Rui Galhano dos Santos got his PhD in Organic Chemistry in 2013 from the University of Lisbon, after having completed his degree in Chemistry in 2006 at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. He is a senior researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico. He frequently lectures at Instituto Superior Técnico and Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa. He has published more than 30 articles in scientific journals and is co-inventor in 9 patents.
Presently, his studies are mainly focused and involves the studies and development of new strategies to up-cycle biomass and wastes for the production of added-valuable chemicals and/or materials as well as for the productions fo bio-fuels. Besides his exceptional knowledge of biomass liquefaction, organic synthesis, and carbohydrate chemistry, he has a scientific background in polymer chemistry, extraction, and separation of natural compounds, chemical structure elucidation, 1D and 2D–NMR, green chemistry, scale-up of chemical processes, biorefineries.
In early 2016, Rui Galhano dos Santos became a permanent member of CERENA - Center for Natural Resources and Environment
Publications
Replacement of petroleum-derived diols by sustainable biopolyols in one component polyurethane foams
Journal of Cleaner Production | 2019
Industrial Crops and Products | 2016
Ricardo Carvalho
Elisabete Ribeiro Silva
Joao Carlos Bordado
Ana Cristina Cardoso
Maria do Rosario Costa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2009
Amélia Rauter
Alice Martins
Joana Ferreira
Luísa Serralheiro
Maria-Eduarda Araújo
Carlos Borges
Jorge Justino
Filipa Silva
Margarida Goulart
Jane Thomas-Oates
João Rodrigues
Emma Edwards
João Noronha
Rui Pinto
Hélder Mota-Filipe