Ana Paula Mora Tavares

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A. Tavares graduated in Chemical Engineering at Estadual University of Rio de Janeiro in 1997 and completed a two-year MSc degree in Technology of Chemical and Biochemical Processes at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 2000. A. Tavares completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering at University of Aveiro, Portugal, in 2006. In 2007, A. Tavares received an Honourable Mention from the “Companhia União Fabril” (Portugal) for the scientific standards of her PhD thesis. From 2006-2009, Tavares was post-doctoral fellow at LSRE/FEUP, Portugal. In 2009 she started her independent career LSRE/FEUP under the program “Ciência 2008”. From September 2008 to June 2014 she had been teaching tutorial classes of Fundamentals of Chemistry at FEUP. From July 2014 to October 2015 A. Tavares was a post-doctoral fellow integrated in an European Research Council Grant (ERC-2013-StG-337753). Since September 2015 she gives laboratory classes of Microbial Biotechnology at University of Aveiro. Since July 2017 A. Tavares is Auxiliary Researcher at CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials.

A. Tavares is participating in the COHITEC training program in technology commercialization. This program supports the valorization of the knowledge produced at Portuguese R&D institutions. The program has two main objectives: i) assessing the commercial viability of the products or services that can be obtained from the science / technology proposed by participant researchers ; ii) inducing entrepreneurial and technology commercialization skills in the participants.

Her research scientific interests include proteins, antibodies, enzymes, ionic liquids, biomolecules purification, aqueous biphasic systems for the extraction of proteins ans enzymes. fermentation, enzyme production, enzyme immobilization, nanomaterials, biocatalysis for organic synthesis and enzymatic reactions.

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Recovery of immunoglobulin G from rabbit serum using kappa-carrageenan-modified hybrid magnetic nanoparticles

Magalhaes, FF; Almeida, MR; Soares, SF; Trindade, T; Freire, MG; Daniel-da-Silva, AL; Tavares, APM
2020, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 150, 914-921.
ISBN: 1879-0003

Improvements in the enzymatic degradation of textile dyes using ionic-liquid-based surfactants

Bento, RMF; Almeida, MR; Bharmoria, P; Freire, MG; Tavares, APM
2020, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 235.
ISBN: 1873-3794

Insights on the laccase extraction and activity in ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems

Capela, EV; Valente, AI; Nunes, JCF; Magalhaes, FF; Rodriguez, O; Soto, A; Freire, MG; Tavares, APM
2020, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 248.
ISBN: 1873-3794

Valorization of Expired Energy Drinks by Designed and Integrated Ionic Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems

Dimitrijevic, A; Tavares, APM; Almeida, MR; Vranes, M; Sousa, ACA; Cristovao, AC; Trtic-Petrovic, T; Gadzuric, S; Freire, MG
2020, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 8, 14, 5683-5692.

Development and characterization of a novell-asparaginase/MWCNT nanobioconjugate

Cristovao, RO; Almeida, MR; Barros, MA; Nunes, JCF; Boaventura, RAR; Loureiro, JM; Faria, JL; Neves, MC; Freire, MG; Ebinuma-Santos, VC; Tavares, APM; Silva, CG
2020, RSC ADVANCES, 10, 52, 31205-31213.
ISBN: 2046-2069

Enhanced biocatalytic sustainability of laccase by immobilization on functionalized carbon nanotubes/polysulfone membranes

Costa, JB; Lima, MJ; Sampaio, MJ; Neves, MC; Faria, JL; Morales-Torres, S; Tavares, APM; Silva, CG
2019, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 355, 974-985.
ISBN: 1873-3212

Sustainable strategies based on glycine-betaine analogue ionic liquids for the recovery of monoclonal antibodies from cell culture supernatants

Capela, EV; Santiago, AE; Rufino, AFCS; Tavares, APM; Pereira, MM; Mohamadou, A; Aires-Barros, MR; Coutinho, JAP; Azevedo, AM; Freire, MG
2019, GREEN CHEMISTRY, 21, 20, 5671-5682.
ISBN: 1463-9270

Laccase Activation in Deep Eutectic Solvents

Toledo, ML; Pereira, MM; Freire, MG; Silva, JPA; Coutinho, JAP; Tavares, APM
2019, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 7, 13, 11806-11814.

An integrated process for enzymatic catalysis allowing product recovery and enzyme reuse by applying thermoreversible aqueous biphasic systems

Ferreira, AM; Passos, H; Okafuji, A; Tavares, APM; Ohno, H; Freire, MG; Coutinho, JAP
2018, GREEN CHEMISTRY, 20, 6, 1218-1223.

Optimization of enzyme immobilization on functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for laccase biocatalytic reactions

Fortes, CCS; Daniel-da-Silva, AL; Xavier, AMRB; Tavares, APM
2017, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING, 117, 1-8.

EDTA-Cu (II) chelating magnetic nanoparticles as a support for laccase immobilization

Fernandes, RA; Daniel-da-Silva, AL; Tavares, APM; Xavier, AMRB
2017, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 158, 599-605.

Biotechnological applications of Trametes versicolor and their enzymes

Tavares, APM; Pereira, SR; Xavier, AMRB
2017, Current Biotechnology.

Suitability of bio-based ionic liquids for the extraction and purification of IgG antibodies

Mondal, D; Sharma, M; Quental, MV; Tavares, APM; Prasad, K; Freire, MG
2016, GREEN CHEMISTRY, 18, 22, 6071-6081.

Optimisation of laccase immobilization on modified magnetic nanoparticles for biocatalytic reactions

Xavier, A; Tavares, A; Daniel-da-Silva, A; Fortes, C
2016, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 33, S15-S15.

Laccase immobilization over multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetic, thermodynamic and stability studies

Tavares, APM; Silva, CG; Drazic, G; Silva, AMT; Loureiro, JM; Faria, JL
2015, JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 454, 52-60.

A strategy for improving peroxidase stability via immobilization on surface modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Azevedo, RM; Costa, JB; Serp, P; Loureiro, JM; Faria, JL; Silva, CG; Tavares, APM
2015, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 90, 9, 1570-1578.

Image Analysis Technique as a Tool to Identify Morphological Changes in Trametes versicolor Pellets According to Exopolysaccharide or Laccase Production

Tavares, APM; Silva, RP; Amaral, AL; Ferreira, EC; Xavier, AMRB
2014, APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 172, 4, 2132-2142.

Bacterial cellulose as carrier for immobilization of laccase: Optimization and characterization

Frazao, CJR; Silva, NHC; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Xavier, AMRB; Tavares, APM
2014, ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES, 14, 5, 500-508.

Controlling the Surface Chemistry of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for the Production of Highly Efficient and Stable Laccase-Based Biocatalysts

Silva, CG; Tavares, APM; Drazic, G; Silva, AMT; Loureiro, JM; Faria, JL
2014, CHEMPLUSCHEM, 79, 8, 1116-1122.

Stability and Kinetic Behavior of Immobilized Laccase from Myceliophthora thermophila in the Presence of the Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Ethylsulfate

Fernandez-Fernandez, M; Moldes, D; Dominguez, A; Sanroman, MA; Tavares, APM; Rodriguez, O; Macedo, EA
2014, BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS, 30, 4, 790-796.

Factors affecting water colour removal by tyrosinase

da Silva, L.V., Tavares, A.P.M., Kameda, E., Macedo, E.A., Coelho, M.A.Z., Amaral, P.F.F.
2013, International Journal of Environmental Studies, 70, 316-326.

Immobilization of laccase on modified silica: Stabilization, thermal inactivation and kinetic behaviour in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate ionic liquid

Tavares, APM; Rodriguez, O; Fernandez-Fernandez, M; Dominguez, A; Moldes, D; Sanroman, MA; Macedo, EA
2013, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 131, 405-412.

Laccase recovery with aqueous two-phase systems: Enzyme partitioning and stability

Silverio, SC; Rodriguez, O; Tavares, APM; Teixeira, JA; Macedo, EA
2013, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC, 87, 37-43.

Effect of ionic liquids activation on laccase from Trametes versicolor: Enzymatic stability and activity

Tavares, APM; Pereira, JAN; Xavier, AMRB
2012, ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES, 12, 6, 648-655.

Effect of the Inducers Veratryl Alcohol, Xylidine, and Ligninosulphonates on Activity and Thermal Stability and Inactivation Kinetics of Laccase from Trametes versicolor

Saraiva, JA; Tavares, APM; Xavier, AMRB
2012, APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 167, 4, 685-693.

Biocatalysis in ionic liquid: degradation of phenol by laccase

Tavares, APM; Pinho, B; Rodriguez, O; Macedo, EA
2012, CHISA 2012, 42, 226-230.

Green coconut fiber: a novel carrier for the immobilization of commercial laccase by covalent attachment for textile dyes decolourization

Cristovao, RO; Silverio, SC; Tavares, APM; Brigida, AIS; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA; Coelho, MAZ
2012, WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, 28, 9, 2827-2838.

Immobilization of commercial laccase on spent grain

da Silva, AM; Tavares, APM; Rocha, CMR; Cristovao, RO; Teixeira, JA; Macedo, EA
2012, PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, 47, 7, 1095-1101.

Peroxidase biocatalysis in water-soluble ionic liquids: activity, kinetic and thermal stability

Tavares, APM; Rodriguez, O; Macedo, EA
2012, BIOCATALYSIS AND BIOTRANSFORMATION, 30, 4, 417-425.

Immobilization of commercial laccase onto green coconut fiber by adsorption and its application for reactive textile dyes degradation

Cristovao, RO; Tavares, APM; Brigida, AI; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA; Coelho, MAZ
2011, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC, 72, 1-2, 6-12.

Studies of laccase from Trametes versicolor in aqueous solutions of several methylimidazolium ionic liquids

Dominguez, A; Rodriguez, O; Tavares, APM; Macedo, EA; Longo, MA; Sanroman, MA
2011, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 102, 16, 7494-7499.

Study of the Alkyl Chain Length on Laccase Stability and Enzymatic Kinetic with Imidazolium Ionic Liquids

Rodriguez, O; Cristovao, RO; Tavares, APM; Macedo, EA
2011, APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 164, 4, 524-533.

Optimization of laccase catalyzed degradation of reactive textile dyes in supercritical carbon dioxide medium by response surface methodology

Cristovao, RO; Amaral, PFF; Tavares, APM; Coelho, MAZ; Cammarota, MC; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA; Pessoa, FLP
2010, REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS, 99, 2, 311-323.

Application of statistical experimental methodology to optimize reactive dye decolourization by commercial laccase

Tavares, APM; Cristovao, RO; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA
2009, JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 162, 2-3, 1255-1260.

Kinetic and Stability Study of the Peroxidase Inhibition in Ionic Liquids

Carneiro, AP; Rodriguez, O; Mota, FL; Tavares, APM; Macedo, EA
2009, INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 48, 24, 10810-10815.

Modeling the discoloration of a mixture of reactive textile dyes by commercial laccase

Cristovao, RO; Tavares, APM; Ferreira, LA; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA
2009, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 100, 3, 1094-1099.

Sequential decolourization of reactive textile dyes by laccase mediator system

Tavares, APM; Cristovao, RO; Gamelas, JAF; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA
2009, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 84, 3, 442-446.

Treatment and kinetic modelling of a simulated dye house effluent by enzymatic catalysis

Cristovao, RO; Tavares, APM; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA
2009, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 100, 24, 6236-6242.

Sequential batch reactor for eucalypt kraft pulp effluent treatment with Trametes versicolor

Xavier, AMRB; Tavares, APM; Agapito, MSM; Evtuguin, DV
2008, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 83, 12, 1602-1608.

Ionic liquids as alternative co-solvents for laccase: Study of enzyme activity and stability

T'avares, APM; Rodriguez, O; Macedo, EA
2008, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, 101, 1, 201-207.

Kinetic modelling and simulation of laccase catalyzed degradation of reactive textile dyes

Cristovao, RO; Tavares, APM; Ribeiro, AS; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA
2008, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 99, 11, 4768-4774.

OPTIMISATION OF REACTIVE DYE DEGRADATION BY LACCASE USING BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN

Cristovao, RO; Tavares, APM; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA
2008, ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, 29, 12, 1357-1364.

Optimisation of reactive textile dyes degradation by laccase-mediator system

Tavares, APM; Cristovao, RO; Loureiro, JM; Boaventura, RAR; Macedo, EA
2008, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 83, 12, 1609-1615.

Trametes versicolor growth and laccase induction with by-products of pulp and paper industry

Xavier, AMRB; Tavares, APM; Ferreira, R; Amado, F
2007, ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 10, 3, 444-451.

Optimization and modeling of laccase production by Trametes versicolor in a bioreactor using statistical experimental design

Tavares, APA; Coelho, MAZ; Agapito, MSM; Coutinho, JAP; Xavier, AMRB
2006, APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 134, 3, 233-248.

Laccase improvement in submerged cultivation: induced production and kinetic modelling

Tavares, APM; Coelho, MAZ; Coutinho, JAP; Xavier, AMRB
2005, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 80, 6, 669-676.

Oxygen bleaching of kraft pulp with polyoxometalates and laccase applying a novel multi-stage process

Gamelas, JAF; Tavares, APM; Evtuguin, DV; Xavier, AMB
2005, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC, 33, 3-6, 57-64.

Selection and optimization of culture medium for exopolysaccharide production by Coriolus (Trametes) versicolor

Tavares, APM; Agapito, MSM; Coelho, MAZ; da Silva, JAL; Barros-Timmons, A; Coutinho, JAP; Xavier, AMRB
2005, WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, 21, 8-9, 1499-1507.

A novel approach for the oxidative catalysis employing polyoxometalate-laccase system: application to the oxygen bleaching of kraft pulp

Tavares, APM; Gamelas, JAF; Gaspar, AR; Evtuguin, DV; Xavier, AMRB
2004, CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS, 5, 9, 485-489.

Decolorization of dyes from textile wastewater by Trametes versicolor

Amaral, PFF; Fernandes, DLA; Tavares, APM; Xavier, ABMR; Cammarota, MC; Coutinho, JAP; Coelho, MAZ
2004, ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, 25, 11, 1313-1320.

Calcium interference with continuous biosorption of zinc by Sargassum sp (Phaeophyceae) in tubular laboratory reactors

de Franca, FP; Tavares, APM; da Costa, ACA
2002, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 83, 2, 159-163.

The release of light metals from a brown seaweed (Sargassum sp.) during zinc biosorption in a continuous system

Da Costa, A.C.A.; Tavares, A.P.M.; De França, F.P.
2001, Electronic Journal of Biotechnology , 4, 3, 37-41.

Anti-Cancer Biosurfactants

In Springer (Eds.), Microbial Biosurfactants
Flávia F. Magalhães, João C. F. Nunes, Marília T. Araújo, Ana M. Ferreira, Mafalda R. Almeida, Mara G. Freire, Ana P. M. Tavares
2021, 159-196.
ISBN: 10.1007/978-981-15-6607-3_8

Recovery and Purification of (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Using (Nano)Materials

In Bentham Science (Eds.), Recent Advances in Analytical Techniques Volume: 4
Ana P. M. Tavares, Márcia C. Neves, Tito Trindade and Mara G. Freire
2020, 58-93.
ISBN: 978-981-14-0510-5

Biomedical-related applications of functionalized nanomaterials

In Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain (Eds.), Handbook of Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications
Mafalda R. Almeida, Márcia C. Neves, Sergio Morales-Torres, Mara G. Freire, Joaquim L. Faria, Valeria C. Santos-Ebinuma, Cláudia G. Silva and Ana P.M. Tavares
2020, 205-230, Elsevier.
ISBN: 9780128167885

Purification, characterization and clinical applications of therapeutic fungal enzymes

In Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia and Shashi Lata Bharati (Eds.), Research Advances in the Fungal World: Culture, Isolation, Identification, Classification, Characterization, Properties and Kinetics
Mafalda R. Almeida, Ana M. Ferreira, João C. F. Nunes and Ana P. M. Tavares
2020, 273-320, Nova Science Publishers.
ISBN: 978-1-53617-197-6

Laccase Properties, Reaction Mechanisms and Applications: An Overview

In Amanda Harris (Eds.), Laccase: Applications, Investigations and Insights
Ana P.M. Tavares, Cláudia G. Silva and Ana M.R.B. Xavier
2017, 1-26, Nova Science Publishers Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-53610-556-8

Biotechnology in Pulp and Paper Industry

In Shishir Sinha (Eds.), Biotechnology Volume 12: Bioprocess Engineering
Ana P. M. Tavares, Ana M. R. B. Xavier, Dmitry Evtugin
2014, 191-212, New Delhi , Studium Press LLC.
ISBN: 1-626990-27-1

Application of Oxidative Enzymes in the Treatment of Industrial Effluents

In Masood Ahmad (Eds.), Biotechnology Volume 11: Biodegradation and Bioremediation
Ana P. M. Tavares, Ana M. R. B. Xavier
2014, 191-212, New Delhi , Studium Press LLC.
ISBN: 1-626990-26-3

New Generations of Ionic Liquids Applied to Enzymatic Biocatalysis

In Jun-ichi Kadokawa (Eds.), Ionic Liquids New Aspects for the Future
Ana P. M. Tavares, Oscar Rodríguez , Eugénia A. Macedo
2013, 537-556.
ISBN: 978-953-51-0937-2

Ionic liquids: alternative reactive media for oxidative enzymes

In Alexander Kokorin (Eds.), Ionic Liquids: Applications and Perspectives
Oscar Rodriguez, Ana P.M. Tavares, Raquel Cristóvão and Eugénia A. Macedo
2011, 499-516, Rijeka, IntechOpen.
ISBN: 978-953-307-248-7

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