The Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering is a quarterly publication of the Associa??o Brasileira de Engenharia Química (Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering - ABEQ) aiming at publishing papers reporting on basic and applied research and innovation in the field of chemical engineering and related areas.Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering (ISSN 01046632) is a quarterly publication of the Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering: January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December. BJChE publishes 800 copies per publication.The short title Braz. J. Chem. Eng. is strongly recommended to briefly refer to the journal in footnotes, bibliographies and bibliographical references and strips.