Maria de Fátima Serralha

Assistant Professor

Main areas of research

Biocatalysts

Synthesis of products through enzymes (oils and biodiesel) and microalgaes(proteins and pigmentns)

Industrial processes optimization

Academic background

Diploma studies in in Chemical Engineering at IST, Lisbon University(finished 1994)

Doctoral studies in Chemical Engineering at IST, Lisbon University(finished 2001)

Research projects / Experience

Integração de Processos – Biocatálise Extractiva” Praxis/2/2.1/BIO/34/94 (Lisbon)

Pigments, Antioxidants and PUFA’s in Microalgae-based Food Products- Functional and Structural Implications - PTDC/AGR-ALI/65926/2006 (Lisbon)

ProteAlgaFeed- New strategy for sustainable cultivation of microalgae to obtain biomass rich in protein with low production cost (Setúbal)

Application of the optimization methodology to industrial cases

Contact details

Polytechnic University of Setúbal

Areas of research

Circular Economy