CV Miguel Ferro

Miguel Ferro Bolseiro de investigação Mestrado Europeu em Quality in Analytical Laboratories Universitat de Barcelona, Universidade do Algarve Central South University   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel. +351 284314399 Ext. 01023

Education and Training

Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories by University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), Central South University (Changsha, China) and University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal) (2013)

Graduation in Environmental Engineering by Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Beja, Portugal (2009)

Research and Professional Experience

2014 (Current) Research fellowship

CEBAL – Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-alimentar do Alentejo
Determination of the phenolic profiles of olive oils by NIR

Jul. – Dec. 2013 Research fellowship

CEBAL – Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-alimentar do Alentejo
Utilization of Cardoon and Rock Rose for second generation bioethanol production

Oct. 2012 – Jun. 2013 Professional internship

CEBAL – Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-alimentar do Alentejo
Utilization of Cardoon and Rock Rose for second generation bioethanol production

Feb. – Jul. 2010 Leonardo Da Vinci internship

University of Pisa
Effects on the tomato fruit and leafs when irrigated with boron enriched fresh water

Current interests of research

Olive oil, phenolic compounds, analytical chemistry, chemometrics

Selected Publications

Papers in peer reviewed journals

J.-H. Huang, J. Yan, Q.-H. Wu, M. Duarte Ferro, L.-Z. Yi, H.-M. Lu, et al. (2013). Selective of informative metabolites using random forests based on model population analysis. Talanta 117 549–55.

L. Fu, X. Nie, H.-L. Xie, M.D. Ferro (2013). Rapid multi-element analysis of Chinese vinegar by sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. European Food Research and Technology 237 795–800.

Y. Yang, M.D. Ferro, I. Cavaco, Y. Liang (2013). Detection and Identification of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Adulteration by GC-MS Combined with Chemometrics. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 61 3693–702.

Prazeres, A.R.; Carvalho, F.; Rivas, J.; Patanita, M.; Dôres, J.; Fernandes, M.C.; Ribeiro, C.; Ferro, M. (2013). Projeto CWWTOMATO: Produção de tomate Roma e Rio Grande enriquecido nutricionalmente por reutilização de águas residuais tratadas provenientes de queijarias. Vida Rural N. 1792 30–32.

Z.-M. Zhang, Y.-Z. Liang, H.-M. Lu, B.-B. Tan, X.-N. Xu, M. Ferro (2011). Multiscale Peak Alignment for Chromatographic Datasets. Journal of Chromatography A 1223 93–106.

M. Ferro, C. Sgherri, M. Romani, M.F. Carvalho, R. Izzo (2010). Tomato irrigated with boron enriched fresh water: effects on leaves and berries. Agrochimica. LIV N.6 370-380.

Posters in conference

M. Ferro, A.F.C Paulino, J.Gravitis, D.V. Evtuguin, A.M.R.B.Xavier and M.C. Fernandes (2014). Bioethanol production from Cistus ladanifer pretreated by steam explosion. 13th European workshop on lignocellulosics and pulp, Seville (Spain), 24-27 June.

A.F.C. Paulino, M. Ferro, H. T. Chaves, D. V. Evtuguin, A. M. R. B. Xavier, A. Bohn, M. C. Fernandes (2013). Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Dilute-Acid Pretreated Cardoon for Bioethanol Production. Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Aveiro (Portugal), 6-8 December.

Paulino, A.F.C; Ferro, M; Fernandes, M.C.; Prozil, S.O.; Mendes, J.A S.; Chaves, H.T.; Gravitis, J.; Xavier, A.M.R.B. and Evtuguin, D.V. (2013). Reaction vessel effect on the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated Cistus ladanifer and Cynara cardunculus. 1º Congresso Internacional de Recursos Silvestres, Fórum Cultural Convento Nossa Sra. da Conceição, Almodôvar (Portugal), 6-7 de Junho.

Paulino, A.F.C; Ferro, M; Fernandes,M.C.; Prozil, S.O.; Mendes, J.A S.; Chaves, H.T.; Gravitis, J.; Xavier ,A.M.R.B. and Evtuguin, D.V. (2013). Reaction vessel effect on the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated Cistus ladanifer and Cynara cardunculus. 2nd Iberoamerican congress on biorefineries, Jaén (Spain), 10-12 April.

Books

M.D. Ferro, European olive oil and some Chinese oils: chromatographic analysis and comparison of their chemical composition (2014). 1st ed., LAP publishing. ISBN: 978-3-659-58000-0.