Main activities:

1. Teaching activities

2. Research activities

3. Projects and studies of technical assistance

4. Publications

 

1. Teaching activities

Teaching and Learning Activities

B.Sc.

 Courses Subjects

Civil Engineering
Post-graduation and M.Sc. Master in Civil Engineering (2nd cycle)
Integrated Master in Architecture
Post- graduation and Master in Environmental Geothecnics
Post-graduation and Master in Geographical Information Systems
Post-graduation in Environmental Management
Post-graduation in Georreferenced Information Systems
Ph.D. Civil Engineering
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• Link to MULPDAS e WATDAS

 

2. Research Activities

Main lines of research (2010-2012):

- Development and apllication of new materials (geopolymers) for wastewater treatment processes

- Hydrodynamic studies in porous media wastewater treatment processes

- Removal of pollutanto residuals from water and wastewater

- Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology

- Experimental and mathematical modelling of wastewater treatment processes

 

Other research activities (2010-2012):

- Transport and fate of pollutants in water bodies

- Pollutants removal from roads runoff and stormwater

- Evaluation of wastewater and biosolids reuse

- Environmental impact assessment on water and soil

Research Projects

Projects and studies under development

 

 EVAWET - Evaluation of the hydrodynamic and environmental behaviour of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment and reuse

A new generation of biofilm supports with controlled carbon release for wastewater treatment

Process parameter database development for membrane bioreactor process
EXMAPA - EXperimental analysis and MAthematical modelling of the hydrodynamic behaviour of a biological PAcked bed
Integrated treatment of cork processing wastewaters for potential reuse

Concluded projects

 Evaluation of the organic carbon, nitrogen and solid matter removal in SSHF constructed wetlands
Evaluation of the influence of media characteristics on the removal of carbon, nitrogen and solid mater in SSHF constructed wetlands

Study of the hydraulic and environmental behavior of a retention lagoon for the treatment of motorway runoff

Evaluation of the hydraulic behavior of porous media wastewater treatment processes for small population communities

Study of organic carbon residuals removal in a submerged biological packed bed

Evaluation of the biodegradability of urban wastewater with low concentration of organic carbon using respirometry
Other projects and studies

ENVIRO-LEARNING - Interactive application for environmental technologies learning

 

Thesis Under Development

Type

Title

Candidate

Supervisors

 Period

Ph.D.

 Study of solutions to reduce carbon emissions in treatment technologies for wastewater reuse Flora Meireles Silva António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) 2010-2014
Study of nitrogen removal in anoxic MBBR using geopolymeric artificial aggregates Maria da Conceição Mesquita António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI), Leonor Amaral (FCT-UNL), João Castro Gomes (DECA-UBI) 2008 - 2011
Study of the influence of the hydraulic characteristics of flow on the effectiveness of HSSF constructed wetlands Lígia Pascoal Amado António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) 2008 - 2012
Use of materials obtained from alkaline activation (geopolymeric artificial aggregates) in wastewater treatment processes Isabel Castanheira e Silva António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) e João Castro Gomes (DECA-UBI) 2008 - 2011

Process parameter database development for membrane bioreactor processes

 Maria da Conceição Lousada Ferreira Jaap van der Graaf (Universidade de Delft) e António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) 2006 - 2010

M.Sc.


 Study of the influence of stormwater in the hydrodynamic and environmental behavior of HSSF constructed wetlands Nuno Santos António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) 2009 - 2010
Study the application of geopolymeric artificial aggregates in small sanitation systems João Pedro Silva António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) e João Castro Gomes (DECA-UBI) 2009 - 2010

Study of the adsorption capacity of geopolymeric artificial aggregates for treatment of effluents

 Susana Farropas António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI), Rogério Simões (MTP-UBI) 2009 - 2010
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Concluded Thesis
Type Title Author Supervisors Dates
M.Sc.
 Evaluation of the influence of vegetation on longitudinal dispersion in horizontal subsurface flow beds Rodrigo Bandeiras António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI)

Period: 2008 - 2009

Exam: 02-10-2009
The city in the future. Urban metamorphosis in the digital age: A proposal to Covilhã Telmo Vaz Duarte Miguel Santiago Fernandes (DECA-UBI), António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI)

Period: 2008 - 2009

Exam: 15-09-2009
Evaluation of the influence of the type of bed substratum on the effectiveness of HSSF constructed wetlands Miguel Simões António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI)

Period: 2008 - 2009

Exam: 03-07-2009
Study of the reuse potential of mill paper sludge in agricultural activities in the irrigation perimeter of the Cova da Beira region (Covilha block) using GIS Paulo Ribeiro António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) e Pedro Almeida (DECA-UBI)

Period: 2007 - 2008

Exam: 13-03-2009
Study of the influence of the characteristics of the bed material on the removal of organic matter, nitrogen and solids in HSSF constructed wetlands José Oliveira António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI) e Leonor Amaral (FCT-UNL)

Period: 2007 - 2008

Exam: 15-12-2008
Evaluation of the ability of soil for the waste land of Gardunha mountain using GIS André Soares Luís Quinta-Nova (ISA-IPCB) e António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI)

Period: 2006 - 2007

Exam: 25-06-2008

Study of the hydraulic and environmental behaviors of the treatment facilities of the A23 motorway

 Mário Albuquerque Ana Estela Barbosa (LNEC) e António Albuquerque (DECA-UBI)

Period: 2005 - 2006

Exam: 06-07-2007

 
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3. Projects and studies of technical assistance

 

Technical Assistance

Projects and studies under development

Water reuse in urban areas

Concluded projects and studies

Environmental monitoring of the A23 motorway


 

 

4. Publications

The publications produced in the scope of thesis and projects,are presented in the sheets of the projects