Dr. Ana Rita C. Morais

Dr. Ana Rita C. Morais
  • Assistant Professor

Contact Info

Learned Hall, Room 4132F
1530 W. 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045

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Education —

B.S. in Biosciences - microbiology, Portuguese Catholic University,, 2010, Porto, Portugal
M.S. in Food Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal
Ph.D. in Sustainable Chemistry, New University of Lisbon, 2018, Caparica, Portugal

Teaching —

C&PE 626 Senior Lab

Selected Publications —

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 
  1. Morais, A. R. C., Simoni, L.D., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.M. Viscosity and Density of an ISO VG 32 Polyol Ester Lubricant with Saturated Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Gases: R-134a, R-32, and R-125. 2020 (under preparation).
  2. Morais, A. R. C., Harders, A.N., Baca, K.R., Olson, G.M., Shiflett, M.B., Befort, B., Dowling, A.W. and Magiin, E.J. Phase Equilibria, Diffusivities, and Equation of State Modeling of HFC-32 and HFC-125 in Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids for the Separation of R-410a. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020 (in press).
  3. Morais, A. R. C., Simoni, L.D., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.M. Viscosity and Density of a Polyol Ester Lubricating Oil Saturated with Compressed Hydrofluoroolefin Refrigerants. Journal of Chemical Engineering & Data. 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.0c00431.
  4. Morais, A. R. C., Simoni, L.D., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Solubility and Diffusivity of Hydrofluoroolefin Refrigerants in a Polyol Ester Lubricant. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2020, 59, 13, 6279–6287.
  5. Morais, A. R. C., Simoni, L.D., Douglas, J.T., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Phase equilibrium and diffusivities of hydrofluorocarbons in a synthetic polyol ester lubricant. AIChE Journal. 2020, DOI: 10.1002/aic.16241.
  6. Morais, A. R. C., Alaras Luis M., Baek, Donna L., Fox, Robert L., Shiflett, Mark B. and Scurto, M. Aaron. Viscosity of 1-Alkyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids Saturated with Compressed CO2. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 2019. 64, 11, 4658–4667.
  7. Turnaoglu, T., Minnick, D. L., Morais, A. R. C., Baek, D. L., Fox, R. V., Scurto, A. M. and Shiflett, M. B. Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium of 1-n-Alkyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide Ionic Liquids and Compressed CO2. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 2019. 64, 11, 4668–4678.
  8. Morais, Ana R. C., da Costa Lopes, A. M., Bogel-Łukasik, E., Bogel-Łukasik, R. Ionic Liquids’ cation and anion influence on aromatic amine solubility. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2013. 52, 14722–14726.
  9. Fockink, Douglas H., Morais, A. R. C., Ramos, Luiz P. and Lukasik, R. M. Insight into the high-pressure CO2 pre-treatment of sugarcane bagasse for a delivery of upgradable sugars. Energy. 2018. 151, 536-544.
  10. Gillet, S., Aguedo, M., Petitjean L., Morais, A. R. C., da Costa Lopes, A. M, Lukasik, R. M. and Anastas, P. Lignin Transformations for High Value Applications: Towards Targeted Modifications Using Green Chemistry. Green Chemistry. 2017. 19, 4200-4233.
  11. Toscan, A., Morais, A. R. C., Paixão, S. M., Alves, L., Andreaus, J., Camassola, M., Pinheiro Dillon, A. J., Lukasik, R. M. Effective Extraction of Lignin from Elephant Grass Using Imidazole and Its Effect on Enzymatic Saccharification To Produce Fermentable Sugars. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2017. 56 (17), 5138–5145.
  12. Toscan, A., Morais, A. R. C., Paixão, S. M., Alves, L., Andreaus, J., Camassola, M., Pinheiro Dillon, A. J., Lukasik, R. M. High-pressure carbon dioxide/water pre-treatment of sugarcane bagasse and elephant grass: Assessment of the effect of biomass composition on process efficiency. Bioresource Technology. 2017. 224, 639-647.
  13. Shatalov, A. A., Morais, A. R. C., Duarte, L. C., Carvalheiro, F. Selective single-stage xylan-to-xylose hydrolysis and its effect on enzymatic digestibility of energy crops giant reed and cardoon for bioethanol production. Industrial Crops and Products. 2017, 95, 104-112.
  14. Arshadi, M., Attard, T. M., Lukasik, R. M., Brncic, M., da Costa Lopes, A. M., Finell, M., Geladi, P., Gerschenson, L. N., Gogus, F., Herrero, M., Hunt, A. J., Ibáñez, E., Kamm, B., Mateos-Aparicio, I., Matias, A., Mavroudis, N. E., Montoneri, E., Morais, A. R. C., Nilsson, C., Papaioannou, E. H., Richel, A., Rupérez, P., Škrbić, B., Solarov, M. B., Švarc-Gajić, J., Waldron, K. W. and Yuste-Córdoba, F. J. Pre-treatment and extraction techniques for recovery of added value compounds from wastes throughout the agri-food chain. Green chemistry. 2016, 18, 6160-6204.
  15. Morais, A. R. C., Matuchaki, D. J. M. D., Andreus, J. and Bogel-Lukasik, R. A green and efficient approach to selective conversion of xylose and biomass hemicellulose into furfural in aqueous media using high-pressure CO2 as a sustainable catalyst. Green Chemistry. 2016, 18, 2985-2994.
  16. Morais, A. R. C. and Bogel-Lukasik, R. Highly efficient and selective CO2-adjunctive dehydration of xylose to furfural in aqueous media with THF. Green Chemistry. 2016, 18, 2331-2334.
  17. Morais, A. R. C., Pinto, V. P., Nunes, D., Roseiro, L. B., Oliveira, M. C., Fortunato, E. and Bogel-Łukasik, R. Imidazole: Prospect Solvent for Lignocellulosic Biomass Fractionation and Delignification. ACS Sustainable Chemical & Engineering. 2016, 4 (3), 1643–1652.
  18. Silveira, M. H. K., Morais A. R. C., da Costa Lopes, A.M., Olekszyszen, D. N., Bogel-Lukasik, R., Andreaus, J. and Pereira Ramos, L. Current Pretreatment Technologies for the Development of Cellulosic Ethanol and Biorefineries. ChemSusChem. 2015, 8, 3366-3390.
  19. Relvas, F. M., Morais A. R. C., Bogel-Lukasik, R. Selective hydrolysis of wheat straw hemicellulose using high-pressure CO2 as catalyst. RSC Advances. 2015, 5, 73935-73944.
  20. Relvas, F. M., Morais A. R. C., Bogel-Lukasik, R. Kinetic modelling of hemicellulose-derived biomass hydrolysis under high pressure CO2–H2O mixture technology. Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2015, 99, 95-102.
  21. Morais A. R. C., da Costa Lopes, A.M., Bogel-Lukasik, R. Carbon dioxide in biomass processing: contributions to the green biorefinery concept. Chemical Reviews. 2015, 115, 3-17.
  22. Morais, A. R. C., Mata, A. C., Bogel-Łukasik, R. Integrated conversion of agroindustrial residue with high pressure CO2 within biorefinery concept. Green Chemistry. 2014, 16, 4312-4322
  23. Morais, A. R. C., da Costa Lopes, A. M., Costa, P., Fonseca, I, Nogueira, I. N. Oliveira, A. C. Bogel-Lukasik, R. Cattle fat valorisation through biofuel production by hydrogenation in supercritical carbon dioxide. RSC Advances. 2014, 4, 61.
  24. Morais, A. R. C., da Costa Lopes, A. M., Bogel-Lukasik, R. The phase equilibrium phenomenon in model hydrogenation of oleic acid. Monatshefte fuer Chemie/Chemical Monthly. 2014, 145, 1555-1560.
  25. Morais, A. R. C., Dworakowska, S., Reis, A., Gouveia, L., Matos, C. T., Bogel-Łukasik, R. Chemical and biological-based isoprene production: green metrics. Catalysis Today. 2015, 239, 38-43.
  26. Magalhães da Silva, S. P., Morais, A. R. C., Bogel-Łukasik, R. The CO2-assisted autohydrolysis of wheat straw. Green Chemistry. 2014, 16, 238-246.
  27. Morais, A. R. C., Bogel-Łukasik, R. Green Chemistry and the Biorefinery Concept. Sustainable Chemical Processes. 2013, 1, 18.
  28. dos Santos, A.D., Morais, A.R.C., Melo, C., Bogel-Łukasik, R. and Bogel-Łukasik, E. Solubility of pharmaceutical compounds in ionic liquids. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 2013, 356, 18-29.
  29. da Costa Lopes, A. M., Joao, K. J., Morais, A. R. C., Bogel-Łukasik, E and Bogel-Łukasik, R. Ionic liquids as a tool for lignocellulosic biomass fractionation. Sustainable Chemical Processes. 2013. 7, 129-1-3.
  30. Matos, C. T., Gouveia, L., Morais, A. R. C., Reis, A., Bogel-Łukasik, R. Green metrics evaluation of isoprene production by microalgae and bacteria. Green Chemistry. 2013, 2854-2864.

Selected Presentations —

SELECTED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
  1. Morais A.R.C., Simoni, L.D., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Solubility and Diffusivities of HFC and HFO refrigerants in a synthetic polyol ester lubricant oil. 2019. ASHRAE annual meeting, Kansas City, KS, USA.
  2. Morais, A.R.C., Simon, L.D., Scurto, A.M., Shiflett, M.B. Solubility and Diffusivity for Hydrofluorocarbon and Hydrofluoroolefin Refrigerants in POE ISO VG32 Lubricant Oil.2019. AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Fl, USA.
  3. Morais, A.R.C., Baek, D.L., Fox, R.V., Shiflett, M.B., Scurto, A.R. Effect of CO2 Pressure on the Viscosity of 1-Alkyl-1-Methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide. 2019. AIChE annual meeting, Orlando, Fl, USA.
  4. Morais, A.R.C. and Lukasik, R. M. Highly Selective Dehydration of D-Xylose and Wheat Straw C5-Sugars into Furfural By Using Supercritical CO2 as Catalyst: A Green and Efficient Approach. 2017. AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  5. Morais, A.R.C., Relvas, F. M., Mata, A. C., Magalhães da Silva, S. P. and Bogel-Lukasik, R. Highly efficient and selective high-pressure CO2-H2O pre-treatment of agro-industrial residues to produce C5-sugars with high enzymatic hydrolysis yields. 2016. 38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  6. Morais, A.R.C. and Bogel-Lukasik, R. Supercritical CO2 - a highly selective catalyst for dehydration of lignocellulose-derived pentoses into furfural in aqueous media with THF as co-solvent. 2016. IV Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids, Viña del Mar, Chile.

Awards & Honors —

Awards

  • Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Award from Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany. 2018
  • Baxter Young Investigator Award for the developing of “Next-generation of Drug Delivery Carriers: Enhanced Thermal Stability of Proteins, and their Release in Biologically Active Form”, from Baxter Company. 2018
  • Green Talents Award - International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development from Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany. 2016
  • Front Cover of Green Chemistry Journal for the paper A green and efficient approach to selective conversion of xylose and biomass hemicellulose into furfural in aqueous media using high-pressure CO2 as a sustainable catalyst.

Grants & Other Funded Activity —

Patent
  • Bogel-Lukasik, R., Morais, A. R. C., Fracionamento de biomassa lenhocelulosica e despolimerizacao da lenhina na presenca de imidazole e/ou seus derivados. (in English: “Fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass and depolymerization of lignin in the presence of imidazole and/or its derivatives”). 09.2016 - PT 108264 (A).

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