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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Brígida Gonçalves Rodrigues

Citation names

  • Rodrigues, Brígida

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
631C-A162-3F1E
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9495-0813

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/11/01 - 2025/09/30
Ongoing
 Ciências Biotecnológicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Engenharia Biológica
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado de Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Produção de bioetanol a partir de resíduos industriais de alfarroba-cinética de inibição do etanol para várias concentrações de açucares; Fermentação com recirculação de células livres e imobilizadas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/02/01 - 2016/07/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/04 - 2020/09 Research Fellow under ALGAVALOR project Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2017/11 - 2020/03 Research fellow under IDIaqua project Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2013/09 - 2015/10 Research fellow under Soro & alfaetanol project Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2010/05 - 2013/09 Research fellow under Alfaetilico project Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/04/01 - 2020/09/30 ALGAVALOR - Integrated production and upVALORization of the biomass and different applications
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-035234
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/11/01 - 2020/03/31 IDIaqua - International project to promote R&D&I excellence in wastewater treatment in small urban settlements.
0066_IDIAQUA_6_E
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Concluded
2013/04/02 - 2015/10 SORO&ALFAETANOL - An emergent strategy for bioethanol production from cheese whey and carob pulp for a 2nd generation biorefinary
PTDC/AGR-TEC/3346/2012
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/05/03 - 2013/06/30 AlfaEtílico - Technological and economical study of the feasibility of a carob pulp biorefinery for ethanol production through the full utilization of sucrose and cellulose present in that feedstock
QREN nº 3397
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Constantino, Ana; Rodrigues, Brígida; Raposo, Sara. "Chemo-Enzymatic Saccharification Strategy of Microalgae Chlorella Sorokiniana". In INCREaSE 2019, 409-420. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-30938-1_33
  2. Rodrigues, Brígida; Borges, Rodrigo; Castro, Maria; Constantino, Ana; Raposo, Sara. "Chemical and Physical Pretreatments of Microalgal Biomass". In INCREaSE 2019, 400-408. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-30938-1_32
Conference abstract
  1. Constantino, Ana; Glória, Patricia; Rodrigues, Brígida; León, Rosa; Barros, Raul; Raposo, Sara. "Microalgae growth in different trophic conditions". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Amesterdão, 2019.
  2. Constantino, Ana; Jardim, Beatriz; León, Antonio; León, Rosa; Rodrigues, Brígida; Raposo, Sara. "Biofuels production by Chlorella Sorokiniana in a biorefinery perspective". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Amesterdão, 2019.
  3. Glória, Patricia; Constantino, Ana; Rodrigues, Brígida; Barros, Raul; Raposo, Sara. "Aproveitamento da biomassa de microalgas para obtenção de açucares fermentáveis.". Paper presented in Jornadas de Acuicultura en el Litoral Suratlántico, Cartaya, 2018.
  4. Jardim. Beatriz; Constantino, Ana; Rodrigues, Brígida; Barros, Raul; Raposo, Sara. "Crescimento da microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 em diferentes condições tróficas.". Paper presented in IX Jornadas de Acuicultura en el Litoral Suratlántico, Cartaya, 2018.
  5. Rodrigues, Brígida; Constantino, Ana; Raposo, Sara; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília. "A kinetic overview of fermentative performance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using carob industry wastes as carbon source". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2014, Porto, 2014.
  6. Fernandes, Tiago; Monteiro, Diogo; Constantino, Ana; Rodrigues, Brígida; Felizardo, Catarina; Neves, Fabio; Peinado, José; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília; Raposo, Sara. "A new sugar-rich substrate, from agro-industrial wastes for bioethanol production". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2014, Porto, 2014.
  7. Raposo, Sara; Felizardo, Catarina; Rodrigues, Brígida; Constantino, Ana; Fernandes, Tiago; Monteiro, Diogo; Neves, Fabio; Dionisio, Lídia; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília. "Screening yeasts strains for bioethanol production using goat cheese whey as raw material". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2014, Porto, 2014.
  8. Constantino, Ana; Rodrigues, Brígida; Raposo, Sara; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília. "Bioethanol production from sugar-rich agro-industrial wastes". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2014, Porto, 2014.
  9. Constantino, Ana; Lino, Pedro; Raposo, Sara; Rodrigues, Brígida; Starkey, Ricardo; Pinto, André; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília. "Effects of acetic acid on carob sugar-rich pulp fermentation". Paper presented in CIIEM - 5th International Congress on energy, environmental engineering and management, Lisboa, 2013.
  10. Tavares, Catarina; Raposo, Sara; Rodrigues, Brígida; Caiado, Daniela; Lima-Costa, M. E.. "Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material of carob pulp in batch, SSF and NSSF processes for ethanol production". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2011, 2011.
  11. Caiado, Daniela; Rodrigues, Filipa; Raposo, Sara; Rodrigues, Brígida; Tavares, Catarina; Quintas, Célia; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília. "Cost-effective bioethanol production at low content of nitrogen source from carob syrup". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2011, Porto, 2011.
Conference poster
  1. Rodrigues, Brígida; Barros, Raul; Raposo, Sara. "A biorefinery approach to bioplastics and microalgae products". Paper presented in YAS 2023 - Young Algaeneers Symposium, 2023.
  2. Constantino, Ana; Jardim, Beatriz; Leon, Antonio; Leon, Rosa; Rodrigues, Brígida; Raposo, Sara. "Biofuels production by Chlorella sorokiniana in a biorefinery perspective". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2019.
  3. Constantino, Ana; Glória, Patricia; Rodrigues, Brígida; Leon, Rosa; Barros, Raul; Raposo, Sara. "Microalgae growth in different trophic conditions". Paper presented in ALGAEUROPE 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2019.
  4. Rodrigues, Brígida. "Crescimento da microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 em diferentes condições tróficas". Paper presented in IX Jornadas de Acuicultura en el Litoral Suratlántico, 2018.
  5. Rodrigues, Brígida. "Aproveitamento da biomassa de microalgas para obtenção de açucares fermentáveis". Paper presented in IX Jornadas de Acuicultura en el Litoral Suratlántico, 2018.
  6. Rodrigues, Brígida. "A new sugar-rich substrate, from agro-industrial wastes for bioethanol production.". Paper presented in 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, 2014.
  7. Rodrigues, Brígida. "Screening yeasts strains for bioethanol production using goat cheese whey as raw material". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2014, 2014.
  8. Rodrigues, Brígida. "A kinetic overview of fermentative performance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using carob industry wastes as carbon source". Paper presented in CHEMPOR 2014, 2014.
  9. Constantino, Ana; Lino, Pedro; Raposo, Sara; Rodrigues, Brígida; Starkey, Ricardo; Pinto, André; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília. "Effects of acid acetic on carob sugar-rich pulp fermentation". Paper presented in CIIEM - 5th International Congress on energy, environmental engineering and management, 2013.
  10. Lima-Costa, Maria Emília; Rodrigues, Brígida; Constantino, Ana; Raposo, Sara. "The performance of an aerated stirred tank reactor on VHG batch fermentations". Paper presented in XX International conference on chemical reactors, 2012.
  11. Tavares, Catarina; Raposo, Sara; Rodrigues, Brígida; Lima-Costa, Maria Emília. "Bioethanol production via nonisothermal simultaneous saccharification and fermentation processes using carob industry wastes". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld2011, 2011.
  12. Lima-Costa, Maria Emília; Tavares, Catarina; Rodrigues, Brígida; Quintas, Célia; Raposo, Sara. "Bioethanol production using carob pod, as carbon source on submerged fermentation". Paper presented in 14th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition, 2010.
Journal article
  1. "Energetic valorization of microalgal consortia biomass from a tertiary wastewater photobioreactor treatment system: assessment of biogas production yield". Energies (2022):
    Submitted
  2. "Comparative study of the antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities of two types of Moroccan Euphorbia entire honey and their phenolic extracts". Foods 10 8 (2021): 1909. https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/8/1909.
    Open access • Published
  3. Constantino, A.; Rodrigues, B.; Leon, R.; Barros, R.; Raposo, S.. "Alternative chemo-enzymatic hydrolysis strategy applied to different microalgae species for bioethanol production". Algal Research 56 (2021): 102329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102329.
    Published • 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102329
  4. Boutoub, Oumaima; El-Guendouz, Soukaina; Estevinho, Letícia M.; Paula, Vanessa B.; Aazza, Smail; El Ghadraoui, Lahsen; Rodrigues, Brígida; et al. "Antioxidant activity and enzyme inhibitory potential of Euphorbia resinifera and E. officinarum honeys from Morocco and plant aqueous extracts". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 1 (2020): 503-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10489-6.
    10.1007/s11356-020-10489-6
  5. Raposo, S.; Constantino, A.; Rodrigues, F.; Rodrigues, B.; Lima-Costa, M.E.. "Nitrogen Sources Screening for Ethanol Production Using Carob Industrial Wastes". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 181 2 (2016): 827-843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-016-2252-z.
    10.1007/s12010-016-2252-z
  6. Rodrigues, Brígida; Lima-Costa, M.E.; Constantino, A.; Raposo, S.; Felizardo, C.; Gonçalves, D.; Fernandes, T.; Dionísio, L.; Peinado, J.M.. "Growth kinetics and physiological behavior of co-cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces lactis , fermenting carob sugars extracted with whey". Enzyme and Microbial Technology 92 (2016): 41-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.06.012.
    10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.06.012
  7. Rodrigues, Brígida; Peinado, J. M.; Raposo, S.; Constantino, A.; Quintas, C.; Lima-Costa, M. E.. "Kinetic and Energetic Parameters of Carob Wastes Fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Crabtree Effect, Ethanol Toxicity, and Invertase Repression". Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 25 6 (2015): 837-844. http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1408.08015.
    10.4014/jmb.1408.08015
  8. Lima-Costa, Maria Emília; Tavares, Catarina; Raposo, Sara; Rodrigues, Brígida; Peinado, José M.. "Kinetics of sugars consumption and ethanol inhibition in carob pulp fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in batch and fed-batch cultures". Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology 39 5 (2012): 789-797. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10295-011-1079-4.
    10.1007/s10295-011-1079-4
Preprint
  1. Afonso, Valdemira; Borges, Rodrigo; Rodrigues, Brígida; Barros, Raúl; Bebianno, Maria João; Raposo, Sara. "Are Native Microalgae Consortia Able to Remove Microplastics from Wastewater Effluents?". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4688301.
    10.2139/ssrn.4688301
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Rodrigues, Brígida. "Produção de bioetanol a partir de resíduos industriais de alfarroba: cinética de inibição do etanol para diferentes concentrações do nutriente limitante. Fermentação com recirculação de células livres e células imobilizadas". Master, Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3294.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Lima-Costa, Maria Emília; Raposo, Sara; Rodrigues, Brígida; Constantino, Ana. 2017. "Processo de tratamento simultâneo de resíduos de indústrias agroalimentares, alfarroba e soro do queijo, com produção de biocombustível etanol.". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019 Chemical and physical pretreatments of microalgal biomass INCREaSE 2019
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2019 Chemo-Enzymatic Saccharification Strategy of Microalgae Chlorella Sorokiniana INCREaSE 2019
(Faro, Portugal)
2014 Bioethanol Production From Sugar rich Agro-Industrial Wastes CHEMPOR 2014
(Porto, Portugal)
2011 Kinetics of batch and fed-batch fermentations using carob pod extract by an ethanol-tolerant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on aerated STR BioMicroWorld2011
(Torremolinos, Spain)
2009 Improving bioethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, using agro-industrial by-products BioMicroWorld2009
(Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/02 - 2020/08 Os VFAs como fontes de carbono de baixo custo numa perspectiva de biorrefinaria
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Avaliação de métodos de pré-tratamentos físico na microalga Chlorella sorokiniana
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Produção de bioetanol por uma cultura mista de leveduras a partir de um substrato misto de alfarroba e soro de queijo
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Produção de bioetanol, em reator biológico, com recirculação de células, a partir de resíduos industriais de alfarroba.
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/07/05 - 2023/07/07 Apresentação de um poster no Ciencia 23 - Encontro com a ciencia e a tecnologia em Portugal
Meeting
 Ciencia 23
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/30 Apresentação de um poster no Ciencia 21 - Encontro com a ciência e tecnologia em Portugal
Meeting
 Ciencia21
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Dissemination of CIMA's work, in the area of environmental systems and resources.
Meeting
 Ocean Business 2018
Governo da República Portuguesa, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Demonstration of the work developed in the Laboratory of Engineering and Environmental Biotechnology
Meeting
 Encontro Ciência 2018
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Advanced Course of Downstream Processing - Quantitative systematic design of integrated downstream processes.
Other
 Advanced Course Downstream Processing
Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands