Pedro Henrique Rodrigues Alijó is currently Adjunct Professor at the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ). Previously, he was a Research Assistant at the Foundation of Coordination of Projects, Research, and Technological Studies (COPPETEC Foundation) as well as D.Sc. Fellow and M.Sc. Fellow at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, a M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from UFRJ, and a D.Sc. in chemical engineering from UFRJ.