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Overview

Solange I. Mussatto is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research activity spans multiple fields within engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on sustainable biofuel production and bioconversion processes.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Mussatto's subfields cover:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

The researcher's publications concentrate on the following core topics:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mussatto include:

  • Giuliano Dragone
  • Celina K. Yamakawa
  • Tânia Forster-Carneiro
  • William Gustavo Sganzerla
  • Mortaza Aghbashlo

Solange I. Mussatto publishes regularly in several scientific venues notable for research in biofuels and renewable energy, with repeated contributions to:

  • Biofuel Research Journal
  • Energies
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining
  • Biomass and Bioenergy

Among recent publications, some examples include:

  • A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: Production, characteristics, and environmental applications (2020), Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Innovation and strategic orientations for the development of advanced biorefineries (2020), Bioresource Technology
  • Techno-economic assessment of bioenergy and fertilizer production by anaerobic digestion of brewer's spent grains in a biorefinery concept (2021), Journal of Cleaner Production
  • An overview of subcritical and supercritical water treatment of different biomasses for protein and amino acids production and recovery (2020), Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • A bibliometric analysis on potential uses of brewer's spent grains in a biorefinery for the circular economy transition of the beer industry (2021), Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining

Best Publications

  • Brewers' spent grain : generation, characteristics and potential applications

    Solange I. Mussatto;Giuliano Dragone;Inês Conceicao Roberto

  • Non-digestible oligosaccharides: A review

    Solange I. Mussatto;Ismael M. Mancilha;Ismael M. Mancilha

  • Alternatives for detoxification of diluted-acid lignocellulosic hydrolyzates for use in fermentative processes: a review

    Solange Inês Mussatto;Inês Conceição Roberto

  • Chemical, Functional, and Structural Properties of Spent Coffee Grounds and Coffee Silverskin.

    Lina F. Ballesteros;Jose A. Teixeira;Solange Ines Mussatto

  • Bioactive phenolic compounds : production and extraction by solid-state fermentation. A review

    Silvia Martins;Solange I. Mussatto;Guillermo Martínez-Avila;Julio Montañez-Saenz

  • Technological trends, global market, and challenges of bio-ethanol production

    Solange I. Mussatto;Guliano Dragone;Pedro M. R. Guimarães;João Paulo A. Silva

  • Brewer's spent grain: a valuable feedstock for industrial applications

    Solange Ines Mussatto

  • A study on chemical constituents and sugars extraction from spent coffee grounds

    Solange I. Mussatto;Livia M. Carneiro;João Paulo A. Silva;Inês Conceicao Roberto

  • Extraction of antioxidant phenolic compounds from spent coffee grounds

    Solange I. Mussatto;Lina F. Ballesteros;Silvia Martins;José A. Teixeira

  • Microwave-assisted extraction of sulfated polysaccharides (fucoidan) from brown seaweed

    Rosa M. Rodriguez-Jasso;Solange I. Mussatto;Lorenzo Pastrana;Cristóbal N. Aguilar

  • Encapsulation of antioxidant phenolic compounds extracted from spent coffee grounds by freeze-drying and spray-drying using different coating materials

    Lina F. Ballesteros;Monica J. Ramirez;Carlos E. Orrego;José A. Teixeira

  • Influence of extraction solvents on the recovery of antioxidant phenolic compounds from brewer’s spent grains

    Nuno G.T. Meneses;Silvia Martins;José A. Teixeira;Solange I. Mussatto

  • A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: Production, characteristics, and environmental applications

    Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi;Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi;Mona Dehhaghi;Mona Dehhaghi;Yong Sik Ok;Abdul Sattar Nizami

  • Effect of hemicellulose and lignin on enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose from brewer's spent grain

    Solange I. Mussatto;Marcela Fernandes;Adriane M.F. Milagres;Inês Conceicao Roberto

  • Dilute-acid hydrolysis for optimization of xylose recovery from rice straw in a semi-pilot reactor

    Inês Conceicao Roberto;Solange I. Mussatto;Rita C. L. B. Rodrigues

  • Ferulic and p-coumaric acids extraction by alkaline hydrolysis of brewer's spent grain

    Solange I. Mussatto;Giuliano Dragone;Inês Conceicao Roberto

  • Characterisation of volatile compounds in an alcoholic beverage produced by whey fermentation

    Giuliano Dragone;Solange I. Mussatto;José M. Oliveira;José A. Teixeira

  • Lignocellulose as raw material in fermentation processes

    Solange Ines Mussatto;Jose A. Teixeira

  • Chemical characterization and liberation of pentose sugars from brewer's spent grain

    Solange I Mussatto;Inês C Roberto

  • Sugars metabolism and ethanol production by different yeast strains from coffee industry wastes hydrolysates

    Solange I. Mussatto;Ercília M.S. Machado;Lívia M. Carneiro;José A. Teixeira

  • The effect of organosolv pretreatment variables on enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse

    Leyanis Mesa;Erenio González;Cristobal Cara;M. Gonzalez

  • Acid hydrolysis and fermentation of brewer's spent grain to produce xylitol

    Solange I. Mussatto;Inês Conceicao Roberto

  • Lignin recovery from brewer’s spent grain black liquor

    Solange I. Mussatto;Marcela Fernandes;Inês C. Roberto

Frequent Co-Authors

José A. Teixeira
José A. Teixeira University of Minho
Inês Conceição Roberto
Inês Conceição Roberto Universidade de São Paulo
Cristóbal N. Aguilar
Cristóbal N. Aguilar Autonomous University of Coahuila
Lígia R. Rodrigues
Lígia R. Rodrigues University of Minho
Silvio Silvério da Silva
Silvio Silvério da Silva Universidade de São Paulo
Eulogio Castro
Eulogio Castro University of Jaén
Gürkan Sin
Gürkan Sin Technical University of Denmark
Lucília Domingues
Lucília Domingues University of Minho
Krist V. Gernaey
Krist V. Gernaey Technical University of Denmark
Adam M. Feist
Adam M. Feist University of California, San Diego

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