People

Monica Carvalheira

senior researcher

Research Group
Position
DL 57 Transitory Norm contract (since 2018)
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Email
mic16141@fct.unl.pt
Ciência Vitae

Recent publications

  • Rodrigues, Thomas; Torres, Cristiana V; Freitas, Patrícia; Neves, Luísa A; Carvalheira, Mónica; Reis, Maria AM; Freitas, Filomena. 2024. Conversion of tomato waste into a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) by a mixed microbial community. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.114755
  • Barros, Kayo Santana; Marreiros, Bruno Costa; Carvalheira, Monica; Maria Reis; Crespo, João; Pérez-Herranz, Valentín; VELIZAROV, Svetlozar; Corresponding author: VELIZAROV, Svetlozar. 2024. Evaluation of fouling phenomena and cation-exchange membrane cleaning in Donnan dialysis for separation of ammonium from fermented solutions rich in volatile fatty acids. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, DOI:
  • Marreiros, BC; Carvalheira, M; Henriques, C; Pequito, D; Nguyen, Y; Solstad, RG; Eksteen, JJ; Reis, MAM. 2023. Pilot-scale valorisation of salmon peptone into polyhydroxyalkanoates by mixed microbial cultures under conditions of high ammonia concentration. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11, DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.110100
  • Carvalheira, Mónica; Hilliou, Loic; Oliveira, Catarina SS; Guarda, Eliana C. and Reis, Maria A.M.. 2022. Polyhydroxyalkanoates from industrial cheese whey: production and characterization of polymers with differing hydroxyvalerate content. Current Research in Biotechnology, 4, DOI: 10.1016/j.crbiot.2022.03.004
  • Mateus, S; Carvalheira, M; Cassidy, J; Freitas, E; Oehmen, A; Reis, MAM. 2020. Two-stage anaerobic digestion system treating different seasonal fruit pulp wastes: Impact on biogas and hydrogen production and total energy recovery potential. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, 141, DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105694
  • Santos, JMM; Rieger, L; Lanham, AB; Carvalheira, M; Reis, MAM; Oehmen, A. 2020. A novel metabolic-ASM model for full-scale biological nutrient removal systems. WATER RESEARCH, 171, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115373
  • Carvalheira, M; Cassidy, J; Ribeiro, JM; Oliveira, BA; Freitas, EB; Roca, C; Carvalho, G; Oehmen, A; Reis, MAM. 2018. Performance of a two-stage anaerobic digestion system treating fruit pulp waste: The impact of substrate shift and operational conditions. WASTE MANAGEMENT, 78, DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.06.013
  • Carvalheira, M; Oehmen, A; Carvalho, G; Eusebio, M; Reis, MAM. 2014. The impact of aeration on the competition between polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms. WATER RESEARCH, 66, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.033
  • Carvalheira, M; Oehmen, A; Carvalho, G; Reis, MAM. 2014. The effect of substrate competition on the metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs). WATER RESEARCH, 64, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.004
  • Freitas, F; Alves, VD; Pais, J; Carvalheira, M; Costa, No; Oliveira, R; Reis, MAM. 2010. Production of a new exopolysaccharide (EPS) by Pseudomonas oleovorans NRRL B-14682 grown on glycerol. PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, 45, DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.09.020

Main research interests

  • Wastewater and waste treatment
  • Biological phosphorus removal
  • Anaerobic digestion
  • Biogas production from PHA degradation
  • Biogas upgrading
  • Nutrient removal and recovery
  • Waste valorisation into value added-products