Maria-João R. Matos Cebola

(Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias)

 

Status at Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering:

·         Researcher at the Environmental and Ecoprocess Engineering Research Group

Education:

·         Post-Doc, Dept. Chem. Eng. , FCT-UNL, 1998-1999.

·         Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering), Imperial College of Science , Technology and Medicine, London University , U.K, 1998.

·         Graduation in Technological Chemistry, FC- University of Lisbon , Portugal , 1992.

Teaching at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias:

General Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Chemical Kinetics  

Research Activities:

·         Myrtle: Evaluation of components of nutraceutical relevance in myrtus communis using supercritical extraction techniques as well as more conventional methods, for comparison purposes.           

Grants:

·         Post-Doc Scolarship from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, 1998.

·         PhD. Scolarship from Junta Nacional de Investigação Científica e Tecnológica (currently, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia), 1993.

·         BJI (young investigator) Scolarship from Junta Nacional de Investigação Científica e Tecnológica (currently, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia), 1990.

Publications:

  • Thesis:

 Cebola, Maria-João, 1998. Phase Equilibrium in Gas Condensates. Ph.D. Thesis, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London University .  

  • Papers

 K. Chylinski, M.J. Cebola, A. Meredith, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham  “A new automated phase equilibrium apparatus”, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 2002, 34,1703-1728.

 Ruivo, R.; Paiva, A.; Cebola, M.J.; Simões, P. “Extraction of Edible Oils at High Pressure Conditions – Dynamic and Steady State Studies”, Chem. Eng. Transactions, 2002, 2, 333-338.

 Rui Ruivo, Maria J. Cebola, Pedro C. Simões e M. Nunes da Ponte  “Fractionation of Edible Oil Model Mixtures by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in a Packed Column – Part 2: Mass Transfer Studies”,  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2002, 41,2305-2315

Rui Ruivo, Maria J. Cebola, Pedro C. Simões e M. Nunes da Ponte  “Fractionation of Edible Oil Model Mixtures by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in a Packed Column – Part 1: Experimental Results”,  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2001, 40, 1706-1711.

M. J. Cebola, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham  “VLE Measurements at High-Pressures and High-Temperatures on the Binary System (xCH4+(1-x)C6H14)”, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 2000, 32, 1265-1284

M. J. Cebola, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham  “Vapor Liquid Equilibrium in the Ternary system Methane-n-Hexane-n-Tetradecane”, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 1998, 150-151, 703-711.

M. J. Cebola, K. Chylinski, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham  “High-Temperature High-Pressure Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium Measurements on the Ternary system Methane-n-Hexane-n-Tetradecane” High Temp.-High Press., 1997, 29, 11-18.  

  • Conferences

 Idalino M. C. Faísca, M. Gabriela Bernardo-Gil, José M. A. Empis, Ana R. Beirão,   M. João R. M. Cebola, Paula C.G. Pereira. Extracts of Myrtus communis L. leaves –  Evaluation of antioxidant activity in international congress on bioprocess in food industries, University of Patras , Rio Patras, Grece-June 2006

Ruivo, R.; Paiva, A.; Cebola, M.J.; Simões, P. “Determination of the Phase Equilibria from a Ternary Mixture: Squalene + Methyl Oleate + Carbon Dioxide using a Static Mixer”, Proc. 19th European Conference on Applied Thermodynamics, Santorini , Greece , Setembro 2002.

 Rui Ruivo, Maria João Cebola, Pedro Simões e Manuel Nunes da Ponte, “Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Edible Oils in Packed Columns – Mass Transfer Studies”, 8th International Chemical Engineering Conference – CHEMPOR’2001, Aveiro, Portugal, Setembro 2001.

 Rui Ruivo, Maria João Cebola, Pedro Simões e Manuel Nunes da Ponte, “Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Edible Oils in Packed Columns – Mass Transfer Studies”, 14th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering - CHISA 2000 , Praga,  República Checa, Agosto 2000.

 Rui Ruivo, Maria João Cebola, Pedro Simões e Manuel Nunes da Ponte, “Mass Transfer Studies in Countercurrent Packed Columns at High Pressure Conditions”, 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids,  Atlanta, USA, Abril 2000.

 M. J. Cebola, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham, “VLE Apparatus for the Study of Hydrocarbon Systems Representatives of Gas Condensates” 17th European Seminar on Applied Thermodynamics, Vilamoura , Portugal , Maio 1999.

 P. C. Simões, M. J. Cebola, R. Ruivo, M. Nunes da Ponte, “Hydrodynamics in Countercurrent Packed Columns at High Pressure Conditions”, International Meeting of the GVC-Fachausschub “ High Pressure Chemical Enginnering”, Karlsruhe , Germany , Março 1999.

 R. Ruivo, M. J. Cebola, P. Simões, M. Nunes da Ponte, “Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Edible Oils: Hydrodynamics and Mass Transfer”, First Meeting RequiMte, Porto , Portugal , Fevereiro 1999.

 M. J. Cebola, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham, “Vapor Liquid Equilibrium in the Ternary system Methane-n-Hexane-n-Tetradecane”, Thirteenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Junho 1997.

 M. J. Cebola, K. Chylinski, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham, “High-Temperature High-Pressure Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium Measurements on the Ternary system Methane-n-Hexane-n-Tetradecane”, 14th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties, Lyon, France, Setembro 1996.

 M.J. Cebola, K. Chylinski, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham, “VLE Measurements on Hydrocarbon Systems at High-Pressures and High-Temperatures” 14th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Osaka , Japan , Agosto 1996.

 M. J. Cebola, K. Chylinski, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham, “Validation of an instrument for VLE measurements at elevated temperatures” 14th Experimental Thermodynamics Conference, Reading, UK., Abril 1995.

 M. J. Cebola, M.G. Bernardo-Gil, O. Castro, “Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Organochlorine Compounds from Environmental Samples”, CHEMPOR'93, Porto , Abril 1993.

   

  • Contacts:

Telephone: +(351) 217 515 500;

Fax: +(351) 217 515 512

E-mail: Maria João Cebola

 

 

Last updated, Thursday, 26 April 2007