Ongoing Supervisions
António Pedro Simões Bule de Sá Rodrigues
Research Fellowship
Beatriz Thomas Metzner
PhD Student
Bernardo Ferreira
PhD Student
Filipa Couto Ferreira
PhD Student
Hélder Duarte de Magalhães Oliveira Baptista
PhD Student
Inês Sousa Martins
PhD Student
João Pedro Figueiredo Correia
PhD Student
Kayane Oliveira
PhD Student
Nicole Viana Ferreira
PhD Student
Sofia G. Florença
PhD StudentProjects
Reaproveitamento Integral de Subprodutos do Arroz para Embalagens e Suplementos (RISE-SUP)
PartnerIndustry National
Valorização de subprodutos do arroz para o desenvolvimento de alimentos funcionais e embalagens alimentares. Distingue-se pela integração de tecnologias inovadoras e pela abordagem sistémica ao reaproveitamento de subprodutos, promovendo a transição para modelos produtivos mais sustentáveis e de elevado valor acrescentado. Ao aliar sustentabilid...Sensores e Sensibilidade: fabricação de sensores piezoelétricos usando manufatura aditiva assistida por polarização elétrica (SENSORBILITY)
PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Strengthening University tech transfer capabilities to support circular economy value chains for plastics in Latin America (TechTraPlastiCE)
PartnerEuropean Comission
Valorização de Subprodutos do Processo de Extração de Canabinoiídes e suas Aplicações (CANNVALUE)
PartnerIndustry National
A água de salmoura como fonte sustentável de compostos para o desenvolvimento de produtos comerciais para aquacultura. (MARemPÓ)
Local CoordinatorIndustry National
The objective of the project is to add-value to a by-product of the sea salt production, brine water, which until now has a residual commercial value. The objective of MARemPÓ project is to increase the impact of Necton's business through the development of 3 intermediate products resulting from the components (sulfated polysacch...Biocomposite Packaging for Active Preservation of Food (BIOFOODPACK)
PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Biorrefinaria de microalgas Coccolithophore: uma abordagem para biomateriais sustentaveis (Coccolitho4BioMat)
PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
FeedValue - Potencial de utilização e valorização de subprodutos (FeedValue)
PartnerIndustry National
Reduzir a pressão da atividade agrícola na utilização dos recursos naturais; Reduzir os custos de eliminação, transformando subprodutos em benefícios;Desenvolver novos produtos, processos e serviços inovadores, de maior valor acrescentadonuma abordagem holística.Glycan-human microbiome interaction: glycan diversity and recognition in the human gut with impact on health and nutrition; (GLYCOINTERACT)
Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Marine macroalgaE: alternative recipes for a daily NUtritional diet (MENU)
Local CoordinatorOther National
PsstMenu main goal is to allow customers to place orders directly from their tables in Restaurants/Hotels using only a smartphone. This allow restaurants to increase sales, reduce staff costs and improve customer satisfaction. Waiting for waiters to come and take orders will soon be history!!! The solutions eliminates the inefficient management...Publications
Characterization and Gelling Potential of Macroalgae Extracts Obtained Through Eco-Friendly Technologies for Food-Grade Gelled Matrices
Vinagre, F; Alegria, MJ; Ferreira, AS; Nunes, C; Nunes, MC; Raymundo, A
2025, GELS, 11, 4.
Customizing porosity and mechanical strength in chitosan-based scaffolds for enhanced bone tissue regeneration
Gonçalves, J; Pinto, ML; Ferreira, P; Nunes, C
2025, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 368.
Polysaccharide-based screen-printed colorimetric sensor for amines detection in packaged fish
Baptista, H; Dekker, M; Ferreira, P; Nunes, C
2025, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 367.
Bionanocomposite coatings incorporating carbon-sepiolite within biopolymer matrices for corrosion protection of aluminium alloys: An electrochemical study
Barra, A; García-Galván, FR; Galván, JC; Nunes, C; Ferreira, P; Ruiz-Hitzky, E
2025, APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE, 276.
Advancements in ulvan valorization from Ulva rigida: Unveiling a combined approach of electric fields and subcritical water extraction☆
Pereira, SG; Pereira, RN; Ferreira, S; Nunes, C; Teixeira, JA; Rocha, CMR
2025, INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, 106.
Boosting through-plane electrical conductivity: chitosan composite films with carbon-sepiolite and multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Barra, A; Ferreira, NM; Poças, F; Ruiz-Hitzky, E; Nunes, C; Ferreira, P
2025, CARBON, 231.
Development of smart food packaging from bread waste-derived starch and carbon quantum dots
Qazanfarzadeh, Z; Baptista, H; Nunes, C; Kumaravel, V
2025, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 233.
Salt pan brine water sulphated polysaccharides retrieved at pilot scale: ability to stimulate in vitro human macrophages and salmon head kidney cells
Ferreira, SS; Pereira, RB; Bordalo, D; Barbosa, H; Ferreira, N; Correia, A; Ferreira, P; Pinto, B; Rodrigues, AMC; Navalho, J; Pereira, E; Vilanova, M; Nunes, C; Coimbra, MA
2025, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 317.
Unlocking biochemical profile of Chaetoceros calcitrans, Cylindrotheca fusiformis, and Nannofrustulum shiloi (Bacillariophyta) for nutritional and added-value applications
Moreira, ASP; Rocha, HR; Aveiro, S; Ferreira, AS; Oliveira, K; Conde, A; Coelho, M; Rodrigues, AMC; Coelho, N; Pereira, H; Gomes, A; Pintado, M; Nunes, C; Coimbra, MA; Ventura, SPM; Domingues, R; Lopes, D
2025, ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS, 89.
Starch-Rich Rice By-Products as a Renewable Resource for Sustainable Production of Flexible, Water Tolerant, Antioxidant, and UV-Protective Bioplastics
Brites, P; Luis, J; Kapusniak, K; Wojcik, M; Nunes, C; Coimbra, MA; López-Rubio, A; Oliveira, M; Ferreira, P; Gonçalves, I
2025, ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS, 9, 9.
