Máster in Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses
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Maite Moreira
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Maite Moreira
Professor of Chemical Engineering
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
Scientific Profiles
- Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0001-9354-3298
- Research Gate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Moreira32
- Google Scholar: scholar.google.es/citations?hl=es&user=OMHiuZ4AAAAJ
Publications
Driving commitment to sustainable food policies within the framework of American and European dietary guidelines
Authors: Cristina Cambeses, Sara Gonzalez, Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Magazine/book: Science of The Total Environment
Volume: 807 Part 2
Issue: 150894
Date of publication: 10/02/2022
Publishing house: Elsevier
DOI: link
Renewable carbon opportunities in the production of succinic acid applying attributional and consequential modelling
Authors: Sara Bello, Sara Gonzalez, Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Magazine/book: Chemical Engineering Journal
Volume: 428
Issue: 132011
Date of publication: 01/01/2022
Publishing house: Elsevier
ISBN: 1385-8947
DOI: link
Encompassing health and nutrition with the adherence to the environmentally sustainable New Nordic Diet in Southern Europe
Authors: Cristina Cambeses, Sara Gonzalez, Gumersindo Feijoo, Maite Moreira
Magazine/book: Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume: 327
Issue: 129470
Date of publication: 10/12/2021
Publishing house: Elsevier
ISBN: 0959-6526
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
High Performance Nanocatalysts for Environmental Applications (HP-NANOBIO)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Research Group: Gumersindo Feijoo, Amaya Franco, 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
Conversion of forestry sugar residual streams to antimicrobial proteins by intelligent fermentation (iFermenter)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Gumersindo Feijoo, Sara Bello, Ana Arias
Financial organism: UE (H2020)
Reference: 790507
Amount 172214.00€
Scope: Proyecto europeo
Website: https://ifermenter.eu/
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
Environmentally-friendly bioadhesives from renewable resources (WooBAdh)
Main researcher: Maite Moreira
Working Group: Thelmo Lu Chau, Gemma Eibes, Sandra González, Ana Arias, Julio Conde
Financial organism: cofunded by the ERA-CoBioTech program
Coordinator: Maite Moreira
Website: http://www.woobadh.eu/
Partners: Université de Lorraine (F), University of Ljubljana (SLO), Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg and Fraunhofer ICT (D)
Date of publication: 01/04/2018
Contracts
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
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
Doctoral Theses
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
Unravelling environmental and economic criteria for resource recovery in centralised and decentralised wastewater treatment
Authors: Andrea Arias
Supervisors: Maite Moreira, Gumersindo Feijoo
Date: 25/03/2021
European doctorate: x
Nanosized metallic oxides governing the chemical and biochemical oxidation of pollutants present in wastewater
Authors: Maria Gamallo
Supervisors: Maite Moreira, Gumersindo Feijoo
Date: 18/12/2020
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
Electro-Fenton: Flexibilizando o requirimento de pH da reacción de Fenton na degradación de microcontaminantes
Authors: Julio Conde, Jorge González-Rodríguez, Maite Moreira
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: V Simposio de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais
Date: 23/09/2021
Organization: CRETUS
City: Santiago de Compostela
Eliminación de patógenos en aguas residuales empleando reacciones foto-Fenton
Authors-Ext: Fernández, L.,
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: V Simposio de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais
Date: 23/09/2021
Organization: CRETUS
City: Santiago de Compostela
Environmental indicators in the synthesis of ZnO photocatalysts doped with Ag nanoclusters
Authors-Ext: D. Buceta, C. Vázquez-Vázquez, M.A. López-Quintela
Type: Poster
Magazine/book: 5th International Conference on Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment | IWA EcoSTP 2021
Date: 21/06/2021
Organization: Politecnico Milano
City: Milan, Italy (online)
Website: http://www.ecostp2020.polimi.it
Personal details
- Department of Chemical Engineering
School of Engineering - Rúa Lope Gómez de Marzoa s/n
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
E-15782 Santiago de Compostela. Spain - E-mail:
Maite.moreira@usc.gal
Phone: +34 8818 16792