Fernández Ronco, María Pilar, Dr.

ETH Zürich
Dr. María Pilar Fernández Ronco
Institut für Verfahrenstechnik
ML G22
Sonneggstrasse 3
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND

Phone: +41 44 632 22 45
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Projects

CO₂ assisted High-Pressure Homogenization of Pharmaceuticals.

Engineering Bio-Pharmaceutical Micro- and Nanoparticles Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Anti-Solvent.

Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources by means of Supercritical Technology.

Publications

• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Extraction of Capsicum annuum oleoresin by maceration and ultrasound assisted extraction. Influence of parameters and process modelling. J. of Food Process Engineering (2012).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Measurement and modeling of the high-pressure phase equilibria of CO₂-Oleoresin Capsicum. J. of Supercritical Fluids 57 (2011) 112-119.
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; Zetzl, C.; de Lucas, A.; García, M.T.; Rodríguez, J.F. Equilibrium data for the separation of oleoresin Capsicum using supercritical CO₂: A Theoretical design of a countercurrent gas extraction column. J. of Supercritical Fluids 57 (2011) 1-8.
• Gracia, I.; Rodríguez, J.F.; de Lucas, A.; Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; García, M.T. Optimization of supercritical CO₂ process for the concentration of tocopherol, carotenoids and chorophylls from residual olive husk. J. of Supercritical Fluids 59 (2011) 72-77.
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Ortega-Noblejas, C.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; García, M.T.; Rodríguez, J.F. Supercritical fluid fractionation of liquid oleoresin capsicum: Statistical analysis and solubility parameters. J. of Supercritical Fluids 54 (2010) 22-29.
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Cismondi, M.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. High-pressure phase equilibria of binary and ternary mixtures of carbon dioxide, triglycerides and free fatty acids: Measurement and modeling with the GC-EOS. Fluid Phase Equilibria 295 (2010) 1-8.
• Gracia, I.; García, M.T.; Rodríguez, J.F.; Fernández, M.P.; de Lucas, A. Modelling of the Phase Behaviour for Vegetable Oils at Supercritical Conditions. J. of Supercritical Fluids 48 (2009) 189-194.
• Fernández, M.P.; Rodríguez, J.F.; García, M.T.; de Lucas, A.; Gracia, I. Application of Supercritical Fluid Extraction to Brewer’s Spent Grain Management. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 (2008) 1614-1619.

Conferences

• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; García, M.T.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F.; Gracia, I. Nuevas Consideraciones en la Evaluación Económica de Procesos Supercríticos: Aplicación al Fraccionamiento de Oleorresina de Pimentón. VI Reunión de Expertos en Tecnologías de Fluidos Comprimidos. 28-29 July 2012, Keynote, Madrid (Spain).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; García, M.T.; Rodríguez, J.F.; Mazarro, R.; Gracia, I. Economical Analysis of the Supercritical CO₂ Fractionation of Capsicum Liquid Oleoresin. 10^th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids. 13-16 May 2012, Oral presentation, San Francisco (USA).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Influence of the Combined Effect of Transesterification and Supercritical CO₂ Extraction for the obtaining of Biodiesel and Pigments from Capsicum annuum Oleoresins. 13^th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids. 9-12 October 2011, Oral presentation, The Hague (The Netherlands).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Simulación y y Optimización del Fraccionamiento Supercrítico de Aceite del Género Capsicum. V Reunión de Expertos en Tecnologías de Fluidos Comprimidos. June 2011, Oral presentation, Burgos (Spain).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Enrichment of Capsaicinoids and Carotenoides from Oleoresin Capsicum with Supercritical Fluid Fractionation. 9^th Conference on Supercritical Fluids and Their Applications. 5-8 September 2010, Oral presentation, Sorrento (Italy).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; Ortega-Noblejas, C.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Effect of pressure and temperature on liquid oleoresin capsicum extraction. 12^th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids. 9-12 May 2010, Poster presentation, Graz (Austria).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. High pressure phase equilibria of binary system CO₂-oleoresin capsicum. 12^th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids. 9-12 May 2010, Poster presentation, Graz (Austria).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Equilibrio de fases de sistemas vegetales complejos a alta presión. IV Reunión de Expertos en Tecnologías de Fluidos Comprimidos. 10-12 February 2010, Oral presentation, Ciudad Real (Spain).
• Fernández-Ronco, M.P.; Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F. Modelado del sistema binario CO₂-Oleoresina Capsicum mediante el empleo de ecuaciones de estado. IV Reunión de Expertos en Tecnologías de Fluidos Comprimidos. 10-12 February 2010, Poster presentation, Ciudad Real (Spain).
• Gracia, I.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F.; Fernández, M.P.; Cismondi, M. Comparison of Different Approaches to Predict the Equilibrium of Vegetable Oils in Supercritical CO₂. 9^th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids. 18-20 May 2009, Poster presentation, Arcachon (France).
• Gracia, I.; García, M.T.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J..; Fernández, M.P. Medida del coeficiente de difusión del CO₂ en lechos porosos: Aplicaciones al almacenamiento de dióxido de carbono. III Reunión de Expertos en Tecnologías de Fluidos Comprimidos. 4-6 February 2009, Poster presentation, Madrid (Spain).
• Gracia, I.; Rodríguez, J.F.; de Lucas, A.; Fernández, M.P.; Mazarro, R. Supercritical CO₂ copolymerization of D,L-lactide and glycolide using zinc octoate as catalyst. 11^th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids. 4-7 May 2008, Poster presentation, Barcelona (Spain).
• de Lucas, A.; Gracia, A.; Rodríguez, J.F.; García, M.T.; Fernández, M.P. Comparison of Extraction Techniques for the Study of different Systems Solvent-Paprika. XI Congreso Mediterráneo de Ingeniería Química. 21-24 October 2008, Poster presentation, Barcelona (Spain).
• Fernández, M.P.; de Lucas, A.; Rodríguez, J.F.; García, M.T.; Gracia, I. Supercritical CO₂ Extraction of Brewer’s Spent Grain. V International Symposium on High Pressure Processes Technology and Chemical Engineering. 24-27 June 2007, Poster presentation, Segovia (Spain).
• Fernández, M.P.; de Lucas, J.F.; Rodríguez, J.F.; García, M.T.; Gracia, I. Application of supercritical fluid extraction to waste effluents from beer production process. 6^th ANQUE International Congress of Chemistry: Chemistry and Sustainable Development. 5-7 December 2006, Poster presentation, Tenerife (Spain).