Filipe Hobi Bordon Sosa

Filipe H. B. Sosa is currently a a Junior researcher at Aveiro Institute of Materials - CICECO, University of Aveiro and PI of an FCT project, recycling of spent automotive catalytic converters for the recovery and separation of platinum group metals and rare earth elements ((2022.04478.PTDC)). In 2015 he received a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Brazil and in 2017 he obtained his MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil. In March of 2021, he completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering conducted under the cotutelle agreement between the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, and the University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal. During the PhD, Filipe Sosa had additional trainees activities at Kemijski institut (National Institute of Chemistry), Slovenia under COST action - CA17128 (Establishment of a Pan-European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin). There, he worked on the catalytic depolymerization, and conversion of lignin assisted by deep eutectic solvents and hydrodeoxygenation catalysis. Currently, the main goal of Filipe Sosa scientific investigation is the application of green solvents (ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents) for biomass valorization. In addition, he also has experience in the determination of phase equilibrium (liquid-vapor equilibrium, liquid-liquid equilibrium, and solid-liquid equilibrium). Since 2016 he has published 37 SCI papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 2 book chapters, with 36 distinct authors spread across four countries (Brazil, Peru, Finland, and Portugal). Moreover, he has contributed with +80 oral and posters communications.

2021: PhD in Chemical Engineering (Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering, Department of Processes and Products Development - School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil). 

2021: PhD in Chemical Engineering (Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro (UA), Aveiro, Portugal.

2017: Master’s in Chemical Engineering (Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering - Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil).

2014: Graduation in Chemical Engineering (Degree in Chemical Engineering, Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Brazil

2023-present

Junior Researcher of CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry department, University of Aveiro, Portugal. Contract under  the Scientific Employment Stimulus - Individual Call 2022 “LIGnin valorisation through the development of integrated processing to produce aryl amines and surfactants using GREEN solvents ” (CEECIND/07209/2022).

2023-present

CO-PI of FCT R&D project – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry department, University of Aveiro, Portugal. “Recovery and separation of platinum group metals and rare earth elements from spent automotive catalytic converters” (2022.04478.PTDC).

2022-present

Member of CNPq project - Chemical department, Regional University of Blumenau, Brazil and Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry department, University of Aveiro, Portugal.  “Lignin valorization through enzymatic depolymerization in aqueous solutions with hydrotropic agents” (CNPq 401894/2022-3).

June 2021 – Abril 2023

Researcher of CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry department, University of Aveiro, Portugal. Contract under Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 837527 – “Green chemicals and technologies for the wood-to-textile value chain” H2020-BBI-JTI-2018.

February 2018- August 2018

Teaching activities - Thermodynamics II; University of Campinas (8 h/ week), through Teaching Internship Program – PED.

February 2017- February 2021

PhD Student  - Laboratory of Phase Equilibrium – LEF, Department of Processes and Products Development - School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil in collaboration with Process and Product Applied Thermodynamics research group – CICECO - Aveiro, Portugal (CNPq Grant 169459/2017-9, 200627/ 2018-0)

February 2016- August 2016

Teaching activities - Thermodynamics for Engineering Chemistry II; Federal University of Paraná, teaching support program.

February 2015- February 2017

MSc Student - Laboratory of Thermodynamics and Separation Operations – LATOS, Department of Chemical Engineering - Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (CNPq (Grant 310905/2015-0)

August 2014- December 2014

Trainee  - Terra Nossa Trade and Exportation of Foliar Fertilizer – Microxisto, Paraná, Brazil.

June 2011- July 2014

Research scholarship in Chemical Engineering at the Textile Laboratory of Regional University of Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil under the supervision of Prof. Jurgen Andreaus (Chemical department, Regional University of Blumenau).