Materials Engineering, Catalysis and Clean Technologies. Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, master's and doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro COPPE/UFRJ. Post-Doctorate at University of Florida, Materials Science & Engineering Department. Safety Engineer and specialist in safety, environment and occupational health (HSE). He worked for 05 years at Braskem Petroquímica, in Camaçari, BA and 12 years at the Federal University of Bahia. He is currently Full Professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Department of Chemical Engineering and Research Institute for Petroleum and Energy (LITPEG), Refining and Clean Technologies Laboratory. Research Themes (1) Catalysts for the production of biofuels and chemicals from the pyrolysis and conversion of biomass residues, vegetable oils and plastics; (2) Catalysts for treating toxic effluents for reuse of water in industry.