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Article Featured on the Cover of the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data

January 13, 2026

The artwork developed within the scope of the article “Partitioning of Riboflavin in Sustainable Aqueous Biphasic Systems and the Influence of Solubility”
has been selected as the front cover of Volume 70, Issue 12 (2025) of the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data.

Authored by Gonçalo Perestrelo, Pedro Velho and Eugénia A. Macedo, the study explores the partitioning behavior of riboflavin in sustainable aqueous biphasic systems, focusing on how solubility influences separation efficiency. This work contributes to the development of greener extraction and separation strategies.

Congratulations to all the researchers involved on this recognition

Read more: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jced.5c00460

Carla Santos Wins Pitch Challenge at FEUP Company’s Day 2025

January 12, 2026

Carla Santos, PhD researcher at LSRE-LCM, was recognized as the winner of the “Pitch Challenge: Resilience and Innovative Solutions” during the FEUP Company’s Day 2025 – Water for the Future, held on December 4, 2025, at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP).

Her pitch highlighted the innovative aspects of her doctoral research, entitled “Multi-Barrier Approach for Wastewater Resources Recovery in Agriculture”, developed under the supervision of Vítor Vilar (LSRE-LCM/ALiCE). The work focuses on sustainable strategies for water reuse and resource recovery in agricultural systems.

This distinction underscores the relevance of Carla Santos’s research and its potential contribution to more resilient and sustainable water management solutions.

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