LEPABE member joined EFCE section

Posted on August 28th, 2024

Last month, the junior researcher Dr. Cláudio Rocha, from the Environmental Sciences and Technologies group of LEPABE, joined the EFCE Section Early Career Chemical Engineers, a European association that is part of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering.

This group brings together young chemical engineers from both academia and industry, aiming to promote collaboration with other professionals in the field and contribute to the development of new ideas and practices in chemical engineering.

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Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality of the Portuguese Chemical Industry by 2050

Posted on July 17th, 2024

Professor Fernando Martins, senior researcher at LEPABE from the group of Process Systems Engineering, moderated the session under the theme “From Decarbonisation Scenarios to Concrete Projects: Opportunities and Challenges in the Decarbonization of the Chemical Industry (the Companies' Perspective)”, with the participation of Hychem + A4F/Biotrend, Bondalti Chemicals, Repsol Polímeros, and Galp.

This session took place on July 3rd, and was organised by APQuímica, as part of the launch of the Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality of the Portuguese Chemical Industry by 2050, aiming to identify, discuss, and implement the different scenarios and decarbonisation pathways for the sector that will contribute to this goal.

The full session can be watched here (from 3h23m).

Book: Fragrances in the Environment

Posted on July 10th, 2024

Dr. Nuno Ratola and Dr. Vera Homem are editors of the book "Fragrances in the Environment", volume 128 of "The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry" series, published by Springer.

This book focuses on the environmental impact of the fragrance industry, exploring its connection to pollution, resource consumption, and sustainability. Written by a multidisciplinary team of expert contributors, and considering its scope, this book is an essential tool not only for scholars and researchers in academia and industry but also for other stakeholders and decision-makers interested in the field of fragrances and their ecotoxicology, as well as environmental impacts.

Know more about this book here.

IJUP 2024 distinguishes researcher of LEPABE

Posted on July 4th, 2024

The 17th edition of IJUP – Meeting of young researchers of the University of Porto distinguished João Lemos, a Master student working with Dr. Carmen Rodrigues and Prof. Miguel Madeira,  from the Environmental Sciences and Technologies group of LEPABE, as one of the 4 most relevant works in engineering area.

Among the 68 students distinguished, João Lemos presented his work on the utilization of advanced oxidation processes in the treatment of wastewaters from wine distilleries, and refers that this initiative “was a great incentive to improve my soft verbal communication skills in English, an important skill that we don’t always have the opportunity to practice.”

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