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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
Benchmarking composting, anaerobic digestion and dark fermentation for apple vinasse management as a strategy for sustainable energy production
Authors: Sofía Estévez, Ricardo Rebolledo, Sara Gonzalez, Maite Moreira
Authors-Ext: Diógenes Hernández
Magazine/book: Energy
Volume: 274
Date of publication: 01/07/2023
Publishing house: Elsevier
DOI: link
Methodological guidelines for the calculation of a Water-Energy-Food nexus index for seafood products
Authors: Eduardo Entrena, Maite Moreira, Gumersindo Feijoo
Authors-Ext: Sandra Ceballos, Antonio Cortés, Xavier Esteve-Llorens, Diego Quiñoy, Cheila Almeida, António Marques, Paula Quinteiro, Ana Cláudia Dias, Jara Laso, María Margallo, Rubén Aldaco
Magazine/book: Science of The Total Environment
Volume: 877
Date of publication: 15/06/2023
Publishing house: Elsevier
DOI: link
Water-Energy-Food nexus index proposal as a sustainability criterion on dairy farms
Authors-Ext: Leonardo Vásquez-Ibarra, Mario Fernández
Magazine/book: Science of The Total Environment
Volume: 874
Date of publication: 20/05/2023
Publishing house: Elsevier
Impact Index: 10.75
DOI: link
Patents
Procedimiento y sistema de eliminación de microcontaminantes mediante reactor con nanopartículas magnéticas y unidad de separación externa
Authors-Ext: Carlos Vázquez Vázquez, Alfonso Fondado Fondado, Jorge Mira Pérez
Date of publication: 08/10/2018
Method and system for eliminating microcontaminants by means of a reactor with an enzyme immobilised in magnetic nanoparticles and an internal separation unit
Authors: Yolanda Moldes, Gemma Eibes, Juan M. Lema, Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Authors-Ext: Adriana Arca Ramos, Carlos Vázquez Vázquez, Alfonso Fondado Fondado, Jorge Mira Pérez,
Date of publication: 12/09/2018
Procedimiento y sistema para reacciones de síntesis química en 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
Projects
Sustainability Transition Assessment Rules for Bio-Based Systems (STAR4BBS)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Research Group: Gumersindo Feijoo, Sara Gonzalez, Ricardo Rebolledo
Financial organism: European Commission. HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
Reference: 101060588
Amount 254596.00€
Scope: Proyecto europeo
Partners: TUB (Coordinator), UNIIT, UNI, AUA, USC, APRE, ISEAL, NOVA, NEN, BAM, RSB.
Date of publication: 01/09/2022
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
Working Group: Jorge González-Rodríguez
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
Working Group: Sabrina De Boer, Jorge González-Rodríguez
Financial organism: Spanish Government
Reference: PID2019-111163RB-I00
Amount 278.00€
Scope: Proyecto nacional
Date of publication: 01/10/2020
Contracts
Convenio de colaboración entre a Entidade Pública Empresarial Augas de Galicia e a Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (INNOVAUGAS)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Juan M. Lema, Miguel Mauricio, Marta Carballa, Anuska Mosquera, Juan M. Garrido, Gumersindo Feijoo
Financial organism: Augas de Galicia (Xunta de Galicia)
Reference: 2022-CP060
Amount 338316.00€
Scope: Proyecto autonómico
Date of publication: 28/07/2022
Desarrollo de sistemas multicepa resistentes a la infección por bacteriófagos durante la fermentación láctica
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Maite Moreira
Financial organism: ABIASA
Reference: PGIDIT07TAL042E
Amount 12024.00€
Date of publication: 20/10/2008
Selección y producción de cepas tecnológicas adecuadas para la fabricación de alimentos prebióticos.
Selección y producción de cepas tecnológicas adecuadas para la fabricación de alimentos prebióticos.
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Maite Moreira
Financial organism: ABIASA
Amount 10767.00€
Date of publication: 01/01/2004
Doctoral Theses
Challenges on the road to sustainability in strategic primary sectors
Authors: Antonio José Cortés
Supervisors: Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Date: 22/11/2022
Cum Laude: X
Mapping the feasibility of lignocellulosic biorefinery routes: the relevance of system modelling in life cycle assessment
Authors: Sara Bello
Supervisors: Maite Moreira
Date: 11/11/2022
European doctorate: x
From agricultural cultivation to food and bio-based products: a life cycle assessment perspective
Authors: Iana Salim
Supervisors: Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Date: 19/11/2021
Master Theses
Avaluación ambiental e económica de distintas tecnoloxías centradas narecuperación de fósforo para implantar en sistemas descentralizados
Authors: Sofía Estévez
Supervisors: Maite Moreira
Date: 07/07/2021
Evaluación ambiental de adhesivos empregados na industria madereira
Authors: Ana Arias
Supervisors: Maite Moreira, Gumersindo Feijoo
Date: 19/02/2020
Máster en Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos
Enfoque conxunto da Avaliación de Ciclo de Vida e da Análise Envolvente de datos nos criterios de eco-eficiencia da producción acuícola en Mexico
Authors: Cristina Cambeses
Supervisors: Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Date: 19/02/2020
Máster en Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos
Awards
Pescaenverde, special recognition at Technology Transfer Awards in Galicia 2018
Authors: Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Authors-Ext: Pedro Villanueva, Ian Vázquez-Rowe
Date of publication: 27/11/2018
Best oral presentation: "Environmental sustainable assesssment of biorefinery production chains from lignocellulosic biomass"
Authors: Maite Moreira
Date of publication: 30/04/2018
Aquaenvec. BEST LIFE Environment project 2015
Authors: Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira, Sara Gonzalez, Yago Lorenzo, Carolina Alfonsín, Pedro Villanueva, Lucía Lijó
Date of publication: 31/05/2016
Congresses
Environmental effects of growing wheat in rotation with legumes in the Mediterranean context. A life Cycle Assessment Approach
Authors: Sara Lago, Ricardo Rebolledo, Maite Moreira, Sara Gonzalez
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)
Cereal-legume rotation systems and the value of cereal biomass for biorefineries: An environmental life-cycle perspective
Authors: Ricardo Rebolledo, Maite Moreira, Sara Gonzalez
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: erealMed 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)
Why does crop rotation entail environmental benefits in terms of yield, nitrogen and water use in the cultivation of lupin, wheat and potato?
Authors: Ricardo Rebolledo, Maite Moreira, Sara Gonzalez
Authors-Ext: Fernando Almeida-García
Magazine/book: Book of abstracts of 13th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food 2022 (LCA Foods 2022) On "The role of emerging economies in global food security"
Pages: 150-153
Date: 12/10/2022
City: Lima, Peru