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Main domains Agroflorestry and Agrofood.

Recent publications:

  • Abreu, A. P., Martins, R., & Nunes, J. (2023). Emerging Applications of Chlorella sp. and Spirulina (Arthrospira) sp. Bioengineering, 10(8), 955 - Click here
  • Abreu, A. P., Morais, R. C., Teixeira, J. A., & Nunes, J. (2022). A comparison between microalgal autotrophic growth and metabolite accumulation with heterotrophic, mixotrophic and photoheterotrophic cultivation modes. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 159, 112247 - Click here
  • Amutio, M., Lopez, G., Alvarez, J., Moreira, R., Duarte, G., Nunes, J., Olazar, M., & Bilbao, J. (2013a). Flash pyrolysis of forestry residues from the Portuguese Central Inland Region within the framework of the BioREFINA-Ter project. Bioresource Technology, 129, 512-518 - Click here
  • Amutio, M., Lopez, G., Alvarez, J., Moreira, R., Duarte, G., Nunes, J., Olazar, M., & Bilbao, J. (2013b). Pyrolysis kinetics of forestry residues from the Portuguese Central Inland Region. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 91(12), 2682-2690 - Click here
  • Azul, A. M., Nunes, J., Ferreira, I., Coelho, A. S., Veríssimo, P., Trovão, J., Campos, A., Castro, P., & Freitas, H. (2014). Valuing native ectomycorrhizal fungi as a Mediterranean forestry component for sustainable and innovative solutions. Botany, 92(2), 161-171 - Click here
  • Boin, E., & Nunes, J. (2018). Mushroom Consumption Behavior and Influencing Factors in a Sample of the Portuguese Population. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 30(1), 35-48 - Click here
  • Boin, E. A., Azevedo, C. M., Nunes, J. M., & Guerra, M. M. (2016). Consumer acceptability and descriptive characterization of fresh and dried king oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) and hedgehog (Hydnum repandum) mushrooms.
  • Borges, M. M., Simões, A. S., Miranda, C., Sales, H., Pontes, R., & Nunes, J. (2023). Microbiological Assessment of White Button Mushrooms with an Edible Film Coating. Foods, 12(16), 3061 - Click here
  • Braga, M., Araújo, S. d. S., Sales, H., Pontes, R., & Nunes, J. (2023). Portuguese Castanea sativa Genetic Resources: Characterization, Productive Challenges and Breeding Efforts. Agriculture, 13(8), 1629 - Click here
  • Duarte, G., Moura, A., Moreira, R., Nunes, J., Figueiredo, M., & Carvalho, M. (2013). Evaluation of Several Forest Residues as Potential Raw Material for Bioethanol Production in Portugal. Journal of Bioprocess Engineering and Biorefinery, 2(1), 73-78 - Click here
  • Farinha, D., Faustino, H., Nunes, C., Sales, H., Pontes, R., & Nunes, J. (2023). Bioactive Compounds of Portuguese Fruits with PDO and PGI. Foods, 12(16), 2994 - Click here
  • Ferreira, I., Sales, H., Rocha, B., & Nunes, J. (2017). GHG emissions life cycle assessment of an in vitro plant production system of Lavandula multifida.
  • Ferreira, P. S., Ribeiro, S. M., Pontes, R., & Nunes, J. (2024). Production methods and applications of bioactive polylactic acid: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 22(4), 1831-1859 - Click here
  • Fonseca, A., Ramalho, E., Gouveia, A., Figueiredo, F., & Nunes, J. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment of PLA Products: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability, 15(16), 12470 - Click here
  • Gomes, B., Castro, F., Santos, R., Figueiredo, P., Silva, M., Vidal, M., Ferreira, I., Nunes, J., Machado, H., & Gomes, F. (2021). Effect of Quercetin on Mycorrhizal Synthesis between Tuberborchii and Arbutusunedo L. In Vitro Plants. Microbiology Research, 12(1), 69-81 - Click here
  • Guerra, V., Tiago, I., Aires, A., Coelho, C., Nunes, J., Martins, L. O., & Veríssimo, A. (2022). The gastrointestinal microbiome of browsing goats (Capra hircus). PLoS One, 17(10), e0276262 - Click here
  • Henriques, R., Figueiredo, F., & Nunes, J. (2023). Product-Services for a Resource-Efficient and Circular Economy: An Updated Review. Sustainability, 15(15), 12077 - Click here
  • Martins, R., Barbosa, A., Advinha, B., Sales, H., Pontes, R., & Nunes, J. (2023). Green Extraction Techniques of Bioactive Compounds: A State-of-the-Art Review. Processes, 11(8), 2255 - Click here
  • Martins, R., Mouro, C., Pontes, R., Nunes, J., & Gouveia, I. (2023). Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction of Bioactive Pigments from Spirulina platensis and Electrospinning Ability Assessment. Polymers, 15(6), 1574 - Click here
  • Martins, R., Sales, H., Pontes, R., Nunes, J., & Gouveia, I. (2023). Food Wastes and Microalgae as Sources of Bioactive Compounds and Pigments in a Modern Biorefinery: A Review. Antioxidants, 12(2), 328 - Click here
  • Monteiro, J., Barata, J., Veloso, M., Veloso, L., & Nunes, J. (2023). A scalable digital twin for vertical farming. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 14(10), 13981-13996 - Click here
  • Nunes, J., & Freitas, H. (2016). An indicator to assess the pellet production per forest area. A case-study from Portugal. Forest Policy and Economics, 70, 99-105 - Click here
  • Nunes, J., Silva, J., Freitas, H., Neves, L., & Pereira, A. (2015). Isolation of natural radiation to indoor applications with wood-based products: a case study of the central region of Portugal. International Wood Products Journal, 6(3), 100-111 - Click here
  • Pinheiro, Â., Martins, I., Bento, A., Escórcio, R., Nunes, C., Varela, A., Nunes, J., Afonso, C. A. M., & Silva Pereira, C. (2023). Rosin from Pinus pinaster Portuguese forests shows a regular profile of resin acids. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 - Click here
  • Pontes, R., Michelin, M., Romaní, A., Dias, A. M., Teixeira, J. A., & Nunes, J. (2023). Lignin recovery from a mixture of SIX lignocellulosic biomasses within a biorefinery scheme based on a sequential process of autohydrolysis and organosolv. Separation and Purification Technology, 325, 124663 - Click here
  • Pontes, R., Romaní, A., Michelin, M., Domingues, L., Teixeira, J., & Nunes, J. (2018). Comparative autohydrolysis study of two mixtures of forest and marginal land resources for co-production of biofuels and value-added compounds. Renewable Energy, 128, 20-29 - Click here
  • Pontes, R., Romaní, A., Michelin, M., Domingues, L., Teixeira, J., & Nunes, J. (2021). L-lactic acid production from multi-supply autohydrolyzed economically unexploited lignocellulosic biomass. Industrial Crops and Products, 170, 113775 - Click here
  • Ribeiro, T. B., Bonifácio-Lopes, T., Morais, P., Miranda, A., Nunes, J., Vicente, A. A., & Pintado, M. (2021). Incorporation of olive pomace ingredients into yoghurts as a source of fibre and hydroxytyrosol: Antioxidant activity and stability throughout gastrointestinal digestion. Journal of Food Engineering, 297, 110476 - Click here
  • Ribeiro, T. B., Campos, D., Oliveira, A., Nunes, J., Vicente, A. A., & Pintado, M. (2021). Study of olive pomace antioxidant dietary fibre powder throughout gastrointestinal tract as multisource of phenolics, fatty acids and dietary fibre. Food Research International, 142, 110032 - Click here
  • Ribeiro, T. B., Oliveira, A., Campos, D., Nunes, J., Vicente, A. A., & Pintado, M. (2020). Simulated digestion of an olive pomace water-soluble ingredient: relationship between the bioaccessibility of compounds and their potential health benefits. Food & Function, 11(3), 2238-2254 - Click here
  • Ribeiro, T. B., Oliveira, A., Coelho, M., Veiga, M., Costa, E. M., Silva, S., Nunes, J., Vicente, A. A., & Pintado, M. (2021). Are olive pomace powders a safe source of bioactives and nutrients? Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 101(5), 1963-1978 - Click here
  • Ribeiro, T. B., Oliveira, A. L., Costa, C., Nunes, J., Vicente, A. A., & Pintado, M. (2020). Total and Sustainable Valorisation of Olive Pomace Using a Fractionation Approach. Applied Sciences, 10(19), 6785 - Click here
  • Rodrigues Machado, A., Atatoprak, T., Santos, J., Alexandre, E. M. C., Pintado, M. E., Paiva, J. A. P., & Nunes, J. (2023). Potentialities of the Extraction Technologies and Use of Bioactive Compounds from Winery By-Products: A Review from a Circular Bioeconomy Perspective. Applied Sciences, 13(13), 7754 - Click here
  • Sales, H., Nunes, J., & Vaz Patto, M. C. (2020). Achievements and Challenges towards a Sustainable Conservation and Use of ‘Galega vulgar’ Olea europaea Variety. Agronomy, 10(10), 1467 - Click here
  • Sales, H., Šatović, Z., Alves, M. L., Fevereiro, P., Nunes, J., & Vaz Patto, M. C. (2021). Accessing Ancestral Origin and Diversity Evolution by Net Divergence of an Ongoing Domestication Mediterranean Olive Tree Variety. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12 - Click here
  • Silva, A. R., Oludemi, T., Costa, C., Barros, J., Ferreira, I., Nunes, J., Prieto, M. A., Simal-Gandara, J., Barros, L., & Ferreira, I. C. F. R. (2020). Mushrooms bio-residues valorisation: Optimisation of ergosterol extraction using response surface methodology. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 122, 183-192 - Click here
  • Silva, J., Araújo, S. d. S., Sales, H., Pontes, R., & Nunes, J. (2023). Quercus suber L. Genetic Resources: Variability and Strategies for Its Conservation. Forests, 14(9), 1925 - Click here
  • Silva, V., Costa, J., Figueiredo, A. R., Nunes, J., Nunes, C., Ribeiro, T., & Pereira, B. (2016). Study of three-stage intermittent drying of pears considering shrinkage and variable diffusion coefficient. Journal of Food Engineering, 180 - Click here
  • Simões, A. S. B., Borges, M. M., Grazina, L., & Nunes, J. (2024). Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) High-Added-Value Genetics: An Overview. Genes, 15(1), 84 - Click here
  • Taofiq, O., Silva, A. R., Costa, C., Ferreira, I., Nunes, J., Prieto, M. A., Simal-Gandara, J., Barros, L., & Ferreira, I. C. F. R. (2020). Optimization of ergosterol extraction from Pleurotus mushrooms using response surface methodology. Food & Function, 11(7), 5887-5897 - Click here
  • Vilas-Boas, A. A., Campos, D. A., Nunes, C., Ribeiro, S., Nunes, J., Oliveira, A., & Pintado, M. (2020). Polyphenol Extraction by Different Techniques for Valorisation of Non-Compliant Portuguese Sweet Cherries towards a Novel Antioxidant Extract. Sustainability, 12(14), 5556 - Click here
  • Vilas-Boas, A. A., Oliveira, A., Ribeiro, T. B., Ribeiro, S., Nunes, C., Gómez-García, R., Nunes, J., & Pintado, M. (2021). Impact of Extraction Process in Non-Compliant ‘Bravo de Esmolfe’ Apples towards the Development of Natural Antioxidant Extracts. Applied Sciences, 11(13), 5916 - Click here