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The Iberoamerican Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies (CIPOA) was first held in
2013 in Recife, Brazil. Since then, the conference has been hosted in various cities, including
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2015), Medellín, Colômbia (2017), Natal, Brazil (2019),
and Cusco, Peru (2022).
In 2024, Florianópolis, Brazil, has been chosen to host the Iberoamerican community for
discussions on the latest advances and future perspectives in the fundamental principles and
applications of Advanced Oxidation Technologies (AOTs).
With each edition, the number of attendees and the diversity of represented countries has
grown, reaching over 512 participants from 28 countries across four continents for the 6th
CIPOA. The Scientific Committee (SC) approved 535 abstracts for this edition, selecting 120 for
oral presentations on highly relevant research topics, and 400 for poster presentations.
The 6th CIPOA brought together scientists, Ph.D. students, master's and undergraduate
students, and professionals to share research findings and engage in discussions about future
directions and opportunities in Advanced Oxidation Technologies. The conference focused on
key areas such as environmental protection, chemical and food engineering, energy, and
climate sectors, all contributing to a sustainable, carbon-neutral circular economy.
The conference featured 15 plenary speakers, who provided in-depth insights into various key
aspects of Advanced Oxidation Technologies. Additionally, round-table discussions on
industry-academia cooperation and perspectives on scientific publication facilitated a broad
debate on important topics related to trends in Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs).
All presented contributions, both oral and poster, will have the opportunity to be submitted
as full research papers for special issues of the Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of
Environmental Chemical Engineering, or Separation and Purification Technologies, which will
be dedicated to the fundamentals and applications of AOTs.
Special thanks go to the members of the Scientific Committee for their valuable support in
evaluating abstracts and actively promoting the VI CIPOA globally. I also extend my gratitude
to the organizing institution, the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC, Brazil), the
Brazilian Association of Chemical Engineering (ABEQ, Brazil), as well as the companies and
institutions supporting this conference.
Finally, I would like to express my personal thanks to the members of the local organizing
committee for their dedicated work in making this event possible. |
