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Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes

Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos

Reference
UIDP/50006/2020
Project Start Date
2020-01-01
Project End Date
2024-12-31
Principal Investigator
Funding Program
Concurso de avaliação no âmbito do Programa Plurianual de Financiamento de Unidades de I&D (2017/2018) - Financiamento Programático

Abstract

10.2 Summary in English for general dissemination purposes REQUIMTE, the Network of Chemistry and Technology, was created in 1996 and merged two Research Centers from University of Porto and Nova University of Lisbon. In 2001 the Network obtained the status of Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV) committing itself to promote the principles of Sustainable Chemistry through research, networking, training and outreaching activities. At present, LAQV configuration spreads out from the metropolitan areas of Porto and Lisbon to Aveiro, with small sites in Coimbra, Evora and Vila Real. LAQV aims at keeping a pivotal role in the Portuguese scientific system and at continuing to be an internationally recognized partner in all areas related to Sustainable Chemistry, a key component of an imperative World Sustainable Development. The need of a Sustainable Development to achieve the social, economic and environmental challenges of modern society is well accepted by governments, industry and general public. As modern society relies on chemicals and chemical processes for its way of living and Sustainable Development is mandatory to preserve life, a new way of thinking Chemistry has emerged aiming the implementation of clean chemical reactions and processes that reduce the amount of materials, energy, costs and risks. To achieve these goals LAQV focuses its activity in six Thematic Lines aligned with SUSCHEM Research Agenda, EU Horizon 2020 and UN Sustainable Development Agenda. The complementary proficiencies to stimulate innovation across these Lines are provided by ten research groups which aggregate scientists who share similar backgrounds. Through 2018-2022, LAQV will pursue to: - increase the research international impact in the Sustainable Chemistry field - make sure that more research outputs lead to economic and social outcomes, through co-operation with industrial partners and creation of spin-offs - attract the best young researchers to be trained in the multiple topics supporting Sustainable Chemistry - seek industrial partners focused on implementing clean technologies and processes - share the principles of Sustainable Chemistry and research outputs with general public, government and industry, thereby increasing its presence in the community - assist stakeholders in making decisions on health and safety issues related to (bio)chemical products or processes, through increased participation in regulatory bodies. LAQV is a research-based organization fully integrated in the international environment. Its main general goal is to enhance contributions to Science, and to increase the impact of publications, especially onto the international Green Chemistry community. As an University-based research center, improving training at PhD level is a second key goal, and intimately linked to the previous one. Fulfilling these two core objectives will also allow LAQV to pursue: a) collaboration with industry/technology transfer; b) start-up launching, c) participation in public awareness activities. 10.3 Summary in English for evaluation REQUIMTE, the Network of Chemistry and Technology, was created in 1996 and merged two Research Centres from University of Porto and Nova University of Lisbon. In 2001 the Network applied to and obtained the status of Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV) committing itself to the task of implementing and divulge the principles of Sustainable Chemistry through research, networking, training and outreaching activities. At present, LAQV configuration spreads out from the metropolitan areas of Porto and Lisbon to Aveiro, with small sites in Coimbra, Evora and Vila Real. LAQV aims at keeping a pivotal role in the Portuguese scientific system and at continuing to be an internationally recognized partner in all areas related to Sustainable Chemistry, a key component of an imperative World Sustainable Development. The need of a Sustainable Development to achieve the social, economic and environmental challenges of modern society is well accepted by governments, industry and general public. Thus, the benefits of Chemistry to modern life must be acknowledged and the frequent association of the words Chemistry and Chemicals to harmful products must be demystified. As Modern Society relies on chemicals and chemical processes for its way of living and Sustainable Development is mandatory to preserve life, a new way of thinking Chemistry has emerged in the last decades of the 20th century. This new philosophy aims the implementation of clean chemical reactions and processes that reduce the amount of materials, energy, costs and risks. Inorder to reformulate laboratorial and industrial processes making them cleaner and economically viable, Chemists project new reactions and processes that must fulfill the following requisites: an economy of atoms, use of materials from renewable sources, use of benign solvents and clean energy sources. To achieve these goals LAQV focuses its activity in six Thematic Lines, vectors in which Chemistry and Chemical Engineering play a crucial role and that are aligned with SUSCHEM Research Agenda, EU Horizon 2020 and UN Sustainable Development Agenda: A Health& Wellbeing B Environment-Monitoring & Analysis C Energy-Clean & Renewable D Food & Nutrition E Resource Efficiency-Sustainable Processing F Functional Materials The complementary proficiencies to stimulate innovation across the Thematic Lines are provided by ten research groups which aggregate scientists who share similar backgrounds: 1 Molecular synthesis 2 Natural products: chemistry and bioactivity 3 Analytical development 4 (Bio)Chemistry & omics 5 Environmental chemistry 6 Cultural heritage and responsive materials 7 (Bio)Chemical process engineering 8 Materials for sustainability and wellbeing 9 Nanoplatforms 10 Food quality and technology Through 2018-2022, LAQV will pursue to: - increase the research international impact in the wide area of Sustainable Chemistry - make sure that more research outputs lead to economic and social outcomes, through co-operation with industrial partners and creation of spin-offs - attract the best young researchers to be trained in the multiple topics supporting Sustainable Chemistry - seek industrial partners focused on implementing clean technologies and processes - share its commitment to the principles of Sustainable Chemistry and research outputs with general public, government and industry, thereby increasing its presence in the community - assist stakeholders in making decisions on health and safety issues related to (bio)chemical products or processes, through increased participation in regulatory bodies. LAQV is a research-based organization fully integrated in the international environment. Its main general goal is to enhance contributions to good Science, and to increase the impact of publications, especially onto the international Green Chemistry community. As a University-based research center, improving training at PhD level is a second key goal, and intimately linked to the previous one. Fulfilling these two core objectives will also allow REQUIMTE/LAQV to pursue: a) collaboration with industry/technology transfer; b) start-up launching, c) participation in public awareness activities. It must be stressed that internationalization has proved to be a key factor to attain the core objectives and it is our aim to enhance further our international networking. Achievements in 2013-2017 demonstrate the success of LAQV: 1 Remarkable research productivity (3800 papers in journals referenced in Web of Science), more than 5% of the articles published in Portugal in the same period 2 Elevated number of PhD and Master students (260 PhD degrees awarded) and young research trainees 3 Leadership position in three high quality PhD programs funded by FCT and participation in other 4 FCT-funded PhD programs and 4 local PhD programs 4 Elevated number of FCT-awarded individual research contracts and Post-Doctoral fellowships 5 Substantial international funding from 51 European projects (3.6 M€) 6 Substantial international collaboration (ca. 12 COST Actions and 17 bilateral agreements) 7 Increasing number of patents and spin-off companies 8 Participation in Regulation and Consultancy Public and Industrial Panels 9 Elevated numbers of LAQV members promoting outreach and dissemination activities for students of different academic levels and general public.

Institutions

Main Institutions

  • Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV-REQUIMTE)
  • Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV-REQUIMTE)

Other Institutions

  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)
  • Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente (UP ICETA)
  • Universidade de Aveiro (UA)
  • Universidade de Évora (Uévora)
  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

Funding 2.781.250,00 €

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Portugal

2.781.250,00 €