Universidade Federal do Ceará
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Infrastructure

	Cereal Laboratory
	Research related to the analysis and development of cereal products and derivatives.
	Dorasilvia Ferreira Pontes
	Planetary mixer, Air circulation oven, Flour drying oven, Plansifter, Hammer mill, Thermostatic bath.
	Chopin Alveograph, Brabender Amylograph, Colorimeter, Extensograph, Falling Number, Farinograph, Glutomatic, pH meter, Polarimeter, Sdmatic.

	Dairy Laboratory
	Research related to dairy products.
	Juliane Doering Gasparin Carvalho
	Heat exchanger, Jacketed tank, Cheese press, Refrigerators, Autoclaves, Drying oven, Centrifuge, Microwave, Multiprocessor.
	Dornic acidimeter, Ackermann disk, Cryoscope, Viscometer, pH meter, Laktan (ultrasonic analyzer), Infrared moisture analyzer.

	Food Biomaterials Laboratory
	Research related to physical, physicochemical, and macroscopic characterization of foods.
	Rafael Audino Zambelli
	Forced and static air circulation ovens, Freezer, Convective ovens, Muffle furnace, Semi-industrial grinder, Mixers, Crude fiber extractor, Knife mill, Rotary evaporator.
	Optical microscope, Spectrophotometer, Ford cup viscometer, Fat and protein extractor.

	Food Microbiology Laboratory
	Research related to food microbiology: antimicrobial activity of natural products, analysis of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, food shelf-life assessment.
	Larissa Morais Ribeiro da Silva
	Autoclave, bacteriological incubators, distiller, thermostatic bath, vortex mixer, BODs, stomacher, laminar flow hood.
	Microscopes, ELISA reader.

	Food Refrigeration Laboratory
	Research related to food refrigeration.
	Marcos Rodrigues Amorim Afonso
	Cold chamber, Refrigerator, Ultrafreezer, Benchtop freeze dryer, Thermostatic bath.
	Thermocouples, Temperature logger.

	Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory
	Research related to the development of fruit and vegetable-based products.
	Lucicléia Barros de Vasconcelos
	Shakers (vortex and mechanical), Centrifuges, Ovens, Muffle furnace, Freezer, BODs, Rotary evaporator, Freeze dryer, Soxhlet extractor, Nitrogen distiller, Ultra-Turrax, Thermostatic bath.
	UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, pH meters, Colorimeter, Rheometer, Water activity meter, Viscometers.

	Labiotec – Biotechnology Laboratory
	Research related to the area of Food Biotechnology.
	Sueli Rodrigues
	Fermenters, BOD Incubators, Freeze dryer, Ozone generator, Ultrasound (bath and probe), Digester.
	HPLC equipped with UV and IR detector, Capillary Electrophoresis, Spectrophotometer, ELISA reader, Optical Microscope.

	Meat and Fish Laboratory
	Research related to the processing and analysis of meat and fish.
	Elisabeth Mary Cunha da Silva
	Stainless steel tables, Vacuum packer, Cold room, Grinder, Multiprocessor, Rotary evaporator, Refrigerated centrifuge, Thermostatic baths, Drying oven, Muffle furnaces.
	Texture analyzer, VIS Spectrophotometer, pH meter, Kjeldahl protein digesters, Nitrogen distiller, Soxhlet extractor.

	Process Analysis and Development Laboratory
	Research related to the development of chemical and food processes, especially non-thermal technologies.
	Fabiano André Narciso Fernandes
	Cold plasma, Ultrasound, Chemical reactors, Subcritical water processing system, Ovens, Tray dryer, Spray-Dryer, Fluidized bed, Spouted bed, Ultra-Turrax, Pasteurizer, Food processor, Rotary evaporator, Sample concentrator.
	GC-MS, GC-MS-Olfactometry, GC-FID, UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Water vapor analyzer, Texture analyzer, Colorimeter, Melting point apparatus, ELISA reader.

	Quality Control and Drying Laboratory
	Research related to drying processes and quality control of plant-based foods.
	Spray-dryer, Fluidized bed, Tray dryer, Ovens, Cold rooms, BODs, Freeze dryer, Centrifuges, Fiber extractors, Ethylene doser, Vacuum packer and sealers, Ultra-Turrax, Sieve shaker, Mill, Muffle furnace, Soxhlet extractor, Juice concentrator.
	Water activity meter, Penetrometer, pH meter, Viscometers (capillary and rotational), Colorimeter, Spectrophotometer, Automatic titrator.

	Sensory Analysis Laboratory
	Research related to sensory analysis.
	Maria do Carmo Passos Rodrigues
	Food processor, Conventional stove, Oven, Chest freezer, Refrigerator, Microwave, Electric oven, Planetary mixer, Multiprocessor, Blender.
	Individual booths in a climate-controlled room, Potentiometer, Refractometer.