PRH44.1 - PROCESS ENGINEERING IN PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS AND BIOFUEL PLANTS

• Grant number: 24/10533-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2024
• End date: June 30, 2029
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Technology
• Principal Investigator: Osvaldo Chiavone Filho
• Grantee: Osvaldo Chiavone Filho
• Host Institution: Centro de Tecnologia. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Natal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Program entitled Process Engineering in Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Plants at UFRN aims to provide Undergraduate, Master's and Doctorate students in Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering with complementary training oriented towards the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Sector, aiming to its insertion in national and international companies operating in Brazil, as well as developing research applied to the processes involved in the areas of production, refining and the environment. The Program completed twenty-five years of existence and trained more than four hundred professionals at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. More information can be found at nupeg.ufrn.br.Research topics: development; production; environment; refining; natural gas processing; biofuels; manufacturing; computational fluid dynamics; renewable energy; metrology. (AU)