Helena Maria Pinheiro

(Assistant Professor)

Status at Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering:

·         Senior Researcher of the Environmental and Ecoprocess Engineering Research Group.

Education:

·         PhD in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon , Portugal , 1984

·         MSc in Biotechnology (Biochemical Engineering), Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon , Portugal , 1988

·         Graduation in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon , Portugal , 1984

Positions:

·         Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1993-present date.

·         Teaching Assistant and PhD student, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1988-1993.

·         Teaching Assistant and MSc student, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1986-1988.

·         Research Fellow, National Laboratory for Industrial Engineering and Technology (LNETI), 1985-1986.

Research Activities:

·         Biological treatment of industrial wastewater / biodegradation of recalcitrant pollutants.

·         Wastewater, sludge and soil quality monitoring using spectral (UV-Vis, NIR and MIR) data analysis and chemometrics.

·         Multivariate Statistical Process Control (MSPC) for supervision and diagnosis of wastewater treatment systems.

·         Biocatalysis with whole microbial cells in non-conventional media.

Area of Scientific Activity:

·         Biological Engineering

Domain of Specialization:

·         Wastewater treatment bioreactors  

Recent Publications:

• Chapters in books:

Lourenço, N. D., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M., 2009 “Effect of the introduction of an anaerobic phase on the protozoa community of an SBR used for biodecolorization of an azo dye”, in: Current Research Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Antonio Mendez-Vilas (ed.), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 228-231.

Pinheiro, H. M. e Lourenço, N. D. (2007), "Reactores de Tratamento Aeróbio", in: Reactores Biológicos, J. A. Teixeira, M. M. R. Fonseca (coord.), cap. 13, pp. 343-372, Lidel, Lisboa.

Pinheiro, H. (2004), "Poluição e tratamento de efluentes – Deteriorar a Natureza ou devolver-lhe recursos?", in: Nova Activa Multimédia – enciclopédia de consulta, R. Carneiro (director), volume 14 – Tecnologias, Lexicultural, Lisboa, 80-83.

• Selected papers:

Lourenço, N. D., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M., 2009 “Treatment of colored textile wastewater in SBR with emphasis on the biodegradation of sulfonated aromatic amines”, Water Practice & Technol., 4(3), 1-8.

Lourenço, N. D., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M., 2009 “Treatment of colored textile wastewater in SBR with emphasis on the biodegradation of sulfonated aromatic amines”, Water Practice & Technol., 4(3), 1-8.

Gonçalves, I. C., Lopes, L., Pinheiro, H. M., Ferra, M. I., 2009 “Behaviour of different anaerobic populations on the biodegradation of textile chemicals”, J. Hazard. Mater., 172, 1236-1243.

N.D. Lourenço, J.C. Menezes, H.M. Pinheiro and D. Diniz, 2008 “Development of PLS calibration models from UV-Vis spectra for TOC estimation at the outlet of a fuel park wastewater treatment plant”, Environmental Technology, 29, 891-898.

N.D. Lourenço, J.C. Menezes, H.M. Pinheiro and D. Diniz, 2008 “Fuel park wastewater monitoring with UV-Vis spectra and partial least squares”, Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 27(1), 19-23.

Marques, P., Pinheiro, H. M., Rosa, M. F., 2007, Cd(II) removal from aqueous solution by immobilised waste brewery biomass in fixed-bed and airlift reactors, Desalination, 214, 343-351.

Carvalho, C., Fernandes, A.,  Lopes, A., Pinheiro, H., Gonçalves, I. (2007), Electrochemical degradation applied to the metabolites of Acid Orange 7 anaerobic biotreatment, Chemosphere, 67, 1316-1324.

Lourenço, N. D., Chaves, C. L., Menezes, J. C., Pinheiro, H. M., Diniz, D. (2006), "A espectroscopia ultravioleta-visível na prevenção de descargas não-conformes de águas residuais industriais", Engenharia Química – Indústria, Ciência e Tecnologia, 4, 56-62.

 Lourenço, N. D., Chaves, C. L., Menezes, J. C., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M., Diniz, D. (2006), "UV spectra analysis for water quality monitoring in a fuel park wastewater treatment plant", Chemosphere, 65, 786-791.

Lourenço, N. D., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M. (2006), "Kinetic studies of reactive azo dye decolorization in anaerobic/aerobic sequencing batch reactors", Biotechnol. lett., 28, 733-739.

Albuquerque, M. G. E., Lopes, A. T., Serralheiro, M. L., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M. (2005), "Biological sulphate reduction and redox mediator effects on azo dye decolourisation in anaerobic-aerobic sequencing batch reactors", Enzyme Microb. Technol., 36, 790-799.

Gonçalves, I.C., Penha, S., Matos, M., Santos , A. R., Franco, F., Pinheiro, H. M. (2005), "Evaluation of an integrated anaerobic/aerobic SBR system for the treatment of wool dyeing effluents", Biodegradation, 16, 81-89.

Brás, R., Gomes, A., Ferra, M.I.A., Pinheiro, H. M., Gonçalves, I.C. (2005), "Monoazo and diazo dye decolourisation studies in a methanogenic UASB reactor", J. Biotechnol., 115, 57-66.

de Carvalho, C. C. C. R., da Cruz, A.A.R.L., Pinheiro, H. M. R. V., Pons, M. N., Cabral, J. M. S., da Fonseca, M. M. R., Ferreira, B. S., Fernandes, P. C. B. (2004), "Mycobacterium sp., Rhodococcus erythropolis, and Pseudomonas putida behaviour in the presence of organic solvents", Microscopy Research and Technique, 64, 215-222.

de Carvalho, C. C. C. R., Cruz, A., Angelova, B., Fernandes, P., Pons, M. N., Pinheiro, H. M., Cabral, J. M. S., da Fonseca, M. M. R. (2004), "Behaviour of Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 whole cells in aqueous, organic aqueous and organic media studied by fluorescence microscopy", Applied  Microbiol. Biotechnol., 64, 695-701.

Pinheiro, H. M., Touraud, E., Thomas, O. (2004), "Aromatic amines from azo dye reduction: Status review with emphasis on direct UV spectrophotometric detection in textile industry wastewaters", Dyes and Pigments, 61, 121-139.

Carvalho, G., Novais, J. M, Pinheiro, H. M., Vanrolleghem, P. A. (2004), "Model development and application for surfactant biodegradation in an acclimatising activated sludge system", Chemosphere, 54, 1495-1502.

Lourenço, N. D., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M. (2003), "Analysis of secondary metabolite fate during anaerobic-aerobic azo dye biodegradation in a sequential batch reactor", Environ. Tech., 24, 679-686.

Carvalho, G., Novais, J. M, Pinheiro, H. M. (2003), "Activated sludge acclimatisation kinetics to non-ionic surfactants", Environ. Tech., 24, 109-114.

van de Velde, F., Lourenço, N. D., Pinheiro, H. M., Bakker, M. (2002), "Carrageenan: a food grade and biocompatible support for immobilisation techniques", Adv. Synth. Catal. 344, 815-835.

Carvalho, G., Delée, W., Novais, J. M, Pinheiro, H. M. (2002), "A factorially-designed study of physico-chemical reactive dye colour removal from simulated cotton textile processing wastewaters", Color. Technol. 118, 215-219.

Dias, A. C. P., Fernandes, P. , Cabral, J. M. S., Pinheiro, H. M. (2002), "Isolation of a biodegradable sterol-rich fraction from industrial wastes, Bioresource Technol." 82, 253-260.

Carvalho, G., Novais, J. M, Vanrolleghem, P. A., Pinheiro, H. M. (2002), "Optimal operation for timely adaptation of activated sludge plants to changes in surfactant composition of wastewater", Wat. Sci. Tech. 45(4-5), 345-353.

Brás, R., Ferra, M. Isabel A., Pinheiro, H. M., Goncalves, I.C. (2001), "Batch tests for assessing decolourisation of azo dyes by methanogenic and mixed cultures", J. Biotechnol., 89, 155-162.

Lourenço, N. D., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M. (2001), "Effect of some operational parameters on textile dye biodegradation in a sequential batch reactor", J. Biotechnol., 89, 163-174.

Carvalho, G., Nopens, I. , Novais, J. M, Vanrolleghem, P. A., Pinheiro, H. M. (2001), "Modelling of activated sludge acclimatisation to a non-ionic surfactant", Wat. Sci. Tech., 43(7), 9-17.

Lourenço, N. D., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M. (2000), "Reactive textile dye color removal in a sequencing batch reactor", Wat. Sci. Tech., 42(5-6), 321-328.

Carvalho, G., Paul, E., Novais, J. M., Pinheiro, H. M. (2000), "Studies on activated sludge response to variations in the composition of a synthetic surfactant-containing feed effluent", Wat. Sci. Tech., 42(5-6), 135-144.

Marques, P. A. S. S., Pinheiro, H. M., Rosa, M. F. (2000), "pH effects on the removal of Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ by waste brewery biomass", Bioproc. Eng. , 23, 135-141. 

Contacts:

Telephone: +(351) 218 419 125/218 419 065

Fax: +(351) 218 419 062

E-mail: Helena Pinheiro