Francisco AvelinoFrancisco Avelino is Assistant Professor at Federal Institute of Ceará (IFCE) in the PhysicalChemistry subarea since 2019. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Federal University of Ceará (2019), Master in Chemistry from Federal University of Ceara (2017), and Bachelor of Chemistry from Federal University of Ceará (2014) with a period at the University of Coimbra (2012--2013). His research focuses on materials chemistry, polymer chemistry, and solution chemistry, including biomass valorization, biorefinery, lignin chemistry, lignin valorization, fabrication of biocomposites, and the determination of thermodynamic, structural, and spectral properties of electrolyte andnonelectrolyte solutions. He is also the founder and leader of Biopolymer and Advanced Materials Group (BioMat), Coordinator of Research and Extension of IFCE Campus Iguatu, and Research Fellow of FUNCAP (BPI fellowship) and CNPq (DT 2 fellowship). Read More Read Less