ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

  • Synthetic methods for preparing products with industrial interest.
  • Development of new chemical and biotechnological processes to valorize to the agrofood by-products.
  • Development of new biocatalysts from isolated microorganisms.
  • Use of continuous-flow systems and microreactors in synthesis and biocatalysis.

APPLICATIONS

  • Synthesis of glycerol derivative products.
  • Synthesis of sugar derivatives.
  • Synthesis of aminoacid derivatives.
  • Preparation of additives for food and cosmetics industry from natural sources.
  • Use of biocatalysts for add value to agro-industrial waste.
  • Biodegradable plastics for agricultural use.

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

  • Improvement of chromatographic techniques and mass spectrometry.
  • Authentication tests for NMR, HPLC-MS/MS, Oxygen isotope ratio, FTIR, Raman…
  • Agro-food metabolomics.
  • In vitro plant tissue culture.
  • Ecotoxicological analysis.