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Overview

Luiz Pereira Ramos is affiliated with the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil. Their research focus is primarily within the field of Engineering, with a strong emphasis on Biomedical Engineering as well as Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry as subfields of study.

The scientific work of Luiz Pereira Ramos addresses several key topics. These include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications

Luiz Pereira Ramos has contributed to notable publication venues, with frequent works appearing in:

  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • BioResources
  • Cellulose
  • Preprints.org
  • Processes

Their recent published papers include:

  • Supercritical Fluids: A Promising Technique for Biomass Pretreatment and Fractionation, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Chemical and structural characterization of hardwood and softwood LignoForce™ lignins, 2021, Industrial Crops and Products
  • Lignin functionalization strategies and the potential applications of its derivatives - A Review, 2021, BioResources
  • Disruptive enzyme-based strategies to isolate nanocelluloses: a review, 2020, Cellulose
  • An overview on the production of synthetic fuels from biogas, 2022, Bioresource Technology Reports

Frequent collaborators in Luiz Pereira Ramos's research include:

  • Marcos L. Corazza
  • Maria Juliane Suota
  • Marc Delgado-Aguilar
  • Thiago Alessandre da Silva
  • Cleverton Luiz Pirich

Best Publications

  • The chemistry involved in the steam treatment of lignocellulosic materials

    Luiz Pereira Ramos

  • Bioethanol from lignocelluloses: Status and perspectives in Brazil.

    Carlos Ricardo Soccol;Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe;Adriane Bianchi Pedroni Medeiros;Susan Grace Karp;Susan Grace Karp

  • Current Pretreatment Technologies for the Development of Cellulosic Ethanol and Biorefineries

    Marcos Henrique Luciano Silveira;Ana Rita C. Morais;Andre M. da Costa Lopes;Drielly Nayara Olekszyszen

  • Comparison of Penicillium echinulatum and Trichoderma reesei cellulases in relation to their activity against various cellulosic substrates.

    Leonardo Faria Martins;Daniel Kolling;Marli Camassola;Aldo José Pinheiro Dillon

  • Fractionation of Eucalyptus grandis chips by dilute acid-catalysed steam explosion.

    Alexandre Emmel;Alvaro L Mathias;Fernando Wypych;Luiz P Ramos

  • The influence of BHA, BHT and TBHQ on the oxidation stability of soybean oil ethyl esters (biodiesel)

    Anderson K. Domingos;Emir B. Saad;Wellington W. D. Vechiatto;Helena M. Wilhelm

  • Comparison of steam pretreatment of eucalyptus, aspen, and spruce wood chips and their enzymatic hydrolysis

    L. P. Ramos;C. Breuil;J. N. Saddler

  • Multivariate monitoring of soybean oil ethanolysis by FTIR

    Giuliano F Zagonel;Patricio Peralta-Zamora;Luiz P Ramos

  • Studies of the processing and characterization of corn starch and its composites with banana and sugarcane fibers from Brazil.

    J.L. Guimarães;F. Wypych;C.K. Saul;L.P. Ramos

  • Molecular and structural characterization of the biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa DAUPE 614.

    Safi A. Monteiro;Guilherme L. Sassaki;Lauro M. de Souza;Joel A. Meira

  • Effect of Nitrogen and Carbon Sources on Lipase Production by Penicillium aurantiogriseum

    Valéria M. G. Lima;Nadia Krieger;Maria Inez M. Sarquis;David A. Mitchell

  • The use of enzyme recycling and the influence of sugar accumulation on cellulose hydrolysis by Trichoderma cellulases

    L.P. Ramos;C. Breuil;J.N. Saddler

  • Optimization of the ethanolysis of Raphanus sativus (L. Var.) crude oil applying the response surface methodology.

    Anderson Kurunczi Domingos;Emir Bolzani Saad;Helena Maria Wilhelm;Luiz Pereira Ramos

  • Sugarcane biomass for biorefineries: comparative composition of carbohydrate and non-carbohydrate components of bagasse and straw.

    Danielle Szczerbowski;Danielle Szczerbowski;Ana Paula Pitarelo;Ana Paula Pitarelo;Arion Zandoná Filho;Luiz Pereira Ramos

  • Ethanolysis of Refined Soybean Oil Assisted by Sodium and Potassium Hydroxides

    Karla T. Kucek;Maria Aparecida F. César-Oliveira;Helena M. Wilhelm;Luiz P. Ramos

  • Production of fumaric acid by fermentation of enzymatic hydrolysates derived from cassava bagasse

    F.S. Carta;C.R. Soccol;L.P. Ramos;J.D. Fontana

  • Catalisadores heterogêneos para a produção de monoésteres graxos (biodiesel)

    Claudiney Soares Cordeiro;Fabiano Rosa da Silva;Fernando Wypych;Luiz Pereira Ramos

  • Hardwood and softwood kraft lignins fractionation by simple sequential acid precipitation

    Tainise V. Lourençon;Fabricio A. Hansel;Thiago A. da Silva;Luiz P. Ramos

  • Effect of enzymatic hydrolysis on the morphology and fine structure of pretreated cellulosic residues

    L.P. Ramos;M.M. Nazhad;J.N. Saddler

  • Production of cellulosic ethanol from sugarcane bagasse by steam explosion: Effect of extractives content, acid catalysis and different fermentation technologies.

    P.V. Neves;A.P. Pitarelo;L.P. Ramos

  • Hydrolysis and synthesis reactions catalysed by Thermomyces lanuginosa lipase in the AOT/Isooctane reversed micellar system

    M.L.M Fernandes;N Krieger;A.M Baron;P.P Zamora

  • Esterification and transesterification reactions catalysed by addition of fermented solids to organic reaction media

    Maria Luiza M. Fernandes;Emir Bolzani Saad;Joel A. Meira;Luiz P. Ramos

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Wypych
Fernando Wypych Federal University of Technology – Paraná
Marcos L. Corazza
Marcos L. Corazza Federal University of Paraná
John N. Saddler
John N. Saddler University of British Columbia
Carlos Ricardo Soccol
Carlos Ricardo Soccol Federal University of Paraná
David A. Mitchell
David A. Mitchell Federal University of Paraná
Igor Polikarpov
Igor Polikarpov Universidade de São Paulo
Antonio S. Mangrich
Antonio S. Mangrich Federal University of Paraná
Matti Siika-aho
Matti Siika-aho VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge Universidade de São Paulo
Derval dos Santos Rosa
Derval dos Santos Rosa Universidade Federal do ABC

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