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Reatores de biofilme utilizados no tratamento de efluentes e na geração de hidrogênio
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 13/03/2023)The increase in domestic and industrial waste has accompanied the rapid growth of population and industrial development since the beginning of the 20th century. Speaking of the century, the correct disposal of urban waste ... -
A reciclagem química como alternativa ao tratamento de resíduos plásticos no Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 15/12/2020)Recycling is a process carried out in the transformation of products. This can be done mechanically, chemically and energetically. In each of the defined types there are different processes, as well as the final products ... -
Repensando o ciclo: avaliação do ciclo de vida do ácido polilático em substituição do polietileno em absorventes descartáveis
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 14/12/2020)The strong trend of products with more sustainable life cycles is promoting changes in the way they are produced today, with the search for cleaner energy matrices, renewable sources, and environmentally favorable waste ... -
Resíduos oriundos do descarte de painéis fotovoltaicos: propostas atuais para tratamento e desafios para o Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 14/03/2023)In light of the growing environmental degradation caused by the use of fossil fuels, solar energy arises as a clean and renewable source of power. This is achieved through the use of photovoltaic panels, which capture solar ... -
Revisão crítica de técnicas para estudo de propriedades ácido-base de catalisadores heterogêneos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 12/09/2022)Currently, around 85% to 90% of all petrochemical and chemical industrial processes in large industries are catalytic. The insertion of catalytic steps makes the process more environmentally sustainable, as it leads to the ... -
Uma revisão dos desenvolvimentos recentes na aplicação de pós-tratamentos ao digestato da digestão anaeróbia a partir de resíduos sólidos urbanos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 12/09/2022)Anaerobic digestion is a consolidated process technology for managing waste, with a large number of publications on this topic, due to its ability to degrade organic solid waste and generate biogas as renewable energy. ... -
Revisão sistemática da literatura com Bibliometrix sobre forças de adesão de nanopartículas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 12/09/2022)This work is a systematic review of the literature that aims to elucidate the roots of knowledge about adhesion forces between nanoparticles and surfaces, given the strong relationship between this topic and air filtration. ... -
Uma revisão sobre os atributos de escoabilidade de diferentes variedades de açúcar
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 14/10/2020)Knowledge of the physical-chemical and flow properties of particulate materials is relevant for the correct sizing and optimization of the equipment production chain and increased efficiency of the industrial plant. In the ... -
Rota para produção de biodiesel de microalgas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 22/01/2024)This work presents a possible bench-scale technological pathway for biodiesel production from microalgae. Microalgae are found worldwide and are potential producers of raw material for biodiesel. They are still underexplored ... -
Segurança de processos na indústria 4.0
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 14/12/2020)The concept of "Industry 4.0" or "Fourth Industrial Revolution" is recent and has been discussing the use of different technologies for the development of smart factories. The concepts associated with Process Safety have ... -
Simulação CFD de um leito de jorro cônico utilizando OpenFOAM
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 28/06/2021)The performance of open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, OpenFOAM, relative to the widely-used Ansys suite of CFD software, was evaluated through the validation of two equivalent simulations of a spouted ... -
Simulação da combustão em motores a jato utilizando CFD
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 16/11/2021)Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), usually applied in the simulation of flows, combined with the simulation of chemical reactions is an interesting tool in the design and development of highly complex equipment, such as ... -
Simulação da produção de xilitol por via fermentativa a partir do hidrolisado hemicelulósico de bagaço de cana-de-açúcar utilizando o software livre Scilab
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 11/12/2017)Xylitol is a five-carbon polyalcohol presented in many fruits and vegetables, as well as yeasts, lichens and mushrooms. It is a white crystalline powder and odorless sweetener. Compared to sucrose, it has similar sweetness ... -
Simulação da secagem de bagaço de laranja em leito de jorro por um modelo em cascata usando softwares gratuitos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 22/02/2024)Due to the increasing consumption and production of orange derivatives, a large amount of biomass, generically known as bagasse, is generated. This biomass has potential for several applications, such as use for animal ... -
Simulação da transferência de calor em um biorreator de leito empacotado operado em modo pseudo-contínuo (BLEPC) para fermentação em estado sólido (FES)
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 10/12/2019)The pursuit of renewable energy sources and economically viable methods in energy production has become imperative nowadays. In developing countries with high availability of arable land, there is the possibility of exploring ... -
Simulação de um sistema de geração de ar comprimido
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 16/11/2021)Compressed air is an utility with several applications in industry. Cleaning of equipments and environment, operating pneumatic machineries and robots, drying tanks and spray dying are some examples of common applications ... -
Simulação de uma coluna de destilação para produção de etanol hidratado e análise de perdas na vinhaça e pureza do etanol produzido
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 27/09/2021)The industrial distillation process is complex and since the adoption of ethanol as a fuel, replacing gasoline, it has become a strategic process for the country. Wines produced from fermentation have a concentration of ... -
Simulação dinâmica da produção de biossurfactantes pelas bactérias Pseudomonas aeruginosa e Pseudomonas fluorescens utilizando modelo cinético de Monod
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 12/09/2022)Surfactants are tensoative compounds with amphipathic characteristics, due to the presence of hydrophilic and hydrophobic structures in the same molecule, which gives them the property of distributing themselves between ... -
Simulação do processo de adoçamento do gás natural por DEA e recuperação do enxofre pelo processo Claus
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 29/08/2023)Natural gas (NG) is an important energy source due to its abundance and lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to other fossil fuels. However, the presence of acidic contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in NG is ... -
Simulação do processo de separação do xilitol proveniente da rota biotecnológica de fermentação da xilose utilizando os softwares livres COCO e Scilab
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, , Câmpus São Carlos, 18/06/2018)Within a context of a growing global market of low-calorie products, it is possible to highlight the production of sweeteners – products whose sweetening capacity is similar to sucrose – among which is xylitol, a sugar ...