MOUNTAINS 2020
MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER
Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança
FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.
Paulo Miguel Pereira de Brito
Auxiliary ProfessorGroup: Sustainable Processes and Products
E-mail: paulo@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0003-1805-0252
Scopus Author ID: 57205894501
Career
- Since 2011: Assistant Professor in Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal
- 2001 - 2011: Auxiliary Professor in Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal
- 1998 - 1999: Teaching Assistant in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC), Coimbra, Portugal
Roles
- Since 2013: Course director of the Chemical Engineering first degree course at the Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal
Qualifications
- 2001 - PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC), Coimbra, Portugal
- 1998 - MSc in Chemical Engineering at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC), Coimbra, Portugal
- 1994 - First degree in Chemical Engineering at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC), Coimbra, Portugal
Interests
- Manufacture of fertilizer products from leachate refining
- Ionic liquids, catalysis of biodiesel production
- Biofuels, characterization of biodiesel, simulation of production processes
- Numerical methods, solution of partial-differential systems
Projects:
SUBe - Small scale power generation Unit using Biomass gasification
Funding body: 2017 SR&TD Projects Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting
Reference: PCIF/GVB/0197/2017
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2022-02-22
Funding body: 2017 SR&TD Projects Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting
Reference: PCIF/GVB/0197/2017
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2022-02-22
VALORCOMP - Valorisation of compost and other residues resulting from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste
Funding body: POCTEP – Programa de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal – Espanha
Reference: 0119_VALORCOMP_2_P
Principal Investigator:Hélder Gomes
Start: 2015-10-01
End: 2020-09-30
Funding body: POCTEP – Programa de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Portugal – Espanha
Reference: 0119_VALORCOMP_2_P
Principal Investigator:Hélder Gomes
Start: 2015-10-01
End: 2020-09-30
INNOCHEM - Improvement of innovative teaching methods in the fields of Technology and Chemical Engineering according to the best standards of the Bologna Process
Funding body: ERASMUS + Programme
Reference: 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003415
Principal Investigator:Maria Filomena Barreiro
Start: 2014-01-01
End: 2017-12-31
Funding body: ERASMUS + Programme
Reference: 2014-1-PL01-KA203-003415
Principal Investigator:Maria Filomena Barreiro
Start: 2014-01-01
End: 2017-12-31
- Transformation of glycerol into bioethers
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference: PTDC/EQU-ERQ/72493/2006
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 2007-09-01
End: 2010-08-31
Funding body: PTDC - Projectos em todos os domínios científicos
Reference: PTDC/EQU-ERQ/72493/2006
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 2007-09-01
End: 2010-08-31
RESICA - Development of resins with addition of pine bark extracts for the wood-based industry
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 1998-01-01
End: 2001-12-31
Funding body:
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Paulo Brito
Start: 1998-01-01
End: 2001-12-31
Total results: 9
1
Resende F.O.,Silva V.F.,Mendonca M.L.,Barbosa A.C.,Brito P.,Azevedo J.C.,Almeida A.,Gomes H.T.
Using biomass gasification for small scale power generation systems: Specifications of the conceptual framework
8th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2019, 439-444, 2019
Using biomass gasification for small scale power generation systems: Specifications of the conceptual framework
8th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2019, 439-444, 2019
2
Roman F.,Ribeiro A.,Queiroz A.,Lenzi G.,Chaves E.,Brito P.
Optimization and kinetic study of biodiesel production through esterification of oleic acid applying ionic liquids as catalysts
Fuel, 239, 1231-1239, 2019
Optimization and kinetic study of biodiesel production through esterification of oleic acid applying ionic liquids as catalysts
Fuel, 239, 1231-1239, 2019
3
Cardoso J.,Gomes H.,Brito P.
Viability of the use of leachates from a mechanical biological municipal solid waste treatment plant as fertilizers
Recycling, 4, , 2019
Viability of the use of leachates from a mechanical biological municipal solid waste treatment plant as fertilizers
Recycling, 4, , 2019
4
Brito P.,Durães L.,Portugal A.
1D and 2D modeling and simulation of radial combustion propagation on Fe2 O 3 /Al thermite systems
Computational Thermal Sciences, 4, 137-149, 2012
1D and 2D modeling and simulation of radial combustion propagation on Fe
Computational Thermal Sciences, 4, 137-149, 2012
5
Brito P.,Portugal A.
Adaptive collocation methods for the solution of partial differential equations
Innovations in Computing Sciences and Software Engineering, 499-504, 2010
Adaptive collocation methods for the solution of partial differential equations
Innovations in Computing Sciences and Software Engineering, 499-504, 2010
6
Brito P.,Gando-Ferreira L.,Portugal A.
Simulation of membrane separations using a modified maxwell-stefan model
Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 4, , 2009
Simulation of membrane separations using a modified maxwell-stefan model
Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 4, , 2009
7
Brito P.,Durães L.,Campos J.,Portugal A.
Simulation of Fe2 O3 / Al combustion: Sensitivity analysis
Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 5078-5083, 2007
Simulation of Fe
Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 5078-5083, 2007
8
Durães L.,Brito P.,Campos J.,Portugal A.
Modelling and simulation of Fe2 O3 /Aluminum thermite combustion: Experimental validation
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 21, 365-370, 2006
Modelling and simulation of Fe
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 21, 365-370, 2006
9
De Almeida L.,Simões S.,Brito P.,Portugal A.,Figueiredo M.
Modeling dissolution of sparingly soluble multisized powders
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 86, 726-732, 1997
Modeling dissolution of sparingly soluble multisized powders
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 86, 726-732, 1997