Liliane Catone Soares holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (2015), a M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry (2010), and a B.Sc. in Chemistry (2007) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.  She completed a postdoctoral fellowship (2024) at the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.  Her background is in Environmental Chemistry, with a focus on inorganic contaminants and mercury speciation in tropical soils.  Currently, she is researcher and professor at the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil.  Her main research areas include: i) adsorption, with an emphasis on the development of lignocellulosic biomass-based adsorbents for the removal of contaminants from water and wastewater;  ii) Catalysis, focusing on lignocellulosic biomass-derived catalysts for use in organic synthesis;  iii) scientific writing and ethics in scientific publishing.