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The researchers at our institute share a common objective, contributing to four key areas of development. These areas constitute the nexus that interweaves various disciplines and specializations within our institution.
Pollution of water, soil and air, aggravated by the effects of climate change, threatens ecosystems and human health, while putting at risk the effectiveness and safety of essential services such as sanitation, water supply, health care, and the productivity of the primary sector. Faced with these challenges, the development of advanced, efficient and economically viable technologies and analysis methods is key for effective pollution management.
We are facing a global energy crisis associated with the progressive decrease in fossil fuels and the need to limit their use, due to the harmful gases generated by their combustion. The urgent deployment of technologies that allow the generation of renewable, clean and sustainable energy is necessary to avoid significant impacts on sectors as relevant as transportation or the chemical industry.
The overexploitation of resources in the primary and secondary industrial sectors compromises planetary boundaries and the environment. Adopting a circular economy model, which promotes the continuous reuse of resources, is essential for its sustainability. Technological innovation that sustainably transforms waste and by-products into value-added compounds is essential to achieve the sustainability of these sectors.
Advancing in the development of new methods and tools for modeling, simulation and optimization of processes, and digital models, is essential to facilitate decision making in the industry, mainly seeking the efficiency of processes, maximum use of resources and cost reduction, in order to achieve business models that balance viability and sustainability.
