Mariany Costa Depra Editor & Author

Prof. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes is currently associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. He has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience. He is a technical and scientific consultant of several companies, agencies, and scientific journals. He has more than 600 publications/communications and has registered 15 patents. His research interest includes biotechnology and bioengineering with emphasis on environmental biotechnology. 

Prof. Leila Queiroz Zepka is currently an associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience. She is a technical and scientific consultant of several companies, agencies and scientific journals. She has 500 publications/communications and has registered 11 patents. Her research interest includes microalgal biotechnology with emphasis on biomolecules and novel products.

Dr. Mariany Costa Deprá is currently a researcher at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She is a technical and scientific consultant of companies and scientific journals.With more than 100 publications/communications, her research interest includes process engineering with emphasis on sustainability metrics and indicators.