Luísa Seuanes Serafim

Assistant Professor

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  • Chemistry
  • 29.1.26

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PhD in Biological Engineering, New University of Lisbon (2004).

BSc in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Technical University of Lisbon (1997).

2015- , Assistant Professor, University of Aveiro

2008-2015, Invited Assistant Professor, University of Aveiro

2004-2008, Post Doc Reseacher, New University of Lisbon/FCT

Scientific Interests

Production of biopolymers by mixed cultures and pure cultures: optimization and process control, identification of the microorganisms evolved, polymer characterization, downstream process optimization.
Anaerobic digestion for the production of volatile fatty acids: use of industrial wastes as substrates.
Bioethanol production from wastes by yeast: optimization of process control by controlling the oxygen supply.
Microbial biosurfactant production by strains isolated from contaminated soil.
Bacterial cellulose production from synthetic and real substrates.

Present Research Group

Ana Xavier

Patrícia Domingues (PhD student)

Fernando Sá (MSc Student)

Rita Branco

Main present collaborators

Ana Xavier (CICECO/UA)

Dmitry Evtyugin (CICECO/UA)

Armando Silvestre (CICECO/UA)

Carmen Freire (CICECO/UA)

João Coutinho (CICECO/UA)

Artur Ferreira (CICECO/UA)

Angela Cunha (CESAM/UA)

Isabel Capela (CESAM/UA)

Paulo Lemos (REQUIMTE/FCT-UNL)

Simona Rossetti (IRSA/CNR, Italy)

Simon Bengtsson (AnoxKaldnes, Sweden)

Alan Werker (AnoxKaldnes, Sweden)

Teaching Activity

Vice-Director of BSc. in Biotechnology

Erasmus Coordinator of Biotechnology

Subjects: Biochemical Engineering I and II, Applied Biotechnology

Selected Publications

Advances in ethanol production from hardwood spent sulphite liquors. (2013) Susana R. Pereira, Diogo J. Portugal-Nunes, Dmitry V. Evtuguin, Luísa S. Serafim, Ana M.R.B. Xavier. Process Biochemistry, 48(2) 272-282

Production of bacterial cellulose by Gluconacetobacter sacchari using dry olive mill residue (2013)
Fabio P. Gomes, Nuno H. C.S. Silva, Eliane Trovatti, Luisa S. Serafim, Maria F. Duarte, Armando J.D. Silvestre, Carlos Pascoal Neto, Carmen S.R. Freire, Biomass and Bioenergy, 55, 205-211.

“DESIGN IONIC-LIQUID-BASED AQUEOUS BIPHASIC SYSTEMS WITH CONTROLLED PH: THE IONIC LIQUID ANION EFFECT” (2012). S.P.M. Ventura, S.G. Sousa, M.G. Freire, L.S. Serafim, Á.S. Lima, J.A.P. Coutinho; Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 57, 507-512.

“BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF EUCALYPT SPENT SULPHITE LIQUORS: A WAY TO BOOST THE PRODUCTION OF SECOND GENERATION BIOETHANOL” (2012). S.R. Pereira, S. Ivanusa, D.V. Evtuguin, L.S. Serafim, A.M.R.B. Xavier; Bioresource Technology, 103, 131-135.

“IONIC LIQUID BASED AQUEOUS BIPHASIC SYSTEMS WITH CONTROLLED PH: THE IONIC LIQUID CATION EFFECT” (2011). S.P.M. Ventura, S.G. Sousa, M.G. Freire, L.S. Serafim, Á.S. Lima, J.A.P. Coutinho; Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 56, 4253-4260.

“DESIGN OF IONIC LIQUIDS FOR LIPASE PURIFICATION” (2011). S.P.M. Ventura, S.G. Sousa, M.G. Freire, L.S. Serafim, Á.S. Lima, J.A.P. Coutinho; Journal of Chromatography B, 879, 2679-2687.

“GLUCONACETOBACTER SACCHARI: AN EFFICIENT BACTERIAL CELLULOSE CELL-FACTORY” (2011). E. Trovatti, L.S.Serafim, C.S.R. Freire, A.J.R. Silvestre, C.P. Neto; Carbohydrate Polymers, 86, 1417-1420.

“UTILIZATION OF RESIDUES FROM AGRO-FOREST INDUSTRIES IN THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH VALUE BACTERIAL CELLULOSE” (2011). P. Carreira, J.A.S. Mendes, E. Trovatti, L.S.Serafim, C.S.R. Freire, A.J.R. Silvestre, C.P. Neto; Bioresource Technology, 102, 7354-7360.

“NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF P(3HB-co-3HV) PRODUCED BY MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURES” (2009). G.I. Ivanova; L.S. Serafim; P.C. Lemos; A.M. Ramos; M.AM. Reis; E.J. Cabrita; Magnetic Ressonance in Chemistry 47(6), 497-504

“THE INFLUENCE OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PHA PRODUCED BY MIXED CULTURES” (2008). L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, C. Torres, M.A.M. Reis, A.M. Ramos; Macromolecular Bioscience 8(4), 355-366.

“MICROBIAL CHARACTERISATION OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES STORING POPULATIONS SELECTED UNDER DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS USING A CELL-SORTING RT-PCR APPROACH” (2008). P.C. Lemos, C. Levantesi, L.S. Serafim, S. Rossetti, M.A.M. Reis, V. Tandoi; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 78(2), 351-360.

“METABOLIC MODELLING OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES COPOLYMERS PRODUCTION BY MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURES” (2008). J.M.L. Dias, A. Oehmen, L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, M.A.M. Reis, R. Oliveira; BMC Systems Biology 2:59.

“STRATEGIES FOR PHA PRODUCTION BY MIXED CULTURES AND RENEWABLE WASTE MATERIALS” (2008). L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, M.G.E. Albuquerque, M.A.M. Reis; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 81(4), 615-628.

“SYNTHESIS OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES FROM DIFFERENT SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS BY MIXED CULTURES SUBMITTED TO AEROBIC DYNAMIC FEEDING” (2006). P.C. Lemos, L.S. Serafim, M.A.M. Reis, Journal of Biotechnology 122(2), 226-238.

“MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS WITH A HIGH PHA STORAGE CAPACITY ” (2006). L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, S. Rossetti, C. Levantesi, V. Tandoi, M.A.M. Reis; Water Science and Technology 54(1), 183-188.

“RECENT ADVANCES IN POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE PRODUCTION BY MIXED AEROBIC CULTURES: FROM THE SUSBTRATE TO THE FINAL PRODUCT” (2006). J.M.L. Dias, P.C. Lemos, L.S. Serafim, C. Oliveira, M. Eiroa, M.G.E. Albuquerque, A.M. Ramos, R. Oliveira, M.A.M. Reis; Macromolecular Bioscience 6(11), 885-906.


“ MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF A MIXED CULTURE CULTIVATION PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE” (2005). J.M.L. Dias, L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, M.A.M. Reis, R. Oliveira, Biotechnology Bioengineering 92(2), 209-222. 

“OPTIMISATION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE PRODUCTION BY MIXED CULTURES SUBMITTED TO AEROBIC DYNAMIC FEEDING CONDITIONS” (2004). L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, R. Oliveira, M.A.M. Reis Biotechnology Bioengineering, 86(2), 145-160.

“POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES PRODUCTION BY ACTIVATED SLUDGE IN A SBR USING ACETATE AND PROPIONATE AS CARBON SOURCES” (2004). P.C. Lemos, L.S. Serafim, M.A.M. Reis, Water Science and Technology 50(10), 189-194.

“METABOLIC PATHWAY FOR PROPIONATE UTILISATION BY PHOSPHORUS ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS IN ACTIVATED SLUDGE: 13C-LABELLING AND IN VIVO NMR” (2003). P.C. Lemos, L.S. Serafim, M.M. Santos, M.A.M. Reis, H.Santos. Applied Environmental Microbiology, 69 (1),241-251. 

“PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES BY MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURES” (2003). M.A.M. Reis, L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, A.M. Ramos, F.R. Aguiar, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht; Bioprocess Biosystem Engineering, 23 (5), 377-385. 

“METHODS FOR DETECTION AND VISUALIZATION OF INTRACELLULAR POLYMERS STORED BY POLYPHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING MICROORGANISMS” (2002) L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, C. Levantesi, V. Tandoi, H. Santos, M.A.M. Reis; Journal of Microbiological Methods, 51(1), 1-18. 

“CHANGE IN METABOLISM OF PHA ACCUMULATION BY ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODIFYING OPERATING CONDITIONS” (2002) L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, M.A.M. Reis; Water Science and Technology, 46(1-2), 353-356.

“EFFECT OF PH CONTROL ON EBPR STABILITY AND EFFICIENCY” (2002). L.S. Serafim, P.C. Lemos, M.A.M. Reis; Water Science and Technology, 46 (4-5), 179-184. 

“ANALYSIS OF THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A LABORATORY SCALE ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHATE REMOVAL REACTOR” (2002). C. Levantesi, L.S. Serafim, G.R. Crocetti, P.C. Lemos, S. Rossetti, L.L. Blackall, M.A.M. Reis, V. Tandoi; Environmental Microbiology, 4 (10), 559-569. 

Projects

Publications

Biosurfactant Production in Sub-Oxic Conditions Detected in Hydrocarbon-Degrading Isolates from Marine and Estuarine Sediments

Domingues, PM; Oliveira, V; Serafim, LS; Gomes, NCM; Cunha, A
2020, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 17, 5.
ISBN: 1660-4601

Enrichment of a mixed microbial culture of PHA-storing microorganisms by using fermented hardwood spent sulfite liquor

Pereira, J; Queiros, D; Lemos, PC; Rossetti, S; Serafim, LS
2020, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 56, 79-86.
ISBN: 1876-4347

Ethanol Production from Hydrolyzed Kraft Pulp by Mono- and Co-Cultures of Yeasts: The Challenge of C6 and C5 Sugars Consumption

Branco, RHR; Amandio, MST; Serafim, LS; Xavier, AMRB
2020, ENERGIES, 13, 3.
ISBN: 1996-1073

Recovering PHA from mixed microbial biomass: Using non-ionic surfactants as a pretreatment step

Colombo, B; Pereira, J; Martins, M; Torres-Acosta, MA; Dias, ACRV; Lemos, PC; Ventura, SPM; Eisele, G; Alekseeva, A; Adani, F; Serafim, LS
2020, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 253.
ISBN: 1873-3794

Proteomic Response of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 to Dual Carbon-Phosphorus Limitation during mcl-PHAs Synthesis

Mozejko-Ciesielska, J; Serafim, LS
2019, BIOMOLECULES, 9, 12.
ISBN: 2218-273X

Two-Stage Aeration Fermentation Strategy to Improve Bioethanol Production by Scheffersomyces stipitis

Henriques, TM; Pereira, SR; Serafim, LS; Xavier, AMRB
2018, FERMENTATION, 4, 4, 97.

The challenge of producing bioethanol from residues of Kraft Pulp processing

Branco, RHR; Serafim, LS; Xavier, AMRB
2018, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 44, S51-S51.

Acidogenic fermentation of spent coffee grounds

Pereira, J; Lemos, PC; Serafim, LS
2018, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 44, S38-S38.

Second Generation Bioethanol Production: On the Use of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastes as Feedstock

Branco, RHR; Serafim, LS; Xavier, AMRB
2018, FERMENTATION, 5, 1, 4.

Impact of Organic Acids Supplementation to Hardwood Spent Sulfite Liquor as Substrate for the Selection of Polyhydroxyalkanoates-Producing Organisms

Queirós, D; Rangel, C; Lemos, PC; Rossetti, S; Serafim, LS
2018, FERMENTATION, 4, 3, 58.

Bacterial production of biosurfactants under microaerobic and anaerobic conditions

Domingues, PM; Almeida, A; Leal, LS; Gomes, NCM; Cunha, A
2017, REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY, 16, 2, 239-272.

Highly complex substrates lead to dynamic bacterial community for polyhydroxyalkanoates production

Queiros, D; Fonseca, A; Rossetti, S; Serafim, LS; Lemos, PC
2017, JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, 44, 8, 1215-1224.
ISBN: 1476-5535

Valorization of a Pulp Industry By-Product through the Production of Short-Chain Organic Acids

D. Queir—s; R. Sousa, S. Pereira; L.S. Serafim
2017, Fermentation.

Xylose fermentation by Scheffersomyces stipites for 2nd generation bioethanol: Optimization of bioprocess aeration strategy

Xavier, AMRB; Henriques, TM; Pereira, SR; Serafim, LS
2016, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 33, S113-S113.

Conversion of cheese whey into poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Haloferax mediterranei

Pais, J; Serafim, LS; Freitas, F; Reis, MAM
2016, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 33, 1, 224-230.

Long-term operation of a two-stage polyhydroxyalkanoates production process from hardwood sulphite spent liquor

Queiros, D; Fonseca, A; Lemos, PC; Serafim, LS
2016, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 91, 9, 2480-2487.

Unveiling PHA-storing populations using molecular methods

Queiros, D; Lemos, PC; Rossetti, S; Serafim, LS
2015, APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 99, 24, 10433-10446.

Adaptation of Scheffersomyces stipitis to hardwood spent sulfite liquor by evolutionary engineering

Pereira, SR; Nogue, VSI; Frazao, CJR; Serafim, LS; Gorwa-Grauslund, MF; Xavier, AMRB
2015, BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS, 8.

Improvement on the yield of polyhydroxyalkanotes production from cheese whey by a recombinant Escherichia coli strain using the proton suicide methodology

Pais, J; Farinha, I; Freitas, F; Serafim, LS; Martinez, V; Martinez, JC; Arevalo-Rodriguez, M; Prieto, MA; Reis, MAM
2014, ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY, 55, 151-158.

PHA production by mixed cultures: A way to valorize wastes from pulp industry

Queiros, D; Rossetti, S; Serafim, LS
2014, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 157, 197-205.

Use of hardwood sulphite spent liquor for acclimating a polyhydroxyalkanoate storage capacity of a mixed microbial culture

Queiros, D; Serafim, LS; Rossetti, S
2014, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 31, S100-S101.

Bioethanol Production: Adaptation of Scheffersomyces stipitis to Hardwood Spent Sulfite Liquor

Xavier, AMRB; Frazao, CJR; Pereira, SR; Nogue, VSI; Serafim, LS; Gorwa-Grauslund, MF
2014, NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, 31, S101-S101.

Production of bacterial cellulose by Gluconacetobacter sacchari using dry olive mill residue

Gomes, FP; Silva, NHCS; Trovatti, E; Serafim, LS; Duarte, MF; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Freire, CSR
2013, BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, 55, 205-211.

Advances in ethanol production from hardwood spent sulphite liquors

Pereira, SR; Portugal-Nunes, DJ; Evtuguin, DV; Serafim, LS; Xavier, AMRB
2013, PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, 48, 2, 272-282.

Acidogenic Fermentation Towards Valorisation of Organic Waste Streams into Volatile Fatty Acids

Silva, FC; Serafim, LS; Nadais, H; Arroja, L; Capela, I
2013, CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING QUARTERLY, 27, 4, 467-476.

Biological treatment of eucalypt spent sulphite liquors: A way to boost the production of second generation bioethanol

Pereira, SR; Ivanusa, S; Evtuguin, DV; Serafim, LS; Xavier, AMRB
2012, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 103, 1, 131-135.

Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems with Controlled pH: The Ionic Liquid Anion Effect

Ventura, SPM; Sousa, SG; Serafim, LS; Lima, AS; Freire, MG; Coutinho, JAP
2012, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, 57, 2, 507-512.

Utilization of residues from agro-forest industries in the production of high value bacterial cellulose

Carreira, P; Mendes, JAS; Trovatti, E; Serafim, LS; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP
2011, BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, 102, 15, 7354-7360.

Gluconacetobacter sacchari: An efficient bacterial cellulose cell-factory

Trovatti, E; Serafim, LS; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP
2011, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 86, 3, 1417-1420.

Design of ionic liquids for lipase purification

Ventura, SPM; Sousa, SG; Freire, MG; Serafim, LS; Lima, AS; Coutinho, JAP
2011, JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES, 879, 26, 2679-2687.

Ionic Liquid Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems with Controlled pH: The Ionic Liquid Cation Effect

Ventura, SPM; Sousa, SG; Serafim, LS; Lima, AS; Freire, MG; Coutinho, JAP
2011, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, 56, 11, 4253-4260.

Single Cell Protein production by Paecilomyces variotii from Spent Sulphite Liquor

Pereira, SR; Ivanusa, S; Luzeiro, J; Mateus, C; Serafim, LS; Xavier, AMRB
2010, JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 150, S509-S509.

Sustainable conversion of whey into Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Haloferax mediterranei

Pais, J; Gameiro, T; Farinha, I; Serafim, LS; Reis, MAM
2010, JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 150, S575-S576.

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