INDIRA DE MENEZES CASTRO's Qualifications (3)

Environmental Engineering
Bachelor's Degree

Status	Complete
Part Time	No
Years	2014 - 2018
Project Title	Impacts of rapid and slow mixing used in water treatment plants on filamentous cyanobacteria
Awarding Institution	Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil (Federal University of Ceara)

Civil Engineering - Environmental Sanitation
Master of Science [MSc]

Status	Complete
Part Time	No
Years	2019 - 2020
Project Title	Controlling the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7813 and the cyanotoxin microcystin by (advanced) oxidation processes
Awarding Institution	Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil (Federal University of Ceara)

Environmental Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]

Status	Complete
Part Time	No
Years	2020 - 2024
Project Title	Elimination at source of biocidal agents from fresh water environments by TiO2 photocatalysis
Project Description	The aim of this project is to develop a photocatalytic treatment unit using different types of catalysts (titanium dioxide, graphic carbon nitride and a mixture of the two chemicals) coated in porous glass beads that can be applied at source for pesticide removal from wastewater in farms across Scotland. Potential deployment locations are wastewater storage tanks, rural SuDS (ponds), drainage systems and farmer’s yards.
Awarding Institution	Robert Gordon University
Director of Studies	Carlos Pestana
Second Supervisor	Linda Lawton
Additional Supervisor	Bruce Petrie