Staff Profile:Dr Afroditi Chatzifragkou
- Name:
- Dr Afroditi Chatzifragkou
- Job Title:
- Lecturer in Food Processing
- Responsibilities:
- Areas of Interest:
Biotechnology; Food waste; Microbial conversions
The area of research that I am developing is the exploitation of agri-industrial by-products and waste-streams within a biorefinery concept, for the production of functional compounds for food and non-food applications. Food grade wastes have potential as sources of profitable food ingredients of nutritional importance such as phytochemicals, functional lipids or prebiotic carbohydrates. To this end, my research involves the utilisation of microorganisms and/ or enzymes for the biotransformation of waste streams into microbial lipids, platform chemicals and biopolymers.- Research groups / Centres:
- Recent Publications:
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YYNumber of items: 11.
2019
- Mohd Zaini, N. A. B., Chatzifragkou, A. and Charalampopoulos, D. (2019) Microbial production of D-lactic acid from dried distillers grains with solubles. Engineering in Life Sciences, 19 (1). pp. 21-30. ISSN 1618-2863 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201800077
- de Andrade Lima, M., Kestekoglou, I., Charalampopoulos, D. and Chatzifragkou, A. (2019) Supercritical fluid extraction of carotenoids from vegetable waste matrices. Molecules, 24 (3). 466. ISSN 1420-3049 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24030466
2018
- Lu, F., Rodriguez Garcia, J., Van Damme, I., Westwood, N. J., Shaw, L., Robinson, J. S., Warren, G., Chatzifragkou, A., McQueen Mason, S., Gomez, L., Faas, L., Balcombe, K., Srinivasan, C., Picchioni, F., Hadley, P. and Charalampopoulos, D. (2018) Valorisation strategies for cocoa pod husk and its fractions. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 14. pp. 80-88. ISSN 2452-2236 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.07.007
- Tzirita, M., Papanikolaou, S., Chatzifragkou, A. and Quilty, B. (2018) Waste fat biodegradation and biomodification by Yarrowia lipolytica and a bacterial consortium composed of Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas putida. Engineering in Life Sciences, 18 (12). pp. 932-942. ISSN 1618-2863 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201800067
- Papadaki, A., Vieira Fernandes, K., Chatzifragkou, A., Gonçalves Aguieiras, E. C., Cavalcanti da Silva, J. A., Fernandez-Lafuente, R., Papanikolaou, S., Koutinas, A. and Guimarães Freire, D. M. (2018) Bioprocess development for biolubricant production using microbial oil derived via fermentation from confectionery industry waste. Bioresource Technology, 267. pp. 311-318. ISSN 0960-8524 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.016
- Prabhakumari, P., Chatzifragkou, A., Kosik, O., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R. and Charalampopoulos, D. (2018) Development and characterisation of protein films derived from dried distillers’ grains with solubles and in-process samples. Industrial Crops and Products, 121. pp. 258-266. ISSN 0926-6690 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.05.016
- de Andrade Lima, M., Charalampopoulos, D. and Chatzifragkou, A. (2018) Purification of supercritical-fluid carotenoid-rich extracts by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Separation and Purification Technology, 203. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1383-5866 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.04.018
- Albadran, H. A., Chatzifragkou, A., Khutoryanskiy, V. and Charalampopoulos, D. (2018) Development of surfactant-coated alginate capsules containing Lactobacillus plantarum. Food Hydrocolloids, 82. pp. 490-499. ISSN 0268-005X doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.04.035
- Monteagudo, A., Chatzifragkou, A., Kosik, O., Gibson, G., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. and Charalampopoulos, D. (2018) Evaluation of the prebiotic potential of arabinoxylans extracted from wheat distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and in-process samples. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102 (17). pp. 7577-7587. ISSN 0175-7598 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-9171-6
- de Andrade Lima, M., Charalampopoulos, D. and Chatzifragkou, A. (2018) Optimisation and modelling of supercritical CO2 extraction process of carotenoids from carrot peels. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 133. pp. 94-102. ISSN 0896-8446 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2017.09.028
- Chatzifragkou, A. and Charalampopoulos, D. (2018) Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and intermediate products as starting materials in biorefinery strategies. In: Galanakis, C. M. (ed.) Sustainable Recovery and Reutilization of Cereal Processing By-products. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 63-86. ISBN 9780081021620 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102162-0.00003-4
A. Chatzifragkou, S. Papanikolaou, N. Kopsahelis, V. Kachrimanidou, M.P. Dorado, A.A. Koutinas (2014) "Biorefinery development through utilization of biodiesel industry by-products as sole fermentation feedstock for 1,3-propanediol production". Bioresource Technology, 159, 167-175.
A. Chatzifragkou, S. Papanikolaou, D. Dietz, A.I. Doulgeraki, G.J.E. Nychas, A.P. Zeng (2011) "Production of 1,3-propanediol by Clostridium butyricum growing on biodiesel-derived crude glycerol through a non-sterilized fermentation process", Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 91 (1):101-102.
A. Chatzifragkou, A. Makri, A. Belka, S. Bellou, M. Mavrou, M. Mastoridou, P.Mystrioti, G. Onjaro, G. Aggelis, S. Papanikolaou (2010) "Biotechnological conversions of biodiesel derived waste glycerol by yeast and fungal species", Energy, 36:1097-1108.
A. Chatzifragkou, D. Dietz, M. Komaitis, A. P. Zeng, S. Papanikolaou (2010) "Effect of biodiesel-derived waste glycerol impurities on biomass and 1,3-propanediol production of Clostridium butyricum VPI 1718", Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 107 (1):76-84.
A. Chatzifragkou, S. Fakas, M. Galiotou-Panagiotou, M. Komaitis, G. Aggelis, S. Papanikolaou (2010) "Commercial sugars as substrates for lipid accumulation by Cunnighamella echinulata and Mortierella isabellina fungi", European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 112:1048-1057 - Qualifications:
- PhD in Food Biotechnology
MSc in Food Science and Technology and Human Nutrition
BSc in Food Science and Technology
