Ana Maria Ferraria

assistant researcher

D-9186-2015

iBB Group: bsirg

ana.ferraria@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Expertise: - Surface Science- Physical-chemistry- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)- Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopies

Short Bio:

Ana M. Ferraria is a researcher in Surface Science, having as main goal to contribute with in-depth studies on different and relevant scientific issues, exploring the Physical-Chemistry of surfaces, using, among others, the potentialities of the X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) technique. Ana graduated in Technological Physics in 1999 at FCUL. In 2002, she completed her MSc degree in Surface Science and Engineering at the University of Lisbon. She holds a PhD degree in Chemistry from Universidade Técnica de Lisboa since 2005. She is also Editor-in-chief of Results in Surfaces and Interfaces (Elsevier) and Invited Assistant Professor of Chemistry at IST.

Research Focus:

Physical chemistry of surfaces having a special interest in sensing surfaces, Carbon allotropes, (photo)catalytic systems, in-situ synthesis of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles on polysaccharides, among others

NanoBioMitig – Nanoengineered systems tailored with natural phytochemicals for biofouling mitigation on industrial surfaces (FCT 2022.06149.PTDC); Representative co-PI at IST-ID. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/2022.06149.PTDC

Bilateral project Pt/Tn – Disinfection of contaminated water by pathogenic bacteria by heterogeneous photocatalysis activated by sunlight irradiation (FCT Bilateral project Pt/Tn); PI.

PEGASUS – Plasma Enabled and Graphene Allowed Synthesis of Unique nanoStructures (EU H2020-FETOPEN-766894); Team member. https://www.ipfn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/PEGASUS/

CATALTEX – Self-Decontaminating Smart Textiles for Chemical Warfare Agents Degradation (NATO MD.SFPP 984842); Team member. https://web.ist.utl.pt/ist10800/Cataltex/PARTNERS.htm

Figueiredo, A. S.*, Ferraria, A. M.*, Rego, A. M. B. do, Monteiro, S., Santos, R., Sánchez-Loredo, M. G., Tovar-Tovar, R. L., Pinho, N. (2023). Bactericide activity of Cellulose Acetate/Silver Nanoparticles Asymmetric Membranes: Surfaces and porous structures role. Membranes, 13(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13010004

Abouda, I., Walha, S., Bouattour, S., Botelho do Rego, A. M., Ferraria, A. M., Sousa, N. Costa, A. S. C., Boufi, S. (2022). Cotton fabric functionalized with nanostructured MoS2: Efficient adsorbent for removal of Pb, Hg, Cd and Cr from water. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10, 108583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108583

Bundaleska, N., Dias, A., Bundaleski, N., Felizardo, E., Henriques, J., Tsyganov, D., Abrashev, M., Valcheva, E., Kissovski, J., Ferraria, A. M., do Rego, A. M., Almeida, A., Zavašnik, J., Cvelbar, U., Teodoro, O., Strunskus, T., Tatarova, E. (2020). Prospects for microwave plasma synthesized N-graphene in Secondary Electron Emission mitigation applications. Scientific Reports, 10, 13013. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69844-9

Carapeto, A. P.*, Ferraria, A. M.*, Botelho do Rego, A. M. (2017). Unraveling the reaction mechanism of silver ions reduction by chitosan from so far neglected spectroscopic features. Carbohydrate Polymers, 174, 601–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.100

Ferraria, A. M.*, Carapeto, A. P.*, Botelho do Rego, A. M. (2012). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: silver salts revisited. Vacuum, 86, 1988-1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2012.05.031

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