CIÊNCIA ID: 2414-2374-C255 

ResearcherID: M-5663-2014

ORCID iD: 0002-3862-2636

ResearchGate: Monica_Carvalheira

Lab 610 - Chemistry Department

Ph: +351 212 948 300, ext. 10917

Email: mic16141@fct.unl.pt

LinkedIn: monica-carvalheira-26714b19

Education:

(2014) PhD in Sustainable Chemistry - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

(2008) Master in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

(2007) Degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering – Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Research interests:

• Biological wastewater treatment
• Biological nutrient removal
• Metabolic modeling
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Biogas production from PHA degradation
• Biogas upgrading

Relevant publications:

• Mónica Carvalheira, Loic Hilliou, Catarina SS Oliveira, Eliana C. Guarda and Maria A.M. Reis. Polyhydroxyalkanoates from industrial cheese whey: production and characterization of polymers with different hydroxyvalerate contents. Current Research in Biotechnology, 4 (2022), 211-220. 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 and Bioenergy, 141. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105694
• Carvalheira, M., Cassidy, J., Ribeiro, J. M., Oliveira, B. A., Freitas, E. B., Roca, C., … Reis, M. A. M. (2018). Performance of a two-stage anaerobic digestion system treating fruit pulp waste: The impact of substrate shift and operational conditions. Waste Management, 78, 434–445. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.06.013
• Ribera-Guardia, A., Marques, R., Arangio, C., Carvalheira, M., Oehmen, A., & Pijuan, M. (2016). Distinctive denitrifying capabilities lead to differences in N2O production by denitrifying polyphosphate accumulating organisms and denitrifying glycogen accumulating organisms. Bioresource Technology, 219, 106–113. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.092
• Carvalheira, M., Oehmen, A., Carvalho, G., Eusébio, M., & Reis, M. A. M. (2014). The impact of aeration on the competition between polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms. Water Research, 66, 296–307. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.033
• Carvalheira, M., Oehmen, A., Carvalho, G., & Reis, M. A. M. (2014). Survival strategies of polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms under conditions of low organic loading. Bioresource Technology, 172, 290–296. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.059
• Carvalheira, M., Oehmen, A., Carvalho, G., & Reis, M. A. M. (2014). The effect of substrate competition on the metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs). Water Research, 64, 149–159. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.004
• Mesquita, D. P., Amaral, A. L., Leal, C., Carvalheira, M., Cunha, J. R., Oehmen, A., … Ferreira, E. C. (2014). Monitoring intracellular polyphosphate accumulation in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems by quantitative image analysis. Water Science and Technology, 69(11), 2315–2323. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.146
• Lanham, A. B., Carvalheira, M., Rodrigues, A. M., Cardoso, V. V., Benoliel, M. J., Maria, T. B., … Reis, M. A. M. (2011). Ethylenediamine-N,N’-diglutaric acid (EDDG) as a promising biodegradable chelator: Quantification, complexation and biodegradation. Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 46(6), 553–559. DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.562805
• Alves, V. D., Freitas, F., Costa, N., Carvalheira, M., Oliveira, R., Gonçalves, M. P., & Reis, M. A. M. (2010). Effect of temperature on the dynamic and steady-shear rheology of a new microbial extracellular polysaccharide produced from glycerol byproduct. Carbohydrate Polymers, 79(4), 981–988. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.10.026
• Freitas, F., Alves, V. D., Pais, J., Carvalheira, M., Costa, N., Oliveira, R., & Reis, M. A. M. (2010). Production of a new exopolysaccharide (EPS) by Pseudomonas oleovorans NRRL B-14682 grown on glycerol. Process Biochemistry, 45(3), 297–305. DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.09.020
• Freitas, F., Alves, V. D., Carvalheira, M., Costa, N., Oliveira, R., & Reis, M. A. M. (2009). Emulsifying behaviour and rheological properties of the extracellular polysaccharide produced by Pseudomonas oleovorans grown on glycerol byproduct. Carbohydrate Polymers, 78(3), 549–556. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.05.016