Bioanalyzer

• Grant number: 07/01737-6
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: March 01, 2008
• End date: April 30, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Esmeraldo Aparecido Cappelaro
• Grantee: Esmeraldo Aparecido Cappelaro
• Company: Nano Separation Technologies Indústria, Comércio e Representações Ltda
• City: São Carlos
• Associated researchers: Fernando Mauro Lanças

Abstract

This financial support request aim the design, construction and application of a new product, named of Biodiesel Analyser (Bioanalizer), which is going to be developed by a pool constituted of a National Small Company named NST - Nano Separation technologies, a non-profit scientific Association (IIC - International Institute of Cromatography) and two public universities (USP - University of Sao Paulo and UFG - Federal University of Goias). The analyzer should attend or exceed the specifications of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofluel (ANP), particularly that related to the ANP 42 Resolution, which the addition of biodiesel to the petrodiesel in the whole country. The analyzer will be fully controlled by computer software to be developed exclusively for this product, in Portuguese. The equipment is based on the literature data, in addition to the large experience of the proponent group in developing equipment, separation units and several computer software used in similar applications. (AU)