In this study microwave-assisted preparation procedures for decomposition of several inorganic samples and further analysis by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) were developed. In order to ...

This PhD thesis proposes evaluation of the possibilities and analytical applications of the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) techniques for the determination ...

Plants have developed several defense strategies against herbivory, one of which is the response of induced defenses that represents the biosynthesis of phytotoxic molecules through attack. Plant resistance mechanisms can ...

Multicomponent reactions and protocols mediated by light and electrochemistry are powerful tools for modern organic synthesis. Moreover, they obey several principles of green chemistry such as atom economy, catalysis, waste ...

Bovine mastitis and hoof diseases are infections responsible for great economic losses in the Brazilian agricultural sector. Such losses are associated with a reduction in milk and meat production leading to extreme cases ...

The biosynthetic potential of microorganisms for the production of secondary metabolites is limited by the routes encoded in their genome. However, although this potential is enormous, few of them are expressed under ...

Zika Virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes species. The disease may be asymptomatic or present clinical such as: conjunctivitis, fever, headache, and in severe cases development of fetal microcephaly and ...

Sustainable chemistry has gained relevance in recent years, not only in the fine chemical industry, but also in organic synthesis. This new conception of chemistry allows the development of environmentally friendly processes, ...

Compared with traditional separation methods, polymeric membranes have low operation cost, fast separation rate and versatility. One interesting way of changing membrane properties is mixing additives into the polymeric ...

Modeling the structure and morphology of crystals is of great interest in the field of science and industry, as these factors are strongly linked in determining the properties of materials. That said, Ca10V6O25 compounds ...