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.
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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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Fish Group website
Posted on July 12th, 2019
The Fish Group, that belongs to BEL - Biofilms Engineering Lab, part of the Biotechnology group of LEPABE has a new website where you can find relevant information about their research areas, projects and some news.
Know more here: https://www.fish-feup.pt
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!
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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.
PhD Thesis by Carolina Gonçalves on amino resins for the production of wood-based panels
May 30th, 2019
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Carolina Gonçalves for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering, entitled “Preparation of amino resins and their impact on the production of wood-based panels” supervised by Prof. Luísa H. Carvalho, defended on May 30th 2019 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Maria João Ramalho on drug delivery in glioblastoma multiforme therapy
February 8th, 2019
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Maria João Ramalho for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Bioengineered nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery in glioblastoma multiforme therapy” supervised by Prof. Maria do Carmo Pereira, defended on February 8th 2019 FEUP.
Pedro Pacheco was awarded "Best Poster Communication"
Posted on July 10th, 2019
Pedro Pacheco, research fellow at LEPABE, was awarded "Best Poster Communication" on the International Conference Hyceltec 2019 - VII Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries, with the work "In-situ measurement of vanadium crossover for all-vanadium redox flow battery ". This conference took place in Barcelona from 1 to 3rd of July 2019.
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