Development and implementation of geostatistical rock physics seismic inversion and geostatistical modelling tools within Petrobras' in-house modelling platform SIGEO (expected TRL7). 

Development and implementation of a versatile geostatistical seismic inversion plug-in in Beicip-Franlab's flagship software InterWell®.

This project intends to answer two major modern civilization challenges - growing energy demand and the pilling of huge amounts of plastic residues that are a sub-product of an i

3D modelling of terrain and vegetation structure is essential in several environmental applications, and in industries such as agriculture or mining.

New materials to store and release NO and H2S will be developed to deliver them at target sites in the human body for therapeutic action.

Project SHAZAM addresses the intraplate seismicity of the Gulf of Guinea as a means to investigate the role of asthenospheric dynamics in crustal deformation.

A new methodology for the restoration/valorisation of abandoned mines sites, within the Iberian Pyrite Belt, in the SE of Portugal, is addressed.

UNTIeD intends to propose a multi-disciplinary approach to study the proximal impact of Fogo's megatsunami.

Black liquor is a pulp mill effluent from wood cooking with a solid content of 15-18 wt.%, which is mostly lignin.

The exploitation of Eucalyptus globulus plantations and subsequent processing on paper leads to the production of secondary products that can be used as biomasses for a liquefact

For printing and writing paper production, hydrophobicity is one of the critical requirements.

Inovstone 4.0 -  Tecnologias Avançadas e Software para a Pedra Natural is a Mobilizing Project of the Plano de Ação do Cluster dos Recursos Minerais.

Development of active microphases for thermoplastic vulcanizates with self-healing capability

The overall aim of Real-Time-Mining is to develop a real-time framework to decrease environmental impact and increase resource efficiency in the European raw material extraction industry.

FAME is an active Research and Innovation project to develop economically viable, flexible and mobile combinations of technology to exploit European ore deposits that are often r

The specific objectives established for BIOCriticalMetals are the following:

A huge percentage of the recent European cultural heritage (CH) can be found in movies, photographies, posters and slides produced between 1895 and 1970 were made using cellulose derivates.

Project CLEAN 4G will build upon a sustainable approach to

The project aims to develop new eco-sustainable derivatives from tall oil rosin and tall oil fatty acids able to incorporate adhesives and printing inks.

In this project processes will be identified and developed for recovery of rare earths elements (REE), particularly the most critical five, neodymium (Nd), europium (Eu), te

Rare Earth Elements (REE) were considered by the European Union as Critical Metals due to the low abundance and their mining exploration,

Fogo, in the Cape Verde archipelago, is one of the most active oceanic island volcanoes in the world – it has erupted approximately every 20 years since the island was discovered

This Project is centered on the identification and characterization of the risks associated with viral load and the chemical constituents present in the aquifer systems and soils

The main objective of VEGETANTAR is to make a multitemporal mapping of the vegetation in the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) through remote sensing.

The global demand for metals and minerals is growing rapidly; Europe has a huge trade deficit for metallic minerals, and therefore needs to extract more of its own resources to reduce this dependen

This project aims to develop new self-adhesive ecological monocomponent adhesives for the footwear, automotive and aeronautics industries.

The AlfaGreen project has an implementation period from 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2018 with a budget allocation of 1,000,272.73.

Development of fire resistant polyolefin matrix nanocomposites

This project aims at developing high-resolution in-situ solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) methods, adapted to variable pressure measurements, to gain an atomic-level

Assessment of nanoparticles release in ceramic industries and definition of sfae practices to this industry

This project comprises the construction, test and optimized set-up of a system capable of generating fuel from renewable energy sources obtained from alkaline electrolysis of wat

Discussion of Ground Motion Prediction Equations and it's limitations (Resource Expert) in project "Seismic Characterization of Nuclear Power Plant Sites in Spain"

The aim of the work is to develop new ecoinnovative biostrategies to detect and extract tungsten, a critical mineral resource, from tailings (secondary geological deposits

Mining the European Anthroposphere strives for a breakthrough in the field of waste and resource management and pursues the establishment of a universally acceptable and internationally applicable

The present scientific proposal aims at developing a holistic assessment PSHA at long return periods, and the evaluation of associated epistemic uncertainties.

Development of natural heterogeneous catalysts in order to produce biodiesel.                                                                                                                       

Development and implementation in real case applications (pilot application examples - TRL 7) of geostatistical methods for reservoir geophysics and history matching.

Os materiais compósitos em PRFV, obtidos pelo processo de pultrusão, têm tido uma aplicação crescente em vários campos da Construção Civil e infraestruturas associada.

During the last decades a significant growth in both production and consumption of pharmaceutical products has been observed.

First and second generation biofuels include biohydrogen, biodimethyl ether, bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, dimethylfuran (DMF), etc.

This project aimed the interpretation of the information provided by REN for the definition of a conceptual site environmental model and the definition of a sampling plan using d

Although the gold demand has been constantly increasing in past years, the commodity findings have been decreasing and the extraction of gold has complicated due to increasing co

Graffiti resulting from acts of vandalism is a constant threat to heritage, jeopardizing the preservation of this historical-cultural-artistic legacy for future generations.

Rubber from end-of-life tires is being used to develop composite foams with interesting properties for some applications.

Although nitric oxide (NO) is very toxic in low concentrations it plays a key role in the regulation of several biological systems of the human body.

Project POLYCER:  Exopolysaccharide application on industrial ceramic powders used in unidirectional dry pressing process for performance optimization

This project aimed at the elaboration of high resolution mapping of ice-free surfaces in Antartica (namely in King George Island).

The main objective of project ANIMAR consisted on the development of automated methods to detect some of the most common patterns on the surface of Mars at different observation

The main objective of this project is the mapping and monitoring of areas densely occupied by sorted stone circles in Maritime Antarctica using ultra-high resolution images captu

The main objective of this research project is to give a major contribution to the inventory of landslides with a degree of completeness never achieved before.

A pioneering project in Portugal designed to assess the impact of environmental air pollution on birth weight and gestational age at birth in Coastal Alentejo region where a majo

Innovative biodiesel production. From catalyst to production reactor.  

This Project was focused on the assessment of the feasibility, in a conceptual phase, of a Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP) system to be used to climatize the living space of the dormi

Continental active serpentinization of ultramafic rocks is today recognized as a key process triggering a sequence of phenomena involving the passage from inorganic, to organic a

Therefore, the survey and the study of the maritime buildings settled in environmentally sensible areas, like the Natura 2000 Network Sites, are still to be done.

Project FINDER aims to identify and characterize the active trace of the Lower Tagus Valley (LTV) fault zone using a revolutionary and relatively new technique: airborne LiDAR (Light Detection And

The correct interpretation of a work of architecture – the assessment of its meaning – is fundamental when we face the necessity of intervening on it.