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Atrazina - aprovações de agrotóxicos no Brasil, seus efeitos ao meio ambiente e para os seres humanos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-03-13)
With the significant population growth in recent years and the recent global reach of 8 billion people, the lack of food for everyone has become a recurring discussion. In order to achieve higher yields in crops, the use ...
Estudo de viabilidade para a produção de gás de síntese em uma usina de etanol
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-03-14)
One of Brazil's main industries is the sugarcane industry, which has great potential for growth over the years. In this industry, there are several byproducts and wastes generated that are currently not widely used, such ...
Análise e resolução de desvios no processo de fermentação para produção de etanol hidratado em uma usina sucroalcooleira "X" no noroeste paulista
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-03-14)
The indiscriminate use of non-renewable energy sources, like petroleum and coal has been dramatically reducing the fossil fuel sources and causing serious environmental damage, such as the worsening of the natural greenhouse ...
A importância da produção de açúcar no Brasil: revisão sobre os aspectos sócio-econômicos-ambientais do processo produtivo do açúcar no Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-03-13)
The objective of this work is to review the socio-environmental and socio-economic aspects of the sugar production process from sugar cane in Brazil. In this way, obtaining with the work the understanding of the concepts ...
Avaliação do aproveitamento energético dos resíduos da indústria de óleo de rícino por meio da cogeração
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-08-28)
The castor bean plant (Ricinus communis L.) is an oilseed crop from which castor oil is extracted, that has various applications, such as a bio lubricant, raw material for bioplastics and biodiesel, additive in coatings, ...
A descarbonização e a importância do gás natural como fonte de energia no processo de transição energética
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-08-28)
In a scenario of extreme weather conditions and increasingly frequent natural disasters, concern for environmental issues has been gaining more prominence in political, social, and economic discussions. Global warming, one ...
Análise técnico-econômica da produção de hidrogênio via reforma a vapor do etanol para a síntese de amônia
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-08-29)
The use of fossil fuels as opposed to the use of renewable sources or processes with lower environmental impacts is still guided, in general, by the lack of economically attractive solutions in the market to compete and ...
Modelagem da fermentação alcoólica de uma usina sucroalcooleira
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-08-29)
In the face of the challenge of climate change, the search for alternative energy sources that are economically and environmentally viable is necessary. In this paradigm, the production of ethanol through fermentation is ...
Produção de bioquerosene de aviação: uma análise comparativa de diferentes processos tecnológicos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-08-28)
In the face of growing global concern about climate change and environmental events witnessed over the past decades, there arises an urgent need to seek alternatives that minimize the impacts of human activities, particularly ...
Conversão do glicerol a propilenoglicol utilizando catalisadores a base de cobre
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2023-08-28)
The hydrogenolysis of glycerol is one of the main routes for the production of
propylene glycol and will be the object of study of this work. In order to carry out a kinetic
study aimed at increasing the glycerol conversion ...