RESEARCH AREAS
Dr Raddadi has been working on the following research topics, developed also in the frame of national and international research collaborations:
- Development and optimization of biotechnological processes for the production of fine chemicals and bioactive compounds from residues/byproducts of agrifood industries.
- Selection of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms (pure cultures and consortia) with the ability to degrade synthetic plastics/polymers
- Isolation, characterization and identification of extremophilic/extremotolerant bacteria from non-conventional environments (hot deserts (sahara) and inland saline systems) and their screening for the selection of new isolates with interesting biotechnological traits including the production of extremozymes and extremolytes
- Selection of marine aerobic bacteria for their ability to produce biomolecules of industrial interest (i.e.. biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers and exopolysaccharides) and that could be applied for the development of formulations for the stimulation of the biodegradation of hydrocarbons under marine environment.
- Microbial diversity associated with Arthropods vectors of plant and human disease and development of strategies for symbiotic control
- Genetic diversity and relationship among the “Bacillus cereus group”. Bacillus thuringiensis - Biocontrol, plant growth promotion and biosafety. Molecular diversity of Bacillus anthracis and development of markers and strategies for the identification of Bacillus cereus/Bacillus thuringiensis strains closely related to Bacillus anthracis
RESEARCH PROJECTS
- INGREEN (H2020, GA 838120, 2019-2022). The project aims at the production of functional ingredients with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties (for cosmetics, food, feed applications) from paper and agrofood side-streams.
- TERMINUS (H2020, GA 814400, 2019-2023) The project aims at developing innovative, recyclable multilayer plastic packaging based on enzymes degrading adhesive/tie layer polymers
- EU FP7-KBBE project “New BIOtechnologiCaL approaches for biodegrading and promoting the environmEntal biotrAnsformation of syNthetic polymeric materials” (BIOCLEAN), Grant agreement n. 312100
- EU FP7-KBBE project “Integrated Biotechnological Solutions for Combating Marine Oil Spills” (KILLSPILL), Grant agreement n. 312139
- EU FP7-KBBE project “Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology for Xenobiotics’ and pollutants’ clean up” (ULIXES), Grant agreement n. 266473
- EU FP7- Capacities project " BIOtechnology for the recovery of valuable peptides from industrial RICE by-products and production of added value ingredients for nutraceuticals, functional foods and cosmetics " (BIORICE), Grant agreement no. 605285
- Progetto ministeriale MIPAAF 2009 “EXTRAVALORE” (Valorizzazione dei sottoprodotti della filiera del biodiesel)
- ATENA (Approcci Tecnologici Nuovi per l’Aumento della shelf-life e del contenuto di servizio nei prodotti qualificanti il modello alimentare mediterraneo), progetto finanziato dal Ministero dello sviluppo economico nell’ambito del bando Programma Industria 2015-Made in Italy.
- Cluster AGRIFOOD (progetto 4 Sostenibilità della filiera agroalimentare – SO.FI.A). "Recupero e riutilizzo di sottoprodotti e scarti delle trasformazioni agroalimentari (prodotti freschi IV gamma, industria cerealicola e vitivinicola, lattiero-casearia e della carne) per la produzione di molecole ad alto valore aggiunto, nuovi alimenti ed energia", nell'ambito dei progetti MIUR "Sviluppo e potenziamento di cluster tecnologici nazionali".
