Dr. Maria Grazia Volpe

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Maria Grazia Volpe,  research  scientist,  received  her degree  in  Chemistry  at  the  University  of  Naples  and  the  Chemist's  Diploma  Qualification  in  1981.  She  was  Research Assistant at University of Liverpool, University  of  Bath  (England)  in  1983  for six months. Since  1986  she is  researcher  at  National  Council  Research (CNR).  From 1986 to 1999 she  was a researcher  at  the  Institute  of  Chemistry  and  Technology  on  Polymers  of    Italian  Research  Council  (ICTP  -CNR); nominated as Member of the Scientific Committee of ICTP from 1994 to 1999;

In1999 she has moved to   Institute of Food Science (ISA) in Avellino, where she is head   of  the research  unit  of  Italian  Research  Council    on  Preservation and Quality of Agrifood Production  and of the laboratory of quality, safety and food-packaging. The aim of the her investigations regards to the quality control, chemical composition, authenticity and safety of food and parallel is to realize innovative packaging systems able to preserve sensorial qualities and increase the shelf-life.The recent activities    are focused on food package sustainability, including bio-based packaging materials such as  film,  gel or edible coatings which allow the controlled release of active ingredients with antioxidant, antimicrobial and / or anti-browning activities.

High added-value compounds, as lipofilic or hydrophilic nature, are obtained from extraction of agrifood waste (pomegranate, grapes, chestnuts, lemon peel, olive mill oil  etc….). After attempted  to examine for the condition of effective extraction for the active substances and carefully characterization, the compounds  are added to packaging systems in order to impart antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiimbruniment or antifungal proprieties.Biodegradable matrices obtained from renewable sources are used for the formulation functional pellets for animal feed by means of extrusion with controlled temperature. Overall, I am conducts research on the entire production chain, from foods  production, processing and storage. edible films or coating.

Dr. Volpe is supervisor of postdoctoral fellows of public and private Institutions and regular referee of many scientific International Journals and tutor of many University thesis in Chemistry , Biology, Biotechonology, Farmacy,  for University of Naples, Salerno, Benevento.Actually she is professor professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sannio (Benevento-Italy).

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