Session Chair(s): Manuel Mota (Univ. Minho), Joaquim Cabral (IBB, CEBQ, IST)

Innovation at Interfaces


Charles Cooney (MIT)

Session Chair(s): Augusto Novais (INETI), Clemente Nunes (Instituto Superior Técnico)

A Process Systems Engineering Approach for Managing the Complexity


Rafiqul Gani (DTU, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)

Session Chair(s): Maria Eugénia Macedo (Univ. Porto), Armando Venâncio (Univ. Minho)

Solubility of Multifunctional Associating Molecules: Measurements and Thermodynamic Modeling
Antonio Queimada (LSRE, FEUP), Fátima Mota (LSRE, FEUP), Simão Pinho (LSRE, IPB), Maria Eugénia Macedo (LSRE, FEUP)

Diffusion coefficients and conductivities of some ionic liquids
Chun-Li Wong (Chung Yuan Christian University), Allan Soriano, Meng-Hui Li (Chung Yuan Christian University)

Inhibitor effect of selected anionic surfactants on the dissolution of calcium sulfate in aqueous brines
Cristiana Loureiro (IST), Fatima Farelo (IST), Lurdes Serrano (IST), Manuel Pereira (IST)

Crosslinked analogues of ionic-liquids – a versatile medium and catalysts for organic reactions
Andrzej Trochimczuk (Wroclaw Univ. of Technology), Sylwia Ronka (Wroclaw Univ. of Technology)

Session Chair(s): António Vicente (Univ. Minho)

CFD simulation of an oxidation ditch
Anna Karpinska (FEUP), Joana Pereira (FEUP), Madalena Dias (FEUP), Ricardo Santos (FEUP)

CFD Modelling of Trickle-bed reactor in the Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Syringic Acid
Rodrigo Lopes (FCTUC), Rosa Quinta-Ferreira (FCTUC)

Characterization of Water Species Revealed in the Drying Operation of Squid by Using Water Proton NMR Analysis
Yasuyuki Konishi (Hokkaido Industrial Technology), Masayoshi Kobayashi (ADTEC), Kou-ichi Miura (Kitami Institute of Technology)

Mixed Convection Heat Transfer Augmentation in a Backward Facing Step utilizing Nanofluids
Dhinakaran S. (Univ. Minho)

Session Chair(s): Javier Lafuente (Univ. Aut. Barcelona), Madalena Alves (Univ. Minho)

Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation plus Biological Treatment to deal with a high-strength o-cresol wastewater
María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda (Universitat Autònoma Barcelona), Javier Lafuente (Universitat Autònoma Barcelona), Azael Fabregat (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Josep Font (Universitat Rovira i Virgili-ETSEQ-Departament d'Enginyeria Química), Julián Carrera (Universitat Autònoma Barcelona)

Two-aqueous Phase Extraction for the Removal of Organic Pollutants and Metal Ions
Lindemberg de Jesus Nogueira Duarte (Cefet-ba), Jean-Paul Canselier (INPT)

Biosorption of CrVI supported on mordenite zeolite
Hugo Figueiredo (Univ. Minho), Teresa Tavares (Univ. Minho), Isabel Neves (Univ. Minho), Bruna Silva (Univ. Minho), Cristina Quintelas (Univ. Minho)

Phosphorus removal from an industrial wastewater by struvite crystallization into an airlift reactor
Juan Garrido (U Santiago de Compostela), Alberto Sánchez (University of Santiago de Compostela), Ramón Méndez (University of Santiago de Compostela), Sonia Barros (3R Ingeniería Ambiental)

Session Chair(s): Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo (Univ. Porto) & Argimiro Secchi (Univ. Federal Rio Grande do Sul)

Global dynamic optimization of chemical and bio-processes using the Scatter Search metaheuristic
Jose Egea (IIM-CSIC), María-Sonia García (IIM-CSIC), Eva Balsa-Canto (IIM-CSIC), Julio Banga (IIM-CSIC)

Integrating Real-Time Optimization and Control for Optimal Operation: Application to the Bio-ethanol Process
Silvia Ochoa (Technische Universität Berlin), Jens Repke (Technische Universität Berlin), Günter Wozny (Technische Universität Berlin)

On-Line Adaptive Metabolic Flux Analysis: Application to PHB Production by Mixed Microbial Cultures
João Dias (FCT-UNL), Filipa Pardelha (FCT-UNL), Mário Eusébio (FCT-UNL), Maria Reis (FCT-UNL), Rui Oliveira (FCT-UNL)

Modelling of Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment Incorporating 2D-Fluorescence Monitoring Data
Claudia Galinha (FCT/UNL), Carla Portugal (), Gilda Carvalho (), Rui Oliveira (FCT/UNL), Maria Reis (FCT-UNL), João Crespo (FCT-UNL), Giuseppe Guglielmi (University of Trento), Daniele Chiarani (University of Trento), Gianni Andreottola (University of Trento)

Session Chair(s): Francisco Valero (Univ. Aut. Barcelona), Alice Coelho (Univ. Federal Rio de Janeiro)

Session Chair(s):

Session III: "Systematic methods and tools for managing the complexity" & "Integration of life sciences and engineering"

Session IV: "Integration of life sciences and engineering"

Session Chair(s): Alírio Rodrigues (Univ. Porto), João Crespo (UNL)

Development of Crystallization Processes for Separating Multicomponent Mixtures


Ka Ming Ng (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Session Chair(s): Margarida Figueiredo (Univ. Coimbra), António Salvador Pinheiro (Ordem dos Engenheiros)

Particle Agglomeration in Cyclones
Julio Paiva (FEUP), Romualdo Salcedo (Univ. Porto), Paulo Araujo (CUF)

Extending Kozeny-Carman permeability model to highly porous media
Alexander Yelshin, Manuel Mota (Univ. Minho)

Optimal operating conditions for the separation of lactobionic acid, sorbitol, fructose and lactose using a 5-section pseudo-SMB
Israel Pedruzzi (LSRE - FEUP), Pedro Sá Gomes (LSRE - University of Porto), Eduardo Borges da Silva (LSRE-FEUP), Alírio Rodrigues (Univ. Porto)

Observation of Inertial Particle Motion in Laminar Flow in a Stirred Vessel
Naoto Ohmura (Kobe University), Nami Nishioka (Kobe University), Alatengtuya Alatengtuya (Kobe University), Mohamed Noui-Mehidi (CSIRO), Jie Wu (CSIRO), Norihisa Kumagai (Kobe University), Teiji Takigawa (Eisai Co. Ltd.)

Assessment of the tartaric stability of wines deionised by electrodialysis
Patricia Soares (Instituto Superior Técnico), Vitor Geraldes (Instituto Superior Técnico), Cristina Fernandes (Instituto superior Técnico), Paulo Cameira (INIAP, Estação Agronómica Nacional), Maria Norberta De Pinho (Instituto Superior Técnico)

Characterization of a Microporous Titanosilicate AM-3 Membrane - Pure gas permeation
Patrícia Lito, Sara Barros, CHUNFANG ZHOU, João Rocha, Zhi Lin, Carlos Silva (Univ. Aveiro)

Session Chair(s): José A. Teixeira (Univ. Minho)

Electric Swing Adsorption Process for Gas Purification
Carlos Grande (LSRE), Rui Ribeiro (LSRE - FEUP), Alírio Rodrigues (LSRE, Univ. Porto)

Cholesterol removal by nanofiltration in organic solution
Emilie CARRETIER (Univ. P. Cézanne Aix-Marseille), Philippe Moulin (UMR CNRS 6181)

Beer aroma recovery by pervaporation
Margarida Catarino (FEUP), Luis Madeira (FEUP), António Ferreira (Unicer Bebidas S.A.), Adélio Mendes (FEUP)

Determination of the wall shear stress by numerical simulation: membrane process applications
Philippe Moulin (UMR CNRS 6181)

Active mixing strategies for Confined Impinging Jets
Mohamed Sultan (FEUP), Ertugrul Erkoç (FEUP), Ricardo Santos (FEUP), Madalena Dias (FEUP), José Carlos Lopes (FEUP)

Ultrasound – assisted extraction of active principles from Arctium lappa L. (Burdock) roots, Stevia rebaudiana Bert. leaves and Cynara scolymus L. (Artichoke) leaves
Ani Alupului (Politehnica University), Lavric Vasile (University Politehnica of Bucharest)

Session Chair(s): Luís Melo (Univ. Porto), Rosário Oliveira (Univ. Minho)

Session Chair(s): Michel Perrier (Ecole Polytechnique Montréal), Eugénio C. Ferreira (Univ. Minho)

Modeling, Identification and, Control of Complex Systems
M. Nazmul Karim (Texas Tech University)

Performance indicators for reactive distillation design
Rui Filipe (ISEL), Henrique Matos (IST), Augusto Novais (INETI)

The Importance of Models and Practical Integration in Process Development; Cases from the Simulated Moving Bed technology
Pedro Sá Gomes, Mirjana Minceva, Alírio Rodrigues (Univ. Porto)

A chemometric tool to monitor high-rate anaerobic granular sludge reactors during load and toxic disturbances
José Costa, Madalena Alves, Eugénio Ferreira (Univ. Minho)

In-Line Monitoring of Particle Size during Vinyl Acetate and Butyl Acrylate Emulsion Copolymerization in a Continuous Pulsed Sieve Plate Reactor using NIR Spectroscopy
Dennis Chicoma Lara (Univ. São Paulo), Claudia Sayer (Federal University of Santa Catarina), Reinaldo Giudici (Univ. São Paulo)

Control of bromelain recovery process through conventional and fuzzy controllers
Manuela Leite (UNICAMP), Ana Maria Fileti (UNICAMP), Flávio Silva (UNICAMP)

Session Chair(s): Helena Gil (Univ. Coimbra), Mariana Henriques (Univ. Minho)

Micro-scale and Bioreactor Systems for the Expansion of mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells
Ana Fernandes (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Tiago Fernandes (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Maria Margarida Diogo (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Cláudia Lobato da Silva (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Domingos Henrique (IMM, FML), Jonathan Dordick (RPI), Joaquim Cabral (IBB/CEBQ/IST)

Purification of human antibodies using affinity aqueous two-phase systems
Paula Rosa (Instituto Superior Técnico), Ana Azevedo (Instituto Superior Técnico), Isabel Ferreira (Instituto Superior Técnico), Maria Aires-Barros (Instituto Superior Técnico)

Nano and micro-biocatalysts manufacture and their impact on the synthesis of b-lactamic antibiotics
Susana Bernardino (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Juan Gallegos (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Filipa Maduro (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Luís Fonseca (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Pedro Fernandes (IBB/CEBQ/IST), Joaquim Cabral (IBB/CEBQ/IST)

Biopolymers Production by Microbial Fermentation on Glycerol-Rich Product
Filomena Freitas (FCT/UNL), Vitor Alves (FCT/UNL), Joana Pais (FCT/UNL), Nuno Costa (FCT/UNL), Mónica Carvalheira (FCT/UNL), Rui Oliveira (FCT/UNL), Maria Reis (FCT/UNL)

Antibody conjugated PLGA nanoparticles containing anti-cancer drugs for site-specific drug delivery
Inês Peça (FCT/UNL), Mariana Costa (FCT/UNL), A.C. Roque (FCT/UNL), Ana Bicho (FCT/UNL), M. Margarida Cardoso (FCT/UNL)

Session Chair(s):

Session III: "Systematic methods and tools for managing the complexity" & "Integration of life sciences and engineering"

Session IV: "Integration of life sciences and engineering"