To celebrate 50 years of Catalysis in Portugal, a historical account of Catalysis research and teaching activities in Portugal by Professor José Luís Figueiredo, Emeritus Professor at FEUP and member of ALiCE and LSRE-LCM, was published in the journal Química (Chemistry) of the SPQ - Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Portuguese Chemical Society). This article recalls several pioneering initiatives and events that contributed to the consolidation of the discipline and highlights the creation of the Catalysis Division of SPQ (current Division of Catalysis and Porous Materials), 30 years ago.

The article (in Portuguese) can be downloaded (open access) from the link:

https://b-quimica.spq.pt/magazines/BSPQuimica/705/article/30002635/pdf

LSRE-LCM congratulates Mariana Miranda for her PhD thesis defense on April 10, 2023.

Mariana finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Behavior and attenuation of microplastics in environmental compartments" supervised by Professor Fernando Pereira and Professor Adrián Silva.

The staff and team of LSRE-LCM wish Mariana success in the new professional stage that will now begin!