LinkedIn

https://www.lindkedin.com/in/freirepamela

Career

2026-Current – Postdoctoral researcher at URCA – FARE, France

2024-2026 – Postdoctoral researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

2022-2023 – Postdoctoral researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Education

2021 – PhD in Food Sciences , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2017 – MSc in Food Sciences , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2015 - BSc In Food Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Skills

Soft matter
Food packaging
Bio-based materials
Biorefinery
 

Research interests

Development of sustainable food packaging materials; green processes for the recovery of valuable molecules for packaging materials and food ingredients; investigation of the impact of processing on the structure–function relationships of biopolymers and active compounds; and the design and optimization of processes.

Main publications

Pereira, P. F., Qazanfarzadeh, Z., Sowinski, P., & Jiménez-Quero, A. 2026. Bioactive PLA packaging films using artichoke leaf extract as functional additive. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 53, 101686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2025.101686

Janewithayapun, R., Cousin, F., Pereira, P. F. M., Herranz-Trillo, F., Terry, A. E., Pedersen, J. S., Jiménez-Quero, A. & Ström, A. 2025. Correlation between arabinose content and the conformation of arabinoxylan in water dispersions. Carbohydrate Polymers, 124082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124082

Pereira, P. F. M., de Sousa Picciani, P. H., Calado, V., & Tonon, R. V. 2021. Electrical gas sensors for meat freshness assessment and quality monitoring: A review. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 118, 36-44. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.08.036

Pereira, P. F., & Andrade, C. T. 2017. Optimized pH-responsive film based on a eutectic mixture-plasticized chitosan. Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, 238-246.