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Maria João Lopes da Costa Vieira |
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Department
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E-mail: mjv@deb.uminho.pt Phone: +351 253 604 404 Fax: +351 253 678 986 |
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Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, UM, 1995
Graduation in Chemical Engineering, FEUP, 1987
Associate Professor, UM, 2002-
Assistant Professor, UM, 1995-2002
Teaching Assistant, UM, 1991-1995
Transport Phenomena (Biological Engineering Degree – 2th year)
Laboratory of Fluids and Heat Transfer (Biological Engineering Degree – 2th year)
Transport Phenomena in Bioprocesses (Biological Engineering Degree – 4th year)
Strategy of Process Engineering – Project (Biological Engineering Degree - 4th year)
Research project (Biological Engineering Degree - 5th year)
Industry Training (Biological Engineering Degree - 5th year)
Elements on Biochemical Engineering (Master on Biotechnology)
Transport Phenomena in Bioprocesses (Master on Biotechnology)
Laboratory of Bioprocesses (Master on Biotechnology)
Reasearch area: Biofilms. On-going projects:
Monitoring of biofilms in industrial equipment
Survival of Helicobacter pylori in drinking water biofilms
Control of biofilms using chemical methods
Pereira, M.O., Vieira, M.J., Melo, L.F., "The effect of clay particles on the efficacy of a biocide", Water Science and Technology, 14, Nº 4-5, 61-64, 2000
Pereira, M.O., Vieira, M.J., Beleza, V., Melo, L.F., Reduction of biofouling in paper production processes by using a carbamate-based biocide as a retention agent, Paper and Pulp Canada, 2000
Vieira, M.J., Pacheco, A.. P, Pinho, I.A, Melo, L.F, "The effect of clay particles on the activity of suspended autotrophic nitrifying bacteria and on the performance of an air-lift reactor, Environmental Technology, 2001
Pereira, M.O., Vieira, M.J., Beleza, V., Melo, L.F. A different approach to reduce fouling problems in the paper pulp production processes, Environmental Technology, 2001
Pereira, M.O., Vieira, M.J, Effects of the interactions glutaraldehyde-polymeric matrix on the efficacy of the biocide on Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms. Biofouling, 2001
