20 years of Science and Innovation
LEPABE is a research unit operating in the fields of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto (FEUP). With a large majority of young researchers, LEPABE is focused on generating scientific knowledge through interdisciplinary research, and on establishing successful university–industry collaborations for effective technology transfer.
Innovation from interdisciplinary research
Technology for a sustainable future
Science for better quality of life
VG CoLAB application granted by FCT
Posted on July 8th, 2019
The Collaborative Laboratory “Vasco da Gama CoLAB - Energy Storage”, proposed by EFACEC Energy and led by LEPABE Senior Researcher Adélio Mendes, was approved by FCT. This is an important step for the research performed at LEPABE on cutting edge technology for energy storage.
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PhD Thesis by Ana Reis on sulfamethoxazole biodegradation for wastewater treatment
July 26th, 2019
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Ana Reis for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering, entitled “Sulfamethoxazole Biodegradation, an Uncommon Property with Potential Application for Wastewater Treatment” supervised by Prof. Olga Nunes, defended on July 26th 2019 FEUP.
LEPABE Research Unit evaluated as EXCELLENT
Posted on June 28th, 2019
LEPABE Research Unit was evaluated with a grade of EXCELLENT by FCT - the Portuguese Agency for Science, Research and Technology. This international evaluation process is part of the pluriannual funding program. With more than 200 researchers, and a total of 56 ongoing projects, LEPABE received the highest rating in all evaluation criteria, and obtained very positive comments from the international panel.
Congrats to all LEPABE members for, once again, achieving this remarkable result!
Workshop on Energy Storage Solutions
August 9th, 2019
“Energy Storage Solutions” Workshop will be held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto on the 12th of September 2019. This Workshop counts with several renowned speakers in their respective fields and will focus on different solar energy harvesting and storage solutions, from an academic to an industrial point of view. At the end of the presentations, a laboratory visit will take place.
Registration is free but limited to 70 participants. To register, please follow the link and fill in the form by August 31st.
Congratulations to all LEPABE researchers that participated in DCE19
Posted on August 5th, 2019
LEPABE Senior Researchers, Adélio Mendes, Joana Dias, Nuno Azevedo and Sebastião Feyo, were invited speakers at the 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE), that took place in June 27-28th, 2019, at FEUP, Porto.
The PhD student of LEPABE, Luís Moreira was awarded Best Oral Communication with his talk on “Liposome-encapsulated Nucleic Acid Mimics (LipoNAMs): a potential novel diagnostic and therapeutic tool”.
About 30 PhD students from LEPABE presented their work at DCE19 either as oral or poster communication.
A special acknowledgement to André Sancho, Fábio Bernardo, Filipa Paulo and Kashif Mushtaq, PhD students from LEPABE, for their effort and work as part as the organization committee.
Know more about DCE2019 here.
PhD Thesis by Diogo Afonso on Decomposition Reactions in Aromatic Nitration
July 25th, 2019
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Diogo Afonso for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering, entitled “Decomposition Reactions in Aromatic Nitration” supervised by Prof. Luís M. Madeira, defended on July 25th 2019 FEUP.
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PhD Thesis by Pedro Pereira on heat integration of Galp's Sines Refinery units
July 2nd, 2019
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Pedro Pereira for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering, entitled “Galp’s Sines Refinery Processing Units Pinch-based Heat Integration” supervised by Prof. Henrique Matos (IST-UL) and Prof. Fernando G. Martins, defended on July 2nd 2019 at IST-UL.
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PhD Thesis by Vanessa Araújo on energy optimization of Matosinhos Refinery
June 26th, 2019
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Vanessa Araújo for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering, entitled “Energy Optimization of Matosinhos Refinery's Aromatics Plant” supervised by Prof. Fernando G. Martins and Prof. Fernando Bernardo (UC), defended on June 26th 2019 at FEUP.
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