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Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- i.graca@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273293
- Office Address
School of Engineering,
University of Aberdeen,
Fraser Noble Building (Room 259),
King’s College,
Aberdeen, AB24 3UE,
United Kingdom- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Experience:
- Sept. 2019 - Present: Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen.
- Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2019: Post-doctoral research associate in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London.
- April 2011 - July 2014: Post-doctoral researcher in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon.
Education:
- Oct. 2007 - Dec. 2010: PhD in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon and University of Poitiers.
- Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2007; MEng. in Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon.
External Memberships
Section Board Member, Industrial Catalysis, in Catalysts MDPI Journal
Latest Publications
Insights into the development of greener mild zeolite dealumination routes applied to the hydrocracking of waste plastics
Applied Catalysis A: General, vol. 685, 119873Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAdvancing Plastic Recycling: A Review on the Synthesis and Applications of Hierarchical Zeolites in Waste Plastic Hydrocracking
Catalysts, vol. 14, no. 7, 450Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGreener carbon capture using microwave heating for the development of cellulose-based adsorbents
Fuel, vol. 358, no. Part B, 130246Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHydrocracking of surgical face masks over Y zeolites: catalyst development, process design and life cycle assessment
Fuel, vol. 349, 128704Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGlucose isomerisation into fructose over alkali/alkaline-earth metal-supported NaY zeolites
David Jackson Retiral MeetingContributions to Conferences: Posters
- Research
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Research Overview
Inês Graça has gained her expertise in the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering field. Her research interests are related to:
- Heterogeneous catalysis;
- Design and preparation of multi-functional nanostructured catalysts (e.g. zeolite-based catalysts, mixed oxides, mesoporous silicas);
- Characterisation of catalysts using different analytical techniques;
- Biomass valorisation into fuels and chemicals: bio-oils co-processing, vegetable oils esterification, lignin-derived compounds hydrodeoxygenation, glucose isomerisation and oxidation, etc.;
- Carbon dioxide catalytic conversion into fuels and fuel precursors (methane, formic acid, methanol, dimethyl ether, etc.);
- Plastic waste catalytic recycling into fuels and chemicals.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Engineering.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Chemical Engineering
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Carbon dioxide conversion
If you are a self-funded PGR candidate willing to embrace an experimental PhD thesis at the University of Aberdeen on a topic related to the valorisation of carbon dioxide into valuable products using heterogeneous catalysts, please get in touch.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
EX3501 - Chemical Reaction Engineering, UG Level 3 (contributor)
EG50T5/3C - Loss of Containment, MSc in Process Safety (contributor)
EG502Y - Separation and Product Purification, MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering (coordinator from 24/25)
EG505Q/5V - Biorefinery for Sustainability, MSc in Sustainable Product, Process and Energy Engineering (coordinator)
Previous:
EG2011, EG20G2 - Process Engineering (contributor), UG level 2
EG552Q - Catalyst and Reactor Design, MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering (coordinator, sole contributor)
EG504K/L - Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, MSc in Energy Transition (contributor)
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
UG Level 4 Co-ordinator
Deputy Co-ordinator for the MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering and Process Safety
Individual Project Co-ordinator for the MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering and Process Safety