Mini-curriculum

He is currently a researcher at Embrapa Alimentos e Território and permanent professor at the Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Ceará (PGEQ-UFC). His research is directed towards increasing the sustainability of agro-industrial processing by observing the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals. The research actions take place in three lines: a) Define how food processing, mainly non-conventional methods, affect the composition; b) valorization of agro-industry residues, through sequential extractions of bioactive compounds; and c) Definition of chromatographic parameters for the preparative scale isolation of bioactive compounds. The main processes and methodologies employed are: ultrasound, extraction with pressurized liquid, UHT, HTST, plasma, ozone, multivariate statistics, chromatography, spectroscopy (NMR); and spectrometry (MS). He has been active in collegiate bodies such as: Internal Technical Committee (Embrapa), FUNCAP advisory committees (Innovation; Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences); and Embrapa's Portfolio Management Committee (Valuation of Fruticulture, Bioactives; and Food, Nutrition and Health). He participated in the setting up and management of Embrapa's Multi-user Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Products.

Education

1986 - 1989

Graduação em Química Industrial

Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Obtained year: 1989

1991 - 1993

Mestrado em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Title: Estudo sobre constituintes voláteis e fisiologia pós-colheita da sapota (Manilkara zapota)

Obtained year: 1993

Advisor: Narendra Narain

1997 - 2000

Doutorado em Tecnologia de Alimentos

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Title: Estudo das mudanças estruturais e químicas produzidas durante a fermentação, secagem e torração do cacau (Theobroma cacao); e propostas de tratamentos para o melhoramento do sabor.

Obtained year: 2000

Advisor: Nelson Horacio Pezoa García

2006 - 2006

Pós-Doutorado em

United States Department of Agriculture

Obtained year: 2006

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Food Science and Technology / Subárea: Food science / Especialidade: Chemistry, Physics, Physicochemistry, and Biochemistry of Raw Food Materials
2. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Food Science and Technology / Subárea: Food Technology / Especialidade: Plant Product Technology