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Nadia Guajardo Ramírez studied Bioprocess Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile. She obtained her PhD in Biochemical Engineering from the same university in 2014. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She co-founded IONCHEM, a technology spin-off focused on the design and production of functionalized solvents. Her research aims to optimize bioprocesses through biocatalyst and reaction medium engineering, and by identifying and integrating product separation processes.

Regarding biocatalyst engineering, she works with various biocatalyst stabilization methodologies to enable their reuse and application across batch, fed-batch, and continuous bioreactor configurations. In reaction medium engineering, she evaluates, for example, the application of green solvents and the development of liquid and gaseous biphasic systems depending on the type of biotransformation. The separation of products of interest is also considered, using various separation methodologies and modalities, including discontinuous, semi-continuous, and continuous.

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Title Year Doi
Control of selectivity in the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid catalyzed by laccase in a multiphasic gas-liquid microbioreactor 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130154
Statistical optimization of the yield of the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid catalyzed by laccase from Trametes versicolor 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2023.109157
Upstream and Downstream Bioprocessing in Enzyme Technology 2024 https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16010038
Assessing the Effect of Deep Eutectic Solvents on α-Chymotrypsin Thermal Stability and Activity 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202401414
Applications of Fluidized Bed Reactors in Biocatalysis 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202500143

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External Co-Authors

  • Aura Araya
    2 publications
  • Maria Elena Lienqueo
    2 publications
  • Nicolas F. Gajardo-Parra
    1 publication
  • C. Held
    1 publication
  • Esteban Cea-Klapp
    1 publication
  • Paula Grez
    1 publication
  • Anshu Chandra
    1 publication
  • Ricardo S. Schrebler
    1 publication
  • Rodrigo A. Schrebler
    1 publication
  • Jose Matias Garrido
    1 publication
  • Rodrigo A. Schrebler
    1 publication