Biography

Prof. Roberto Fernández Lafuente

CSIC - Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), Spain


Email: rfl@icp.csic.es


Qualifications

Ph.D. in Sciences by UAM

Master's Degree in Biology by UCM


Publications (selected)

1. Monteiro, Rodolpho & Luna, F. & Lomonaco, Diego & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Vieira, Rodrigo. (2024). Improving the performance of lipases in the full hydrolysis of residual coconut oil by immobilization on hydrophobic supports. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 120014. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.120014.

2. Varan, Nazlı & Yildirim, Deniz & Toprak, Ali & Fernandéz-Lafuente, Roberto & Alagöz, Dilek. (2024). Effect of the activation strategy of nickel oxide-multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the immobilization of xylanase for synthesis of xylooligosaccharides. Biotechnology and applied biochemistry. 10.1002/bab.2705.

3. Singh, Anil & Abellanas-Perez, Pedro & de Andrades, Diandra & Cornet, Iris & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Bilal, Muhammad. (2024). Laccase-based biocatalytic systems application in sustainable degradation of pharmaceutically active contaminants. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 485. 136803. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136803.

4. Cavalcanti-Oliveira, Elisa & Aguieiras, Erika & Mota, Maria & Silva, Priscila & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Castro, Aline & Freire, Denise. (2024). Use of Rhizomucor miehei fermented babassu cake (an agro-product residue) as efficient biocatalyst for macaúba acid oil deacidification in solvent-free medium: Transforming a non-edible crop product in a favourable biodiesel feedstock. Process Biochemistry. 148. 10.1016/j.procbio.2024.11.018.

5. Júnior, José & Dimas, João & Barbosa, Milson & Gomes, Raphael & Carvalho, Ana & Soares, Cleide & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Mendes, Adriano. (2024). Biocatalytic Production of Solketal Esters from Used Oil Utilizing Treated Macauba Epicarp Particles as Lipase Immobilization Support: A Dual Valorization of Wastes for Sustainable Chemistry. Catalysts. 14. 693. 10.3390/catal14100693.

6. Monteiro, Rodolpho & Neta, Maria & Soares, J. & Lomonaco, Diego & Luna, F. & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Vieira, Rodrigo. (2024). Eversa Transform 2.0 immobilized on a hydrophobic support enables the solvent-free almost quantitative esterification of the free fatty acids from soybean oil with neopentylglycol. Renewable Energy. 237. 121598. 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121598.

7. Abellanas-Perez, Pedro & de Andrades, Diandra & Alcántara, Andrés & Polizeli, Maria de Lourdes & Rocha Martín, Javier & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Optimizing the activation of agarose beads with divinyl sulfone for enzyme immobilization and stabilization. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 282. 136812. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136812.

8. Oliveira, Airton & Santos, Rayan Paulo Santiago & Rocha, Wesley & Luna, Francisco & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Monteiro, Rodolpho & Vieira, Rodrigo. (2024). Design of a biolubricant by the enzymatic esterification of the free fatty acids from castor oil with neopentylglycol. Process Biochemistry. 147. 10.1016/j.procbio.2024.09.007.

9. González Vásquez, Alex & El-hocine, Siar & Urzúa, Marcela & Rocha Martín, Javier & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Changes in ficin specificity by different substrate proteins promoted by enzyme immobilization. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 181. 110517. 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110517.

10. González Vásquez, Alex & El-hocine, Siar & Alcántara, Andrés & Urzúa, Marcela & Rocha Martín, Javier & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Designing mixed cationic/anionic supports to covalently immobilize/stabilize enzymes with high isoelectric point by enzyme adsorption and support-enzyme glutaraldehyde crosslinking. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280. 136102. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136102.      

11. El-hocine, Siar & Abellanas-Perez, Pedro & Rocha Martín, Javier & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Support Enzyme Loading Influences the Effect of Aldehyde Dextran Modification on the Specificity of Immobilized Ficin for Large Proteins. Molecules. 29. 3674. 10.3390/molecules29153674.

12. El-hocine, Siar & Abellanas-Perez, Pedro & Rocha Martín, Javier & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Tailoring the specificity of ficin versus large hemoglobin and small casein by co-immobilizing inert proteins on the immobilized enzyme layer and further modification with aldehyde dextran. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 277. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134487.

13. Silva, Natan & de Albuquerque, Tiago & Neto, Girão & Gonçalves, Barros & Rocha, Ponte & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Effect of biocatalysts β-galactosidase loading in their performance in the kinetically controlled synthesis of lactulose. Process Biochemistry. 146. 169-175. 10.1016/j.procbio.2024.07.027.

14. Guimarães, José & Miranda, Letícia & Bento, Renato & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Tardioli, Paulo. (2024). A hydroesterification reaction system to produce octyl esters using degummed soybean oil as substrate: Combining reusable free and immobilized lipases. Fuel. 368. 131609. 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131609.

15. Miranda, Felipe & Oliveira, Kaíque & Tardioli, Paulo & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Guimarães, José. (2024). Insights on the role of blocking agent on the properties of the lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus immobilized on heterofunctional support for hydroesterification reactions. International journal of biological macromolecules. 275. 133555. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133555.

16. Rashidi, Zohreh & Homaei, Ahmad & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Enhanced stability of papain at extreme pH and temperature by its immobilization on cellulose nanocrystals coated with polydopamine. Process Biochemistry. 146. 10.1016/j.procbio.2024.07.014.

17. Cherni, Oumaima & Carballares, Diego & El-hocine, Siar & Abellanas-Perez, Pedro & de Andrades, Diandra & De, Maria & Polizeli, Lourdes & Rocha Martín, Javier & Bahri, Sellema & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Tuning almond lipase features by the buffer used during immobilization: The apparent biocatalysts stability depends on the immobilization and inactivation buffers and the substrate utilized. Journal of biotechnology. 391. 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2024.06.009.

18. Tacias-Pascacio, Veymar & Castañeda, Daniel & Tavano, Olga & Abellanas-Perez, Pedro & de Andrades, Diandra & Santiz-Gómez, José & Berenguer-Murcia, Angel & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). A review on the immobilization of bromelain. International journal of biological macromolecules. 273. 133089. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133089.

19. Perez, Angie & Gaitan-Oyola, Jorge & Vargas-Delgadillo, Diana & Castillo, John & Barbosa, Oveimar & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto. (2024). Synthesis and Characterization of Cross-Linked Aggregates of Peroxidase from Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea Grass) and Their Application for Indigo Carmine Decolorization. Molecules. 29. 2696. 10.3390/molecules29112696.

20. Singh, Anil & Fernandez-Lafuente, Roberto & Schmidt, Jens & Boczkaj, Grzegorz & Bilal, Muhammad. (2024). Biocatalytic Functionalities of Lignin Peroxidase-Based Systems in Lignin Depolymerization and Pollutants Removal from Environmental Matrices. Current Pollution Reports. 10. 1-17. 10.1007/s40726-024-00310-0.

 

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