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Pedro Geada

Post-Doc

Research Line: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: B.Factory
Lab.: Industry and Processes Laboratory
Supervisor: JAT
253 602 059 (office) / 253 601 962 (lab)
pedrogeada@ceb.uminho.pt
http://ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/pedrogeada

Qualifications

2018: PhD Program in Bioengineering, Universidade do Minho

Since 2019: Design and development of new photobioreactors and fermentors for autotrophic and heterotrophic growth of microalgae
2014 - 2018: Development and optimization of cultivation systems and techniques in order to improve cyanotoxin productivity and cost effectiveness
2013 - 2013: Cyanotoxins production optimization
2009 - 2010: Bioethanol production by microalgae systems

Projects

Ongoing: ALGAVALOR - Microalgae integrated production and valorization of its various applications (Team Member)

Recent Publications

1	Geada, Pedro; Loureiro, Luís; Teixeira, José A.; Vítor Vasconcelos; Vicente, António A.; Fernandes, Bruno D. Evaluation of disruption/permeabilization methodologies for Microcystis aeruginosa as alternatives to obtain high yields of microcystin release Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts, 42(101611), 2019
2	Geada, Pedro; Oliveira, Francisca; Loureiro, Luís; Esteves, Diogo; Teixeira, José A.; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Vicente, António A.; Fernandes, Bruno D. Comparison and optimization of different methods for Microcystis aeruginosa's harvesting and the role of zeta potential on its efficiency Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(16), 16708-16715, 2019
3	Geada, Pedro; Rodrigues, Rui; Loureiro, Luís; Pereira, Ricardo N.; Fernandes, Bruno D.; Teixeira, José A.; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Vicente, António A. Electrotechnologies applied to microalgal biotechnology – Applications, techniques and future trends Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 94, 656-668, 2018
4	Geada, Pedro; Pereira, Ricardo N.; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Vicente, António A.; Fernandes, Bruno D. Assessment of synergistic interactions between environmental factors on Microcystis aeruginosa growth and microcystin production Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts, 27, 235-243, 2017
5	Fernandes, Bruno D.; Mota, André; Geada, Pedro; Oliveira, João L.; Teixeira, José A.; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Vicente, António A. Development of a novel user-friendly platform to couple light regime characterization with particle tracking - cells' light history determination during phototrophic cultivations Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts, 24, Part A, 276-283, 2017
6	Fernandes, B.D.; Dragone, G.M.; Abreu, A.P.; Geada, P.; Teixeira, J.A.; Vicente, A.A. Starch determination in Chlorella vulgaris-a comparison between acid and enzymatic methods Journal of Applied Phycology, 24(5), 1203-1208, 2012

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