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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Simão Pedro de Almeida Pinho

Coordinator Professor
Group: Sustainable Processes and Products
Phone: 273303083
E-mail: spinho@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0002-9211-857X
Scopus Author ID: 7003570175

Career

  • Since 1995: lecturer at the Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal

Roles

  • Since 1995: Coordinator of the Chemical and Biological Technology Department, President of the Assembly of Representatives and Vice President of the Scientific Council at the School of Technology and Management

Qualifications

  • 2000 - Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) , Porto, Portugal
  • 1992 - Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) , Porto, Portugal

Interests

  • Applied Thermodynamics
  • Separation Processes and Process Simulation
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermo-Physical Properties
  • Electrolytes, Biomolecules, Terpenoids, Ionic Liquids, Deep Eutectic Solvents

Projects:

AllNat - Using natural deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of bioactive compounds from plant material
Funding body: 02/SAIC/2017
Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030463
Principal Investigator:Olga Ferreira
Start: 2018
End: 2021
BIOBLOCKS - Design of bio-based products as precursors for the bio-industry of chemical synthesis and biomaterials
Funding body: QREN
Reference: SI IDT - 33969/2012 F2
Principal Investigator:Maria Filomena Barreiro
Start: 2013
End: 2015

Total results: 67
1
Chelouche S.,Trache D.,Pinho S.,Khimeche K.,Mezroua A.,Benziane M.
Solid–Liquid Phase Equilibria, Molecular Interaction and Microstructural Studies on (N-(2-ethanol)-p-nitroaniline + N-(2-acetoxyethyl)-p-nitroaniline) Binary Mixtures
International Journal of Thermophysics, 39, , 2018

2
Soares B.,Štejfa V.,Ferreira O.,Pinho S.,Růžička K.,Fulem M.
Vapor pressures and thermophysical properties of selected ethanolamines
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 473, 245-254, 2018

3
Crespo E.,Silva L.,Martins M.,Bülow M.,Ferreira O.,Sadowski G.,Held C.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
The Role of Polyfunctionality in the Formation of [Ch]Cl-Carboxylic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 57, 11195-11209, 2018

4
Chelouche S.,Trache D.,Neves C.,Pinho S.,Khimeche K.,Benziane M.
Solid + liquid equilibria and molecular structure studies of binary mixtures for nitrate ester's stabilizers: Measurement and modeling
Thermochimica Acta, 666, 197-207, 2018

5
Silva L.,Fernandez L.,Conceiçao J.,Martins M.,Sosa A.,Ortega J.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Design and Characterization of Sugar-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents Using Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, 10724-10734, 2018

6
Martins M.,Crespo E.,Pontes P.,Silva L.,Bülow M.,Maximo G.,Batista E.,Held C.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Tunable Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents Based on Terpenes and Monocarboxylic Acids
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, 8836-8846, 2018

7
Peixoto C.,Dias M.,Alves M.,Calhelha R.,Barros L.,Pinho S.,Ferreira I.
Grape pomace as a source of phenolic compounds and diverse bioactive properties
Food Chemistry, 253, 132-138, 2018

8
Arrad M.,Aliyeva M.,Vilas-Boas S.,Kaddami M.,Sippola H.,Taskinen P.,Pinho S.
Water Activity and Freezing Points in Aqueous Solutions of Manganese Nitrate: Experimental and Modeling
Journal of Solution Chemistry, 47, 774-786, 2018

9
Martins M.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Insights into the Nature of Eutectic and Deep Eutectic Mixtures
Journal of Solution Chemistry, , 2018

10
Schaeffer N.,Martins M.,Neves C.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Sustainable hydrophobic terpene-based eutectic solvents for the extraction and separation of metals
Chemical Communications, 54, 8104-8107, 2018

11
Crespo E.,Silva L.,Martins M.,Fernandez L.,Ortega J.,Ferreira O.,Sadowski G.,Held C.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Characterization and Modeling of the Liquid Phase of Deep Eutectic Solvents Based on Fatty Acids/Alcohols and Choline Chloride
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56, 12192-12202, 2017

12
Coutinho J.,Pinho S.
Special Issue on Deep Eutectic Solvents: A foreword
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 448, 1, 2017

13
Fernandez L.,Silva L.,Martins M.,Ferreira O.,Ortega J.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Indirect assessment of the fusion properties of choline chloride from solid-liquid equilibria data
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 448, 9-14, 2017

14
Pontes P.,Crespo E.,Martins M.,Silva L.,Neves C.,Maximo G.,Hubinger M.,Batista E.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.,Sadowski G.,Held C.
Measurement and PC-SAFT modeling of solid-liquid equilibrium of deep eutectic solvents of quaternary ammonium chlorides and carboxylic acids
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 448, 69-80, 2017

15
Martins M.,Carvalho P.,Palma A.,Domańska U.,Coutinho J.,Pinho S.
Selecting Critical Properties of Terpenes and Terpenoids through Group-Contribution Methods and Equations of State
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56, 9895-9905, 2017

16
Martins M.,Silva L.,Ferreira O.,Schröder B.,Coutinho J.,Pinho S.
Terpenes solubility in water and their environmental distribution
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 241, 996-1002, 2017

17
Muhammad F.,Oliveira M.,Pignat P.,Jaubert J.,Pinho S.,Coniglio L.
Phase equilibrium data and modeling of ethylic biodiesel, with application to a non-edible vegetable oil
Fuel, 203, 633-641, 2017

18
Schröder B.,Martins M.,Coutinho J.,Pinho S.
Aqueous solubilities of five N-(diethylaminothiocarbonyl)benzimido derivatives at T = 298.15 K
Chemosphere, 160, 45-53, 2016

19
Souza M.,Pinho S.,Guimarães P.,Vianna R.
Selection of optimal operating conditions based on minimum energy consumption for an acrylonitrile recovery unit
Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia), 51, 1830-1839, 2016

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Martins M.,Domańska U.,Schröder B.,Coutinho J.,Pinho S.
Selection of Ionic Liquids to be Used as Separation Agents for Terpenes and Terpenoids
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 4, 548-556, 2016

22
Teles A.,Dinis T.,Capela E.,Santos L.,Pinho S.,Freire M.,Coutinho J.
Solubility and solvation of monosaccharides in ionic liquids
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 19722-19730, 2016

23
Batista M.,Passos H.,Henriques B.,Maginn E.,Pinho S.,Freire M.,Gomes J.,Coutinho J.
Why are some cyano-based ionic liquids better glucose solvents than water?
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 18958-18970, 2016

24
Martins M.,Coutinho J.,Pinho S.,Domańska U.
Measurements of activity coefficients at infinite dilution of organic solutes and water on polar imidazolium-based ionic liquids
Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 91, 194-203, 2015

25
Casimiro F.,Constantino D.,Pereira C.,Ferreira O.,Rodrigues A.,Pinho S.
Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of Binary Mixtures Containing Isopropyl Acetate and Alkanols at 101.32 kPa
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 60, 3181-3186, 2015

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Martins M.,Neves C.,Kurnia K.,Carvalho P.,Rocha M.,Santos L.,Pinho S.,Freire M.
Densities, viscosities and derived thermophysical properties of water-saturated imidazolium-based ionic liquids
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 407, 188-196, 2015

28
Batista M.,Kurnia K.,Pinho S.,Gomes J.,Coutinho J.
Computational and experimental study of the behavior of cyano-based ionic liquids in aqueous solution
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 119, 1567-1578, 2015

29
Tomé L.,Sousa C.,Gomes J.,Ferreira O.,Coutinho J.,Pinho S.
Understanding the cation specific effects on the aqueous solubility of amino acids: From mono to polyvalent cations
RSC Advances, 5, 15024-15034, 2015

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Martins M.,Neves C.,Kurnia K.,Santos L.,Freire M.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Analysis of the isomerism effect on the mutual solubilities of bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquids with water
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 381, 28-35, 2014

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Khan I.,Taha M.,Ribeiro-Claro P.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Effect of the cation on the interactions between alkyl methyl imidazolium chloride ionic liquids and water
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118, 10503-10514, 2014

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Martins M.,Neves C.,Kurnia K.,Luís A.,Santos L.,Freire M.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Impact of the cation symmetry on the mutual solubilities between water and imidazolium-based ionic liquids
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 375, 161-167, 2014

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Vilarinho M.,Fernandes I.,Pinho S.
Water activity in aqueous amino acid solutions containing ammonium sulfate at 298.2 K
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 59, 1802-1807, 2014

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Khan I.,Kurnia K.,Mutelet F.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Probing the interactions between ionic liquids and water: Experimental and quantum chemical approach
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118, 1848-1860, 2014

36
Mota P.,Ferreira O.,Hnědkovský L.,Pinho S.,Cibulka I.
Partial molar volumes of l-serine and l-threonine in aqueous ammonium sulfate solutions at (278.15, 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15) k
Journal of Solution Chemistry, 43, 283-297, 2014

37
Khan I.,Kurnia K.,Sintra T.,Saraiva J.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Assessing the activity coefficients of water in cholinium-based ionic liquids: Experimental measurements and COSMO-RS modeling
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 361, 16-22, 2014

38
Kurnia K.,Pinho S.,Coutinho J.
Designing ionic liquids for absorptive cooling
Green Chemistry, 16, 3741-3745, 2014

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Martins M.,Ferreira O.,Hnědkovský L.,Cibulka I.,Pinho S.
Partial molar volumes of glycine and dl-alanine in aqueous ammonium sulfate solutions at 278.15, 288.15, 298.15 and 308.15 K
Journal of Solution Chemistry, 43, 972-988, 2014

40
Pereira A.,Ferreira O.,Pinho S.,Fernandes E.
Multilocal Programming and Applications
Intelligent Systems Reference Library, 38, 157-186, 2013

41
Ferreira O.,Schröder B.,Pinho S.
Solubility of hesperetin in mixed solvents
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 58, 2616-2621, 2013

42
Constantino D.,Pereira C.,Pinho S.,Silva V.,Rodrigues A.
Isobaric vapor-liquid equilibrium data for binary system of glycerol ethyl acetal and acetonitrile at 60.0 kPa and 97.8 kPa
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 58, 1717-1723, 2013

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Tomé L.,Pinho S.,Jorge M.,Gomes J.,Coutinho J.
Salting-in with a salting-out agent: Explaining the cation specific effects on the aqueous solubility of amino acids
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 117, 6116-6128, 2013

44
Mota F.,Queimada A.,Andreatta A.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Calculation of drug-like molecules solubility using predictive activity coefficient models
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 322-323, 48-55, 2012

45
Ferreira O.,Pinho S.
Solubility of flavonoids in pure solvents
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 51, 6586-6590, 2012

46
Mota F.,Queimada A.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Solubility of drug-like molecules in pure organic solvents with the CPA EoS
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 303, 62-70, 2011

47
Rodrigues V.,Pereira A.,Ferreira O.,Pinho S.
Liquid phase stability via global optimization
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1281, 991-994, 2010

48
Mota F.,Queimada A.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Water solubility of drug-like molecules with the cubic-plus-association equation of state
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 298, 75-82, 2010

49
Pereira C.,Silva V.,Pinho S.,Rodrigues A.
Batch and continuous studies for ethyl lactate synthesis in a pervaporation membrane reactor
Journal of Membrane Science, 361, 43-55, 2010

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Mota F.,Carneiro A.,Queimada A.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Temperature and solvent effects in the solubility of some pharmaceutical compounds: Measurements and modeling
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 37, 499-507, 2009

51
Ferreira L.,Breil M.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.,Mollerup J.
Thermodynamic modeling of several aqueous alkanol solutions containing amino acids with the perturbed-chain statistical associated fluid theory equation of state
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 48, 5498-5505, 2009

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António J.,Mota F.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Solubilities of biologically active phenolic compounds: Measurements and modeling
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113, 3469-3476, 2009

54
Ferreira L.,Macedo E.,Pinho S.
The effect of ammonium sulfate on the solubility of amino acids in water at (298.15 and 323.15) K
Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 41, 193-196, 2009

55
Ferreira L.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Solubility of l-serine, l-threonine and l-isoleucine in aqueous aliphatic alcohol solutions
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 270, 1-9, 2008

56
Mota F.,Queimada A.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Aqueous solubility of some natural phenolic compounds
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, 5182-5189, 2008

57
Pereira C.,Pinho S.,Silva V.,Rodrigues A.
Thermodynamic equilibrium and reaction kinetics for the esterification of lactic acid with ethanol catalyzed by acid ion-exchange resin
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, 1453-1463, 2008

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Pinho S.
Water activity in aqueous amino acid solutions, with and without KCl, at 298.15 K
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 53, 180-184, 2008

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Ferreira L.,Macedo E.,Pinho S.
KCl effect on the solubility of five different amino acids in water
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 255, 131-137, 2007

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Ferreira L.,Macedo E.,Pinho S.
Effect of KCl and Na2so4on the solubility of glycine and DL-alanine in water at 298.15 K
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 44, 8892-8898, 2005

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Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Solubility of NaCl, NaBr, and KCl in water, methanol, ethanol, and their mixed solvents
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 50, 29-32, 2005

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Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Teaching electrolyte thermodynamics
Chemical Engineering Education, 38, 26-30, 2004

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Ferreira L.,Macedo E.,Pinho S.
Solubility of amino acids and diglycine in aqueous-alkanol solutions
Chemical Engineering Science, 59, 3117-3124, 2004

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Xu X.,Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Activity coefficient and solubility of amino acids in water by the modified Wilson model
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 3200-3204, 2004

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Pinho S.,Macedo E.
Representation of salt solubility in mixed solvents: A comparison of thermodynamic models
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 116, 209-216, 1996

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Pinho S.,Silva C.,Macedo E.
Solubility of Amino Acids: A Group-Contribution Model Involving Phase and Chemical Equilibria
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 33, 1341-1347, 1994