CESAM » Marta Otero

Academic degrees

1997: Graduation in Marine Sciences. Specialization in Environmental Pollution and Contamination. University of Vigo (Spain)
1998: MSc in Environmental Consultancy. Institute of Ecological Research of Málaga (Spain).
2000: PhD in Environmental Engineering. University of León (Spain)
2005: Acreditation as Professor. National Agency for the Quality and Acreditation Evaluation (ANECA-Spain).

Previous scientific and/or professional activities

From July 1996 to October 1996: initiation to researching. UNESP (São Paulo). Fellowship granted by Agencia Española de Cooperación Iberoamericana.
From October 1996 to October 1997: grant for young researchers. University of Vigo (Spain). Funds from Education Ministry (Spain).
From December 1998 to March 1999: individual research project funded by MAPFRE.
From April 1999 to December 2000: PhD grant. University of León. Funds from Junta de Castilla y León (Spain).
From January 2001 to May 2001: contract as resarcher at the University of León (Spain).
From June 2001 to May 2002: assistant teacher/associate teacher University of León (Spain).
From June 2002 to January 2003: pos-doc at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto(FEUP). Fellowship funded by the Education Ministry (Spain) .
From February 2003 to January 2005: pos-doc at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto(FEUP). Marie Curie fellowship funded by the European Comission.
From February 2005 to September 2005: Associate teacher at the University of León (Spain).
From October 2005 to present: Assistant Researcher at CESAM, University of Aveiro (Portugal)

Participation in research projects

-Project title: Sewage Sludge Management. Use of sewage sludge in agriculture. Adsorbents production. Duration: 2 years (from 1999 to 2001). Funding Entity: FEDER
-Project title: Coals Biodesulfuration: Optimisation. Combustibility modification of treated coal. Duration: 3 years (from 1998 to 2001). Funding Entity: Regional Government of Castilla-León
-Project title: Sewage Sludge Use in Agriculture. Duration: 2 years (from 1997 to 1998). Funding Entity: KRAFT-JACOBS-SUCHARD.
-Project title: Polymer analysis by thermogravimetric analysis: Differential Sacanning Calorimetry and Thermogravimetry. Duration: 1 year (from 1999 to 2000). Funding Entity: Miguélez S.L. Company
-Project title: Study and Monitoring of Sewage Sludges mineralization after their soil application. Duration: 1 year (from 2000 to 2001). Funding Entity: Reciclajes y valorizaciones S.L. Company.
-Project title: Sewage sludge stabilization. Monitoring by thermogravimetric techniques. Sewage sludges use in Agriculture. Duration: 3 years (from 2001 to 2003). Funding Entity: FSE
-Project title: Advanced deminarilisation of high sulphur coal by bioleaching and bioflotation. Duration: 3 years (from 2000 to 2001). Funding Entity: CECA (Coal and Steel European Community).
-Project title: Sewage Sludge Management. Use in agriculture. Production of adsorbents. Duration: 3 years (from 1999 to 2001). Funding entity: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC)-Fondos FEDER.
-Project title: Advanced demineralisation of high sulphur coal. Duration: 3 years (from 2001 to 2003). Funding entity: ECSC COAL RTD Programme.
-Project title: Sewage sludge estability: agriculture use and production of adsorbent materials. Duration: 3 years (from 2002 to 2004). Funding entity: MCyT (Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology)
-Project title: Production of biogas from the digestion of biowastes: monitoring of the process and agriculture usage of the post digestion solid. Duration: 1 year (from october 2004 to october 2005). Funding entity: University of Leon.

Prizes and awards

-1992: "PREMIO NACIONAL EXTRAORDINARIO DE BACHILLERATO". Ministry of Education (Spain).
-2001: "PREMIO DE INVESTIGACIÓN FUNDACIÓN MONTELEÓN" (Spain)
-2002: "PREMIO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CAJAESPAÑA SOBRE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES CAJAESPAÑA" (Spain)

Papers published before integration at CESAM in scientific periodicals with referees

-F. Aller, M. Otero, E. Garzón and A. Morán. Biosolids use in Agriculture. Mapfre seguridad (1999), 75: 33-43.

-J. Cara, A. Aller, M. Otero, A. Morán A. Idle time in the washing and iron concentration in leachate removed: two basic parameters in the desulfurization of coal in a packed column. Journal of Applied Microbiology. Biotechnology (2001), 55: 49-54.

- L. González, L. F. Calvo, M. Otero, A. I. García, A. Morán. Phenol removing by means of adsorbents produced from sewage sludge. Tecnología del agua (2001): 34-38.

-L.F. Calvo, M. Otero, A. Morán, A.I. García. Characterization of adsorbents produced from sewage sludges. CIT. Información tecnológica (2001), 12 –3: 29 35.

-L.F. Calvo, M. Otero, A. Morán, A.I García. Upgrading sewage sludges for adsorbent preparation by different treatments. Bioresource Technology (2001), 80: 143-148.

-M. Otero, L.F. Calvo, B. Estrada, A.I. García, A. Morán. Thermogravimetry as a technique for establishing the stabilization progress of sludge from wastewater treatment plants. Thermochimica Acta (2001), 6913: 1-12.

-M. Otero, C. Díez, L. F. Calvo, A. I. García, A. Morán. Analysis of the co-combustion of sewage sludge and coal by TG-MS. Biomass and Bioenergy (2002), 22: 319-329.

- L. F. Calvo, M. Otero, A. Morán, B. M. Jenkins, A.I García. Gasificación de fangos de depuradora. Experiencias en un reactor de lecho fluidizado. Tecnoambiente (2002), (XII) 118:15-17.

- M.E. Sánchez, B. Rabanal, M. Otero, J. Martín-Villacorta. Solid-phase extraction for the determination of dimethoate in environmental water and soil samples by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC). Journal of liquid chromatography & related technologies (2003), 15: 221-230.

- F. Rozada, L.F. Calvo, A.I. García, J. Martín-Villacorta, M. Otero. Pure and binary adsorption of dyes onto sewage sludge based activated carbons in batch and fixed-bed systems. Bioresource Technology (2003), 87: 221-230.

- M. Otero, F. Rozada, L.F. Calvo, A.I. García, A. Morán. Kinetic and equilibrium modelling of the methylene blue removal from solution by adsorbent materials produced from sewage sludges. Biochemical Engineering Journal (2003), 15: 59-68.

- M. Otero, F. Rozada, L.F. Calvo, A.I. García, A. Morán. Elimination of organic water porllutants using adsorbents obtained from sewage sludge. Dyes and Pigments (2003), 57: 55-60.

- L.F. Calvo, M. Otero, B.M. Jenkins, A. Morán, A.I. García. Characteristics and Kinetics of Rice Straw in Different Atmospheres. Fuel Proccessing Technology (2004), 84(4): 279-291.

- L.F. Calvo, M. Otero, B.M. Jenkins, A.I. García, A. Morán. Heating Process Characteristics and Kinetics of Sewage Sludge in Different Atmospheres. Thermochimica Acta (2004), 409(2): 127-135.

- A.M. Ramos, M. Otero, A.E. Rodrigues. Recovery of vitamin B12 and cephalosporin C from aqueous solutions by adsorption on nonionic polymeric sorbents. Separation and Purification Technology (2004), 38(1):85-98.

- M. Otero, C. Grande, A.E. Rodrigues. Adsorption of salicylic acid onto polymeric adsorbents and activated charcoal. Reactive and Functional Polymers (2004), 60: 203-213.

- M. Otero, M. Zabkova, C.Grande, A.E. Rodrigues. Fixed-bed adsorption of salicylic acid onto polymeric adsorbents and activated charcoal. Industrial and Engineering Chemical Research (2005), 44: 927-936.

- M. Otero, M. Zabkova, A.E. Rodrigues. Salicylic acid adsorption onto Sephabeads SP206 in view of its purification by thermal parametric pumping. Adsortpion (2005), 11: 887-892.

- M. Otero, M. Zabkova, A.E. Rodrigues. Adsorptive purification of phenol wastewaters: experimental basis and operation of a parametric pumping unit. Chemical Engineering Journal (2005), 110 (1-3): 101-111.

- M. Otero, M. Zabkova, A.E. Rodrigues. Comparative study of the adsorption of phenol and salicylic acid from aqueous solution onto nonionic polymeric resins. Separation and Purification Technology (2005), 45(2): 86-95.

- M. Otero, M. Zabkova, A.E. Rodrigues. Phenolic wastewaters purification by thermal parametric pumping: modeling and pilot scale experiments. Water Research (2005), 39(15): 3467-3478.

- F. Rozada, M. Otero, A. Morán, A.I. García. Activated carbons from sewage sludge and discarded tyres: Production and optimization. Journal of Hazardous Materials (2005), 124(1-3): 181-191.

- F. Rozada, M. Otero, J.B. Parra, A. Morán and A.I. García. Producing adsorbents from sewage sludge and discarded tyres: Characterization and utilization for the removal of pollutants from water. Chemical Engineering Journal (2005), 114 (1-3): 161-169.

- M. Zabkova, M. Otero, M. Minceva, M. Zabka, A. E. Rodrigues. Separation of sinthetic vanillin at different pH onto polymeric adsorbent Sephabeads SP206. Chemical Engineering and Processing (2006), 45 (7):598-607.

- F. Rozada, M. Otero, A.I. García, A. Morán. Application in fixed-bed systems of adsorbents obtained from sewage sludge and discarded tyres. Dyes and Pigments (2007), 72 (1): 47-56.

Book chapters

J.-H.Yun, Y. He, M. Otero, T. Düren, N.A. Seaton (2002). Adsorption equilibrium of polar/non-polar mixtures on MCM-41: experiments and Monte Carlo simulation. In: Characterization of Porous Solids VI (F. Rodriguez-Reinoso, B. McEnaney, J. Rouquerol and K. Unger, Eds.), Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 144, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, p. 685-692.

Papers in conference proceedings

- J. Cara, A. Aller, M. Otero, A. Morán, Rossi, G. Idle time in washing and Iron Concentration in purged leachate: two Basic parameters in the desulphurization of coal in a packed column. Communication at the 7th International Symposium On Biological Processing Of Fossil Fuels. Madrid (Spain), 1999.
-Enrique Garzón, Miguel Díez, Marta Otero, José Luis Villarias, Antonio Morán. The use of sludge from food industry in agriculture. 6th International Meeting On Soils with Mediterranean Type of Climate. Barcelona (Spain), 1999: 298-301
- Fernanda Aller, Ana I. García, Marta Otero, Luis F. Calvo, Antonio Morán. Sewage sludge management.Possibility of using sewage sludges to produce adsorbent materials. I Congress of Environmental Engineering. Cartagena (Spain), 1999: 250-252
-Marta Otero, Luis F. Calvo, Olegario Martínez, Jorge Cara, Antonio Morán. The energy potential of sludge from wastewater plant. Summary book of the 8th -Mediterranean Congress off Chemical Engineering (Barcelona, 1999): 319-321.
- Marta Otero, Ana I. García, Luis F. Calvo, José Alonso, Antonio Morán. Programmed Temperature Combustion of coal-sewage sludge mixtures. V Meeting of the Spanish Coal Group. Oviedo (Spain), 1999: 303-306.
-Marta Otero, Fernanda Aller, Jorge Cara, Ana García, Antonio Morán. The use of burning profiles as indicators of the behaviour of sewage sludge during incineration. Specialised conference on disposal and utilisation of sewage sludge. Organised by IAWQ. Athens (Greece), 1999: 503-510.
-Marta Otero, Fernanda Aller, Enrique Garzón, Ana García And Antonio Morán. The use of sewage sludges as adsorbents. Specialised conference on disposal and utilisation of sewage sludge. Organised by IAWQ.Athens (Greece), 1999: 623-626.
-Marta Otero, Luis F. Calvo, Antonio Morán, Ana I. García. Characterisation of adsorbents obtained form sewage sludges by means of methylene blue adsorption. Summary book of the XXV Iberian Meeting on Adsorption.. Pamplona (Spain), 2000:31-33.
- Marta Otero, Luis F. Calvo, L. González, Ana I. García, Antonio Morán. Phenol and methylene blue adsorption by sludge-based active carbon. Communication at the 5th European Biosolids And Organic Residuals Conference. Wakefield, West Yorkshire (UK). Aqua Enviro Consultancy Service (2000), 2-9-77:1-9.
-Carlos Díez, Olegario Martínez, Marta Otero, Antonio Morán. Dimishing of the sulfur content in coal. Combination of Physic and Biological Processes. Communication at the V National Environmental Congress. Madrid (Spain), 2000
- Lourdes González, Antonio Morán, Luis F. Calvo, Marta Otero, Ana I. García. Phenol adsorption by means od adsorbents produced from sewage sludges. Communication at the Iberian-American Symposia on Environment. La Habana (Cuba), 2000.
- M. Otero, F. Rozada, L. F. Calvo, A. I. García, A. Morán. Water pollutants elimination by means of adsorbents obtained from sewage sludge. Communication at the Sludge Management: Regulation, Treatment, Utilisation And Disposal. International Water Association (Iwa). Acapulco (Méjico), 2001: 280-287.
- Yun J.-H., Otero M., He Y., Düren T., Seaton N.A. Adsorption equilibrium of polar/non-polar mixtures on MCM-41: experiments and Monte Carlo simulation. Paper accepted for presentation at the 6th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids COPS. Alicante (Spain), 2002.
-M. Otero, C. Diez, L.F. Calvo, A.I. García, A. Morán, J. Cara. Peculiarities of the sewage sludge and coal co-combustion process with respect to the coal combustion. 4th Meeting on Coal Research and its applications. Londres (UK), 2002.
-F. Rozada, B. Estrada, M. Otero, J. Cara. Sistemas puros y binarios de adsorción de colorantes en lecho fijo de adsorbente producido a partir de lodo de depuradora . XXVII Reunión Ibérica de Adsorción. León (Spain), 2002.
- F. Rozada, M. Otero, A. Morán, A. García. Characterisation of the process of dye adsorption by adsorbents obtained from tyres and sewage sludge. Carbon. Oviedo (Spain), 2002.
- M. Otero, M. Zabkova, A.E. Rodrigues. Salicylic acid adsorption onto Sephabeads SP206 in view of its purification by thermal parametric pumping. FOA 8 – Fundamentals of Adsorption. Sedona (Arizona, USA), 2004.
- F. Rozada, M. Otero, M.J. Vargas, A. Morán, A.I. García. Cinéticas de adsorción de contaminantes del agua por adsorbentes obtenidos de residuos de difícil gestión. XXIX Reunión Ibérica de Adsorción. Porto (Portugal), 2004.
- F. Rozada, M. Otero, A. Morán, A.I. García. Single and simultaneous adsorption of heavy metals onto adsorbents derived from sewage sludge. I International Congress Energy and Environment Engineering and Management. Portalegre (Portugal), 2005.
- F. Rozada, A. Morán, M. Otero, A.I. García. Adsorción de sistemas binarios de metales usando adsorbentes obtenidos a partir de lodos de depuradoras de aguas residuales. XXXI Reunión Ibérica de Adsorción. Tarragona (Spain), 2006.
- E. Pereira, P. Pato, M. Válega, J.P. Coelho, A.I. Lillebø, C. Lopes, S. Rodrigues, M. Pardal, M. Otero, A. Duarte. Mercury pollution in Ria de Aveiro: Na overview of the current and future research. XII Seminário Ibérico de Química Marinha. Lisboa (Portugal), 2006.
- M. Otero, A. Mendonça, M. Válega, V.I. Esteves, E.B.H. Santos, E. Pereira, A. C. Duarte. Freezing of sediments inappropriate for fluorescence and doc characterization of pore water from salt marsh sediments. 5th Symposium on the Atlantic Iberian Margin.

Specialization area

Environmental chemistry and technology.

Main research interests

Pollution and contamination of waters, soils and sediments.
Decontamination and purification of water: global treatment systems; sustainable treatment processes; clean and alternative technologies.
Biowastes management and valorization.
New materials: production, characterization and utilization.
Thermal analysis.

Papers

Otero M., Sánchez M.E., Gómez X., Morán A. (in press) Thermogravimetric analysis of biowastes during combustion. Waste Management (accepted on the 7th of December, 2009). see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2009.12.010

Penka I. Girginova, Ana L. Daniel-da-Silva, Cláudia B. Lopes, Paula Figueira, Marta Otero, Vítor S. Amaral, Eduarda Pereira, Tito Trindade (in press) Silica coated magnetite particles for magnetic removal of Hg2+ from water (aceite Fevereiro 2010). Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. see details

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Silva C.M., Pereira E., Rocha J., Duarte A.C. (2010) Effect of pH and temperature on Hg2+ water decontamination using ETS-4 titanosilicate. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 175, 439-444. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.025

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Silva C.M., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C, (2009) Removal of Hg2+ ions from aqueous solution by ETS-4 microporous titanosilicate – Kinetic and equilibrium studies. Chemical Engineering Journal. 151, 247-254. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2009.02.035

Otero M., Rozada F., Morán A. , Calvo L.F., García A.I. (2009) Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by sewage sludge based sorbents: competitive effects . Desalination . 239, 46-57. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.005

Pereira M.E., Lillebø A.I., Pato P., Válega M., Coelho J.P., Lopes C., Rodrigues S., Cachada A., Otero M., Pardal M.A., Duarte A.C. (2009) Mercury pollution in Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): a review of the system assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment . 155, 39-49. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0416-1

Ferreira T.R., Lopes C.B., Lito P.F., Otero M., Lin Z., Rocha J., Pereira E., Silva C.M., Duarte A.C. (2009) Cadmium (II) removal from aqueous solutions using ETS-4 microporous titanosilicate.. Chemical Engineering Journal . 147, 173-179. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2008.06.032

Pereira M.E., Otero M., Monterroso P., Vale C., Duarte A.C. (2009) Transport of trace metals (Cd, Pb and Cu) in a coastal temperate lagoon. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 18, 1, 70-81. see details

Santos P.S.M., Otero M., Duarte R.M.B.O., Duarte A.C. (2009) Spectroscopic characterization of dissolved organic matter isolated from rainwater . Chemosphere. 74, 1053-1061. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.chemosphere.2008.10.061

Sánchez M.E., Otero M., Gómez X., Morán A. (2009) Thermogravimetric kinetic analysis of the combustion of biowastes . Renewable Energy. 34, 6, 1622-1627. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2008.11.011

Cuetos M.J., Morán A., Otero M., Gómez X. (2009) Anaerobic co-digestion of poultry blood with OFMSW: FTIR and TG-DTG study of process stabilization. Environmental Technology. 30, 6, 571-582 . see details
Link: http://dx.org.doi/10.1080/09593330902835730

Otero M., Lopes C.B., Coimbra J., Ferreira T.M., Silva C.M., Lin Z., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C. (2009) Priority pollutants (Hg2+ and Cd2+) removal from water by ETS-4 titanosilicate. Desalination . 249, 2, 742-747. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2009.04.008

Esteves V.I., Otero M., Duarte A.C. (2009) Comparative characterization of humic substances from the open ocean, and estuarine and fresh water . Organic Geochemistry. 40, 942-950. see details
Link: http://dx.org.doi/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.06.006

Camarinha E.D., Lito P.F., Antunes B.M., Otero M., Lin Z., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C., Silva C.M. (2009) Cadmium(II) Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Microporous Titanosilicate ETS-10. Chemical Engineering Journal. 155, 1-2, 108-114. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2009.07.015

Barreira L.D, Lito P.F., Figueiredo B., Otero M., Lin Z., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C., Silva C.M. (2009) Effect of pH on Cadmium(II) Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Titanosilicate ETS-4.. Chemical Engineering Journal . 155, 3, 728-735. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2009.09.014

Otero M., Gomez X., García A.I., Morán A. (2008) Non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis of the combustion of two different carbonaceous materials: coal and sewage sludge. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry . 93, 2, 629-626. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8415-y

Lopes C.B., Coimbra J., Otero M., Pereira E., Lin Z., Rocha J., Duarte A.C. (2008) Uptake of Hg2+ from aqueous solutions by microporous titano- and zircono-silicates. Quimica Nova. 31, 2, 321-325. see details
Link: http://quimicanova.sbq.org.br/qn/qnol/2008/vol31n2/24-AR07095.pdf

Lopes C.B., Lito P.F., Otero M., Lin Z., Rocha J., Silva C.M., Pereira E., Duarte A.C. (2008) Mercury Removal with Titanosilicate ETS-4: Batch experiments and Modeling. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials . 115, 98-105. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2007.10.055

Carvalho S.I.M., Otero M., Duarte A.C., Santos E.B.H. (2008) Effects of solar radiation on the fluorescence properties and molecular weight of fulvic acids from pulp mill effluents. Chemosphere. 71, 8, 1539-1546. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.046

Cuetos M.J., Gomez X., Otero M., Morán A. (2008) Anaerobic digestion of solid slaughterhouse waste (SHW) at laboratory scale: Influence of co-digestion with the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). Biochemical Engineering Journal . 40, 1, 99-106. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2007.11.019

Otero M., Calvo L.F., Gil M.V., García A.I., Morán A. (2008) Co-combustion of different sewage sludge and coal: a non-isothermal thermogravimetric kinetic analysis. Bioresource Technology. 99, 14, 6311-6319. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.011

Rozada F., Otero M., Moran A., García A.I. (2008) Adsorption of heavy metals onto sewage sludge-derived materials . Bioresource Technoloy. 99, 14, 6332-6338. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.015

Carvalho S.I.M. , Otero M., Duarte A.C., Santos E.B.H. (2008) Spectroscopic changes of fulvic acids from a Kraft pulp mill effluent caused by sun irradiation. Chemosphere. 73, 11, 1845-1852. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.08.012

Pereira E., Rodrigues S.M., Otero M., Válega M., Lopes C.B., Pato P., Coelho J.P., Lillebø A.I., Pardal M.A., Rocha R., Duarte A.C. (2008) Evaluation of an interlaboratory proficiency-testing exercise for total mercury in environmental samples of soils, sediments and fish tissue. Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 27, 10, 959-970. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2008.09.001

Otero M., Mendonça A., Válega M., Santos E.B.H., Pereira E., Esteves V.I., Duarte A. (2007) Fluorescence and DOC contents of estuarine pore waters from colonized and non-colonized sediments: Effects of sampling preservation . Chemosphere . 67, 2, 211-220. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.044

Esteves V.I., Otero M., Santos E.B.H., Duarte A.C (2007) Stable carbon isotope ratios of tandem fractionated humic substances from different water bodies. Org Geochem. 38, 6, 957-966. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.02.006

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Coimbra J., Pereira E., Rocha J., Lin Z., Duarte A. (2007) Removal of low-concentration Hg2+ from natural waters by microporous and layered titanosilicates. Micropor Mesopor Mat. 103, 1-3, 325-332. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2007.02.025

Otero M., Gomez X., García A.I., Morán A. (2007) Effects of sewage sludge blending on the coal combustion: a thermogravimetric assessment. Chemosphere. 69, 11, 1740-1750. see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.077

Cuetos M.J., Gomez X., Otero M., Morán A. (2007) Digestión anaerobia de residuos de matadero avícola. Eurocarne. Año XVII, 162, 63-80. see details

Otero M., Sanchez M. E., García A., Morán A. (2006) Simultaneous thermogravimetric-mass spectrometric study on the co-combustion of coal and sewage sludges. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry . 2, 86, 489-495 . see details
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-7367-3

Thesis

Coimbra J. (em curso) Fraccionamento cinético vs. extracção selectiva de metais vestigiais tóxicos em sistemas bifásicos água/sedimentos: influência da natureza da matriz sedimentar e das condições operacionais de extracção na remobilização dos metais. Departamento de Química. Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro. Doutoramento em Química. Início: 2008. see details

Novo M.F.B.C.S.(em curso) Comparação da eficiência de diferentes sistemas de tratamento de águas residuais mediante parâmetros físicos e químicos. Departamento de Química. Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro. Mestrado em Química Analítica e Controlo de Qualidade. see details

Cuetos M. J.(2007) Digestión y co-digestión anaerobia de residuos de matadero avícola: control del proceso y evaluación del grado de estabilización. Ingeniería Química. Universidad de León. León. doutoramento. 307pp. see details

Communications

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Silva C.M., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C. (2009) Microporous titanosilicates a tool for environmental remediation –the study case of mercury (II). SETAC Europe 19th Annual Meeting . 31/05/2009-04/06/2009, Göteborg , Sweden. see details

Figueiredo S., Calapez P., Lillebø A.I., Otero M., Esteves V. (2009) Phosphorus speciation and availability in a sandy soil subject to three types of fertilization: sewage sludge, cellulosic sludge or mineral.. EcoHCC’09 – International Conference on Ecohydrology and Climate Change. 10-12 September, Tomar, Portugal. see details

Lillebø A.I., Otreo M., Coelho J.P., Rodrigues E.T., Pereira M.E., Duarte A.C., Pardal M.A., Flindt M. (2009) The effect of sediments and soils PO4-P sorption capacity on estuarine cultural eutrophication: the Mondego estuary (Portugal) as a case study. EcoHCC’09 – International Conference on Ecohydrology and Climate Change. 10-12 September, Tomar, Portugal. see details

Figueira P., Girginova P., Daniel-da-Silva A., Lopes C., Otero M., Amaral V., Pereira E., Trindade T. (2009) Dithiocarbamate derivatized silica coated magnetite for removal of heavy metals from water. 8th Inorganic Chemistry Conference. 16-17/10/2009, Curia, Portugal. see details

Otero M., Lillebø A.I., Santos P.S.M., Válega M., Pardal M.A., Pereira E., Duarte A.C., Esteves V.I., Santos E.B.H. (2009) Fluorescence characterization of the daily and intertidal changes in estuarine waters DOM related to the presence of Sarcocornia perennis (L.) A.J. Scott. EMEC10 - 10th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry. 2-5 December, Limoges, France. see details

Cuetos M.J., Gómez X., Otero M., Morán A. (2008) Anaerobic digestion and co-digestion of slaughterhouse wastes (SHW) at semi-pilot scale: Influence of heat and pressure pre-treatment in biogas yield. International Conference on Engineering for Waste Valorisation. June 3-5, Patras, Greece. see details

Cuetos M.J., Gómez X., Blanco D., Otero M., Morán A. (2008) Batch and semi-continuous anaerobic co-digestion of poultry blood with maize residues for methane production. International Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Wastes and Energy Crops. May 25-28, Hammamet, Tunisia. see details

Duarte A.C., Lin Z., Lopes C.B., Otero M., Pereira E., Rocha J., Silva C.M. (2008) Kinetic study og mercury removal from contaminated water by zeolite X. ISEAC 35 - 35th International Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry. 22–26 June 2008, Gdansk, Poland. see details

Pereira E., Rodrigues S., Otero M., Válega M., Lopes C.B., Pato P., Coelho J.P., Lillebø A.I., Pardal M.A., Rocha R., Duarte A. (2008) Evaluation of a Proficiency Interlaboratory Exercise on the Analysis of Total Mercury in different Environmental Matrices. ISEAC 35 - 35th International Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry. 22–26 June 2008, Gdansk, Poland. see details

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Silva C.M., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C. (2008) Comparative mercury removal by ETS-4 and activated carbon from low contaminated solutions. 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference. 4-6 September, Braga, Portugal. see details

Otero M., Lillebø A.I., Coelho P., Rodrigues E.T., Pardal M.A., Santos E.B.H., Esteves V.I. (2008) Kinetics of phosphorus adsorption and desorption from estuarine sediments and from the upstream soils.. XIV Seminario Ibérico de Química Marina.. 22-24 Setembro 2008, Cádiz, Spain. see details

Otero M., Gómez X., García A.I., Morán A. (2008) Co-combustion of coal and sewage sludge: a TG-MS approach. Second International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste. 17-20 November 2008, Venice, Italy. see details

Sánchez M.E., Otero M., Gómez X., Morán A. (2008) Thermogravimetric analysis of biowastes during combustion. Second International Symposium on Energy. 17-20 November 2008, Venice, Italy. see details

Santos P.S.M., Otero M, Santos E. B.H., Duarte A.C. (2008) Effects of rainwater sample preservation on DOM properties evaluated by Fluorescence spectroscopy. 9th European meeeting on Environmental Chemistry . 3-6th December, Girona, Spain. see details

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Pereira E., Silva C.M., Rocha J., Duarte A.C. (2007) Removal of mercury from aqueous solution by ETS-4 microporous titanosilicate: effect of contact time, titanosilicate mass and initial mercury concentration. 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste management. 2-6 September, Bruges, Belgium. see details

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Pereira E., Rocha J., Duarte A.C. (2007) A comparative study of the application of ion-exchange properties of zeolite A, zeolite X and microporous titanosilicate ETS-4 to remove mercury(II) from aqueous solutions. Euroanalysis XIV. 9-14 September, Antwerp, Belgium. see details

Lopes C.B., Ferreira T.R., Otero M., Lin Z., Silva C.M., Pereira E., Rocha J., Duarte A.C. (2007) Priority pollutants (Hg2+ and Cd2+) removal from water by ETS-4 titanosilicate. 8th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry. 5-9 December, Inverness, Scotland. see details

Lopes C. B., Lito P.F., Otero M., Lin Z., Rocha J., Silva C.M., Pereira E., Duarte A. (2007) Mercury Removal with Zeolite ETS-4. 4th International Zeolite Membrane Meeting. 22-25 July, Zaragoza, Spain. see details

Otero M., Mendonça A., Válega M., Esteves V.I., Santos E.B.H., Pereira E., Duarte A. (2006) Freezing of sediments inappropriate for fluorescence and doc characterization of pore water from salt marsh sediments.. 5th Symposiumon the Iberian Atlantic Margin. 2-4 Novembro, 2006, Aveiro, Portugal. see details

Pereira M.E., Pato P., Válega M., Coelho P., Lillebø A.I., Lopes C, Rodrigues S., Otero M., Pardal M.A., Duarte A. (2006) Mercury pollution in Ria de Aveiro: an overview of the current and future research.. XIII Seminário Ibérico de Química Marinha. 27 a 29 de Setembro , Lisboa, Portugal. see details

Reports

Duarte A.C., Pereira M.E., Rodrigues S., Pato P., Válega M., Coelho J.P., Cachada A., Lopes C.B., Lillebø A.I., Otero M., Coimbra J., Carvalho L., Soares E. (2007) Caracterização dos sedimentos a dragar no canal principal de navegação e da bacia de manobras do Terminal Sul do Porto de Aveiro. Departamento de Química da Universidade de Aveiro . Aveiro, Portugal. 15. see details

Rodrigues S., Pereira M.E., Válega M., Lopes C.B., Pato P., Coelho J.P., Otero M., Lillebø A.I., Pardal M.A., Rocha R., Duarte A.C. (2007) Inter-Laboratory Analytical Exercise - ILAE-Hg-01 Total Mercury in Soil, Sediments and Fish. CESAM & Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro. 01, Aveiro, Portugal. 31. see details

Other publications

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Silva C.M., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C.(2009) Microporous titanosilicates a tool for environmental remediation –the study case of mercury (II). Proceedings of SETAC Europe 19th Annual Meeting. see details

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Silva C.M., Rocha J., Pereira E., Duarte A.C.(2008) Comparative mercury removal by ETS-4 and activated carbon from low contaminated solutions. Proceedings of the 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference. see details

Lopes C.B., Otero M., Lin Z., Pereira E., Silva C.M., Rocha J., Duarte A.C.(2007) Removal of mercury from aqueous solution by ETS-4 microporous titanosilicate: effect of contact time, titanosilicate mass and initial mercury concentration. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste management.. see details