LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY
ABOUT
Created in 1989, LAGOA is a laboratory that congregates activities related to molecular geochemistry, petroleomics and an environmental chemistry. The laboratory is accredited by the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANP) and executes partnerships with companies and research groups, with main focus on molecular characterization of complex matrices and geochemical interpretation of petroleum and environmental ecology, environmental pollution and oil spills into the sea.
Petroleomic
Molecular chemical characterization of petroleum, one of the most complex organic mixtures in the world and of great economic value.
Molecular Organic Geochemistry
Use of fossil biomarkers in studies of biogenic or anthropogenic origin of organic matter in different matrices.
Characterization of biofuels, by-products and biomass
Qualitative and / or quantitative analysis of individual components, focusing on hydrocarbons and polar compounds from crude samples.
Characterization of complex matrices
Determination of the organic components of samples by chromatographic techniques coupled to mass spectrometry and ultra high resolution mass spectrometry.
Geochemical characterization of oils and rocks
Geochemical evaluation of oils and reservoir rocks as to origin, maturation and degree of biodegradation, through the study of the qualitative and quantitative composition of biomarkers.
Carbon Isotope Analysis
Determination of carbon 13 delta values in analyses of individual organic substances originating from fossil matrices and biofuels.
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Coordination
Débora de Almeida Azevedo
Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Graduated in Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1985), Master in Organic Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1990), PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1994) and Post-Doctoral fellow in Environmental Chemistry at CSIC-Barcelona/Spain (1999). Has experience in Chemistry, with emphasis on molecular chemical characterization of petroleum and bio-oils, in Geochemistry, Trace Analysis and Environmental Chemistry, working mainly on the following topics: Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry applied in several areas such as Organic Geochemistry, Biology, Biogeochemistry, Petroleum Geochemistry, Renewable Energy, among others. Worked for four years as a temporary substitute in the coordination of the Postgraduate Program in Organic Chemistry. Permanent researcher of the Graduate Program in Chemistry (previously called Graduate Program in Organic Chemistry) of the Chemistry Institute/UFRJ. Participated as a collaborating professor of the Graduate Program in Petroleum Systems of PEC/COPPE/UFRJ for 10 years, 2004-2014. Associate Editor of the journal Química Nova for 6 years, October 2008-November 2014. Reviewer of international journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Organic Geochemistry, Fuel, Energy and Fuel, Journal of Chromatography A, Science of the Total Environment, Atmospheric Environment, Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Geophysical Research. In 2008, she carried out a scientific exchange between Brazil and Germany at the Institute for Baltic Sea Studies - IOW of the University of Rostock, Warnemuende. Coordinator of several scientific projects funded by Cenpes/Petrobras. She has supervised 17 doctoral students and 29 master's students, 7 post-doctoral students, 11 undergraduate students and 12 scientific initiation students. H index of 25 in the Scopus database and the Web of Knowledge. Scientist of Our State - FAPERJ 2014 Call for Proposals. She was part of the Olympic team during the XXXI Olympic Games and XV Paralympic Games at LBCD-LADETEC, in 2016. She is currently the Secretary Director of the Brazilian Society of Mass Spectrometry (BrMASS), from 2017 to 2019, and Scientist of Our State - FAPERJ 2017 Call for Proposals. She has published over 100 scientific papers.