Recognition will be made for the best paper and the best poster between all the participants that have submitted their works before 30 May, 2010. The selection is made by the Scientific Committee of the Conference. Additionally, the traditional “TECNICELPA Prize" will be awarded.

TECNICELPA AWARD 2010
3rd edition

Purpose: “Tecnicelpa Award” was established to stimulate the production of technical and scientific papers in Companies, Universities and research Institutes that develops activity in areas directly or indirectly related with Forest, Pulp, Paper and Board. The essential purpose of this Award is to contribute to an enrichment of knowledge aiding the global competitiveness of the Portuguese industry.
Scope and Receivers: Technical and scientific papers, developed in a Portuguese Organization, in areas directly or indirectly related with Forest, Pulp, Paper and Board, by authors of Portuguese or other nationality.
Value of the Award: 5000 € (five thousand Euros).
Selection of Papers: is performed by the TECNICELPA Scientific Committee and awarded in a special ceremony during the XXI TECNICELPA Conference And Exhibition. Papers presented will be evaluated for the Award, if the authors are within the criteria defined above and do not declare a contrary aim to the Award application.
TECNICELPA Scientific Committee:  Eng. Serafim Tavares (President, RAIZ); Eng. Agostinho Dolores Ferreira (Altri Group); Prof.ª Ana Paula Duarte (Univ. Beira Interior); Eng. Armando Brochado (ex. Q. S. Gescartão Group); Prof. Carlos Pascoal Neto (Univ. Aveiro); Eng. Carlos Santos (Renova); Eng. Carlos Vieira (Portucel Soporcel Group); Eng. Fernando Antunes Rosa (PradoKarton); Eng. João Luís de Pinho Ferreira (Altri Group); Eng. Manuel Gil Mata (Portucel Soporcel Group); Prof.ª Margarida Figueiredo (Univ. Coimbra); Eng. Rui Sant’Ovaia (Instit. Politécnico de Tomar);

TECNICELPA Awards in 2007
“Biorefinação – uso de enzimas no melhoramento da refinação de uma pasta kraft branqueada de Eucalyptus globulus”, Nuno Gil, Cristina Gil, Maria Emília Amaral, Ana Paula Costa e Ana Paula Duarte; Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.

TECNICELPA Awards In 2005
“Química da madeira de Eucalyptus globulus: Especificidades e impacto nos processos de cozimento e de branqueamento”, Carlos Pascoal Neto, Dmitry Evtuguin, Paula Pinto, Armando Silvestre, Carmen Freire; CICECO e Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.

TECNICELPA AWARD 2010 - 3rd EDITION

“Paper Surface Chemistry as a Tool to Improve Inkjet Printing Quality”
Isabel M. T. Moutinho, Margarida L. Figueiredo, Paulo J.T. Ferreira

BEST PAPER AWARD

“Polyampholites as Paper Dry Strength Agents”
Deusanilde J. Silva, Song W. Park, Martin A. Hubbe, Orlando J. Rojas

BEST POSTER AWARD

            “An Integrated Process to Produce High Value-Added Phenolic Compounds from Kraft Lignin”
Eduardo A. B. da Silva, Miriam Zabkova, José D. Araújo, Carolina A. Cateto, Maria F.
Barreiro, Mohamed N. Belgacem e Alírio E. Rodrigues