Rogerio Manuel dos Santos Simões

Rogério Manuel dos Santos Simões is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Beira Interior, and a researcher at FibEnTech - Fibrous Materials and Environmental Technologies. He teaches graduate courses including Advanced Experimental Methodologies, Biochemical Engineering, and Reactors.

• Research Focus: Chemical and enzymatic reaction kinetics, ozone bleaching of paper pulp, and paper materials development.
• Email: rmss@ubi.pt

His scientific work analyzes ozone oxidation rates for pollutants, biodelignification processes using fungal laccases, and fiber properties in Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus pinaster kraft pulps. Recent publications explore chlorine dioxide delignification kinetics and near-infrared spectroscopy models for pulp quality prediction.