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M. Madalena Alves

M. Madalena Alves

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Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12850
World Ranking
10560
National Ranking
90

Overview

M. Madalena Alves is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal. Their research spans several fields, with a primary focus on Engineering and Environmental Science. Within these broader domains, Alves has contributed extensively to subfields including Building and Construction, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Membrane Separation Technologies, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, as well as Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Recent publications by Alves demonstrate engagement with current environmental and biochemical challenges. These include:

  • "Factors affecting polyhydroxyalkanoates biodegradation in soil" (2020, Polymer Degradation and Stability)
  • "Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Au/TiO2 Nanoparticles against Ciprofloxacin" (2020, Catalysts)
  • "A Review of Computational Modeling in Wastewater Treatment Processes" (2023, ACS ES&T Water)
  • "Principles, Advances, and Perspectives of Anaerobic Digestion of Lipids" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "MiDAS 5: Global diversity of bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digesters" (2024, Nature Communications)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alves include Andreia F. Salvador, M. Salomé Duarte, Luciana Pereira, M. A. Pereira, and A. J. Cavaleiro, reflecting sustained research partnerships.

Alves publishes regularly in a range of scientific journals, with multiple contributions to Frontiers in Microbiology and SSRN Electronic Journal. Other frequent venues include Environmental Science & Technology, Renewable Energy, and Microbial Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • Anaerobic digestion of lipid-rich waste - Effects of lipid concentration

    Dores Cirne;X. Paloumet;Lovisa Björnsson;M. M. Alves

  • Methane Production and Conductive Materials: A Critical Review

    Gilberto Martins;Andreia Filipa Salvador;Luciana Pereira;Maria Madalena Alves

  • Anaerobic biodegradation of oleic and palmitic acids : evidence of mass transfer limitations caused by long chain fatty acid accumulation onto the anaerobic sludge

    M. A. Pereira;O. C. Pires;M. Mota;M. M. Alves

  • Waste lipids to energy: how to optimize methane production from long‐chain fatty acids (LCFA)

    M. Madalena Alves;M. Alcina Pereira;Diana Z. Sousa;Ana J. Cavaleiro

  • Influence of inoculum activity on the bio-methanization of a kitchen waste under different waste/inoculum ratios

    L. Neves;Rosário Oliveira;M. M. Alves

  • Mineralization of LCFA Associated With Anaerobic Sludge: Kinetics, Enhancement of Methanogenic Activity, and Effect of VFA

    M.A. Pereira;D.Z. Sousa;M. Mota;M.M. Alves

  • Ecophysiology of syntrophic communities that degrade saturated and unsaturated long-chain fatty acids

    D. Z. Sousa;Hauke Smidt;M. M. Alves;Alfons Johannes Maria Stams

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of coffee waste and sewage sludge.

    L. Neves;Rosário Oliveira;M. M. Alves

  • Syntrophomonas zehnderi sp. nov., an anaerobe that degrades long-chain fatty acids in co-culture with Methanobacterium formicicum.

    Diana Z. Sousa;Diana Z. Sousa;Hauke Smidt;M. Madalena Alves;Alfons J. M. Stams

  • Co-digestion of cow manure, food waste and intermittent input of fat.

    L. Neves;Rosário Oliveira;M. M. Alves

  • Enhancement of methane production from barley waste

    L. Neves;R. Ribeiro;Rosário Oliveira;M. M. Alves

  • Influence of composition on the biomethanation potential of restaurant waste at mesophilic temperatures.

    L. Neves;E. Gonçalo;Rosário Oliveira;M. M. Alves

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

    Sónia G. Barbosa;Luciana Peixoto;Brendo Meulman;Maria Madalena Alves

  • Carbon based materials as novel redox mediators for dye wastewater biodegradation

    R.A. Pereira;Manuel Fernando R Pereira;M.M. Alves;L. Pereira

  • Carbon nanotubes accelerate methane production in pure cultures of methanogens and in a syntrophic coculture

    Andreia F. Salvador;Gilberto Martins;Manuel Melle-Franco;Ricardo Serpa

  • Anaerobic degradation of oleic acid by suspended and granular sludge: identification of palmitic acid as a key intermediate

    M.A. Pereira;O.C. Pires;M. Mota;M.M. Alves

  • Photocatalytic and combined anaerobic–photocatalytic treatment of textile dyes

    F. Harrelkas;A. Paulo;M.M. Alves;L. El Khadir

  • Microbial communities involved in anaerobic degradation of unsaturated or saturated long chain fatty acids

    Diana Z. Sousa;Diana Z. Sousa;M. Alcina Pereira;M. Alcina Pereira;Alfons J. M. Stams;M. Madalena Alves

  • Virtual laboratories in (bio)chemical engineering education

    Lucília Domingues;Isabel Rocha;Fernando Dourado;M. Madalena Alves

  • TiO2/graphene and TiO2/graphene oxide nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications: A computer modeling and experimental study

    Pedro M. Martins;C. G. Ferreira;A. R. Silva;B. Magalhães

  • Molecular assessment of complex microbial communities degrading long chain fatty acids in methanogenic bioreactors.

    Diana Z. Sousa;Diana Z. Sousa;M. Alcina Pereira;M. Alcina Pereira;Hauke Smidt;Alfons J.M. Stams

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research
Manuel Mota
Manuel Mota University of Évora
Eugénio C. Ferreira
Eugénio C. Ferreira University of Minho
Rosário Oliveira
Rosário Oliveira University of Minho
Hauke Smidt
Hauke Smidt Wageningen University & Research
Irini Angelidaki
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark
Caroline M. Plugge
Caroline M. Plugge Wageningen University & Research
Lígia R. Rodrigues
Lígia R. Rodrigues University of Minho
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira University of Porto
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures

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