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The Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy (LEPABE) is the largest research unit operating within the Faculty of Engineering of Porto in the fields of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Engineering. Since its foundation in 1998, LEPABE has been consistently classified as “Excellent” by the various international evaluation panels appointed by the Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), including the most recent one. LEPABE towards ECO-INNOVATION (LEPABE-2-ECO-INNOVATION for short) is the general goal of this Structured Project, designed to develop products and processes that contribute to sustainable development, including commercial application of knowledge to elicit direct or indirect improvements of sustainability and clean processes and products. It is divided in 2 Research Lines for methodological reasons, dedicated to develop sustainable processes and products (RL1), and to preserve, treat and upgrade resources (RL2). Four activities wil

Project sheet

Name

The Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy (LEPABE) is the largest research unit operating within the Faculty of Engineering of Porto in the fields of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Engineering. Since its foundation in 1998, LEPABE has been consistently classified as “Excellent” by the various international evaluation panels appointed by the Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), including the most recent one. LEPABE towards ECO-INNOVATION (LEPABE-2-ECO-INNOVATION for short) is the general goal of this Structured Project, designed to develop products and processes that contribute to sustainable development, including commercial application of knowledge to elicit direct or indirect improvements of sustainability and clean processes and products. It is divided in 2 Research Lines for methodological reasons, dedicated to develop sustainable processes and products (RL1), and to preserve, treat and upgrade resources (RL2). Four activities wil .

Funding amount

2,16 million € .

Value executed

2,16 million € .

Operation code

NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000005 .

Conclusion date

08.11.2019 .

Summary

LEPABE-2-ECO-INNOVATION includes: RL1: Sustainable processes and products - 1.1. Energy from renewable sources; 1.2. Energy efficiency; 1.3. Innovative composites and 1.4. Nanotechnology based products and processes; RL2: Sustainable resources and valorization - 2.1. Biofilms; 2.2. Marine biotechnological applications; 2.3. Integrated solutions for emergent risks in WWTP and 2.4. Integrated solutions for waste treatment and valorization.

Funding beneficiaries

Geographic distribution of financing

2,16 million €

Funding amount

Where was the money spent

By region

1 region financed .

  • North 2,16 million € ,
Source AD&C, GPP
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