Maria Margarida Rolim Augusto Lima

B.Sc. in Physics and Materials Engineering – Specialization in Materials (1989, FCT/UNL); 

MSc. in Materials Engineering (1994, FCT/UNL);

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering –  Glass and Ceramic Materials (2003, FCT/UNL).

 

Main scientific interests: Glasses, Glass-ceramics and Glass-ceramic Composites. Processing and characterization of glass and ceramics. Effect of experimental parameters on the final microstructure, thermal, electrical and optical properties of the composites. Sintering behaviour of glasses and of glass-nanoceramic particle composites: Crystallization kinetics by isothermal and non-isothermal methods. Characterization of ceramic materials for dental restoration. Low temperature sinterable glasses and glass/nanoceramic particle composites. Optical microsensors based on rare earth doped phosphate glass. Recycling of solid wastes by ceramic and glass technology. Recycling of Scrap of the Electrical and electronic Industries. Ecomaterials. Quality improvement of recycled aggregates from a construction and demolition waste. Effect of phosphogypsum on the clinkerization temperature of Portland cement clincker.

Mathilda L. Coutinho,  João Pedro Veiga , Andreia Ruivo , Teresa Pereira da Silva , Silvia Bottura-Scardina , Maria Margarida R. A. Lima 2,6 et al, Characterization of Tableware from Fábrica de Loiça de Sacavém—Linking Analytical and Documental Research. Minerals 14, 324. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14030324, (2024)

Mónica Stanton Ribeiro, Maria M. R. A. Lima, Márcia Vilarigues, Marcileia Zanatta, and Marta C. Corvo, Upcycling Waste Biomass–Production of Porous Carbonaceous Supports from Paper Mill Sludge and Application to CO2 Conversion,  Adv. Sustainable Syst.  (DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202300655), (2024).

Fernanda Carvalho, Ana Nunes, Ana Pagar, Isabel Costeira, Teresa Pereira da Silva, Maria Margarida Rolim Augusto Lima, João Pedro Veiga, Historical lime-based flooring mortars from the Church of Santa Maria de Alcobaça monastery (12th century), Portugal: A multi-analytical approach, Archaeometry, 1–14. DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12971, (2024)

Fernanda Carvalho a , Maria Margarida R.A. Lima, Elissavet Kavoulaki  , Nuno Leal  , Joaquim Simão , Carlos Galhano , Hugo Águas , Giuseppina Padeletti  , João Pedro Veiga, Decay products of historical cements from the Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece,  Journal of Cultural Heritage 64 , 113–119, (2023).

I.R. Oliveira , A.M. Barbosa , K.W. Santos , M.C. Lança , M.M.R.A. Lima , T. Vieira , J. C. Silva , J.P. Borges, Properties of strontium-containing BG 58S produced by alkali-mediated sol-gel process, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.01.002, (2022)

R. C. C. Monteiro, A.A. S. Lopes, M.R. A. Lima, J. P. B. Veiga, Thermal characteristics and crystallization behavior of zinc borosilicate glasses containing Nb2O5, J. Non-Crystalline Solids pp. 491 124–132, (2018)

F. Carvalho , A. Lopes , A. Curulli  , T.  Silva , M. M. R. A. Lima , G. Montesperelli , S. Ronca , G. Padeletti  and J. P. Veiga , The case study of the medieval town walls of gubbio in italy: First results on the characterization of mortars and binders, Heritage, 1(2), 468-478; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage1020031, (2018)

R. S. Soares,R.C.C.Monteiron, M.M.R.A.Lima R.J.C.Silva, Crystallization of lithium disilicate-based multicomponent glasses - Effect of silica/lithia ratio,  Ceramics International 41, 317–324, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.08.074 ,(2015)

M.M.R.A. Lima, L.F.C. Braz, R. Monteiro, J.P. Veiga, Effect of Phosphogypsum on the Clinkerization Temperature of Portland Cement Clincker, Advanced Materials Forum VI, Materials Science Forum, Vol. 730 – 732,  p.94-99, (2013)

M. M. R.A. Lima, R.C.C. Monteiro, M.P. Graça, M.G. Ferreira da Siva, Structural, electrical and thermal properties of borosilicate glass alumina composites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 6672,DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.05.024, (2012)