .
• Biodiesel: Development of new production processess.
• Biodiesel: Alternative raw-materials (waste frying oil, animal fat, algae and cyanobacteria).

Selected Publications

Dias, J. M., Alvim-Ferraz, M. C. M., Almeida, M. F., Rivera-Utrilla, J., Sánchez-Polo, M., “Waste Materials for Activated Carbon Preparation and its Use in Aqueous Phase Treatment: A Review”, Journal of Environmental Management (2007), 85, 833-846.

Dias, J. M., Alvim-Ferraz, M. C. M., Almeida, M. F., “Biodiesel Production from Acid Waste Lard”, Bioresource Technology (2009), 100, 6355-6361.

Slezakova, K., Castro, D., Pereira, M. C., Morais, S., Delerue-Matos, C., Alvim-Ferraz, M. C. M., "Influence of Traffic Emissions on the Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Outdoor Breathable Particles", Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (2010), 60, 393-401.

Nunes, R. A. O., Branco, P. T. B. S., Alvim-Ferraz, M. C. M., Martins, F. G., Sousa, S. I. V., “Gaseous Pollutants on Rural and Urban Nursery Schools in Northern Portugal”, Environmental Pollution (2016), 208, 2-15.

Nunes, R. A. O., Alvim-Ferraz, M. C. M., Martins, F. G., Sousa, S. I. V., “Environmental and Social Valuation of Shipping Emissions on Four Ports of Portugal”, Journal of Environmental Management (2019), 235, 62-69.

Selected Projects

"Network MED-REA- Formacion Continuada en Técnicas Medioambientales - Doctorado en tecnologias del Médio Ambiente" funded by the European Union (ALFA Program). From 1998 to 2001.

"Prediction of the Remediation Time of Contaminated Soils Using Vapour Extraction" (POCI/AMB/61315/2004) funded by Fundação da Ciência da Tecnologia. Beginning: 2005. Duration: 36 months. Role: Principal investigator.

"Bioaerosols, Non biological Pollutants and Public Health" (Gulbenkian2006) funded by the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Environmental and Health programmes). Beginning: 2006. Duration: 24 months. Role: Principal investigator (FEUP).

"Valorisation of By-Products from the Meat Industry" (FatValue) promoted by Irmãos Monteiro, S.A. and funded by Agência Nacional de Inovação. Beginning: 2008. Duration: 30 months. Role: Investigator.

"INAIRCHILD - Indoor Air Pollution in Nurseries and Primary Schools: Impact on Childhood Asthma" (PTDC/SAU-SAP/121827/2010) funded by Fundação da Ciência da Tecnologia. Beginning: 2012. Duration: 42 months. Role: Investigator.