Christina Dorado
USDA-ARS, USA
Biography
Dorado is a research chemist for the Citrus and Other Subtropical Products Research Unit located at the US Horticultural Research Laboratory (USHRL). She is currently working on various collaborative projects with USHRL scientists implementing steam explosion technology on sweet orange, grapefruit and processed lime peel. She has interests in implementing steam explosion technology on other Florida crops including sugar beets, olive leaves and banana plant residues. She is a Member of the Farm2Fly working group which explores the potential of utilizing locally grown sugar beets to create sustainable jet fuel. She has over four years of experience in biomass valorization methods including thermochemical, high pressure and catalytic processes for the conversion of biomass