CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Maria A. Reis Nationality: Portuguese Institutional address: Department of Chemistry; FCT/UNL; 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal Telephone 00 351 212948357 Telefax 00 351 21 2948385 Email [email protected] Webpage: http://sites.fct.unl.pt/bioeng/people/maria-m-reis Education and current position Maria A. Reis obtained a Degree in Chemical Engineering at IST-UTL in 1978, a PhD degree in Biochemical Engineering at FCT-UNL in 1991 and Habilitation in Biochemical Engineering at FCT-UNL in 2003. Became full Professor in Environmental/industrial Biotechnology at FCT-UNL in 2012

Academic Management Activities at FCT-UNL Participated in several management activities at FCT-UNL:  President of the Pedagogical Committee of undergraduate course on Chemical Engineering  Vice-President of the Pedagogical Council at FCT-UNL  Member of the Committee responsible for the creation and structuring of the Master Course on “Food and Safe Technology” and integrated Master on Chemical and Biochemical Engineering  Member of group for the elaboration of ”Self Evaluation Report of UNL”, European University Association (EUA) - Institutional Evaluation  Vice-President of the FCT Scientific Council  Member of the Scientific Committee of PhD course “Sustainable Chemistry” and “Chemical and Biochemical Engineering”  Coordinator of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering integrated Master course

Scientific Accomplishments Maria Reis is a Full Professor in Environmental Biotechnology at FCT-UNL. Main research interests have been in the area of Environmental/Industrial BioEngineering, with special focus on the development of sustainable bioprocesses for the removal of pollutants from water and wastewater streams and for the exploitation of industrial wastes for the production of biopolymers and bulk chemicals. Within this research area, published more than 200 papers in scientific journals with peer review. She is the coauthor of 18 Book Chapters. Presented more than 200 oral presentations in International conferences. Is co-author of 4 National patents and 6 International patents. Coordinated 20 national and international projects (team leader), out of which 12 European Projects and 6 were co-funded by industrial companies, and participated as team member in 22 research projects. Co-supervised 20 PhD students and is currently co-supervisor of 11PhD students. Her scientific work has been distinguished with several awards and she was the winner of the Solvay & Hovione Ideas Challenge SHIC’08 Prize- Solvay prize in 2008. Nominated and Elected to the Portuguese Academy of Engineering in 2009 and Elected as IWA Fellow, September 2010. She is Editor of the Water Research (Elsevier). On Going EU Projects H2020-WATER-2015-two-stage - 689785 (SALTGAE) Demonstration project to prove the techno-economic feasibility of using algae to treat saline wastewater from the food industry. H2020-IND-CE-2016 – proposal number: 730349 (RES-URBIS) REsources from URban BIo-waSte

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H2020- WATER-2015-two-stage - 690323 (SMART-Plant) Scale-up of low-carbon footprint material recovery techniques in existing wastewater treatment plants. H2020-WATER1b-2015- 689242 (INCOVER) Innovative eco-technologies for resource recovery from wastewater” H2020-WASTE-2015-two-stage - 688338 (NoAW) Innovative approaches to turn agricultural waste into ecological and economic assets. WaterJPI/0007/2014 (Watintech) Smart decentralized water management through a dynamic integration of technologies H2020-BBI-JTI-2016-745737 (AFTERLIFE) Advanced Filtration TEchnologies for the Recovery and Later conversIon of relevant Fractions from wastEwater. FP7 European Marie Curie ITN project (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN-607492): (Mermaid) Microbial Resource Management and Engineering solutions for the Urban Water Cycle)

Publications in the last 5 years

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GALINHA, C.F., GUGLIELMI, G., CARVALHO, G., PORTUGAL, C.A.M., CRESPO, J.G., REIS, M.A.M. Development of a hybrid model strategy for monitoring membrane bioreactors. 2012. Journal of Biotechnology . 164 (3) , pp. 386-395, 2013

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SALGADO, R., PEREIRA, V.J., CARVALHO, G., SOEIRO, R., GAFFNEY, V., ALMEIDA, C., CARDOSO, V.V., E. FERREIRA, M.J. BENOLIEL, T.A. TERNES, A. OEHMEN, M.A.M. REIS , NORONHA, J.P, Photodegradation kinetics and transformation products of ketoprofen, diclofenac and atenolol in pure water and treated wastewater . Journal of Hazardous Materials , 244-245 , pp. 516-527.2013.

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OEHMEN, A., MARQUES, R., NORONHA, J.P., CARVALHO, G., REIS, M.A.M.. Propionate addition enhances the biodegradation of the xenobiotic herbicide propanil and its metabolite, Bioresource Technology 127 , pp. 195-201, 2013

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ALBUQUERQUE, M.G.E., CARVALHO, G., KRAGELUND, C., SILVA, A.F., BARRETO CRESPO, M.T., REIS, M.A.M., NIELSEN, P.H.Link between microbial composition and carbon substrate-uptake preferences in a PHA-storing community , ISME Journal , 7 (1) , pp. 1-12, 2013.

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FRADINHO, J. C., DOMINGOS, J. M. B., CARVALHO, G., OEHMEN, A., & REIS, M. A. M. Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by a mixed photosynthetic consortium of bacteria and algae. Bioresource Technology, 132, 146-153, 2013.

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FRADINHO, J. C., OEHMEN, A., & REIS, M. A. M.. Effect of dark/light periods on the polyhydroxyalkanoate production of a photosynthetic mixed culture. Bioresource Technology, 148, 474-479, 2013

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LANHAM, A. B., OEHMEN, A., SAUNDERS, A. M., CARVALHO, G., NIELSEN, P. H., & REIS, M. A. M. Metabolic versatility in full-scale wastewater treatment plants performing enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Water Research, 47(19), 7032, 2013.

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LANHAM, A. B., RICARDO, A. R., ALBUQUERQUE, M. G. E., PARDELHA, F., CARVALHEIRA, M., COMA, M., FRADINHO, J. CARVALHO, G., OEHMEN, A, REIS, M. A. M. Determination of the extraction kinetics for the quantification of polyhydroxyalkanoate monomers in mixed microbial systems. Process Biochemistry, 48(11), 1626-1634, 2013.

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LOPES, M. P., MATOS, C. T., PEREIRA, V. J., BENOLIEL, M. J., VALÉRIO, M. E., BUCHA, L. B, RODRIGUES, A., PENETRA, A.I. FERREIRA, E., CARDOSO, V.V., REIS, M.A.M.,CRESPO, J. G. Production of drinking water using a multi-barrier approach integrating nanofiltration: A pilot scale study. Separation and Purification Technology, 119, 112-122, 2013. 2

10. MESQUITA, D. P., LEAL, C., CUNHA, J. R., OEHMEN, A., AMARAL, A. L., REIS, M. A. M., FERREIRA, E. C. Prediction of intracellular storage polymers using quantitative image analysis in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems. Analytica Chimica Acta, 770, 36-44, 2013.

11. OEHMEN, A., VERGEL, D., FRADINHO, J., REIS, M. A. M., CRESPO, J. G., VELIZAROV, S. Mercury removal from water streams through the ion exchange membrane bioreactor concept. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 264, 65-70, 2013.

12. PARDELHA, F., ALBUQUERQUE, M. G. E., CARVALHO, G., REIS, M. A. M., DIAS, J. M. L., & OLIVEIRA, R. Segregated flux balance analysis constrained by population structure/function data: The case of PHA production by mixed microbial cultures. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 110(8), 2267-2276, 2013.

13. PARDELHA, F., ALBUQUERQUE, M. G. E., REIS, M. A. M., OLIVEIRA, R., & DIAS, J. M. L. Dynamic metabolic

modelling of volatile fatty acids conversion to polyhydroxyalkanoates by a mixed microbial culture. New Biotechnology, 31, 335-344, 2014.

14. CARVALHO, G., OEHMEN, A., ALBUQUERQUE, M. G. E., & REIS, M. A. M. The relationship between mixed

microbial culture composition and PHA production performance from fermented molasses. New Biotechnology, 31 (4), pp. 257-263,2014

15. PAIS, J., FARINHA, I., FREITAS, F., SERAFIM, L. S., MARTÍNEZ, V., MARTÍNEZ, J. C., REIS, M. A. M. Improvement on the yield of polyhydroxyalkanotes production from cheese whey by a recombinant escherichia coli strain using the proton suicide methodology. Enzyme and Microbial Technology,55, 151158,2014.

16. DUQUE, A. F., OLIVEIRA, C. S. S., CARMO, I. T. D., GOUVEIA, A. R., PARDELHA, F., RAMOS, A. M., & REIS, M. A. M. Response of a three-stage process for PHA production by mixed microbial cultures to feedstock shift: Impact on polymer composition. New Biotechnology, 31 (4), pp. 276-288, 2014

17. FREITAS, F., ALVES, V. D., REIS, M. A., CRESPO, J. G., & COELHOSO, I. M. Microbial polysaccharide-based membranes: Current and future applications. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 131 (6), 40047, 2014

18. MARTÍNEZ-SANZ, M., VILLANO, M., OLIVEIRA, C., ALBUQUERQUE, M. G. E., MAJONE, M., REIS, M., LOPEZRUBIO, A, LAGARON, J. M. Characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesized from microbial mixed cultures and of their nanobiocomposites with bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers. New Biotechnology, 31 (4), pp. 364-376, 2014

19. OEHMEN, A., PINTO, F. V., SILVA, V., ALBUQUERQUE, M. G. E., & REIS, M. A. M. The impact of pH control

on the volumetric productivity of mixed culture PHA production from fermented molasses. Engineering in Life Sciences, 14(2): 143-152,2014.

20. CRUZ, M.V., PAIVA, A., LISBOA, P., FREITAS, F., ALVES, V.D., SIMÕES, P., BARREIROS, S., REIS, M.A.M. Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates from spent coffee grounds oil obtained by supercritical fluid extraction technology. Bioresource Technology, 157, 360-363, 2014.

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MESQUITA, D.P., AMARAL, A.L., LEAL, C., CARVALHEIRA, M., CUNHA, J.R.A, OEHMEN, A., REIS, M.A.M., FERREIRA, E.C. Monitoring intracellular polyphosphate accumulation in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems by quantitative image analysis. Water Science and Technology, Vol.69, Issue 11, 2315-2323, 2014.

22. CARVALHO, M., ROCA, C. , REIS, M.A.M. Carob pod water extracts as feedstock for succinic acid

production by Actinobacillus succinogenes 130Z. Bioresource Technology Volume 170, Pages 491-498, 2014.

23. FREITAS, F. , ALVES, V.D. GOUVEIA, A.R., PINHEIRO, C. TORRES, C.A.V., GRANDFILS, C., REIS, M.A.M. Controlled production of exopolysaccharides from enterobacter A47 as a function of carbon source with

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demonstration of their film and emulsifying abilities. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Volume 172, Issue 2, Pages 641-657, 2014

24. OEHMEN, A. , VERGEL, D., FRADINHO, J., REIS, M.A.M., CRESPO, J.G., VELIZAROV, S. Mercury removal

from water streams through the ion exchange membrane bioreactor concept,Journal of Hazardous Materials. Vol. 264, 15, 65-70,2014

25. CARVALHO, M., MATOS, M., ROCA, C. , REIS, M.A.M.

Succinic acid production from glycerol by Actinobacillus succinogenes using dimethylsulfoxide as electron acceptor New Biotechnology, Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 133-139, 2014.

26. FRADINHO, J.C., OEHMEN, A., REIS, M.A.M.. Photosynthetic mixed culture polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

production from individual and mixed volatile fatty acids (VFAs): Substrate preferences and co-substrate uptake. Journal of Biotechnolgy, Vol. 185, Pages 19-27,2014.

27. CARVALHEIRA M, OEHMEN A, CARVALHO G, REIS MAM. The effect of substrate competition on the 28. 29. 30.

metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs). Water Research 64: 149-159,2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.004. LANHAM AB, OEHMEN A, SAUNDERS AM, CARVALHO G, NIELSEN PH, REIS MAM. Metabolic modelling of full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal sludge. Water Research 66: 283-295,2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.036 CARVALHEIRA M, OEHMEN A, CARVALHO G, EUSEBIO M, REIS MAM. The impact of aeration on the competition between polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms. Water Research 66: 296-307, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.033. CARVALHEIRA M, OEHMEN A, CARVALHO G, REIS MAM. Survival strategies of polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms under conditions of low organic loading. Bioresource Technology 172: 290-296, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.059.

31. CARVALHEIRA, M., OEHMEN, A. , CARVALHO, G., REIS, M.A.M. 2014. The effect of substrate competition

on the metabolism of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs). Water Research, Volume 64, 1, 149-159,2014.

32. CASTRO-MAYORGA, J.L.A, MARTÍNEZ-ABAD, A.A, FABRA, M.J.A, OLIVERA, C.B, REIS, M.B, LAGARÓN, J.M. Stabilization of antimicrobial silver nanoparticles by a polyhydroxyalkanoate obtained from mixed bacterial culture. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 71, pp. 103-110, 2014.

33. ROCA C, ALVES VD, FREITAS F., REIS MAM. Exopolysaccharides enriched in rare sugars: bacterial sources, production and applications. Front Microbiol 6:288, 2014. (DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00288)

34. CRUZ MV, SARRAGUÇA MC, FREITAS F, LOPES JA, REIS MAM. Online monitoring of P(3HB) produced from used cooking oil with near-infrared (DOI:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.11.022)

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35. DHADGE VL, MORGADO PI, FREITAS F, REIS MA, AZEVEDO A, AIRES-BARROS R, ROQUE ACA. An

extracellular polymer at the interface of magnetic bioseparations. J Royal Soc - Interface 11, 2014.(DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0743)

36. MORAIS C, FREITAS F, CRUZ MV, PAIVA A, DIONÍSIO M, REIS MAM. Conversion of fat-containing waste

from the margarine manufacturing process into bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates. Int J Biol Macromol 71, 68–73, 2014. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.04.044)

37. TORRES CAV, MARQUES R, FERREIRA AR, ANTUNES S, FREITAS F*, GRANDFILS C, REIS MAM. Impact of

glycerol and nitrogen concentration on Enterobacter A47 growth and exopolysaccharide production. Int J Biol Macromol 71, 81-86, 2014. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.04.012)

38. FERREIRA ARV, TORRES CAV, FREITAS F, REIS MAM, ALVES VD, COELHOSO IM Biodegradable films

produced from the bacterial polysaccharide FucoPol. Int J Biol Macromol 71, 111-116, 2014. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.04.022) 4

39. MARTINO L, CRUZ MV, SCOMA A, FREITAS F, BERTIN L, SCANDOLA M, REIS MAM. Recovery of amorphous

polyhydroxybutyrate granules from Cupriavidus necator cells grown on used cooking oil. Int J Biol Macromol 71, 117-123, 2014. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.04.016)

40. CHAGAS B, FARINHA I, GALINHA CF, FREITAS F, REIS MAM. Chitin–glucan complex production by Komagataella (Pichia) pastoris: impact of cultivation pH and temperature on polymer content and composition. New Biotechnol 31(5), 468-474, 2014. (DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2014.06.005)

41. DINIZ MS, SALGADO R, PEREIRA VJ, CARVALHO G, OEHMEN A, REIS MAM, NORONHA JP. Ecotoxicity of 42. 43. 44. 45. 46.

ketoprofen, diclofenac, atenolol and their photolysis byproducts in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Science of the Total Environment 505: 282-289, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.103. MESQUITA DP, AMARAL AL, LEAL C, OEHMEN A, REIS MAM, FERREIRA EC. Polyhydroxyalkanoate granules quantification in mixed microbial cultures using image analysis: Sudan Black B versus Nile Blue A staining. Analytica Chimica Acta 865: 8-15, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.01.018. MARQUES R, OEHMEN A, CARVALHO G, REIS MAM. Modelling the biodegradation kinetics of the herbicide propanil and its metabolite 3,4-dichloroaniline. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22: 6687-6695, 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3870-z ANTUNES, S., FREITAS, F., ALVES, V.D., GRANDFILS, C., REIS, M.A.M. Conversion of cheese whey into a fucose- and glucuronic acid-rich extracellular polysaccharide by Enterobacter A47. Journal of Biotechnology, 210, pp. 1-7, 2015. CRISTIANA A.V. TORRESA, ANA R.V. FERREIRA, FILOMENA FREITAS, MARIA A.M. REIS, ISABEL COELHOSO, VÍTOR D. ALVES. Rheological studies of the fucose-rich exopolysaccharide FucoPol.International Journal of Biological Macromolecules , 79, pp. 611-617, 2015. FARINHA, I., DUARTE, P., PIMENTEL, A., (...), FORTUNATO, E., REIS, M.A.M. Chitin-glucan complex production by Komagataella pastoris: Downstream optimization and product characterization. Carbohydrate Polymers,130, pp. 455-464, 2015.

47. FAVA, F.A , TOTARO, G.A, DIELS, L.B, REIS, M.C, DUARTE, J.D, CARIOCA, O.B.E, POGGI-VARALDO, H.M.F, FERREIRA, B.S.. Biowaste biorefinery in Europe: opportunities and research & development needs . New Biotechnology 32 (1), pp. 100-108, 2015.

48. ROCA, C., ALVES, V.D., FREITAS, F., REIS, M.A.M. Exopolysaccharides enriched in rare sugars: Bacterial sources, production, and applications. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6 (APR), 288, 2015.

49. CRUZ, M.V., SARRAGUÇA, M.C., FREITAS, F., LOPES, J.A., REIS, M.A.M. Online monitoring of P(3HB) produced from used cooking oil with near-infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Biotechnology,194, pp. 1-9, 2015

50. MARTÍNEZ-ABAD, L. CABEDO, C. S. S. OLIVEIRA, L. HILLIOU, M. REIS AND J. M. LAGARÓN Characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoate blends incorporating unpurified biosustainably produced hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol.133, 2016.

poly(3-

51. HILLIOU, L., MACHADO, D., OLIVEIRA, C.S.S., (...), VILLANO, M., MAJONE, M. REIS, MAM. Impact of fermentation residues on the thermal, structural, and rheological properties of polyhydroxy(butyrate-covalerate) produced from cheese whey and olive oil mill wastewater, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 128, 269-277, 2016.

52. Cruz, M.V., Freitas, F., Paiva, A., (...), Ramos, A.M., Reis, M.A.M.. Valorization of fatty acids-containing wastes and byproducts into short- and medium-chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates, New Biotechnology,33 (1), pp. 206-215, 2016.

53. PAIS, J., SERAFIM, L.S., FREITAS, F., REIS, M.A.M.Conversion of cheese whey into poly(3-hydroxybutyrateco-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Haloferax mediterranei. New Biotechnology, 33 (1), 224-230, 2016.

54. MARTÍNEZ-SANZ, M., LOPEZ-RUBIO, A., VILLANO, M., (...), REIS, M., LAGARON, J.M. Production of bacterial nanobiocomposites of polyhydroxyalkanoates derived from waste and bacterial nanocellulose 5

by the electrospinning enabling melt compounding method. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 133 (2), 42633, 2016.

55. COLOMBO BIANCA , PEPÈ SCIARRIA TOMMY , REIS MARIA , SCAGLIA BARBARA , ADANI FABRIZIO . Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production from fermented cheese whey by using a mixed microbial culture. Bioresource Tecnhology, 218 (2016) 692–699, 2016

56. SILVA AF, ANTUNES S, SAUNDERS A, FREITAS F, VIEIRA A, CRESPO MTB, CARVALHO G (2016) Impact of

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sludge retention time on the fine composition of the microbial community and extracellular polymeric substances in a membrane bioreactor. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 100, 8507-8521 (doi:10.1007/s00253016-7617-2) ARAÚJO D, ALVES VD, CAMPOS J, COELHOSO I, SEVRIN C, GRANDFILS C, FREITAS F, REIS MAM (2016) Assessment of the adhesive properties of the bacterial polysaccharide FucoPol. Int J Biol Macromol 92, 383-9 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.07.035) FERREIRA ARV, TORRES CAV, FREITAS F, SEVRIN C, GRANDFILS C, REIS MAM, ALVES VD (2016) Development and characterization of bilayer films of FucoPol and chitosan. Carbohydr Pol 147, 8-15 (doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.03.089) ROCA C, LEHMANN M, BAPTISTA S, TORRES CAV, GAUDÊNCIO SP, FREITAS F, REIS MAM (2016) Exopolysaccharide production by a marine Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain isolated from Madeira Archipelago ocean sediments. New Biotechnol 33(4), 460-466 (doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2016.02.005)

60. ALVES VD, TORRES CAV, FREITAS F* (2016) Bacterial polymers as materials for the development of 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.

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micro/nanoparticles. Int J Polymeric Mat Polymeric Biomat 65(5), 211–224 (DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2015.1103239) ( CRUZ MV, ARAÚJO D, ALVES VD, FREITAS F*, REIS MAM (2016) Characterization of medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate produced from olive oil deodorizer distillate. Int J Biol Macromol 82:243-8 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.10.043 PAIS J, SERAFIM LS, FREITAS F*, REIS MAM (2016) Conversion of cheese whey into poly(3hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Haloferax mediterranei. New Biotechnol 33(1), 224–230 (DOI:10.1016/j.nbt.2015.06.001) CRUZ MV, FREITAS F*, PAIVA A, MANO F, DIONÍSIO M, RAMOS AM, REIS MAM (2016) Valorisation of fatty acids-containing wastes and byproducts into short- and medium-chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates. New biotechnol 33(1), 206–215 (DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2015.05.005) ARAÚJO D, FREITAS F, SEVRIN C, GRANDFILS C, REIS MAM (2017) Co-production of chitin-glucan complex and xylitol by Komagataella pastoris using glucose and xylose mixtures as carbon source. Carbohydr Pol 166, 24–30 (doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.02.088) MARQUES R, VON STOSCH M, TORRES CAV, ANTUNES S, FREITAS F, REIS MAM, OLIVEIRA R (2017) Hybrid modeling of microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) production: the case of Enterobacter A47. J Biotechnol 246, 61-70 (doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.01.017) ANTUNES S, FREITAS F, SEVRIN C, GRANDFILS C, REIS MAM (2017) Production of FucoPol by Enterobacter A47 using waste tomato paste by-product as sole carbon source. Biores Technol 227, 66–73 (doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.018) FARINHA I, FREITAS F, REIS MAM (2017) Implementation of a repeated fed-batch process for the production of chitin-glucan complex by Komagataella pastoris. New Biotechnol 37, 123–128 (doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2016.06.1460) CATARINA S.S. OLIVEIRA, , CARLOS E. SILVA, GILDA CARVALHO, MARIA A. REIS (2017), Strategies for efficiently selecting PHA producing mixed microbial cultures using complex feedstocks: Feast and famine regime and uncoupled carbon and nitrogen availabilities. New Biotechnology, Volume 37, Part A, 2017, Pages 69–79, doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2016.10.008 XIAOFEI WANG, ADRIAN OEHMEN, ELISABETE B. FREITAS, GILDA CARVALHO, MARIA A.M. REIS (2017) .The link of feast-phase dissolved oxygen (DO) with substrate competition and microbial selection in PHA production. Water Research, 112,269–278, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2017.01.064 ANA R. GOUVEIA, ELISABETE B. FREITAS, CLÁUDIA F. GALINHA, GILDA CARVALHO, ANOUK F. DUQUE,MARIA A.M. REIS (2017). Dynamic change of pH in acidogenic fermentation of cheese whey 6

towards polyhydroxyalkanoates production: Impact on performance and microbial population.New Biotechnology, Volume 37, Part A, 25 July 2017, Pages 108–116 doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2016.07.001

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