Author: Marcio L. de Souza-Santos
Alternate names: M. L. de Souza-Santos; M. L. Souza-Santos; M. L. deSouzaSantos
Born: April 2nd, 1949
Bio: Education:
•	Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering by the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) in 1987. During the time in England, received the “Overseas Research Students Award” twice from Committee of Vice-chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom.
•	M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering awarded, with honors, by the University of São Paulo (Brazil) in 1981 and 1973, respectively.

Areas of Expertise:
•	Mathematical modeling and simulation of combustion and gasification of solid fuels, particularly applied to boiler, gasifiers, dryers, oil-shale retorting using fluidized and moving bed equipment. Developer of CSFMB (Comprehensive Simulator of Fluidized and Moving Bed equipment).
•	Modeling and simulation of advanced processes of thermoelectric power generation. Developer of IPES (Industrial Process and Equipment Simulator). Studies on new process based on coal and biomass.
•	Transport phenomena (energy, mass and momentum transfers) applied to Chemical and Mechanical Engineering problems.

	Professional Experience:
•	IGT - Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago, IL, USA) from 1991 to 1993. Developed research on fluidized-bed technology and thermo-electric power generation.
•	USP - University of São Paulo from 1975 to 1980. Lecturer on the area of Transport Phenomena.
•	IPT - Institute for Technological Research (São Paulo, Brazil) from 1981 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1998. Directed a team of 18 researches on various subjects of Thermal Engineering.
•	UNICAMP - State University at Campinas, São Paulo, from 1989 to 1990 and since 1994. Professor in the area of Thermal Engineering, especially power generation and fluidized-bed technology. Supervise several theses dealing with those aspects.
•	Engineering consultant for several governments and private companies (in Brazil and abroad) on aspects of thermal engineering.
•	Technologix Corporation based in the Chicago area, Illinois, USA. Developer of the CSFB simulation program for fluidized-bed boilers, gasifiers, and reactors. The Corporation commercially distributes that simulator.

Published works:

Books:
1)	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “Solid Fuels Combustion and Gasification: Modeling, Simulation, and Equipment Operation”. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, NY, USA, 2004 (ISBN: 0-8247-0971-3).
2)	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “Analytical and Approximate Methods Applied to Transport Phenomena,” CRC Press, New York, NY, USA, 2007 (ISNB: 978-0-8493-3408-5).
3)	de Souza-Santos, M. L., A Study on Pressurized Fluidized-Bed Gasification of Biomass through the Use of Comprehensive Simulation, Chapter of the vol. 4 of the Book on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment, Gordon and Breach Publishers, Amsterdam, Holland, 1998.


Papers and Theses:
The most important works are:
1.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., "Modelling and Simulation of Fluidized-Bed Boilers and Gasifiers for Carbonaceous Solids", Ph.D. thesis presented to University of Sheffield, Department of Chemical Engineering and Fuel Technology, England, United Kingdom, July, 1987, 400p.
2.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., "Comprehensive Modelling and Simulation of Fluidized-Bed Boilers and Gasifiers", Fuel,  Vol. 68, 1507-1521, Dec., 1989.
3.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., "Explicit Forms for the Calculation of Heat and Momentum Transfer Coefficients for Vapour Condensation on Surfaces of Various Forms", The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 68, 29-37, Feb., 1990.
4.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., "Comprehensive Modeling and Simulation of Fluidized-Bed Reactors Used in Energy Generation Processes," Meeting on Energy Modeling: Optimizing Information and Resources, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, June 7-8, 1993. 
5.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., "Application of Comprehensive Simulation to Pressurized Fluidized Bed Hydroretorting of Shale," Fuel, Vol. 73, Number 9, 1459-1465, 1994.
6.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “Application of Comprehensive Simulation of Fluidized-Bed Reactors to the Pressurized Gasification of Biomass,” J. of the Braz. Soc. Mec. Sciences, Vol XVI, No. 4, 376-383, 1995.
7.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “A Study on Thermo-chemically Recuperated Power Generation Systems Using Natural Gas”. Fuel, Vol. 76, No. 7, 593-601, 1997.
8.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “A Study on Pressurized Fluidized-Bed Gasification of Biomass through the Use of Comprehensive Simulation”, paper 25.2, vol. II, proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Technologies and Combustion for a Clean Environment, 7-10 July, 1997, Lisbon, Portugal, vol. 2, sec. 25.2, pg. 7-13. Accepted for publication as a Chapter of the 4th volume of book “Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment”, Gordon and Breach Publishers, Amsterdam, 1998.
9.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “A Feasibility Study on an Alternative Power Generation System Based on Biomass Gasification/Gas Turbine Concept,” Fuel, Vol. 78, 529-538, 1999.
10.	Costa, A. M. S., de Souza-Santos, M. L., “Studies on the Mathematical Modeling of Circulation Rates of Particles in Bubbling Fluidized Beds,” Powder Technology, Vol. 103, 110-116, 1999.
11.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “Two Trial Models for the Rate of Combustion and Gasification of Slurries or Liquid Biomass Sprayed on Inert Fluidized Particles,” Fifth Biomass Conference of the Americas, USA, Orlando, Florida, September 17-21, 2001. Despite accepted, the work could not be presented because the conference was cancelled due to safety concerns.
12.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., “Two trial models for the rate of combustion and gasification of liquid fuels sprayed on inert fluidized particles,” Sixth International Conference on Technologies and Combustion for a Clean Environment, 9-12 July 2001, Porto – Portugal. 
13.	Rabi J.A., de Souza-Santos M. L.. Incorporation of a two-flux model for radiative heat transfer in a comprehensive fluidized bed simulator. Part I: Preliminary theoretical investigations. Thermal Engineering 3:64-70, 2003.
14.	Rabi J.A., de Souza-Santos M. L.. Incorporation of a two-flux model for radiative heat transfer in a comprehensive fluidized bed simulator. Part II: Numerical results and assessment. Thermal Engineering 4:49-54, 2004.
15.	Rabi J.A., de Souza-Santos M. L.. Incorporation of a two-flux model for radiative heat transfer in a comprehensive fluidized bed simulator. Part II: Numerical results and assessment. Thermal Engineering 4:49-54, 2004.
16.	de Souza-Santos, M. L., A New Version of CSFB, Comprehensive Simulator for Fluidized Bed Equipment. Fuel, v. 86:12-13, 1684-1709, 2007.
17.	de Souza-Santos, M.L., Comprehensive Simulator (CSFMB) Applied to Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers and Gasifiers, The Open Chemical Engineering Journal, 2, 106-118, 2008.
18. de Souza-Santos, M. L., CSFB Applied to Fluidized-bed Gasification of Special Fuels,  FUEL, available on line since November 17, 2008.

Patents and Copyrights:
•	"Comprehensive Simulation Program for Fluidized-Bed Boilers and Gasifiers," at the US Library of Congress, Copyright Number TXu 554-655 obtained on July/31/1992.
•	"Thermoelectric Generation Process and Equipment," at the Brazilian National Institute for Industrial Property, Reservation for Patent Number PI9402342 obtained on August 03, 1994.
•	“Process and System to Improve the Efficiency of a Internal Combustion Engine Using Fuel Reforming”. Patent registered at the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) through the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 2004.

Citations:
	Around 100 citations in publications such us: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Chemical Engineering Sciences, Energy, Industrial Engineering and Chemical Research, Transaction of the Institute of Chemical Engineering, Heat and Technology, Fuel, Proceeding of the Royal Society of London, Power Technology, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, and Proceedings of the International Conference on Combustion Technologies for Clean Environment, Brazilian Journal of Mechanical Sciences, USA Department of Energy Reports.

Invited Talks
	The most important at:
•	ACERC (Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA September, 1992.
•	Meeting on Energy Modeling: Optimizing Information and Resources, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, June 7-8, 1993.
•	University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, July, 1997.
•	Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Korea, November 2001. 
•	IST (Superior Technological Institute), Lisbon, Portugal, August, 1987.
•	Fifth Biomass Conference of the Americas, USA, Orlando, Florida, September 17-21, 2001.
•	Colombian Universities and Senior Researchers, organized by Colombia Council of Sciences, September 1996 and April 1997. 
•	University of São Paulo, São Carlos Engineering School. Invited to present talk on Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Fluidized Bed Equipment, March 25, 2003.
•	State University of South Dakota (USA). Invited as Visiting Professor from January 4 until May 27, 2008, teaching courses on Combustion and Gasification of Solid Fuels (EM692) as well training researchers on the use of CSFMB (Comprehensive Simulator of Fluidized and Moving Bed equipment)

 
Societies:
Member of the American Chemical Society, the Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering and has been appointed member of Advisory Committee of several national and international meetings on energy.

Other:
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Open Chemical Engineering Journal


More information at: http://www.fem.unicamp.br/~dss