The 22^st edition of the "Mostra Universidade do Porto" took place from 6 to 9 march at the Pavilhão Multiusos in Gondomar. Mostra U.Porto is an annual initiative promoted by the University of Porto with the aim of informing the general public, and especially schoolchildren, about the educational opportunities offered by the University and to highlight the research being carried out in the various fields of scientific knowledge.

Mostra U.Porto is a free event that brings together 14 faculties and several research centres integrated in the University of Porto, including ALiCE - Associated Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, composed of the R&D units CEFT, LEPABE and LSRE-LCM. The Associated Laboratory presented interactive activities of scientific experimentation and demonstration, aimed at pre-university participants and at recent graduates wishing to pursue studies in the field of chemical engineering.

The LSRE-LCM would like to thank the researchers who participated in this Mostra U.Porto event during the 4 days!

LSRE-LCM researchers made significant contributions at the 24th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC24), held from November 26 to 29 2024 in Alicante, Spain, which brought together environmental scientists and engineers from across Europe to discuss the latest advancements in environmental chemistry.

Leonor Barroca won the Best Poster Communication Prize for Young Researchers, sponsored by the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, for her poster entitled "Removal of Venlafaxine and Diclofenac from Drinking Water Using a Spirulina-Based Carbon Bio-Sorbent and a Commercial Adsorbent", L.R. Barroca, A.L.R. Cabral, M.F. Pedrosa, A.R.L. Ribeiro, A.M.T. Silva

Ana Rita Lado Ribeiro delivered a keynote presentation titled “Are We Aware of the Role of Enantioselectivity in the Environment?” and was awarded with the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, reflecting the significance of her research.

André Torres Pinto, whose participation was supported by a grant from the Association for Chemistry and the Environment (ACE), presented two works at EMEC24:

- Oral Communication: “Promoting the Self-Immobilisation of Activated Carbon for Enhanced Adsorption of Organic Micropollutants”, A. Torres-Pinto, J.J.M. Dele, A.M. Chávez, A.M.T. Silva

- Poster Presentation: “Photocatalytic Activation of Hypochlorite with Graphitic Carbon Nitride under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation”, A. Torres-Pinto, I. Velo-Gala, C.G. Silva, J.L. Faria, A.M.T. Silva.

Congratulations to Leonor, André and Ana Rita on these achievements!

Photographs by Sladjana Savic