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Pedro Carlos De Barros Fernandes

Pedro Carlos De Barros Fernandes
ped***@ulusofona.pt
8419-9A1B-0A28
0000-0003-0271-7796

Resume

Pedro Carlos de Barros Fernandes (b. 1966) is Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the 1st cycle in Biotechnology at Universidade Lusófona . He is an integrated researcher at the Institute of Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB-IST) and a collaborating researcher at BioRG (ULusofona). PhD in Biotechnology (Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1999), Master in Biotechnology / Biochemical Engineering (IST., 1994), graduated in Chemical Engineering (IST, 1989), Member of the Order of Engineers, associate 24667, Pedro is also one of the founders from Biotrend, a Portuguese company dedicated to the development of bioprocesses. He integrated research groups in projects founded at national (7) and international (2) levels. He is a reviewer of scientific articles and an evaluator of R&D projects. As the most relevant publications he has more than 100 scientific articles in international magazines with peer review and 28 book chapters. He supervised 5 doctoral theses and more than 32 master's theses. He contributed to scientific dissemination actions within the scope of the Ciência Viva program. He was awarded the UTL / Santander Totta Scientific Award in the area of Biological Engineering in 2011. Pedro has a h-index 32 from Clarivate Web of Science and an h-index 35 from Scopus

Graus

  • Licenciatura
    Licenciatura em Engenharia Química/Graduation in Chemical Engineering
  • Mestrado
    MSc in Biotechnology (Biochemical Engineering)
  • Doutoramento
    PhD in Biotechnology

Publicações

Journal article

  • 2023-06-01, Machine Learning: A Suitable Method for Biocatalysis, Catalysts
  • 2023-04-17, Miniaturization and microfluidic devices: an overview of basic concepts, fabrication techniques, and applications, Physical Sciences Reviews
  • 2023-04, Recombinant protein expression: Challenges in production and folding related matters, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • 2023-03-02, Special Issue on “Biocatalysis, Enzyme and Process Engineering”, Processes
  • 2023-01-05, Polyphenols in Health and Disease: Gut Microbiota, Bioaccessibility, and Bioavailability, Compounds
  • 2023, Isolation and identification of L-asparaginase producing bacteria from intestinal bacterial flora of Liza klunzingeri (Day, 1888) and Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851), Journal of Aquatic Physiology and Biotechnology
  • 2022-12, Engineering magnetic nanobiocatalytic systems with multipurpose functionalities for biocatalysis, biotechnology and bioprocess applications, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
  • 2022-05-04, Production of a Novel Marine Pseudomonas aeruginosa Recombinant L-Asparaginase: Insight on the Structure and Biochemical Characterization, Marine Biotechnology
  • 2022-04, Immobilization of Fungal Cellulases Highlighting ß-Glucosidase: Techniques, Supports, Chemical, and Physical Changes, The Protein Journal
  • 2022-03-01, Enzyme Immobilization and Co-Immobilization: Main Framework, Advances and Some Applications, Processes
  • 2021-06-16, Inulinase from Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: immobilization and application in the production of fructooligosaccharides, Food Science and Biotechnology
  • 2021-01-25, Multi-Enzyme Systems in Flow Chemistry, Processes
  • 2021, Recent developments in microreactor technology for biocatalysis applications, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
  • 2020-12-01, A Versatile and Fully Integrated Hand-Held Device for Microfluidic-Based Biosensing: A Case Study of Plant Health Biomarkers, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • 2020-11-13, Improvement of Aglycone Content in Soy Isoflavones Extract by Free and Immobilized ¿-Glucosidase and their Effects in Lipid Accumulation, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • 2020-11, Microfluidic bioreactors for enzymatic synthesis in packed-bed reactors—Multi-step reactions and upscaling, Journal of Biotechnology
  • 2020-10, Characterization and immobilization of protease secreted by the fungus Moorella speciosa, 3 Biotech
  • 2020-09, Upgrading end-of-line residues of the red seaweed Gelidium sesquipedale to polyhydroxyalkanoates using Halomonas boliviensis, Biotechnology Reports
  • 2020-08-27, Mycobacterium vaccae Adaptation to Disinfectants and Hand Sanitisers, and Evaluation of Cross-Tolerance with Antimicrobials, Antibiotics
  • 2020, Xylanases from marine microorganisms: A brief overview on scope, sources, features and potential applications, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics
  • 2020, Microfluidic device for multiplexed detection of fungal infection biomarkers in grape cultivars, The Analyst
  • 2020, Continuous preparation of flavour-active acetate esters by direct biocatalytic esterification, Flavour and Fragrance Journal
  • 2019, Upgrading the organic fraction of municipal solid waste to poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), Bioresource Technology
  • 2019, Microfluidic device for the point of need detection of a pathogen infection biomarker in grapes, The Analyst
  • 2018-07, Novel lipases discovery specifically from marine organisms for industrial production and practical applications, Process Biochemistry
  • 2018-05-11, Improvement of enzyme stability for alkyl esters synthesis in miniemulsion systems by using media engineering, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology
  • 2018, Production, characterization, and immobilization of inulinase produced by Pseudozyma sp. (CCMB 306), Chemical Engineering Communications
  • 2018, Mycobacterial Response to Organic Solvents and Possible Implications on Cross-Resistance With Antimicrobial Agents, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • 2018, Marine microbial L-asparaginase: Biochemistry, molecular approaches and applications in tumor therapy and in food industry, Microbiological Research
  • 2018, Development of a Point-of-Care Platform for Plant Health Assessment: A Microfluidic Approach, Proceedings
  • 2018, A quest for abundant and sustainable carbon sources in polyhydroxyalkanoates production - Are seaweeds the answer?, New Biotechnology
  • 2017-11-09, Enzymatic synthesis of chiral amino-alcohols by coupling transketolase and transaminase-catalyzed reactions in a cascading continuous-flow microreactor system, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • 2017-04-04, Cultivation-based strategies to find efficient marine biocatalysts, Biotechnology Journal
  • 2017-02, A microfluidic platform for physical entrapment of yeast cells with continuous production of invertase, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology
  • 2017-01-27, Sucrose Hydrolysis in a Bespoke Capillary Wall-Coated Microreactor, Catalysts
  • 2017, Rapid determination of partition coefficients of biomolecules in a microfluidic ATPS platform using fluorescence microscopy, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society
  • 2017, Flow Bioreactors as Complementary Tools for Biocatalytic Process Intensification , Trends in Biotechnology
  • 2017, Determination of partition coefficients of biomolecules in a microfluidic aqueous two phase system platform using fluorescence microscopy , Journal of Chromatography A
  • 2017, A simple method for point-of-need extraction, concentration and rapid multi-mycotoxin immunodetection in feeds using aqueous two-phase systems , Journal of Chromatography A
  • 2017, A multiplexed microfluidic toolbox for the rapid optimization of affinity-driven partition in aqueous two phase systems, Journal of Chromatography A
  • 2016-08, Improved thermostable polyvinyl alcohol electrospun nanofibers with entangled naringinase used in a novel mini-packed bed reactor, Bioresource Technology
  • 2016-07-07, Enzymes in Fish and Seafood Processing, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • 2016-03, An integrated approach for the detailed characterization of an immobilized enzyme, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic
  • 2016, Miniaturization of aqueous two-phase extraction for biological applications: From micro-tubes to microchannels, Biotechnology Journal
  • 2016, Microbial Transformations of Plant Origin Compounds as a Step in Preparation of Highly Valuable Pharmaceuticals, Journal of Drug Metabolism & Toxicology
  • 2016, Boronic acids as efficient cross linkers for PVA: synthesis and application of tunable hollow microspheres in biocatalysis, Tetrahedron
  • 2015-12-01, Packed bed enzyme microreactor: Application in sucrose hydrolysis as proof-of-concept, Biochemical Engineering Journal
  • 2014-11-01, Determination of aqueous two phase system binodal curves using a microfluidic device, Journal of Chromatography A
  • 2014-11, Production of glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids, from pentoses and d-glucose/d-xylose mixtures by Pseudozyma yeast strains, Process Biochemistry
  • 2014-10-06, Marine enzymes and food industry: insight on existing and potential interactions, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • 2014-09, Aqueous two-phase systems for enhancing immunoassay sensitivity: Simultaneous concentration of mycotoxins and neutralization of matrix interference, Journal of Chromatography A
  • 2014-08-29, On-chip sample preparation and analyte quantification using a microfluidic aqueous two-phase extraction coupled with an immunoassay, Lab Chip
  • 2014-06-12, Siderophores as “Trojan Horses”: tackling multidrug resistance?, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • 2014, Operational stability of naringinase PVA lens-shaped microparticles in batch stirred reactors and mini packed bed reactors-one step closer to industry, Bioresource Technology
  • 2014, Membrane transport systems and the biodegradation potential and pathogenicity of genus Rhodococcus.
  • 2013-08, A microscopic perspective of a microreactor, Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • 2013-02-12, Coated-Wall Mini Reactor for Inulin Hydrolysis, Current Biotechnology
  • 2013-01-11, Potential Applications of Carbohydrases Immobilization in the Food Industry, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • 2013, Towards the continuous production of fructose syrups from inulin using inulinase entrapped in PVA-based particles, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
  • 2013, Microtiter plates versus stirred mini-bioreactors in biocatalysis: A scalable approach, Bioresource Technology
  • 2013, Establishing the feasibility of using ß-glucosidase entrapped in lentikats and in sol-gel supports for cellobiose hydrolysis, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • 2012-05-24, Production, characterization and application of inulinase from fungal endophyte CCMB 328, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
  • 2012-02-14, Characterisation of biocatalysts immobilised in niobium-a new inorganic solid support, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • 2012, High-affinity water-soluble system for efficient naringinase immobilization in polyvinyl alcohol-dimethyl sulfoxide lens-shaped particles, Journal of Molecular Recognition
  • 2012, Galacto-oligosaccharides synthesis from lactose and whey by ß-galactosidase immobilized in PVA, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • 2012, Enzyme stability studies in microplates and stirred mini-bioreactors as representative scaling systems in heterogeneous biocatalysis, New Biotechnology
  • 2012, Design of a microfluidic platform for monoclonal antibody extraction using an aqueous two-phase system, Journal of Chromatography A
  • 2012, Continuous steroid biotransformations in microchannel reactors, New Biotechnology
  • 2012, Anchoring high-throughput screening methods to scale-up bioproduction of siderophores, Process Biochemistry
  • 2011, Synthetic application and activity of cutinase in an aqueous, miniemulsion model system: Hexyl octanoate synthesis, Catalysis Today
  • 2011, Screening of supports for the immobilization of ß-glucosidase, Enzyme Research
  • 2011, Recent achievements on siderophore production and application, Recent Patents on Biotechnology
  • 2011, Process intensification platforms for application in bioengineering, 1st Portuguese Meeting in Biomedical Engineering, ENBENG 2011
  • 2011, Optimization in the immobilization of penicillin G acylase by entrapment in xerogel particles with magnetic properties, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
  • 2011, Miniaturization in biotechnology: Speeding up the development of bioprocesses, Recent Patents on Biotechnology
  • 2011, Microfluidic Devices: Useful Tools for Bioprocess Intensification
  • 2011, Fructose syrup: A biotechnology asset, Food Technology and Biotechnology
  • 2011, From inulin to fructose syrups using sol-gel immobilized inulinase, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • 2011, Biotransformations, Basic Biotechnology, Edition
  • 2010-11, Steroid biotransformation: microchannel reactor vs. conventional reactor, Journal of Biotechnology
  • 2010, Steroid bioconversion: Towards green processes, Food and Bioproducts Processing
  • 2010, Scaling-up of complex whole-cell bioconversions in conventional and non-conventional media, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • 2010, Production of metabolites as bacterial responses to the marine environment, Marine Drugs
  • 2010, Operational stability of cutinase in organic solvent system: Model esterification of alkyl esters, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
  • 2010, On the feasibility of in situ steroid biotransformation and product recovery in microchannels, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • 2010, Miniaturization in biocatalysis, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • 2010, Improved specific productivity in cephalexin synthesis by immobilized PGA in silica magnetic micro-particles, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • 2010, Immobilization of naringinase in PVA-alginate matrix using an innovative technique, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • 2010, Enzymes in food processing: A condensed overview on strategies for better biocatalysts, Enzyme Research
  • 2010, Bioprocess scale-up: Quest for the parameters to be used as criterion to move from microreactors to lab-scale, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
  • 2010, A microwell platform for the scale-up of a multistep bioconversion to bench-scale reactors: Sitosterol side-chain cleavage, Biotechnology Journal
  • 2009, Sitosterol bioconversion with resting cells in liquid polymer based systems, Bioresource Technology
  • 2009, Screening for suitable solvents as substrate carriers for the microbial side-chain cleavage of sitosterol using microtitre plates, Process Biochemistry
  • 2009, Liquid polymer-based media for bioconversion systems involving hydrophobic substrates, Industrial Bioprocessing
  • 2009, Lentikat (R)-based Biocatalysts: Effective Tools for Inulin Hydrolysis, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly
  • 2009, High throughput in biotechnology: From shake-flasks to fully instrumented microfermentors, Recent Patents on Biotechnology
  • 2009, Fluorometric determination of ethidium bromide efflux kinetics in Escherichia coli, Journal of Biological Engineering
  • 2009, Characterization of 24-well microtiter plate reactors for a complex multistep bioconversion: From sitosterol to androstenedione, Journal of Biotechnology
  • 2009, Biosynthesis of ethyl caproate and other short ethyl esters catalyzed by cutinase in organic solvent, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic
  • 2009, A simple method for biocatalyst immobilization using PVA-based hydrogel particles, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
  • 2009, A new biocatalyst: Penicillin G acylase immobilized in sol-gel micro-particles with magnetic properties, Biotechnology Journal
  • 2008, Immobilization of mycobacterial cells onto silicone - Assessing the feasibility of the immobilized biocatalyst in the production of androstenedione from sitosterol, Bioresource Technology
  • 2008, Comparison of two extraction procedures for determination of drugs of abuse in human saliva by high-performance liquid chromatography, Journal of Applied Toxicology
  • 2008, Acerola: importance, culture conditions, production and biochemical aspects, Fruits
  • 2007-09, Probing different immobilization techniques in small-scale steroids bioconversion, Journal of Biotechnology
  • 2007-09, On the selectivity of Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 as steroid producer, Journal of Biotechnology
  • 2007, Phytosterols: Applications and recovery methods, Bioresource Technology
  • 2007, On the feasibility of the microscale approach for a multistep biotransformation: Sitosterol side chain cleavage, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
  • 2007, Immobilization of penicillin G acylase by entrapment in a sol-gel matrix with magnetic properties, Journal of Biotechnology
  • 2007, Degradation of hydrocarbons and alcohols by Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14: A comparison in scale performance, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
  • 2006, Towards the development of a membrane reactor for enzymatic inulin hydrolysis, Journal of Membrane Science
  • 2006, Stability evaluation of an immobilized enzyme system for inulin hydrolysis, Food Chemistry
  • 2006, Scanning electron microscopy investigations on bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate treated Mycobacterium cells, Microscopy Research and Technique
  • 2006, Production of low methoxyl pectin using immobilized pectinmethylesterase silica from acerola (Malpighia glabra L.), Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
  • 2006, Modification of the activity of an a-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis by several surfactants, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
  • 2006, Microlitre/millilitre shaken bioreactors in fermentative and biotransformation processes - A review, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
  • 2006, Design and characterisation of an enzyme system for inulin hydrolysis, Food Chemistry
  • 2006, Applied microbiology and biotechnology in the conservation of stone cultural heritage materials, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • 2005, Immobilization of inulinase for sucrose hydrolysis, Food Chemistry
  • 2005, Hydroxylation of androstenedione by resting Rhodococcus sp. cells in organic media, Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • 2005, Chrysotile as a support for the immobilisation of Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 cells for the bioconversion of ß-sitosterol in an organic-aqueous two-liquid phase system, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic
  • 2005, A simple imaging method for biomass determination, Journal of Microbiological Methods
  • 2004, Study of key operational parameters for the side-chain cleavage of sitosterol by free mycobacterial cells in bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
  • 2004, Solvent partitioning and whole-cell sitosterol bioconversion activity in aqueous-organic two-phase systems, Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • 2004, Screening of supports for the immobilization of pectinmethylesterase from acerola (Malpighia glabra L), Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
  • 2004, Optimization of androstenedione production in an organic-aqueous two-liquid phase system, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic
  • 2004, Mycobacterium sp., Rhodococcus erythropolis, and Pseudomonas putida behavior in the presence of organic solvents, Microscopy Research and Technique
  • 2004, Gelatin-immobilized pectinmethylesterase for production of low methoxyl pectin, Food Chemistry
  • 2004, Behaviour of Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 whole cells in aqueous, organic-aqueous and organic media studied by fluorescence microscopy, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • 2003, Solvent tolerance in bacteria: Role of efflux pumps and cross-resistance with antibiotics, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • 2003, Microbial conversion of steroid compounds: Recent developments, Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • 2003, Membrane-assisted extractive bioconversions, Process Integration in Biochemical Engineering
  • 2002, Use of free and immobilized Pseudomonas putida cells for the reduction of a thiophene derivative in organic media, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic
  • 2002, Isolation of a biodegradable sterol-rich fraction from industrial wastes, Bioresource Technology
  • 2001, Whole-cell bioconversion of ß-sitosterol in aqueous-organic two-phase systems, Journal of Molecular Catalysis - B Enzymatic
  • 2001, Conversion of ß-sitosterol by Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 cells immobilized on Celite supports, Journal of Molecular Catalysis - B Enzymatic
  • 2001, A multiphasic hollow fiber reactor for the whole-cell bioconversion of 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol to (R)-ß-hydroxyisobutyric acid, Biotechnology Progress
  • 1998, Whole-cell biocatalysis in organic media, Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • 1998, Stability of free and immobilized Mycobacterium sp. cells in aqueous and organic media, Progress in Biotechnology
  • 1998, Influence of some operational parameters on the bioconversion of sitosterol with immobilized whole cells in organic medium, Journal of Molecular Catalysis - B Enzymatic
  • 1996, Immobilization of Mycobacterium sp cells for sitosterol side chain cleavage in organic solvents, Carbohydrate Bioengineering
  • 1995, Bioconversion of a hydrocortisone derivative in an organic-aqueous two-liquid-phase system, Enzyme and Microbial Technology
  • 1995, BIOCONVERSION OF A HYDROCORTISONE DERIVATIVE IN AN ORGANIC-AQUEOUS 2-LIQUID-PHASE SYSTEM, Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Book chapter

  • 2023, ß-Sitosterol Bioconversion in Small-Scale Devices: From Microtiter Plates to Microfluidic Reactors
  • 2023, Microbial enzymes used in food industry
  • 2023, Biocatalysis of Steroids by Mycobacterium sp. in Aqueous and Organic Media
  • 2023, 9 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in detergent industries
  • 2022, Chapter 33 - Recent developments in enzyme immobilization for food production, Academic Press
  • 2021, Enzyme Technology in Food Processing: Recent Developments and Future Prospects, Elsevier
  • 2019, Production and Purification of Therapeutic Enzymes
  • 2019, Enzymes in Sweeteners Production, Springer Singapore
  • 2019, Enzymes in Food and Feed Industries: Where Tradition Meets Innovation
  • 2018, Enzymatic Processing in the Food Industry , Elsevier
  • 2017, ß-Sitosterol Bioconversion to Androstenedione in Microtiter Plates, Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer New York
  • 2017, Microbial Enzymes for the Food Industry, Biotechnology of Microbial Enzymes, Elsevier
  • 2017, Biocatalysis of Steroids with Mycobacterium sp. in Aqueous and Organic Media, Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer New York
  • 2016, Microbial Transformations of Plant Secondary Metabolites, Springer International Publishing
  • 2016, Enzymes in Food Processing, Agro-Industrial Wastes as Feedstock for Enzyme Production, Elsevier
  • 2016, Bioreactors, Multiphase Catalytic Reactors, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • 2015, Enzyme-Mediated Novel Biotransformations in Food and Beverage Production
  • 2013, Production of sweeteners
  • 2012, Green Solvents for Biocatalysis, Green Solvents I, Springer Netherlands
  • 2010, Steroid bioconversion
  • 2010, Applied Biocatalysis: An Overview, Industrial Biotechnology, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
  • 2008, Biocatalysis in Biphasic Systems: General, Organic Synthesis with Enzymes in Non-Aqueous Media, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
  • 2006, Immobilization of Cells With Transition Metal, Immobilization of Enzymes and Cells, Humana Press

Conference paper

  • 2019, A PORTABLE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF HEALTH BIOMARKERS IN GRAPES AT THE POINT OF NEED

Conference poster

  • 2019, A Portable Microfluidic System for the Detection of Health Biomarkers in Grapes, Transducers
  • 2018, Culturomics approaches for finding marine biocatalysts, European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES)
  • 2018, A simple immobilization method for an old kid on the block: Invertase adsorption, European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES)
  • 2016, Towards Green Downstream Processing: Microwave Technology For Extraction Of Active Biomolecules, European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES)
  • 2015, Screening of Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction Conditions in a Microfluidic Chip for Purification of Virus-Like Particles, 18th International Conference on Biopartitioning and Purification | BPP2015
  • 2015, Microplates versus stirred and packed bed mini-bioreactors: a scalable approach in biocatalysis, 3rd International Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology in Biotechnology, IMTB 2015
  • 2015, Immobilization in PVA films and chitosan beads using inulinase catalyzed reaction as model system, 11th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group - Glupor 11 and 6th Iberian Carbohydrate Meeting
  • 2015, Green Microwave Technology and Enzymatic Modifications Applied to Natural Products and Plant Extracts: New Solutions for Old Problems, 2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry
  • 2015, Aqueous two-phase systems as a simple and effective means of sample processing: A novel approach for enhanced analyte quantification, 18th International Conference on Biopartitioning and Purification | BPP2015
  • 2015, A novel packed-bed mini-bioreactor design incorporating electrospun PVA nanofibers, 3rd International Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology in Biotechnology, IMTB 2015
  • 2013, Towards a rational approach for enzyme immobilization in a microreactor framework, Microbiotec´13
  • 2013, Integrated extraction, concentration and quantification of ochratoxin A in wines using a microfluidic ATPE coupled to a ELISA, Microbiotec´13
  • 2012, Taking advantage of bacterial adaptation to the marine environment, . ESBES + ISPPP 2012
  • 2012, Steroid bioproduction at microscale, ProStab2012
  • 2012, Production of fructose-rich syrups with an improved PVA biocatalyst, Biocat2012
  • 2012, Operational stability of PVA-naringinase in mini packed bed reactors - One step closer to industry, . ESBES + ISPPP 2012
  • 2012, Microplates and stirred mini-bioreactors as representative scaling systems in heterogeneous biocatalysis, ProStab2012
  • 2012, Coated-wall microreactor for inulin hydrolysis, ProStab2012
  • 2012, Cerveja sem diacetilo:processamento enzimático e NIR (Spectraalyzer), 11º Encontro de Química dos Alimentos
  • 2012, Acetylcholinesterase immobilization on multiwell plates, ProStab2012
  • 2012, A new biocatalyst formulation for the production of fructose syrups, Biocat2012
  • 2011, Screening of methods for ß-glucosidase immobilization, 9th Congress Carbohydrate Bioengeneering Meeting (CBM9)
  • 2011, Microplates versus stirred mini-bioreactors in biocatalysis: A scalable approach, 3rd iMedUL Post-Grduate Students Meeting
  • 2010, Siderophores: from strain screening to lab-scale production, ESBES8
  • 2010, Miniature bioreactors for inulin hydrolysis, ESBES8
  • 2010, Lab-scale bioproduction of siderophores, IBTS2010
  • 2010, Characterization of invertase from baker´s yeast and inulinase from Aspergillus niger immobilized in an inorganic solid-acid support, ESBES8
  • 2010, Application of response surface methodology in Biomaterials – optimized polyvinyl alcohol lens-shaped particles for enzyme immobilization, ESBES8
  • 2009, Immobilization in Lentikat® based particles: towards the production of fructose syrups, , Enzyme Engineering XX
  • 2009, A novel encapsulation method for naringinase in lens-shaped particles of alginate, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl alcohol-alginate hydrogels, 2nd Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (2PYCheM)
  • 2008, Multi-step biotransformations throughout Scales, ESBES7
  • 2008, Maintenance of catalytic activity in complex steroid bioconversion, XVIth National Congress of Biochemistry
  • 2008, Enzymes entrapment in sol-gel silica matrix for biomedical application, Chempor 2008
  • 2008, Enzymatic inulin hydrolysis using PVA-based matrices, Chempor 2008
  • 2008, A simple method for biocatalyst immobilization using PVA based hydrogel particles, ESBES7
  • 2008, A novel online-monitoring system for oxygen in non-conventional fermentations, ESBES7
  • 2008, A multipurpose hydrogel system for biocatalyst immobilization, Chempor 2008
  • 2007, Searching for a multi-purpose Mycobacterium, Micro-Biotec 2007
  • 2007, On the use of log Poctanol as criterion for solvent selection in bioconversions, Micro-Biotec 2007
  • 2007, How relevant is size in the development of bioconversion systems? , ECB 13
  • 2007, How fit is the classic kinetic method of enzymatic analysis for the characterization of polymer hydrolysis? , Micro-Biotec 2007
  • 2006, Stability studies of inulinase, 6th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science, ESBES 6
  • 2006, Microscale approach for sterol bioconversion, 6th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science, ESBES 6
  • 2006, Biodegradation of sitosterol from tall-oil, , International Symposium on. Environmental Biocatalysis: From remediation with enzymes to novel green processes
  • 2005, Inulin hydrolysis in a hollow fiber reactor, Engineering with membranes: medical and biological applications
  • 2005, Influence of several surfactants on the enzymatic activity of an ¿-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis, 10th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering
  • 2005, Characterization of an immobilized enzyme system for inulin hydrolysis, Micro´05 – Biotec´05
  • 2005, A simple imaging method for biomass determination, Biofilms 2005 – Microbial Adhesions to Surfaces: Mechanisms and Prevention
  • 2004, . Immobilization of inulinases on Amberlite for inulin hydrolysis: a case study, Biotechnology 2004 (12th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition)
  • 2003, Sitosterol side-chain cleavage by free mycobacterial resting cells in organic media: assessment of key operational parameters, BioTrans 2003
  • 2003, Sitosterol biotransformation by Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805: media changes and their effect in free lipid composition, BIOTEC´2003 – X Congresso Nacional de Biotecnologia
  • 2003, Sitosterol bioconversion in organic medium with mycobacterial cells immobilized on Celite: evaluation of bioreactor performance, ECB11
  • 2003, Optimization of androstenedione production in an organic-aqueous two-liquid phase system, BioTrans 2003
  • 2003, Mycobacterium sp., Rhodococcus erythropolis and Pseudomonas putida tolerance to several organic solvents, ECB11
  • 2003, Morphological changes of bacterial strains in the presence of solvents pinpointed by image analysis, ECB11
  • 2003, Immobilization of inulinase for sucrose hydrolysis, BioTrans 2003
  • 2002, Whole-Cell Bioconversion of beta-Sitosterol in Two-Phase Systems - Effect of Solvent and Aqueous Phase Composition, ESBES-4
  • 2002, Sitosterol side-chain cleavage in organic media - Effect of bis(2-ethylhexyl)phtalate on transforming activity and viability of free resting Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 cells, Biocat 2002 (International Congress on Biocatalysis),
  • 2002, Selection of propolis Tetragonula sp. extract solvent with flavonoids and polyphenols concentration and antioxidant activity parameters, ESBES-4
  • 2002, Immobilization of Pachisolen tannophilus cells for xylitol production, ESBES-4
  • 2002, Chrysotile as a support for immobilization of Mycobacterium sp. cells for bioconversion of ß-sitosterol in non-conventional medium, Biocat 2002 (International Congress on Biocatalysis
  • 2001, Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 behaviour in aqueous-organic media: viability and activity profile towards beta-sitosterol, BioTrans 2001
  • 2001, Effect of phase composition on the whole-cell bioconversion of ¿-sitosterol in biphasic media, BioTrans 2001
  • 2000, Set-up of a membrane reactor for the microbial reduction of a thiophene derivative: theoretical and experimental considerations, ESBES-3
  • 2000, Reduction of a thiophene-carboxaldehyde derivative in organic media using Pseudomonas sp. cells, ESBES-3
  • 2000, Formacion de AD en medio organico mediante el empleo de Mycobacterium sp. inmovilizado por adsorcion, XIII Scientific Seminar of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas/National Center for Scientific Research
  • 1999, Conversion of beta-sitosterol by Mycobacterium sp. NRRL B-3805 cells immobilized in several Celite supports, BioTrans´99
  • 1997, Influence of some operational parameters on the bioconversion of sitosterol with immobilized whole cells in organic medium, BioTrans´97
  • 1995, Growth of Mycobacterium sp. for the selective cleavage of the side-chain of phytosterols, 7th European Congress on Biotechnology
  • 1994, Growth of Mycobacterium sp. cells for the selective degradation of the side-chain of ¿-sitosterol,, 2º Congresso Ibérico de Biotecnologia,
  • 1993, Steroid Delta1-dehydrogenation with whole Arthrobacter simplex cells in an organic-aqueous microemulsion, 6th European Congress on Biotechnology
  • 1993, Selecção de um sistema bifásico orgânico/aquoso para a desidrogenação delta 1 de 6-alfa-metil-hidrocortisona-21-acetato por células de Arthrobacter simplex, Simpósio Nacional de Microbiologia Aplicada e Biotecnologia/1 as Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden
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