Byron PEREZ

Byron is a Ph.D. researcher on the ‘Urban Microalgae-Based Protein Production’ project at the Singapore ETH Centre. He works on the integration of pulsed electric fields technology to boost the efficiency of microalgae production and downstream processing.

His research focuses on the design of a biorefinery platform for the extraction and utilization of high value compounds from microalgae for more sustainable food applications with high nutritional value.

Publications

• Pérez, B., Garrido, J., Endara, A., Landázuri, A., & Ramírez Cárdenas, L. (2022). Optimization of the extraction and precipitation process of a leaf protein concentrate from Moringa oleifera Lam. Rev. Fac. Nac. Agron. Medellín, 75(1). doi: external page 10.15446/rfnam.v75n1.95163
  
  
• Pérez, B., Endara, A., Garrido, J., & Ramírez Cárdenas, L. (2021). Extraction of anthocyanins from Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum) and determination of their antioxidant capacity. Rev. Fac. Nac. Agron, 74(1). doi: external page 10.15446/rfnam.v74n1.89089

Awards

• 2023: ETH Medal: Outstanding Master's thesis
• 2022: EFFoST MSc Student of the Year Award
• 2020: Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Program, ETH Foundation