Ana Carolina Pfluck

PhD student in Biotechnology


Research Interests

My research focuses on the development of aliphatic polyester synthesis, by the reaction of carboxylic diacids with dialcohols, using enzymes, in different reaction media, to obtain a most efficient biocatalytic system. The main focus of this work is to demonstrate the influence of diverse parameters, such as the type of enzyme (lipase, cutinase), enzyme immobilization and reaction conditions on the synthesis of polyesters by polycondensation reaction.

Selected Publications

Pfluck. A.C.D., de Barros. D.P.C., Lopes. C.A., Fonseca. L.P. “Optimization of miniemulsion process using different solvents” 4th Portuguese BioEngeneering Meeting, Porto, Portugal/ February 2015 (poster communication).

Pfluck. A.C.D., de Barros. D.P.C., Lopes. C.A., Fonseca. L.P. “Parameters optimization for efficient biocatalysis in miniemulsion” 2nd EuCheMs Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Lisbon, Portugal/ October 2015 (poster communication).

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