Fábio Bernardo

Junior Researcher

Research group: Environmental Sciences and Technologies

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

Major research topics

• Development, Optimization and Validation of Eco-Friendly Analytical Methods for Trace Pollutants
• Emerging Contaminants: Environmental Monitoring, Exposure and Risk Assessment
• Microplastics and Organic Contaminants in Environmental Matrices
• Circular Economy and Waste Valorization
• Bio-Based Functional Materials
• Advanced Materials Characterization

Selected Publications

Teixeira, Marta; Bernardo, Fábio; Rodrigues, Lúcia; Loureiro, Pedro; Silva, Carla; Evtuguin, Dmitry. “A sustainable approach for the functionalization of lyocell nonwovens by hardwood kraft lignin”. J. Clean. Prod., (2026), 568, 148645.

Santos, Micaela; Nelson, Carlota; Bernardo, Fábio, Rebola, Sofia., Rudnitskaya, Alisa, Evtuguin, Dmitry. “New Insights into the Carboxymethylation of Eucalyptus Kraft Lignin: Structural Features and Transition Metal Sorption Capacity”. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., (2025), 64(52), 24855–24867.

Bernardo, Fábio; Sánchez-Soberón, Francisco; Vidal, Lorena., Ripoll, Laura; Alves, Arminda; Homem, Vera; Ratola, Nuno. “Volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs) in sewage effluent from different origins: A comprehensive seasonal analysis”. Process Saf. Environ. Prot., (2025), 199, 107346.

Bernardo, Fábio; Ratola, Nuno; Sánchez-Soberón, Francisco; Alves, Arminda; Homem, Vera. "Presence, behaviour, and risk assessment of volatile methylsiloxanes in wastewater: a year-long comprehensive study within a wastewater treatment plant". Science of the Total Environment., (2024), 951, 175486.

Bernardo, Fábio; González-Hernández, Providencia; Ratola, Nuno; Pino, Verónica; Alves, Arminda; Homem, Vera. "Using Design of Experiments to Optimize a Screening Analytical Methodology Based on Solid-Phase Microextraction/Gas Chromatography for the Determination of Volatile Methylsiloxanes in Water". Molecules., (2021), 26, 3429.

Selected Projects

"PlasURE - Impacto dos microplásticos atmosféricos: ambientes urbanos e rurais e eventos extremos" (COMPETE2030-FEDER-00790200), funded by COMPETE 2030, Portugal 2030 and European Union. Beginning: 2025. Duration: 36 months. Role: Researcher.

"BE@T - Bioeconomia para Têxtil e Vestuário" (02-C12-i01.01-2022.P1), funded by PRR - Sustainable Bio-economy (C12). Beginning: 2022. Duration: 48 months. Role: Researcher.

"S4Hort_Soil&Food - Sustainable practices for Soil health & horticultural products quality improvement in the Entre Douro e Minho Region" (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074), funded by Norte2020 - Norte2020-Projetos Estruturados de I&D&I. Beginning: 2021. Duration: 28 months. Role: Researcher.

"SaltQuanti - Demonstração de dispositivo portátil para aquisição e processamento de dados para determinação do teor de sal em alimentos" (NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-017901), funded by ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação S.A. (P2020|COMPETE - Projetos Demonstradores em Copromoção). Beginning: 2017. Duration: 20 months. Role: Researcher.