Patricia Tonon de Souza

@unicamp

Chemist - Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA) / UNICAMP
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Patrícia Tonon is a chemist at the Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA) at UNICAMP, working in the EXTRAE laboratory since 2011. Her research focuses on the development and validation of analytical methods for vegetable oils, bioactive extracts, and their derivatives, emphasizing environmental sustainability and laboratory safety. She also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on the chemical composition of essential oils and coordinates university outreach workshops on essential and vegetable oils through the UniversIDADE Program.

EDUCATION

Patrícia Tonon holds a degree in Chemistry (2009), a Master’s in Analytical Chemistry (2012), and a Ph.D. in Sciences (2018), all from the Instituto de Química at UNICAMP - Brazil.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Analytical Chemistry, Food Science, Organic Chemistry
287

Scholar Citations

10

Scholar h-index

12

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Compositional Characterization, Quality Parameters, and Physicochemical and Bioactive Properties of Pequi ( Caryocar brasiliense ) Oils From Xingu and Cerrado …
    DO Sobral, PT Souza, GSL Pereira, S Fraga, MEO Carvalho, ...
    Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society , 2026
    2026
  • Influence of materials damaged by cocoa tree diseases (witches' broom and black pod disease) and rotten during processing on the quality of cocoa liquor and butter
    DAD da Silva, D Wimmer, I Rothkopf, FP Spada, MCB de Oliveira, ...
    LWT, 119345 , 2026
    2026
  • Sustainable Extraction Methods for the Improvement of the Physicochemical and Nutraceutical Quality of Pequi ( Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) Pulp Oil
    DO Sobral, RF Almeida, GSL Pereira, PT de Souza, PP Dodorico, ...
    ACS Food Science & Technology 6 (2), 302-319 , 2026
    2026
  • Evaluation of the Bioactive and Technological Potential of Caferana ( Bunchosia glandulifera )
    S Fraga, LB Barbeiro, GSL Pereira, PT Souza, GJ Maximo, AJA Meirelles, ...
    Journal of Food Biochemistry 2026 (1), 2346564 , 2026
    2026
  • Recovering phytochemicals from a brewery by-product: a sustainable reuse proposal using a lactic acid-based deep eutectic solvent
    KFC e Silva, PV de Almeida Pontes, PT de Souza, MM Strieder, ...
    Sustainable Food Technology , 2026
    2026
  • Roasting‐Induced Changes in Bioactive Compounds and Volatile Profile of Açaí ( Euterpe oleracea ) Seeds Powder Assessed by Response Surface Methodology …
    GSL Pereira, GKM Flozino, PT de Souza, S Fraga, MA Morgano, ...
    Journal of Food Biochemistry 2026 (1), 6623391 , 2026
    2026
  • Green extraction of bioactive compounds from Cumaru seeds using supercritical CO2: Yield and functionality
    FW Maciel-Silva, PT de Souza, LMS Carvalho, IF Moreno, RSB Ferreira, ...
    Food Research International, 117984 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Recovery of Brazil nut cake oil as the first step toward designing a sustainable Amazonian biorefinery
    RF Almeida, PT de Souza, NH Neuenfeldt, LSD Rabelo, AACT Hijo, ...
    Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 108479 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Supercritical fluid extraction of oil from spent Tucumã-do-Amazonas (Astrocaryum aculeatum) peel
    LMS Carvalho, ML Pessine, PT de Souza, EAC Batista, TP de Souza, ...
    Food Research International, 117499 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Ion Chromatography as a Sustainable Alternative for Monitoring Ethanol and Free Glycerol in Biodiesel
    RSB Ferreira, PT Souza, D Gonçalves, RM Passos, KA Sampaio, ...
    ACS omega 10 (28), 30222-30231 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Evaluation of quality parameters, physicochemical and bioactive properties of licuri oil (Syagrus coronata)
    GSL Pereira, PT de Souza, GKM Flozino, RF Almeida, DO Sobral, ...
    Food Research International 208, 116157 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8
  • Sustainable extraction of phytoestrogens from soybean and okara using green solvents
    RSB Ferreira, PT de Souza, LP Cardoso, MB de Jesus, EAC Batista
    Food Research International 201, 115521 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Sequential supercritical fluid and pressurized liquid extraction of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) almonds
    IF Moreno, R Grimaldi, MM Strieder, MA Rostagno, PT de Souza, ...
    Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 43, 101902 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • Ethyl biodiesel production from crude soybean oil using enzymatic degumming-transesterification associated process
    RM dos Passos, RSB Ferreira, MA Morgano, PT de Souza, AJA Meirelles, ...
    Industrial Crops and Products 222, 119930 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • Comprehensive analysis of Amazonian oil and fats with different fatty composition: Murumuru fat (Astrocaryum murumuru), cupuassu fat (Theobroma grandiflorum), and pracaxi oil …
    PT de Souza, GSL Pereira, RF Almeida, DO Sobral, MA Morgano, ...
    Food Research International 196, 115022 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 9
  • Optimization of Extraction and Analysis of Inulin in Extracts of Roasted Açaí ( Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Seeds by Ion Chromatography
    R da Silva Magalhães, PT de Souza, RSB Ferreira, GSL Pereira, ...
    Food Analytical Methods 17 (7), 1073-1086 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Supercritical fluid and pressurized liquid extraction of spent tucumã-do-Amazonas (Astrocaryum aculeatum) almonds
    LMS Carvalho, AMB Oliveira, R Grimaldi, PT de Souza, EAC Batista, ...
    The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 209, 106238 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 18
  • Extraction of bioactive compounds from Butia capitata fruits using supercritical carbon dioxide and pressurized fluids
    GSL Pereira, R da Silva Magalhães, S Fraga, PT de Souza, JP de Lima, ...
    The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 199, 105959 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Thermal stability of glycerol containing compounds from the biodiesel production chain: D. Gonçalves et al.
    D Gonçalves, L Bozzi Barbeiro, P Tonon de Souza, EA Caldas Batista, ...
    Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 147 (21), 11857-11874 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Monitoring the short-chain carboxylic acids produced during the storage of different fatty composition biodiesels and their binary blends using ion chromatography
    PT Souza, WLG Silva, AJA Meirelles, M Tubino
    Fuel 289, 119943 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 9

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Separation of the glycerol-biodiesel phases in an ethyl transesterification synthetic route using water
    WLG Silva, PT Souza, GG Shimamoto, M Tubino
    Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society 26 (9), 1745-1750 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 44
  • Tocopherols and tocotrienols: An adapted methodology by UHPLC/MS without sample pretreatment steps
    M Ansolin, PT de Souza, AJ de Almeida Meirelles, EAC Batista
    Food Analytical Methods 10 (7), 2165-2174 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 35
  • Kinetic of the formation of short-chain carboxylic acids during the induced oxidation of different lipid samples using ion chromatography
    PT Souza, M Ansolin, EAC Batista, AJA Meirelles, M Tubino
    Fuel 199, 239-247 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 28
  • J. Braz. Chem. Soc.
    WLG da Silva, PT de Souza, GG Shimamoto, M Tubino
    2009
    Citations: 27
  • Supercritical fluid and pressurized liquid extraction of spent tucumã-do-Amazonas (Astrocaryum aculeatum) almonds
    LMS Carvalho, AMB Oliveira, R Grimaldi, PT de Souza, EAC Batista, ...
    The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 209, 106238 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 18
  • Extraction of bioactive compounds from Butia capitata fruits using supercritical carbon dioxide and pressurized fluids
    GSL Pereira, R da Silva Magalhães, S Fraga, PT de Souza, JP de Lima, ...
    The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 199, 105959 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Sequential supercritical fluid and pressurized liquid extraction of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) almonds
    IF Moreno, R Grimaldi, MM Strieder, MA Rostagno, PT de Souza, ...
    Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 43, 101902 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • Ethyl biodiesel production from crude soybean oil using enzymatic degumming-transesterification associated process
    RM dos Passos, RSB Ferreira, MA Morgano, PT de Souza, AJA Meirelles, ...
    Industrial Crops and Products 222, 119930 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • Binary blends of biodiesel from Macauba (Acromia aculeata) kernel oil with other biodiesels
    WLG Silva, AA Salomão, PT Souza, M Ansolin, M Tubino
    Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society 29 (2), 240-247 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 11
  • Thermal stability of glycerol containing compounds from the biodiesel production chain: D. Gonçalves et al.
    D Gonçalves, L Bozzi Barbeiro, P Tonon de Souza, EA Caldas Batista, ...
    Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 147 (21), 11857-11874 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Identification of extra virgin olive oils modified by the addition of soybean oil, using ion chromatography
    PT Souza, M Ansolin, EAC Batista, AJA Meirelles, M Tubino
    Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society 30 (5), 1055-1062 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 10
  • Quantification and determination of composition of steryl ferulates in refined rice bran oils using an UPLC‐MS method
    MS Cuevas, PT de Souza, CE da Costa Rodrigues, AJA Meirelles
    Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 94 (3), 375-385 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 10
  • Comprehensive analysis of Amazonian oil and fats with different fatty composition: Murumuru fat (Astrocaryum murumuru), cupuassu fat (Theobroma grandiflorum), and pracaxi oil …
    PT de Souza, GSL Pereira, RF Almeida, DO Sobral, MA Morgano, ...
    Food Research International 196, 115022 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 9
  • Monitoring the short-chain carboxylic acids produced during the storage of different fatty composition biodiesels and their binary blends using ion chromatography
    PT Souza, WLG Silva, AJA Meirelles, M Tubino
    Fuel 289, 119943 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 9
  • Evaluation of quality parameters, physicochemical and bioactive properties of licuri oil (Syagrus coronata)
    GSL Pereira, PT de Souza, GKM Flozino, RF Almeida, DO Sobral, ...
    Food Research International 208, 116157 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8
  • Determinação espectrofotométrica indireta de capsaicinoides em pimentas Capsicum a partir da reação com o complexo de Co (II) com 4-(2-piridilazo) resorcinol
    PT Souza, AV Rossi
    Química Nova 37 (4), 631-637 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 8
  • Sustainable extraction of phytoestrogens from soybean and okara using green solvents
    RSB Ferreira, PT de Souza, LP Cardoso, MB de Jesus, EAC Batista
    Food Research International 201, 115521 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Optimization of Extraction and Analysis of Inulin in Extracts of Roasted Açaí ( Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Seeds by Ion Chromatography
    R da Silva Magalhães, PT de Souza, RSB Ferreira, GSL Pereira, ...
    Food Analytical Methods 17 (7), 1073-1086 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Supercritical fluid extraction of oil from spent Tucumã-do-Amazonas (Astrocaryum aculeatum) peel
    LMS Carvalho, ML Pessine, PT de Souza, EAC Batista, TP de Souza, ...
    Food Research International, 117499 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Green extraction of bioactive compounds from Cumaru seeds using supercritical CO2: Yield and functionality
    FW Maciel-Silva, PT de Souza, LMS Carvalho, IF Moreno, RSB Ferreira, ...
    Food Research International, 117984 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1