Nuno Gonçalves

Junior Researcher

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  • 15.3.23

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Nuno Gonçalves is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (call MSCA PF-2021) at DQ/CICECO at the University of Aveiro focusing his activities on the development of new 3D-printed materials for the removal of pollutants from water sources through adsorption, filtration and/or photocatalysis.

Recently, he was awarded a Junior Researcher Grant (CEEC 2022) by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. 

He obtained his PhD in Chemical in Materials Sciences (July 2021) from the University of Turin in the frame of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (ITN) focused on a multidisciplinary approach to develop new technologies for the oxidation/reduction of contaminants of emerging concern from water. During this project, he also had short-term scientific missions at Aalborg University (AAU), LiqTech Inc. (Copenhagen), École Polytechnique and CNRS/Université Clermont Auvergne.

Before, he worked as a researcher and development chemist in a spin-off (Luzitin, SA) from the University of Coimbra focused on developing new biologically active substances and was involved in developing the first Portuguese oncological drug candidate. Previously, he obtained his MSc in Chemistry from the University of Coimbra.

With a multidisciplinary approach encompassing chemistry, materials science, and engineering, his expertise lies in designing environmentally friendly materials that address pressing environmental challenges and pave the way for a sustainable future.

 

Patents

  • Low molecular weight derivatives of carboxamide halogenated porphyrins, namely chlorins and bacteriochlorins, and their applications in photodynamic therapy. PCT/IB2016/052606
  • Atropisomers of halogenated tetraphenylbacteriochlorins and chlorins and their use in photodynamic therapy. PCT/IB2016/051552
 
 

 

 
 

Ongoing Supervisions

Ana Caetano

PhD Student

Joana Carolina Santos de Oliveira

Research Fellowship

Mariana Marques de Almeida

PhD Student

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Publications

Surface-functionalized g-C3N4/3D-printed alkali-activated materials for the removal of emerging water pollutants

J.G. Cuadra , Nuno P.F. Gonçalves , K. Ben Tayeb , Catia Venancio , S. Costa , I. Lopes , T. Trindade , J. Labrincha , Rui M. Novais
2026, Chemical Engineering Journal.

Innovative waste-containing 3D-printed geopolymer structures for enhanced acoustic comfort in built environments

Pereira, CM; Vieira, H; Gonçalves, NPF; Ascensao, G; Novais, RM
2025, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 517.

Incorporation of activated carbon into red mud/fly ash-containing 3D-printed alkali-activated materials for enhanced acid mine drainage remediation

Almeida, MM; Gonçalves, NPF; Gameiro, T; Labrincha, JA; Novais, RM
2025, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 366.

Novel red mud waste-derived magnetic geopolymer spheres, made without the addition of any extra iron compounds, for the removal of wastewater contaminants

Gameiro, T; Carvalheiras, J; Gonçalves, NPF; Amaral, JS; Pullar, RC; Labrincha, JA; Novais, RM
2025, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 377.

Generation of Schottky heterojunction (SnO2-Au NPs) transparent thin film for ciprofloxacin photodegradation

Cuadra, JG; Molina-Prados, S; Mínguez-Vega, G; Abderrahim, LA; Colombari, J; Carda, JB; Gonçalves, NPF; Novais, RM; Labrincha, JA
2025, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE ADVANCES, 27.

Impact of pyrolysis heating methods on biochars with enhanced CO2/N2 separation and their incorporation in 3D-printed composites

Correia, I; Ilkaeva, M; Castellino, M; Bocchini, S; Novais, RM; Mafra, L; Gonçalves, NPF; Lourenço, MAO
2024, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 12, 5.
ISBN: 2213-3437

Simultaneous removal of multiple metal(loid)s and neutralization of acid mine drainage using 3D-printed bauxite-containing geopolymers

Gonçalves, NPF; da Silva, EF; Tarelho, LAC; Labrincha, JA; Novais, RM
2024, JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 462.
ISBN: 1873-3336

From rust to robust disinfectants: How do iron oxides and inorganic oxidants synergize with UVA light towards bacterial inactivation?

Jia, JL; Minella, M; González, ID; Lehmann, AH; Li, D; Gonçalves, NPF; Prevot, AB; Lin, T; Giannakis, S
2024, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 931.
ISBN: 1879-1026

Small concentrations, big results: μM addition of photoactive iron oxides with PMS, PDS, or H2O2, leads to enhanced removal of viruses at near-neutral pH

Jia, JL; Minella, M; Ruiz, MC; Decker, J; Li, D; Gonçalves, NPF; Prevot, AB; Lin, T; Giannakis, S
2024, WATER RESEARCH, 258.
ISBN: 1879-2448

Effective acid mine drainage remediation in fixed bed column using porous red mud/fly ash-containing geopolymer spheres

Gonçalves, NPF; Almeida, MM; Labrincha, JA; Novais, RM
2024, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 940.
ISBN: 1879-1026

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