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Mariana Brandão Nogueira Alves concluded the Integrated Master's in Chemical Engineering in 2022, by the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, with a final classification of 15 out of 20. She has received five awards and honors from the University of Coimbra. She held a research grant in the project "CirRe-Dyeing - Integrated platform for recycling textile dyeing wastewater using Bi-Phase Aqueous Systems: a circular economy approach" at the CERES - Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability (formerly CIEPQPF) at the University of Coimbra from march 2023 to march 2024. She is currently, since september 2023, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra. She has authored 4 manuscripts, 3 of which are in Q1 journals, 3 posters in international conferences, and has submitted a patent application. .She works in the areas of Engineering and Technologies, with an emphasis on Aqueous Biphasic Systems, Industrial Biotechnology, Fermentations, Bioprocessing technologies and Bioproducts.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mariana Brandão Nogueira Alves

Citation names

  • Alves, Mariana
  • Alves, Mariana B. N.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0B19-7CB0-403B
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7386-2355

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09 - 2027/09
Ongoing
 PhD in Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Development of an integrated and sustainable platform to obtain bio-based stable colored emulsions for food applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/09 - 2022/10/04
Concluded
 Integrated Master's in Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biosystems
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Sustainable strategies to obtain stable natural food colors from natural pigments" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03/07 - 2024/03 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2021/07/05 - 2021/09/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/08/13 - Current Integrated platform for recycling of textile dyeing wastewater using Aqueous Biphasic Systems: A Circular Economy Approach
DRI/India/0044/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Alves, Mariana B. N.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Pereira, Jorge Fernando Brandão . Corresponding author: Alves, Mariana B. N.. "Rhamnolipids-based nanoemulsions loaded with natural pigments: Effect of pigment concentration and particle size on color and nanoemulsions stability". Paper presented in MicroBiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2023.
  2. Ribeiro, Helena; Alves, Mariana; Mussagy, CU; Schuur Boelo; Pereira, Jorge F. B.. "Process intensification for the recovery of intracellular carotenoids from Rhodotorula glutinis yeast". Paper presented in MicroBiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2021.
  3. Mussagy, CU; Ribeiro, Helena; Alves, Mariana; Santos-Ebinuma, V.C.; Rondinelli D. Herculano; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Schuur Boelo; Pessoa Jr., Adalberto; Pereira, Jorge F. B.. "Biosolvents, ionic liquids, or eutectic solvents? In the search of best solvents for the extraction of carotenoids from yeast cells". Paper presented in MicroBiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Cassamo U. Mussagy; Henua U. Hucke; Nataly F. Ramos; Helena F. Ribeiro; Mariana B N Alves; Ahmad Mustafa; Jorge F. B. Pereira; Fabiane O. Farias. "Tailor-made solvents for microbial carotenoids recovery". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-024-13049-x.
    10.1007/s00253-024-13049-x
  2. Mariana B.N. Alves; Alexandre M.S. Jorge; Jorge F.B. Pereira. "The biotechnology revolution in textile dyeing". Trends in Biotechnology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.02.010.
    10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.02.010
  3. Mariana B. N. Alves; Lopes, A.M.; Nathalia A. Santos; Valéria C. Santos-Ebinuma; Filipa A. Vicente; Jorge F B Pereira. "Influence of Choline Chloride on the Phase Equilibria and Partition Performance of Polymer/Polymer Aqueous Biphasic Systems". Separations (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/separations10100528.
    10.3390/separations10100528
  4. Alexandre M.S. Jorge; K.K. Athira; Mariana B N Alves; Ramesh L. Gardas; Jorge F.B. Pereira. "Textile dyes effluents: A current scenario and the use of aqueous biphasic systems for the recovery of dyes". Journal of Water Process Engineering (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104125.
    10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104125
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/02/01 - Current BIO'n'TEQ - "Mostra Tecnológica de Biotecnologia"
Exhibition
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/12/07 - 2023/12/09 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023
Conference
 MicroBiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 European Researchers Night 2023
Exhibition
 European Researchers Night (29/09/2023)
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 European Researcher's Night (30/09/2022)
Exhibition
2021/11/01 - 2021/11/04 Web Summit 2021
Conference
 Web Summit
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 European Researcher's Night (24/09/2021)
Exhibition

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/02 - 2021/07 Académica Start UC Ambassador
2019/09 - 2021/05 Student Representative of the Integrated Master's in Chemical Engineering
2019/09 - 2020/05 Department of Chemical Engineering Students' Nucleus of the Academic Association of Coimbra Coordinator of the Pedagogic and Mobility Department
Distinctions

Award

2020 Award 3% Best Students in University of Coimbra 2018/2019
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Other distinction

2021 Graduated Studies Merit Scholarship 2021/2022
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019 Merit Scholarship for International Students 2018/2019
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019 Merit Scholarship for International Students 2019/2020
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 Merit Scholarship for International Students 2017/2018
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal