María Estarli Villalba

Process optimization to produce different Omega-3 products -Plant mass balances and cost-benefit analysis -Reduction of expenses in product, raw material and energy -Plant trials to increase process yields -Feasibility studies, proof of concepts to predict success of new products -Research studies and generation of reports and presentations with conclusions and recommendations for technical and commercial projects -Process flow diagrams, data sheets and P&ID’s -GMP & SOP

Conversion of by-products into valuable feedstock -Design, development and optimization of anhydrides production -Translation of technical documentation (experiments outcome, company data, patents) into design of experiments and new ideas and proposals -Evaluation of experimental results (Chromatograms, diagrams), analytical tools (FT-IR) and technology aspects to determinate the best reaction conditions -Flow diagrams and mass and energy balances -Conceptual process design for implementation

Erasmus scholarship - 1 academic year

Master´s Thesis: Design of a plant for Production of Microbial polysaccharides to be used as food additives: -Feasibility study: alternatives analysis -Equipment design and plans and drawings of the plant implementation -Environmental impact and should cost analysis -Loop control systems design