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Maite Moreira


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Maite Moreira

Professor of Chemical Engineering

Scientific Profiles

Education

  • Degree in English. Language Oficial School (1988)
  • Degree in Chemical Engineer. University of Santiago de Compostela (1992)
  • MSc. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain (1994). Master Thesis: Optimization of the performance of a mine drainage wastewater treatment plant.
  • PhD. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain (1997). PhD. Dissertation: Continuous production of MnP from Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Bjerkandera sp. BOS55. Aplication to the biobleaching of kraft pulp
  • Post-doc. Department of Industrial Microbiology. Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands (1997)
  • Post-doc. Department of Forestry. Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands (1998)
  • Post-doc. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. University of Arizona, Arizona, USA (2002).

Employment

  • Professor. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela (2012 - present )
  • Associate Professor. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela (1998 - 2011 )
  • Research Fellow. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela (1993-1998 )
  • Research Fellow. ENDESA (Electrical Company) (1992-1993)

Teaching Activities

  • Undergraduate Degree Programs
    • Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. School of Engineering
  • Graduate Degree Programs
    • Master in Environmental Engineering
    • Master in Chemical Engineering and Bioprocess
  • Main Topics
    • Chemical Reaction Engineering
    • Biochemical Engineering
    • Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
    • Petrochemical Industry
    • Project Management
    • Clean Technologies
    • Ecological Product Design

Research

  • Bioprocess Engineering
    • Fermentation processes: enzymes, ABE, probiotics…
    • Production of fungi peroxidases
    • Biodegradation of PPCPs, PAHs and pesticides by white-rot fungi and their oxidative enzymes
    • Developmet and application of monophasic and biphasic bioreactors to treat micropollutants in wastewaters
    • Nanotechnology
  • Life Cycle Assessment and Carbonfootprint
    • Life cycle assessment
    • Carbon footprint
    • Eco-design
    • Eco-efficiency
Publications

Boosting the transition to biorefineries in compliance with sustainability and circularity criteria
Authors-Ext: Ricardo Rebolledo-Leiva
Magazine/book: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Volume: 12
Issue: 5
Date of publication: 01/10/2024
Publishing house: Elsevier
Quartil: Q1
DOI: link

Macroalgae as a sustainable biostimulant for crop production according to techno-economic and environmental criteria
Magazine/book: Sustainable Production and Consumption
Volume: 48
Date of publication: 01/07/2024
Publishing house: Elsevier
Quartil: Q1
Decil: D1
DOI: link

Environmental prospective of valorizing corn processing effluent to produce ferulic acid grafted chitosan polymer
Authors-Ext: Eduardo Torres, José Luis García-Zamora, Francisco M. Pacheco-Aguirre
Magazine/book: Journal of Environmental Management
Volume: 360
Date of publication: 01/06/2024
Publishing house: Elsevier
Quartil: Q1
DOI: link
Patents

Procedimiento y sistema para la eliminación de microcontaminantes mediante un reactor con enzima inmovilizada en nanopartículas magnéticas y unidad de separación interna
Authors-Ext: Carlos Vázquez Vázquez, Alfonso Fondado Fondado, Jorge Mira Pérez
Date of publication: 04/05/2016

Procedimiento y sistema de eliminación de microcontaminates orgánicos en aguas residuales mediante un reactor enzimático de membrana cerámica
Date of publication: 22/09/2014

Procedimiento de eliminación de contaminantes orgánicos hidrofóbicos de suelos contaminados usando un aceite vegetal
Date of publication: 13/02/2014
Projects

Triggering nano-based photocatalysis in the spotlight of advanced oxidation process in decentralized wastewater treatment (SPOTLIGHT)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Research Group: Gumersindo Feijoo, Sara Gonzalez
Financial organism: AEI (Plan de recuperación, transformación y resiliencia), Pruebas de concepto2021
Reference: PDC2021-121540-I00
Amount 144900.00€
Scope: Proyecto nacional
Date of publication: 01/12/2021

High Performance Nanocatalysts for Environmental Applications (HP-NANOBIO)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Research Group: Gumersindo Feijoo, Sara Gonzalez
Financial organism: Spanish Government
Reference: PID2019-111163RB-I00
Amount 278.00€
Scope: Proyecto nacional
Date of publication: 01/10/2020

Conversion of forestry sugar residual streams to antimicrobial proteins by intelligent fermentation (iFermenter)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Gumersindo Feijoo, Ana Arias
Financial organism: UE (H2020)
Reference: 790507
Amount 172214.00€
Scope: Proyecto europeo
Partners: NTNU (Norway), ULM (Germany), Des Saarlandes (Germany), TUW (Austria), Bio-Base Europe (Belgium), USC, NMBU (Norway), Borregaard (Norway), Galactic (Belgium), MyBiotech (Germany), Infors (Switzerland)
Date of publication: 01/05/2018
Contracts

Estudio de la adaptabilidad de una planta depuradora de aguas residuales para el tratamiento de purines
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Maite Moreira
Financial organism: Gestagua, S.A.
Amount 8800.00€
Date of publication: 01/01/2004

Identificación de cargas ambientales de las tecnologías de tratamiento de aguas residuales.
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Maite Moreira
Financial organism: Aguagest Galicia, S.A.
Reference: PGIDIT03TAM01E
Amount 24900.00€
Date of publication: 03/11/2003

Evaluación de las cargas ambientales asociadas al pre-procesado en origen del atún para conserva. Influencia de la pesca en el ciclo de vida del producto
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Maite Moreira
Financial organism: Luis Calvo Sanz, S.A.
Reference: PGIDIT03TAM20E
Amount 14900.00€
Date of publication: 01/04/2003
Doctoral Theses

Turning biowaste into bio-materials and bio-active products: A domain of circular economy
Authors: Ana Arias
Date: 17/07/2023
European doctorate: X
Cum Laude: X

Production strategies and environmental applications of fungal enzymes
Authors: Sandra González
Supervisors: Maite Moreira, Gemma Eibes
Date: 13/07/2023
European doctorate: X

Challenges on the road to sustainability in strategic primary sectors
Date: 22/11/2022
Cum Laude: X
Master Theses

Análisis de circularidad en tratamiento de aguas
Authors-Ext: Gorka Arroyo Gradilla
Supervisors: Maite Moreira
Date: 14/02/2023

Máster in Environmental Engineering 

Desvelando o perfil medioambiental do tratamiento de micro-contaminates mediante enzimas magnéticas inmovilizadas
Authors-Ext: María González Marcos
Supervisors: Maite Moreira
Date: 09/02/2023

Máster in Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses 

Abordando el potencial de los sistemas electro-fenton y fotoelectro-fenton para la eliminación de microcontaminantes de las aguas residuales
Authors-Ext: Pablo Santiago Espiñeira
Supervisors: Maite Moreira
Supervisors-Ext: Julio Conde
Date: 23/06/2022

Máster in Environmental Engineering

Awards

Eco design project "Nueva Serie 900 ARCOS"
Authors-Ext: Research group Sostenipra -Inèdit-ICTA (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
Date of publication: 15/10/2013

Best “ONGOING Project” of LIFE program (“AQUAENVEC”)
Authors-Ext: CETAQUA, Auntonomous University of Barcelona, University of Valencia
Date of publication: 06/06/2013
Congresses

The Role of sustainability and circularity as decision criteria in the biorefinery approach
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: Book of abstracts of 19th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RRB 2023)
Pages: 57 (126)
Date: 31/05/2023
City: Riga (Latvia)

Environmental effects of growing wheat in rotation with legumes in the Mediterranean context. A life Cycle Assessment Approach
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: CerealMed International Conference. Enhancing diversity in Mediterranean cereal farming systems
Date: 15/05/2023
Organization: University of Bari Aldo Moro, CREA-Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA-GB and CREA-CI) and University of Bologna
City: Bari (Italy)

Enzymatic removal of antibiotics from wastewater-What is needed to make an idea reality?
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: 15th Mediterranean Congress on Chemical Engineering
Date: 01/05/2023
City: Barcelona
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