Raúl Barros

Dr. Raúl Barros


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Academic Career Length

33Years (1994-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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30 July 2009 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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MMMónica Martins
Mónica Martins
MFMaria Leonor Faleiro
Maria Leonor Faleiro
RBRaúl Barros
Raúl Barros
AVA. Raquel Veríssimo
A. Raquel Veríssimo
MBM. Alexandra Barreiros
M. Alexandra Barreiros
MCMaria Clara Costa
Maria Clara Costa

23 March 2018 in Scientific Reports
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HPHugo Pereira
Hugo Pereira
JPJaime Páramo
Jaime Páramo
JSJoana Silva
Joana Silva
AMAna Marques
Ana Marques
ABAna Barros
Ana Barros
JVJoão Varela
João Varela
Industrial production of novel microalgal isolates is key to improving the current portfolio of available strains that are able to grow in large-scale production systems for different biotechnological applications, including carbon mitigation. In this context, Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 was successfully scaled up from an agar plate to 35- and 100-m3 industrial scale tubular photobioreactors (PBR). Growth was performed semi-continuously for 60 days in the autumn-winter season (17th October – 14th December). Optimisation of tubular PBR operations showed that improved productivities were obtained at a culture velocity of 0.65–1.35 m s−1 and a pH set-point for CO2 injection of 8.0. Highest volumetric (0.08 ± 0.01 g L−1 d−1) and areal (20.3 ± 3.2 g m−2 d−1) biomass productivities were attained in the 100-m3 PBR compared to those of the 35-m3 PBR (0.05 ± 0.02 g L−1 d−1 and 13.5 ± 4.3 g m−2 d−1, respectively). Lipid contents were similar in both PBRs (9–10% of ash free dry weight). CO2 sequestration was followed in the 100-m3 PBR, revealing a mean CO2 mitigation efficiency of 65% and a biomass to carbon ratio of 1.80. Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 is thus a robust candidate for industrial-scale production with promising biomass productivities and photosynthetic efficiencies up to 3.5% of total solar irradiance.

1 May 2009 in Chemosphere
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MCMaria Clara Costa
Maria Clara Costa
Erika S. SantosErika S. Santos
Erika S. Santos
RBRaúl Barros
Raúl Barros
CPC. Pires
C. Pires
MMM. Martins
M. Martins

1 October 2011 in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
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MMMónica Martins
Mónica Martins
Erika S. SantosErika S. Santos
Erika S. Santos
MFMaria Leonor Faleiro
Maria Leonor Faleiro
SCSandra Chaves
Sandra Chaves
RTRogerio Tenreiro
Rogerio Tenreiro
MCMaria Clara Costa
Maria Clara Costa


11 January 2009 in Biodegradation
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MMMónica Martins
Mónica Martins
MFMaria Leonor Faleiro
Maria Leonor Faleiro
RBRaúl Barros
Raúl Barros
AVAna Raquel Veríssimo
Ana Raquel Veríssimo
MCMaria Clara Costa
Maria Clara Costa