Biólogo e Mestre em Ambiente, Saúde e Segurança. Actualmente bolseiro de doutoramento em Biologia, cujo tema é “Unraveling the biotechnological potential of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica by-products”. Possui como áreas de interesse, a investigação no âmbito da química dos produtos naturais, nomeadamente, na determinação da composição química e bioatividade de óleos essenciais.
Research Interests
Natural products chemistry; Distillation techniques; Essential oils; Biological activities; Value-added products; Circular economy.
Publicações Selecionadas
Artigos
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Oliveira, L., Rodrigues, T., Janeiro, A., Rosa, J.S., Lima, E. Essential Oil Variability of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica Leaves under Different Distillation Methods, Part 2: Molluscicidal Activity and Brine Shrimp Lethality. Separations. 2023; 10:241.
Arruda F, Lima A, Wortham T, Janeiro A, Rodrigues T, Baptista J, Rosa JS, Lima E. (2023). Sequential Separation of Essential Oil Components during Hydrodistillation of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica Foliage: Effects on Yield, Physical Properties, and Chemical Composition. Separations. 10:483.
Lima, A., Arruda, F., Janeiro, A., Rodrigues, T., Baptista, J., Figueiredo, A.C., Lima, E. (2023). Essential oils from different parts of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D. Don (Cupressaceae): Comparison of the yields, chemical compositions, and biological properties. Appl. Sci., 13, 8375.
Janeiro, A., Lima A, Arruda F, Wortham T, Rodrigues T, Baptista J, Lima E. Essential Oils from Azorean Cryptomeria japonica Female Cones at Different Developmental Stages: Variations in the Yields and Chemical Compositions. 2024 Separations. 11:62.
Janeiro, A., Lima, A., Arruda, F., Wortham, T., Rodrigues, T., Baptista, J., Lima, E. (2024) Variations in Essential Oil Biological Activities of Female Cones at Different Developmental Stages from Azorean Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D. Don (Cupressaceae). Separations. 11:102.
Arruda F, Lima A, Wortham T, Janeiro A, Rodrigues T, Baptista J, Rosa JS, Lima E. Sequential Separation of Essential Oil Components during Hydrodistillation of Fresh Foliage from Azorean Cryptomeria japonica (Cupressaceae): Effects on Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Free Radical Scavenging Activities. Plants. 2024; 13(13):1729.
Artigos em revista nacional
Arruda, F.; Janeiro, A., Diogo, A., Fontes, A., Baptista, J., Lima, A., Lima, E. (2022) Essential oils from different parts of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica, Part 1: Color, yield and toxicity against Artemia salina. IITAA Technical Issues.
Apresentação Oral
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Janeiro, A., Baptista, J., Wortham, T., Rosa, J.S., Lima, E. (2023). Fractionation of Cryptomeria japonica essential oil by sequential elution during hydrodistillation – a preliminary study. 53nd International Symposium on Essential Oils (Milazzo, Italy).
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Janeiro, A., Baptista, J., Wortham, T., Rosa, J.S., Lima, E. (2024). Extraction and fractionation of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica female cones essential oil via hydrodistillation: antifungal effects against Thielaviopsis paradoxa. 54nd International Symposium on Essential Oils (Balatonalmádi, Hungary).
Posters
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Janeiro, A., Baptista, J., Rosa, J.S., Figueiredo, A., Lima, E. (2022). Essential oil of Azorean Cryptomeria japonica seed cones: chemical composition, antibacterial activity and Artemia salina toxicity. 52nd International Symposium on Essential Oils (Wroclaw, Poland).
Lima, A., Arruda, F., Baptista, J., Medeiros, J., Ferreira, M., Lima, E. (2022) Anti-penicillium activity of essential oils from fresh or dried leaves of Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf.: A comparative study. Sustainable and Precision Agriculture Symposium (La Laguna, Spain).
Lima, A., Arruda, F., Baptista, J., Medeiros, J., Ferreira, M., Lima, E. (2022). The effect of storage time of dry leaves on yield, chemical profile and antibacterial activity of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil. 52nd International Symposium on Essential Oils (Wroclaw, Poland).
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Dapkevicius, M., Gomes, J., Baptista, J., Rosa, J.S., Lima, E. (2022) Inibição de Pseudomonas aeruginosa por óleos essenciais obtidos de diferentes partes de Cryptomeria japonica. X Jornadas Florestais da Macaronésia (Lagoa, Açores, Portugal).
Arruda, F., Lima, A., Janeiro, A., Baptista, J., Rosa, J.S., Figueiredo, A., Lima, E. (2023). Variability in chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Cryptomeria japonica essential oil from different locations on São Miguel island, Azores. 53th International Symposium on Essential Oils (Milazzo, Italy).
Lima, A., Arruda, F., Janeiro, A., Baptista, J., Rosa, J.S., Figueiredo, A., Lima, E. (2024). Chemical composition, in vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of the essential oils of sawdust and resin-rich bark from Azorean Cryptomeria japonica (Cupressaceae). 54th International Symposium on Essential Oils (Balatonalmádi, Hungary).
