
LCGC International spoke to Cristian Reale about an eco-friendly SFC-PDA method that rapidly measures furocoumarins in Citrus essential oils.

Cristian Reale is a Ph.D. student in Chemical Sciences at the University of Messina (Messina Institute of Technology) under the supervision of Professor Paola Donato and Professor Luigi Mondello. His research focuses on the development of green and sustainable analytical methods, with a primary focus on supercritical fluid extraction and chromatography. His work centers on the characterization and profiling of complex natural matrices, including Citrus essential oils, biological, and lipid-rich samples.