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Paulo Brites is a dedicated Materials Science and Engineering PhD student at the Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering, affiliated with CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials. He holds a Biochemistry degree (2016) and a Master’s degree in Biotechnology with a focus on Food Biotechnology (2018), both from the University of Aveiro. During his Master's thesis, Paulo spearheaded the development of antioxidant-enriched bioplastic materials at the laboratory scale. Paulo contributed significantly as a research fellow in two prominent projects (POTATOPLASTIC and PLASTICOLIGHT), developing his expertise in crafting biobased plastics with enhanced mechanical and physicochemical properties. His proficiency spans various techniques commonly employed in the plastic industry, including solvent casting, melt mixing, hot pressing, injection molding, extrusion, and blown extrusion. Paulo Brites has demonstrated a strong commitment to disseminating his research findings, presenting at numerous national and international scientific conferences. Notably, he has delivered 10 oral communications and presented 9 scientific posters, earning three awards for best presentation at international conferences. As a co-author, he has contributed to two published scientific articles, submitted another as the first author, and is currently preparing five additional manuscripts as the first author for submission to high-impact scientific journals. In addition to his academic achievements, Paulo actively sought international opportunities to broaden his research perspective. He served as a research fellow in two national projects (POTATOPLASTIC and PLASTICOLIGHT) and engaged in two exchanges under the COST Action CA18132 - Functional Glyconanomaterials for the Development of Diagnostics and Targeted Therapeutic Probes and in the PROM project at IATA-CSIC (Spain) and Jan Dlugosz University (Poland), respectively, showcasing his versatility in collaborative international research endeavors. Throughout his PhD journey, Paulo dedicated a total of five months to research activities at IATA-CSIC (Spain).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Paulo David Martins Brites

Citation names

  • Brites, Paulo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8C19-3B18-94B5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6585-5048

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioplastics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Animal and Dairy Science
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/05/01 - 2025/05/01
Ongoing
 Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/07/26
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Sustainable development of active biomaterials based on rice industry byproducts" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2016/07/08
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Hyperbaric storage of liquid sweetened yogurt" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/11/01 - 2021/04/30 Bolseiro de investigação Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/11/08 - 2021/04/30 "PLASTICOLIGHT" - Cargas de baixa densidade para formulações plásticas
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-33848
Research Fellow
Ongoing
2020/09/14 - 2020/10/02 PROM Programme - International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff
2
Master Student Fellow
Uniwersytet Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczy im. Jana Dlugosza w Czestochowie, Poland
 European Social Fund
Concluded
2020/01/20 - 2020/03/13 CA18132 - Functional Glyconanomaterials for the Development of Diagnostics and Targeted Therapeutic Probes
CA18132
Master Student Fellow
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
Concluded
2018/11/01 - 2019/10/31 "POTATOPLASTIC" - Desenvolvimento de um composto bioplástico biodegradável à base de subprodutos da batata
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017938
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Brites, Paulo; Nunes, Cláudia; López Rúbio, Amparo; Martinho Oliveira; Ferreira, Paula; Gonçalves, Idalina. "Mechanical reinforcement and hydrophobization of starch-based bioplastics using rice and potato byproducts". Paper presented in Ciência 2023, 2023.
  2. Brites, Paulo; Nunes, Cláudia; López Rúbio, Amparo; Martinho Oliveira; Ferreira, Paula; Gonçalves, Idalina. "Development of water tolerant bioplastics using rice and potato byproducts". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2022, 2022.
  3. Brites, Paulo; Nunes, Cláudia; López Rúbio, Amparo; Martinho Oliveira; Ferreira, Paula; Gonçalves, Idalina. "Adding value to starch-rich rice byproducts through the development of antioxidant/UV-protective bioplastics". Paper presented in 5th International EPNOE Junior Scientist Meeting, 2022.
  4. Brites, Paulo; Nunes, Cláudia; López Rúbio, Amparo; Martinho Oliveira; Ferreira, Paula; Gonçalves, Idalina. "Development of active rice byproducts-derived bioplastics". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência '22, 2022.
  5. Brites, Paulo; López Rúbio, Amparo; Martinho Oliveira; Gonçalves, Idalina. "Agri food byproducts as a source of biomolecules for sustainable bioplastic packaging production through blown extrusion". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2021, 2021.
  6. Brites, Paulo; López Rúbio, Amparo; Gonçalves, Idalina; Martinho Oliveira. "The potential of agrofood byproducts to develop sustainable bioplastic packaging materials by blown extrusion". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência '21, 2021.
  7. Brites, Paulo; Oliveira, Gonçalo; Vilarinho, Inês; Gonçalves, Idalina; Nunes, Cláudia; Ferreira, Paula. "Starch, waxes, and oil recovered from potato chips by products applied on biobased thermoplastics production". Paper presented in Glupor 13, 2019.
  8. Gonçalves, Idalina; Vilarinho, Inês; Oliveira, Gonçalo; Brites, Paulo; Barra, Ana; Lopes, Joana; Pires, Liliana; et al. "POTATOPLASTIC - Development of starch-based bioplastics using potato chips industry byproducts". Paper presented in 13th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group ¿ GLUPOR 13, 2019.
  9. Brites, Paulo; Oliveira, Gonçalo; Gonçalves, Idalina; Nunes, Cláudia; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A.. "The suitability of potato starch and peels waxes for biobased thermoplastics production". Paper presented in XX EuroFoodChem - Porto, 2019.
  10. Oliveira, Gonçalo; Brites, Paulo; Gonçalves, Idalina; Nunes, Cláudia; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A.. "Potato chips byproducts to produce thermoplastic biogranulates". Paper presented in EuroFoodChem XX, 2019.
  11. Brites, Paulo; Oliveira, Gonçalo; Gonçalves, Idalina; Nunes, Cláudia; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A.. "The suitability of potato starch and peels waxes for biobased thermoplastics production". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2019, 2019.
  12. Gonçalves, Idalina; Vilarinho, Inês; Oliveira, Gonçalo; Brites, Paulo; Barra, Ana; Lopes, Joana; Pires, Liliana; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel. "Development of starch-based bioplastics using potato chips industry byproducts". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Zélia Alves; Paulo Brites; Nuno M. Ferreira; Gonçalo Figueiredo; Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta; Idalina Gonçalves; Sónia Mendo; Paula Ferreira; Cláudia Nunes. "Thermoplastic starch-based films loaded with biochar-ZnO particles for active food packaging". Journal of Food Engineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2023.111741.
    10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2023.111741
  2. Santos, Jéssica D.C.; Brites, Paulo; Martins, Carolina; Nunes, Cláudia; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Ferreira, Paula; Gonçalves, Idalina. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Idalina. "Starch consolidation of calcium carbonate as a tool to develop lightweight fillers for LDPE-based plastics". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 226 (2023): 1021-1030. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.219.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.219
  3. Santos, Jéssica D.C.; Brites, Paulo; Nunes, Cláudia; Gonçalves, Idalina; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Ferreira, Paula. "PLASTICOLIGHT - Cargas de baixa densidade para formulações plásticas". Técnica - Revista Técnica de Cerâmica e Vidro 5 (2021): 28.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Brites, Paulo David Martins. "Sustainable development of active biomaterials based on rice industry byproducts". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/24481.
  2. Brites, Paulo. "Hyperbaric storage of liquid sweetened yoghurt". Degree, Universidade de Aveiro, 2016.

Other

Other output
  1. Polymers applied to Food Biochemistry Active Packaging. Workshop at the ENEBIOQ 2019. 2019. Gonçalves, Idalina; Oliveira, Gonçalo; Brites, Paulo; Lopes, Joana; Nunes, Cláudia; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A..
  2. Polymers applied to Food Biochemistry Active Packaging. Workshop at the ENEBIOQ 2019. 2019. Gonçalves, Idalina; Oliveira, Gonçalo; Brites, Paulo; Lopes, Joana; Nunes, Cláudia; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A..
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/08 Non-edible potato and rice byproducts reused in the development of starch-based nanocomposites with increased surface hydrophobicity and rigidity 19th International Conference on Polysaccharides-Glycoscience
Czech Chemical Society (Prague, Czech Republic)
2023/07/12 Blown-extruded starch-based materials using rice and potato industry by-products Research Summit 2023
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/01/19 Upcycling starch-rich rice byproducts through the development of functional bioplastics 2023 CCARM International Trainee Symposium in Agri-food, Nutrition and Health
Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) (Manitoba, Canada)
2022/07/13 Agri-food by-products as a source of biomolecules for sustainable bioplastic packaging production through blown extrusion Research Summit 2022
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/06/21 The use of rice industry byproducts to develop active bioplastics XI Congreso Nacional CyTA-CESIA
Universidad de Zaragoza (Zaragoza, Spain)
2021/07/07 The potential of agrofood byproducts to develop sustainable bioplastic packaging materials by blown extrusion Research Summit 2021
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/02/04 Allowing extrusion of thermoplastic starch based 3D printing filaments using potato peel waxes as a biobased additive 4th International EPNOE Junior Scientist Meeting
(Kortrijk, Belgium)
2020/12/16 Development of starch/porphyrin-based photosensitizers for antiinfective therapies VIRTUAL COST Action MEETING, Working Group 2: Bioactive glycomaterials for personalized, regenerative and non-invasive therapies
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2020/02/28 The suitability of potato chips industry by-products for biobased thermoplastics production VII International Student Congress of Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia (Valência, Spain)
2019/10/23 Starch, waxes, and oil recovered from potato chips by-products applied on biobased thermoplastics production EPNOE 2019 - 6th International Polysaccharides Conference
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/10/21 - 2019/10/25 EPNOE 2019 - 6th International Polysaccharides conference (2019/10/21 - 2019/10/25)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/03/21 - 2019/03/22 Multicomp Aveiro spring meeting 2019 - field of nano-carbon material composites, including (1) the adequate dispersion of the nano-carbon reinforcement material, and (2) the development of strong enough interfacial bonding between the nano-carbon reinforcement elements and the composite matrix. (2019/03/21 - 2019/03/22)
Meeting
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/03/17 - 2019/03/17 Workshop "POTATOPLASTIC" para estudantes de bioengenharia
Workshop
 VII AEICBAS Biomedical congress
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 1st prize winner Oral presentation - Session II (2023 CCARM International Trainee Symposium in Agri-Food, Nutrition, and Health)
The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM), Canada
2023 The Best Lecture Presentation Award, 2nd Place (19th International Conference on Polysaccharides-Glycoscience)
Ceská spolecnost chemická, Czech Republic
2020 Best oral communication at the VII International Student Congress of Food Science and Technology
Universitat de València Facultat de Farmacia, Spain