PhD student
Hydrogen production via fermentation using agro-industrial waste as raw material
Boosting the development of green hydrogen
Degree in Biotechnology. Master's Degree in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2020). I am currently a doctoral student in biochemistry at the same institution (UFRJ) and work as a researcher at the National Institute of Technology (INT). In 2018, I started to study the use of agro-industrial residues for hydrogen production via fermentation. In 2019 and 2021, I was awarded with the Arikerne Sucupira award for my work in the hydrogen production from the hemicellulose fraction of sugarcane straw. Brazil has unique conditions to become the world leader in green technology. Its agricultural vocation positions it very competitively in relation to biomass processing and also for obtaining renewable chemical products. The use of renewable materials and their processing using low-polluting technologies is a global trend and the most consistent alternative for sustainable development and consolidation of the bioeconomy.
