LEPABE — Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy was created in 1997, as an interdisciplinary group, to operate within the Faculty of Engineering – University of Porto (FEUP). Its mission is to develop innovative products and processes to respond effectively to societal challenges, using the basis of chemical and biological engineering to improve the quality of life, in a sustainable and safe way and combining eco-efficiency and health concerns with economically sound design and operation. The research is structured along 5 research groups: (1) Processes, Products and Energy; (2) Process Systems Engineering; (3) Biotechnology; (4) Supramolecular Assemblies and (5) Environmental Sciences and Technologies.

LSRE-LCM is a partnership between LSRE – Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering and LCM – Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials. This partnership obtained the status of Associate Laboratory in December 2004. It is headquartered at FEUP and it includes two external poles (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança and Instituto Politécnico de Leiria). Its activities have strong impact in the development of the scientific and technological system, through its scientific production reflected by its outputs, and in technology transfer to the industrial sector by the creation of spin-offs and contracts with industry. The research is organised in 4 research groups: (1) Cyclic Adsorption/Reaction Processes; (2) Product Engineering; (3) Thermodynamics and Environment; (4) Catalysis and Carbon Materials.