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Call for Proposals for Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2010

Painel de Avaliação da área de Engenharia Química - 2010

Coordination

John Villadsen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Evaluation

Ake Rasmuson
KTH - Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sweden
John Villadsen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Mario Richard Eden
Auburn University, United States
Sten Bay Jorgensen
Dept. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - DTU, Denmark

Projects assigned

PTDC/EQU-EQU/116505/2010

Design of Smart Hydrogels and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) Using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization
Rolando Carlos Pereira Simões Dias
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/116520/2010

Nanoparticles of intermetallic compounds for the catalytic elimination of primary gaseous pollutants
Joaquim Miguel Badalo Branco
Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear (ITN)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/117030/2010

Microwave-assisted biocatalysis of recombinant amidase from Escherichia coli
Amin Karmali
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/117189/2010

VLE of Cryogenic Systems with Planetary Applications
Isabel Maria Almeida Fonseca
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/117289/2010

Solar-driven photocatalytic pollutant oxidation by modified TiO2 magnetic nanoparticles (MagSolarCat)
Marco Lucas
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/117580/2010

MEMBH2 - Membranes for Hydrogen Production / Purification in Membrane Reactors
LUÍS MIGUEL PALMA MADEIRA
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/117630/2010

ANDROMEDA: Alleviation of pollutioN Derived from nitRogen Oxides, via MicroalgaE in Dedicated bioreActors
Francisco Xavier Delgado Domingos Antunes Malcata
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/117809/2010

Novel bioreactor processing of human stem cells towards the production of blood platelets
Frederico Ferreira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/118099/2010

Extraction of added-value products from biomass using ionic liquids
Joao Manuel da Costa e Araújo Pereira Coutinho
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/118134/2010

PaXMOF - Simulated moving bed reactor for isomerization and separation of xylene isomers: p-xylene production.
ALEXANDRE FILIPE PORFÍRIO FERREIRA
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/118185/2010

DETOXIFICATION OF PRE-TREATED EFFLUENTS AND DISINFECTION OF WATERS BY SOLAR PHOTOCATALYSIS-WATERPHOTOXI
Vítor Jorge Pais Vilar
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/118292/2010

REMOVAL/RECOVERY OF METALS FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS BY NEW BIOSORBENT MATERIALS-METALDETOX
Amit Bhatnagar
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/118423/2010

Innovative high temperature electrochemical membrane reactor for CO2 reduction to hydrocarbon fuels
Lúcia Raquel Brandão Moreira
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/118739/2010

Innovative combined sorption-enhanced reaction and pressure swing adsorption process for H2 and CO2 co-production from bio-ethanol steam reforming
João Carlos Godinho de Faria dos Santos
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/118765/2010

Phenolic compounds degradation by enzymatic catalysis in ionic liquids: from enzyme production to application
Ana Paula Mora Tavares
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/119102/2010

Metal Organic Frameworks for the Separation of Hexane isomers
José Silva
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/119741/2010

BIO.S.A.: A sustainable and integrated bioproduction of succinic acid using glycerol from biodiesel industry
Christophe François Aimé Roca
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/119910/2010

Valorization of Portuguese cork - supercritical fluid extraction of bioactive natural products
Maria Manuela Vilarinho Ferreira de Oliveira
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/119957/2010

Biomass gasification for poly-generation of utilities
Manuel Arlindo Amador de Matos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/120269/2010

Multifunctional sol-gel coatings of the third generation
Alda Maria Pereira Simões
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/120302/2010

Development of mesoporous silica-based composite biomaterials for tissue engineering applications
Hermínio José Cipriano de Sousa
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/120570/2010

Production of particles of polyphenolic compounds by PGSS processes
Joao Manuel da Costa e Araújo Pereira Coutinho
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/120825/2010

Selective immunoaffinity membranes for protein-removal therapies through plasmapherese
Ana Aguiar Ricardo
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/121449/2010

New cathodes and electrolytes for the chromates elimination on the chlorate industrial production
Raquel Alexandra Galamba Duarte
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (IPSetúbal)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/121533/2010

MicTeC-Microencapsulation of active agents for textile and cosmetic industry
Carla Sofia Nogueira Rodrigues Teixeira
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/121552/2010

MAGNETICGEL-Development of Magnetic-core gel particles by ultrasound-induced particle dispersion and polymerization in supercritical CO2-expanded monomer
Teresa Casimiro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/121607/2010

Bioadhesives for Biomedical Applications based on Polyphenolic Extracts Obtained from Agroindustrial Residues
Mara Elga Medeiros Braga
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/121801/2010

HydroLignoResIL: Hydrolysis and treatment of lignocellulosic residues for fermentation supply
Maria da Graça Videira Sousa Carvalho
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/121960/2010

A systems approach to the design of spray drying-based products
FERNANDO PEDRO MARTINS BERNARDO
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/122025/2010

Catalytic process tuning for Baeyer-Villiger and Henry reactions
Luisa Margarida Dias Ribeiro de Sousa Martins
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/122063/2010

Hydrogen Production by Photocatalytic Reforming of Waste Residues from Biomass Processing - HyPReBiom
Cláudia Sofia Castro Gomes da Silva
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/122106/2010

BioMenthol: An Integrated Biotransformation/Separation Route to Obtain Pure Enantiomers
Alexandre Babo de Almeida Paiva
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/122118/2010

Innovative high performing composite-carbon molecular sieve membranes
Marta Maria Cabral Campo
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/122456/2010

ExtraStarchPack - Extraction, characterization and application of starch from sustainable sources for packaging materials formulation
Cristina Maria Ribeiro Rocha Soares Vicente
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/122639/2010

Acid Catalysis for Energy
Fernando Manuel Ramoa Cardoso Ribeiro
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/118540/2010

Biomass to chemicals: dehydration of glycerol over mesoporous acid catalysts
João Paulo Gil Lourenço
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/118569/2010

Multiscale design of polymer supported catalysts for Fenton's oxidation technology: an unified experimental and high-performance computing approach
Pedro Nuno Neves Lopes Simões
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/118867/2010

Liquid fuels from unconventional oil sources
Carlos Manuel Faria de Barros Henriques
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/118929/2010

Metal-Free Carbon Catalysts
Jose Luis Cabral Conceicao Figueiredo
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/119639/2010

Novel green supercritical CO2 based BTP for hydroxamic acids production
Jose Augusto Paixão Coelho
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/119682/2010

Catalytic Ozonation for VOCs Abatement: Experimental and CFD Analysis of Gas-Solid Reactors
Rosa M Quinta Ferreira
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/119827/2010

Optimization of bio-lubricants synthesis process from waste cooking oil/animal fats over heterogeneous catalysts
José Eduardo Castanheiro
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/120238/2010

BIOVAL- Self-Heating Reactors for biowastes valorization
Margarida Maria João Quina
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/120582/2010

Supported Ionic Liquids Nanoparticles (SILnPs): A Versatile Solid Acid-Base Catalysts
Kalpeshkumar Bhikhubhai Sidhpuria
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/120625/2010

CapConvCO2 - Capture and Conversion of CO2 into Fuels
LUÍS MIGUEL PALMA MADEIRA
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/120939/2010

CO2 Capture and Catalytic Conversion
Carlos Manuel Faria de Barros Henriques
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/121764/2010

Carbon Dioxide Conversion - Overcoming Thermodynamic Limitations
Vesna Najdanovic - Visak
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/122619/2010

Structured catalysts for the catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds
José Órfão
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/117427/2010

DSPMab - Intensification of the downstream process of monoclonal antibodies
Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/118027/2010

Recovery and concentration of acetic acid and furfural in the pulp and paper industry by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis
Maria Diná Ramos Afonso
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/119397/2010

Recovery of cork processing wastewater polyphenolic fractions by ultrafiltration and its valorisation as antioxidant and antitumoral agents
Luís Miguel Minhalma
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/119631/2010

Smart particles for drug delivery to the colon and to the liver
Maria Margarida Canas Mendes de Almeida Cardoso
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/120174/2010

SUCcESS - Design of SUstainable polyCarbohydrate ESters via novel processing with alternative Solvents
EWA BOGEL-LUKASIK
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL/UNL)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/120298/2010

SILFLUO2 - Silica(shell)/Fluorocarbon(core) Nano- and Micro-capsules as More Stable and Efficient Oxygen Carriers
Hermínio José Cipriano de Sousa
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/120428/2010

LIGNOVALUE - Production of Vanillin and Syringaldehyde from Side Streams of Pulp & Paper Industries
Paula Cristina de Oliveira Rodrigues Pinto
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/122205/2010

Portuguese Performance Fragrances: From extraction to odor perception
Oscar Rodríguez Figueiras
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/122409/2010

Aloe4Coat - Aloe nano-engineered edible coatings
Jorge Garrido
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/122687/2010

Chemical Product Engineering: an integrated scientific approach
Raquel Costa
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-ESI/118253/2010

OptEnergy: Optimal Scheduling of Industrial Plants subject to Energy Constraints
Pedro Miguel Gil de Castro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-ESI/118748/2010

BIODROP: characterization and influence of drop size distributions in biodiesel production process
Natércia Cristina Pires Fernandes
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EQU-ESI/119618/2010

DACoRD - Design and Advanced Control of Reactive Distillation for Process Intensification
Carla Isabel Costa Pinheiro
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-ESI/119766/2010

PRoSustEva- Process Retrofit through Sustainability Evaluation
Henrique Aníbal Santos de Matos
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-FTT/118800/2010

Development of New Oxygen Therapeutics using Fluorinated Ionic Liquids
Ana B Pereiro
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/EQU-FTT/120704/2010

Nano and Ionano-Fluids: Advanced Technologies for Cooling
S M Sohel Murshed
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-FTT/121286/2010

Viscosity measurements at high pressures: application to the selection of reference liquids and to the study of the effect of carbon dioxide addition to high viscosity fluids
João Manuel Nunes Alvarinhas Fareleira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EQU-FTT/121356/2010

Study of the viscous flow and heat transfer in nanofluidos with the power-law model.
Armando Assunção Soares
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EQU-FTT/122448/2010

SELECTIVE SEPARATION OF AMINO ACIDS USING ION-EXCHANGE AND NANOFILTRATION PROCESSES
Licínio Manuel Gando de Azevedo Ferreira
PRODEQ - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química (PRODEQ)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/119025/2010

Multicomponent Chiral Separations by Simulated Moving Bed Based-Processes
Luis Pais
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/120064/2010

SolarConcept - New approaches for improving DSC efficiency and its understanding.
Luisa Andrade
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/120578/2010

New modified fillers for papermaking (NEWFILL)
Paulo Jorge Tavares Ferreira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EQU-EQU/121677/2010

Desulfurization of diesel using green heterogeneous oxidative catalytic processes
Salete Balula
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/EQU-ERQ/123045/2010

SolarNETmix - Solar-Driven Catalytic NETmix® Reactor
Madalena Maria Gomes de Queiroz Dias
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-EPR/121491/2010

ENiGMA - ENgeneering Green polymers for bioMedical Aplications using ionic liquids and supercritical fluid technology
Ana Rita Cruz Duarte
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EQU-FTT/118716/2010

RheoChip - Design of a rheometer-on-a-chip for the development of blood analogue solutions
Mónica Sofia Neves de Freitas Oliveira
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EQU-FTT/120332/2010

Influence of Salt Additives on Protein Extraction in Aqueous Polymer/Salt Two-Phase Systems
Luisa Alexandre Rodrigues da Fonseca Ferreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)