Cristiano Funari has a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of Campinas (Brazil), MSc in drugs and medicines from the University of São Paulo (Brazil), and a PhD in chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry at São Paulo State University (Brazil). He performed part of his PhD at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and University of Salerno (Italy). He was a postdoc fellow at the Australian Center for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) and at IQ/UNESP, applying concepts of green chemistry to the chemistry of natural products. He worked at Labiana Life Sciences (Spain) and Centroflora Group, where he developed and coordinated projects for innovation in natural products. He was selected as one of SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry in 2014. Prof. Funari is currently an associate professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the São Paulo State University, and collaborates with national and international institutions, such as The University of Manchester, the Future Industries Institute (University of South Australia), The Centre for Green Chemical Science (The University of Auckland), The University of Munster, and the University of Kiel. Prof. Funari is particularly interested in developing strategies and methods to make Natural Product Chemistry more adherent to Green Chemistry concepts, since he strongly believes that chemists of natural products should play a major role in developing a novel ecological paradigm in Chemistry. It seems to be essential for natural products chemistry to recapture its preeminent role in drug discovery, since Pharmaceutical Industry is strongly investing on greening their products and processes. He is the founder and coordinator of the Green Biotech Network, a network among young scientists from different campi and scientific institutions. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The United Nations preconizes research focused on conversion of agrifood byproducts into useful resources for society through advanced value-added strategies based on green technologies. To contribute to value chains and circular economy and mitigate the pernicious effects that excess agricultural effects may cause, these waste materials can be further utilized as feedstock for the produc…
It is estimated that a quarter of the approximately 140 billion tons of agricultural biomass produced per year worldwide is produced in Brazil, and that more than 30% of the total waste produced in this country are agricultural wastes. According to the United Nations, there is the need to intensify research on technologies for converting agricultural waste into useful resources to society…
It is estimated that a quarter of the approximately 140 billion tons of agricultural biomass produced per year worldwide is produced in Brazil, and that more than 30% of the total waste produced in this country are agricultural wastes. According to the United Nations, there is the need to intensify research on technologies for converting agricultural waste into useful resources to society…
The Brazilian brewing industry moved 77 billion of reais last year, which represents 2% of GDP. Hop availability and quality is the bottleneck of the national brewing industry, which imports approximately 2,400 tonnes per year of hop inflorescences at a cost of about 139 million of reais. In general, hops imported by Brazil are considered of low quality, already devoid of some of the comp…
The development of sustainable solvents is a major challenge, as the use of solvents often accounts for most of the wasted mass in syntheses and processes. In this context, finding green solvents as substitutes for non-green ones has become a priority target. The so called deep natural eutectic solvents (NADES) appear as an alternative for the development of new media from the combination…
Brazil is the largest producer of coffee, accounting for 30% of the international market, moving more than 6 billion dollars in 2015. According to the Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (ABIC), even in the face of the economic crisis that the country has been going through the Brazilian consumer did not reduce coffee consumption. In addition to the processing of this product, the mass …
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Soybeans are among the world's major crops responsible for food and biodiesel production. Around 460 million tons of soya by-products (branches, leaves, roots, and pods) were left into the field in the 2018/2019 harvest, and that 20-40% of this waste should be removed to ensure soil quality and minimize environmental impacts, such as climate change, water and soil contamination, and local…
Coffee beans production reached c.a. 10 million tonnes in the 2018/2019 harvest. Brazil is the largest coffee producer, accounting for 30% of the international market, whereas São Paulo state is the third largest Brazilian producer. Many types of coffee-related residues are generated in the whole chain. For example, it is estimated that 6-7 million tonnes of coffee pulp and rusks are gene…
Sugarcane (Saccharum sp) is an important crop in Brazil and Australia, being the first and seventh biggest producers, respectively. To produce bioethanol and sugar, the amount of waste generated is 5 times bigger in mass than the major products. Straw, bagasse and filter cake are the main solid residues generated during the processing of sugarcane. They could be a source of high value-add…
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