LEPABE is a research unit of the Faculty of Engineering of Porto focused on Chemical, Environmental and Biological Engineering, and related fields, with three main target areas:
-Environment and Health;
-Energy, Processes and Products;
-Biotechnology and Interfaces.
A distinct feature of LEPABE’s activities is the ability to articulate the search for scientific advances with technological applications and innovative solutions.
The background of LEPABE’s staff is multidisciplinary, with fundamental skills in environmental and food chemistry, reaction and separation science, advanced mathematical simulation, surface science, environmental biotechnology and molecular biology, waste gas and solid waste processes, automatic process control and transport phenomena.
LEPABE keeps an average of 100 researchers, 24 being the permanent scientific staff. Since its foundation in 1998, LEPABE has been classified as Excellent by the international expert committees appointed by the Science and Technology Foundation.
A estratégia do LEPABE baseia-se numa articulação entre ciência fundamental e aplicada, traduzida no estudo de processos químicos e biológicos, energia e do ambiente e seus efeitos na saúde.
As atividades de investigação procuram obter avanços científicos significativos e, simultaneamente, usar este novo conhecimento para apoiar o desenvolvimento de processos e produtos inovadores. A formação avançada de jovens investigadores e a cooperação com a indústria e instituições governamentais são também objetivos centrais do LEPABE.
