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Biomass and bioenergy, Solid waste managment and treatement, Circular economy
Portugal

Biography

Licentiate degree in Environment Engineering (1994) and a PhD degree in Environment Applied Sciences (2002). Since 1999, Professor at the department of Environment and Planning of University of Aveiro, Portugal, and Associate Professor after 2017, in the field of Environmental Sciences and Engineering – Environment Technology.
Development of course programs, course contents, and teaching of several courses in Licenciate and Master in Environmental Engineering, Master in Sustainable Energy Systems, Master Mechanical Engineering, Master in Chemical Engineering, Master Physical Engineering, PhD degree Science and Environmental Engineering, PhD in Energy Systems and Sustainability, PhD in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering. Teaching activities have been including courses as Programming in Fortran, Thermodynamics, Chemical Reactors Engineering, Flue Gas Emissions Control and Treatment Technologies, Environmental Systems Modelling, Environmental Quality Management, Energy and Environment, Energy and Sustainability, Advanced Studies in Energy Systems II, Renewable Fuels: Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification, Solid Waste Treatment Technology, Industrial Ecology, Energy Policy and Regulation, Environmental Infrsstructures I, Treatment Systems Engineering I, Renewable Energy Conversion, Biomass and Bioenergy.
Research activities in Science and Environment Engineering have been including the subjects of Energy and Environment, Biomass to energy, Energetic and material valorisation of solid wastes and process integration towards material and energy efficiency, Thermochemical conversion processes and technology (torrefaction, pyrolysis, gasification, combustion) of solid fuels (coal, biomass, solid wastes, sewage sludge), Fluidised bed reactor engineering, Technologies for monitoring, control and treatment of gaseous emissions, Solid waste management and treatment technologies, Management and valorisation of ashes from thermochemical conversion of biomass and wastes, Industrial Ecology, Natural (forestry) resources management, Circular Economy.
Member of the Executive Board, and Adjunct-Director for the Cooperation University-Society, at Department of Environment and Planning of University of Aveiro.
Coordinator of the Research Group Resources Circularity Assessment & Technology (RCAT) at the Associate Laboratory Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at University of Aveiro. http://www.cesam.ua.pt/tarelho
He has been Director and Vice-Director of degrees as Integrated Master in Environmental Engineering and Master in Sustainable Energy Systems, and has been involved in several management activities related to creation and evaluation of academic courses and Master and PhD programs at University of Aveiro.
Supervised and co-supervised 3 Pos-Doc students, 10 students with PhD thesis concluded and 75 students with MSc Thesis concluded. Currently is supervising and co-supervising 7 PhD students, and 3 MSc students.
He is co-author of 2 books, author and co-author of 138 articles in Science Citation Index, 14 articles published in international conferences and referenced , 20 articles with DOI in international conferences, 6 articles in other international journals, and 100 articles and communications in national and international conferences.
Expertise in developing prototypes for bench-scale, pilot-scale-demonstration facilities for characterisation and development of thermochemical conversion of biomass and wastes to energy and organic products. Most relevant prototypes and demonstration installations include:
Demonstration Prototype 1: Design, construction, and optimization of a pilot-scale (30 kWth) bubbling fluid bed reactor at the Department of Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro for study and demonstration research in combustion processes of coal, biomass, solid wastes, including auxiliary systems for monitoring and control of operation, and flue gas treatment.
Demonstration Prototype 2: Design, assembly, operation and optimization of a pilot scale (75 kWth) bubbling fluidized bed reactor at the Department of Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro for demonstration studies of biomass gasification, including auxiliary systems for monitoring and control of operation, producer gas treatment and gas burning.
Demonstration Prototype 3: Design, assembly, operation and optimization of a facility to evaluate the performance of biomass combustion in domestic stoves, including biomass consumption monitoring systems, air supply, temperature and pressure, gas sampling and analysis, and operation monitoring and data acquisition in real time.
Prototype 4: Design, assembly, operation and optimization of a bench-scale fixed bed reactor, fluidized bed reactor, and prototype of auger reactor to study the pyrolysis process of distinct biomass types, including the systems for monitoring and control of operation and data acquisition in real time.

Activities

Employment (2)

University of Aveiro: Aveiro, PT

2017-09-12 to present | Associate Professor (Environment and Planning)
Employment
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

Universidade de Aveiro: Aveiro, PT

1999-10-01 to 2017-09-11 | Assistant Professor (Environment and Planning)
Employment
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Aveiro: Aveiro, PT

2002-03-06 | PhD
Education
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

Funding (21)

Preparação de materiais catalíticos a partir de resíduos, para aplicação no tratamento de efluentes líquidos.

2022 to 2023 | Contract
INOVC+ Ecossistema de Inovação Inteligente da Região Centro”, CENTRO-01-0246-FEDER-000044, cofinanciado pelo CENTRO 2020 (Aveiro, PT)
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

BioValChar - Sustainable valorisation of residual biomass for biochar.

2021-03 to 2024-02 | Contract
Portuguese Foundation for Science an Technology (Lisbon, Lisbon, PT)
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PCIF-GVB-0034-2019

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

CHARCLEAN - Technological upgrading of charcoal kilns to make them clean and resource efficient targeting a fire resilient economy in Portuguese rural areas.

2019-03 to 2022-02 | Contract
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Lisbon, Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PCIF/GVB/0179/2017

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

NOTARGAS – Novel catalyst for tax-free oxy-steam gasification of biomass.

2018-05 to 2021-04 | Contract
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Lisbon, Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030661

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

PAPERCHAIN - New market niches for the Pulp and Paper Industry waste based on circular economy approaches.

2017-06 to 2021-05 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: Project ID: 730305
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

SusPhotoSolutions - Sustainable Photovoltaic Solutions.

2017-04 to 2020-03 | Contract
Programa Operacional Regional do Centro (PO Centro 2020) (Coimbra, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000005

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

KATCH_e - Knowledge Alliance on Product-Service Development for the Circular Economy and Sustainability in Higher Education.

2017-01 to 2019-12 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

InPaCTus - Produtos e Tecnologias Inovadores a partir do Eucalipto.

2017 to 2021 | Contract
Portuguese Ministry of Economy (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

Aviso Nº 07/SI/2015

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

SGH - Smart Green Homes

2016-10 to 2020-09 | Contract
Portuguese Ministry of Economy (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

POCI-01-0247-FEDER-007678

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

PROTEUS: Produtos e tecnologias para o sector do Eucalyptus globulus.

2016-10 to 2019-09 | Contract
Portuguese Innovation Agency (ANI) (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017729

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

LEANCOMB – Cellular oxide catalysts for clean combustion in porous media.

2016-06 to 2019-05 | Contract
Foundation for Science and Technology (Lisbon, Portugal) (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PTDC/CTM-ENE/2942/2014

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

NoWaste - Management of biomass ash and organic waste in the recovery of degraded soils: A pilot project set in Portugal

2016-01 to 2019-12 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

BioAtlas – Mapa digital integrado de recursos, processos, instalações e procura de produtos energéticos a partir de biomassa.

2014-01 to 2015-12 | Contract
Portuguese Innovation Agency (ANI) (Lisbon, PT)
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

Plug&Heat – Sistema compacto de média potência para a produção de energia térmica a partir de biomassa.

2014-01 to 2015-12 | Contract
Portuguese Innovation Agency (ANI) (Lisbon, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

Projecto N.º 38938

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

AIRUSE - Testing and Development of Air Quality Mitigation Measures in Southern Europe

2013-01 to 2016-12 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

BiomAshTech - Ash impacts during thermo-chemical conversion of biomass.

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

BIOGAIR - Impacts of biomass to energy chain on air quality and Portuguese climatic policy.

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho
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(Bias-to-soil) - Biomass ash: Characteristics in relation to its origin, treatment and application to soil.

CHARACTERIZATION AND PROCESSING FOREST SHRUB BIOMASS INTO A SOLID FUEL (ProForShrub)

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

Contribution of biomass combustion to air pollutant emissions (BIOEMI)

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Luís António da Cruz Tarelho

Woody biomass for energy: development of sustainable systems for providing production, regulation and conservation goods and services

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Waste and biomass valorization. (1)