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Marina Al Daccache holds a PhD in industrial process engineering (UTC - Sorbonne University) and in chemistry (USJ). She is an Assisstant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering at ESIB, where she teaches various courses, including separation techniques, solid and hazardous waste management and, food manufacturing. Her research focuses on waste recovery and fermentation processes. She is also the ABET assessment coordinator for the department and advisor to the AIChE student chapter.
Highest degree : PhD in Process Engineering - Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) - France
Degrees | University | Country | Year |
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PhD chemistry | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2019 |
PhD process engineering | Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) | France | 2019 |
Master Industrial Technology | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2016 |
Biochemistry | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2014 |
Engineering and Technology, Sciences
Patents 1. Al Daccache M, Assaf J.C, Lteif R., Maroun, R., & Louka, N (2023). Biofilm – Based Alcoholic Fermentation using Yeasts. Lebanon : Patent number: 12910. 2. Al Daccache, M., Salameh, D., Maroun, R., & Louka, N. (2017). New indigenous yeast strains “Hanseniaspora Meyeri-Libani” for the elaboration of cider”. Lebanon: Patent number: 12017/10- 11265L Publications 1. Abdo Tannouri, Ziad Rizk, Marina Al Daccache, Chantal Ghanem, Valérie Azzi, Richard G. Maroun, Zeina Hobaika , Dominique Salameh (2023) ‘Study of Raw Material Pretreatment and the Microbiota Selection Effect on the Composting Process Efficiency’, Agronomy, pp. 1–18. 2. Assaf, J. C. and Al Daccache, M. (2023) ‘Special Issue on “Processing and Conversion of Oil and Gas: Modeling, Control, Simulation and Optimization”’, Processes, 11(2), pp. 2– 3. Abdo Tannouri, Ziad Rizk, Marina Al Daccache, Chantal Ghanem, Valérie Azzi, Rami Haddad, Richard G. Maroun, Zeina Hobaika , Rebecca Badra and Dominique Salameh, 2022, “Characterization of Antagonist Potential of Selected Compost Bacterial Isolates (CBI) against Plant and Human Pathogens”, Agronomy 2022, 12, 2977. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12122977 4. Al Daccache Marina, Mohamed Koubaa, Dominique Salameh, Richard G Maroun, Nicolas Louka, and Eugène Vorobiev. 2020. “Ultrasound-Assisted Fermentation for Cider Production from Lebanese Apples.” Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 104952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104952 5. Al Daccache Marina, Mohamed Koubaa, Dominique Salameh, Eugène Vorobiev, Richard G. Maroun, and Nicolas Louka. 2020. “Control of the sugar/ethanol conversion rate during moderate pulsed electric field-assisted fermentation of a Hanseniaspora sp. strain to produce low-alcohol cider.” Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 59: 102258. 6. Al Daccache Marina, Mohamed Koubaa, Richard G. Maroun, Dominique Salameh, Nicolas Louka, and Eugène Vorobiev. 2020. “Pulsed electric field-assisted fermentation of Hanseniaspora sp. yeast isolated from Lebanese apples.” Food Research International 129 (November 2019):108840. 7. Al Daccache M, Koubaa M, Maroun RG, Salameh D, Louka N, Vorobiev E. Suitability of the Lebanese “Ace Spur” Apple Variety for Cider Production Using Hanseniaspora sp. Yeast, Fermentation 2020:1– 13. 8. Al Daccache Marina, Mohamed Koubaa, Richard G. Maroun, Dominique Salameh, Nicolas Louka, and Eugène Vorobiev. 2020. “Impact of the Physicochemical Composition and Microbial Diversity in Apple Juice Fermentation Process: A Review.” Molecules 25(16):3698. 9. AL Daccache Marina, Dominique Salameh, Laure E. L. Chamy, Mohamed Koubaa, Richard G. Maroun, Eugène Vorobiev, and Nicolas Louka. 2020. “Evaluation of the Fermentative Capacity of an Indigenous Hanseniaspora Sp. Strain Isolated from Lebanese Apples for Cider Production.” FEMS Microbiology Letters 367(12). Book Chapters 1. Marina Al Daccache, Nicolas Louka, Richard G. Maroun, Dominique Salameh “Culture condition changes for enhancing fermentation processes” in « Fermentation Processes: Emerging and Conventional Technologies », in Wiley 2. Marina Al Daccache, Mohamed Koubaa , Nicolas Louka , Richard G. Maroun Eugène Vorobiev , Hiba N. Rajha, Separation, purification, analyses, and preservation of polyphenols from book "Technologies to Recover Polyphenols from AgroFood By-products and Wastes"- Elsevier book International conferences 1. Al Daccache M., Pulsed electric field-assisted fermentation of Hanseniaspora sp. yeast isolated from Lebanese apples, 3rd World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine and Food & Environmental Technologies, 2019 2. Al Daccache M., Quantitation of total polyphenol content in Lebanese apple used for cider production, 18th ISANH Middle East World Congress on Antioxidants, 2017