Raquel Cristóvão

Raquel O. Cristóvão graduated in Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) in 2006, and got her PhD degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering under the field of enzymatic catalysis and wastewater treatment in 2010, at the same institution. From 2010 she worked as Post-Doc Researcher at LSRE-LCM deepening her knowledge on industrial effluents treatment and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). In September 2018, R.O. Cristóvão earned a Junior Researcher position under DL57 programme and started an original research line at LSRE-LCM in the fast growing area of nanobiotechnology. Raquel O. Cristóvão research scientific interests include nanobiotechnololgy, biocatalysis, enzymes, biomolecules purification, enzyme immobilization and nanomaterials. These scientific interests are developed with the goal of improving society standards, by providing innovative and sustainable processes and products. Since January 2022 she is an Assistant Researcher at FEUP.

R.O. Cristóvão co-authored more than 100 publications, including ISI indexed papers, book chapters, communications in scientific conference proceedings and 1 encyclopedia entry. She has been involved in several funded R&D projects and in the supervision of MSc and PhD students and project researchers. She regularly participates as jury member of MSc theses and acts as referee in international scientific journals.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Biotechnology

Biocatalysis

Enzyme Immobilization

Biomolecules purification

Process integration

Nanomaterials

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Barros R.A.M., Cristóvão R.O., Carneiro I.G., Barros M.A., Pereira M.M., Carabineiro S.A.C., Freire M.G.. Improved L-Asparaginase Properties and Reusability by Immobilization onto Functionalized Carbon Xerogels. ChemPlusChem, e202400025, 2024 J.C.F. Nunes, R.O. Cristóvão, M.G. Freire, V.C. Santos-Ebinuma, J.L. Faria, C.G. Silva, A.P.M. Tavares. Recent Strategies and Applications for L-Asparaginase Confinement. Molecules, 25, 5827, 2020 R.O. Cristovão, M.R. Almeida, M.A. Barros, J.C.F. Nunes, R.A.R. Boaventura, J.M. Loureiro, J.L. Faria, M.C. Neves, M.G. Freire, V.C. Ebinuma-Santos, A.P.M. Tavares, C.G. Silva. Development and characterization of a novel l-asparaginase/MWCNT nanobioconjugate†. RSC Advances, 10, 1205-31213, 2020 B.A. Marinho, R. Djellabi, R.O. Cristóvão, J.M. Loureiro, R.A.R. Boaventura, M.M. Dias, J.C.B. Lopes, V.J.P. Vilar. Intensification of heterogeneous TiO2 photocatalysis using an innovative micro-meso-structured-reactor for Cr(VI) reduction under simulated solar light. Chemical Engineering Journal, 318, 76-88, 2017 B.A. Marinho, R.O. Cristóvão, R. Djellabi, J.M. Loureiro, R.A.R. Boaventura, V.J.P. Vilar. Photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) over TiO2-coated cellulose acetate monolithic structures using solar light. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 203, 18-30, 2017 R.O. Cristóvão, C.M. Botelho, R.J.E. Martins, J.M. Loureiro, R.A.R. Boaventura. Fish canning industry wastewater treatment for water reuse - A case Study. Journal of Cleaner Production, 87, 603-612, 2015 R.O. Cristóvão, A.P.M. Tavares, A.I. Brígida, J.M. Loureiro, R.A.R. Boaventura, E.A. Macedo, M.A.Z. Coelho. Immobilization of commercial laccase onto green coconut fiber by adsorption and its application for reactive textile dyes degradation. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 72, 6-12, 2011 R.O. Cristóvão, A.P.M. Tavares, L.A. Ferreira, J.M. Loureiro, R.A.R. Boaventura, E.A. Macedo. Modeling the discoloration of a mixture of reactive textile dyes by commercial laccase. Bioresource Technology, 100, 1094-1099, 2009

SELECTED PROJECTS

NanoPurAsp - Desenvolvimento de nanomateriais sustentáveis para a purificação de fármacos antileucémicos. Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031268. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, P2020|COMPETE - Projetos em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2018/06/01. Duration: 36 months. ValorPeixe - Valorization of byproducts and wastewaters from fish canning industry. Reference: SI IDT - 13634/2010. Funded by: Agência de Inovação, S.A., SI IDT - Sistema de Incentivos de I&DT - Projectos de I&DT em Co-Promoção. Starting Date: 2011/01/01. Duration: 30 months. Role: Researcher Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Enzymatic Catalysis. Reference: E-27/09. Funded by: CRUP - Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas, Acções Integradas Luso-Espanholas. Starting Date: 2009/01/01. Duration: 24 months.

Raquel Cristóvão
Investigador Auxiliar
raquel.cristovao@fe.up.pt

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