• CLEAN WATER - Water Detoxification Using Innovative vi-Nanocatalysts (European Commission, FP7; Project ID 227017)
• REMOVALS - REduction, MOdification & VALorisation of Sludge (European Commission, FP6; Project ID 018525)
• Catalysis and Materials (QREN, Programa Operacional Regional do Norte, ON.2; NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000015)
• ENGAGE STUDENTS – Promoting social responsibility of students by embedding service learning within HEIs curricula (European Commission, Erasmus+)      

PUBLICATIONS

Papers in peer-review journals

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Malafaia, Carla, Faria, Joaquim L., & Menezes, Isabel (2020). Using online tools in participatory research with adolescents to promote civic engagement and environmental mobilization: The WaterCircle (WC) project. Environmental Education Research, 26(7), 1043-1059. doi:10.1080/13504622.2020.1776845 JCR; Scopus

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Faria, Joaquim L., & Menezes, Isabel (2018). Investigar com jovens na escola pública: A estratégia WC (WaterCircle) como espaço de construção coletiva do conhecimento e ação na educação ambiental. Currículo Sem Fronteiras, 18(3), 981-1002. Scopus

• Likodimos, V., Steriotis, T. A., Papageorgiou, S. K., Romanos, G. E., Marques, Rita Ruivo, Rocha, R. P., ... & Falaras, P. (2014). Controlled surface functionalization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by HNO₃ hydrothermal oxidation. Carbon, 69, 311-326.

• Miranda, S. M., Romanos, G. E., Likodimos, V., Marques, Rita Ruivo, Favvas, E. P., Katsaros, F. K., ... & Silva, A. M. (2014). Pore structure, interface properties and photocatalytic efficiency of hydration/dehydration derived TiO₂/CNT composites. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 147, 65-81.

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Sampaio, M. J., Carrapiço, P. M., Silva, C. G., Morales-Torres, S., Draži?, G., ... & Silva, A. M. (2013). Photocatalytic degradation of caffeine: Developing solutions for emerging pollutants. Catalysis today, 209, 108-115.

• Silva, C. G., Monteiro, J., Marques, Rita Ruivo, Silva, A. M., Martínez, C., Canle, M., & Faria, Joaquim L. (2013). Photochemical and photocatalytic degradation of trans-resveratrol. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 12(4), 638-644.

• Sampaio, M. J., Marques, Rita Ruivo, Tavares, P. B., Faria, Joaquim L., Silva, A. M., & Silva, C. G. (2013). Tailoring the properties of immobilized titanium dioxide/carbon nanotube composites for photocatalytic water treatment. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 1(4), 945-953.

• Romanos, G. E., Likodimos, V., Marques, Rita Ruivo, Steriotis, T. A., Papageorgiou, S. K., Faria, Joaquim L., ... & Falaras, P. (2011). Controlling and quantifying oxygen functionalities on hydrothermally and thermally treated single-wall carbon nanotubes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(17), 8534-8546.

• Sampaio, M. J., Silva, C. G., Marques, Rita Ruivo, Silva, A. M., & Faria, Joaquim L. (2011). Carbon nanotube–TiO₂ thin films for photocatalytic applications. Catalysis Today, 161(1), 91-96.

• Stüber, F., Smith, K. M., Mendoza, M. B., Marques, Rita Ruivo, Fabregat, A., Bengoa, C., ... & Graham, N. J. D. (2011). Sewage sludge based carbons for catalytic wet air oxidation of phenolic compounds in batch and trickle bed reactors. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 110, 81-89.

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Stüber, F., Smith, K. M., Fabregat, A., Bengoa, C., Font, J., ... & Graham, N. J. D. (2011). Sewage sludge based catalysts for catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol: preparation, characterisation and catalytic performance. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 101(3-4), 306-316.

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Font, J., Fortuny, A., Bengoa, C., Fabregat, A., & Stuber, F. (2010). Performance of sludge based activated carbons in catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 8(1).

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Machado, B. F., Faria, Joaquim L., & Silva, A. M. T. (2010). Controlled generation of oxygen functionalities on the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes by HNO₃ hydrothermal oxidation. Carbon, 48(5), 1515-1523.

• Silva, A. M., Marques, Rita Ruivo, & Quinta-Ferreira, R. M. (2004). Catalysts based in cerium oxide for wet oxidation of acrylic acid in the prevention of environmental risks. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 47(4), 269-279.

• Silva, A. M., Marques, Rita Ruivo, & Quinta-Ferreira, R. M. (2003). Catalytic wet oxidation of acrylic acid: Studies with manganese-based oxides. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 1(1).

PAPER PRESENTATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (RECENT)

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Dias, Teresa, Malafaia, Carla, & Menezes, Isabel (2017, November). Metacognition mediating civic and political experiences and development of learning strategies: Conceptualizing bridges in school contexts. Paper presented at the International Meeting Friends Across the Water, Câmara Municipal de Paredes, Paredes, Portugal. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.13878.60481 (invited)

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Oliveira, M. C., Faria, Joaquim L., & Menezes, Isabel (2017, September). Investigação participatória como praxis educativa para comunicar ciência na área da educação ambiental com jovens alunos do ensino básico. Paper presented at the International Conference O Tempo dos Professores, Porto, Portugal.

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Pereira, Natália, Faria, Joaquim L., & Menezes, Isabel (2017, August). A school based intervention on environmental water preservation: The dissemination of scientific knowledge from universities to secondary schools and from secondary school students to the community. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research - ECER 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark.

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Faria, Joaquim L., & Menezes, Isabel (2017, May). Challenging conflicts in schools strategies: Ecoclub as mediation strategy – emotions and beliefs. Paper presented at the International meeting U-Matter, Escola Secundária Dr. Joaquim Gomes Ferreira Alves, Valadares, Portugal. (invited)

• Marques, Rita Ruivo, Faria, Joaquim L., Menezes, Isabel (2017, April). O que eu sinto é o que eu faço? As emoções e as crenças na educação ambiental. Paper presented at the Olimpíadas de Química Júnior, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. (invited)