Shaking the Present Shaping the Future Production of

Shaking the Present Shaping the Future Production of high added value compounds from bioglycerol through an innovative and continuous process Encontro Ciência 2018 – 2 a 4 de Julho Centro de Congressos de Lisboa Lucas C. D. Coelho Rui P. V. Faria Alírio E. Rodrigues

Agenda Context State of the Art Work in Progress Outputs 2

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Context – 12 th goal • By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse. • By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources. • By 2030, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment. • Implement the 10 -year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries. 4

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Context 10 kg Biodiesel 6

Context 10 kg Biodiesel 1 kg GLYCEROL 7

Context Animal Feed Cosmetic Industrial Waste Food (Glycerol) Tobacco Energy 8

Context Animal Feed Cosmetic Industrial Waste Food (Glycerol) Tobacco Energy 9

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Context Glycerol DHA Self-tan GCO Cosmetic OXA Cleaning GCA Anticholesterol activity 16. 000 €/kg TTA Treatment of obesity 5. 000 €/kg 12

State of the Art Industry Scale Discontinuous Process Long production time Low Productivity Residues Generation 13

State of the Art Research Scale Discontinuous Process Low Selectivity Low Productivity Green Chem. , 2011, 13, 1960– 1979 No Purification 14

Work in Progress Selective Production of glycerol derivatives and their Purification 15

Work in Progress Research Groups Cyclic Adsorption/Reaction Processes Cyclic Adsorptive Processes Multifunctional Reactors/Process Intensification Product Engineering Perfume Engineering & Microencapsulation Agro-Food Valorization Mixing in Chemical Reactors Continuous Production of Nanomaterials Polymer Engineering CFD in Industrial Processes Thermodynamics & Environment Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Environmental Science and Engineering Catalysis and Carbon Materials Environmental Catalysis for Fine Chemicals Energy and Fuels Nanostructured Materials Over 100 Researchers Faculty & Research Associates Post-Docs Ph. D Students Project Researchers Outputs - 2016 148 ISI Papers 1 Book 7 Book Chapters LSRE-LCM Porto Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto IPB Pole Polytechnic Institute of Bragança IPL Pole Polytechnic Institute of Leiria 16

Work in Progress Our Solution Continuous Process 17

Work in Progress Our Solution Continuous Process GLYCEROL 18

Work in Progress Our Solution Continuous Process 19

Work in Progress Our Solution Continuous Process - 50% energy consumption - 70% CO 2 emissions + 40 x Higher Productivity 20

Outputs Research and Develpment Technology Transfer 21

Acknowledgment Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) “AIProc. Mat@N 2020 - Advanced Industrial Processes and Materials for a Sustainable Northern Region of Portugal 2020” (NORTE-01 -0145 -FEDER -000006, NORTE 2020), under the Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and by Project POCI-01 -0145 -FEDER-006984 – Associate Laboratory LSRELCM funded by ERDF through COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) – and by national funds through FCT - Fundac a o para a Cie ncia e a Tecnologia 22

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