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IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering
- University of Minho
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia
Giuliano Marcelo Dragone Melnikov
Preferred Name:
Giuliano Dragone
E-Mail Address:
gdragone@deb.uminho.pt @deb.uminho.pt
Activity:
Post Doc
Project / Theme:
Uma nova plataforma para sequestro de CO2 e produção de bioetanol por microalgas
Start Date: 11/1/2008
End Date: 1/31/2012
Faculty Supervisor: José Teixeira
Telephone: Office:604424
Laboratory: 601972
Laboratory: Laboratório de Fermentações
Office: Gabinete Pós-Docs 2 DEB2
Birthday: September 5th
Website:
Access after working hours: Yes
Nationality: Uruguay
Last Update: 10/20/2011

Selected Publications

1. Dragone, G.M.; Anjos, M.; Ramos, P.; Fernandes, B.D.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Influencia de la concentration de CO2 en el crecimento de microalgas Chlorella vulgaris.
  XIV Congreso Nacional de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería (), -, 2011.
 
2. Abreu, A.P.; Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Enhanced production of lipids by Chlorella vulgaris under mixotrophic growth conditions.
  1st International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts (), -, 2011.
 
3. Teixeira, J.A.; Abreu, A.P.; Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Vicente, A.A.
  Evaluation of the effect of mixotrophic growth on Chlorella vulgaris composition.
  38th International Conference of Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (), -, 2011.
 
4. Dragone, G.M.; Mussatto, S.I.; Nogueira, A.D.; Almeida e Silva, J.B.
  Revisão: Produção de cerveja: microrganismos deteriorantes e métodos de detecção.
  Brazilian Journal of Food Technology 10(4), 240-251, 2007.
 
5. Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Abreu, A.P.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Nutrient limitation as a strategy for increasing starch accumulation in microalgae.
  Applied Energy 88(10), 3331-3335, 2011.
 
6. Dragone, G.M.; Mussatto, S.I.; Almeida e Silva, J.B.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Optimal fermentation conditions for maximizing the ethanol production by Kluyveromyces fragilis from cheese whey powder.
  Biomass and Bioenergy 35(5), 1977-1982, 2011.
 
7. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Almeida e Silva, J.B.; Schawn, R.
  Fermentative behavior of Sccharomyces strains during microvinification of raspberry (Rubus idaeus).
  22nd International ICFMH Symposium – Food Micro 2010 (), -, 2010.
 
8. Magalhães, K.T.; Dragone, G.M.; De Melo Pereira, G.V.; Oliveira, J.M.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A.; Silva, J.B.A.; Schwan, R.F.
  Comparative study of the biochemical changes and volatile compound formations during the production of novel whey-based kefir beverages and traditional milk kefir.
  Food Chemistry 126(1), 249-253, 2011.
 
9. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Schawn, R.F.
  Efficiency of sugar-to-ethanol conversion by different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains during raspberry must fermentation.
  32nd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (), -, 2010.
 
10. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Schawn, R.F.
  Kinetics of fermentation of different Saccharomyces cerevisiae in raspberry must.
  XVII Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras “Professor Nicolau Van Uden” (), -, 2009.
 
11. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Schawn, R.F.
  Efeito da concentração do mosto e temperatura na fermentação para produção de vinho de frutas.
  XVIII Congresso de Pós-Graduação da UFLA – Ciência e Tecnologia Aplicada ao Crescimento Sustentável (), -, 2009.
 
12. Mussatto, S.I.; Dragone, G.M.; Rodríguez-Jasso, R.M.; Rodrigues, L.R.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Evaluation of different low-cost materials as carrier for immobilization of Aspergillus japonicus during the sucrose fermentation.
  XII International Congress of Mycology (), 81-, 2008.
 
13. Mussatto, S.I.; Dragone, G.M.; Rodrigues, L.R.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Synthesis of fructooligosaccharides by Aspergillus japonicus immobilised in lignocellulosic materials.
  VII Brazilian Meeting on Chemistry of Food and Beverages (), 44-, 2008.
 
14. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Schawn, R.F.
  Avaliação do perfil de metabolitos produzidos por diferentes leveduras utilizadas na produção de vinho de frutas.
  XVIII Congresso de Pós-Graduação da UFLA – Ciência e Tecnologia Aplicada ao Crescimento Sustentável (), -, 2009.
 
15. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Schwan, R.F.
  Profile of sugars comsumption in fruit wines produced by different Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  25º Congresso Brasileiro de Microbiologia (), -, 2009.
 
16. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Schawan, R.F.
  Profile of higher alcohols in fruit wines produced by different Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  25º Congresso Brasileiro de Microbiologia (), -, 2009.
 
17. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Teixeira, J.A.; Schawn, R.F.; Oliveira, J.M.
  Determination of sulfur compounds in fermented raspberry beverages by GC-PFPD.
  6º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia (P91), -, 2009.
 
18. Fernandes, B.D.; Dragone, G.M.; Gallardo, R.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A.
  Light regime characterization in an air-lift photobioreactor for production of microalgae with high starch content.
  31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (), -, 2009.
 
19. Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Third generation biofuels from microalgae.
  Communicating Current Research, Technology and Education Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (Méndez-Vilas, A., Ed.) 2(), 1355-1366, 2010.
 
20. Fernandes, B.D.; Dragone, G.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A.
  Light regime characterization in a photobioreactor for cultivation of microalgae with high starch content for bioethanol production .
  Semana da Escola de Engenharia 2010 (), -, 2010.
 
21. Fernandes, B.D.; Dragone, G.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A.
  Light regime characterization in a photobioreactor for microalgae production using optical fibre technology.
  Book of Abstracts of the 2nd Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnololgy and Bioengineering (), -, 2010.
 
22. Abreu, A.; Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorela vulgaris using a dairy by-product as carbon source.
  2010 Algae Biomass Summit (), -, 2010.
 
23. Fernandes, B.D.; Dragone, G.M.; Abreu, A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A.
  Increase of starch content in Chlorella vulgaris through nitrogen and iron limitation together with a two-stage cultivation process.
  8th European Workshop Biotechnology of Microalgae (), 80-, 2010.
 
24. Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Abreu, A.; Geada, P.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Comparison of different methods for starch determination in microalgae.
  32nd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (), 89-, 2010.
 
25. Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Branyik, T.; Reis, N.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Microalgae as a source of starch.
  IFT 2009 Annual Meeting and Food Expo (), 130-131, 2009.
 
26. Mussatto, S.I.; Dragone, G.M.; Guimarães, P.M.R.; Silva, J.P.A.; Carneiro, L.M.; Roberto, I.C.; Vicente, A.A.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Technological trends, global market, and challenges of bio-ethanol production.
  Biotechnology Advances 28(6), 817-830, 2010.
 
27. Duarte, W.F.; Dragone, G.M.; Dias, D.R.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Almeida e Silva, J.B.; Schwan, R.F.
  Fermentative behavior of Saccharomyces strains during microvinification of raspberry juice (Rubus idaeus L.).
  International Journal of Food Microbiology 143(3), 173-182, 2010.
 
28. Dragone, G.M.; Mussatto, S.I.; Vilanova, M.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Silva, J.B.A.
  Obtenção e caracterização de bebida destilada a partir da fermentação do soro de queijo.
  7th Brazilian Meeting on Chemistry of Food and Beverages Brazilian Journal of Food Technology(), 120-124, 2009.
 
29. Magalhães, K.T.; Pereira, M.A.; Nicolau, A.; Dragone, G.M.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A.; de Almeida Silva, J.B.; Schwan, R.F.
  Production of fermented cheese whey-based beverage using kefir grains as starter culture: Evaluation of morphological and microbial variations.
  Bioresource Technology 101(22), 8843-8850, 2010.
 
30. Fernandes, B.D.; Dragone, G.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A.
  Light regime characterization in an airlift photobioreactor for production of microalgae with high starch content.
  Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part A Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology 161(1-8), 218-226, 2010.
 
31. Dragone, G.M.; Mussatto, S.I.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Characterisation of volatile compounds in an alcoholic beverage produced by whey fermentation.
  Food Chemistry 112(4), 929-935, 2009.
 
32. Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, B.D.; Abreu, A.P.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Effect of nitrogen limitation on starch accumulation in Chlorella vulgaris.
  Book of Abstracts of MicroBiotec09 (), 157-, 2009.
 
33. Mussatto, S.I.; Dragone, G.M.; Rodrigues, L.R.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Fructooligosaccharides production using immobilized cells of Aspergillus japonicus.
  CHEMPOR 2008: Proceedings of the 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (Eugénio C. Ferreira & Manuel Mota, Eds.) (), 1279-1284, 2008.
 
34. Dragone, G.M.; Mussatto, S.I.; Silva, João B. Almeida e; Teixeira, J.A.
  Optimization of ethanol production from cheese whey powder by Kluyveromyces fragilis using factorial design and response surface methodology.
  CHEMPOR 2008: Proceedings of the 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (Eugénio C. Ferreira & Manuel Mota, Eds.) (), 978-972, 2008.
 
35. Dragone, G.M.; Mussatto, S.I.; Silva, J.B.A.
  Influence of temperature on continuous high gravity brewing with yeasts immobilized on spent grains.
  European Food Research and Technology 228(2), 257-264, 2008.
 
36. Mussatto, S.I.; Dragone, G.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Roberto, I.C.
  Total reuse of brewer’s spent grain in chemical and biotechnological processes for the production of added-value compounds.
  Proceedings of the Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities - International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy (), -, 2008.
 
37. Dragone, G.M.; Mussatto, S.I.; Oliveira, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.
  Alcoholic beverage from cheese whey: identification of volatile compounds.
  Proceedings of the Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities - International Conference and Exhibition on Bioenergy (), 1-6, 2008.
 
38. Silva, D.P.; Brányik, T.; Dragone, G.M.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Silva, João B. Almeida e
  High gravity batch and continuous processes for beer production: evaluation of fermentation performance and beer quality.
  Chemical Papers 62(1), 34-41, 2008.
 
39. Mussatto, S.I.; Dragone, G.M.; Fernandes, M.; Milagres, A.M.F.; Roberto, I.C.
  The effect of agitation speed, enzyme loading and substrate concentration on enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose from brewer’s spent grain.
  Cellulose 15(5), 711-721, 2008.