Sustainable gas pathways for Brazil: from microcosm to macrocosm

• Grant number: 15/50684-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2016
• End date: October 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Industries
• Agreement: NERC, UKRI ; Newton Fund, with FAPESP as a partner institution in Brazil
• Principal Investigator: Reinaldo Giudici
• Grantee: Reinaldo Giudici
• Principal researcher abroad: Adam Hawkes
• Institution abroad: Imperial College London, England
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant(s): 17/50136-7 - UK - Brazil collaboration on the new integrated assessment model MUSE, AP.R SPRINT; 17/13916-4 - EMU: acquisition of a cell sorter equipment for the Department of Chemical Engineering at EPUSP, AP.EMU
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/08393-8 - Experimental study and mathematical modeling of the alcoholic fermentation process considering thermal effects, BP.DR; 17/17530-3 - Production planning in sugarcane mills: new biogas technologies and optimal decisions, BP.DD; 16/20865-4 - Biogas production by solid anaerobic digesters from agroindustrial waste, BP.PD

Abstract

The Sustainable Gas Pathways for Brazil; from microcosm to macrocosm project will develop a range of data sets that may be on interest to other researchers and organizations across a variety of disciplines. The principal investigators are committed to contributing towards an academic knowledge-sharing environment and will endeavour to produce transparent and academically rigorous datasets and project outputs. The datasets that will arise from this project form two main categories, as follows. At the microcosm level, laboratory experiments and desktop process modelling will produce techno-economic data (process dynamics of bioethanol production, biochemical performances of dry anaerobic digester using sugarcane wastes, economic and environmental Impacts of integrated sugarcane-ethanol-biogas production processes), whilst a number of semi-structured interviews will be carried out to elicit key socio-economic impact around biogas industry. At the macrocosm level, a broader picture of the energy system in Brazil is created, covering potential pathways of gas infrastructure, the electricity system, and the broader national energy system (energy demand projections for residential, commercial, industry and transport sector, Infrastructure development pathways to serve future energy demands; model predictions for electricity and gas characteristics inducing seasonal variations; land use, carbon sequestration, water quality and drinking water and ecological impacts of biogas production). (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TORRAGA, MARIA G. F.; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Mathematical Modeling of the Stabilizer-Free Dispersion Copolymerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride: Particle Growth. MACROMOLECULAR REACTION ENGINEERING, SEP 2020. (15/50684-9)

PUENTES, J. A.; RIBEIRO, C. O.; RUELAS, E. A.; FIGUEROA, V.. Ethanol Fuel Demand Forecasting in Brazil Using a LSTM Recurrent Neural Network Approach. IEEE Latin America Transactions, v. 19, n. 4, p. 551-558, APR 2021. (15/50684-9, 14/50279-4)

OLIVIERI, V, GUSTAVO; DE QUADROS JR, V, JACYR; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Epoxidation Reaction of Soybean Oil: Experimental Study and Comprehensive Kinetic Modeling. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 59, n. 42, p. 18808-18823, OCT 21 2020. (15/50684-9, 19/00289-7)

PIFFER, MICHAEL ANTONIO; ZAIAT, MARCELO; DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO OLLER; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU. Dynamics of sulfate reduction in the thermophilic dark fermentation of sugarcane vinasse: A biohydrogen-independent approach targeting enhanced bioenergy production. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 5, OCT 2021. (15/50684-9, 14/50279-4, 17/00080-5, 15/06246-7)

MUTRAN, VICTORIA M.; RIBEIRO, CELMA O.; NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO A. O.; CHACHUAT, BENOIT. Risk-conscious optimization model to support bioenergy investments in the Brazilian sugarcane industry. APPLIED ENERGY, v. 258, JAN 15 2020. (18/08255-1, 17/17530-3, 15/50684-9)

DE SOUZA, JULIANA RODRIGUES; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Effect of diffusional limitations on the kinetics of deacetylation of chitin/chitosan. Carbohydrate Polymers, v. 254, FEB 15 2021. (15/50684-9, 13/50218-2, 14/50279-4)

PIFFER, MICHAEL ANTONIO; OLIVEIRA, CRISTIANE ARRUDA; BOVIO-WINKLER, PATRICIA; ENG, FELIPE; ETCHEBEHERE, CLAUDIA; ZAIAT, MARCELO; DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO OLLER; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU. Sulfate- and pH-driven metabolic flexibility in sugarcane vinasse dark fermentation stimulates biohydrogen evolution, sulfidogenesis or homoacetogenesis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v. 47, n. 73, p. 21-pg., 2022-08-26. (14/50279-4, 15/06246-7, 20/03429-1, 15/50684-9, 17/00080-5)

GARCIA, JESSICA M.; BERNARDINO, IGOR R. B.; CALASANS, VINICIUS; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Kinetics of the hydrolysis of acetic anhydride using reaction calorimetry: effects of strong acid catalyst and salts. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN, v. 166, p. 29-39, FEB 2021. (15/50684-9, 13/50218-2)

CASTRO, RUBENS E. N.; ALVES, RITA M. B.; NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO A. O.. Dynamic simulation of multiple-effect evaporation. CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING, v. 34, p. 14-pg., 2022-06-01. (20/15230-5, 14/50279-4, 15/50684-9)

DE OLIVEIRA, LUCAS LYRIO; RIBEIRO, CELMA DE OLIVEIRA; QADRDAN, MEYSAM. Analysis of electricity supply and demand intra-annual dynamics in Brazil: A multi-period and multi-regional generation expansion planning model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, v. 137, p. 18-pg., 2022-05-01. (15/50684-9, 17/50136-7, 14/50279-4)

TORRAGA, MARIA G. F.; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Stabilizer-Free Dispersion Copolymerization Monitoring by In-Line NIR Spectroscopy. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 59, n. 35, p. 9-pg., 2020-09-02. (15/50684-9)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ZAIAT, MARCELO; OLLER DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO. Molasses vs. juice: Maximizing biohydrogen production in sugarcane biorefineries to diversify renewable energy generation. JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING, v. 37, p. 14-pg., 2020-10-01. (15/50684-9, 17/00080-5, 15/06246-7)

REGO, ERIK EDUARDO; RIBEIRO, CELMA DE OLIVEIRA; DO VALLE COSTA, OSWALDO LUIZ; HO, LINDA LEE. Thermoelectric dispatch: From utopian planning to reality. ENERGY POLICY, v. 106, p. 266-277, JUL 2017. (15/50684-9, 14/50279-4)

DUTENKEFER, RAPHAEL DE MORAES; RIBEIRO, CELMA DE OLIVEIRA; MUTRAN, VICTORIA MORGADO; REGO, ERIK EDUARDO. The insertion of biogas in the sugarcane mill product portfolio: A study using the robust optimization approach. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 91, p. 729-740, AUG 2018. (15/50684-9, 14/50279-4, 17/17530-3)

FUESS, L. T.; CRUZ, R. B. C. M.; ZAIAT, M.; NASCIMENTO, C. A. O.. Diversifying the portfolio of sugarcane biorefineries: Anaerobic digestion as the core process for enhanced resource recovery. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 147, SEP 2021. (14/50279-4, 15/50684-9, 17/00080-5, 15/06246-7)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ENG, FELIPE; BOVIO-WINKLER, PATRICIA; ETCHEBEHERE, CLAUDIA; ZAIAT, MARCELO; NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO OLLER DO. Methanogenic consortia from thermophilic molasses-fed structured-bed reactors: microbial characterization and responses to varying food-to-microorganism ratios. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. N/A, p. 21-pg., 2022-12-15. (17/00080-5, 15/06246-7, 14/50279-4, 15/50684-9)

SANTOS, PRISCILLA SOARES; ZAIAT, MARCELO; OLLER DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU. Does sugarcane vinasse composition variability affect the bioenergy yield in anaerobic systems? A dual kinetic-energetic assessment. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 240, DEC 10 2019. (15/50684-9, 17/00080-5, 15/06246-7)

TORRAGA, MARIA G. F.; COLMAN, MARIA M. E.; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Hydrolysis of acetic anhydride: In situ, real-time monitoring using NIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Chemical Engineering Science, v. 210, DEC 31 2019. (15/50684-9)

PEREIRA, RODRIGO, V; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Mathematical modeling of emulsion copolymerization regarding particle size distribution and average molecular weights. Chemical Engineering Science, v. 265, p. 16-pg., 2023-01-16. (18/23159-9, 15/50684-9)

NICULA DE CASTRO, RUBENS ELISEU; BRITO ALVES, RITA MARIA; OLLER NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO. Assessing the sugarcane bagasse and straw as a biofuel to propel light vehicles. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS, v. 5, n. 9, p. 15-pg., 2021-04-06. (15/50684-9, 14/50279-4)

CASSENS, BEATRIZ N.; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Modeling the Formation of Rigid Polyurethane Foams Using Hydrofluorolefin as Expanding Agent. MACROMOLECULAR REACTION ENGINEERING, v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2023-04-14. (15/50684-9)

MUTRAN, VICTORIA M.; RIBEIRO, CELMA O.; NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO O. A.; CHACHUAT, BENOIT; KISS, AA; ZONDERVAN, E; LAKERVELD, R; OZKAN, L. Risk-conscious approach to optimizing bioenergy investments in the Brazilian sugarcane industry. 29TH EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS ENGINEERING, PT A, v. 46, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01. (18/08255-1, 15/50684-9, 17/17530-3)

ELIODORIO, KEVY PONTES; DE GOIS E CUNHAA, GABRIEL CAETANO; MUELLER, CAROLINE; LUCARONI, ANA CAROLINA; GIUDICI, REINALDO; WALKER, GRAEME MAXWELL; ALVES, SERGIO LUIZ, JR.; BASSO, THIAGO OLITTA; GADD, GM; SARIASLANI, S. Advances in yeast alcoholic fermentations for the production of bioethanol, beer and wine. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, VOL 109, v. 109, p. 59-pg., 2019-01-01. (15/50684-9, 19/08393-8, 18/17172-2)

DE OLIVEIRA, LUCAS LYRIO; KERDAN, IVAN GARCIA; RIBEIRO, CELMA DE OLIVEIRA; OLLER DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO; REGO, ERIK EDUARDO; GIAROLA, SARA; HAWKES, ADAM. Modelling the technical potential of bioelectricity production under land use constraints: A multi-region Brazil case study. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 123, MAY 2020. (15/50684-9, 17/50136-7)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ZAIAT, MARCELO; OLLER DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO. Novel insights on the versatility of biohydrogen production from sugarcane vinasse via thermophilic dark fermentation: Impacts of pH-driven operating strategies on acidogenesis metabolite profiles. Bioresource Technology, v. 286, AUG 2019. (15/50684-9, 17/00080-5, 15/06246-7)

OLIVIERI, V, GUSTAVO; DE QUADROS JR, V, JACYR; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Evaluation of Potential Designs for a Continuous Epoxidation Reactor. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 60, n. 39, p. 14099-14112, OCT 6 2021. (19/00289-7, 15/50684-9)

TORRAGA, MARIA G. F.; COLMAN, MARIA M. E.; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Mathematical Modeling of Inverse Miniemulsion Polymerization of Acrylamide with an Oil-Soluble Initiator. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 60, n. 43, p. 15428-15442, NOV 3 2021. (15/50684-9)

TORRAGA, MARIA G. F.; GIUDICI, REINALDO. Mathematical Modeling of the Stabilizer-Free Dispersion Copolymerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride: Particle Growth. MACROMOLECULAR REACTION ENGINEERING, v. 14, n. 5, OCT 2020. (15/50684-9)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; FUENTES, LAURA; BOVIO-WINKLER, PATRICIA; ENG, FELIPE; ETCHEBEHERE, CLAUDIA; ZAIAT, MARCELO; OLLER DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO. Full details on continuous biohydrogen production from sugarcane molasses are unraveled: Performance optimization, self-regulation, metabolic correlations and quanti-qualitative biomass characterization. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, v. 414, JUN 15 2021. (15/06246-7, 15/50684-9, 17/00080-5, 14/50279-4)

HUGHES, NICK; MUTRAN, VICTORIA MORGADO; TOMEI, JULIA; RIBEIRO, CELMA DE OLIVEIRA; OLLER DO NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO. Strength in diversity? Past dynamics and future drivers affecting demand for sugar, ethanol, biogas and bioelectricity from Brazil's sugarcane sector. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 141, OCT 2020. (15/50684-9, 17/17530-3)