New eco-friendly bioelectrotechnological processes and bioelectrochemical steering of natural microbial cultures and/or microbial pure cultures;
Designing, constructing, and characterizing novel ecological bioelectrotechnological processes using different reactor types and scales;
Mastering diverse analytical techniques (electrochemical techniques, chromatography techniques such as HPLC and GC-MS for analysis of compounds of interest, and others);
Design (using CAD) and supervise the construction and utilization of standardized bioelectroreactors.
Numerical modeling of mass transport, diffusion, convection, and (electro)reaction in micro and macro-fluidic settings using finite element modeling with COMSOL Multiphysics;
3D Printing for rapid prototyping;
Biocorrosion.
Selected Publications
Functional stability of novel homogeneous and heterogeneous cation exchange membranes for abiotic and microbial electrochemical technologies Koók, L., Rosa, L.F.M., Harnisch, F., Žitka, J., Otmar, M., Nemestóthya, N., Bakonyia, P., Kretzschmar, J., Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 658, 120705 (2022), DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120705
Integrating Electrochemistry Into Bioreactors: Effect of the Upgrade Kit on Mass Transfer, Mixing Time and Sterilizability Rosa, L.F.M., Hunger, S., Zschernitz, T., Strehlitz, B., Harnisch, F., Frontiers in Energy Research, Vol. 7 (2019), DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2019.00098
Reactors for Microbial Electrobiotechnology, Krieg, T., Madjarov, J., Rosa, L.F.M., Enzmann, F., Harnisch F., Holtmann, D., Rabaey, K., Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology (2018), DOI:10.1007/10_2017_40
Electrochemical CO2 reduction to formate at indium electrodes with high efficiency and selectivity in pH neutral electrolytes Hegner, R., Rosa, L.F.M., Harnisch, F., Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol. 238, pp. 546-556 (2018) DOI:10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.07.030
Paving the way for bioelectrotechnology: Integrating electrochemistry into bioreactors Rosa, L.F.M., Hunger, S., Gimkiewicz, C., Zehnsdorf, A., Harnisch, F., Engineering in Life Sciences, 17, 77-85 (2017), DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201600105
Electrifying White Biotechnology: Engineering and Economic Potential of Electricity-Driven Bio-Production Harnisch, F., Rosa, L.F.M., Kracke, F., Virdis, B., Kromer, J.O., ChemSusChem, 8 (5), pp 758-766 (2015), DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402736
A framework for modeling electroactive microbial biofilms performing direct electron transfer Korth, B., Rosa, L.F.M., Harnisch, F., Picioreanu, C., Bioelectrochemistry, Vol. 106, pp 194-206 (2015), DOI:10.1016/j.bioelechem.2015.03.010
Education
Ph.D. in Biological Engineering, University of Algarve, Portugal, 2012
Licentiate in Biotechnology Engineering, University of Algarve, Portugal, 2004
Professional Profile
2023- present: Research scientist, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
