Chemical caracterization and antioxidant activities of natural bioactive compounds: agro-industrial residues (flavanols, anthocyanins, flavonols), hops (prenylated, alpha-acid and beta-acid), macroalgae and microalgae (polyphenols, mycosporines, carotenoids and tocopherols).
Drying of bioproducts: Air convective drying and osmotic dehydration; rehydratation; optimization of operation conditions, quality of final product.
Drying: Equilibrium and drying kinetic, transport properties, modelling, dryers, design.
Physical properties of liquid systems: Viscosity, Density, Surface Tension.
Process development and optimization of bioactive compounds extraction (polyphenols, hydrocolloids, carotenoids) with ultrasounds.
Purification of bioactive fractions by solid phase extraction. Gel and adsorption chromatography methods.
Rheology of bioproducts: hydrocolloids, doughs of flour, gluten-free systems.