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Francisco de Almeida Garrett Soares da Silva. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Engenharia Química e Biológica em 2024/03/26 pelo(a) Universidade do Minho, Mestrado em Engenharia Alimentar em 2017/01/20 pelo(a) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia e Licenciatura em Bioengenharia em 2014 pelo(a) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia. É Pós-doutorado no(a) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina. Publicou 13 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 patente(s) registada(s). Organizou 4 evento(s). Recebeu 1 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Outras Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Engenharia e Tecnologia Alimentar. Nas suas atividades profissionais interagiu com 77 colaborador(es) em coautorias de trabalhos científicos. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: "Cellulose"; "Fibras"; Nanocellulose; Packaging; Active packaging; Antimicrobial; Biotecnologia Industrial; Biotecnologia Ambiental; Biotecnologia para a Saude; Biotecnologia Alimentar; Biorrefinaria; Subprodutos e resíduos; Novos processos de extração e conversão; Bioprodutos; Biorefinery; By-products and residues; Novel extraction and upgrading processes; Bioproducts; Paper; Cellulose; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisco de Almeida Garrett Soares da Silva

Citation names

  • Soares Silva, Francisco AG

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8919-4896-15AA
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7274-7598
Scopus Author Id
57205118231

Email addresses

  • fagsilva@ucp.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 914798452 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Diogo de Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/03/26
Concluded
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"BNC Green Composites" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/01/20
Concluded
 Engenharia Alimentar (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Analysis of the Colour Profile of Port Wines Using Different Instrumental Methods and Visual Approaches" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Licenciatura)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Carbohydrate Metabolism of Heterofermentative Lactic Acid Bacteria: Fermentation of Fructose and of Potentially Prebiotic Arabinoxylan Oligosaccharides" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/04/15 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/03/01 Visiting Researcher (Research) Aalto-yliopisto Biotekniikan ja kemian tekniikan laitos, Finland
Aalto-yliopisto Biotekniikan ja kemian tekniikan laitos, Finland
2017/05/05 - 2019/11/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/02/14 - 2014/07/20 internship Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien Department fur Lebensmittelwissenschaften und -technologie, Austria
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/12/01 - 2024/01/31 Bacterial NanoCellulose-based GREEN composites BNC GREEN
SFRH/BD/146375/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2017/01/01 - 2020/06/30 Estratégias multiuso para a valorização de uma gama alargada de subprodutos agroflorestais e das pescas: Um passo em frente na criação de uma biorrefinaria integrada
SAICTPAC/0040/2015
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Engenharia Biológica da Universidade do Minho
UID/BIO/04469/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Singh, S.; Poças, Fátima. "Development of multilayer coatings on kraft paper using bio-based materials". Paper presented in 4th Circul-a-bility conference; Re-thinking Packaging for Circular & Sustainable Food Supply Chains of the Future, 2024.
  2. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Dourado, Fernando; Hummel, M.; Poças, Fátima; Gama, Miguel. "Development of Bacterial cellulose composites for Food Packaging and Textiles". Paper presented in 14th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Chempor-2023, 2023.
  3. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Meister, F.; Dourado, Fernando; Gama, Miguel. "Regenerated bacterial celulose fibres". Paper presented in Cellulose fibres conference 2023 Cologne (Germany), 2023.
  4. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Matos, Mariana; Dourado, Fernando; A M Reis, Maria; C Branco, P.; Poças, Fátima; Gama, Miguel. "Development of bacterial nanocellulose-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) composite for food packaging". Paper presented in First Circul-a-ability conference; Re-thinking Packaging for circular & sustainable food supply chains of the future. Online, 2021.
  5. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Silva-Carvalho, Ricardo; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Dourado, Fernando; Poças, Fátima; Gama, Miguel. "Optimization of bacterial nanocellulose fermentation using lignocellulosic residues and development of novel BNCstarch composites". Paper presented in MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit. Boston, USA, 2019.
  6. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Dourado, Fernando; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Poças, Fátima; Gama, Miguel. "Optimization of bacterial nanocellulose fermentation using lignocellulosic residues and development of novel BNC-starch composites.". Paper presented in ISBNC 2019 - 4th International Symposium on Bacterial Nanocellulose. Porto, Portugal, 2019.
  7. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Rodrigues, A.C.; Dourado, Fernando; Gama, Miguel. "Bacterial cellulose production through hydrolysates produced with cellulosic residues". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference CHEMPOR 2018 Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  8. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Campos, F.M.; Ferreira, M.L.; Ribeiro, N.; Amaral, B.; Simões, T.; Silva, C.L.M.. "Analysis of the colour profile of Port wines using colourimetric and visual approaches". Paper presented in 4th International ISEKI_Food Conference, 2016.
  9. Soares Silva, Francisco AG; Campos, F.M.; Ferreira, M.L.; Ribeiro, N.; Amaral, B.; Simões, T.; Silva, C.L.M.. "Colour assessment of Port wines using colourimetric and spectrophotometric methods". Paper presented in Macrowine 2016, Changins (Nyon), Switzerland, 2016.
Journal article
  1. A.G.S. Silva, F.; Schlapp-Hackl, I.; Nygren, N.; Heimala, S.; Leinonen, A.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.; Hummel, M.. "Upcycling of cellulosic textile waste with bacterial cellulose via Ioncell® technology". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 271 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85195474028&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132194
  2. Soares Silva, F.A.G.; Meister, F.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.. "Regenerated bacterial cellulose fibres". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 253 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85174150514&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127310
  3. Suleimenova, A.; Frasco, M.F.; Soares da Silva, F.A.G.; Gama, M.; Fortunato, E.; Sales, M.G.F.. "Bacterial nanocellulose membrane as novel substrate for biomimetic structural color materials: Application to lysozyme sensing". Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X 13 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85148543596&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biosx.2023.100310
  4. A.G. Soares Silva, F.; Carvalho, M.; Bento de Carvalho, T.; Gama, M.; Poças, F.; Teixeira, P.. "Antimicrobial activity of in-situ bacterial nanocellulose-zinc oxide composites for food packaging". Food Packaging and Shelf Life 40 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85174746686&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fpsl.2023.101201
  5. A.G. Soares Silva, F.; Bento de Carvalho, T.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.; Teixeira, P.; Poças, F.. "Performance of bacterial nanocellulose packaging film functionalised in situ with zinc oxide: Migration onto chicken skin and antimicrobial activity". Food Packaging and Shelf Life 39 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85166361929&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fpsl.2023.101140
  6. A G Soares da Silva, Francisco; Matos, Mariana; Dourado, Fernando; A M Reis, Maria; C Branco, Pedro; Poças, Fátima; Gama, Miguel. Corresponding author: Poças, Fátima. "Development of a layered bacterial nanocellulose-PHBV composite for food packaging". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2022): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11839.
    Published • 10.1002/jsfa.11839
  7. Jacek, P.; Silva, F.A.G.S.D.; Dourado, F.; Bielecki, S.; Gama, M.. "Optimization and characterization of bacterial nanocellulose produced by Komagataeibacter rhaeticus K3". Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications 2 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85107615553&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carpta.2020.100022
  8. Silva, Francisco A. G. S.; Dourado, Fernando; Gama, Miguel; Poças, Fátima. "Nanocellulose Bio-Based Composites for Food Packaging". Nanomaterials 10 10 (2020): 2041. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano10102041.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/nano10102041
  9. da Silva, F.A.G.S.; Oliveira, J.V.; Felgueiras, C.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.; Alves, M.M.. "Study and valorisation of wastewaters generated in the production of bacterial nanocellulose". Biodegradation (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082800800&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10532-020-09893-z
  10. Francisco Almeida Garrett Soares-da-Silva; Francisco Manuel Campos; Manuel Lima Ferreira; Natália Ribeiro; Bento Amaral; Tomás Simões; Cristina Luísa Miranda Silva. "COLOUR PROFILE ANALYSIS OF PORT WINES BY DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTAL AND VISUAL METHODS". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fjsfa.9577.
    10.1002/jsfa.9577
  11. Rodrigues, A.C.; Fontão, A.I.; Coelho, A.; Leal, M.; Soares da Silva, F.A.G.; Wan, Y.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.. "Response surface statistical optimization of bacterial nanocellulose fermentation in static culture using a low-cost medium". New Biotechnology 49 (2019): 19-27. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058647375&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2018.12.002
  12. Soares da Silva, F.A.G.; Fernandes, M.; Souto, A.P.; Ferreira, E.C.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.. "Optimization of bacterial nanocellulose fermentation using recycled paper sludge and development of novel composites". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 103 21-22 (2019): 9143-9154. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85074581816&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00253-019-10124-6
  13. Prückler, M.; Lorenz, C.; Endo, A.; Kraler, M.; Dürrschmid, K.; Hendriks, K.; Soares da Silva, F.; et al. "Comparison of homo- and heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria for implementation of fermented wheat bran in bread". Food Microbiology 49 (2015): 211-219. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84924742357&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fm.2015.02.014

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Gama, F. M.; Dourado, Fernando; Pinto, Paula Cristina de Oliveira Rodrigues; Branco, Pedro; Gaspar, Alexandre Miguel Ricardo; Soares da Silva, Francisco A. G.. 2021. "Processo de produção de nanocelulose bacteriana a partir de biomassa lenhocelulósica de Eucalyptus globulus".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/25 Life cycle assessment of bacterial cellulose and comparison to other cellulosic sources 6th International Symposium on Bacterial Cellulose
(Shangai, China)
2024/07/22 Development of bio-based paper coatings for food packaging applications Biopol 2024
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/05/22 Applications of bacterial nanocellulose in active packaging. Advances in Cellulose-based Materials in Food Packaging (Seminar)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2022/09/22 Development of layered BC composites for Food Packaging 5th International Symposium on Bacterial Cellulose
(Jena, Germany)
2022/06/13 In situ Zinc oxide production on bacterial nanocellulose for active food packaging The 2022 International conference on nanotechnology for renewable materials
(Helsinquia, Finland)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21 Open week Biotec. held by the Scholl of Biotechnology, (2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2019/10/03 - 2019/10/04 ISBNC 2019 - 4th International Symposium on Bacterial Nanocellulose (2019/10/03 - 2019/10/04)
Symposium (Other)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/07/18 - 2018/07/18 “Verão no campus” – organized by CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering (2018/07/18 - 2018/07/18)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/07/28 - 2017/07/28 “Verão no campus” – organized by CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering. Braga (Portugal) (2017/07/28 - 2017/07/28)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/04/19 - Current TAPPI

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/01/01 - Current International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Elsevier
2017/12 - 2018/01 Food Research International (0963-9969) Elsevier
Distinctions

Other distinction

2014 Bolsa de mérito no acesso ao 1º ano de mestrado Engenharia Alimentar
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal