Marinélia Capela

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Marinélia Capela is a researcher at the Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering and CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials at the University of Aveiro. She graduated in Ceramic and Glass Engineering (2000) and obtained her master's degree in Biomedical Materials and Devices (2015). Recently, she obtained her PhD in Biorefineries (2023) at the University of Aveiro in association with the University of Coimbra. She has published 19 SCI papers (h-index=11) and presented 12 oral communications and 34 posters at national and international conferences. Furthermore, Capela has actively participated in 8 R&D projects and worked in the R&D department of a company in the ceramic sector. Her teaching activities include Materials and Technologies I and II in the 1st-cycle degree in Design, under the coordination of Professor Paula Seabra. To enhance her teaching skills, she completed the pedagogical welcoming program for new teachers and 5 additional programs at the University of Aveiro focused on student well-being and pedagogical development. Capela's expertise in the scientific community has been recognized through the invitation to peer-review articles, serve as the main arguer for an academic degree jury and present at 3 seminars within Materials Engineering Master's programs. Capela has supervised/mentored 23 national and international students (4 PhD, 11 MSc, 9 BSc) and 2 research fellows. She is committed to transferring academic knowledge to industry, having published 6 technical articles and delivered 1 invited talk along with 3 panel presentations at industry-focused events. Capela has also bridged academia and the public, leading a workshop for secondary school teachers, providing practical techniques for teaching material science concepts, contributing to 12 cultural and science events, and engaging with public through radio, newspapers and online platforms.Throughout her professional career, in addition to work with traditional ceramics, she study bioactive glass and glass ceramics, and investigated the recovery of industrial wastes in ceramic pigments, traditional and one-part geopolymers, cement-based and hydraulic lime mortars, and self-hardening binders and adsorbents.

Publications

Infuence of pre‑treatments on strength and hydrocalumite content in a self‑hardened binder exclusively derived from biomass fly ash

Marinélia N. Capela, David M. Tobaldi, Inês S. Vilarinho, Maria P. Seabra, João A. Labrincha
2025, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management.

Porous hydroxyapatite - β-tricalcium phosphate ceramics produced from a rapid sol-gel process

Anna Bertocco, Marinélia Capela, Ana P. F. Caetano, Alessia Nito, Alessandra Quarta, Maria Paula Seabra, Robert C. Pullar
2025, Scientific Reports, 15, 16422.

Development of green energy-saving biocomposite thermoplaster upcycling Prunus amygdalus waste: A preliminary assessment in mountain road guard house

Luisa Lombardo, Marinélia N. Capela, Tiziana Campisi, Manfredi Saeli
2025, Energy and Buildings, 115937.

Development of energy-saving innovative hydraulic mortars reusing spent coffee ground for applications in construction

Saeli, M; Capela, MN; Piccirillo, C; Tobaldi, DM; Seabra, MP; Scalera, F; Striani, R; Corcione, CE; Campisi, T
2023, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 399.

Recycling Mussel Shells as Secondary Sources in Green Construction Materials: A Preliminary Assessment

Leone, R; Cala, A; Capela, MN; Colajanni, S; Campisi, T; Saeli, M
2023, SUSTAINABILITY, 15, 4.

Architectural technologies for life environment: Spent coffee ground reuse in lime-based mortars. A preliminary assessment for innovative green thermo-plasters

Saeli, M; Capela, MN; Campisi, T; Seabra, MP; Tobaldi, DM; La Fata, CM
2022, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 319.

Biomass Fly Ash Self-Hardened Adsorbent Monoliths for Methylene Blue Removal from Aqueous Solutions

Capela, MN; Cesconeto, FR; Pinto, PC; Tarelho, LAC; Seabra, MP; Labrincha, JA
2022, APPLIED SCIENCES, 12, 10.

Characterization of ashes produced from different biomass fuels used in combustion systems in a pulp and paper industry towards its recycling

Capela, MN; Tobaldi, DM; Seabra, MP; Tarelho, LAC; Labrincha, JA
2022, BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, 166.

Review of recycling alternatives for paper pulp wastes

Vilarinho, IS; Gameiro, T; Capela, MN; Carvalheiras, J; Caetano, APF; Novo, C; Novais, RM; Seabra, MP; Labrincha, JA
2022, FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS, 9.

Valorization of Fly Ashes and Sands Wastes from Biomass Boilers in One-Part Geopolymers

Vilarinho, IS; Capela, MN; Pinho, AS; Labrincha, JA; Seabra, MP
2022, MOLECULES, 27, 20.

Recycling of biomass boilers ash by incorporation in cementitious materials and adsorbents for environmental applications

Marinélia de Neto Capela
2023, supervised by João António Labrincha Baptista, Luís António da Cruz Tarelho, Maria Paula da Silva Seabra.

Vidros e vitrocerâmicos bioativos e antibacterianos dopados com prata

Marinélia de Neto Capela
2014, supervised by Maria Helena Figueira Vaz Fernandes, Maria Paula da Silva Seabra.

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