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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

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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.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

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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

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

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  

 

Publications

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  • 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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