PrintCarla F. Pereira is a researcher of Alchemy Project (a collaborative project between the biotechnology company Amyris Inc. and the Biotechnology School of the Portuguese Catholic University (ESB-UCP)) that aims the improvement of the efficiency in the biomolecule production process and the research of new applications for the by-products/residues resulting from this process.
She received her BSc degree in Biochemistry from University of Porto in 2009 and in 2012 she obtained her master´s degree in Chemistry at University of Aveiro. During her multidisciplinary Ph.D. (Ph.D. degree in Chemistry in 2017 at University of Aveiro), she had the chance to develop new nanomaterials to be applied in photocatalysis at Northwestern University in Chicago, and she also developed research skills in Organic and Inorganic Chemsitry, Chemical sensors and Catlaysis.
Her research interests focus on: i) development and structural characterization of smart micro- and nanostructures; ii) biopolymers functionalization; iii) delivery systems and iv) valorization of industrial residues and by-products to be applied in nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. She is the responsible for the structural characterization techniques of materials, author of 9 scientific papers peer reviewed by experts in the field, 18 poster communications and 2 oral communications. She had received the award of the best Poster Communication in Catalysis in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis in 2015. Co-supervision of 2 Ph.D. students and 3 undergraduate students.
Publications
Novel Micro-and Nanocellulose-Based Delivery Systems for Liposoluble Compounds
Francisca Casanova, Carla F. Pereira*, Alessandra A. Ribeiro, Ricardo Freixo, Eduardo Costa, Manuela E. Pintado, João C. Fernandes, Oscar L. Ramos*.Novel Micro-and Nanocellulose-Based Delivery Systems for Liposoluble Compounds. Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 10, 2593. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11102593
Mannans and Mannan Olygosaccharides (MOS) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae – A sustainable source of functional ingredients
Margarida Faustino, Joana Durão, Carla F. Pereira, Manuela E. Pintado, Ana P. Carvalho*.Mannans and Mannan Olygosaccharides (MOS) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae – A sustainable source of functional ingredients.Carbohydr. Polym., 2021, 272, 118467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118467
Bifunctional Porphyrin-based Nano-Metal-Organic Frameworks: Catalytic and Chemosensing Studies
Carla F. Pereira, Flávio Figueira, Ricardo F. Mendes, João Rocha, Joseph T. Hupp, Omar K. Farha, Mário M. Q. Simões, João P. C. Tomé, Filipe A. Almeida Paz. Bifunctional Porphyrin-based Nano-Metal-Organic Frameworks: Catalytic and Chemosensing Studies. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 57, 7, 3855-3864. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03214
Porphyrin-based Phosphonic acid Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Detoxification of a Sulfur Mustard Simulant
Carla F. Pereira, Yangyang Liu, Ashlee Howarth, Flávio Figueira, João Rocha, Joseph T. Hupp, Omar K. Farha, João P. C. Tomé, Filipe A. Almeida Paz. Porphyrin-based Phosphonic acid Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Detoxification of a Sulfur Mustard Simulant. ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2019, 2, 1, 465-469. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsanm.8b02014
Towards Hydroxamic Acid Linked Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks (Mater. Chem. Front. Editor´s Recommendation)
Carla F. Pereira, Ashlee J. Howarth, Nicolaas A. Vermeulen, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, João P. C. Tomé, Joseph T. Hupp, Omar K. Farha. Towards Hydroxamic Acid Linked Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks. Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 1194-1199. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00364H
Porphyrin-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks as Heterogeneous Catalysts in Oxidation Reactions
Carla F. Pereira, Mário M. Q. Simões, João P. C. Tomé, Filipe A. Almeida Paz. Porphyrin-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks as Heterogeneous Catalysts in Oxidation Reactions. Molecules, 2016, 21, 1348. 10.3390/molecules21101348
