Ana Maria da Conceição Ferreira Takahashi

Junior Researcher

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Ana M. Ferreira is currently a Junior Researcher at the Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), University of Aveiro, and Principal Investigator of the FCT-funded project GreenPATH (2023.15169.PEX), which focuses on developing sustainable strategies for polymer recycling.

Her career has been shaped by international research experiences, including PhD stays at Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brazil) and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Japan), as well as postdoctoral fellowships at the Technical University of Munich (Germany, as a TUM University Foundation Fellow) and Kanazawa University (Japan, as a JSPS Fellow).

Her research focuses on the development of sustainable processes using eco-friendly solvents for the valorization of biomass and the recycling of plastic waste. She integrates green chemistry and biotechnology tools in circular economy contexts, with a particular interest in bio-based solvents and enzyme-assisted strategies.

Ana has authored 43 peer-reviewed publications, 4 book chapters, and 1 patent, with an h-index of 20 and over 1,400 citations. She has participated in 7 research projects within European initiatives such as FUR4Sustain and ABSolEU, leading two as Principal Investigator. Her work involves close collaboration with both academic and industrial partners, such as the company Mistolin.

In addition to her research, she has supervised over 25 students and is actively involved in scientific dissemination. She contributed to the organization of international events such as IMIL2024 and the Plastic 360º workshop (2024). Her work has been recognized with several Best Poster Awards at international conferences and, most recently, with the CICECO Young Researcher Award (2024).

Background

2014-2018: PhD in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

2011-2013: MSc in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

2008-2011: BSc in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

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Visit https://sites.google.com/view/anamariaconceicaoferreira0113/ for more information about Ana M. Ferreira's research activities, publications, projects, and academic background.

Scientific Interests

Ana M. Ferreira's current research focuses on the development of sustainable processes through the use of eco-friendly solvents, with a particular emphasis on the valorization of biomass and the recycling of plastic waste. Her work targets the extraction of bioactive compounds from biomass and the selective recovery of polymers from plastic waste, including the removal of additives. She uses computational tools such as COSMO-RS to support the rational selection of green solvents, including ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, and biosolvents. She also explores enzyme-assisted approaches for depolymerization, extraction, and transformation, integrating green chemistry and biotechnology within circular economy frameworks.

Ongoing Supervisions

Gabriel Lamino Camilo

PhD Student

Marco António Francisco Prazeres

Research Fellowship

Mariana I. S. Aguiar

PhD Student

Mariana Sofia Silva Ferreira

MSc Student

Miriam Domingues Guimarães

PhD Student

Muhammad Nawaz Shah

Research Fellowship

Vinícius de Paula

PhD Student

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Publications

Towards sustainable soybean waste management: Bio-based solvent extraction of isoflavones for food and cosmetic applications

Ferreira, RSB; Ferreira, AM; Almeida, M; Oliveira, M; Coutinho, JAP; Batista, EAC
2025, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 372.

Enantioseparation of ofloxacin using a liquid-liquid extraction system based on hydrophobic eutectic solvents

Moradi, M; Ferreira, AM; Neves, CMSS; Sosa, FHB; Pazuki, G; Coutinho, JAP
2025, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 353.

COSMO-RS assisted selection of eutectic solvents for lignin dissolution and enhanced laccase activity

Pontes, PVA; Ferreira, AM; Coutinho, JAP; Andreaus, J; Lopes, AMC; Sosa, FHB
2025, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 320.

Tuning biphasic electrolytes for membrane-free redox flow batteries: influence of sodium thiocyanate on partition and viscosity

Alcantara, M.L.; Navalpotro, P.; Camilo, G.; Prazeres, M.; Neves, C.M.S.S.; Ferreira, A.M.; Ventosa, E.; Marcilla, R.; Pereira Coutinho, J.A.P.
2025, Journal of Molecular Liquids.

Exploring the influence of bio-related anions on cholinium and phosphonium ionic liquids: Synthesis, characterization, thermophysical properties and computational insights

Tantray, A.; Khan, I.; Ferreira, A.M.; Terdale, S.; Nasser, M.S.
2025, Journal of Molecular Liquids.

Enhancing plastic waste recycling: Evaluating the impact of additives on the enzymatic polymer degradation

Aguiar, MIS; Sousa, AF; Teixeira, G; Tavares, APM; Ferreira, AM; Coutinho, JAP
2024, CATALYSIS TODAY, 429.
ISBN: 1873-4308

Extraction of ofloxacin from water using hydrophobic eutectic solvents

Moradi, M; Ferreira, AM; Neves, CMSS; Mahmoudabadi, SZ; Pazuki, G; Coutinho, JAP
2024, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 12, 3.
ISBN: 2213-3437

Stability of Cholinium Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents with Carboxylic Acids: A Study on Ester Formation

Ferreira, RSB; Ferreira, AM; Coutinho, JAP; Batista, EAC
2024, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 12, 43, 15893-15900.

Valorizing banana peels by extracting rutin with hydrated organic acids

Ferreira A.M.; Barros G.S.V.B.; Wojeicchowski J.P.; Coutinho J.A.P.
2024, Food Chemistry Advances.

Jucara Fruit (Euterpe Edulis Martius) Valorization Combining Emergent Extraction Technologies and Aqueous Solutions of Alkanediols

Soares, BP; Ferreira, AM; Justi, M; Rodrigues, LGG; Oliveira, JV; Pinho, SP; Coutinho, JAP
2023, MOLECULES, 28, 4.

Anti-Cancer Biosurfactants

In Springer (Eds.), Microbial Biosurfactants
Flávia F. Magalhães, João C. F. Nunes, Marília T. Araújo, Ana M. Ferreira, Mafalda R. Almeida, Mara G. Freire, Ana P. M. Tavares
2021, 159-196.
ISBN: 10.1007/978-981-15-6607-3_8

Purification, characterization and clinical applications of therapeutic fungal enzymes

In Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia and Shashi Lata Bharati (Eds.), Research Advances in the Fungal World: Culture, Isolation, Identification, Classification, Characterization, Properties and Kinetics
Mafalda R. Almeida, Ana M. Ferreira, João C. F. Nunes and Ana P. M. Tavares
2020, 273-320, Nova Science Publishers.
ISBN: 978-1-53617-197-6

Ionic Liquids Aqueous Solutions as Sustainable Solvents in Separation Processes

Ana Maria da Conceição Ferreira
2018, supervised by Mara G. Freire and João A. P. Coutinho.

Separation of dyes with reversible aqueous biphasic systems

Ana Maria da Conceição Ferreira
2013, supervised by Ana M. Fernandes and Mara G. Freire.

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