Research group
Environmental Chemistry
Position
Academic Staff
Ph.D. (2004) in Chemical Engineering at Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto. She joined the Chemical Engineering Department at Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Instituto Politécnico do Porto as Assistant (1993) and as Adjunct Professor in 1998. She is a permanent researcher at REQUIMTE–LAQV. Her main research interests include environmental chemistry and food safety and nutrition, particularly the development of analytical methodologies based on Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (HS, GF, FL), Potentiometry and Chromatographic techniques (LC-DAD-FLD) and different extraction techniques (SPE, MAE, QuEChERS). She is the author and co-author of 32 papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and Supervised 1 PhD thesis.
Representative Publications
Multi-elemental analysis of ready-to-eat "baby leaf" vegetables using microwave digestion and high-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry
10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.11.083
Targeting specific nutrient deficiencies in protein-restricted diets: some practical facts in PKU dietary management
10.1039/c4fo00555d
Seaweeds from the Portuguese coast as a source of proteinaceous material: Total and free amino acid composition profile
10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.06.145
In situ formation of gold nanoparticles in polymer inclusion membrane: Application as platform in a label-free potentiometric immunosensor for Salmonella typhimurium detection
10.1016/j.talanta.2018.10.024
Development of New Canned Chub Mackerel Products Incorporating Edible Seaweeds—Influence on the Minerals and Trace Elements Composition
10.3390/molecules25051133
Mineral Composition of Subcritical Water Extracts of Saccorhiza Polyschides, a Brown Seaweed Used as Fertilizer in the North of Portugal
10.3390/jmse8040244
