Marina Fernandes Cosate de Andrade
University of Campinas, Brazil
Biography
Marina F Cosate de Andrade is A Chemical Engineer (2011) and holds a Master’s in Chemical Engineering (2015) from the School of Chemical Engineering (FEQ)/University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Currently, she is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at the Department of Materials Engineering and Bioprocess (DEMBio) of FEQ/UNICAMP. She has developed projects in mechanical and chemical recycling of poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and its life cycle evaluation (LCA) and PLA polymerization by direct polycondensation using chain extender. Besides, she also worked with 3D printing of PLA and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites. Her research interests are in the field of Biopolymers, Recycling, Life Cycle Assessment, 3D Printing and Nanocomposites..