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Overview

Maria A.M. Reis is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Materials Science. Their research encompasses a variety of subfields including Biomaterials, Pollution, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Food Science.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, reflecting a focus on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, microplastics and plastic pollution, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, biofuel production and bioconversion, and polysaccharides and plant cell walls.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • MiDAS 4: A global catalogue of full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences and taxonomy for studies of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • A review of the biotransformations of priority pharmaceuticals in biological wastewater treatment processes (2020) published in Water Research
  • Preparation and Characterization of Films Based on a Natural P(3HB)/mcl-PHA Blend Obtained through the Co-culture of Cupriavidus Necator and Pseudomonas Citronellolis in Apple Pulp Waste (2020) published in Bioengineering
  • Combined Strategies to Boost Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Fruit Waste in a Three-Stage Pilot Plant (2021) published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • New insights in food waste, sewage sludge and green waste anaerobic fermentation for short-chain volatile fatty acids production: A review (2022) published in Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Maria A.M. Reis frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Filomena Freitas, Cristiana A.V. Torres, Adrian Oehmen, J.C. Fradinho, and Gilda Carvalho.

The scientist's publications are commonly featured in journals and venues such as Polymers, Water Research, Journal of environmental chemical engineering, SSRN Electronic Journal, and New Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • Advances in enhanced biological phosphorus removal: from micro to macro scale.

    Adrian Oehmen;Paulo C. Lemos;Gilda Carvalho;Zhiguo Yuan

  • Recent Advances and Challenges towards Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production

    Constantina Kourmentza;Jersson Plácido;Nikolaos Venetsaneas;Anna Burniol-Figols

  • Strategies for the development of a side stream process for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from sugar cane molasses

    Maria da Graça Ejarque Albuquerque;Marta Eiroa;Cristiana Torres;B. R. Nunes

  • Denitrifying phosphorus removal: Linking the process performance with the microbial community structure

    Gilda Carvalho;Paulo C. Lemos;Adrian Oehmen;Maria A.M. Reis

  • Optimization of polyhydroxybutyrate production by mixed cultures submitted to aerobic dynamic feeding conditions.

    Luísa S. Serafim;Paulo C. Lemos;Rui Oliveira;Maria A.M. Reis

  • Effect of hydrogen sulfide on growth of sulfate reducing bacteria.

    M. A. M. Reis;J. S. Almeida;P. C. Lemos;M. J. T. Carrondo

  • Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production by a mixed microbial culture using sugar molasses: effect of the influent substrate concentration on culture selection.

    M.G.E. Albuquerque;C.A.V. Torres;M.A.M. Reis

  • Strategies for PHA production by mixed cultures and renewable waste materials.

    Luisa S. Serafim;Paulo C. Lemos;Maria G. E. Albuquerque;Maria A. M. Reis

  • Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by mixed microbial cultures

    M. A. M. Reis;L. S. Serafim;P. C. Lemos;A. M. Ramos

  • Mixed culture polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from volatile fatty acid (VFA)-rich streams: Effect of substrate composition and feeding regime on PHA productivity, composition and properties

    M.G.E. Albuquerque;V. Martino;E. Pollet;L. Avérous

  • Recent advances in polyhydroxyalkanoate production by mixed aerobic cultures: from the substrate to the final product.

    João M. L. Dias;Paulo C. Lemos;Luísa S. Serafim;Cristina Oliveira

  • Source apportionment of fine and coarse particulate matter in a sub-urban area at the Western European Coast

    S.M. Almeida;C.A. Pio;M.C. Freitas;M.A. Reis

  • Synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates from different short-chain fatty acids by mixed cultures submitted to aerobic dynamic feeding.

    Paulo C. Lemos;Luísa S. Serafim;Maria A.M. Reis

  • Supported liquid membranes using ionic liquids: study of stability and transport mechanisms

    Raquel Fortunato;Carlos A.M. Afonso;M.A.M. Reis;João G. Crespo

  • The effect of pH on the competition between polyphosphate-accumulating organisms and glycogen-accumulating organisms.

    Mónica Isabel Gonçalves Carvalheira;Adrian Oehmen;Gilda Carvalho;Mario Eusebio

  • Nitrite inhibition of denitrification by Pseudomonas fluorescens

    J. S. Almeida;S. M. Júlio;M. A. M. Reis;M. J. T. Carrondo

  • Characterization of an extracellular polysaccharide produced by a Pseudomonas strain grown on glycerol

    Filomena Freitas;Vitor D. Alves;Joana Pais;Nuno Costa

  • Model for carbon metabolism in biological phosphorus removal processes based on in vivo13C-NMR labelling experiments

    Helena Pereira;Paulo C. Lemos;Maria A.M. Reis;João P.S.G. Crespo

  • Competition between nitrate and nitrite reduction in denitrification by Pseudomonas fluorescens

    J. S. Almeida;M. A. M. Reis;M. J. T. Carrondo

  • Biowaste biorefinery in Europe: opportunities and research & development needs.

    Fabio Fava;Grazia Totaro;Ludo Diels;Maria Reis

  • Methods for detection and visualization of intracellular polymers stored by polyphosphate-accumulating microorganisms.

    Luı́sa S Serafim;Paulo C Lemos;Caterina Levantesi;Valter Tandoi

  • A review of the biotransformations of priority pharmaceuticals in biological wastewater treatment processes.

    P.Y. Nguyen;Gilda Carvalho;Maria A.M. Reis;Adrian Oehmen

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian Oehmen
Adrian Oehmen University of Queensland
João G. Crespo
João G. Crespo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Rui Oliveira
Rui Oliveira University of Minho
Manuel J.T. Carrondo
Manuel J.T. Carrondo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Elvira Fortunato
Elvira Fortunato Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Jose M. Lagaron
Jose M. Lagaron Spanish National Research Council
Eugénio C. Ferreira
Eugénio C. Ferreira University of Minho
Per Halkjær Nielsen
Per Halkjær Nielsen Aalborg University
Susana Marta Almeida
Susana Marta Almeida Instituto Superior Técnico
Mauro Majone
Mauro Majone Sapienza University of Rome

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