LSRE-LCM researchers were recently represented on Porto Canal in the context of the National Geographic award received by students from AEMAIA – Agrupamento de Escolas da Maia. The participation took place within the scope of LSRE-LCM and FEUP’s ongoing commitment to welcoming secondary school students for the development of small-scale research projects.

The project, developed in close collaboration with researchers from LSRE-LCM, has already received several national distinctions, reflecting its scientific quality, innovation, and strong focus on sustainability. The Porto Canal feature further highlighted the importance of early engagement in science and the value of strengthening links between schools, university, and society.

This work had previously been featured in a SIC report promoted by the University of Porto and continues to gain visibility across multiple media and social platforms.

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