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Margarida Martins currently works at ALGAplus SA since 2022, as Innovation Coordinator, having the responsibility to manage the collaborative and internal projects, academic partnerships and research. Previously she worked at RAIZ, Forest and Paper Research Institute, part of The Navigator company, as a Research and Development Senior Technician after completion of her PhD in Chemical Engineering in 'Marine biorefinery: valorisation of algae into advanced products' in 2021. Previously, she was involved in the project 'Optimization and Scale-up of Novel Ionic-Liquid-based Purification Processes for Recombinant Green Fluorescent Protein produced by Escherichia coli' as research fellow, in CICECO, Aveiro Institute of Materials. She has done research Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Biology and has experience in the development of sustainable processes, such as extraction, purification, and characterization of biomolecules for specific applications, namely for recovery of high value molecules from low cost biomass, mainly based on algae, within a circular economy perspective, and in the management of R&D projects related to seaweed farming. Her work in these fields has resulted in 33 scientific manuscripts, 3 patents, and 10 management of collaborative projects related to seaweed cultivation.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Margarida Martins

Citation names

  • Martins, Margarida
  • Martins, M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1C10-ABDF-98B7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9639-108X
Researcher Id
W-5846-2018
Scopus Author Id
57190441766

Email addresses

  • margarida.martins@algaplus.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 915702070 (Personal)
Telephone
  • (351) 927428334 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Ed. Central, PCI · Creative Science Park Aveiro Region, Via do Conhecimento, 3830-352, Ílhavo, Ílhavo, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Marine Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/03 - 2021/04
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Product Engineering and Chemical Processes) (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
"Marine biorefinery: valorisation of algae into advanced products" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with distinction and merit by unanimity
2013/09 - 2015/07
Concluded
 Biotechnology, Field: Food Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Protein extraction from red macroalgae using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 out of 20
2010/09 - 2013/07
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 16 out of 20
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05 - Current Innovation Coordinator ALGAplus, Portugal
2021/07 - 2022/04 Research and Development Senior Technician Navigator Company, Portugal
RAIZ Instituto de Investigação da Floresta e Papel, Portugal
2017/03 - 2021/04 PhD Student Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/12 R&D - Internship Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Olmix Group, France
2016/02 - 2017/02 Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/09 - Current I3-4-Seaweed Interregional innovation investments for the piloting, demonstration and scale-up of innovative seaweed/algae-based solutions and ecosystem building
101161142
ALGAplus, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - Current OmegaPeixe - Fortificação do peixe de aquacultura em ácidos gordos Omega-3 de cadeia longa
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-069748
ALGAplus, Portugal
2022 - Current SEAMARK – Seaweed-based Market Applications
101060379
ALGAplus, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
2022 - Current ALGA + EFFICIENCY
PRR-C10-i02-M-000037
ALGAplus, Portugal
 Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR)
2022 - Current Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul – Vertical Algas
C644915664-00000026
ALGAplus, Portugal
 Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR)
2022 - 2023 AquaVitae – Sustainable aquaculture in Atlantic
818173
ALGAplus, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2022 - 2023 AlgaeSolutions – Solutions to produce novel algal product
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-071486
ALGAplus, Portugal
Concluded
2017/03 - 2021/02 Scale-up of the extraction and purification of phycobiliproteins from Gracilaria sp. and their application as optically active centers in luminescent solar concentrators
SFRH/BD/122220/2016
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018 - 2021 Using biorefinery to value cyanobacteria pigments
02/SAICT/2017, REFINECYANO
PhD Student Fellow
Ongoing
2017 - 2019 Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorization a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016403 - SAICTPAC/0040/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Concluded
2017 - 2018 Optimization and Scale-up of Novel Ionic-Liquid-based Purification Processes for Recombinant Green Fluorescent Protein produced by Escherichia coli
FAPESP/19793/2014
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Martins, Margarida. "Emerging seaweed extraction techniques using ionic liquids". 287-311. Elsevier, 2020.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-817943-7.00011-1
Conference poster
  1. A.R. Lima, M. Mendes, I. Oliveira, H. Correia, H.G. Pereira, M. Martins, L.G. Speranza. "Life Cycle Assessment of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) System: Evaluating the sustainability of the seaweed value chain". Paper presented in 1st International congress on algae biotechnology, 2025.
  2. D. Coelho, M. Barroca, D. Felix, M. Martins, T. Collins. "Novel process for extraction of xylan and xylo-oligosaccharides from Palmaria palmata". Paper presented in 1st International congress on algae biotechnology, 2025.
  3. F. Marques, A.G. Azevedo, H. Cardoso, M. Martins, M.H. Abreu, L. Pastrana, M.R. Domingues, M.Â. Cerqueira. "Encapsulation of Algae Lipid Extract in Nanoemulsions For Food Applications". Paper presented in 1st International congress on algae biotechnology, 2025.
  4. G. Chaves, E. Nanetti, F. Cortez, M. Mendes, I. Oliveira, M. Martins, T. Keller-Costa, R. Costa. "From diversity to auxin biosynthesis: harnessing cultivatable bacterial symbionts of Atlantic Nori (Porphyra dioica) across its life cycle, 1st International congress on algae biotechnology". Paper presented in 1st International congress on algae biotechnology, 2025.
  5. M.M. Lymperaki, T. Aires, C. Maia, M. Martins, M. Mendes, J.L. Filipe, J.M. Brazão, A.H Engelen. "Unraveling the cultivable microbiome of macroalgae: Seasonal insights from Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture systems and natural habitats". Paper presented in 1st International congress on algae biotechnology, 2025.
  6. J. Vieira, C. Viana, B. Duarte, M. Mota, J. Dias, M. Martins, N. Coelho, J. Varela, M. Reis, H. Pereira, F. Gama. "Enhancing raspberry productivity with algae biomass, 1st International congress on algae biotechnology". Paper presented in 1st International congress on algae biotechnology, 2025.
  7. A.S.P. Moreira, D. Lopes, T. Conde, A.R. Pais, J. Batista, A.S. Ferreira, K. Oliveira, M. Mendes, I. Oliveira, M. Martin. "Evaluating the stability of lipids and carbohydrates during the shelf life of Ulva sp., Fucus vesiculosus, and Porphyra dioca". Paper presented in 1st International congress on algae biotechnology, 2025.
  8. A.C. Matias, R. Sousa, R. Domingues, D. Lopes, P. Pousão, C.L. Marques, I. Oliveira, M. Martins, F. Soares. "PPotencial de extratos lipídicos de macroalgas na inativação in vitro do parasita de peixes Amyloodinium Ocellatum". Paper presented in IV Jornadas de Aquacultura, 2025.
  9. Oliveira, I.; Azevedo, A.; Martins, M.; Costa, B.; Correia, H.; Mendes, M. C.; Melo, R.. "ALGAplus: a decade of innovation, production, and evolution". Paper presented in Seagriculture conference, 2024.
  10. M. Kholany, B. Carvalho, A. Ramos, A. Rodrigues, N. Coelho, M. Martins, J. Dias, H. Pereira. "Advancing algae biorefinery for a sustainable future". Paper presented in 8th Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP),, 2024.
  11. Oliveira, I.; Azevedo, A.; Costa, B.; Correia, H.; Mendes, Madalena C.; Melo, R.; Martins, M.. "From grams to tonnes: a decade of history of ALGAplus". Paper presented in SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Emissions, Capture, and Utilisation: Principles and Frameworks, and Utilisation: Principles and Frameworks for Ulva”, 2024.
  12. Oliveira, I.; Abreu, H.; Martins, M.; Raposo, D.; Aldridge, D.; Vitorino, J.; Diniz, F.; et al. "SølKelp -North-South Seaweed Cultivation Partnership". Paper presented in 24th International Seaweed Symposium, 2023.
  13. Castro, C.; Serradeiro, R.; Amaral, R.; Frada, M.; Salgado, M.A.; Abreu, H.; Martins, M.; et al. "Fortification of farmed fish with Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids using sustainable and cost-effective ingredients in feeds". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2022, 2022.
  14. Martins, M.; De Souza Mesquita, L.M.; Vaz, B.M.C.; Dias, A.C.R.V.; Torres-Acosta, M.A.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Fractionation of pigments using liquid-liquid systems based on aqueous solutions of ionic liquids". Paper presented in 17th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries, 2021.
  15. Martins, Margarida. "Polymer Electrolyte Membranes based on Biopolymers". Paper presented in Graphical Abstract at Jornadas do CICECO 2020 - Aveiro Institute of Materials, 2020.
  16. Correia, S.F.H.; Martins, Margarida; Carlos, C.P.A.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; André, P.S.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Ferreira, Rute A.S.. "Environmentally friendly luminescent solar concentrators". Paper presented in Graphical Abstract at Jornadas do CICECO 2020 - Aveiro Institute of Materials, 2020.
  17. Martins, Margarida. "Recovery of Green Fluorescent Protein using surface active ionic liquids". Paper presented in RSC Poster Conference on Twitter, 2020.
  18. Martins, Margarida. "Integration of aqueous biphasic systems and ultrafiltration for purification of green fluorescent protein and solvent recycling". Paper presented in Microbiotec’19 Congress, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  19. Martins, Margarida. "Sequential extraction and purification of pigments from Anabaena cylindrica". Paper presented in Biopartitioning and Purification, Guarujá, Brazil, 2019.
  20. Martins, Margarida. "An overview on the donwstream processes applied to macroalgae bioprocessing". Paper presented in Biopartitioning and Purification, Guarujá, Brazil., 2019.
  21. Martins, Margarida. "Using thermo-responsive systems to extract and purify phycobiliproteins from fresh Gracilaria sp. in a multi-product scenario". Paper presented in ILSEPT – 4th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology, Sitges, Spain, 2019.
  22. Martins, Margarida. "Stabilizing Phycobilisomes in Solid Protein Matrix for Sustainable Luminescent Solar Concentration". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2019 - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Aveiro, Portugal., 2019.
  23. Martins, Margarida. "Downstream process based on ionic liquids to recover carotenoids from Bactris gasipaes". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2019 - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Aveiro, 2019.
  24. Martins, Margarida. "Development of a sustainable methodology for chlorophyll extraction from green macroalgae". Paper presented in AlgaEurope 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018.
  25. Morita, Kenta; Takase, Haruhiko; Morita, Naoki. "Sequential extraction of pigments from Anabaena cylindrica". Paper presented in AlgaEurope 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018.
    10.1109/fskd.2016.7603450
  26. Martins, Margarida. "Aqueous solutions of tensioactive ionic liquids: alternative solvents in the chlorophyll extraction from green macroalgae". Paper presented in CHEMPOR - International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  27. Martins, Margarida. "Aqueous Solutions of Surface-Active ionic liquids applied on the violacein release from Yarrowia lipolytica cells". Paper presented in 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences – ESBES 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  28. Martins, Margarida. "Surface active ionic liquids in the cell disruption of Escherichia coli for protein extraction". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência’18 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  29. Martins, Margarida. "Surface active ionic liquids: alternative solvents for the extraction of recombinant proteins from Escherichia coli". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2018 - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  30. Martins, Margarida. "Extraction of acid-soluble collagen from codfish skin". Paper presented in Jornadas do CICECO 2018 - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  31. Martins, Margarida. "Using Ionic Liquids for the Selective Extraction of Therapeutic Pigments from Spirulina sp.". Paper presented in BPP 2017 - Biopartitioning and Purification, 24-27 September, 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017.
  32. Martins, Margarida. "Ionic Liquids in the Extraction and Purification of Phycobiliproteins from Red Macroalgae". Paper presented in BPP 2017 - Biopartitioning and Purification, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017.
  33. LUCENA DE SOUZA, RANYERE; P. M. Ventura, Sónia; Soares, Cleide Mara Faria; Coutinho, J. A. P.; Silva Lima, Álvaro. "Green fluorescent protein purification using polymeric-based aqueous biphasic systems". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência’17 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 3-5 July, 2017, Lisbon, Portugal, 2017.
  34. Martins, Margarida. "Marine Biomass Valorization". Paper presented in ISGC - International Symposium on Green Chemistry, La Rochelle, France, 2017.
  35. Martins, Margarida. "Recovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP) by cell disruption of Escherichia coli using surface active ionic liquids". Paper presented in IMIL 2017 - Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2017.
  36. Martins, Margarida. "Single-step purification of the recombinant green fluorescent protein from Escherichia coli using ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems". Paper presented in IMIL 2017 - Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids, Sao Paulo, Brazil., 2017.
  37. Martins, Margarida. "Surface Active Compounds – new approach for Green Fluorescence Protein release". Paper presented in Multiphase Processing - Multidisciplinary Approach for a Novel Sustainable Production Route of Biosurfactants to be used as Antimicrobial Agents, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2017.
  38. Martins, Margarida. "Recover of green fluorescent protein using surface-active ionic liquids for E. coli disruption". Paper presented in WSILs 2017 - Winter School on Ionic Liquids, Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  39. Martins, Margarida. "Cell disruption of recombinant Escherichia coli using surface active ionic liquids to recover green fluorescent protein". Paper presented in ILSEPT - 3rd International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2017.
  40. Martins, Margarida. "Purification of phenolic monomers obtained from the lignin depolymerisation using polymeric aqueous biphasic systems". Paper presented in ILSEPT - 3rd International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2017.
  41. Martins, Margarida. "Evaluation of polymeric aqueous biphasic systems using ionic surfactants as electrolytes for the fractionation of phenolic compounds from lignin depolymerisation". Paper presented in Green Solvents Conference, Kiel, Germany, 2016.
  42. Martins, Margarida. "Extraction of fluorescent proteins from red macroalgae". Paper presented in Research Day at University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 2016.
  43. Martins, Margarida. "Improvement of R-phycoerythrin extraction from red macroalgae using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids". Paper presented in Energy – Trends and Future Challenges, Aveiro Institute of Materials Conference, Aveiro, Portugal, 2016.
  44. Martins, Margarida. "Purification of Phycobiliproteins Using Aqueous Biphasic Systems Based on Cholinium Ionic Liquids". Paper presented in Energy – Trends and Future Challenges, Aveiro Institute of Materials Conference, 8-9 June, 2016, Aveiro, Portugal, 2016.
  45. Martins, Margarida. "Ionic Liquids as alternative solvents in the extraction of R-phycoerythrin from red macroalgae". Paper presented in VII Congresso Brasileiro de Termodinâmica Aplicada, 16-20 November, 2015, Aracaju, Brazil, 2015.
  46. Martins, Margarida. "Extraction of R-Phycoerythrin from Red Macroalgae using Ionic Liquids as Solvents – a bridge between sunlight and energy". Paper presented in 2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  47. Martins, Margarida. "Using ionic liquids in the purification of the antitumoral protein R-phycoerythrin from Gracilaria vermiculophylla". Paper presented in IMIL 2015 - Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids, Madrid, Spain, 2015.
  48. Martins, Margarida. "Extraction of the antitumoral protein R-phycoerythrin from red macroalgae using ionic liquid-based extractive technologies". Paper presented in BPP 2015 - Biopartitioning & Purification Conference 2015, Vienna, Austria, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Vaz, Bárbara M.C.; Contieri, Letícia S.; Sosa, Filipe H.B.; Martins, Margarida; Conde, Alexandra; Dias, Ana C.R.V.; Rostagno, Maurício A.; de Souza Mesquita, Leonardo M.; Ventura, Sónia P.M.. "Unleashing the potential of castor oil as extraction solvent of carotenoids from tomatoes". Separation and Purification Technology 358 (2025): 130278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130278.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130278
  2. Marques, Francisca; Pinho, Marisa; Guerra, Inês M.S.; Conde, Tiago A.; Silva, Joana; Cardoso, Helena; Martins, Margarida; et al. "Unlocking functional lipid ingredients from algae by food-grade biosolvents and ultrasound-assisted extraction for nutritional applications". LWT 200 (2024): 116136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2024.116136.
    10.1016/j.lwt.2024.116136
  3. Marques, F.; Pinho, M.; Guerra, I.; Conde, T.; Silva, J.; Martins, M.; Abreu, M.H.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Domingues, M.R.. "Unlocking functional lipid ingredients from algae by food-grade biosolvents and ultrasonication". (2024):
    Submitted
  4. Simões, Rogério M.S.; Ferreira, Catarina I.A.; Pires, FIlipa; Martins, Margarida; Ramos, Ana; Sousa, António P.M.; Pinto, Paula C.R.; Jorge, Ricardo. "Recycling performance of softwood and hardwood unbleached kraft pulps for packaging papers". TAPPI Journal 22 2 (2023): 73-86. https://doi.org/10.32964/tj22.2.73.
    10.32964/tj22.2.73
  5. Macário, Ines PE; Veloso, Telma; Fernandes, Andreia PM; Martins, Margarida; Frankenbach, Silja; Serôdio, João; Gonçalves, Fernando JM; Ventura, Sónia PM; Pereira, Joana L. "Are cyanobacteria a nearly immortal source of high market value compounds?". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 98 3 (2022): 734-743. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7278.
    10.1002/jctb.7278
  6. Correia, Sandra F.H.; Bastos, Ana R.N.; Martins, Margarida; Macário, Inês P.E.; Veloso, Telma; Pereira, Joana L.; Coutinho, João A.P.; et al. "Bio-Based Solar Energy Harvesting for Onsite Mobile Optical Temperature Sensing in Smart Cities". Advanced Science 9 17 (2022): 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202104801.
    10.1002/advs.202104801
  7. Vaz, B.M.C.; Martins, M.; de Souza Mesquita, L.M.; Neves, M.C.; Fernandes, A.P.M.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids as chlorophyll eluents in solid-phase extraction processes". Chemical Engineering Journal 428 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85109139541&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cej.2021.131073
  8. Martins, M.; Oliveira, R.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Ventura, S.P.M.; et al. "Recovery of pigments from Ulva rigida". Separation and Purification Technology 255 (2021): 117723. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091207878&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117723
  9. Sintra, T.E.; Bagagem, S.S.; Ghazizadeh Ahsaie, F.; Fernandes, A.; Martins, M.; Macário, I.P.E.; Pereira, J.L.; et al. "Sequential recovery of C-phycocyanin and chlorophylls from Anabaena cylindrica". Separation and Purification Technology 255 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091120986&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117538
  10. Martins, M.; Fernandes, A.P.M.; Torres-Acosta, M.A.; Collén, P.N.; Abreu, M.H.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Extraction of chlorophyll from wild and farmed Ulva spp. using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids". Separation and Purification Technology 254 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089577896&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117589
  11. Soares, B.P.; Santos, J.H.P.M.; Martins, M.; Almeida, M.R.; Santos, N.V.; Freire, M.G.; Santos-Ebinuma, V.C.; et al. "Purification of green fluorescent protein using fast centrifugal partition chromatography". Separation and Purification Technology 257 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85095702939&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117648
  12. Bisht, M.; Martins, M.; Dias, A.C.R.V.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Coutinho, J.A.P.. "Uncovering the potential of aqueous solutions of deep eutectic solvents on the extraction and purification of collagen type I from Atlantic codfish (Gadus morhua)". Green Chemistry 23 22 (2021): 8940-8948. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119361894&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/d1gc01432c
  13. Macário, I.P.E.; Veloso, T.; Fernandes, A.P.M.; Martins, M.; Dias, T.R.; Oliveira, H.; Gonçalves, F.J.M.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Pereira, J.L.. "Blue is not enough: biological activities of C-phycocyanin extracts from Anabaena cylindrica". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85121605153&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jctb.7001
  14. Martins, M.; Mesquita, L.M.D.S.; Vaz, B.M.C.; Dias, A.C.R.V.; Torres-Acosta, M.A.; Quéguineur, B.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Extraction and Fractionation of Pigments from Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus, 2006) Using an Ionic Liquid + Oil + Water System". ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9 19 (2021): 6599-6612. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85106520500&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c09110
  15. Martins, M.; Soares, B.P.; Santos, J.H.P.M.; Bharmoria, P.; Torres Acosta, M.A.; Dias, A.C.R.V.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Sustainable Strategy Based on Induced Precipitation for the Purification of Phycobiliproteins". ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9 10 (2021): 3942-3954. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85103372344&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c09218
  16. Martins, M.; Albuquerque, C.M.; Pereira, C.F.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.; Faustino, M.A.F.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Recovery of Chlorophyll a Derivative from Spirulina maxima: Its Purification and Photosensitizing Potential". ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9 4 (2021): 1772-1780. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099965199&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07880
  17. de Souza Mesquita, L.M.; Martins, M.; Pisani, L.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.; de Rosso, V.V.. "Insights on the use of alternative solvents and technologies to recover bio-based food pigments". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 20 1 (2021): 787-818. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097563283&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/1541-4337.12685
  18. Bharmoria, P.; Bisht, M.; Gomes, M.C.; Martins, M.; Neves, M.C.; Mano, J.F.; Bdikin, I.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Protein-olive oil-in-water nanoemulsions as encapsulation materials for curcumin acting as anticancer agent towards MDA-MB-231 cells". Scientific reports 11 1 (2021): 9099-9099. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105089928&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-021-88482-3
  19. Santos, J.H.P.M.; Martins, M.; Silva, A.R.P.; Cunha, J.R.; Rangel-Yagui, C.O.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids as Adjuvants to Form Polyethylene Glycol with Salt Buffer Aqueous Biphasic Systems". Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85083391930&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.jced.9b01199
  20. De Souza Mesquita, L.M.; Martins, M.; Maricato, É.; Nunes, C.; Quinteiro, P.S.G.N.; Dias, A.C.R.V.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; et al. "Ionic Liquid-Mediated Recovery of Carotenoids from the Bactris gasipaes Fruit Waste and Their Application in Food-Packaging Chitosan Films". ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 8 10 (2020): 4085-4095. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082753071&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06424
  21. Colombo, B.; Pereira, J.; Martins, M.; Torres-Acosta, M.A.; Dias, A.C.R.V.; Lemos, P.C.; Ventura, S.P.M.; et al. "Recovering PHA from mixed microbial biomass: Using non-ionic surfactants as a pretreatment step". Separation and Purification Technology 253 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089268699&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117521
  22. Suarez Ruiz, C.A.; Martins, M.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Wijffels, R.H.; Eppink, M.H.M.; Berg, C.V.D.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Neochloris oleoabundans biorefinery: Integration of cell disruption and purification steps using aqueous biphasic systems-based in surface-active ionic liquids". Chemical Engineering Journal 399 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085975847&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cej.2020.125683
  23. Carlos, C.P.A.; Correia, S.F.H.; Martins, M.; Savchuk, O.A.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; André, P.S.; Nieder, J.B.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Ferreira, R.A.S.. "Environmentally friendly luminescent solar concentrators based on an optically efficient and stable green fluorescent protein". Green Chemistry 22 15 (2020): 4943-4951. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089603529&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/d0gc01742f
  24. Bharmoria, P.; Correia, S.F.H.; Martins, M.; Hernández-Rodríguez, M.A.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Ferreira, R.A.S.; Carlos, L.D.; Coutinho, J.A.P.. "Protein Cohabitation: Improving the Photochemical Stability of R-Phycoerythrin in the Solid State". Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 11 15 (2020): 6249-6255. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089607911&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01491
  25. Vicente, F.A.; Cardoso, I.S.; Martins, M.; Gonçalves, C.V.M.; Dias, A.C.R.V.; Domingues, P.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "R-phycoerythrin extraction and purification from fresh: Gracilaria sp. using thermo-responsive systems". Green Chemistry 21 14 (2019): 3816-3826. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069515082&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c9gc00104b
  26. Sintra, T.E.; Vilas, M.; Martins, M.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Lobo Ferreira, A.I.M.C.; Santos, L.M.N.B.F.; Gonçalves, F.J.M.; Tojo, E.; Coutinho, J.A.P.. "Synthesis and Characterization of Surface-Active Ionic Liquids Used in the Disruption of Escherichia Coli Cells". ChemPhysChem (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85061225647&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cphc.201801127
  27. Kholany, M.; Trébulle, P.; Martins, M.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Nicaud, J.-M.; Coutinho, J.A.P.. "Extraction and purification of violacein from Yarrowia lipolytica cells using aqueous solutions of surfactants". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076821292&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jctb.6297
  28. Martins, Margarida; Ana R. Frias; Sandra F. H. Correia; Sónia P. M. Ventura; Edison Pecoraro; Sidney J. L. Ribeiro; Paulo S. André; et al. "Sustainable Liquid Luminescent Solar Concentrators". Advanced Sustainable Systems 3 3 (2019): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adsu.201800134.
    Accepted
  29. Scepankova, H.; Martins, M.; Estevinho, L.; Delgadillo, I.; Saraiva, J.A.. "Enhancement of Bioactivity of Natural Extracts by Non-Thermal High Hydrostatic Pressure Extraction". Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054331374&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11130-018-0687-9
  30. Martins, M.; Ooi, C.W.; Neves, M.C.; Pereira, J.F.B.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Extraction of recombinant proteins from Escherichia coli by cell disruption with aqueous solutions of surface-active compounds". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 93 7 (2018): 1864-1870. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044238315&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jctb.5596
  31. Dos Santos, N.V.; Martins, M.; Santos-Ebinuma, V.C.; Ventura, S.P.M.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Valentini, S.R.; Pereira, J.F.B.. "Aqueous Biphasic Systems Composed of Cholinium Chloride and Polymers as Effective Platforms for the Purification of Recombinant Green Fluorescent Protein". ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 6 7 (2018): 9383-9393. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85048068053&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01730
  32. Santos, J.H.P.M.; Martins, M.; Silvestre, A.J.D.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Fractionation of phenolic compounds from lignin depolymerisation using polymeric aqueous biphasic systems with ionic surfactants as electrolytes". Green Chemistry 18 20 (2016): 5569-5579. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84991380369&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c6gc01440b
  33. Martins, M.; Vieira, F.A.; Correia, I.; Ferreira, R.A.S.; Abreu, H.; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Ventura, S.P.M.. "Recovery of phycobiliproteins from the red macroalga: Gracilaria sp. using ionic liquid aqueous solutions". Green Chemistry 18 15 (2016): 4287-4296. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84980021848&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c6gc01059h
Online resource
  1. Martins, M.. Margarida's PhD Thesis. 2024. https://youtu.be/NHA7grRj34g.
  2. Martins, M.; Ventura, S.P.M.. Purification of Phycobiliproteins by Induced Precipitation #2. 2021. https://youtu.be/fLzrEoXxEkQ.
  3. Martins, M.; Ventura, S.P.M.. Extraction and Fractionation of Chlorophyll and Xanthophyll #1. 2021. https://youtu.be/85l1sQ5G6JU.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Martins, Margarida. "Phycobiliproteins extraction from the red macroalga Gracilaria vermiculophylla". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2015. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/19031.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Sónia P. M. Ventura; Ana R. C. Ferreira; Bárbara Maria Correira Vaz; Ana Margarida Ferreira Martins; Leonardo M. de S. Mesquita. 2024. "Method for obtaining and Stabilising Mycosporines-Like Amino Acids and Phycoerythrin From Biological Matrices, Composition and Cosmetic Composition Thereof".
    Pending
  2. Ventura, S.P.M.; Martins, Margarida; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Bisht, M.. 2020. "Método para a extração de colagénio purificado de matrizes biológicas".
    Granted/Issued
  3. Ventura, S.P.M.; Martins, Margarida; Coutinho, J.A.P.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Pinto, D.C.G.A.. 2019. "Method To Extract And Purify Chlorophylls And Xanthophylls From Biomass". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2024. "Método para a extração e estabilização de aminoácidos do tipo micosporinas e R-ficoeritrina de matrizes biológicas".
  2. 2019. "Método de extração e purificação de clorofilas e xantofilas de biomassa".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/04/09 Unravelling the microbiome of Atlantic Nori (Porphyra) at early development stages: a multimodal approach to microbiome-based aquaculture solutions 1st International congress on algae biotechnology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/04/09 Sustainable Extraction and Stabilization of Algal Compounds: Pioneering Natural Solutions for Cosmetic Applications 1st International congress on algae biotechnology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/04/09 Advancing Sustainable Cultivation of Atlantic Nori: Strain Selection for Enhanced Growth and Quality 1st International congress on algae biotechnology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/04/09 From Ocean to Innovation: Unlocking the Full Potential of Codium tomentosum 1st International congress on algae biotechnology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/04/09 Extraction and stabilization of mycosporine-like amino acids from red macroalgae to create pioneering natural solutions for cosmetic applications 1st International congress on algae biotechnology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/04/09 Confessions of a Seaweed Gardener: My Journey at ALGAplus 1st International congress on algae biotechnology
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/03/18 Unraveling the Cultivable Microbiome of Ulva and Codium: Seasonal Insights from Integrated Multi- Trophic Aquaculture Systems and Natural Habitats SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Advances in Biome Research of Ulva”
(Olhão, Portugal)
2025/03/09 Ulva Associated Fungi and Oomycetes from the Algae Production Industry SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Advances in Biome Research of Ulva”
(Olhão, Portugal)
2025/03/09 Diversity and Structure of the Ulva Microbiome in Industrial Production SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Advances in Biome Research of Ulva”
(Olhão, Portugal)
2024/10/09 Development of a vegan fish analogue using algae as the main flavor agent VII Encontro de Química dos Alimentos
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2024/09/25 Revolutionizing the Food Industry: Plant-based Seafood Using R-Phycoerythrin and Polysaccharides RETASTE: Rethink Food Resources, Losses, and Waste 4th International Conference
(Heraklion, Greece)
2024/06/24 Strain improvement: a key-issue in land-based cultivation of Ulva sp. SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Bioactives in Ulva”
SeaWheat (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/06/24 ALGAplus: a perspective from a land-based seaweed producer SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Bioactives in Ulva”
SeaWheat (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/06/16 Atlantic Nori: seeking the full potential from microscopic to macroscopic life stages 8th Congress of the International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP),
International Society of Applied Phycology (ISAP), (Porto, Portugal)
2024/05/22 Atlantic Nori: unravelling the potential of early life stages 5th Seaweed 4 Health
Seaweed 4 Health (Cork, Ireland)
2024/05/08 ALGAplus: industrial production of organic seaweed Synergies - iSEA Project – Initiative towards sustainable macroalgae farming, along European shores
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/03 Da Produção ao Processamento e Aplicação: As macroalgas como exemplo XII Edição do Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Química (ENEEQ)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/06/15 CICECO doctoral education as path for industry innovation AIM Further 2023 - Hand in Hand with Industry
CAD CICECO (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/05/23 ALGAplus: ten years of production and evolution SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Ulva: From fundamental biology to aquaculture: state of the art, bottlenecks and gaps”
SeaWheat (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/05/23 Lipids from Ulva sp. with added-value as nutrients and bioactive phytochemicals for healthy food and functional ingredients SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Ulva: From fundamental biology to aquaculture: state of the art, bottlenecks and gaps”
SeaWheat (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/02/16 Macroalgas na Gastronomia e Sustentabilidade Bootcamp da Academia Gastronómica de Coimbra
Opium (Condeixa-a-Nova, Portugal)
2023/02 Land-based cultivation of Codium tomentosum and Palmaria palmata, in Portugal 24th International Seaweed Symposium
(Hobart, Australia)
2023/02 Targeting commercial scale production of Atlantic Nori Conchocelis 24th International Seaweed Symposium
(Hobart, Australia)
2023/02 The lettuce of the sea: a 10-year history from an EU farmer 24th International Seaweed Symposium
(Hobart, Australia)
2022/08 Biobanking and genetic validation of farmed Atlantic Nori 4th Seaweed for Health
(Galicia, Spain)
2022/08 Farmed Atlantic seaweed as an important source of phytochemicals, cultivated in a land-based IMTA system, in Portugal 4th Seaweed for Health
(Galicia, Spain)
2022/07/30 Seaweed in Aquafeed, Workshop organized by AquaVitae Project AquaVitae Project
AquaVitae Project (Faro, Portugal)
2022/07/20 Oceanus Seminar Series - Future after PhD: New Possibilities in the Interface of Science Oceanus Seminar Series
CIIMAR
2022/05 Cyanobacteria - an endless source of biomass and pigments European Federation of Biotechnology Spring Congress
European Federation of Biotechnology
2022/05 Elution of chlorophylls from a resin using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids ISGC - International Symposium on Green Chemistry
ISGC (La Rochelle, France)
2021/09 The challenge around elution of chlorophylls from AmberLite™ HPR900 OH with ionic liquids 17th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries
Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/09 Polyelectrolytes as precipitation agents of proteins to develop sustainable processes of purification 17th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries
Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/06 New techniques to recover and recycle ionic liquids used as solvents on the extraction of carotenoids from amazon fruits The 1st Virtual International Conference on Carotenoids
International Carotenoid Society
2021/06 Liquid-liquid systems based on aqueous solutions of ionic liquids to purify hydrophobic pigments 25th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute
2021/05 Ionic liquids as a mean to elute chlorophyll from a commercial anion exchange resin IMIL 2021 – 6th Iberoamerican meeting on ionic liquids
2021/05 Liquid-liquid extractions based on tensioactive ionic liquids as a platform to purify pigments IMIL 2021 – 6th Iberoamerican meeting on ionic liquids
2020/05 Aqueous solutions of ionic liquids to selectively extract pigments from macroalgae Euchemsil2020 - 28th EUCHEM Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids
(Greece)
2019/11/11 Development and scalling-up of aqueous biphasic system for green fluorescent protein purification BPP 2019 - Biopartitioning and Purification
(Guarujá, Brazil)
2019/09/08 Aqueous biphasic systems applied on the purification of recombinant green fluorescent protein up-scaled by centrifugal partition chromatography ILSEPT – 4th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology
(Sitges, Spain)
2019/06/03 From salty water To salty water: Problems with colorful solutions Research Summit
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/05/13 Ionic liquids as alternative solvents under the scope of biomass valorization ISGC - the International Symposium on Green Chemistry
(La Rochelle, France)
2019/05/13 Recovering violacein from Yarrowia lipolytica cells using alternative solvents ISGC - the International Symposium on Green Chemistry
(La Rochelle, France)
2018/11/28 SEA: Sustainability Extracted from Algae Research Summit
University of Aveiro (Portugal)
2018/10/02 Aqueous solutions of surface-active agents on the recovery of violacein from Yarrowia lipolytica cells CHEMPOR - International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/09/09 Green fluorescent protein purification using centrifugal partition chromatography ESBES 2018 – European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/06/08 Phycobiliproteins purification by induced precipitation 3rd edition path workshop - Multibiorefinary
CICECO - University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/06/08 Integrated process to extract and purify violacein from Yarrowia lypolitica cells 3rd edition path workshop - Multibiorefinary
CICECO - University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/06/08 Extraction of collagen from codfish skin 3rd edition path workshop - Multibiorefinary
CICECO - University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/05/14 Sistemas aquosos bifásicos associados à ultrafiltração para a purificação e polimento da proteína verde fluorescente produzida por Escherichia coli I Simpósio Ibero-Americano sobre Sistemas Aquosos Bifásicos
(Aracaju, Brazil)
2018/04/16 Violacein recovery from Yarrowia lipolytica cells with Aqueous Solutions of Surface-Active ionic liquids AGChem 2018 – The 2nd Advances in Green Chemistry Conference
(Poznan, Poland)
2018/04/16 Extraction of green fluorescent protein and its purification using centrifugal partition chromatography AGChem 2018 – The 2nd Advances in Green Chemistry Conference
(Poznan, Poland)
2017/09/24 Using Ionic Liquids for the Selective Extraction of Therapeutic Pigments from Spirulina sp. - Poster Flash Communication Biopartitioning and Purification - BPP 2017
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
2017/09/24 Recovery of Green Fluorescent Protein from Escherichia coli using Surface-Active Compounds Biopartitioning and Purification - BPP 2017
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
2017/05/16 Evaluation of polymeric Aqueous Biphasic Systems using ionic surfactants as electrolytes for the fractionation of phenolic compounds from lignin depolymerization ISGC - International Symposium on Green Chemistry
(La Rochelle, France)
2017/04/05 Single-step process to extract phycobiliproteins from Gracilaria sp. using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids - IMIL 2017
(Sao Paulo, Brazil)
2017/02/20 Impact of ionic liquids on the extraction and purification of phycobiliproteins from red seaweeds Solvay Workshop on Ionic Liquids: from fundamentals to applications
(Brussels, Belgium)
2017/01/08 Purification of the recombinant green fluorescent protein produced by Escherichia coli using ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems ILSEPT - 3rd International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
2017/01/08 Development of a single-step extraction process based in aqueous solutions of ionic liquids to recover phycobiliproteins from red seaweeds ILSEPT - 3rd International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
2016/06/19 Aqueous solutions of ionic liquids to extract phycobiliproteins from red seaweeds 22nd International Seaweed Symposium (ISS)
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
2016/06/05 Aqueous biphasic systems applied on the recovery of phenolic compounds from the lignin depolimerization process BIOIberoamérica
(Salamanca, Spain)
2015/10/04 Development of a fractionation extractive platform of phenolic compounds from lignocellulosic biomass 2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry
(Lisbon, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Porphyra uma alga vermelha de futuro e multifacetada
Supervisor of Ricardo Pinto
 Biochemical (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025 - Current Harnessing Microbiome Insights for Enhanced Seaweed Cultivation
Co-supervisor
Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Portugal
2025 - Current Otimização de Protocolos de Cultivo de Codium tomentosum
Supervisor
 Biochemical (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Caracterização de compostos bioativos e contaminantes biológicos na empresa ALGAplus
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Optimization of Macroalgae Cultivation in Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture Systems
Supervisor
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - 2024 From diversity to auxin biosynthesis: harnessing cultivatable bacterial symbionts of Atlantic Nori (Porphyra dioica) across its life cycle
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Master)
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Unveiling the diversity and auxin biosynthesis capacity of cultivable bacteria from the macroalga Porphyra umbilicalis
Supervisor
 Biological Engineering (Master)
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Otimização de processos de cultivo de algas marinhas
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Otimização de produção de robalo e dourada BIO em sistema IMTA
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Desenvolvimento e otimização de estratégias para cultivo de algas em regime de IMTA
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Valorização de aminoácidos do tipo micosporinas de macroalgas vermelhas: extração, purificação e caracterização das suas principais propriedades
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/07 - 2019/07 Circular Dichroism Analysis of the Secondary Structure of R-Phycoerythrin in Phycobiliprotein extract at different concentration of Surfactant Ionic liquids
Co-supervisor of Anfal Nasser Hamed Al Hasani
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/07 Polymeric membranes based on biopolymers for fuel cells
Co-supervisor of Sérgio Augusto Morais Viduêdo
 Project Student University of Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/11 - 2019/01 Phycocyanin: Is it useful in medicine?
Co-supervisor of Marta dos Santos Margarido
 Project Student from University of Algarve (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019 Pigment extraction from Saccharina latissimi using alternative solvents
Co-supervisor of Sara Raquel Rodrigues Fernandes
 Master Thesis (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 Extraction of acid-soluble collagen from codfish skin
Co-supervisor of Francisca Gonçalves Perfeito
 Project Student at University of Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 Astaxanthin from the shrimp shells as a value-added biological product in the cosmetic industry
Co-supervisor of João Pedro Oliveira Costa
 Project Student at University oh Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018 Extraction of microbial bioplastics using alternative solvents
Co-supervisor of Fernando Luís de Góis Rodrigues de Sá
 Master Thesis (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Optimization of the extraction of Phycocyanin and Chlorophyll from the microalgae Anabaena cylindrica using conventional and alternative techniques
Co-supervisor of José Diogo Resende Cruz
 Master Thesis (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/07 Extraction of chlorophyll a from microalgae with photodynamic application
Co-supervisor of Cátia Flávia da Costa Pereira
 Project Student at University of Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/07 Extraction of chlorophyll a from Spirulina maxima using ionic liquids
Co-supervisor of Cristiana Martins Albuquerque
 Project Student at University of Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/07 Purification of phycobiliproteins extracted from the red macroalgae Gracilaria sp.
Co-supervisor of Ana Carolina Castro
 Project Student at University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Purification of Green Fluorescent Protein from E. coli using Aqueous Biphasic Systems based on ionic liquids
Co-supervisor of Isidora Cobanov
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Serbia
2016/02 - 2016/07 Extraction of chlorophyll from the macroalga Ulva sp. using alternative solvents
Co-supervisor of Bruno Filipe Gonçalves Freitas
 Project Student at University of Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/07 Optimization of the extraction of chlorophyll from the macroalga Ulva sp. using conventional techniques
Co-supervisor of Rui Pedro Duarte Oliveira
 Project Student at University of Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/07 Purification of phycobiliproteins from red macroalgae using Aqueous Biphasic Systems based in cholinium ionic liquids
Co-supervisor of Ana Celina Cascais Lopes
 Project Student at University of Aveiro (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Purification of phycobiliproteins from red macroalgae using Aqueous Biphasic Systems based on ionic liquids
Co-supervisor of Maria Clara Ramos Chácara
 Master Thesis (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

ALGAplus, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Pigments from macroalgae: content improvement and extraction
Co-supervisor of Letícia Pereira da Cunha
 Academic Internship (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

ALGAplus, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/06 - Current SeaWheat COST Action Workshop “Bioactives in Ulva”, workshop and training school (2024/06/24 - 2024/06/28)
Workshop
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

ALGAplus, Portugal

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany

University of Haifa, Israel
2024/04/16 - 2024/06/16 Final projects workshops, Seaweed as Business: Insights from two approaches - SeaForester and SØLKELP (2024/04/16 - 2024/04/16)
Congress
 ALGAplus, Portugal
2024/03/13 - 2024/03/13 #4 Meeting Algae Vertical in the frame of the project Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul (2024/03/13 - 2024/03/13)
Meeting
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/06/30 - 2023/06/30 SØLKELP project webinar, SØLKELP to trigger mutual benefits in seaweed cultivation practices (2023/06/30 - 2023/06/30)
Meeting
 ALGAplus, Portugal
2019/06/12 - 2019/06/12 Where Science meets Society, Jornadas CICECO 2019 (2019/06/12 - 2019/06/12)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2018/10/11 - 2018/10/13 TechDays Aveiro, National Forum of Technology (2018/10/11 - 2018/10/13)
Exhibition (Other)
 Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/10/12 - 2017/10/14 TechDays Aveiro, National Forum of Technology (2017/10/12 - 2017/10/14)
Exhibition (Other)
 Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/05/10 - 2017/05/12 UA Open Campus 2017 – 1st edition (2017/05/10 - 2017/05/12)
Exhibition (Other)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/02/07 - 2017/02/10 Winter School on Ionic Liquids - WSILs 2017 (2017/02/07 - 2017/02/10)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/09/15 - 2016/09/17 TechDays Aveiro - National Forum of Technology (2016/09/15 - 2016/09/17)
Exhibition (Other)
 Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/03/27 - 2015/03/29 3rd Meeting of Chemistry Students - III ENEQUI (2015/03/27 - 2015/03/29)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/05/27 - 2021/05/27 Análise elementar em Biorrefinaria: Desde a biomassa até à produção de bioenergia, Paralab S.A, 27 May, 2021, online webinar.
Meeting
Paralab S.A, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/04 Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids (IMIL) 2020 Webinars, online.
Conference
 IMIL 2021 – 6th Iberoamerican meeting on ionic liquids
2021/03/17 - 2021/03/17 Powering the Seaweed Revolution, Financial Times Live, online webinar.
Seminar
 Powering the Seaweed Revolution
The Financial Times Ltd, United Kingdom
2020/11 - 2020/11 The future of science and CICECO: what have we learned from the pandemic?, Online Jornadas do CICECO 2020
Conference
 Jornadas do CICECO 2020
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2020/02/13 - 2020/02/15 BlueBioValue Ideation 2020 promoted by Oceano Azul Foundation and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, organized by Fábrica de Startups, in collaboration with BlueBio Alliance and Faber Ventures
Conference
 BlueBioValue Ideation 2020
Fábrica de Startups SA, Portugal
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/12 Where Science meets Society, Jornadas CICECO 2019
Congress
 Where Science meets Society, Jornadas CICECO 2019
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2019/06/03 - 2019/06/05 Energy and Sustainability, Research Summit at University of Aveiro
Congress
 Energy and Sustainability, Research Summit at University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11 Deeping in the Eutectic Mixtures & Polymers – 4th edition PATh Spring Workshop
Workshop
 Deeping in the Eutectic Mixtures & Polymers – 4th edition PATh Spring Workshop
PATH - CICECO, Portugal
2019/02/13 - 2019/02/15 BlueBioValue Ideation 2020 BlueBioValue Ideation 2020
Fábrica de Startups SA, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2019/02/12 - 2019/02/12 AIM Further, CICECO’s PhD students meeting
Meeting
 AIM Further, CICECO’s PhD students meeting
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2018/12/04 - 2018/12/06 AlgaEurope 2018
Conference
 AlgaEurope 2018
2018/11/28 - 2018/11/29 Research Summit at University of Aveiro
Congress
 Research Summit at University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/11 - 2018/10/13 TechDays Aveiro, National Forum of Technology
Exhibition
 TechDays Aveiro, National Forum of Technology
Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/02 - 2018/10/04 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference
Conference
 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference
2018/07/02 - 2018/07/04 Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Encontro Ciência’18
Congress
 Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Encontro Ciência’18
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/06/11 - 2018/06/12 Living Science Together, Jornadas do CICECO 2018
Congress
 Living Science Together, Jornadas do CICECO 2018
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2018/06/08 - 2018/06/08 Multibiorefinary – 3rd edition PATh Spring Workshop
Workshop
 Multibiorefinary – 3rd edition PATh Spring Workshop
PATH - CICECO, Portugal
2017/10/12 - 2017/10/14 TechDays Aveiro, National Forum of Technology
Exhibition
 TechDays Aveiro, National Forum of Technology
Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/09/24 - 2017/09/27 Biopartitioning and Purification - BPP 2017
Conference
 Biopartitioning and Purification - BPP 2017
2017/07/03 - 2017/07/05 Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Encontro Ciência’17
Congress
 Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Encontro Ciência’17
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/06/19 - 2017/06/19 New Technologies for Old Industries - Life Science Innovation for Portugal’s Traditional Economic Sectors, MIT Portugal
Congress
 New Technologies for Old Industries - Life Science Innovation for Portugal’s Traditional Economic Sectors, MIT Portugal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Portugal, Portugal
2017/06/08 - 2017/06/08 Deep Eutectic Solvents – 2nd edition PATh Spring Workshop
Workshop
 Deep Eutectic Solvents – 2nd edition PATh Spring Workshop
PATH - CICECO, Portugal
2017/05/10 - 2017/05/12 UA Open Campus 2017 – 1st edition
Congress
 UA Open Campus 2017 – 1st edition
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/04/05 - 2017/04/07 Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids - IMIL 2017
Conference
 Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids - IMIL 2017
2017/03/20 - 2017/03/20 Multidisciplinary Approach for a Novel Sustainable Production Route of biosurfactants to be used as antimicrobial agents
Congress
 Multidisciplinary Approach for a Novel Sustainable Production Route of biosurfactants to be used as antimicrobial agents
Multiphase Processing Group, United Kingdom
2017/02/07 - 2017/02/10 Winter School on Ionic Liquids - WSILs 2017
Congress
 Winter School on Ionic Liquids - WSILs 2017
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/09/15 - 2016/09/17 TechDays Aveiro - National Forum of Technology
Exhibition
 TechDays Aveiro - National Forum of Technology
Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/06/15 - 2016/06/15 Research Day at University of Aveiro
Congress
 Research Day at University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/06/08 - 2016/06/09 Energy – Trends and Future Challenges, Jornadas do CICECO 2016
Congress
 Energy – Trends and Future Challenges, Jornadas do CICECO 2016
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2016/05/09 - 2016/05/09 Aqueous Biphasic Systems – 1st Edition PATh Spring Workshop
Workshop
 Aqueous Biphasic Systems – 1st Edition PATh Spring Workshop
PATH - CICECO, Portugal
2015/07/02 - 2015/07/03 Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids - IMIL 2015
Conference
 Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids - IMIL 2015
2015/03/27 - 2015/03/29 3rd Meeting of Chemistry Students - III ENEQUI
Meeting
 3rd Meeting of Chemistry Students - III ENEQUI
Núcleo de Estudantes de Química da Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/09/12 - 2012/09/22 Artificial Intelligence: Could a toaster pass your exams?
Other
 Artificial Intelligence: Could a toaster pass your exams?
Board of European Students of Technology, Spain
2012/03/23 - 2012/04/01 3 in 1: Coffee, Chocolate and You! 3 in 1: Coffee, Chocolate and You!
Board of European Students of Technology, Ukraine

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/03/24 Avaliação de Fitoquímicos do resíduo industrial de própolis verde a partir da extração e separação por um sistema bidimensional Letícia Sanches Contieri (PhD)
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2014 - 2016 Chemistry Students Union of University of Aveiro (NEQ-AAUAv) Secretary of the Assembly Board

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/11/03 Produção biológica de algas em Ílhavo distinguida em Bruxelas Sábado
2022/10/13 Produção biológica de algas é candidata a prémio Europeu de Sustentabilidade Correio da Manhã
2022/10/10 PME mostram diversidade e dinamismo no caminho da sustentabilidade Correio da Manhã

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2024/01/13 - Current TECH3 program, broadcast at RTP3, focused on the ALGAplus participation as leader of a subproject in the project Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul
2022/11/12 - Current Europa Minha program, broadcast at RTP3, RTP and Antena 1, focused on this initiative of Portugal 2020 (Project OmegaPeixe), Ep. 11 (season 7)
2025 - 2025 Minuto Energia program, Ep. 14 (season 2), broadcast at RTP3, focused on environmental sustainability, published 28 January 2025
2024 - 2024 Entre o Mar e a Terra program, Ep. 9 (season 2), broadcast at RTP, focusing on the excellence of Portuguese food products, published 5 November 2024
Distinctions

Award

2024 Finalists on the 11th edition of the contest Prémio Empreendedorismo e Inovação, October 2024, awarded by Crédito Agrícola, in the Food and Nutrition Security category
Crédito Agrícola, Portugal
2022 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award, given by the international journal Marine Drugs
2019 Best pitch award entitled of “From salty water To salty water: problems with colorful solutions” – Research Summit 2019 at University of Aveiro
2018 Best pitch award entitled of “SEA: Sustainability Extracted from Algae” – Research Summit 2018 at University of Aveiro
2018 Best Rising Science Communicator – Jornadas do CICECO 2018, Living Science Together – Honorable Mention
2016 Best Master Student in the field of Food Science during 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 at University of Aveiro
2010 Honour Board at Escola Secundária Alcaides de Faria

Other distinction

2023 Troféu Júri on the contest Troféu Luso Francês 2023
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Luso-Française, Portugal
2022 Finalists on the contest Innovation Radar Prize 2022 in the category of Purpose-driven & Green
European Commission, Belgium
2022 National Hero in the contest International SME EnterPRIZE in the category of Environmental Sustainability
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy
2022 Honorable Mention in the National SME EnterPRIZE in the category of Environmental Sustainability
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy

Tranquilidade, Portugal
2022 Finalist in the BASF-ICIQ Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards in the category of Best PhD Thesis in science,
2022 Highlight in an article in the journal Barcelos Popular, regarding the 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award (back cover), edition 21 July 2022, 2022
2022 Highlight in an article in the journal Diário de Aveiro, regarding the 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award, (cover and page 3), edition 17 July 2022, 2022
2022 Highlight in an article in the journal Notícias de Aveiro, regarding the 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award
2022 Highlight in an online article by CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, regarding the 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award
2022 Highlight in an online article by University of Aveiro
2021 Front cover of the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Volume 9, Number 19, 17 May 2021, 2021
2021 PhD thesis distinguished with distinction and merit, by unanimity of the members of jury of the thesis presentation
2021 Scientific highlight in a newsletter article regarding the publication “Purification of green fluorescent protein using fast centrifugal partition chromatography”, by UAveiro Research Newsletter #234
2020 Front cover of the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (Volume 8, Number 10, 16 March 2020)
2020 4th place in the BlueBioValue Ideation 2020 program
2020 Front cover of the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering: Volume 8, Number 10, 16 March 2020, 2020
2019 Front cover of the journal Green Chemistry (Volume 21, Number 14, 21 July 2019)
2017 1st Position in the PhD fellowship contest in the Bioengineering and Biotechnology panel
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal