Fernanda Tavares, Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral fellow

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Research Interests

Fernanda’s main research interests are the study of methodologies and material characterization for water treatment, focusing on the identification of trace elements in seawater and residual waters and the development of separation processes for the recovery of high-value metals.

Selected Publications

  • Valorizing saline biomass from horticultural waste via pyrolysis. Tavares F, Canevesi RL, Aljaziri J, Sarathy SM, Grande CA. Bioresource Technology Reports. Apr 29:101450 (2023).
  • Use of castor bean seeds as lipase source for hydrolysis of crambe oil. Tavares F, Petry J, Sackser PR, Borba CE, Silva EA. Industrial Crops and Products. Nov 15;124:254-64 (2018).
  • How particle–particle and liquid–particle interactions govern the fate of evaporating liquid marbles. Gallo A, Tavares F, Das R, Mishra H. Soft Matter.;17(33):7628-44 (2021).
  • Decreasing the coking and deactivation of a reforming Ni-Ce/Al2O3 catalyst with intraparticle SiC in hydrogen production routes. Tavares F, Mohamed HO, Kulkarni SR, Morlanés N, Castaño P. Fuel. Apr 1;337:127058 (2023).
  • Silicon carbide in catalysis: from inert bed filler to catalytic support and multifunctional material. Kulkarni SR, Velisoju VK, Tavares F, Dikhtiarenko A, Gascon J, Castaño P.. Catalysis Reviews. Jan 20:1-64 (2022).
  • Biodiesel purification by novel green solvent based on choline chloride: Deep eutectic solvent. dos Santos MR, Teleken JG, Tavares F, da Silva EA. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. Apr;4(2):e10111 (2022)
  • Hydrolysis of crambe oil by enzymatic catalysis: An evaluation of the operational conditions. Tavares F, Silva EA, Pinzan F, Canevesi RS, Milinsk MC, Scheufele FB, Borba CE. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation. Nov 2;36(6):422-35 (2018).
  • Rapid enzymatic hydrolysis of crambe oil catalyzed by castor seeds lipases. Tavares F, Sackser PR, Borba CE, Silva EA. Industrial Crops and Products. Nov 1;171:113890 (2021).

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, State University of Western Parana (UNIOESTE), Toledo, Brazil, 2018
  • M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, State University of Western Parana (UNIOESTE), Toledo, Brazil, 2013
  • B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, State University of Western Parana (UNIOESTE), Toledo, Brazil, 2011

Professional Profile

  • 2019 - present: Postdoctoral fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

KAUST Affiliations

  • Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)
  • Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE)​​

Research Interests Keywords

Trace metal Water Treatment Porous materials characterization Natural deep eutectic solvents