CV Ivone Torrado

 

Ivone Torrado   Estágio Profissional    Mestre em Engenharia Biológica                               Universidade do Algarve     Este endereço de email está protegido contra piratas. Necessita ativar o JavaScript para o visualizar.   Tel: +351 284314399   Ext: 01123 / 01124

  

Education and Training

Master in Biological Engineering, University of Algarve, Portugal, Faro. 2010

Degree in Sciences of Biological Engineering, University of Algarve, Portugal, Faro. 2009 

Research and Professional Experience

Mar. 2015 - (Current). Research Trainee

CEBAL -Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-alimentar do Alentejo. 

Oct. 2014 - Jan. 2015. Laboratiry Technician

Olive oil mill.

Feb. 2013– Jun. 2014. Reserach Fellow

Bioenergy Unit, LNEG. Community Programme ENPI CBC grant. Project MEDOLICO (I-B/2.1/090).

Jul. - Dec. 2011. Short stay as a Ph.D Student / Researcher

Bioenergy unit, LNEG. FCT grant. Project CROPBIOREF-(PTDC/AGR-CGL&103840).

Set. 2010 - Des. 2013. Collaborator

Bioenergy unit, LNEG. Project REFINOLEA, QREN 005450 (2009-20012).

Feb. 2010 - Feb. 2011. Research Fellow

Bioenergy unit, LNEG. FCT grant. Project XylitolOUT - PTDC/AGR-CFL/71792/2006.

Abr. 2009 - Set. 2009. Master Internship

Supervisor: Ph.D Florbela Carvalheiro, Bioenergy unit, LNEG. Project BIOREFINO- PTDC/AGR-AAM/71533/2006.

Current interests of research

Biomass fractionation, Bioconversion, enzymatic hydrolysis, Biorrefinery, Applied microbiology

Selected Publications

Papers in peer reviewed journals

Branco, P.C., Dionísio, A.M., Torrado, I., Carvalheiro, F., Castilho, P.C., Duarte, L.C. (2015) Autohydrolysis of Anonna cherimola Mill. seeds: optimization, modelling and products characterization. Biochemical Engineering Journal. (In Press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2015.06.006

Torrado, I., Bandeira, F., Shatalov, A. A., Carvalheiro, F. and Duarte, L. C. (2014). The impact of particle size on the dilute acid hydrolysis of Giant Reed biomass. Electronic Journal of Energy & Environment. 2:9-17 http://dx.doi.org/10.7770/ejee-V0N0-art598

Brás, T., Guerra, V., Torrado, I., Lourenço, P., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte, L.C., Neves, L.A. (2014) Detoxification of extracted olive pomace dilute acid hydrolysate by diananofiltration. Process Biochemistry. 01/2014; 49(1):173–180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2013.09.017

Papers in Proceedings

Morais, R. C., Duarte, L. C., Lourenço, P.M., Torrado, I., Brás, T Neves, L., Carvalheiro, F., 2013. Xylitol production using extracted olive pomace hemicellulosic hydrolyzate. in Proceedings of 2nd Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries. Jaén, Spain. 978-84-92876-21-12-

Bandeira, F., Torrado, I., Shatalov, A.A., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte, L.C. 2013. The effect of particle size on the production of soluble sugars from Arundo donax biomass. in Proceedings of 2nd Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries. Jaén, Spain. 978-84-92876-21-1

Salgado, J.,M., Ferreira, C., Guerra, V., Torrado, I., Silva-Fernandes, T., Branco, P.C., Lourenço, P., Carvalheiro, F. Domínguez, J.M., Duarte, L.C. 2012. Simple one stage detoxification procedure using alkali activated charcoal. in Proceedings of 1st Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries, Los Cabos, Baja California, México. pp. 622-627

Torrado, I., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte, L.C., Raposo, S., Gírio, F.M. 2012. Optimization of dilute acid hydrolysis for the selective recovery of hemicellulosic sugars from sorghum straw. in Proceedings of 1st Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries, Los Cabos, Baja California, México. pp. 557-563 1-CIAB - Memorias del Primer Congreso Iberoamericano sobre Biorrefinerías. Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico, 24-26 Oct., 622-627, 2012. ISBN: 978-607-447-200-0

Ferreira, C., Torrado, I., Guerra, V., Salgado, J., M., Gírio, F.M., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte, L.C., 2012. Main factors affecting xylitol production in Arundo donax dilute acid hydrolysate. in Proceedings of 1st Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries, Los Cabos, Baja California, México. pp. 651-656

Branco, C., Torrado, I., Klydjeneiro, Z., Pereira, C., Bogel-Lukasik, E., Carvalheiro, F., Castilho, P.C., Duarte, L.C., 2012. Cherimoya seeds hemicellulosic hydrolysate as a culture medium for the production of kefiran. in Proceedings of 1st Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries, Los Cabos, Baja California, México. pp. 628-634

Oral Presentations

Duarte, L.C.; Carvalheiro, F.; Branco, P.; Moniz, P.; Silva-Fernandes, T; Roseiro, L.; Lukasik, R. Torrado, I. 2015. O papel das Biorrefinarias na nova Enconomia: Têndencias, oportunidades e desafios. NewVal Novas valorizações de matérias-primas e resíduos agroindustriais e agroflorestais. Beja. Portugal. (Invited talk)

Duarte, L.C.; Carvalheiro, F.; Roseiro, L.B.R.; Bogel-Lukasik, R.; Torrado, I.; Branco, P.C.; Moniz, P.; Silva-Fernandes, T. Biorrefinaria: Um novo conceito industrial para a fileira da biomassa. Seminário das Energias Renováveis e Ambiente. Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre 22 de maio de 2014.(Invited talk)

Branco, P., Torrado, I., Dionísio, A. M., Carvalheiro F., Duarte, L.C., Castilho, P.C  Resíduos das indústrias agroalimentares como matérias-primas para a produção de biocombustíveis e bioprodutos 9º Seminário de Engenharia Energias Renováveis e Ambiente Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Getão - Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, 21 e 22 de Maio de 2014 (Invited talk)

Posters in Conferences

Dionísio, A., Carlos, R., Branco, P.C., Torrado, I., Moniz, P., Silva-Fernandes, T., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte, L.C. 2014. Mediterranean fruit wastes as biorefinery feedstocks. IAMAW 4^th International Conference “Eco-Innovative Solutions for Mediterranean Wastes and Wastewaters”. Rimini, Italy.

Santos, N.; Moniz, P.; Duarte, L.C.; Torrado, I.; Carvalheiro, F. 2014. Selective Fractionation of Corn Straw Hemicellulose Using Iron Nitrate. ChemPor2014: 12^th International Chemical and Biological Engineering conference.

Dionísio, A.M.; Branco, P.C.; Torrado, I.; Roseiro, L.B., Carvalheiro, F.; Castilho, P.C., Duarte, L.C. 2014. Production of oligosaccharides from Anonna cherimola Mill. seeds: optimization and modelling. ChemPor2014: 12^th International Chemical and Biological Engineering conference.

Dionísio, A. M., Moniz, P., Torrado, I., Branco, P. C., Bogel-Lukasik, E., Roseiro L. B., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte L. C. 2013 Autohydrolysis of peach seed shells for the production of oligosaccharides 4^th Intenational Workshop of COST Action CM0903 (UBIOCHEM) Valencia, Spain.

Torrado, I., Carvalheiro, F., Duarte, L. C., Gírio, F.M 2013. Xylitol production by Debaryomyces hansenii using sorghum straw dilute acid hydrolysates. in 2^nd Iberoamerican Congress on Biorefineries. Jaén, Spain.

Thesis

Torrado I. 2010. “Optimização da hidrólise com ácido diluído para o fraccionamento selectivo das hemiceluloses de palha de sorgo: estudo da bioconversão dos hidrolisados para produção de xilitol”, M.Sc. Thesis. Universidade do Algarve. Supervision: Professora Doutora Sara Raposo and Doutora Florbela Carvalheiro (LNEG)