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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Santos Fernandes

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9912-513C-D374
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7763-4122

Email addresses

  • csfernandes@uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01 - 2025
Ongoing
Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Valorization of Lignocellulose Biomass: Development of Sustainable Lignin-based Derivatives for Hair Care Applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2023/11/25
Concluded
Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving (Outros)
Coursera, United States
2021/05/26
Concluded
Python Basics (Outros)
Coursera, United States
2021
Concluded
Excel skills for data analytics and visualization (Outros)
Coursera, United States
2018/09 - 2020/12
Concluded
Advanced and Industrial Chemistry (Mestrado)
Major in Development and Strategy
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
18
2020/04 - 2020/05
Concluded
How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course) (Outros)
Coursera, United States
2014/09 - 2017/07
Concluded
Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/10/01 - Current PhD Fellow: "Valorization of lignocellulose biomass: Development of sustainable ligin-based derivatives for hair care applications" Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/07/05 - 2021/09/30 Research fellow: Project "Biopaint" (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-072629) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/12 Thesis: Following green chemistry principles for the valorization of lignocellulose waste: On the extraction and characterization of lignin from maritime pine sawdust with novel deep eutectic solvents Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/07 Academic project: Preparation and characterization of thermoplasticized chitosan for the production of fiber-reinforced biocomposites Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/07 Academic project: Determination of sugar content in natural fruit juices by refractometry Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/10/01 - Current Valorization of lignocellulose biomass: Development of sustainable lignin-based derivatives for hair care applications
2021.05991.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2021/07/05 - 2021/09/30 Biopaint - Tinta de base natural, energeticamente eficiente e com propriedades funcionais distintivas direcionada ao setor automóvel
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-072629
Research Fellow
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/03/01 - 2024/09/30 Lignin for Hair: Adding value to lignin from biomass for hair care applications
2022.06810.PTDC
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bruno Medronho; Hugo Duarte; Inês Mansinhos; João Brás; Ana Amorim; Isabela dos Anjos; Maria José Aliaño-González; et al. "Unleashing the Potential of Portuguese Agroforestry Biomass: Extraction, Characterization, and Valorization of Biomolecules". IntechOpen, 2025.
    10.5772/intechopen.1008434
Conference poster
  1. Catarina Fernandes; Bruno Medronho; Luís Alves; Maria da Graça Rasteiro; Carla Varela. "Innovative hair conditioning: cationic lignin as a sustainable alternative to conventional polymers". Paper presented in V Chemical and Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium, 2024.
  2. Cabaça, Daniela; Fernandes, Catarina; Medronho, Bruno; Alves, Luís; Rasteiro, Maria da Graça; Varela, Carla. "Natural hair cosmetics: development of hair conditioner formulations using lignin from acacia wood". Paper presented in BIOPOL 2024: 9th International Conference on Bio-based and Biodegradable Polymers, 2024.
  3. Carla Varela; Fernandes, Catarina; Solange Magalhães; Bruno Medronho; Maria da Graça Rasteiro; Daniela Cabaça. "From nature to hair: using lignin from Acacia wood to produce hair conditioners". 2024.
  4. Daniela Cabaça; Fernandes, Catarina; Bruno Medronho; Luís Alves; Maria da Graça Rasteiro; Carla Varela. "Natural hair cosmetics: Lignin as an ecofriendly ingridient for hair care formulations". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  5. Fernandes, Catarina; Cabaça, Daniela; Medronho, Bruno; Alves, Luís; Rasteiro, Maria da Graça; Varela, Carla. "Lignin valorization for hair cosmetics: From green extraction processes to chemical modification". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  6. Daniela Cabaça; Catarina Fernandes; Maria da Graça Rasteiro; Carla Varela. "Development of Natural Hair Formulations Based on Lignin: Performance and Sensory Evaluation". Paper presented in CERES Talks: Students Edition, 2024.
  7. Fernandes, Catarina; Medronho, Bruno; Alves, Luís; Rasteiro, Maria da Graça; Varela, Carla. "Valorization of agroforest residues: Lignin extraction and modification to produce natural hair conditioners". Paper presented in VIII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2023.
  8. Carla Varela; Catarina Fernandes; Solange Magalhães; Luís Alves; Bruno Medronho; Maria da Graça Rasteiro. "Lignin extracted from Acacia wood for the development of a sustainable hair conditioner". Paper presented in International Meeting Molecules 4 Life, 2023.
  9. Fernandes, Catarina; Bruno Medronho; Luís Alves; Graça Rasteiro; Carla Varela. "Acacia wood fractionation: tailoring ternary deep eutectic solvents to improve lignin extraction". Paper presented in 3rd International Workshop On Biorefinery Of Lignocellulosic Materials, 2023.
  10. Fernandes, Catarina; Bruno Medronho; Luís Alves; Graça Rasteiro; Carla Varela. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Catarina. "Optimizing lignin extraction for the development of natural hair conditioners". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023, 2023.
  11. Fernandes, Catarina; María José Aliaño-Gonzalez; Marco Reis; Bruno Medronho; Luís Alves; Graça Rasteiro. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Catarina. "Ternary deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of highly pure lignin from Acacia wood". Paper presented in 11th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, 2023.
  12. Fernandes, Catarina; M.J. Aliaño-González; Reis, Marco S.; Medronho, Bruno; Alves, Luis; Rasteiro, Maria da Graça. "Ternary deep euthectic solvents for the extraction of highly pure lignin from Acacia wood". Paper presented in WCCE11, 2023.
  13. Fernandes, Catarina; María José Aliaño-Gonzalez; Marco Reis; Bruno Medronho; Luís Alves; Graça Rasteiro. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Catarina. "Using natural ternary deep eutectic solvents to improve lignin extraction from Acacia wood". Paper presented in 15º National Physical Chemistry Meeting, 2023.
  14. Fernandes, Catarina; Melro, Elodie; Magalhães, Solange; Alves, Luís; Craveiro, Rita; Filipe, Alexandra; Valente, Artur J. M.; et al. "New deep eutectic solvent assisted extraction of highly pure lignin from maritime pine sawdust". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, 2022.
  15. Fernandes, Catarina; Melro, Elodie; Magalhães, Solange; Alves, Luís; Craveiro, Rita; Valente, Artur J. M.; Martins, Gabriela; et al. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Catarina. "New deep eutectic solvent assisted extraction of highly pure lignin from maritime pine sawdust". Paper presented in VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2021.
  16. Fernandes, Catarina; Melro, Elodie; Magalhães, Solange; Alves, Luís; Craveiro, Rita; Filipe, Alexandra; Valente, Artur J. M.; et al. "New deep eutectic solvent assisted extraction of highly pure lignin from maritime pine sawdust (Pinus pinaster Ait.)". Paper presented in 14º National Physical Chemistry Meeting, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Fernandes, Catarina; Aliaño-González, María José; Cid Gomes, Leandro; Bernin, Diana; Gaspar, Rita; Fardim, Pedro; Reis, Marco S.; et al. "Lignin extraction from acacia wood: Crafting deep eutectic solvents with a systematic D-optimal mixture-process experimental design". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 280 (2024): 135936. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135936.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135936
  2. Solange Magalhães; María José Aliaño-González; Mariana Rodrigues; Catarina Fernandes; Cátia V. T. Mendes; Maria Graça V. S. Carvalho; Luís Alves; Bruno Medronho; Maria da Graça Rasteiro. "Enhancing Cellulose and Lignin Fractionation from Acacia Wood: Optimized Parameters Using a Deep Eutectic Solvent System and Solvent Recovery". Molecules (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29153495.
    10.3390/molecules29153495
  3. Solange Magalhães; Catarina Fernandes; Jorge F. S. Pedrosa; Luís Alves; Bruno Medronho; Paulo J. T. Ferreira; Maria da Graça Rasteiro. "Eco-Friendly Methods for Extraction and Modification of Cellulose: An Overview". Polymers (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15143138.
    10.3390/polym15143138
  4. Catarina Fernandes; Medronho, B.; Luis Alves; M G Rasteiro. "On Hair Care Physicochemistry: From Structure and Degradation to Novel Biobased Conditioning Agents". Polymers (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/3/608.
    10.3390/polym15030608
  5. Catarina Fernandes; Elodie Melro; Solange Magalhães; Luís Alves; Rita Craveiro; Alexandra Filipe; Artur J.M. Valente; et al. "New deep eutectic solvent assisted extraction of highly pure lignin from maritime pine sawdust (Pinus pinaster Ait.)". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 177 (2021): 294-305. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ijbiomac.2021.02.088.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.088
  6. Solange Magalhães; Alexandra Filipe; Elodie Melro; Catarina Fernandes; Carla Vitorino; Luís Alves; Anabela Romano; Maria G. Rasteiro; Bruno Medronho. "Lignin Extraction from Waste Pine Sawdust Using a Biomass Derived Binary Solvent System". Polymers 13 7 (2021): 1090-1090. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpolym13071090.
    10.3390/polym13071090
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Fernandes, Catarina. "Following green chemistry principles for the valorization of lignocellulose waste: On the extraction and characterization of lignin from maritime pine sawdust with novel deep eutectic solvents". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/93889.

Other

Other output
  1. Lignin Extraction from Waste Pine Sawdust Using a Biomass Derived Binary Solvent System. 2021. Solange Magalhães; Alexandra Filipe; Elodie Melro; Catarina Fernandes; Carla Vitorino; Luís Alves; Anabela Romano; Maria Graça Rasteiro; Bruno Medronho. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202102.0568.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202102.0568.v1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/12/11 Unlocking the potential of lignin for hair care: from extraction to sustainable conditioners IX PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
University of Évora (Portugal)
2024/10/16 Lignin for hair: overview of the main results Natural-based Cosmetics: Workshop Lignin for Hair
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
2024/07/22 Synthesis of ecofriendly cationic lignin derivatives for hair cosmetics BIOPOL 2024: 9th International Conference on Bio-based and Biodegradable Polymers
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/06/04 Lignin for Hair: Adding value to lignin from biomass for hair care applications
Escola Secundária Camilo Castelo Branco (Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal)
2024/05/20 Optimizing lignin cationization to produce natural hair conditioning agents CERES Talks: Students Edition
CERES, Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/04/20 Cationic lignin derivatives as natural ingredients for hair conditioners Natural Science Baltic Conference
2023/09/13 Synthesis of cationic lignin for hair care applications 3rd International Workshop On Biorefinery Of Lignocellulosic Materials
(Córdoba, Spain)
2023/07/18 Valorization of lignocellulose biomas: Development of sustainable lignin-based derivatives for hair care applications PPB Meeting Days
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
2023/07/03 Valorization of biomass: Lignin as a sustainable alternative for hair conditioning MED Meeting 2023
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2022/12/12 Lignin extraction from agroforest residues using natural deep eutectic solvents VII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura
(Évora, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/02/01 - 2025/09/30 Development of natural-based hair conditioner formulations
Co-supervisor
Master thesis in Chemical Engineering
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2025/02/01 - 2025/08/31 Lignin as a sustainable alternative ingredient for hair care products
Co-supervisor
Research internship in Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/02/01 - 2024/09/30 Desenvolvimento de formulações capilares naturais à base de lignina: performance e avaliação sensorial
Co-supervisor
Master thesis in Chemical Engineering
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/07/01 - 2024/09/15 Development of hair conditioner formulations using natural ingredients
Co-supervisor
Summer internship em Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2017/04 - Current Semifinal das Olimpíadas de Química Júnior 2017 (2017/04/22)
Other
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/03 - Current FCUP Open Days 2017 (2017/03/02 - 2017/03/03)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/04/20 - 2017/04/23 Representation of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto Fair 2017 (2017/04 - 2017/04/23)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Organizing committee of "IV Jornadas da Química" (2017/05/04 - 2017/05/05) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09/29 - Current Participation in European Researchers’ Night 2023 - Project "Lignin for Hair"
Exhibition
European Researchers’ Night 2023
2023/04/27 - 2023/04/29 Project exhibition: "Lignin for Hair: Adding value to lignin from biomass for hair care applications"
Exhibition
Semana Aberta da Universidade de Coimbra 2023
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/11/19 - 2020/11/20 Jornadas CICECO 2020 "The Future of Science and CICECO - what have we learned from the pandemic?"
Congress
Jornadas CICECO 2020
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10 V National Chemistry Students Meeting, 2017, Coimbra
Meeting
V Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Química
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/10/19 - 2016/10/19 Advanced Excel course
Workshop
Curso de Formação Profissional em Excel Avançado
KEY School, Portugal
2016/04/05 - 2016/04/28 Curso de Ciências Forenses
Other
Curso de Ciências Forenses
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/03/27 - 2015/03/29 III National Chemistry Students Meeting, 2017, Aveiro
Meeting
III Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Química
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014/04/04 - 2014/04/05 International Masterclasses hands on particle physics
Seminar
International Masterclasses Hands on Particle Physics
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016 - 2017 NEQUP - Núcleo de Química do Porto Secretária da direção

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2023/09/01 - Current Coordinator of the activity "Tudo isto é DEQ": Dissemination activities in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering for middle and high school students
Coordinator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/07/31 Organizing committee of the activity "Tudo isto é Química": Dissemination activities in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering for middle and high school students
Member
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best oral presentation - Natural Science Baltic conference
Uniwersytet Gdanski, Poland