Email: jcpiresfe.up.pt

Phone: +351 22 041 3685

Room: E223

Laboratory: E201, E219

Senior Researcher

Member of the Scientific Steering Committee

Research group: Process Systems Engineering

Research position: Assistant Researcher

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

Major research topics

• Air Quality Modelling and Characterisation
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Environmental Applications of Microalgae
• Microalgal Technology
• Process Integration
• Statistical Modelling

Selected Projects

PhotoBioValue - Light effect on photobioreactor design for microalgae cultivation: enhancement of photosynthetic efficiency and biomass value (PTDC/BTA‐BTA/2902/2021) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Beginning: 2022. Duration: 36 months. Role: Principal investigator.

Environmental Management at IMPETUS (IJUP2021-Impetus Têxteis-16) funded by Universidade do Porto. Beginning: 2021. Duration: 12 months. Role: Principal investigator.

Power2Biofuel – Storing Renewable Energy in Liquid Biofuels through Microalgae (IJUP2021-Galp-17) funded by Universidade do Porto. Beginning: 2021. Duration: 12 months. Role: Principal investigator.

PIV4Algae - Process Intensification for microalgal production and Valorisation (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031736) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Beginning: 2018. Duration: 48 months. Role: Principal investigator.

Design configurations of photobioreactors for cultivation of microalgae: bioprocess modelling and sustainability assessment (IF/01341/2015) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Beginning: 2017. Duration: 60 months. Role: Principal investigator.

Selected Publications

F.M. Santos, A. Gómez-Losada, J.C.M. Pires, 2019. Impact of the implementation of Lisbon low emission zone on air quality. Journal of Hazardous Materials 365, 632-641.

J.C.M. Pires, 2017. COP21: The Algae Opportunity? Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 79, 867–877.

A.L. Gonçalves, M.C.M. Alvim-Ferraz, F.G. Martins, M. Simões, J.C.M. Pires, 2016. Integration of Microalgae-Based Bioenergy Production into a Petrochemical Complex: Techno-Economic Assessment. Energies 9 (4), 224.

J.C.M. Pires, F.G. Martins, M.C.M. Alvim-Ferraz, M. Simões, 2011. Recent Developments on Carbon Capture and Storage: an Overview, Chemical Engineering Research and Design 89 (9), 1446-1460.

J.C.M. Pires, S.I.V. Sousa, M.C. Pereira, M.C.M. Alvim-Ferraz, F.G. Martins, 2008. Management of Air Quality Monitoring Using Principal Component and Cluster Analysis – Part I: SO2 and PM10. Atmospheric Environment 42 (6), 1249-1260.

José Carlos Pires