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My academic education includes a bachelor degree in Biology followed by a master degree in Ecology, Environment and Territory, both in Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto. During my academic course I had the opportunity to do an extracurricular internship in environmental education at CIIMAR and a curricular internship in CIBIO concerning conservation, genetics and phylogeography. Finally, I developed my master thesis in phytoremediation entitled "Constructed Wetlands for saline wastewater treatment: role of three different plant species in salinity and nutrient removal", publishing a paper in the journal Science of the Total Environment. In 2017 I was a research fellow in School of Biotechnology (UCP) in the project "R4Textiles- Development of sustainable textiles based on the valorization of textile and agrofood waste" and had the opportunity to publish a paper in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and submit a patent. In 2018 I integrated another project "EcoTex- Development of more sustainable solutions for textile dyeing" until 2020. Currently I am a PhD student at School of Biotechnology (UCP) with the project "Lignin extract as potential biopesticide for the control of nematode parasites – an integrative approach."
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carolina Cassoni

Citation names

  • Cassoni, A.C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DD11-D103-847C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3440-1625

Email addresses

  • acassoni@ucp.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01/01 - 2024/01/01
Ongoing
 Biotecnology (Doutoramento)
Major in Environmental Biotechnology
CBQF / Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Centro Regional do Porto), Portugal
"Lignin extract as potential biopesticide for the control of nematode parasites – an integrative approach." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013 - 2016/11/15
Concluded
 Ecology, Environment and Territory (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Saline effluent treatment in constructed wetlands: effect of three different plants on simultaneous salt and nutrient reduction." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2009/09/15 - 2013/07/15
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Barn Howl (Tyto alba) pellets in the phylogeographic study of endangered small mammals: the case of the Microtus cabrerae" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/02/01 - 2019/12/31 Research fellow in th project Ecotex - Development of sustainable solutions for textile coloring CBQF / Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Centro Regional do Porto), Portugal
CBQF / Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Centro Regional do Porto), Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2018/01/31 Research fellow in the project R4Textiles - Development of sustainable textiles based on the valorization of textile and agrofood waste. CBQF / Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Centro Regional do Porto), Portugal
2015/09/15 - 2016/11/15 Master thesis - Saline effluent treatment in constructed wetlands: effect of three different plants on simultaneous salt and nutrient reduction. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/09/15 - 2013/06/15 Curricular internship - Barn owl's (Tyto alba) pellets in the phylogeographic study of threatened small mammals: the case of the Cabrera mouse (Microtus cabrerae). Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2012/07/01 Extra-curricular internship (Environmental education) - Creation of contents for the Centro de Monitorização e Interpretação Ambiental. Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/02/01 - Current Ecotex - Development of sustainable solutions for textile coloring.
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Research Fellow
CBQF / Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Centro Regional do Porto), Portugal
Ongoing
2017/03/01 - 2018/01/31 R4Textiles - Development of sustainable textiles based on the valorization of textile and agrofood waste.
R4_Textiles
Research Fellow
CBQF / Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Centro Regional do Porto), Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cassoni, A.C.; Ricardo Gómez-García; Manuela Pintado. "Valorization of Agricultural Lignocellulosic Plant Byproducts Following Biorefinery Approach Toward Circular Bioeconomy". In Agricultural Waste: Environmental Impact, Useful Metabolites and Energy Production, 109-137. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023.
    Published
  2. Cassoni, A.C.; Patrícia Costa; Manuela Pintado. "Protocol for the Extraction of Lignin from Brewer’s Spent Grain Using Deep Eutectic Solvents". In Food Waste Conversion, 79-83. NY, United States: Springer US, 2023.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Cassoni, A.C.; Costa, Patrícia; Vasconcelos, Marta; Pintado, Maria Manuela. "Deep eutectic solvent as a green alternative for lignin recovery: optimization of lignin extraction from agrofood residues through experimental design". Paper presented in 6th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, 2021.
  2. Cassoni, A.C.; Costa, Patrícia; Vasconcelos, Marta; Pintado, Maria Manuela. "Optimization of lignin extraction from grape stalks and evaluation of antioxidant activity". Paper presented in CMR | International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, 2021.
  3. Cassoni, A.C.; Costa, Patrícia; Vasconcelos, Marta; Pintado, Maria Manuela. "Lignin extraction from brewers spent grain and evaluation of its antioxidant capacity". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2021, 2021.
  4. "Olive tree pruning material as a source of lignin with antioxidant capacity: optimization of lignin extraction through experimental design". Paper presented in 3er Congresso Internacional de Biotecnología - Bolivia Innova, 2021.
  5. Cassoni, A.C.; Costa, Patrícia; Vasconcelos, Marta ; Pintado, Maria Manuela. "Ten years of Lignin in the Agro-food industry: Research trends and evolution". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2020, 2020.
  6. Cassoni, A.C.; Mendes, Marta; Moreira, Patricia; Castro, Paula; Pintado, Manuela M. E.. "Decolorization of textile dyes and effluents by a selected yeast and preliminary characterization of the product metabolites". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019.
  7. Cassoni, A.C.; Moreira, P.R.; Castro paula; Pintado, Manuela M. E.. "Decolorization-related enzymatic activity of extra- and intracellular extracts from yeast isolated from textile wastewater". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2018.
  8. Cassoni, A.C.; Freixo, Ricardo; Pintado, Ana I. E.; Amorim, Manuela; Pereira, Carlos D.; Madureira, Ana Raquel; Pintado, Manuela M. E.. "Novel Eco-Friendly Method to Extract Keratin from Hair". Paper presented in XXIV Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2018.
Journal article
  1. M. Mendes; A. C. Cassoni; S. Alves; P. Moreira; M. E. Pintado; P. M. L. Castro. "Removing color while lowering toxicity: the case for decolorization of textile dyes and simulated effluents with yeasts". International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-04969-8.
    10.1007/s13762-023-04969-8
  2. Cindy Dias; Teresa R.S. Brandão; Carolina Cassoni; Marta W. Vasconcelos; António Ferrante; Manuela Pintado. "Firmness prediction of 'Rocha' pear based on non-destructive methods and shelf-life using PLS-regression modeling". Postharvest Biology and Technology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112493.
    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112493
  3. Marta Mendes; Ana C. Cassoni; Soraia Alves; Patrícia Moreira; Paula ML. Castro; Manuela E. Pintado. "Assessment of drying conditions for storage of a yeast-based decolorization solution for application in textile industrial wastewater treatment plants". Fungal Biology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2023.06.002.
    10.1016/j.funbio.2023.06.002
  4. Ana C. Cassoni; Patrícia Costa; Inês Mota; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Pintado, M.. "Recovery of lignins with antioxidant activity from Brewer’s spent grain and olive tree pruning using deep eutectic solvents". Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.01.053.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2023.01.053
  5. Ana C. Cassoni; Inês Mota; Patrícia Costa; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Pintado, M.. "Effect of alkaline and deep eutectic solvents pretreatments on the recovery of lignin with antioxidant activity from grape stalks". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.233.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.233
  6. Ana C. Cassoni; Patrícia Costa; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Manuela Pintado. "Systematic review on lignin valorization in the agro-food system: From sources to applications". Journal of Environmental Management (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115258.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115258
  7. Cassoni, Ana C.; Freixo, Ricardo; Pintado, Ana I. E.; Amorim, Manuela; Pereira, Carlos D.; Madureira, Ana Raquel; Pintado, Manuela M. E.. "Novel Eco-Friendly Method to Extract Keratin from Hair". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6 9 (2018): 12268-12274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02680.
    Published • 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02680
  8. Jesus, João M.; Cassoni, A.C.; Danko, Anthony S.; Fiúza, António; Borges, Maria-Teresa. "Role of three different plants on simultaneous salt and nutrient reduction from saline synthetic wastewater in lab-scale constructed wetlands". Science of The Total Environment 579 (2017): 447-455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.074.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.074
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Faculdade de Ciências. "Tratamento de efluentes salinos em Leitos de Macrófitas: o efeito de três espécies de plantas na remoção de nutrientes e sal". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/91979.
Activities

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2009/07/01 - 2017/03/01 Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Arrifana Volunteer firefighter
2013/12/01 - 2016/12/01 Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto Member in the Scientific, Cultural and Volunteering departments (1 year); Treasurer (2 years); President of the Fiscal Council (1 year)
2012/09/01 - 2014/06/01 CASA - Centro de Apoio ao Sem Abrigo Volunteer and group coordinator
Distinctions

Other distinction

2015 Representative of Portugal in the Programa de Jóvenes Lideres Iberoamericanos
Fundación Carolina, Spain