Bio

Clara Silva concluded the master degree in Chemical Engineering at University of Aveiro (2021). Her research has been focused on the purification of recovered carbon black (rCB) obtained by pyrolysis of end-of-life tires (ELT). Currently, she is a Chemical Engineering PhD student working on the development of pyrolysis based innovative processes for the production of rCB with reinforcing properties from ELT under the supervision of Prof. Inês Portugal and Prof. Carlos M. Silva. The work results from a partnership between University Aveiro/CICECO and BB&G-AWES.

Articles

G.V. Brião, C.B. Lopes, T. Trindade, C.M. Silva, M.G.C. Silva, M.G.A. Vieira. NdFeB magnet scrap valorization by leaching and recovery of rare earth metals by sorption on low-cost expanded clay, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 131 (2023) 558-568.

Posters

C.B. Paixão, S.M.R. Costa, C.M.C. Silva, D. Fowler, G.A. Carreira, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Assessment of purification methods for the production of low contaminated recovered carbon black, Ciência 2023 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Aveiro, 5th – 7th July, 2023.

C. Maganinho, C.M.C. Silva, S.M.R. Costa, G. Carreira, I. Portugal, J. Rocha, C.M. Silva. Enhancing the Commercial Value of Recovered Carbon Black from End-of-Life Tires through Particle Size Optimization for Rubber Matrix Dispersion, Jornadas CICECO 2023, Aveiro, 12th October, 2023.

C. Maganinho, C.M.C. Silva, S.M.R. Costa, J. Rocha, C.M. Silva. Enhancing the Properties of Recovered Carbon Black: Demineralization Process, Ciência 2023, Aveiro, 5th - 7th July, 2023.

C.M.C. Silva, C. Maganinho, S.M.R. Costa, G. Carreira, I. Portugal, J. Rocha, C.M. Silva. Enhancing the Properties of Recovered Carbon Black: Demineralization Process, Jornadas CICECO 2023, Aveiro, 12th October, 2023.

S.M.R. Costa, C.M.C. Silva, C.F. Maganinho, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Into the recovered carbon black, Ciência 2023 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Aveiro, 5th – 7th July, 2023.

C.M.C. Silva, C. Maganinho, S.M.R. Costa, J. Rocha, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Towards the production of reinforcing recovered carbon black from the pyrolysis of end-of-life tires, Ciência 2023 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Aveiro, 5th – 7th July, 2023.

S.M.R. Costa, C.M.C. Silva, D. Fowler, G.A. Carreira, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Optimization of end-of-life tires pyrolysis process and post-treatment for the production of marketable recovered carbon black, Jornadas CICECO 2022, Aveiro, 12th October 2022, 2022.

C.M.C. Silva, C. Maganinho, S.M.R. Costa, G. Carreira, C.M. Silva, I. Portugal. Towards the production of reinforcing recovered carbon black from the pyrolysis of rubber from end-of-life tires, Jornadas CICECO 2022, Aveiro, 12th October 2022, 2022.

S.M.R. Costa, C.M.C. Silva, D. Fowler, G.A. Carreira, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Production, purification and characterization of recovered carbon black, XI National Meeting on Catalysis and Porous Materials & II Meeting of the Carbon Group, Aveiro, Portugal, December 9-10, 2021.

C.M.C. Silva, S.M.R. Costa, D. Fowler, G.A. Carreira, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Pyrolysis of end-of-life tires for the production of recovered carbon black, fuel and syngas, XI National Meeting on Catalysis and Porous Materials & II Meeting of the Carbon Group, Aveiro, Portugal, December 9-10, 2021.

Presentations

C.M.C. Silva, C. Maganinho, S.M.R. Costa, G.A. Carreira, C.M. Silva, I. Portugal. Boosting the properties of recovered carbon black from end-of-life tires, 11th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE11), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4th - 8th June, 2023.

C. Maganinho, C.M.C. Silva, S.M.R. Costa, I. Portugal, J. Rocha, C.M. Silva. Enhancing the properties of recovered carbon black: demineralization process investigation, Research Summit 2023, Aveiro, 12th - 14th July, 2023.

S.M.R. Costa, C.M.C. Silva, D. Fowler, G.A. Carreira, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Optimization of end-of-life tires pyrolysis and processes for the production of marketable recovered carbon black and fuel, Research Summit 2023, Aveiro, 12th - 14th July, 2023.

C.M.C. Silva, S.M.R. Costa, J. Rocha, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Upgrading recovered carbon black from the pyrolysis of end-of-life tires, Research Summit 2023, Aveiro, 12th - 14th July, 2023.

C.M.C. Silva, C. Maganinho, S.M.R. Costa, G. Carreira, I. Portugal, C.M. Silva. Optimizing recovered carbon black through post processing: Ultrafine milling, ash leaching and volatile reduction, Recovered Carbon Black Conference, Berlin, Germany, 16th - 17th November, 2022.

Thesis

Clara Silva. Purification of recovered carbon black from waste tires pyrolysis, MSc Thesis, Coordinator(s): C.M. Silva (supervisor) and I. Portugal (co-supervisor), University of Aveiro, 2021.