BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Siracusa Valentina is an Associate Professor of Chemistry for Engineering at Catania University Italy. She received her degree in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Catania, Italy. She completed her PhD and post-PhD study working on the synthesis and characterization of innovative polyesters used in the engineering field. After a period as lectures for "Chemistry and Materials" for Engineering, from 2006. She collaborates to several research projects, both for academic than industrial interest, on topic such as recycle, ambient, food packaging, graphene for packaging application. Actually, she collaborates with national and international research groups on biopolymers used in the field of food packaging, for modified atmosphere packaging of fresh foods, with also Life Cycle Assessment study (with SimaPro8 software). She is author of more than 80 papers in high impact factor scientific journals, she is author of several book chapters for Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, she is author of articles for special Module of Elsevier Encyclopaedia and she is guest editor of International Journals.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Her research interest includes synthesis and full characterization of biodegradable and bio-based polymers; gas barrier behaviour; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of polymers for food packaging applications; thermal and photo degradation behaviour of packaging materials analyzed during food shelf-life study.
