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Research interests
Sustainablity of Energy crops production. Food Packaging. Food Quality. Food Safety. Food Technology.
Personal information
Associate Professor at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Researcher at MEtRiCS, Mechanical Engineering and Resource Sustainability Center, hosted by Universidade do Minho and Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. She has been working with energy crops for more than 25 years, with special interest on studies related with the sustainability of energy crops production (use of marginal land; efficient use of water and mineral resources; environmental impact assessment studies to detect options for systems improvement). Parallel to those activities, she has also been working in the field of Food Technology and Safety, by testing natural compounds extracted from plants into biopolymers for food packaging or as additives for food preservation.
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Sciences, Doctorate, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Award Date: 1 Jan 2015
Food Technology, Master, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT)
… → 1996
Applied Chemistry, Bachelor, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT)
1985 → 1990
Keywords
- QD Chemistry
- S Agriculture (General)
- Energy crops
- Food technology
- TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
- Environmental Risk Assessment
- phytoremediation
- Food packaging
- Bioenergy
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Research output
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Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the Switchgrass Production in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils
Gomes, L. A., Costa, J., Santos, F. & Fernando, A. L., 2022, Innovations in Mechanical Engineering. icieng 2021. Machado, J., Soares, F., Trojanowska, J. & Ottaviano, E. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 410-419 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Low Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Energy Crops to Bioenergy and Biofuels: A Review
Abreu, M., Silva, L., Ribeiro, B., Ferreira, A., Alves, L., Paixão, S. M., Gouveia, L., Moura, P., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte, L. C., Fernando, A. L., Reis, A. & Gírio, F., Jun 2022, In: Energies. 15, 12, 68 p., 4348.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)12 Downloads (Pure) -
Methodologies to Assess the Biodegradability of Bio-Based Polymers—Current Knowledge and Existing Gaps
Pires, J. R. A., Souza, V. G. L., Fuciños, P., Pastrana, L. & Fernando, A. L., 27 Mar 2022, In: Polymers. 14, 7, 24 p., 1359.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Strategies to Improve the Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Pectin Films for Food Packaging: Comparing Nanocomposites with Bilayers
Souza, V. G. L., Mello, I. P., Khalid, O., Pires, J. R. A., Rodrigues, C., Alves, M. M., Santos, C., Fernando, A. L. & Coelhoso, I., Feb 2022, In: COATINGS. 12, 2, 108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards identifying industrial crop types and associated agronomies to improve biomass production from marginal lands in Europe
Scordia, D., Papazoglou, E. G., Kotoula, D., Sanz, M., Ciria, C. S., Pérez, J., Maliarenko, O., Prysiazhniuk, O., von Cossel, M., Greiner, B. E., Lazdina, D., Makovskis, K., Lamy, I., Ciadamidaro, L., Petit-dit-Grezeriat, L., Corinzia, S. A., Fernando, A. L., Alexopoulou, E. & Cosentino, S. L., Jul 2022, In: GCB Bioenergy. 14, 7, p. 710-734 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure)
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27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Member of programme committee)
27 May 2019 → 30 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Industrial Crops and Products (Journal)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Guest editor)
1 Feb 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Heliyon (Journal)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Editor)
1 Jun 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Industrial Crops and Products (Journal)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Guest editor)
1 Jan 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops (External organisation)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Chair)
1 Jan 2013 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board
Press / Media
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Embalagens de plástico mais higiénicas do que as de madeira?
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando & Benilde Simões Mendes
1/01/09
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Serão as embalagens de plástico mais higiénicas do que as embalagens de madeira?
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando & Benilde Simões Mendes
1/01/09
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research