PRH 20.1 - Petroleum and Biofuels Chemical Program

• Grant number: 24/10284-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2024
• End date: June 30, 2029
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Débora França de Andrade
• Grantee: Débora França de Andrade
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Ministério da Educação (Brasil)

Abstract

The Oil, Natural Gas, and Biofuels sector increasingly requires specialized and highly qualified Chemistry professionals to address the emerging technological challenges. Since 2009, the Institute of Chemistry (IQ) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) has been training human resources for the sector, with graduates being employed by various companies such as Petrobras, Ipiranga, Halliburton, and institutions/agencies like the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), the National Institute of Technology (INT), universities, and federal institutes, thus sustaining the necessary professional pipeline for the petroleum industry.The target audience for the Petroleum Chemistry and Biofuels Program includes all individuals interested in obtaining a specialized and robust education in Petroleum Chemistry, natural gas, biofuels, and biotechnology, developing research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) projects with researchers of proven excellence in their fields.The faculty composition for this proposal was based on a hybrid approach, comprising the expertise of established faculty and researchers within the Program and the most recent faculty members of the IQ/UFRJ, catalyzing a process of innovation and renewal, fostering the enhancement of existing emphases and the development of new areas, and most importantly, promoting new collaborations and partnerships. There has been significant engagement from researchers focused on biotechnology applied to the oil, gas, and biofuels sector.The R&D&I areas of the Program cover the following segments of Oil, Natural Gas, and Biofuels, which align with the emphases proposed in this project:Exploration, development, and production;Transportation, refining, and processing of natural gas;Biofuels and other renewable energies;Low carbon economy;Nanotechnology and new materials;Biotechnology.All these emphases are included in the courses offered by the Program, as well as in the ongoing projects conducted by its researchers. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE BARROS, DANIELE SALUTI NUNES; ROCHA, VANESSA ALVES LIMA; DE SOUZA, CAMILLA PIRES; DE CASTRO, RUI DE PAULA VIEIRA; BREDA, GABRIELA COELHO; AGUIEIRAS, ERIKA CRISTINA GONSALVES; CARDOSO, MANUELA MOORE; GUIMARA, DENISE MARIA. Lipase production by solid-state fermentation on distiller's dried grain with solubles in a biorefinery approach: Optimization and techno-economic analysis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY REPORTS, v. 29, p. 8-pg., 2025-01-03. (24/10284-0)

BARBOSA, LUCAS B.; PACHECO, CAIO M.; DA SILVA, ISABELA G.; GOMEZ, MAURO R. B. P.; FRANCA, ALEXANDRE S.; BREDA, GABRIELA C.; SILVA, MATHEUS C.; DE ALENCAR, PATRICIA S.; LIMA, FERNANDA A.; LEAO, RAQUEL A. C.; et al. Chemo-enzymatic cascades for the sustainable transformation of canola oil into hydrocarbon fuels. RSC SUSTAINABILITY, v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2025-05-27. (24/10284-0)