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Bruna Dias

PhD Student

Research Line: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: BIOSYSTEMS
Lab.: Bioprocesses and Biosystems Laboratory
Supervisors: IB; ML
253 601 966 (lab)
bruna.dias@ceb.uminho.pt
https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/brunadias

Qualifications

2021: Mestrado em Biotecnologia, Universidade do Minho

Since 2021: Production of bio-oils from lignocellulosic biomass by oleaginous yeasts resistant to inhibitory compounds
2021 - 2021: Biodegradation of phenolic compounds-rich effluents by yeasts
2019 - 2021: Candida tropicalis as a promising yeast for olive mill wastewaters biodegradation and added-value compounds production

Projects

Recent Publications

1	Dias, Bruna; Rodríguez-Jasso, Rosa M.; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Yarrowia lipolytica uses olive tree prunings hydrolysates for microbial lipids as biodiesel feedstock Chemical Engineering Science, 305(121150), 2025
2	Fernandes, Sílvia; Dias, Bruna; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Soybean molasses as a new and low-cost substrate for gluconic acid production by Aspergillus niger Process Biochemistry, 146, 241-249, 2024
3	Dias, Bruna; Lopes, Marlene; Fernandes, Helena; Marques, Susana; Gírio, Francisco; Belo, Isabel Biomass and microbial lipids production by Yarrowia lipolytica W29 from eucalyptus bark hydrolysate Renewable Energy, 224(120173), 2024
4	Fernandes, Sílvia; Dias, Bruna; Gonçalves, Daniela A.; Nobre, Clarisse; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Co-production of gluconic acid and fructo-oligosaccharides by Aureobasidium pullulans from sugarcane molasses: effect of oxygen transfer rate in stirred tank and airlift bioreactors Food and Bioprocess Technology, 17, 1321-1334, 2024
5	Fernandes, S.; Dias, Bruna; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Enhancement of gluconic acid production by Aspergillus niger from by-products as glucose source using pressurized air conditions Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 98(9), 2146-2153, 2023
6	Dias, Bruna; Fernandes, Helena; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel Yarrowia lipolytica produces lipid-rich biomass in medium mimicking lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107, 3925-3937, 2023
7	Dias, Bruna; Lopes, Marlene; Ramôa, Renata; Pereira, Ana S.; Belo, Isabel Candida tropicalis as a promising oleaginous yeast for olive mill wastewater bioconversion Energies, 14(3), 640, 2021

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