SBMG
Soft and biofunctional materials group
111 DCM
10618
r.chagas@campus.fct.unl.pt
Description
Academic Profile
- Sustainable Chemistry (PhD, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, NOVA)
- Oenology and Viticulture (MSc, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, ULisboa)
- Food Engineering (BSc, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, ULisboa)
Main scientific interests
- Synthesis and characterization of cellulose derivatives
- Development of new functional polymers for the food industry
- White wine protein stability
Main publications
Chagas R., Laia C. A. T., Ferreira R. B., Ferreira L. M. (2018) Sulfur dioxide induced aggregation of wine thaumatin-like proteins: role of disulfide bonds, Food Chemistry, 256. 166-174. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.03.115)
Chagas R., Ferreira L. M., Laia C. A. T., Monteiro S., Ferreira R. B. (2016) “The challenging SO2-mediated chemical build-up of protein aggregates in wines.”, Food Chemistry 192, 460-469. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.07.052)