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  1. Sustainable Recovery of Actinidin From Actinidia deliciosa Peel Using Biocompatible Cholinium‐Based Ionic Liquids

    Article • Chemistry - Methods, October 2026, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  2. Laccase-mediated dopamine polymerization: a bioinspired and sustainable coating technology

    Article • Progress in Organic Coatings, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  3. Recombinant laccase biosynthesis for efficient polydopamine coating

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  4. Supported ionic liquids to purify microbial L-Asparaginase

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  5. Investigation of laccase activity in cholinium-based ionic liquids using experimental and molecular dynamics techniques

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  6. Recent Developments and Challenges in the Application of Fungal Laccase for the Biodegradation of Textile Dye Pollutants

    Article • Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, September 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  7. Microbial Enzymes in the Bioremediation of Pollutants

    Article • June 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Mara Freire

  8. Bioremediation for Environmental Pollutants

    Article • June 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  9. Properties and Applications of Ionic Liquids

    Article • January 2023, Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  10. Towards the sustainable extraction and purification of non-animal proteins from biomass using alternative solvents

    Article • RSC Sustainability, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  11. Tailoring the partitioning of proteins using ionic liquids as adjuvants in polymer-polymer aqueous biphasic systems

    Article • Green Chemical Engineering, December 2022, Tsinghua University Press

    Mara Freire, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  12. Unveiling the Influence of Carbon Nanotube Diameter and Surface Modification on the Anchorage of L-Asparaginase

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  13. Aliivibrio fischeri L-Asparaginase production by engineered Bacillus subtilis: a potential new biopharmaceutical

    Article • Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Dr Pedro Carvalho

  14. An Overview on the Recent Advances in Alternative Solvents as Stabilizers of Proteins and Enzymes

    Article • ChemEngineering, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  15. Purification of immunoglobulin Y from egg yolk using thermoresponsive aqueous micellar two-phase systems comprising ionic liquids

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Dibyendu Mondal, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  16. Cholinium-Based Ionic Liquids as Efficient Media for Improving the Structural and Thermal Stability of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, April 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  17. Immobilization and Characterization of L-Asparaginase over Carbon Xerogels

    Article • BioTech, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  18. Immobilization and Characterization of L-Asparaginase over Carbon Xerogels

    Article • April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  19. Cardoon Hydrolysate Detoxification by Activated Carbon or Membranes System for Bioethanol Production

    Article • Energies, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Ana M R B Xavier, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  20. Enhanced Enzyme Reuse through the Bioconjugation of L-Asparaginase and Silica-Based Supported Ionic Liquid-like Phase Materials

    Article • Molecules, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  21. Applications of hybrid nanoparticles to improve environmental monitoring

    Article • January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  22. Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  23. Recent applications of ionic liquids in biocatalysis

    Article • January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  24. Efficient Extraction of the RuBisCO Enzyme from Spinach Leaves Using Aqueous Solutions of Biocompatible Ionic Liquids

    Article • Sustainable Chemistry, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  25. Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research: Anti-Infectives: Volume 8

    Article • December 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  26. Advances Achieved by Ionic-Liquid-Based Materials as Alternative Supports and Purification Platforms for Proteins and Enzymes

    Article • Nanomaterials, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  27. L-Asparaginase-Based Biosensors

    Article • Encyclopedia, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  28. Integrated Biocatalytic Platform Based on Aqueous Biphasic Systems for the Sustainable Oligomerization of Rutin

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, July 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  29. L-asparaginase production review: bioprocess design and biochemical characteristics

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  30. Sustainable liquid supports for laccase immobilization and reuse: Degradation of dyes in aqueous biphasic systems

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, April 2021, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  31. Overview on Protein Extraction and Purification Using Ionic-Liquid-Based Processes

    Article • Journal of Solution Chemistry, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  32. Advances in aqueous biphasic systems for biotechnology applications

    Article • Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  33. Anti-Cancer Biosurfactants

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  34. IgY-Technology: Production and Application of Egg Yolk Antibodies

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  35. Recovery of lactose and proteins from cheese whey with poly(ethylene)glycol/sulfate aqueous two-phase systems

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  36. Recent Strategies and Applications for l-Asparaginase Confinement

    Article • Molecules, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  37. Aqueous biphasic systems comprising copolymers and cholinium-based salts or ionic liquids: Insights on the mechanisms responsible for their creation

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  38. Insights on the laccase extraction and activity in ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  39. Recovery and Purification of (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Using (Nano)Materials

    Article • August 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Tito Trindade, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  40. Recent Advances in Analytical Techniques: Volume 4

    Article • August 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Sibel A. OZKAN, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  41. Recovery of immunoglobulin G from rabbit serum using κ-carrageenan-modified hybrid magnetic nanoparticles

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  42. Valorization of Expired Energy Drinks by Designed and Integrated Ionic Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, March 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  43. Improvements in the enzymatic degradation of textile dyes using ionic-liquid-based surfactants

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  44. Handbook of Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  45. Development and characterization of a novel l-asparaginase/MWCNT nanobioconjugate

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  46. Hybrid alginate–protein cryogel beads: efficient and sustainable bio-based materials to purify immunoglobulin G antibodies

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Dibyendu Mondal, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Dr Mukesh Sharma

  47. Laccase Activation in Deep Eutectic Solvents

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, May 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  48. Enhanced biocatalytic sustainability of laccase by immobilization on functionalized carbon nanotubes/polysulfone membranes

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof. Joaquim Luís Faria

  49. Sustainable strategies based on glycine–betaine analogue ionic liquids for the recovery of monoclonal antibodies from cell culture supernatants

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  50. An integrated process for enzymatic catalysis allowing product recovery and enzyme reuse by applying thermoreversible aqueous biphasic systems

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Hiroyuki Ohno

  51. Optimization of enzyme immobilization on functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for laccase biocatalytic reactions

    Article • Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, July 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ana M R B Xavier, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  52. Biotechnological applications of T versicolor and their enzymes

    Article • Current Biotechnology, April 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Ana M R B Xavier, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  53. EDTA-Cu (II) chelating magnetic nanoparticles as a support for laccase immobilization

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, February 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Ana M R B Xavier, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  54. Optimisation of laccase immobilization on modified magnetic nanoparticles for biocatalytic reactions

    Article • New Biotechnology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Ana M R B Xavier, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  55. Suitability of bio-based ionic liquids for the extraction and purification of IgG antibodies

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Mukesh Sharma, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Dr Dibyendu Mondal

  56. Laccase immobilization over multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetic, thermodynamic and stability studies

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof. Joaquim Luís Faria

  57. A strategy for improving peroxidase stability via immobilization on surface modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  58. Bacterial cellulose as carrier for immobilization of laccase: Optimization and characterization

    Article • Engineering in Life Sciences, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  59. Controlling the Surface Chemistry of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for the Production of Highly Efficient and Stable Laccase-Based Biocatalysts

    Article • ChemPlusChem, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof. Joaquim Luís Faria

  60. Stability and kinetic behavior of immobilized laccase fromMyceliophthora thermophilain the presence of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Angeles Sanroman, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  61. Image Analysis Technique as a Tool to Identify Morphological Changes in Trametes versicolor Pellets According to Exopolysaccharide or Laccase Production

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Eugénio Campos Ferreira, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  62. Factors affecting water colour removal by tyrosinase

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Studies, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  63. Immobilization of laccase on modified silica: Stabilization, thermal inactivation and kinetic behaviour in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate ionic liquid

    Article • Bioresource Technology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Angeles Sanroman, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  64. Laccase recovery with aqueous two-phase systems: Enzyme partitioning and stability

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  65. New Generations of Ionic Liquids Applied to Enzymatic Biocatalysis

    Article • January 2013, IntechOpen

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  66. Peroxidase biocatalysis in water-soluble ionic liquids: activity, kinetic and thermal stability

    Article • Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  67. Effect of ionic liquids activation on laccase fromTrametes versicolor: Enzymatic stability and activity

    Article • Engineering in Life Sciences, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  68. Immobilization of commercial laccase on spent grain

    Article • Process Biochemistry, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  69. Green coconut fiber: a novel carrier for the immobilization of commercial laccase by covalent attachment for textile dyes decolourization

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  70. Effect of the Inducers Veratryl Alcohol, Xylidine, and Ligninosulphonates on Activity and Thermal Stability and Inactivation Kinetics of Laccase from Trametes versicolor

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  71. Biocatalysis in Ionic Liquid: Degradation of Phenol by Laccase

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  72. Immobilization of commercial laccase onto green coconut fiber by adsorption and its application for reactive textile dyes degradation

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  73. Studies of laccase from Trametes versicolor in aqueous solutions of several methylimidazolium ionic liquids

    Article • Bioresource Technology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Angeles Sanroman, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  74. Ionic Liquids: Alternative Reactive Media for Oxidative Enzymes

    Article • February 2011, IntechOpen

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  75. Study of the Alkyl Chain Length on Laccase Stability and Enzymatic Kinetic with Imidazolium Ionic Liquids

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  76. Optimization of laccase catalyzed degradation of reactive textile dyes in supercritical carbon dioxide medium by response surface methodology

    Article • Reaction Kinetics Mechanisms and Catalysis, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  77. Kinetic and Stability Study of the Peroxidase Inhibition in Ionic Liquids

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, December 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  78. Treatment and kinetic modelling of a simulated dye house effluent by enzymatic catalysis

    Article • Bioresource Technology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  79. Sequential decolourization of reactive textile dyes by laccase mediator system

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  80. Application of statistical experimental methodology to optimize reactive dye decolourization by commercial laccase

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  81. Modeling the discoloration of a mixture of reactive textile dyes by commercial laccase

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  82. Sequential batch reactor for eucalypt kraft pulp effluent treatment withTrametes versicolor

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  83. Optimisation of reactive textile dyes degradation by laccase-mediator system

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  84. OPTIMISATION OF REACTIVE DYE DEGRADATION BY LACCASE USING BOX–BEHNKEN DESIGN

    Article • Environmental Technology, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  85. Ionic liquids as alternative co-solvents for laccase: Study of enzyme activity and stability

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  86. Kinetic modelling and simulation of laccase catalyzed degradation of reactive textile dyes

    Article • Bioresource Technology, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  87. Trametes versicolor growth and laccase induction with by-products of pulp and paper industry

    Article • Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  88. Optimization and Modeling of Laccase Production by Trametes versicolor in a Bioreactor Using Statistical Experimental Design

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  89. Selection and Optimization of Culture Medium for Exopolysaccharide Production by Coriolus (Trametes) Versicolor

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  90. Oxygen bleaching of kraft pulp with polyoxometalates and laccase applying a novel multi-stage process

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  91. Laccase improvement in submerged cultivation: induced production and kinetic modelling

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  92. A novel approach for the oxidative catalysis employing polyoxometalate–laccase system: application to the oxygen bleaching of kraft pulp

    Article • Catalysis Communications, September 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Prof Ana M R B Xavier

  93. Calcium interference with continuous biosorption of zinc by Sargassum sp. (Phaeophyceae) in tubular laboratory reactors

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares