João Alves Pinto (E518-E967-5179)

Curriculum Vitae

João Alves Pinto

João Alves Pinto obtained his PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. He is a Research Technician for the Area of Bio-Based Products and Processes inspired in Mountain Context at Collaborative Laboratory Mountains of Research (MORE), where he is responsible for preparing proposals and projects, attracting funding, managing research initiatives, overseeing technical services, and strengthening the link between universities and industry. He has published 7 articles in specialized journals and presented 18 communications in scientific conferences. He has organized 4 scientific events, secured competitive funding as a researcher in 6 research projects and 2 as a research fellow, and collaborated with multiple co-authors in scientific works. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials, with a special emphasis on materials derived from renewable resources, including the production of bio-based polyols and their application as macromonomers in the synthesis of polyurethanes and polyesters. He has also developed strong expertise in process engineering and scale-up, with a focus on optimizing processes for industrial applications. His work encompasses the design, development, and optimization of chemical and biochemical processes, ensuring efficiency, sustainability, and feasibility for large-scale production. His expertise extends to Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Scale-Up Strategies, Advanced Characterization of by-products and biomaterials, and Natural Products. Throughout his academic career, he has participated in international research mobilities at the Opole University of Technology (Poland) and LANOTEC - CeNAT Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnología (Costa Rica), focusing on biomass characterization and valorization. In his ScienceVitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in the contextualization of his scientific production are: oxypropylation; polyols; renewable resources; by-product characterization; by-product valorization; process optimization; scale-up strategies; industrial applications.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: João Alves Pinto

Citation names

Pinto, João
Pinto, J.A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: E518-E967-5179
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6853-9921
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=U_GtsWIAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id: AAK-4563-2020
Scopus Author Id: 57208035714

Email addresses

jpinto@morecolab.pt (Professional)
jaalvespinto@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação - Associação, Edifício Brigantia Ecopark, Av. Cidade de Léon 506, 5300-358, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://morecolab.pt/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018 - 2025 Concluded	Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento) Major in Sem especialidade Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal "Development of sustainable polymer solutions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013/09 - 2015/10 Concluded	Chemical engineering (Mestrado) Major in Polymers from renewable resources Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal "Valorization of almond agro-industrial residues: Production of biopolyols from almond shell" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15
2013 Concluded	Chemical and Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	13
2011/10/01 - 2012/07/08 Concluded	LLP Erasmus Programme (Outros) Politechnika Opolska, Poland
2007/10/01 - 2008/07 Concluded	Análises Químicas e Biológicas (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Affiliation

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/03/03 - Current	Research Technician	MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal
	MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal
2015 - 2018	Research initiation (BII)	Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2016/06/01 - 2019/10/30	AIProcMat@N2020 - Advanced Industrial Processes and Materials for a Sustainable Northern Region of Portugal 2020 NORTE-01-0145-FEDER- 000006 PhD Student Fellow Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund European Social Fund Concluded
2015/12 - 2016/05	ValBioOxi - Valorisation of lignocellulosic residues through oxypropylation ValBioOxi Research Fellow Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2024/06/01 - 2029/05/31	CisWEFE-NEX - Circular Systemic Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus CCRI Demonstrator for Regions facing Severe Water Stress 101135062 - CisWEFE-NEX Researcher MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal	Horizon 2020 Ongoing
2025/10/01 - 2028/09/30	DiVina – Estratégia de valorização de dióspiros para o setor dos vinagres NORTE2030-FEDER-02089700 Researcher MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal	Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2027/12/31	SUBSUS - Novos substratos sustentáveis para o setor horticola COMPETE2030-FEDER-01184500 Researcher	Ongoing
2022/06/01 - 2026/05/31	VALMEDALM - VALorization of MEDiterranean ALMond orchards through the use of intercropping integrated strategies PRIMA/0013/2021 Researcher MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area Ongoing
2021 - 2024/10/31	LocalNutLeg - Developing innovative plant-based added-value food products through the promotion of LOCAL Mediterranean NUT and LEGUME crops PRIMA/IA/2020/LocalNutLeg Researcher MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal	Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area Ongoing
2021/09/01 - 2023/06/30	Bio4Drinks - Obtaining Multifunctional Natural Ingredients for the Beverage Industry" NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-113508 Researcher MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Ongoing
2021/02/01 - 2023/06/30	OliveBioExtract - Sustainable use of olive pomace in an integrated recovery chain using innovative processes NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-049865 Researcher MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Ongoing
2020 - 2023	BIOma - Integrated BIOeconomics solutions for the Mobilization of the Agro-food value chain POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046112 Researcher Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster

Pinto, J.A.. "Prospecting natural compounds from ornamental plants to develop innovative biobased antimicrobial formulations". Paper presented in XXIX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2025.
Pinto, J.A.. "Valorisation of rice husk in the production of value-added biopolyols". Paper presented in WCCE11 - 11th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 2023.
Fernandes, I.P.; Pinto, J.A.; Sfaxi, R.; Mokaddem, Y.; Rezende, S.; Cuma, D.; Pilipenko, N.; Barreiro, M.F.. "New eco-coatings based on natural dyes and aqueous polyurethane dispersions". Paper presented in 10th Conference on Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Materials, 2019.
Pinto, J.A.; Belgacem, M.N.; Rodrigues, A.E.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Oxypropylation of lignocellulosic biomass: almod shell, Brazilian pine fruit shell, coffee husk and rice husk". Paper presented in II Jornadas Doctorales En Energías Renovables, 2019.
Pinto, J.A.; Borougaa, I.; Aissi, E.R.; Cuma, D.; Fernandes, I.P.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Sustainable polymers solutions through lignin liquefaction procecesses". Paper presented in 10th Conference on Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Materials, 2019.
Fernandes, I.P.; Pinto, J.A.; Santos, P.C.; J.M.T.A.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Biocomposites based on cork and biomass residues agglomerated with water-based polyurethane adhesives modified with Melissa Officinalis extract". Paper presented in 10th Conference on Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Materials, 2019.
Pinto, J.A.; Belgacem, M.N.; Rodrigues, A.E.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Development of silica-rich polyols from rice husk biomass". Paper presented in 9th Conference on Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Materials, 2018.
de Rezende, S.C.; Pinto, J.A.; Fernandes, I.P.; Leimann, F.V.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Análise de Componentes Principais aplicada ao estudo da oxipropilação do resíduo da semente da Araucaria angustifólia". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2018.
Pinto, J.A.; Belgacem, M.N.; Rodrigues, A.E.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Composição de biomassas residuais e avaliação da sua influência nas condições da reação de oxipropilação". Paper presented in XXIII Encontro Galego Portugues de Química, 2017.
Pinto, J.A.; Prieto, M.A.; Ferreira, I.C.F.R.; Rodrigues, A.E.; Belgacem, M.N.; Barreiro, M.F.; Pinto, J.A.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "Evaluation of the almond shell oxypropylation process through the response surface methodology". Paper presented in MoDeSt Workshop 2017 Polymers, Environment and Sustainable developments, 2017.
Rezende, S.C.; Pinto, J.A.; Leimann, Fernanda Vitória; Barreiro, M.F.; de Rezende, S.C.; Pinto, J.A.; Leimann, F.V.. "Valorisation of brazilian pine-fruit shell residue (araucaria angustifolia) in the production of biopolyols". Paper presented in TECNICELPA 2016 - XXIII Conferência Internacional da Floresta, Pasta e Papel, 2016.
Pinto, J.A.; Fernandes, I.P.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Almond shell-based polyols through oxypropylation reaction". Paper presented in XXI Encontro Luso Galego de Química, 2015.
Pinto, J.A.; Fernandes, I.P.; Barreiro, M.F.; Pinto, J.A.. "Valorization of almond agro-industrial residues: production of biopolyols from almond shell". Paper presented in 6th Workshop Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymers Chemistry, 2015.

Journal article

João A. Pinto; Isabel P. Fernandes; Virginia D. Pinto; Elson Gomes; Cátia F. Oliveira; Paula C. R. C. R. Pinto; Luís M. R. Mesquita; et al. "Valorization of Lignin Side-Streams into Polyols and Rigid Polyurethane Foams: A Contribution to the Pulp and Paper Industry Biorefinery". Energies 14 13 (2021): 3825-3825. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14133825.
10.3390/en14133825
Rodolpho Fagundes Correa; Giovana Colucci; Noureddine Halla; João Alves Pinto; Arantzazu Santamaria-Echart; Silvia Priscila Blanco; Isabel Patrícia Fernandes; Maria Filomena Barreiro. "Development of Chitosan Microspheres through a Green Dual Crosslinking Strategy Based on Tripolyphosphate and Vanillin". Molecules 26 8 (2021): 2325-2325. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26082325.
10.3390/molecules26082325
João A. Pinto; Miguel A. Prieto; Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira; Mohamed N. Belgacem; Alírio E. Rodrigues; Maria Filomena Barreiro. "Analysis of the oxypropylation process of a lignocellulosic material, almond shell, using the response surface methodology (RSM)". Industrial Crops and Products 153 (2020): 112542-112542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112542.
10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112542
Kuranska, M.; Pinto, J.A.; Salach, K.; Barreiro, M.F.; Prociak, A.. "Synthesis of thermal insulating polyurethane foams from lignin and rapeseed based polyols: A comparative study". Industrial Crops and Products 143 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85075440134&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111882
de Campos, S.S.; de Oliveira, A.; Moreira, T.F.M.; da Silva, T.B.V.; da Silva, M.V.; Pinto, J.A.; Bilck, A.P.; et al. "TPCS/PBAT blown extruded films added with curcumin as a technological approach for active packaging materials". Food Packaging and Shelf Life 22 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85074376975&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.fpsl.2019.100424
Pilipenko, N.; Gonçalves, O.H.; Bona, E.; Fernandes, I.P.; Pinto, J.A.; Sorita, G.D.; Leimann, F.V.; Barreiro, M.F.. "Tailoring swelling of alginate-gelatin hydrogel microspheres by crosslinking with calcium chloride combined with transglutaminase". Carbohydrate Polymers 223 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85068526130&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115035
de Rezende, S.C.; Pinto, J.A.; Fernandes, I.P.; Leimann, F.V.; Barreiro, M.-F.. "Oxypropylation of brazilian pine-fruit shell evaluated by principal component analysis". Journal of Renewable Materials 6 7 (2018): 715-723. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063631342&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
10.32604/JRM.2018.00028

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/09/05	Green dual crosslinking treatments to produce chitosan microspheres based on tripolyphosphate and vanillin: a comparative study of two strategies	IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry (9th ICGC) (Athens, Greece)
2022/06/03	Extending the Craft Beer tasty lifetime with by-products of the wine and chestnut production - The Bio4Drinks Project	(Brugge, Belgium)
2019/03/15	Monitor - Novos materiais sustentáveis a partir de resíduos agroindustriais	9º PubhD Bragança Centro de Arte Contemporânea Graça Morais (Bragança, Portugal)
2019	Development of biopolyols from coffee husk biomass	10th Conference on Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Materials (Riga, Latvia)
2017	Rigid polyurethane foams modified with lignin based bio-polyols	8th Workshop on Green Chemestry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Chemestry (Prague, Czech Republic)
2017	Oxypropylation of lignocellulosic agro-industrial residues - a comparative study	2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering – DCE17 (Porto, Portugal)
2016	Exploring oxypropylation to prepare liquid and biphasic polyols from the pine-fruit shell of Auraucaria angustifolia	XXII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química (Bragança, Portugal)
2016	Polyols and rigid polyurethane foams derived from Lignin side-streams of the pulp and paper industry	XXIII Conferência Internacional da Floresta, Pasta e Papel – TECNICELPA 2016 (Porto, Portugal)
2015	Avaliação da utilização dos resíduos do processamento da amêndoa na produção de biopolióis por oxipropilação	III Encontro de Jovens Investigadores do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, (EJI-IPB) (Bragança, Portugal)
2015	Valorization of lignin from kraft pulp industry in chemicals and materials	5th International Conference on Biodegradable and Biobased Polymers - BIOPOL 2015

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/07/24 - 2024/07/25	International Conference on Sustainable Foods (ICSF) – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (2024/07/24 - 2024/07/26) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	MORE - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação – Associação, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2018/09/05 - 2018/09/07	(Microencapsulação/síntese de biopolióis) no projeto CYTED P315RT0134 - BIORRECER - Valorizacion de resíduos de la industrialización de granos para la obtención de produtos químicos y energia (2018/09/05 - 2018/09/07) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2016/11/09 - 2016/11/11	XXII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química - Bragança, Portugal, Participação na organização local. (2016/11/09 - 2016/11/11) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2015/07/15 - 2015/07/17	6th Workshop on Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Chemistry. Participação na organização local. (2015/07/15 - 2015/07/17) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/12/12 - 2024/12/12	Papel dos Laboratórios Colaborativos - Um exemplo prático Other	Semana da Tecnologia e da Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Reunião de coordenação anual do projeto CYTED P315RT0134 - BIORRECER - Valorizacion de resíduos de la industrialización de granos para la obtención de produtos químicos y energia. Apresentação de resultados do projeto. Meeting
2019/05/30 - 2019/05/30	Dinamização no âmbito do projeto "Encontro com o cientista" na atividade laboratorial "Novos materiais: biomateriais, compósitos e materiais de base sustentada", palestra ministrada no âmbito da Unidade 3 - Plásticos, Vidros e Novos Materiais, disciplina de Química, 12º ano de escolaridade da Escola Secundária Emídio Garcia Seminar	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2019/05/25 - 2019/05/25	Participação no workshop de escrita científica "Princípios gerais para obter uma publicação científica" Workshop	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2019/04/30 - 2019/04/30	Monitor - Como produzir polímeros a partir de resíduos agroindustriais Seminar	Dia Aberto Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2019/02/14 - 2019/02/14	Participação na 37ª reunião do Conselho Técnico da Associação Rede de Competência em Polímeros (ARCP) Meeting
2018/12/11 - 2018/12/11	Ação de formação "Equipamento de análise de Microscopia Eletrónica de Varrimento (SEM) da marca Phenom Pro" Other	Associação para o desenvolvimento do Brigantia-EcoPark, Portugal
2018/05/14 - 2018/05/14	Novos materiais: biomateriais, compósitos e materiais de base sustentada, palestra ministrada no âmbito da Unidade 3 - Plásticos, Vidros e Novos Materiais, disciplina de Química, 12º ano de escolaridade da Escola Secundária Emídio Garcia Seminar	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2017/11/20 - 2017/11/24	Monitor - Como produzir polímeros a partir de um resíduo agroindustrial Exhibition	Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2017/07/04 - 2017/07/04	INNOCHEM – "Innovative teaching methods in the fields of Technology and Chemical Engineering according to the best standards of the Bologna Process" Seminar	Uniwersytet Rolniczy im Hugona Kollataja w Krakowie, Poland
2017/06/02 - 2017/06/02	Monitor, II feira das ciências, Exhibition
2017/05/15 - 2017/05/19	Apoio à 13ª semana Erasmus/ICM IPB Other	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2017/04/27 - 2017/04/27	Monitor- Novos materiais a partir da casca de amêndoa Exhibition	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2017/04/19 - 2017/04/19	Monitor - Dia do Fascínio das Plantas, promovido pela European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) Exhibition	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2016/05/25 - 2016/05/25	Participação no seminário HR-LCMS-HR_GCMS na Análise De Moléculas Conhecidas e Desconhecidas e Síntese por micro-ondas Seminar	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/04/13 - 2016/04/13	Monitor - Novos materiais a partir da casca de amêndoa Exhibition	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2015/05/11 - 2015/05/14	Ação de formação: Workshop - Caracterização de Polímeros, uma iniciativa da Paralab/PIEP em técnicas avançadas de caracterização de polímeros. Workshop
2011/03/02 - 2011/03/02	Guia/Monitor, Dia Aberto Exhibition	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2010/03/03 - 2010/03/03	Guia/Monitor, Semana da Ciência e da Tecnologia Seminar	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2009/11/27 - 2009/11/27	Agência Nacional para a Cultura Científica e Tecnológica Exhibition	Semana da Ciência e da Tecnologia Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
2009/11/25 - 2009/11/26	Guia/Monitor, "Qualidade da água", Semana da Ciência e da Tecnologia Exhibition	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2009/04/21 - 2009/04/21	Saúde e Ambiente Seminar	Semana da Tecnologia e da Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2017/02 - Current	El Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnología (CeNAT-CONARE) trabaja en la transferencia de conocimiento, siendo un Centro de "puertas abiertas" que realiza vinculación, en el ámbito académico, con universidades públicas, centros educativos nacionales y universidades internacionales. Entrevista	Biomass Characterization

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2021/04/01 - 2021/06/30	Hidroponia - Uma Produção Sustentável	João Sousa
2019/01/01 - 2019/06/30	Sustainable polymers solutions through lignin liquefaction processes	Intissar Borouga
2016/01/02 - 2016/08/15	Valorização da casca do pinhão, um subproduto da semente de Araucaria angustifolia, para produção de materiais poliméricos	Sthephany De Rezende

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2017/01/28 - 2017/02/11	Estadia no LANOTEC - CeNAT Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnología no âmbito de caracterização e estudo de biomassas. San José, Costa Rica