Bio

Andreia Silva is a Researcher at EgiChem focusing on Adsorption and Catalysis.

Articles

A.F. Silva, P. Neves, S.M. Rocha, C.M. Silva, A.A. Valente. Optimization of continuous-flow heterogeneous catalytic oligomerization of 1-butene by design of experiments and response surface methodology, Fuel 259 (2020) 116256.

A.F. Silva, A. Fernandes, M.M. Antunes, M. F. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva, A.A. Valente. Catalytic Conversion of 1-butene over Modified Versions of Commercial ZSM-5 to Produce Clean Fuels and Chemicals, ChemCatChem 11 (2019) 1-15.

A.F. Silva, A. Fernandes, M.M. Antunes, M.F. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva, A.A. Valente. Olefin oligomerisation over nanocrystalline MFI-based micro/mesoporous zeotypes synthesised via bottom-up approaches, Renewable Energy 138 (2019) 820-832.

A.F. Silva, A. Fernandes, P. Neves, M.M. Antunes, S.M. Rocha, M.F. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva, A.A. Valente. Mesostructured Catalysts Based on the BEA Topology for Olefin Oligomerisation, ChemCatChem 10 (2018) 2741-2754.

A.F. Silva, A. Fernandes, M.M. Antunes, P. Neves, S.M. Rocha, M.F. Ribeiro, M. Pillinger, J. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva, A.A. Valente. TUD-1 type aluminosilicate acid catalysts for 1-butene oligomerisation, Fuel 209 (2017) 371-382.

M.M. Antunes, P. Neves, A. Fernandes, S. Lima, A.F. Silva, M.F. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva, M. Pillinger, A.A. Valente. Bulk and composite catalysts combining BEA topology and mesoporosity for the valorisation of furfural, Catalysis Science and Technology 6 (2016) 7812-7829.

M.M. Antunes, S. Lima, P. Neves, A.L. Magalhães, E. Fazio, F. Neri, M.T. Pereira, A.F. Silva, C.M. Silva, S.M. Rocha, M. Pillinger, A. Urakawa, A.A. Valente. Integrated reduction and acid-catalysed conversion of furfural in alcohol medium using Zr,Al-containing ordered micro/mesoporous silicates, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 182 (2016) 485-503.

A.F. Silva, M.M.R. Melo, C.M. Silva. Supercritical solvent selection (CO2versus ethane) and optimization of operating conditions of the extraction of lycopene from tomato residues: Innovative analysis of extraction curves by a response surface methodology and cost of manufacturing hybrid approach, Journal of Supercritical Fluids 95 (2014) 618-627.

Posters

A.F.F. Dias, A.F. Silva, T. Araújo, A. Mendes, C.M. Silva. CO2 hydrogenation to methanol: mechanistic and data-driven comparison of kinetic models for reactor simulation, 5th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE) & 8th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB) & 3rd Iberoamerican Congress on Chemical Engineering (CIBIQ), Lisbon, 8th - 10th September, 2025.

A.F.F. Dias, A.F. Silva, T. Araújo, A. Mendes, C.M. Silva. Mechanistic and data-driven evaluation of kinetic models for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, Jornadas CICECO 2025, Aveiro, 9th October, 2025.

A.F. Silva, A.A. Valente, F.A. da Silva, C.M. Silva. Design and efficiency assessment of a packed bed distillation column by HETP and HTU approaches, ChemPor 2018, Aveiro, 20 – 4 October, 2018.

A.F. Silva, A. Fernandes, P. Neves, M.M. Antunes, S.M. Rocha, M.F. Ribeiro, C. M. Silva; Valente, A.A. Valente. Micro/mesostructured catalysts based on the BEA topology for 1-butene oligomerisation,  Jornadas CICECO 2018, Aveiro, 11-12 June, 2018.

A.F. Silva, A. Fernandes, M.M. Antunes, M.F. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva, A.A. Valente. Production of clean synthetic fuels using nanocrystalline MFI-based micro/mesoporous zeotypes synthesised via bottom-up approaches, ChemPor 2018, Aveiro, 10 – 4 October, 2018.

A.F. Silva, A. Fernandes, M.M. Antunes, M.F. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva, A.A. Valente. Production of clean synthetic fuels using nanocrystalline MFI-based micro/mesoporous zeotypes synthesised via top-down approaches, ChemPor 2018, Aveiro, 11 – 4 October, 2018.

A.F. Silva, A.A. Valente, C.M. Silva. Olefin oligomerisation over TUD-1 type aluminosilicates acid catalysts, Research Day, Aveiro, 13 June, 2017.

J.P.S Aniceto, A.F. Silva, S.P.Cardoso, C.M. Silva. Isolation of high value triterpenic acids by Simulated Moving Bed (SMB): design of lab unit and modelling results, XX Econtro Luso-Galego de Química, Porto, 26-29 November, 2014.

Presentations

A.F.F. Dias, A.F. Silva, T. Araújo, A. Mendes, C.M. Silva. Development and optimization of an innovative membrane reactor for green-methanol synthesis by direct CO2 hydrogenation, Research Summit 2025, Aveiro, 16th - 18th July, 2025.

A.F. Silva, J.P.S. Aniceto, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Adsorption of cork volatile organic compounds over different types of porous materials, Research Summit 2023, Aveiro, 12th - 14th July, 2023.

M.M. Antunes, S. Lima, P. Neves, A.L. Magalhães, E. Fazio, F. Neri, M.T. Pereira, A.F. Silva, C.M. Silva, S.M. Rocha, M. Pilinger, A. Urakawa, A.A. Valente. Valorisation of Bio-Based Furfural Using Multifunctional Catalysts, 10º Encontro Nacional de Catálise e Materiais Porosos, Lisboa, 19-20 May, 2016.