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. [...]
Work by LEPABE team awarded Best Paper
Posted on March 15th, 2024
The article "A Potential Valorization Strategy of Wine Industry by-Products and Their Application in Cosmetics—Case Study: Grape Pomace and Grapeseed" was recipient of the Molecules 2022 Best Paper Award (2nd Prize), attributed by the journal Molecules (MDPI). The paper was selected among 9068 papers published in the journal, based on the overall evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads.
This paper resulted from the work developed by Prof. Lúcia Santos and her team, from the Environmental Sciences and Technologies group of LEPABE. In this paper, the authors create and develop a face moisturizing cream, mainly composed of natural ingredients, and increase its value, by the addition of by-products from the winery industry, in order to valorize agricultural by-products while creating a more appealing product, increasingly sought after by consumers.
Access here to the awarded paper and prize page.
LEPABE work highlighted by 90 seconds of science podcast
Posted on February 5th, 2024
Professor Belmira Neto, senior researcher at LEPABE, participated in the 90 seconds of science program, broadcasted by Antena 1, which gives voice to Portuguese researchers and their projects.
In this episode, Belmira Neto talks about the collaboration with the company TRIVALOR, to determine the carbon footprint of the meals produced by this company.
You can listen to the full podcast here.
FEUP Scientific Excellence Award 2023
Posted on February 2nd, 2024
The senior member of LEPABE, Prof. Francisco Xavier Malcata, was the recipient of this year’s FEUP Scientific Excellence Award, in the FEUP’s Day Ceremony, on January 19th, 2024.
Prof. Francisco Xavier Malcata was awarded the Scientific Excellence Award as recognition for his outstanding work in scientific research over the last 5 years.
Congratulations!
Know more here.
LEPABE team awarded in the BIP PROOF Programme
Posted on December 14th, 2023
LEPABE Researchers, Dr. Cláudio Rocha, Prof. Luís Miguel Madeira, Dr. Miguel Soria and PhD student Pedro Cerqueira were awarded in the 6th edition of the Business Ignition Program (BIP) PROOF (2023/2024), promoted by U. Porto Inovação, with the project “HydroAzeite: valorisation of wastewater from olive oils mills”. This program aims to support proof-of concept projects to stimulate the achievement of valuable steps leading to the valorisation of promising research results.
The main objective of project HydroAzeite is to “optimize and apply a multifunctional hybrid reactor that combines the wastewater reforming reaction and the simultaneous removal of CO2 (reaction product) in a single device through a CO2-selective adsorbent”, something never done before at industrial level. In the researchers' opinion, using this method will bring numerous advantages to companies, in addition to being able to generate a new source of profit due to the production of H2 biofuel.
Congratulations!
More information can be found here.
PhD Thesis by Salomé Macedo on glycerol steam reforming
April 2nd 2024
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Salomé Macedo for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Glycerol steam reforming for renewable hydrogen production in multifunctional reactors”, defended on April 2nd, 2024 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Susana Fernandes on biocidal formulation for effective biofouling control
February 9th 2024
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Susana Fernandes for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “ADevelopment of a biocidal formulation for effective biofouling control” supervised by Prof. Manuel Simões, defended on February 9th, 2024 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Teresa Gouveia on mitigation of cytostatic threats
January 16th 2024
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Teresa Gouveia for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Cost-effective technology to mitigate the cytostatic threat” co-supervised by Prof. Arminda Alves, defended on January 16th, 2024 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Tiago Araújo on Cellulose-based Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes
December 20th 2023
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Tiago Araújo for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “High Performance Cellulose-based Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation: Processing, Structure and Performance Evaluation” supervised by Prof.Adélio Mendes, defended on December 20th, 2023 FEUP.