Dr Ines Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca

Dr Ines Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca
Dr Ines Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca
Dr Ines Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca

Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

About
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

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Research

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.


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Engineering

Supervising
Accepting PhDs

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.

Teaching

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 (contributor)

 

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

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  

Deputy Co-ordinator for UG Level 4/5

Publications

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  • Greener carbon capture using microwave heating for the development of cellulose-based adsorbents

    Biti, S., McCue, A., Dionisi, D., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Fernandez Martin, C.
    Fuel, vol. 358, no. Part B, 130246
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Hydrocracking of surgical face masks over Y zeolites: catalyst development, process design and life cycle assessment

    Azam, M. U., Fernandes, A., Graca, I., Afzal, W.
    Fuel, vol. 349, 128704
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Transfer hydrogenation of carbon dioxide with bio-derived glycerol over zeolite-based catalysts

    Rouse, N. V., Fernandez Martin, C., McCue, A., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Sustainable microcrystalline cellulose-based activated carbons for a greener carbon capture at post-combustion conditions

    Biti, S., McCue, A., Dionisi, D., Graca, I., Fernandez Martin, C.
    International journal of greenhouse gas control, vol. 125, 103876
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Glucose isomerisation into fructose over alkali/alkaline-earth metal-supported NaY zeolites

    Muhammad, M. B., Fernandez Martin, C., McCue, A., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I.
    David Jackson Retiral Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Bio-oils/FCC co-processing: Insights into the adsorption of guaiacol on Y zeolites with distinct acidity and textural properties

    Silva, J. M., Ribeiro, M. F., Graca, I., Fernandes, A.
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 323, 111170
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Interfacial Tension Measurements of Binary Mixtures of N2 + Brine and CO2 + Hydrocarbon Systems at Conditions Relevant for CCS and EOR

    Salihu, H. D., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Vinogradov, J., Vega-Maza, D.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Catalytic oxidation of glucose over highly stable AuxPdy NPs immobilised on ceria nanorods

    Khawaji, M., Graca, I., Ware, E., Chadwick, D.
    Catalysis Today, vol. 365, pp. 257-264
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • NH4-exchanged zeolites: Unexpected catalysts for cyclohexane selective oxidation

    Graça, I., Chadwick, D.
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 294, 109873
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Towards understanding of phenolic compounds impact on Ni- and V-USY zeolites during bio-oils co-processing in FCC units

    Gerards, R. T., Fernandes, A., Graça, I., Ribeiro, M. F.
    Fuel, vol. 260, 116372
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Composition dependent selectivity of bimetallic Au-Pd NPs immobilised on titanate nanotubes in catalytic oxidation of glucose

    Khawaji, M., Zhang, Y., Loh, M., Graça, I., Ware, E., Chadwick, D.
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 256, 117799
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Design of Nickel Supported on Water-Tolerant Nb2O5 Catalysts for the Hydrotreating of Lignin Streams Obtained from Lignin-First Biorefining

    Leal, G. F., Lima, S., Graça, I., Carrer, H., Barrett, D. H., Teixeira-Neto, E., Curvelo, A. A. S., Rodella, C. B., Rinaldi, R.
    iScience, vol. 15, pp. 467-488
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Tuning Zeolite Properties towards CO 2 Methanation: An Overview

    Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    ChemCatChem, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 2388-2400
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • Membrane Fractionation of Liquors from Lignin-First Biorefining

    Sultan, Z., Graça, I., Li, Y., Lima, S., Peeva, L. G., Kim, D., Ebrahim, M. A., Rinaldi, R., Livingston, A. G.
    ChemSusChem, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 1203-1212
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Power-to-methane over Ni/zeolites: Influence of the framework type

    Bacariza, M. C., Maleval, M., Graça, I., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 274, pp. 102-112
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Selective oxidation of cyclohexane: Ce promotion of nanostructured manganese tungstate

    Graça, I., Al-Shihri, S., Chadwick, D.
    Applied Catalysis A: General, vol. 568, pp. 95-104
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Influence of calcination temperature on catalytic, acid and textural properties of SO42−/La2O3/HZSM-5 type catalysts for biodiesel production by esterification

    Vieira, S. S., Graça, I., Fernandes, A., Lopes, J. M. F., Ribeiro, M. F., Magriotis, Z. M.
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 270, pp. 189-199
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Formation and Fate of Carboxylic Acids in the Lignin-First Biorefining of Lignocellulose via H-Transfer Catalyzed by Raney Ni

    Graca, I., Woodward, R. T., Kennema, M., Rinaldi, R.
    ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 13408-13419
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • FCC Feedstocks/Bio-oils Co-processing: Towards understanding of phenolic compounds impact on Ni- and V-USY zeolites

    Jacob Gerads, R. T., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Ribeiro, M. F.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Zeolite-based catalysts for power-to-gas application: A systematic step by step study for achieving a highly active catalyst

    Bacariza, M. C., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Madeira Lopes, J., Henriques, C.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Enhanced activity of CO2 hydrogenation to CH4 over Ni based zeolites through the optimization of the Si/Al ratio

    Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 267, pp. 9-19
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Catalisadores de Ni suportados em zeólitos para aplicação em power-to-methane: efeito do tipo de estrutura

    Bacariza, M. C., Maleval, M., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Madeira Lopes, J., Henriques, C.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Isomerização da glucose a frutose usando zeólitos sódicos impregnados com magnésio

    Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Bacariza, M. C., Chadwick, D.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Ni-Ce/Zeolites for CO2 Hydrogenation to CH4: Effect of the Metal Incorporation Order

    Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    ChemCatChem, vol. 10, no. 13, pp. 2773-2781
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • DBD plasma-assisted CO 2 methanation using zeolite-based catalysts: Structure composition-reactivity approach and effect of Ce as promoter

    Bacariza, M. C., Biset-Peiró, M., Graça, I., Guilera, J., Morante, J., Lopes, J. M., Andreu, T., Henriques, C.
    Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 26, pp. 202-211
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Desilicated NaY zeolites impregnated with magnesium as catalysts for glucose isomerisation into fructose

    Graça, I., Bacariza, M. C., Fernandes, A., Chadwick, D.
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 224, pp. 660-670
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Micro- and mesoporous supports for CO2 methanation catalysts: A comparison between SBA-15, MCM-41 and USY zeolite

    Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Bebiano, S. S., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 175, pp. 72-83
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Glucose isomerisation into fructose over Mg-impregnated Na-zeolites: Influence of zeolite structure

    Graça, I., Bacariza, M. C., Chadwick, D.
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 255, pp. 130-139
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Elucidating the reactivity of methoxyphenol positional isomers towards hydrogen-transfer reactions by ATR-IR spectroscopy of the liquid-solid interface of RANEY® Ni

    De Castro, I. B. D., Graça, I., Rodríguez-García, L., Kennema, M., Rinaldi, R., Meemken, F.
    Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 3107-3114
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The effect of the compensating cation on the catalytic performances of Ni/USY zeolites towards CO 2 methanation

    Bacariza, M. C., Bértolo, R., Graça, I., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 21, pp. 280-291
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Magnesium as Promoter of CO 2 Methanation on Ni-Based USY Zeolites

    Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Bebiano, S. S., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Energy and Fuels, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 9776-9789
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • A new experimental methodology for the study of hydrocarbon phase behaviour under confinement

    Videnberg, T., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Trusler, M.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Magnesium promoted nickel zeolites as catalysts for CO2 methanation

    Bacariza, M. C., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Madeira Lopes, J., Henriques, C.
    EUROPACAT 2017
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Glucose isomerisation into fructose over magnesium-impregnated NaY zeolite catalysts

    Graça, I., Iruretagoyena, D., Chadwick, D.
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 206, pp. 434-443
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The promoting effect of Ce in the CO 2 methanation performances on NiUSY zeolite: A FTIR In Situ/Operando study

    Westermann, A., Azambre, B., Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Ribeiro, M. F., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Catalysis Today, vol. 283, pp. 74-81
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Production of biodiesel using HZSM-5 zeolites modified with citric acid and SO42−/La2O3

    Vieira, S. S., Magriotis, Z. M., Graça, I., Fernandes, A., Ribeiro, M. F., Lopes, J. M. F., Coelho, S. M., Santos, N. A. V., Saczk, A. A.
    Catalysis Today, vol. 279, no. 2, pp. 267-273
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Bio-based chemicals: General discussion

    Bitter, H., Clark, J., Rothenberg, G., Matharu, A., Crestini, C., Argyropoulos, D., Cabrera-Rodríguez, C. I., Dale, B. E., Stevens, C., Marrocchi, A., Graca, I., Luo, H., Pant, D., Wilson, K., Zijlstra, D. S., Gschwend, F., Mu, X., Zhou, L., Hu, C., Lapkin, A., Mascal, M., Budarin, V., Hunt, A., Waldron, K., Zhang, F., Zhenova, A., Samec, J., Huber, G., Coma, M., Huang, X., Bomtempo, J. V.
    Faraday Discussions, vol. 202, pp. 227-245
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
  • Conversion technologies: General discussion

    Argyropoulos, D., Bitter, H., Brandt-Talbot, A., Budarin, V., Chesi, C., Clark, J., Coma, M., Crestini, C., Dale, B., Graca, I., Hallett, J., Hu, C., Huang, X., Huber, G., Hughes, T., Hunt, A., Kontturi, E., Luo, Y., Mascal, M., Matharu, A., Matveeva, V., Mount, A., Ouyang, X., Rinaldi, R., Rothenberg, G., Samec, J., Sarkanen, S., Seidel, C. M., Stevens, C., Thaore, V., Waldron, K., Wilson, K., Xie, F., Zijlstra, D. S.
    Faraday Discussions, vol. 202, pp. 371-389
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
  • Glucose isomerisation into fructose over magnesium-promoted Na-zeolite catalysts

    Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Chadwick, D.
    25th North American Meeting (NAM) of the Catalysis Society
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Magnesium-promoted Na-zeolites as catalysts for the glucose isomerisation into fructose

    Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Chadwick, D.
    EUROPACAT 2017
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • CO2 Hydrogenation over Ni-Based Zeolites: Effect of Catalysts Preparation and Pre-reduction Conditions on Methanation Performance

    Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Westermann, A., Ribeiro, M. F., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Topics in Catalysis, vol. 59, no. 2-4, pp. 314-325
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • CO2 hydrogenation for methane production: Compensation cation effect on the catalytic performances of Ni-based USY zeolites

    Bacariza, M. C., Bértolo, R., Westermann, A., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Madeira Lopes, J., Henriques, C.
    International Zeolite Conference
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Process for the reduction of carbon dioxide to methane by dbd plasma-activated catalyst

    Arbella, T. A., Morante, J. R., Amouroux, J., Cavadias, S., Nizio, M., Ognier, S., Henriques, C., Madeira Lopes, J., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Ribeiro, M. F., Bacariza, M. d. C.
    Patents: Patents
  • Insight into CO2 methanation mechanism over NiUSY zeolites: An operando IR study

    Westermann, A., Azambre, B., Bacariza, M. C., Graça, I., Ribeiro, M. F., Lopes, J. M., Henriques, C.
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 174-175, pp. 120-125
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Phase behaviour of hydrocarbon fluids in mesoporous media

    Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Videnberg, T., Trusler, M.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Ni based USY zeolites for CO2 conversion into methane: evaluation of magnesium incorporation on the catalytic performances

    Bacariza, M. C., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Bebiano, S. S., Madeira Lopes, J., Henriques, C.
    European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Ni-based SBA-15 catalysts for CO2 methanation: synthesis, properties and catalytic performances

    Bacariza, M. C., Bebiano, S. S., Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I., Madeira Lopes, J., Henriques, C.
    European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Improving HZSM-5 resistance to phenolic compounds for the bio-oils/FCC feedstocks co-processing

    Graça, I., Carmo, A. M., Lopes, J. M., Ribeiro, M. F.
    Fuel, vol. 140, pp. 484-494
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Use of HZSM-5 modified with citric acid as acid heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production via esterification of oleic acid

    Vieira, S. S., Magriotis, Z. M., Ribeiro, M. F., Graça, I., Fernandes, A., Lopes, J. M. F., Coelho, S. M., Santos, N. A. V., Saczk, A. A.
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 201, no. C, pp. 160-168
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • CO2 hydrogenation into CH4 on NiHNaUSY zeolites

    Biscaya Semedo Pereira da Graca, I. S., González, L. V., Bacariza, M. C., Fernandes, A., Henriques, C., Lopes, J. M., Ribeiro, M. F.
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 147, pp. 101-110
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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