Centre of Biological Engineering / Centro de Engenharia Biológica

Sónia Barbosa

Post-Doc

Research Line: Environmental Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: BRIDGE
Lab.: Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory
Supervisor: MA
253 601 961 (office) / 253 601 963 (lab)
soniabarbosa@ceb.uminho.pt
http://ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/sóniabarbosa

Qualifications

2017: PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho
2010: Integrated Master in Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho

2018 - 2018: Volatile fatty acids production from fish processing wastewaters
2017 - 2018: Electrochemically assisted isolation of novel anaerobes
2013 - 2017: Bioelectrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine: Investigation of anode performance and microbial community dynamics
2012 - 2016: Bio-electrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine
2009 - 2010: Estudo de pré-tratamentos para a optimização da produção de biogás a partir de resíduos avícolas

Projects

Ongoing: MultiBiorefinery - Multi‐purpose strategies for broadband agro‐forest and fisheries by‐products valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery (Team Member)

Research Students

Bruna Rafaela Cardoso Fernandes - Master Student

Selected Publications

1	Kuntke, P.; Sleutels, T. H. J. A. ; Rodríguez Arredondo, M.; Georg, S.; Barbosa, Sónia G.; Ter Heijne, A.; Hamelers, H.V.M. ; Buisman, Cees (Bio)electrochemical ammonia recovery: progress and perspectives Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(9), 3865-3878, 2018
2	Barbosa, Sónia G.; Peixoto, Luciana; Soares, Olívia S.G.P.; Pereira, Manuel Fernando R.; Ter Heijne, Annemiek; Kuntke, Philipp; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, M. Alcina Influence of carbon anode properties on performance and microbiome of Microbial Electrolysis Cells operated on urine Electrochimica Acta, 267, 122-132, 2018
3	Barbosa, Sónia G.; Peixoto, Luciana; Soares, Olívia S.G.P.; Pereira, M. Fernado R.; ter Heijne, Annemiek; Kuntke, Philip; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, M. Alcina Effect of different carbon materials on the performance of microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) operated on urine and their microbial composition ISMET 6 - General Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology. Lisbon, Portugal, Oct 3-6, 165, 2017
4	Barbosa, Sónia G.; Pereira, M. Alcina; Peixoto, Luciana; ter Heijne, Annemiek Bioelectrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine: investigation of anode performance and microbial community dynamics PhD Program on Chemical and Biological Engineering, 2017
5	Barbosa, Sónia G.; Peixoto, Luciana; ter Heijne, Annemiek; Kuntke, P.; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, M. Alcina Investigating bacterial community changes and organic substrate degradation in microbial fuel cells operating on real human urine Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 3(5), 897-904, 2017
6	Barbosa, Sónia G.; Peixoto, Luciana; Meulman, Brendo; Alves, M. Madalena; Pereira, Maria Alcina A design of experiments to assess phosphorous removal and crystal properties in struvite precipitation of source separated urine using different Mg sources Chemical Engineering Journal, 298, 146-153, 2016
7	Barbosa, Sónia G.; Peixoto, L.; Kuntke, P.; Alves, M. Madalena; Ter Heijne, A.; Pereira, Maria Alcina Anodic potential assessment for energy production with human urine in BES XX Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society. Braga, Portugal, October 21-23, 2015
8	Barbosa, S.; Peixoto, L.; Pereira, M.A.; Ter Heijne, A.; Kuntke, P.; Alves, M.M. Microbial acclimation to concentrated human urine in Bio-electrochemical system EU-ISMET 2014 - 2nd European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology. No. PO-70, Alcalá, Espanha, 3-5 September, 170-170, 2014
9	Barbosa, S.; Peixoto, L.; Pereira, M.A.; Ter Heijne, A.; Kuntke, P.; Alves, M.M. An innovative bioelectrochemical system for the recovery of phosphorus, ammonia and electricity from urine 2013 International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy - Increasing Space Mission Resiliency through Sustainability. Frascati, Italy, 22-25 October, 2013
10	Sousa, D.Z.; Salvador, A.F.; Ramos, Juliana; Guedes, Ana; Barbosa, S.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A. Activity and viability of methanogens in anaerobic digestion of unsaturated and saturated long-chain fatty acids Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(14), 4239-4245, 2013
11	Sousa, D.Z.; Salvador, A.F.; Ramos, J.; Guedes, Ana; Barbosa, S.; Stams, A.J.M.; Alves, M.M.; Pereira, M.A. Effect of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) on the prevalence and viability of hydrogenotrophic methanogens AD13 - 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 25-28, 1-4, 2013
12	Costa, J.C.; Barbosa, S.G.; Alves, M.M.; Sousa, D.Z. Thermochemical pre- and biological co-treatments to improve hydrolysis and methane production from poultry litter Bioresource Technology, 111, 141-147, 2012
13	Sousa, D.Z.; Costa, J.C.; Barbosa, S.G.; Alves, M.M. Effects of physicochemical pretreatments and bioaugmentation on the methane potential of poultry litter and feathers waste SBFC 2012 - 34th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. No. 5-25, New Orleans, USA, April 30 - May 3, 100, 2012
14	Costa, J.C.; Barbosa, S.; Sousa, D.Z. Effects of pre-treatment and bioaugmentation strategies on the anaerobic digestion of chicken feathers Bioresource Technology, 120, 114-119, 2012
15	Barbosa, Sónia G.; Sousa, Diana Z.; Costa, José Carlos; Picavet, Merijn A. Estudo de pré-tratamentos para a optimização da produção de biogás a partir de resíduos avícolas Integrated Master on Biological Engineering, 2010

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(Bio)electrochemical ammonia recovery: progress and perspectives

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

Effect of different carbon materials on the performance of microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) operated on urine and their microbial composition

Bioelectrochemically-assisted recovery of valuable resources from urine: investigation of anode performance and microbial community dynamics

Investigating bacterial community changes and organic substrate degradation in microbial fuel cells operating on real human urine

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

Anodic potential assessment for energy production with human urine in BES

Microbial acclimation to concentrated human urine in Bio-electrochemical system

An innovative bioelectrochemical system for the recovery of phosphorus, ammonia and electricity from urine

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

Effect of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) on the prevalence and viability of hydrogenotrophic methanogens

Thermochemical pre- and biological co-treatments to improve hydrolysis and methane production from poultry litter

Effects of physicochemical pretreatments and bioaugmentation on the methane potential of poultry litter and feathers waste

Effects of pre-treatment and bioaugmentation strategies on the anaerobic digestion of chicken feathers

Estudo de pré-tratamentos para a optimização da produção de biogás a partir de resíduos avícolas

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