Margarida Brito

Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM

LSRE-LCM is a partnership between LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering and LCM - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials. This partnership obtained the status of Associate Laboratory in December 2004, renewed in January 2011 for a period of 10 years. The main location of LSRE-LCM is the Department of Chemical Engineering at FEUP, Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto, and two external poles: the IPB Pole at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança started in 1997 and the IPL Pole at Polytechnic Institute of Leiria started in 2011. Currently, human resources account for 62 integrated members and a total of 137 researchers including PhD students. LSRE-LCM is organized in 4 research groups: Cyclic Adsorption/Reaction Processes; Product Engineering; Thermodynamics & Environment; Catalysis and Carbon Materials. The mission of LSRE-LCM is to contribute for the development of scientific and technological know-how in the Chemical Engineering areas of Separation and Reaction Processes, Product Engineering, Catalysis and Carbon Materials, Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering. A wide range of know-how levels is covered by LSRE-LCM activities, from fundamental research to the development of industrial products and processes. Training of high-competence researchers and technicians through post-graduate and post-doctoral programmes is a major part of the mission of LSRE-LCM. From 2008 to 2013, researchers at LSRE-LCM published 796 articles in SCI journals and Book Chapters, and 4 books, registered 8 patents, supervised 52 PhD theses. Three spin-off companies from the University of Porto have originated at LSRE-LCM: iSensis (www.i-sensis.com) and Fluidinova (www.fluidinova.com) and Mice (www.mice-molds.pt).