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.
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