Filipe José Pires Almeida

Junior Researcher

Research group: Environmental Sciences and Technologies

Background: PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering  – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal

Major research topics

• Gas-liquid mass transfer
• Process intensification
• Multiphase reactors
• Process simulation
• Economic analysis

Selected Publications

Almeida, F.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A. "Process intensification: Enhancing mass transfer in a gas–liquid-solid system operating an oscillatory flow reactor in continuous co-current mode". Chemical Engineering Science (2025): 123230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.123230.

Almeida, Filipe; Castro, F.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A. "Effect of high solids loading on gas–liquid mass transfer in an oscillatory flow reactor for process intensification". Chemical Engineering Science 300 (2024): 120600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2024.120600.

Almeida, Filipe; Rocha, F.; Teixeira, J.A.; Ferreira, A. "Hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer in an oscillatory flow reactor: Influence of liquid properties". Chemical Engineering Research and Design 193 (2023): 179-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.03.030.

Almeida, Filipe; Rocha, F.; Teixeira, J.A.; Ferreira, A. "Theinfluence of electrolytes in aqueous solutions on gas-liquid mass transfer in an oscillatory flow reactor". Chemical Engineering Science 263 (2022): 118048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2022.118048.

Almeida, Filipe; Gonçalves, A.L; F. Rocha; Ferreira, A. "Improving CO2 mass transfer in microalgal cultures using an oscillatory flow reactor with smooth periodic constrictions". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 6 (2021): 106505-106516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106505.

Selected Projects

Valorização de Resíduos de Destilarias em Energia Renovável” (DRI/India/0504/2020), funded by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Beginning: 2023. Duration 45 months. Role: Researcher.

Biogas valorisation through hydrogen production in a multifunctional reformer reactor” (COMPETE2030-FEDER-00833300), funded by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Beginning: 2025. Duration 36 months. Role: Researcher.