Rosaria Ciriminna

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Rosaria Ciriminna
Institute of nanostructured materials
Senior Researcher

Nutrheff Thematic
Food processing technology

Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals and functional food
Sustainable methods for the extraction and formulation of nutraceutics from biowaste. Natural fish oil extraction from fishery biowaste. Extraction of antioxidants and pectins from agrowaste.

Keywords: Omega-3, Limonene, Circular economy, Fish processing waste, Marine fishery discards, Pectin, Waste citrus peel, Bioeconomy

Nutraceuticals and foods of interest
Omega-3 lipids, vitamin D3, antioxidants, pectin, and other bioactives from biowaste

Fields of application
Formulation of new functional foods

Facilities and equipments
Freeze-Dryer, Temperature controlled centrifuge, High Shear Fluid Homogenizer, Ultrasonic processor, ULTRA-TURRAX Homogenizers, HPLC (DAD, RID, UV-VIS), GC-FID, Zetasizer Nano ZS, FT-IR, TGA/DTA