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  1. Microbial Enzymes in the Bioremediation of Pollutants

    Article • June 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares, Mara Freire

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

    Article • August 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Tito Trindade, Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Handbook of Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

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

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

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  8. Laccase Activation in Deep Eutectic Solvents

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

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. Factors affecting water colour removal by tyrosinase

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

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. New Generations of Ionic Liquids Applied to Enzymatic Biocatalysis

    Article • January 2013, IntechOpen

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. Immobilization of commercial laccase on spent grain

    Article • Process Biochemistry, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  30. 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

  31. 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

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

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. Ionic Liquids: Alternative Reactive Media for Oxidative Enzymes

    Article • February 2011, IntechOpen

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

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

    Article • Bioresource Technology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

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

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

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  41. 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

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

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  43. 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

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

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

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

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

    Article • Environmental Technology, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  46. 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

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

    Article • Bioresource Technology, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ana Paula M Tavares

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 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

  52. 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

  53. 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

  54. 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