Post-doctoral students

Diego Márlon Ferro

Development of a high-pressure equipment for the extraction of enantiomeric molecules from biomass

PhD students

Isabella Fernanda Weber Cordova

Green extraction of artemisinin using aqueous solutions of hydrotropes: from the plant to the formulation

* On going

Mariana Isabel Dos Santos Aguiar

Innovative solutions for the (bio)degradation of polyolefins wastes and design of novel polymers

*On going

Vinícius Gabriel Martins de Paula

New sustainable recycling of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene using alternative solvents

* On going

Francisco Thalysson Tavares Cavalcante

Use of hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents as extractors of micro and nanoplastic

* On going

Mahtab Moradi

Thermodynamic modeling and experimental study of chiral compounds separation using two-phase systems based on green solvents

Ramon Ferreira

Aproveitamento de okara, resíduo da produção de extrato de soja, para extração de isoflavonas usando deep eutectic solvents

*2 Chapters

Jean-Baptiste Chagnoleau

Extraction of natural compounds using sustainable solvent: experiment and modelling

*1 Chapter

Bruna P. Soares

Enhanced extraction of phenolic compounds using biobased solvents as hydrotropes

*3 Chapters 

Abel Muñiz-Mouro

Integrated biocatalytic platform based on aqueous biphasic systems for the sustainable oligomerisation of rutin

*1 Chapter 

José Pedro Wojeicchowski

Caraterização e aplicação de solventes eutéticos profundos na extração de compostos bioativos

*1 Chapter 

Isabela Sales

Application of hydrotropic aqueous solution in the extraction of artesiminin from Artemisia annua L. leaves

*1 Chapter 

MSc students

Marina Setubal Justi

L-Dopa functionalized gold nanourchins as the next-generation nanosensors for the detection of food contaminants



Mariana Isabel Dos Santos Aguiar

Plastic waste recycling: Degradation of plastics based on enzymatic depolymerization 


*Done during my stay at Kanazawa University 

Ana Sofia Ferreira Pinto

Ionic liquids and their analogous zwitterionic compounds as a pathway to alternative hydrotropes – a comparative study

*Done during my stay at Kanazawa University 

Sandra Santos da Silva

From kiwi waste to value-added compounds using biobased solvents 

Isa Raquel Martins Sucena

Plastic waste recycling: dye extraction using alternative solvents

Brayan Cruz

Zwitterions as hydrotropes for poorly water-soluble drugs solubility enhancement 

Guilherme António da Silva Vilas Boas Barros

Biocompounds extracted from natural sources with benefits to health

Ana Isabel Valente

RuBisCOs’ extraction and purification: from residual biomass to value added protein

Bojan Kopilović

Application of new synthesised ionic liquids for the extraction of selected pharmaceuticals

Hugo Gomes

Extraction of Caffeine from Spent Coffee using Aqueous Solutions of Ionic Liquids

Vânia F. M. Faustino

Extraction and Purification of Immunoglobulin G with Aqueous Biphasic Systems

BSc students

Maria Inês Cunha Santos

Biodegradation of Polypropylene in the Presence of Alternative Solvents: Investigating the Impact of Colourants

João Tomás Silva Martins

Tailored Solutions for Plastic Recycling: Evaluating Eutectic Solvents for Selective Polymer Dissolution by COSMO-RS


António Manuel Tavares Félix 

Enzimas e solventes alternativos: uma combinação promissora para a biocatálise sustentável

José Gonçalo Pinto Santos 

Avaliação do efeito hidrotrópico de compostos zwiteriónicos para aplicação na indústria farmacêutica 


Daniel Prazeres Ribeiro

Extraction of bioactive compounds from kiwi waste with health benefits 

Marina Setubal Justi

Valorization of kiwi residues through the extraction of phenolic compounds 


Ana S. R. Pinto

Hydrotropic effect of zwitterionic compounds as a strategy to facilitate the administration of drugs 

Tatiana D. Ferreira 

Avaliação do efeito hidrotrópico de compostos zwiteriónicos para aplicação na indústria farmacêutica 


Inês de Oliveira Baptista

Novos suportes líquidos para a imobilização de enzimas oxidativas

Martin Oppermann

Purification of value-added compounds from microalgae using liquid-liquid systems


Ana Isabel Valente

Novos suportes líquidos para enzimas à base de líquidos iónicos e água

Pedro D. O. Esteves 

Aqueous Biphasic Systems composed of Ionic Liquids and Carbohydrates