Short-c-vitae: Claudia Zini holds a degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1984), a master's degree in chemistry from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1990) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul / University of Waterloo (2002). She is currently a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. She has experience in Analytical Chemistry, working mainly on the following topics: comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detector, volatile and semi-volatile compounds from various matrices, extraction and separation, environmental analytical chemistry, ecological chemistry. Among the main study matrices are: wines, fruit juices, food in general, plants, essential oils, bio-oil, tar, petroleum, coal, bitumen, etc.

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H-index: 22                                                       Number of publications: more than 80

Important papers:

1.            Mayer, F. M.; Teixeira, C. M.; Pacheco, J. G.A.; De Souza, C. T.; Bauer, D. V.; Caramão, E. B.; Espindola, J. S.; Trierweiler, J. O.; Perez-Lopez, O. W.; Zini, C. A. Characterization of analytical fast pyrolysis vapors of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) using metal-modified HZSM-5. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, p. 87-95, 2018.

2.            Osta, G.; Nicolli, K.; Welke, J.; Manfroi, V.; ZINI, C. Volatile Profile of Sparkling Wines Produced with the Addition of Mannoproteins or Lees before Second Fermentation Performed with Free and Immobilized Yeasts. Journal of The Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 29 p. 1866-1875, 2018.

3.            Souza Silva, R. A.; Saboia, G.; Jorge, N. C.; Hoffmann, C.; Isaias, R. M. S.; Soares, G.L.G.; Zini, C. A. . Development of a HS-SPME-GC/MS protocol assisted by chemometric tools to study herbivore-induced volatiles in Myrcia splendens. Talanta, v. 175, p. 9-20, 2017.