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Hugo Duarte (HD) graduated in Bioengineering from the University of Algarve (UAlg) in 2014. After that, he worked for almost two years as a fellow researcher on the projects “FibraCel” (PTDC/AGR-TEC/4049/2012) and “FibraCel 2” (PTDC/AGRTEC/4814/2014), spending 3 months in Lund University at the Division of Physical Chemistry. Throughout this time, HD worked in biopolymer manipulation, mainly with cellulose. In 2017, HD started his PhD by joining an international consortium made from more than 10 universities and several companies, the Bioclean project (DOI: 10.3030/722871), where Procter & Gamble (P&G) was the project coordinator. The proposed work was within an International Training Network (ITN) from a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action. The PhD work was focused on characterizing and identifying structural changes on bacteria caused by surface active molecules, taking place in the Center for Colloid and Surface Science (CSGI) in the Chemistry department of the University of Florence, in Italy. Within the project´s framework, HD spent 6 months at the P&G innovation centre in Newcastle (UK), visiting The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) with the acceptance of a beamtime proposal. A few months upon finishing the PhD, HD returned to UAlg joining the ReFloRest project as a post-doc Junior researcher, developing new value-added biomaterials from forestry residues. Since 2021, HD has taught several classes in UAlg and is an integrated member of Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (MED). MED is one of the three R&D unites that integrate the associate laboratory CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute. I also colaborate with the Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability (CERES) from the University of Coimbra, mainly related to the AlBread project.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Hugo Manuel Matias Duarte

Citation names

  • Duarte, Hugo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8416-555E-B56F
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6461-3541

Email addresses

  • hmduarte@ualg.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/01/28 - 2020/04/17
Concluded
 Marie Currie ITN (Dottorato di Ricerca)
Major in Chemistry
Università degli Studi di Firenze Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Italy
"Physico-chemical characterisation of the interaction of surfactants and active molecules with bacteria" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Development and characterization of aqueous solvents for cellulose dissolution - rheology and phase behaviour" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/11/04 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2020/12/14 - 2024/11/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
2017/01/28 - 2020/01/28 Contracted Researcher (Research) Università degli Studi di Firenze Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Italy

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/07/05 - 2017/07/04 Fellow researcher in project PTDC/AGR-TEC/4814/2014 - “No Caminho das Fibras Têxteis Ecológicas: De Recursos Celulósicos Agroflorestais a Materiais de Valor Acrescentado” Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2014/07/01 - 2015/06/30 Fellow researcher in project: PTDC/AGR-TEC/4049/2012 - "FibraCell" - Development of sustainable processes for textile fibres production from forestry resources. Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024 - 2024/03/01 (Cell2Clean) Bacterial cellulose advances- transforming agricultural waste into bio-based materials for water treatment
2023.12843.PEX
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/12 - Current ReFloRest: Rehabilitating Agroforestry Waste: From Intermolecular Interactions in Natural Polyphenols to the Development of New Value-Added Biomaterials
ALG-01-0145-FEDER-030619
 FCT CRESC Algarve 2020, Portugal 2020, União Europeia (FEDER)
Concluded
2023/02/15 - 2024/08/14 BIGSEED - BIG opportunities in a small SEED: Valorization of carob by-products into novel hydrogels for sustainable agriculture
2022.07519.PTDC
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023 - 2023/05/08 From waste to utility: Bacterial cellulose production from agroforestry residues and its application as tailored biomaterials
2023.08055.CEECIND
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded
2022 - 2022/03/03 From waste to utility: Bacterial cellulose production from agroforestry residues and its applications in innovative biomaterials
2022.00839.CEECIND
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded
2017/01/28 - 2020/01/28 Bioclean
722871
DOI: 10.3030/722871
PhD Student Fellow
Università degli Studi di Firenze Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Italy
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded
2016 - 2019 On the Track of Ecological Textile Fibers
PTDC/AGR-TEC/4814/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2014 "FibraCell"
PTDC/AGR-TEC/4049/2012
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023 - 2023/07/27 From waste to utility: Bacterial cellulose production from agroforestry residues and its application in wastewater treatment
Universidade do Algarve Centro para os Recursos Biológicos e Alimentos Mediterrânicos, Portugal
 Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento
Not funded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Medronho, Bruno; Duarte, Hugo; Mansinhos, Inês; Brás, João; Amorim, Ana; dos Anjos, Isabela Vera; M.J. Aliaño-González; et al. "Unleashing the Potential of Portuguese Agroforesty Biomass: Extraction, Characterization and Valorization of Biomolecules". In Biomass Based Products. IntechOpen, 2025.
    Published
  2. Medronho, Bruno; Duarte, Hugo; Mansinhos, Inês; Brás, João; Amorim, Ana; Anjos, Isabela; M.J. Aliaño-González; et al. Corresponding author: Medronho, Bruno. "Unleashing the Potential of Portuguese Agroforestry Biomass: Extraction, Characterization, and Valorization of Biomolecules". Intechopen, 2024.
    Published • DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1008434
  3. Singh, Poonam; Duarte, Hugo; Alves, Luís; Antunes, Filipe; Le Moigne, Nicolas; Dormanns, Jan; Duchemin, Benoit; Staiger, Mark P.; Medronho, Bruno. "From Cellulose Dissolution and Regeneration to Added Value Applications — Synergism Between Molecular Understanding and Material Development". In Cellulose - Fundamental Aspects and Current Trends, edited by Poletto, Matheus; Ornaghi, Heitor Luiz. InTech, 2015.
    10.5772/61402
Conference poster
  1. BOUTOUB, OUMAIMA; Duarte, Hugo; M.J. Aliaño-González; Bruno Medronho; Gonçalves, Sandra; Romano, Anabela. "From seed to solution: carob by-products as novel biomaterials for a more sustainable agriculture". Paper presented in VIII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2023.
  2. Duarte, Hugo; João Brás; María José Aliaño-González; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "Tannin-furan and lignin-furan based foams for insulation and wastewater treatment – removal of methylene blue and mechanical characterization". Paper presented in EEDAA VII, 2022.
  3. Duarte, Hugo; Melro, Elodie; Brás, João; Romano, Anabela; Medronho, Bruno. "On the development of resins and foams from natural resources". Paper presented in RICI IX, 2022.
  4. María José Aliaño-González; Gomes, Valentim; Duarte, Hugo; Romano, Anabela; Medronho, Bruno. "Ultrasound-Assisted and Pressurized-Liquid Extractions of Polyphenols from Pinus Pinaster Wood Residues and Their Application in Food Films and Edible Capsules". Paper presented in RICI IX, 2022.
  5. Duarte, Hugo; Medronho, Bruno; Romano, Anabela. Corresponding author: Duarte, Hugo. "Polyphenol dissolution and extraction from agriculture and forestry residues". Paper presented in EEDAA 2021, 2021.
  6. Duarte, Hugo; Fratini, Emiliano; Berti, Debora. "Understanding the mode of action of different chemistry on the microstructure of bacteria -Mechanisms & Applications". Paper presented in ECIS 2018, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Isabela Vera dos Anjos; Natacha Coelho; Hugo Duarte; Diogo Neves Proença; Maria F. Duarte; Raul Barros; Sara Raposo; et al. "From Lignocellulosic Residues to Protein Sources: Insights into Biomass Pre-Treatments and Conversion". Polymers (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17162251.
    10.3390/polym17162251
  2. Elodie Melro; Hugo Duarte; Filipe E. Antunes; Artur J. M. Valente; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "Enhancing Polycaprolactone with Levulinic Acid-Extracted Lignin: Toward Sustainable Bio-Based Polymer Blends". Journal of Composites Science (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9070366.
    10.3390/jcs9070366
  3. Bruno Medronho; Oumaima Boutoub; Hugo Duarte; Maria José Aliaño-González; Rui Guerra; António Brázio; Sandra Gonçalves; Anabela Romano. "On the Optimization of Carob Seed Peel Extraction Using Aqueous-Based Acidic Systems". Molecules (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071397.
    10.3390/molecules30071397
  4. Hugo Duarte; João Brás; El Mokhtar Saoudi Hassani; María José Aliaño-Gonzalez; Solange Magalhães; Luís Alves; Artur J. M. Valente; et al. "Lignin-Furanic Rigid Foams: Enhanced Methylene Blue Removal Capacity, Recyclability, and Flame Retardancy". Polymers (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16233315.
    10.3390/polym16233315
  5. El Mokhtar Saoudi Hassani; Hugo Duarte; João Brás; Abdeslam Taleb; Mustapha Taleb; Zakia Rais; Alireza Eivazi; et al. "On the Valorization of Olive Oil Pomace: A Sustainable Approach for Methylene Blue Removal from Aqueous Media". Polymers (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16213055.
    10.3390/polym16213055
  6. Duarte, Hugo; Brás, João; María José Aliaño-González; Magalhães, Solange; Alves, Luis; Valente, Artur; Romano, Anabela; Medronho, Bruno. "Novel polyphenol-based foams with enhanced methylene blue removal capacity, recyclability, and flame retardancy". (2024):
    Submitted
  7. Hugo Duarte; María José Aliaño-González; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "Advancements in Detection and Mitigation Strategies for Petroleum-Derived Contaminants in Aquatic Environments: A Comprehensive Review". Sensors (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113284.
    10.3390/s24113284
  8. Elodie Melro; Hugo Duarte; Alireza Eivazi; Carolina Costa; Maria L. Faleiro; Ana M. Rosa da Costa; Filipe E. Antunes; et al. "Poly(butylene succinate)-Based Composites with Technical and Extracted Lignins from Wood Residues". ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c02103.
    10.1021/acsapm.3c02103
  9. Hugo Duarte; María José Aliaño-González; Emma Cantos-Villar; Leonor Faleiro; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "Sustainable extraction of polyphenols from vine shoots using deep eutectic solvents: Influence of the solvent, Vitis sp., and extraction technique". Talanta (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125135.
    10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125135
  10. Hugo Duarte; Ceferino Carrera; María José Aliaño-González; Rocío Gutiérrez-Escobar; María Jesús Jiménez-Hierro; Miguel Palma; Ludovina Galego; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "On the Valorization of Arbutus unedo L. Pomace: Polyphenol Extraction and Development of Novel Functional Cookies". Foods (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12193707.
    10.3390/foods12193707
  11. Elodie Melro; Hugo Duarte; Filipe E. Antunes; Artur J.M. Valente; Anabela Romano; Magnus Norgren; Bruno Medronho. "Engineering novel phenolic foams with lignin extracted from pine wood residues via a new levulinic-acid assisted process". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 248 (2023): 125947-125947. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125947.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125947
  12. Medronho, B.; Pereira, A.; Duarte, H.; Gentile, L.; Rosa da Costa, A.M.; Romano, A.; Olsson, U.. "Probing cellulose–solvent interactions with self-diffusion NMR: Onium hydroxide concentration and co-solvent effects". Carbohydrate Polymers 303 (2023): 120440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120440.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120440
  13. Hugo Duarte; Valentim Gomes; María José Aliaño-González; Leonor Faleiro; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Polyphenols from Maritime Pine Residues with Deep Eutectic Solvents". Foods (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11233754.
    10.3390/foods11233754
  14. Marta Barea-Sepúlveda; Hugo Duarte; María José Aliaño-González; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "Total Ion Chromatogram and Total Ion Mass Spectrum as Alternative Tools for Detection and Discrimination (A Review)". Chemosensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10110465.
    10.3390/chemosensors10110465
  15. Hugo Duarte; Jeremie Gummel; Eric Robles; Debora Berti; Emiliano Fratini. "Ultra-/Small Angle X-ray Scattering (USAXS/SAXS) and Static Light Scattering (SLS) Modeling as a Tool to Determine Structural Changes and Effect on Growth in S. epidermidis". ACS Applied Bio Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.2c00218.
    10.1021/acsabm.2c00218
  16. Inês Mansinhos; Sandra Gonçalves; Raquel Rodríguez-Solana; Hugo Duarte; José Luis Ordóñez-Díaz; José Manuel Moreno-Rojas; Anabela Romano. "Response of Thymus lotocephalus In Vitro Cultures to Drought Stress and Role of Green Extracts in Cosmetics". Antioxidants (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11081475.
    10.3390/antiox11081475
  17. Elodie Melro; Filipe E. Antunes; Artur J. M. Valente; Hugo Duarte; Anabela Romano; Bruno Medronho. "On the Development of Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins Using a New Type of Lignin Extracted from Pine Wood with a Levulinic-Acid Based Solvent". Molecules 27 9 (2022): 2825-2825. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27092825.
    10.3390/molecules27092825
  18. Pereira, Ana; Duarte, Hugo; Nosrati, Pegah; Gubitosi, Marta; Gentile, Luigi; Romano, Anabela; Medronho, Bruno; Olsson, Ulf. "Cellulose gelation in NaOH solutions is due to cellulose crystallization". Cellulose 25 6 (2018): 3205-3210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1794-3.
    Published • 10.1007/s10570-018-1794-3
  19. Medronho, Bruno; Duarte, Hugo; Magalhães, Solange; Alves, Luis; Valente, Artur J.M.; Romano, Anabela. "From a new cellulose solvent to the cyclodextrin induced formation of hydrogels". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 532 (2017): 548-555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.03.047.
    10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.03.047
  20. Gubitosi, Marta; Duarte, Hugo; Gentile, Luigi; Olsson, Ulf; Medronho, Bruno. "On cellulose dissolution and aggregation in aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide". Biomacromolecules 17 9 (2016): 2873-2881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00696.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00696
  21. Medronho, Bruno; Duarte, Hugo; Alves, Luis; Antunes, Filipe E.; Romano, Anabela; Valente, Artur J.M.. "The role of cyclodextrin-tetrabutylammonium complexation on the cellulose dissolution". Carbohydrate Polymers 140 (2016): 136-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.12.026.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.12.026
  22. Medronho, Bruno; Duarte, Hugo; Alves, Luis; Antunes, Filipe; Romano, Anabela; Lindman, Björn. "Probing cellulose amphiphilicity". Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal 30 1 (2015): 58-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3183/npprj-2015-30-01-p058-066.
    10.3183/npprj-2015-30-01-p058-066
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/04 Tannin-furan and lignin-furan based foams for insulation and wastewater treatment 37th conference of European Colloid & Interface Society (ECIS 2023)
Center for Colloid and Surface Science (CSGI), Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Napoli, Italy)
2023/07/06 Tannin-furan and lignin-furan based foams for insulation and wastewater treatment XXXI International Conference on Polyphenols (ICP 2023)
France National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) (Nantes, France)
2018/03 Understanding the mode of action of different chemistry on the microstructure of bacteria - Mechanisms and applications BIOCLEAN P&G Workshop at NIC
P&G (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
2017/07 Understanding the mode of action of different chemistry on the microstructure of bacteria - Mechanisms and applications Bioclean summer school
(Veneza, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/03/05 - Current Otimização da produção de celulose bacteriana e a sua modificação química
Supervisor
 Estágio (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/03/05 - Current Otimização da produção de celulose bacteriana e a sua aplicação no tratamento de águas
Supervisor
 Estágio (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/03/05 - Current Valorisação do germen de alfarroba como aditivo proteico em iogurte natural
Supervisor
 Estágio (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/03/11 - 2024/04/26 Síntese de celulose bacteriana e a sua aplicação na remoção de poluentes
Co-supervisor
 MÓDULOS ESCOLHA ESTUDANTE 1 (Other)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/09/20 Extração e caracterização de polifenóis obtidos da casca e agulha de Pinus pinea - Avaliação da eficiência de extração de diferentes solventes
Co-supervisor
 UC projeto (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/02/09 - Current Workers committee
Member
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/11/09 - 2023/12/05 Tecnologia da Produção Biológica Bioengenharia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/10/24 - 2023/10/24 Metodologia Científica e Introdução ao Laboratório Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/11 - 2022/12 Metodologia Científica e Introdução ao Laboratório Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2021/11/29 - 2022/01/14 METODOLOGIA CIENTÍFICA E INTRODUÇÃO AO LABORATÓRIO Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/04/15 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2022/11/20 - Current Horticulturae (2311-7524) MDPI
2022/10/29 - Current Cosmetics (2079-9284) MDPI
Distinctions

Other distinction

2014 Prémio Inovação Crédito Agrícola na categoria “Investigação e Inovação Tecnológica”, com o projeto “Desenvolvimento de Processos Sustentáveis para a Produção Ecológica de Fibras Têxteis a partir de Recursos Agro-Florestais”.