Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando

PhD

Associate Professor, DCTB - Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa (ex-GDEH)
Researcher, MEtRICS - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos

Former affiliation

Researcher, UBIA - Unidade de Biotecnologia Ambiental

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9270-3982

Emailala@fct.unl.pt

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PhD projects

Production of energy crops in marginal soils Production of eco-friendly food packaging

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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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1217 Citations
20 h-Index
56 Conference contribution
38 Article
23 Other contribution
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Activity of chitosan-montmorillonite bionanocomposites incorporated with rosemary essential oil: From in vitro assays to application in fresh poultry meat
Souza, V. G. L., Pires, J. R. A., Vieira, É. T., Coelhoso, I. M., Duarte, M. P. & Fernando, A. L., 1 Apr 2019, In : Food Hydrocolloids. 89, p. 241-252 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
35 Citations (Scopus)
Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of novel biocomposites incorporated with essential oils
Souza, V. G. L., Ferreira, L. S., Rodrigues, C. P., Pires, J. R., Duarte, M. P., Coelhoso, I. M. & Fernando, A. L., 1 Jan 2019, In : European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings. p. 1083-1086 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
Comparison of alkaline and ionic liquids pre-treatment applied to residues of perennial crops
Pires, J. R. A., Souza, V. G. L. & Fernando, A. L., 2019, In : European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings. p. 1460-1463 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article

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Ecofriendly strategies for the production of nanocellulose from agro-industrial wastes
Pires, J. R. A., Souza, V. G. L. & Fernando, A. L., 2019, In : European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings. p. 1781-1784 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article

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Integrating bioenergy production potential and agricultural land use in angola
Cativa, F., Rodrigues, C., Costa, J. & Fernando, A. L., 2019, In : European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings. p. 124-126 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article

3 Editorial activity
2 Membership of board
1 Participation in conference

Industrial Crops and Products (Journal)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Guest editor)
1 Feb 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Member of programme committee)
27 May 2019 → 30 May 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Heliyon (Journal)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Editor)
1 Jun 2018 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Industrial Crops and Products (Journal)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Guest editor)
1 Jan 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops (External organisation)
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando (Chair)
1 Jan 2013 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of board

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
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