Pedro Velho obtained his Integrated Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, with a specialisation in Products and Processes, from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) in 2020. His Master’s thesis, “Development of a More Predictive CPA Equation of State”, was carried out at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), with which he continues to collaborate. He has participated as both a Scientific Initiation Fellow and a Research Fellow in projects focused on the recovery of vitamins and flavonoids using aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) and greener solvents. In 2021, he was awarded a doctoral grant from FCT to pursue a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering at FEUP, completed in 2025 with the thesis “Integrated Experimental, Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Greener Solvents: Extraction of Antioxidants”. He obtained a European Doctorate Degree upon completion. His main research interests include phase equilibria, equations of state, thermophysical properties, green novel solvents, quantum mechanical approaches, and the thermodynamic modelling of electrolyte-containing systems. Currently, he is a Researcher under the "AGRO-CIRN" project at FEUP. To date, he has authored 41 scientific articles and delivered 12 oral presentations at international conferences. Moreover, he has been a Guest Member of the Working Party on Thermodynamics and Transport Properties (WP-TTP) of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) since May 2026.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Velho P., Moreira D., Macedo E.A.. Liquid Density (298.15 K) and Vapor Pressure Osmometry (313.15 K) of Bio-Based Ionic Liquids in Water: Experiment and Modeling. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 13, 13762-13771, 2025 Velho P., Sousa E., Coelho J.T., Moreira D., Macedo E.A.. New ATPSs Containing Choline Salts and Propan-1-ol: Phase Equilibria, eNRTL Modeling, and Partitioning Studies. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 64, 9821-9834, 2025 Velho P., Oliveira R.A., Macedo E.A.. Synthesis and Characterization of the Choline-Amino Acid Ionic Liquids [Ch][Ala], [Ch]2[Glut], and [Ch][Threo] and Their Aqueous Binary Solutions. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 70, 1983-1993, 2025 Velho P., Oliveira R.A., Macedo E.A.. Correlating Excess Volumes for Binary Mixtures of Green Solvents with the Help of Density Functional Theory. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 63, 15990 - 15998, 2024 P. Velho, X. Liang, E.A. Macedo, E. Gómez, G.M. Kontogeorgis. Towards a predictive Cubic Plus Association equation of state. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 540, 113045, 2021

SELECTED PROJECTS

AGRO-CIRN - Circular Agroecosystems: New Approach to Soil Health in the North Region. Reference: NORTE2030-FEDER-02703200. Funded by: CCDR-N - Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, NORTE2030-2024-84 - Projetos Integrados de IC&DT. Starting Date: 2025/04/01. Duration: 36 months.
Pedro Velho
Investigador Doutorado
velho@fe.up.pt