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Héctor A. Ruiz

Post-Doc

Research Line: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: B.Factory
Supervisor: JAT

Qualifications

2011: PhD Program on Chemical and Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho

2012 - 2013: Biorefinery strategies for macroalgae-based third-generation bioethanol production: Evaluation and characterization of the synergy between green technology pretreatments and fermentative operational conditions.
2007 - 2011: Process Development for Bio-ethanol Production Using Yeast Straw Biomass

Recent Publications

1	Romaní, Aloia; Ruíz, Héctor A.; Teixeira, José A.; Domingues, Lucília Valorization of Eucalyptus wood by glycerol-organosolv pretreatment within the biorefinery concept: An integrated and intensified approach Renewable Energy, 95, 1-9, 2016
2	Gonçalves, Fabiano Avelino; Ruíz, Héctor A.; Santos, Everaldo Silvino dos; Teixeira, José A.; Macedo, Gorete Ribeiro de Bioethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pichia stipitis and Zymomonas mobilis from delignified coconut fibre mature and lignin extraction according to biorefinery concept Renewable Energy, 94, 353-365, 2016
3	Gonçalves, Fabiano Avelino; Ruíz, Héctor A.; Santos, Everaldo Silvino dos; Teixeira, José A.; Macedo, Gorete Ribeiro de Bioethanol production from coconuts and cactus pretreated by autohydrolysis Industrial Crops and Products, 77, 1-12, 2015
4	Gonçalves, F.A.; Ruíz, H.A.; Nogueira, C.C.; Santos, E.S.; Teixeira, J.A.; Macedo, G.R. Comparison of delignified coconuts waste and cactus for fuel-ethanol production by the simultaneous and semi-simultaneous saccharification and fermentation strategies Fuel, 131, 66-76, 2014
5	Pereira, F.B.; Romaní, A.; Ruiz, H.A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Domingues, L. Industrial robust yeast isolates with great potential for fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass Bioresource Technology, 161, 192-199, 2014
6	Romaní, A.; Ruíz, H.A.; Pereira, F.B.; Teixeira, J.A.; Domingues, L. Integrated approach for effective bioethanol production using whole slurry from autohydrolyzed Eucalyptus globulus wood at high-solid loadings Fuel, 135, 482-491, 2014
7	Romaní, Aloia; Ruíz, Héctor A.; Pereira, Francisco B.; Domingues, Lucília; Teixeira, José A. Effect of hemicellulose liquid phase on the enzymatic hydrolysis of autohydrolyzed Eucalyptus globulus wood Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 4(2), 77-86, 2014
8	Ruíz, H.A.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Silva, H.D.; Rodríguez-Jasso, R.M.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Biorefinery valorization of autohydrolysis wheat straw hemicellulose to be applied in a polymer-blend film Carbohydrate Polymers, 92(2), 2154-2162, 2013
9	Ruíz, Héctor A.; Rodríguez-Jasso, R.M.; Fernandes, Bruno D.; Vicente, António A.; Teixeira, José A. Hydrothermal processing, as an alternative for upgrading agriculture residues and marine biomass according to the biorefinery concept: A review Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 21, 35-51, 2013
10	Romaní, A.; Ruíz, H.A.; Pereira, F.B.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A. Fractionation of Eucalyptus globulus wood by glycerol–water pretreatment: optimization and modeling Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 52(40), 14342-14352, 2013
11	Ruíz, H.A.; Rodríguez-Jasso, R.M.; Rodríguez, R.; Contreras-Esquivel, J.C.; Aguilar, C.N. Pectinase production from lemon peel pomace as support and carbon source in solid-state fermentation column-tray bioreactor Biochemical Engineering Journal, 65, 90-95, 2012
12	Ruíz, H.A.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Kinetic modeling of enzymatic saccharification using wheat straw pretreated under autohydrolysis and organosolv process Industrial Crops and Products, 36(1), 100-107, 2012
13	Ruíz, H.A.; Silva, D.P.; Ruzene, D.S.; Lima, Luís; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Bioethanol production from hydrothermal pretreated wheat straw by a flocculating Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain – Effect of process conditions Fuel, 95, 528-536, 2012
14	Pires, Eduardo; Ruíz, H.A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A. A new approach on brewer’s spent grains treatment and potential use as lignocellulosic yeast cells carriers Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60(23), 5994-5999, 2012
15	Michelin, Michele; Polizeli, M.L.T.M.; Ruzene, D.S.; Silva, D.P.; Ruíz, H.A.; Vicente, A.A.; João A. Jorge; Héctor F. Terenzi; Teixeira, J.A. Production of xylanase and β-xylosidase from autohydrolysis liquor of corncob using two fungal strains Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 35(7), 1185-1192, 2012
16	Ruíz, H.A.; Ruzene, D.S.; Silva, D.P.; Quintas, M.A.C.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Evaluation of a hydrothermal process for pretreatment of wheat straw—effect of particle size and process conditions Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 86(1), 88-94, 2011
17	Ruíz, H.A.; Ruzene, D.S.; Silva, D.P.; Macieira-Silva, F.F.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Development and characterization of an environmentally friendly process sequence (autohydrolysis and organosolv)for wheat straw delignification Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 164(5), 629-641, 2011
18	Souza, B.W.S.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Ruíz, H.A.; Martins, J.T.; Casariego, A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A. Effect of Chitosan-based coatings on the shelf life of Salmon (Salmo salar) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58(21), 11456-11462, 2010

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