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  1. Article: FT-NIR spectroscopy analysis for monitoring the microbial production of 2-phenylethanol using crude glycerol as carbon source

    Quintelas, C. / Braga, A. / Cordeiro, A. / Ferreira, E.C. / Belo, I. / Páscoa, R.N.M.J.

    Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie. 2022 Feb. 01, v. 155

    2022  

    Abstract: The valorization of glycerol wastes through its conversion into high-added value products using biotechnological processes is very promising due to the high amount of glycerol generated from the bio-diesel industry. In this sense, it is important to ... ...

    Abstract The valorization of glycerol wastes through its conversion into high-added value products using biotechnological processes is very promising due to the high amount of glycerol generated from the bio-diesel industry. In this sense, it is important to develop rapid, reliable and, if possible, environmentally friendly analytical techniques for the monitoring of high-added value compounds. With this in mind, Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy was explored for the assessment of biomass, glycerol, l-phenylalanine and 2-phenylethanol (2-PE) parameters during the biotechnological production of 2-PE. A total of 80 samples were collected and analyzed through FT-NIR spectroscopy. Partial least squares (PLS) regression method was selected for establishing quantification models. The obtained figures of merit, in terms of, coefficients of determination of prediction (R²P), range error-ratios (RER) and residual predictive deviation (RPD) yielded values higher than 0.85, 7.7 and 2.6, respectively, for all the parameters assessed. The obtained results reveal that all the developed PLS models can be considered as models with a good predictive accuracy and therefore attest the suitability of FT-NIR spectroscopy for the quantification of these parameters. Concluding, a new rapid, reliable, cost-effective, accurate, multi-parametric and environmentally friendly analytical technique exploring the potential of FT-NIR spectroscopy was successfully developed.
    Keywords biodiesel ; biomass ; carbon ; cost effectiveness ; glycerol ; industry ; phenylalanine ; phenylethyl alcohol ; prediction
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0201
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 241369-3
    ISSN 0460-1173 ; 0023-6438
    ISSN 0460-1173 ; 0023-6438
    DOI 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112951
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  2. Article ; Online: Environmentally-friendly technology for rapid identification and quantification of emerging pollutants from wastewater using infrared spectroscopy.

    Quintelas, C / Melo, A / Costa, M / Mesquita, D P / Ferreira, E C / Amaral, A L

    Environmental toxicology and pharmacology

    2020  Volume 80, Page(s) 103458

    Abstract: The monitoring of emerging pollutants in wastewaters is nowadays an issue of special concern, with the classical quantification methods being time and reagent consuming. In this sense, a FTIR transmission spectroscopy based chemometric methodology was ... ...

    Abstract The monitoring of emerging pollutants in wastewaters is nowadays an issue of special concern, with the classical quantification methods being time and reagent consuming. In this sense, a FTIR transmission spectroscopy based chemometric methodology was developed for the determination of eight of these pollutants. A total of 456 samples were, therefore, obtained, from an activated sludge wastewater treatment process spiked with the studied pollutants, and analysed in the range of 200 cm
    MeSH term(s) Environmental Monitoring/instrumentation ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Least-Squares Analysis ; Models, Theoretical ; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared/methods ; Waste Water/chemistry ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
    Chemical Substances Waste Water ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-22
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1318302-3
    ISSN 1872-7077 ; 1382-6689
    ISSN (online) 1872-7077
    ISSN 1382-6689
    DOI 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103458
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  3. Article ; Online: Quantification of pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater samples by near infrared spectroscopy (NIR).

    Quintelas, C / Mesquita, D P / Ferreira, E C / Amaral, A L

    Talanta

    2018  Volume 194, Page(s) 507–513

    Abstract: The quantification of pollutants, as pharmaceuticals, in wastewater is an issue of special concern. Usually, typical methods to quantify these products are time and reagent consuming. This paper describes the development and validation of a Fourier ... ...

    Abstract The quantification of pollutants, as pharmaceuticals, in wastewater is an issue of special concern. Usually, typical methods to quantify these products are time and reagent consuming. This paper describes the development and validation of a Fourier transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy methodology for the quantification of pharmaceuticals in wastewaters. For this purpose, 276 samples obtained from an activated sludge wastewater treatment process were analysed in the range of 200 cm
    MeSH term(s) Limit of Detection ; Pharmaceutical Preparations/analysis ; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/methods ; Waste Water/chemistry ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
    Chemical Substances Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Waste Water ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-24
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1500969-5
    ISSN 1873-3573 ; 0039-9140
    ISSN (online) 1873-3573
    ISSN 0039-9140
    DOI 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.10.076
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  4. Article: Definition of no‐fishing zones and fishing effort limits to reduce franciscana bycatch to sustainable levels in southern Brazil

    Prado, J. H. / Kinas, P. G. / Pennino, M. G. / Seyboth, E. / Silveira, F. R. G. / Ferreira, E. C. / Secchi, E. R.

    Animal conservation. 2021 Oct., v. 24, no. 5

    2021  

    Abstract: Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei bycatch has been high for near six decades in western South Atlantic, with large regional variation. In 2012, the Brazilian Government‐regulated gillnet fisheries in south and southeast Brazil by reducing ... ...

    Abstract Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei bycatch has been high for near six decades in western South Atlantic, with large regional variation. In 2012, the Brazilian Government‐regulated gillnet fisheries in south and southeast Brazil by reducing fishing effort and establishing no‐fishing zones. However, there is evidence that the magnitude of franciscana bycatch remains high and unsustainable. The aims of this study were to identify hotspot areas of franciscana bycatch associated with two main gillnet fisheries and to propose no‐fishing zones combined with limited total allowable fishing effort (i.e. total net length per season) in order to meet management objectives in southern Brazil. A hierarchical Bayesian model using integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA) was employed based on 1427 reported settings from 1999 to 2003 and 2006 to 2009. Hotspot zones were detected and are proposed as no‐fishing zone during the white croaker Micropogonias furnieri and striped weakfish Cynoscion guatucupa gillnet fishing seasons. Their extents represent 6% (1466.8 km²) and 19% (4493.7 km²) of the fishing ground (23 204.1 km²) during croaker and weakfish fishing seasons respectively. The total allowable fishing effort estimated outside the no‐fishing zones were estimated at 541 km (95% credible interval (CrI) [339; 940]) during croaker and 688 km (CrI [312; 2,166]) during weakfish fishing seasons, one order of magnitude lower than the current total fishing effort. The drastic reduction of total fishing effort estimated in this study is largely due to weak protection measures since the gillnet fisheries became the major conservation concern for franciscana by the end of 1970s in southern Brazil. Although the implementation of the proposed exclusion zones and limiting fishing effort will strongly impact the status quo, they were based on the best scientific evidence and on a clearly defined management goal to reduce the risk of the franciscana population’s collapse in southern Brazil.
    Keywords Bayesian theory ; Cynoscion guatucupa ; Micropogonias furnieri ; Pontoporia blainvillei ; bycatch ; dolphins ; gillnets ; risk reduction ; Brazil
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-10
    Size p. 770-782.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 1415242-3
    ISSN 1367-9430
    ISSN 1367-9430
    DOI 10.1111/acv.12679
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  5. Article: New PLS analysis approach to wine volatile compounds characterization by near infrared spectroscopy (NIR).

    Genisheva, Z / Quintelas, C / Mesquita, D P / Ferreira, E C / Oliveira, J M / Amaral, A L

    Food chemistry

    2017  Volume 246, Page(s) 172–178

    Abstract: This work aims to explore the potential of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to quantify volatile compounds in Vinho Verde wines, commonly determined by gas chromatography. For this purpose, 105 Vinho Verde wine samples were analyzed using Fourier ... ...

    Abstract This work aims to explore the potential of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to quantify volatile compounds in Vinho Verde wines, commonly determined by gas chromatography. For this purpose, 105 Vinho Verde wine samples were analyzed using Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) transmission spectroscopy in the range of 5435 cm
    MeSH term(s) Calibration ; Food Analysis/methods ; Fourier Analysis ; Least-Squares Analysis ; Principal Component Analysis ; Reproducibility of Results ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared/methods ; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/methods ; Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis ; Wine/analysis
    Chemical Substances Volatile Organic Compounds
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-11-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 243123-3
    ISSN 1873-7072 ; 0308-8146
    ISSN (online) 1873-7072
    ISSN 0308-8146
    DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.015
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  6. Article ; Online: Quantitative image analysis as a tool for Yarrowia lipolytica dimorphic growth evaluation in different culture media.

    Braga, A / Mesquita, D P / Amaral, A L / Ferreira, E C / Belo, I

    Journal of biotechnology

    2016  Volume 217, Page(s) 22–30

    Abstract: Yarrowia lipolytica, a yeast strain with a huge biotechnological potential, capable to produce metabolites such as γ-decalactone, citric acid, intracellular lipids and enzymes, possesses the ability to change its morphology in response to environmental ... ...

    Abstract Yarrowia lipolytica, a yeast strain with a huge biotechnological potential, capable to produce metabolites such as γ-decalactone, citric acid, intracellular lipids and enzymes, possesses the ability to change its morphology in response to environmental conditions. In the present study, a quantitative image analysis (QIA) procedure was developed for the identification and quantification of Y. lipolytica W29 and MTLY40-2P strains dimorphic growth, cultivated in batch cultures on hydrophilic (glucose and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and hydrophobic (olive oil and castor oil) media. The morphological characterization of yeast cells by QIA techniques revealed that hydrophobic carbon sources, namely castor oil, should be preferred for both strains growth in the yeast single cell morphotype. On the other hand, hydrophilic sugars, namely glucose and GlcNAc caused a dimorphic transition growth towards the hyphae morphotype. Experiments for γ-decalactone production with MTLY40-2P strain in two distinct morphotypes (yeast single cells and hyphae cells) were also performed. The obtained results showed the adequacy of the proposed morphology monitoring tool in relation to each morphotype on the aroma production ability. The present work allowed establishing that QIA techniques can be a valuable tool for the identification of the best culture conditions for industrial processes implementation.
    MeSH term(s) Batch Cell Culture Techniques ; Biomass ; Carbon/chemistry ; Carbon/metabolism ; Culture Media/chemistry ; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions ; Hyphae/cytology ; Hyphae/growth & development ; Mycology/methods ; Nitrogen/metabolism ; Optical Imaging/methods ; Yarrowia/cytology ; Yarrowia/growth & development ; Yarrowia/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Culture Media ; Carbon (7440-44-0) ; Nitrogen (N762921K75)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01-10
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 843647-2
    ISSN 1873-4863 ; 0168-1656 ; 1389-0352
    ISSN (online) 1873-4863
    ISSN 0168-1656 ; 1389-0352
    DOI 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.10.023
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  7. Article ; Online: Characterization of activated sludge abnormalities by image analysis and chemometric techniques.

    Mesquita, D P / Amaral, A L / Ferreira, E C

    Analytica chimica acta

    2011  Volume 705, Issue 1-2, Page(s) 235–242

    Abstract: This work focuses on the use of chemometric techniques for identifying activated sludge process abnormalities. Chemometric methods combined with image analysis can improve activated sludge systems monitoring and minimize the need of analytical ... ...

    Abstract This work focuses on the use of chemometric techniques for identifying activated sludge process abnormalities. Chemometric methods combined with image analysis can improve activated sludge systems monitoring and minimize the need of analytical measurements. For that purpose data was collected from aggregated and filamentous biomass, biomass composition on Gram-positive/Gram-negative bacteria and viable/damaged bacteria, and operational parameters. Principal component analysis (PCA) was subsequently applied to identify activated sludge abnormalities, allowing the identification of several disturbances, namely filamentous bulking, pinpoint flocs formation, and zoogleal bulking as well as normal conditions by grouping the collected samples in corresponding clusters.
    MeSH term(s) Biodegradation, Environmental ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods ; Principal Component Analysis ; Sewage/microbiology
    Chemical Substances Sewage
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-10-31
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1483436-4
    ISSN 1873-4324 ; 0003-2670
    ISSN (online) 1873-4324
    ISSN 0003-2670
    DOI 10.1016/j.aca.2011.05.050
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  8. Article ; Online: Identifying different types of bulking in an activated sludge system through quantitative image analysis.

    Mesquita, D P / Amaral, A L / Ferreira, E C

    Chemosphere

    2011  Volume 85, Issue 4, Page(s) 643–652

    Abstract: The present study proposes an image analysis methodology for the identification of different types of disturbances in wastewater treatment activated sludge systems. Up to date, most reported image analysis methodologies have been used in activated sludge ...

    Abstract The present study proposes an image analysis methodology for the identification of different types of disturbances in wastewater treatment activated sludge systems. Up to date, most reported image analysis methodologies have been used in activated sludge processes with the aim of filamentous bulking detection, however, other disturbances could be foreseen in wastewater treatment plants. Such disturbances can lead to fluctuations in the biomass contents, affecting the mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), and in the sludge settling ability, affecting the sludge volume index (SVI). Therefore, this work focuses on predicting the MLSS and SVI parameters for different types of disturbances affecting an activated sludge system. Four experiments were conducted simulating filamentous bulking, zoogleal or viscous bulking, pinpoint floc formation, and normal operating conditions. Alongside the MLSS and SVI determination, the aggregated and filamentous biomass contents and morphology were studied as well as the biomass Gram and viability status, by means of image analysis.
    MeSH term(s) Biomass ; Flocculation ; Gram-Negative Bacteria/cytology ; Gram-Positive Bacteria/cytology ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Microscopy, Fluorescence ; Sewage/analysis ; Sewage/microbiology ; Waste Disposal, Fluid
    Chemical Substances Sewage
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.012
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  9. Article ; Online: Vanillin-condensed tannin study using flow injection spectrophotometry.

    Ferreira, E C / Nogueira, A R

    Talanta

    2006  Volume 51, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–6

    Abstract: Studies involving the kinetic reaction between vanillin and condensed tannins were developed using a flow injection system with spectrophotometric determination. A solution of the monomeric compound (-)-epicatechin was used as the analytical standard. ... ...

    Abstract Studies involving the kinetic reaction between vanillin and condensed tannins were developed using a flow injection system with spectrophotometric determination. A solution of the monomeric compound (-)-epicatechin was used as the analytical standard. This compound was chosen due to its structure, which is similar to a polymeric unit of the condensed tannin present in plants. The results indicated that the vanillin-condensed tannin reaction is time dependent and affected by the degree of polymerization of the condensed tannin. The flow system allowed (-)-epicatechin to be used without overestimating the content of the tannin present in the forage legume, guandu (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.), studied. A relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of <1% was found for a 4 h period work and allowed the determination of about 60 samples h(-1) with a detection limit of 1.05 mg l(-1) for condensed tannin. When compared to the manual vanillin procedure, the proposed approach can be used with various advantages.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2006-01-23
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1500969-5
    ISSN 1873-3573 ; 0039-9140
    ISSN (online) 1873-3573
    ISSN 0039-9140
    DOI 10.1016/s0039-9140(99)00222-2
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  10. Article: New PLS analysis approach to wine volatile compounds characterization by near infrared spectroscopy (NIR)

    Genisheva, Z. / Quintelas, C. / Mesquita, D. P. / Ferreira, E. C. / Oliveira, J. M. / Amaral, A. L.

    Food Chemistry

    2018  Volume 246, Page(s) 172–178

    Abstract: NIR spectroscopy; PCA; PLS; volatile compounds; wine. ...

    Institution CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
    Abstract NIR spectroscopy; PCA; PLS; volatile compounds; wine.
    Language English
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 243123-3
    ISSN 1873-7072 ; 0308-8146
    ISSN (online) 1873-7072
    ISSN 0308-8146
    DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.015
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