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Cariny Polesca is a PhD student n Chemical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, since 2021. She worked as a Visiting PhD student at Imperial College London for six months. Cariny completed her MSc in Chemical Engineering in 2020 at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil, receiving the best cumulative performance coefficient among students who completed the MSc. Currently, Cariny works in the area of Sustainable Industrial Processes, with an emphasis on the valorization of chicken feathers waste for keratin recovery using alternative solvents. She has experience with analytical methods and the capacity to project and realize experiments for developing new products and processes. Cariny published 9 articles (winning a best article award), 1 book chapter, and has 14 works presented at international and national conferences (receiving two awards for best presentations). Furthermore, she has industrial experience as a technique responsible in a water treatment company and internship experiences in some industry areas (cosmetics and dairy products). Cariny is also focused on improving her knowledge regarding industrial processes, having experience with 5S implementation, and certification in the Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cariny Maria Polesca de Freitas
Date of birth
1995/09/04
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Cariny M. P. Freitas
  • Cariny Polesca

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A215-F29C-B108
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1214-9043

Email addresses

  • carinypolesca@ua.pt (Professional)
  • carinypolesca@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/01 - 2024/12
Ongoing
 Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Bioactive protein-rich films obtained from poultry-processing industry waste using bio-based ionic liquids" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/03 - 2020/03
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
"Pectina da casca do maracujá (Passiflora edulis flavicarpa): otimização da extração e viabilidade técnico-econômica do processo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2013/02 - 2017/12
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor)
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil
 15
Affiliation

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01 - 2019/01 Technical Responsible Departamento Municipal de Água e Esgoto (DEMAE), Brazil

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10 - 2053/04 Visiting PhD student Imperial College London, United Kingdom
2019/12 - 2020/02 Visiting MSc student Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/07 Teaching internship: Unit Operations II Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2019/03 - 2019/07 Teaching internship: Chemical Engineering Laboratory III Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2017/07 - 2017/09 Internship Latícinios Funarbe, Brazil
2017/02 - 2017/05 Internship Haskell Cosmética Natural, Brazil
2016/02 - 2016/06 Teaching internship: Physical Chemistry II Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil
2015/07 - 2015/07 Internship Laticínios Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015/03 - 2015/06 Internship Departamento Municipal de Água e Esgoto (DEMAE), Brazil
2014/02 - 2014/06 Teaching internship: Analytic geometry and Linear algebra Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/06/01 - Current Bioactive protein-rich films obtained from poultry-processing industry waste using bio-based ionic liquids
UI/BD/151282/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Freitas, C. M. P.; Bicalho, I. T.; Junior, M. M. J.; Sousa, R. C. S.. Manual para produção de derivados de goiada em escala industrial. Brazil: Aprenda Fácil Editora. 2022.
    Accepted
Book chapter
  1. Freitas, C. M. P.; Pinheiro, M. F.; Sousa, R. C. S.; Costa, A. R.; Júnior, J. A. Q. L.. "Estudo da influência do pH na adsorção do corante vermelho congo utilizando carvão ativado obtido a partir da palha de café". In Processos Químicos e Biotecnológicos – Volume 7, 71-79. Brazil: Editora Poisson, 2021.
    Published • 10.36229/978-65-5866-059-0.cap.09
Conference poster
  1. Cariny Polesca; Helena Passos; Sousa, Ana C. A.; Nguyen Minh Tue; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Kunisue, Tatsuya; Mara G. Freire. "Hydrophobic eutectic solvents for detection and quantification of phenolic contaminants in biological fluids". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2022 - Hand in Hand with Society, 2022.
  2. Cariny Polesca; Helena Passos; Sousa, Ana C. A.; Nguyen Minh Tue; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Kunisue, Tatsuya; Mara G. Freire. Corresponding author: Mara G. Freire. "Solvent extraction with hydrophobic eutectic solvents as a sample purification step in the detection and quantification of phenolic contaminants in biological fluids". Paper presented in Biopartitioning and Purification Conference, 2022.
  3. Cariny Polesca; Helena Passos; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Mara G. Freire. Corresponding author: Mara G. Freire. "Keratin recovery from chicken feathers using ionic liquids". Paper presented in Biopartitioning and Purification Conference, 2022.
  4. Cariny M. P. Freitas; Helena Passos; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Mara G. Freire. "Keratin extraction from poultry-processing industry waste". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO - Advancing Science Shaping Society, 2021.
  5. Rodrigues, Carolina; Cariny Polesca; Isabela Bicalho; Victor G. L. Souza; Coelhoso, Isabel; Fernando, Ana Luisa. "Effects of edible coatings on prickly pears bioactive compounds preservation". Paper presented in XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2021.
  6. Freitas, C. M. P.; Pinheiro, M. F.; Sousa, R. C. S.; Costa, A. R.; Junior, J. A. Q. L.. "Estudo da influência do pH na adsorção do corante vermelho congo utilizando carvão ativado obtido a partir da palha de café". Paper presented in XXXIX CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS PARTICULADOS ENEMP, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Polesca, Cariny; Al Ghatta, Amir; Passos, Helena; Coutinho, João A. P.; Hallett, Jason P.; Freire, Mara G.. "Sustainable keratin recovery process using a bio-based ionic liquid aqueous solution and its techno-economic assessment". Green Chemistry 25 10 (2023): 3995-4003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3gc00850a.
    Published • 10.1039/d3gc00850a
  2. Polesca, Cariny; Passos, Helena; Neves, Bruno M.; Coutinho, João A. P.; Freire, Mara G.. "Valorization of chicken feathers using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids". Green Chemistry (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2gc04477c.
    Published • 10.1039/d2gc04477c
  3. Cariny Polesca; Helena Passos; Coutinho, Joao A. P.; Mara G. Freire. Corresponding author: Mara G. Freire. "Sustainable development of biomaterials using ionic liquids". Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 37 (2022): 100675.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100675
  4. Junior, J. A. Q. L; Pinheiro, M. F.; Freitas, C. M. P.; Sousa, R. C. S; Coimbra, J. S. R.. "Effect of temperature on the separation and purification of whey proteins using aqueous two-phase systems". Revista Virtual de Química (2021):
    Published • https://dx.doi.org/10.21577/1984-6835.20210111
  5. Cariny Maria Polesca Freitas; Jane Sélia Reis Coimbra; Victor Gomes Lauriano Souza; Rita Cássia Superbi Sousa. "Structure and Applications of Pectin in Food, Biomedical, and Pharmaceutical Industry: A Review". Coatings 11 8 (2021): 922-922. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11080922.
    10.3390/coatings11080922
  6. Freitas, C. M. P.; Junior, D. B. S.; Martins, R. D.; Dias, M. M. S.; Coimbra, J. S. R.; Sousa, R. C. S.. "Simulation of ethanol recovery and economic analysis of pectin production on an industrial scale". Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00449-021-02546-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s00449-021-02546-2
  7. Freitas, C. M. P.; Martins, R. D.; Dias, M. M. S.; Coimbra, J. S. R.; Sousa, R. C. S.. "Passion fruit by-product: process design of pectin production". International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 8 10 (2020): 58-69. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i10.2020.1688.
    Published • 10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i10.2020.1688
  8. Freitas, C. M. P.; Sousa, R. C. S.; Dias, M. M. S.; Coimbra, J. S. R.. "Extraction of Pectin from Passion Fruit Peel". Food Engineering Reviews 12 4 (2020): 460-472. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12393-020-09254-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s12393-020-09254-9
  9. Freitas, C. M. P.; Costa, A. R.; Rodrigues, F. Á.; Jesus Júnior, M. M.; Dias, M. M. S.; Sousa, R. C. S.. "Optimization of pectin extraction from passion fruit (Passiflora edulis flavicarpa) using the response surface method". Brazilian Journal of Development 6 5 (2020): 25609-25625. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv6n5-132.
    Published • 10.34117/bjdv6n5-132
  10. Freitas, C. M. P.; Rodrigues, G. S.; Pinheiro, M. F.; Silva, D. J.; Sousa, R. C. S.. "Study of drying kinetics of passion fruit peel (Passiflora edulis flavicarpa)". Brazilian Journal of Development 5 10 (2019): 20146-20151. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv5n10-211.
    Published • 10.34117/bjdv5n10-211
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/04 Protein extraction from squid pens with ionic liquids 9th International Congress on Ionic Liquids
(Lyon, France)
2023/02 Valorization of chicken feathers waste for biomaterials processing using ionic liquids ILSEPT - 5th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology
Elsevier (Scottsdale, United States)
2022/07 Bioactive protein-rich films obtained from poultry-processing industry waste using bio-based ionic liquids Research Summit 2022
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/06/03 Sustainable extraction of keratin from renewable raw materials using ionic liquids 18th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries
RRB 2022 (Bruges, Belgium)
2022/05/20 Valorization of poultry-processing industry waste for keratin extraction by using alternative solvents 5th International Symposium on Green Chemistry
ISGC 2022 (La Rochelle, France)
2019 Adsorção do corante vermelho congo utilizando farinha da casca do maracujá XXXIX CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS PARTICULADOS ENEMP
(Brazil)
2019 Avaliação do efeito do diâmetro da partícula da casca do maracujá (Passiflora edulis flavicarpa) no comportamento da secagem XXXIX CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS PARTICULADOS ENEMP
(Brazil)
2019 Avaliação da remoção do corante verde malaquita por adsorção utilizando farinha da casca de maracujá (Passiflora edulis flavicarpa) XXXIX CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS PARTICULADOS ENEMP
(Brazil)
2019 Estudo das cinéticas de secagem das cascas das bananas (Musa ssp.) maçã, caturra e prata em diferentes temperaturas XXXIX CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS PARTICULADOS ENEMP
(Brazil)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/02 - 2019/12 Produção de kombucha e avaliação da etapa de clarificação utilizando carvão ativado
Co-supervisor
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/15 - 2023/06/15 AIM Further - Hand in Hand with Industry was an event organised by the Doctoral Student Committee of CICECO (CAD). At AIM Further, we believe in the power of collaboration and knowledge exchange. This event provides a unique platform for PhD students to connect with industry professionals, fostering meaningful partnerships and opening doors to new opportunities. (2023/06/15 - 2023/06/15)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/02/05 - 2023/02/08 ILSEPT - 5th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology
Conference
 ILSEPT - 5th International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology
Elsevier Inc, United States
2022/10 - 2022/10 Modern Data Exploration and Design of Experiments
Workshop
JMP Statistical Discovery, United States
2022/09/25 - 2022/09/28 Biopartitioning and Purification Conference (BPP 2022) in Aveiro, Portugal
Conference
 Biopartitioning and Purification Conference
2022/07/13 - 2022/07/15 Research Summit 2022
Workshop
 Research Summit
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/03 18th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RRB 2022), in Bruges, Belgium
Conference
 18th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/20 5th International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC 2022) in La Rochelle, France
Conference
 5th International Symposium on Green Chemistry
2021/10 - 2021/10 Jornadas CICECO 2021 - Advancing Science Shaping Society
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/05/04 - 2021/05/07 Participation in the event "Engineered Living Materials Conference 2021"
Conference
 Second International Conference Engineered Living Materials 2021
Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gGmbH, Germany
2021/05/03 - 2021/05/03 Participation in the Webinar: Advances in Separation Processes Achieved by Ionic Liquids Advances in Separation Processes Achieved by Ionic Liquids
2021/03/02 - 2021/03/02 Participation in the event "Conexão FEA - Visão Computacional Aplicada na Indústria de Alimentos"
Round table
 Conexão FEA - Visão Computacional Aplicada na Indústria de Alimentos
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
2020/07/07 - 2020/07/07 Participation in the Webinar "COVID-19: Possibilidades de interação indústria-universidade nas áreas de vacinas, terapêuticos e diagnósticos" ACS Publications Original Series
ACS Publications, United States
2020 - 2020 Avaliador de apresentação oral no evento "V Semana de Engenharia Química", na Universidade Federal de Viçosa V Semana de Engenharia Química
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2020 - 2020 Apresentação do Webinar: Extração de compostos naturais utilizando solventes alternativos
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil
2019/10/27 - 2019/10/30 Participação em congresso XXXIX Congresso Brasileiro de Sistemas Particulados - ENEMP 2019
2019/07/25 - 2019/07/26 Participação do curso "Plataformas para extração, concentração, particionamento e purificação de biomoléculas de interesse na biotecnologia" Plataformas para extração, concentração, particionamento e purificação de biomoléculas de interesse na biotecnologia
Universidade Federal de Viçosa- Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Brazil
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/30 Participação do curso "Introdução ao Matlab Nível Intermediário" Introdução ao Matlab
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2019/05/20 - 2019/05/23 Participação do curso "Introdução ao Matlab Nível Básico" Introdução ao Matlab
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2019 - 2019 Participação como convidada da mesa redonda de integração: Bate-papo com os calouros de Engenharia Química
Round table
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil
2018/11/06 - 2018/11/08 Participação da "VI Semana Brasileira de Engenharia Química- 2018" VI Semana Brasileira de Engenharia Química
2018/04/06 - 2018/04/06 Participação do curso "Monitoramento de cianobactérias em mananciais de abastecimento público" Monitoramento de cianobactérias em mananciais de abastecimento público
Centro Universitário de Caratinga, Brazil
2018 - 2018 Apresentação do curso: Produção de tintas naturais à base de argila
Workshop
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2016/10/13 - 2016/10/14 Participação do "I Workshop de Processos Fermentativos panoramas e aplicações"
Workshop
 I Workshop de Processos Fermentativos panoramas e aplicações
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2014/11/03 - 2014/11/05 Participação da 'III Jornada Acadêmica de Engenharia Ambiental e Engenharia Química" Mercado de Trabalho: Desafios Atuais
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil
2013/11/04 - 2013/11/06 Participação da "II Jornada Acadêmica dos Cursos de Engenharia Química e Engenharia Ambiental" II Jornada Acadêmica dos Cursos de Engenharia Química e Engenharia Ambiental
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020 Avaliação técnico-económica da instalação de um separador de arraste externo a um evaporador
(Thesis) Arguer
 Cleyton Honório de Amorim (Other)
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Viçosa, Brazil
2020 Avaliação do rendimento da levodopa a partir de sementes de mucuna cinza (Mucuna cinerea) utilizando solventes alternativos
(Thesis) Arguer
 Giovani Quieli da Silva e Thais Pinto Coelho Monteiro (Other)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2019 Previsão da capacidade de extração de compostos bioativos do bacupari por solventes eutéticos profundos naturais usando o software Cosmo-RS
(Thesis) Arguer
 Isabela Cunha Matosinhos (Other)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/03 - 2022/07 Valorização de resíduos da indústria avícola para a obtenção de queratina usando solventes alternativos Catarina Neto Nunes Caramelo
Distinctions

Award

2023 Coatings 2023 Best paper Award
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2022 Best Poster Presentation
Biopartitioning and Purification Conference, Portugal
2020 Best coefficient of accumulated performance among students who completed the Master's in Chemical Engineering
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2018 Best Poster Presentation
VI Semana Brasileira de Engenharia Química (2018), Brazil