Dr. Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior

Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior graduated in Chemical Engineering from Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz (2015), received a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (2018), and received a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (2021), with an interim period at The University of Queensland. He has experience in Research & Development and Process Engineering in the chemical industry, in the areas of the synthesis of polymer resins, sulfuric acid, and water and wastewater treatment plants. He researches in the areas of Hydrometallurgy, Urban and Industrial Solid Waste Management, and the promotion of the circular economy for the recovery of critical metals using leaching techniques, thermodynamic simulation, precipitation separation techniques, solvent extraction, and ion exchange resins, and is active in life cycle analysis and public policies. He is a reviewer at the Journal of Cleaner Production, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Waste Management, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, and the Chemical Engineering Journal. He is an elected representative of graduate students at the Congregation of the Polytechnic School and the Graduate Committee, and he is an alternate in the Research Committee (2020–2021). He is currently undertaking a post doctorate in the field of battery recycling for electric and hybrid cars.