NEWS

André Torres Pinto joins Journal of Water Process Engineering as Early Career Editorial Board Member

April 8, 2026

André Torres Pinto, researcher at LSRE-LCM/ALiCE, FEUP, has been appointed Early Career Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Water Process Engineering, an international journal published by Elsevier dedicated to research and technological advances in water and wastewater treatment.

This appointment represents a significant recognition of his growing scientific impact in the fields of advanced oxidation processes, photocatalysis, electrochemical water treatment, catalytic processes, and emerging technologies for contaminant removal. As an Early Career Editorial Board Member, André will contribute to the editorial development of this journal, dedicated to innovative solutions for sustainable water treatment and resource recovery.

For more information, visit:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-water-process-engineering

Giovana Colucci PhD thesis defense

April 8, 2026

LSRE-LCM congratulates Giovana Colucci for her PhD thesis defense on March 30, 2026. Giovana finished the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled Lignin-based Pickering Stabilizers for Innovative Cosmetic Applications, supervised by Professor Filomena Barreiro (CIMO/IPB) and Professor Alírio Rodrigues

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

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Additive Manufacturing of Structured Adsorbents for Adsorption-based Processes
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Catalytic Conversion of Wastes into Aviation Fuel
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Valorization of Fish Canning Industry Effluents: Design of Membrane and Adsorption Separation Processes
Liandra Gracher Teixeira
Anthocyanin-loaded double emulsions for food applications: Color stabilization and emulgels for customized 3D-printing
Giovana Colucci
Lignin-based Pickering Stabilizers for Innovative Cosmetic Applications
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CFD modeling and simulation of a membrane contactor for ozonation: hydrodynamics, gas-liquid mass transfer and scale-up study