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List of works by Maria A. Pereira

A design of experiments to assess phosphorous removal and crystal properties in struvite precipitation of source separated urine using different Mg sources

article by Sónia Barbosa et al published August 2016 in Chemical Engineering Journal

A methodology for a quantitative interpretation of DGGE with the help of mathematical modelling: application in biohydrogen production

scientific article

Activity and viability of methanogens in anaerobic digestion of unsaturated and saturated long-chain fatty acids

scientific article published on 03 May 2013

Anaerobic biodegradation of oleic and palmitic acids: evidence of mass transfer limitations caused by long chain fatty acid accumulation onto the anaerobic sludge.

scientific article published in October 2005

Anaerobic granular sludge as a biocatalyst for 1,3-propanediol production from glycerol in continuous bioreactors.

scientific article published on 12 December 2013

Anaerobic microbial LCFA degradation in bioreactors.

scientific article published on January 2008

Analysis of the microbial community of the biocathode of a hydrogen-producing microbial electrolysis cell

scientific article (publication date: December 2011)

Biofilms formed on humic substances: response to flow conditions and carbon concentrations

scientific article published on 21 April 2010

Biohythane production from marine macroalgae Sargassum sp. coupling dark fermentation and anaerobic digestion.

scientific article

Biological treatment of produced water coupled with recovery of neutral lipids

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

Boosting dark fermentation with co-cultures of extreme thermophiles for biohythane production from garden waste.

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Carbon nanotubes accelerate methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic coculture

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Continuous fungal treatment of non-sterile veterinary hospital effluent: pharmaceuticals removal and microbial community assessment

scientific article published on 6 November 2015

Conversion of Cn-Unsaturated into Cn-2-Saturated LCFA Can Occur Uncoupled from Methanogenesis in Anaerobic Bioreactors

scientific article published on 26 January 2016

Corksorb Enhances Alkane Degradation by Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria

scientific article published on 19 August 2021

Development of image analysis techniques as a tool to detect and quantify morphological changes in anaerobic sludge: II. Application to a granule deterioration process triggered by contact with oleic acid.

scientific article published in July 2004

Engineered heat treated methanogenic granules: a promising biotechnological approach for extreme thermophilic biohydrogen production.

scientific article published on 23 July 2010

Enhancement of methane production from long chain fatty acid based effluents.

scientific article published on 19 November 2007

Harnessing the Power of PCR Molecular Fingerprinting Methods and Next Generation Sequencing for Understanding Structure and Function in Microbial Communities

scientific article published in January 2017

Influence of adsorption and anaerobic granular sludge characteristics on long chain fatty acids inhibition process.

scientific article published on 16 July 2012

Influence of carbon anode properties on performance and microbiome of Microbial Electrolysis Cells operated on urine

Influence of tetracycline on the microbial community composition and activity of nitrifying biofilms.

scientific article

Influence of the organic loading rate on the growth of Galactomyces geotrichum in activated sludge.

scientific article

Insight into the Role of Facultative Bacteria Stimulated by Microaeration in Continuous Bioreactors Converting LCFA to Methane

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

Long-term acclimation of anaerobic sludges for high-rate methanogenesis from LCFA

article published in 2014

Mineralization of LCFA associated with anaerobic sludge: Kinetics, enhancement of methanogenic activity, and effect of VFA.

scientific article published in November 2004

Molecular assessment of complex microbial communities degrading long chain fatty acids in methanogenic bioreactors.

scientific article published on 20 March 2007

Production of added value bacterial lipids through valorisation of hydrocarbon-contaminated cork waste.

scientific article published in July 2017

Production of fermented cheese whey-based beverage using kefir grains as starter culture: evaluation of morphological and microbial variations.

scientific article

Rhodococcus opacus B4: a promising bacterium for production of biofuels and biobased chemicals.

scientific article

Strategies to suppress hydrogen-consuming microorganisms affect macro and micro scale structure and microbiology of granular sludge.

scientific article

Study of 16 Portuguese activated sludge systems based on filamentous bacteria populations and their relationships with environmental parameters.

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Thermophilic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes with FOG wastes from a sewage treatment plant: reactor performance and microbial community monitoring.

scientific article published on 25 January 2011

Toxicity of long chain fatty acids towards acetate conversion by Methanosaeta concilii and Methanosarcina mazei.

scientific article published on 8 June 2016

Tuning culturing conditions towards the production of neutral lipids from lubricant-based wastewater in open mixed bacterial communities

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

Ultrasound intensification suppresses the need of methanol excess during the biodiesel production with Lipozyme TL-IM.

scientific article published on 7 April 2015

Valorization of lubricant-based wastewater for bacterial neutral lipids production: Growth-linked biosynthesis.

scientific article published on 24 May 2016

Waste lipids to energy: how to optimize methane production from long-chain fatty acids (LCFA)

scientific article published on 16 April 2009