Maria Teresa Borges Pimenta

Education
1999: Bachelor – Chemistry at Federal University of Uberlândia
2002: Master – Physico-Chemistry at University of São Paulo
2005: Doctorate – Physico-Chemistry at University of São Paulo
2005: Sandwich period at Polytechnique Institut of Grenoble – France
2007: Postdoctorate at University of Girona – Spain

Career
2007 - 2008: Senior Chemist at Caraíba Mining
2009 - present: Researcher at CTBE/CNPEM
2011 - present: Coordinator of Process Development Laboratories at CTBE/CNPEM
2013 - 2013: Interim Program Coordinator – Industrial Program – CTBE/CNPEM
2014 - present: Head of the Green Chemistry research group

Professional experience
• Pretreatment and pulping processes such as Hydrothermal, Soda, Organosolv, Supercritical Fluid (carbon dioxide) and Kraft.
• Analytical methods for lignocellulosic biomass characterization.
• Development of routes for chemical building blocks from vegetal macromolecules.
• Solvent extraction process: implantation of the first plant of copper cathode by solvent extraction of Brazil.