Biorefinery development integrated to a bioethanol sugar cane plant with zero CO2 emission: routes to convert renewable resources to bio-products and bio-electricity

• Grant number: 15/20630-4
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: April 01, 2017 - March 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Industries
• Principal Investigator: Rubens Maciel Filho
• Grantee: Rubens Maciel Filho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Química (FEQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Francisco Maugeri Filho ; Maria Regina Wolf Maciel ; Reginaldo Guirardello
• Associated researchers: Adriano Pinto Mariano ; Aline Carvalho da Costa ; André Luiz Jardini Munhoz ; Antonio Maria Francisco Luiz Jose Bonomi ; Aulus Roberto Romão Bineli ; Bruno Colling Klein ; Carlos Eduardo Vaz Rossell ; Daniele Farias ; Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais ; Elmer Alberto Ccopa Rivera ; Francisco Maugeri Filho ; Laura Plazas Tovar ; Leonardo Vasconcelos Fregolente ; Luisa Fernanda Rios Pinto ; Maria Ingrid Rocha Barbosa Schiavon ; Marija Tasic ; Marina Oliveira de Souza Dias ; Otavio Cavalett ; Raphael Soeiro Suppino ; Rosana Goldbeck Coelho ; Sarita Candida Rabelo ; Tassia Lopes Junqueira ; Viktor Oswaldo Cardenas Concha
• Associated grant(s): 19/26569-6 - Multi-user equipment approved in grant 2015/20630-4: miniLab rheology, AP.EMU; 19/26570-4 - Multi-user equipment approved in grant 2015/20630-4: mini-jet, AP.EMU; 19/11912-7 - ICEF13 - 13th International Congress on Engineering and Food, AR.EXT; + associated grants 18/17966-9 - XVI Latin-American Polymer Symposium and XIV Iberoamerican Polymer Congress, AR.EXT; 18/02742-8 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMASS - iconBM 2018, AR.EXT; 17/14056-9 - Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cultivation in vinasse for bioethanol production, AV.EXT; 17/08671-2 - 11th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, AR.EXT - associated grants
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/02016-0 - Experimental analysis of catalytic compositions in a microreactor for hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming, BP.IC; 21/08940-9 - Hydrogen production from ethanol in micro reactors for fuel cells, BP.DD; 21/05719-0 - Synthesis of L-lactid dimer via reactive distillation and synthesis and Processing of Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) proposal linked to the thematic project: 2015/20630-4, BP.DD; + associated scholarships 20/05612-8 - Development of customized mandible prosthesis produced by additive manufacturing and functionalized for local drug delivery, BP.PD; 20/03823-1 - Thermodynamic characterization of the sub and supercritical gasification reaction of lignocellulosic biomass, BP.MS; 19/24071-0 - Comparative evaluation of processes for obtaining 1st and 2nd generation hydrated and anhydro bioethanol using models of non-equilibrium stages, BP.MS; 19/03019-0 - Development of a vacuum and condensation system to recover acetone-butanol-ethanol from fermentation broths, BP.MS; 19/01723-2 - Evaluation of heat and water integration alternatives of sugarcane biorefineries, BP.DD; 18/14223-5 - Obtaining symbiotic microcapsules of xylo-oligosaccharides from sugarcane straw, BP.MS; 18/25925-0 - N-butanol production from fermentation of sugar cane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate with cell immobilization, BP.IC; 18/20787-9 - Strategies for microalgae biomass saccharification targeting bioethanol 3G production, BP.DR; 17/27092-3 - Technoeconomic analysis of a sugarcane biorefinery with bio-based chemicals and optimized ethanol production, BP.PD; 17/23335-9 - Biorefinery development integrated to a bioethanol sugar cane plant with zero CO2 emission: routes to convert renewable resources to bio-products and bio-electricity, BP.TT; 17/18401-2 - Adaptation of a catalytic reform reactor to block the cracking of organic gases in biomass thermo-conversion process, BP.IC; 17/07633-0 - Mathematical modeling and evaluation of strategies of enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse at high solid loads, BP.MS; 17/07390-0 - IBE production (isopropanol, butanol, and ethanol) from the fermentation of sugarcane bagasse lignocellulosic sugars mixed with molasses, BP.IC; 17/03091-8 - Techno-economic and environmental assessment of biorefinery technologies, BP.PD; 14/10064-9 - BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM MICROALGAE THROUGH IN SITU SUPERCRITICAL TRANSESTERIFICATION, BP.PD - associated scholarships

Abstract

An integrated process is proposed in this project, so as to maximize the productivity of biofuels and high added value chemicals from sugarcane molasses and bagasse and straw. The conceptual idea is to use the first generation bioethanol plant as the basis, for new processes development, since in such plants many facilities are already available as it is with electricity, steam, water and bagasse surplus, if the plant is optimized. The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2), generated in the production of biofuels, is proposed to be used in the production of ethanol, from algal biomass and catalytic transformation or biological fermentation of synthesis gas (syngas) as well as use this renewable carbon as molecule to obtain chemicals via chemical synthesis and fermentation; the use of supercritical CO2 (scCO2) has attracted much interest in order to facilitate various chemical processes and it will be considered as part of the some chemical route. This challenging integrated process has the major appeal of not emitting carbon dioxide and makes the best of the renewable carbon for producing biofuels and chemicals, turning it, when technically and economically feasible, a milestone to progress of Brazilian biorefinery. Worldwide, analyses reveal that a biorefinery integrating biofuels and chemicals offers potentially a much higher return on investment and meets its energy and economic goals simultaneously. (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)

SANTOS, F. B.; MIRANDA, N. T.; SCHIAVON, M. I. R. B.; FREGOLENTE, V, L.; MACIEL, M. R. WOLF. Thermal degradation kinetic of poly(acrylamide-co-sodium acrylate) hydrogel applying isoconversional methods. JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, JUN 2020. (16/18546-8, 17/12120-1, 18/16269-2, 15/20630-4)

LEAL SILVA, JEAN F.; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA R.. Process Design and Technoeconomic Assessment of the Extraction of Levulinic Acid from Biomass Hydrolysate Using n-Butyl Acetate, Hexane, and 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 59, n. 23, p. 11031-11041, JUN 10 2020. (15/20630-4, 16/10450-1)

LUIZ JARDINI, ANDRE LUIZ; SOCRATES NAJAR LOPES, EDER SOCRATES; GABRIEL, LAIS PELLIZZER; CALDERONI, DAVI; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; KHARMANDAYAN, PAULO. Bone reconstruction surgery of complex craniomaxillofacial deformities using additive manufacturing customized implants-a case report. RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL, v. 27, n. 5, p. 872-878, JUL 14 2021. (15/20630-4)

LOPES, EMILIA SAVIOLI; RIVERA, ELMER CCOPA; DE JESUS GARIBOTI, JULIO CESAR; ZIMMERMANN FEISTEL, LUIS HENRIQUE; DUTRA, JOAO VITOR; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; TOVAR, LAURA PLAZAS. Kinetic insights into the lignocellulosic biomass-based levulinic acid production by a mechanistic model. Cellulose, v. 27, n. 10, p. 5641-5663, JUL 2020. (17/23335-9, 15/20630-4, 15/17592-3)

DOS SANTOS VIEIRA, CARLA FERREIRA; SIA, AUGUSTO DUZI; MAUGERI FILHO, FRANCISCO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO. Isopropanol-butanol-ethanol production by cell-immobilized vacuum fermentation. Bioresource Technology, v. 344, n. B, JAN 2022. (18/23983-3, 15/20630-4, 16/23042-9)

AVILA, PATRICIA F.; MARTINS, MANOELA; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Enzymatic Production of Xylooligosaccharides from Alkali-Solubilized Arabinoxylan from Sugarcane Straw and Coffee Husk. BioEnergy Research, v. 14, n. 3, p. 739-751, SEP 2021. (17/24503-2, 19/08542-3, 15/50612-8, 15/20630-4)

FERREIRA, GABRIELA F.; RIOS PINTO, LUISA F.; CARVALHO, PATRICIA O.; COELHO, MIRELA B.; EBERLIN, MARCOS N.; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; FREGOLENTE, V, LEONARDO. Biomass and lipid characterization of microalgae genera Botryococcus, Chlorella, and Desmodesmus aiming high-value fatty acid production. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY, v. 11, n. 5, p. 1675-1689, OCT 2021. (14/10064-9, 15/20630-4)

MARTINS, MANOELA; SATO, ANA CARLA KAWAZOE; OGINO, KENJI; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. valuating the addition of xylooligosaccharides into alginate-gelatin hydrogel. Food Research International, v. 147, SEP 2021. (18/14223-5, 19/08542-3, 15/20630-4)

PIN, THAYNARA C.; RABELO, SARITA C.; PU, YUNQIAO; RAGAUSKAS, ARTHUR J.; COSTA, ALINE C.. ffect of Protic Ionic Liquids in Sugar Cane Bagasse Pretreatment for Lignin Valorization and Ethanol Productio. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 50, p. 16965-16976, DEC 20 2021. (15/20630-4)

BENALCAZAR, EDUARDO ALMEIDA; NOORMAN, HENK; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; POSADA, JOHN A.. ecarbonizing ethanol production via gas fermentation: Impact of the CO/H-2/CO2 mix source on greenhouse gas emissions and production cost. Computers & Chemical Engineering, v. 159, MAR 2022. (15/20630-4)

LOPES, EMILIA SAVIOLI; SILVA, JEAN FELIPE LEAL; RIVERA, ELMER CCOPA; GOMES, ALANA PETRINA; LOPES, MELINA SAVIOLI; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; TOVAR, LAURA PLAZAS. Challenges to Levulinic Acid and Humins Valuation in the Sugarcane Bagasse Biorefinery Concept. BioEnergy Research, v. 13, n. 3, APR 2020. (15/17592-3, 16/10450-1, 15/20630-4, 17/23335-9)

BIAZI, LUIZ E.; SANTOS, SAMANTHA C.; NETO, ANTONIO A. KAUPERT; SOUSA, AMANDA S.; SOARES, LAUREN B.; RENZANO, EDUARDO; VELASCO, JULIANA; RABELO, SARITA C.; COSTA, ALINE C.; IENCZAK, JACIANE L.. Adaptation Strategy to Increase the Tolerance of Scheffersomyces stipitis NRRL Y-7124 to Inhibitors of Sugarcane Bagasse Hemicellulosic Hydrolysate Through Comparative Studies of Proteomics and Fermentation. BioEnergy Research, MAR 2021. (15/20630-4, 14/01135-0, 17/04997-0, 16/14567-0)

BIAZI, L. E.; MARTINEZ-JIMENEZ, F. D.; BONAN, C. I. D. G.; SOARES, L. B.; MORAIS, E. R.; IENCZAK, J. L.; COSTA, A. C.. A differential evolution approach to estimate parameters in a temperature-dependent kinetic model for second generation ethanol production under high cell density with Spathaspora passalidarum. Biochemical Engineering Journal, v. 161, SEP 15 2020. (15/20630-4, 16/14567-0, 17/04997-0)

FERREIRA, GABRIELA F.; RIOS PINTO, LUISA F.; CARVALHO, PATRICIA O.; COELHO, MIRELA B.; EBERLIN, MARCOS N.; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; FREGOLENTE, V, LEONARDO. Biomass and lipid characterization of microalgae genera Botryococcus, Chlorella, and Desmodesmus aiming high-value fatty acid production. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY, DEC 2019. (15/20630-4, 14/10064-9)

SILVA DANTAS, ERCILIA REGINA; BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO. Biochemical conversion of sugarcane bagasse into the alcohol fuel mixture of isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE): Is it economically competitive with cellulosic ethanol?. Bioresource Technology, v. 314, OCT 2020. (16/08791-5, 15/20630-4, 18/23983-3, 17/27092-3)

LEAL SILVA, JEAN FELIPE; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS. Economic potential of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) and ethyl levulinate (EL) produced from hemicelluloses-derived furfural. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 119, p. 492-502, DEC 2018. (15/20630-4, 16/10450-1)

MOTTA, INGRID LOPES; MIRANDA, NAHIEH TOSCANO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA REGINA. Biomass gasification in fluidized beds: A review of biomass moisture content and operating pressure effects. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 94, p. 998-1023, OCT 2018. (16/18546-8, 15/20630-4)

BERTOLO, V, MIRELLA R.; BRENELLI DE PAIVA, LIVIA B.; NASCIMENTO, VIVIANE M.; GANDIN, CESAR A.; NETO, MARIO O.; DRIEMEIER, CARLOS E.; RABELO, SARITA C.. Lignins from sugarcane bagasse: Renewable source of nanoparticles as Pickering emulsions stabilizers for bioactive compounds encapsulation. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 140, NOV 15 2019. (17/15477-8, 15/20630-4)

FERREIRA, G. F.; RIOS PINTO, L. F.; MACIEL FILHO, R.; FREGOLENTE, L. V.. A review on lipid production from microalgae: Association between cultivation using waste streams and fatty acid profiles. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 109, p. 448-466, JUL 2019. (15/20630-4, 14/10064-9)

MOTTA, INGRID LOPES; ARNOLD, ROSS A.; LOPEZ-TENLLADO, FRANCISCO JAVIER; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA REGINA; HILL, JOSEPHINE M.. CO2 Gasification of Sugarcane Bagasse Char: Consideration of Pyrolysis Temperature, Silicon and Aluminum Contents, and Potassium Addition for Recirculation of Char. ENERGY & FUELS, v. 34, n. 12, p. 16201-16211, DEC 17 2020. (15/20630-4)

CHACON, SURANNY JIMENEZ; MATIAS, GABRIELA; EZEJI, THADDEUS CHUKWUEMEKA; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO. Three-stage repeated-batch immobilized cell fermentation to produce butanol from non-detoxified sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysates. Bioresource Technology, v. 321, FEB 2021. (15/20630-4, 18/25925-0, 18/23983-3)

ORTIZ, PABLO SILVA; FLOREZ-ORREGO, DANIEL; DE OLIVEIRA JUNIOR, JR., SILVIO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; OSSEWEIJER, PATRICIA; POSADA, JOHN. Unit exergy cost and specific CO2 emissions of the electricity generation in the Netherlands. ENERGY, v. 208, OCT 1 2020. (17/03091-8, 15/20630-4, 17/16106-3)

AVILA, PATRICIA F.; MARTINS, MANOELA; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Enzymatic Production of Xylooligosaccharides from Alkali-Solubilized Arabinoxylan from Sugarcane Straw and Coffee Husk. BioEnergy Research, SEP 2020. (19/08542-3, 15/20630-4, 15/50612-8, 17/24503-2)

SANTOS, F. B.; MIRANDA, N. T.; SCHIAVON, M. I. R. B.; FREGOLENTE, V, L.; MACIEL, M. R. WOLF. Thermal degradation kinetic of poly(acrylamide-co-sodium acrylate) hydrogel applying isoconversional methods. JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, v. 146, n. 6, p. 2503-2514, DEC 2021. (15/20630-4, 16/18546-8, 18/16269-2, 17/12120-1)

LOPES, EMILIA SAVIOLI; LEAL SILVA, JEAN FELIPE; DO NASCIMENTO, LETICIA ARAUJO; CUADROS BOHORQUEZ, JOSE FERNANDO; LOPES, MELINA SAVIOLI; TOVAR, LAURA PLAZAS; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS. Feasibility of the Conversion of Sugarcane Molasses to Levulinic Acid: Reaction Optimization and Techno-Economic Analysis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 60, n. 43, p. 15646-15657, NOV 3 2021. (15/20630-4, 15/17592-3, 16/10450-1)

NAKASU, P. Y. S.; IENCZAK, J. L.; RABELO, S. C.; COSTA, A. C.. he water consumption of sugarcane bagasse post-washing after protic ionic liquid pretreatment and its impact on 2G ethanol productio. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 169, OCT 1 2021. (15/20630-4, 16/06142-0, 15/14042-2)

BERMUDEZ JAIMES, JOHN HERVIN; TORRES ALVAREZ, MARIO EUSEBIO; BANNWART DE MORAES, ELENISE; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA REGINA; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS. Separation and Semi-Empiric Modeling of Ethanol-Water Solutions by Pervaporation Using PDMS Membrane. POLYMERS, v. 13, n. 1, JAN 2021. (15/20630-4)

FARIAS, D.; MAUGERI-FILHO, F.. Sequential fed batch extractive fermentation for enhanced bioethanol production using recycled Spathaspora passalidarum and mixed sugar composition. FUEL, v. 288, MAR 15 2021. (15/20630-4)

DOS SANTOS VIEIRA, CARLA FERREIRA; MAUGERI FILHO, FRANCISCO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO. Isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) production in repeated-batch cultivation of Clostridium beijerinckii DSM 6423 immobilized on sugarcane bagasse. FUEL, v. 263, MAR 1 2020. (16/23042-9, 15/20630-4, 18/23983-3)

ZETTY-ARENAS, ANA MARIA; ALVES, RAFAEL FERRAZ; FREIXO PORTELA, CARLA ANDREIA; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; BASSO, THIAGO OLITTA; TOVAR, LAURA PLAZAS; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; FREITAS, SINDELIA. Towards enhanced n-butanol production from sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate: Strain screening, and the effects of sugar concentration and butanol tolerance. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 126, p. 190-198, JUL 2019. (15/20630-4)

SILVELLO, MARIA AUGUSTA DE CARVALHO; CAMARGO, ALINE FRUMI; SCAPINI, THAMARYS; PAUDEL, SHUKRA RAJ; TREICHEL, HELEN; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Enzymatic Hydrolysis Intensification of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes Through Ultrasonic Treatment. BioEnergy Research, SEP 2021. (19/08542-3, 15/20630-4, 18/20787-9)

MARTINEZ-JIMENEZ, FERNAN; DE ARRUDA RIBEIRO, MARCELO PERENCIN; SARGO, CINTIA REGINA; IENCZAK, JACIANE LUTZ; MORAIS, EDVALDO RODRIGO; DA COSTA, ALINE CARVALHO. Dynamic Modeling Application To Evaluate the Performance of Spathaspora passalidarum in Second-Generation Ethanol Production: Parametric Dynamics and the Likelihood Confidence Region. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 60, n. 38, p. 13822-13833, SEP 29 2021. (15/20630-4, 17/04997-0)

AVILA, PATRICIA F.; SILVA, MARCOS F.; MARTINS, MANOELA; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Cello-oligosaccharides production from lignocellulosic biomass and their emerging prebiotic applications. WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 37, n. 5, MAY 2021. (19/08542-3, 15/20630-4, 15/50612-8, 17/24503-2)

FLEIG, OLIVIA PANIZ; LOPES, EMILIA SAVIOLI; RIVERA, ELMER CCOPA; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; TOVAR, LAURA PLAZAS. Concept of rice husk biorefining for levulinic acid production integrating three steps: Multi-response optimization, new perceptions and limitations. Process Biochemistry, v. 65, p. 146-156, FEB 2018. (16/01785-0, 15/17592-3, 15/20630-4)

PIN, THAYNARA C.; NASCIMENTO, VIVIANE M.; COSTA, ALINE C.; PU, YUNQIAO; RAGAUSKAS, ARTHUR J.; RABELO, SARITA C.. Structural characterization of sugarcane lignins extracted from different protic ionic liquid pretreatments. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 161, p. 579-592, DEC 2020. (15/20630-4)

KHOURI, NADIA G.; FONTANA, MICHELLI; DIAS, IGOR L. R.; MACIEL, MARIA R. W.; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO P.. Chemical Engineering Teaching in COVID-19 Times: Successfully Adapting a Capstone Design Course to a Remote Format. Journal of Chemical Education, v. 98, n. 12, p. 3794-3803, DEC 14 2021. (19/03019-0, 19/24071-0, 15/20630-4)

MARCHESAN, ANDRESSA NEVES; LEAL SILVA, JEAN FELIPE; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA REGINA. Techno-Economic Analysis of Alternative Designs for Low-pH Lactic Acid Production. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 36, p. 12120-12131, SEP 13 2021. (16/10450-1, 15/20630-4)

PIN, THAYNARA C.; NAKASU, PEDRO S. Y.; RABELO, SARITA C.; COSTA, ALINE C.. Structural features of protic ionic liquids and their impact on pretreatment performance for 2G ethanol production. ENERGY, v. 235, NOV 15 2021. (15/20630-4, 16/06142-0)

FONTANA, MICHELLI; MARCHESAN, ANDRESSA NEVES; FILHO, RUBENS MACIEL; MACIEL, MARIA REGINA WOLF. Extractive distillation to produce anhydrous bioethanol with choline chloride with urea (1:2) as a solvent: a comparative evaluation of the equilibrium and the rate-based models. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING, v. 168, NOV 2021. (19/24071-0, 15/20630-4)

BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; MACIEL, MARIA REGINA WOLF; REDDICK, CHRISTOPHER; ZEMP, ROGER; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; FILHO MACIEL, RUBENS. The E-S-T Method Based on the Grand Composite Curve Links Energy Consumption with Number of Stages and Stage Temperatures for Binary Mixture Distillation. PROCESS INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AUG 2021. (15/20630-4, 17/27092-3)

FERREIRA, GABRIELA FILIPINI; BARRETO PESSOA, JOSE GABRIEL; RIOS PINTO, LUISA FERNANDA; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; FREGOLENTE, LEONARDO VASCONCELOS. Mono- and diglyceride production from microalgae: Challenges and prospects of high-value emulsifiers. TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, v. 118, n. A, p. 589-600, DEC 2021. (15/20630-4)

SILVELLO, MARIA AUGUSTA DE CARVALHO; GONCALVES, IGOR SEVERO; AZAMBUJA, SUELLEN PATRICIA HELD; COSTA, SHARLENE SILVA; SILVA, PEDRO GARCIA PEREIRA; SANTOS, LUCIELEN OLIVEIRA; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Microalgae-based carbohydrates: A green innovative source of bioenergy. Bioresource Technology, v. 344, n. B, JAN 2022. (18/20787-9, 15/20630-4)

TASIC, MARIJA B.; BONON, ANDERSON DE JESUS; ROCHA BARBOSA SCHIAVON, MARIA INGRID; KLEIN, BRUNO COLLING; VELJKOVIC, VLADA B.; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS. Cultivation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in Anaerobically Digested Vinasse for Bioethanol Production. WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, v. 12, n. 2, SI, p. 857-865, FEB 2021. (17/14056-9, 15/20630-4)

FERREIRA, GABRIELA F.; PINTO, LUISA F. RIOS; FILHO, RUBENS MACIEL; V. FREGOLENTE, LEONARDO. Effects of cultivation conditions on Chlorella vulgaris and Desmodesmus sp. grown in sugarcane agro-industry residues. Bioresource Technology, v. 342, DEC 2021. (15/20630-4)

GONCALVES, HENRIQUE LUIZ; FREGOLENTE, PATRICIA BOGALHOS LUCENTE; FREGOLENTE, LEONARDO VASCONCELOS; SOARES, JOAO P. B.. Application of polyacrylamide-based hydrogels for water removal from biodiesel in isothermal experiments. FUEL, v. 306, DEC 15 2021. (15/20630-4, 17/12120-1)

SILVA ORTIZ, PABLO A.; FLOREZ-ORREGO, DANIEL; DE OLIVEIRA JUNIOR, SILVIO; MARECHAL, FRANCOIS; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS. Exergetic, environmental and economic assessment of sugarcane first-generation biorefineries. JOURNAL OF POWER TECHNOLOGIES, v. 99, n. 2, p. 67-81, 2019. (17/03091-8, 15/20630-4)

DOS SANTOS VIEIRA, CARLA FERREIRA; MAUGERI FILHO, FRANCISCO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO. Acetone-free biobutanol production: Past and recent advances in the Isopropanol-Butanol-Ethanol (IBE) fermentation. Bioresource Technology, v. 287, SEP 2019. (18/23983-3, 15/20630-4, 16/23042-9)

AVILA, PATRICIA F.; FRANCO CAIRO, JOAO PAULO L.; DAMASIO, ANDRE; FORTE, MARCUS B. S.; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Xylooligosaccharides production from a sugarcane biomass mixture: Effects of commercial enzyme combinations on bagasse/straw hydrolysis pretreated using different strategies. Food Research International, v. 128, FEB 2020. (15/20630-4, 15/50612-8, 17/22669-0, 16/04602-3)

DE LIMA, LETICIA FRANZO; LIMA, JULIA LETICIA MONTANARI; JORQUEIRA, DIOGO SILVA SANCHES; LANDERS, RICHARD; MOYA, SILVIA FERNANDA; SUPPINO, RAPHAEL SOEIRO. Use of amorphous Nb2O5 and Nb2O5/Al2O3 as acid catalysts for the dehydration of xylose to furfural. Reaction Kinetics Mechanisms and Catalysis, v. 132, n. 1, JAN 2021. (15/20630-4, 18/20532-0)

SANTOS, BRUNO A. S.; AZAMBUJA, SUELLEN P. H.; AVILA, PATRICIA F.; PACHECO, MARIA TERESA B.; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. n-Butanol production bySaccharomyces cerevisiaefrom protein-rich agro-industrial by-products. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 51, n. 4, SEP 2020. (19/08542-3, 16/04602-3, 15/50612-8, 15/20630-4)

AZAMBUJA, SUELLEN P. H.; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Butanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: perspectives, strategies and challenges. WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 36, n. 3, MAR 9 2020. (19/08542-3, 15/20630-4)

RIVERA, ELMER CCOPA; SWERDLOW, JONATHAN J.; SUMMERSCALES, RODNEY L.; UPPALA, PADMA P. TADI; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; NETO, MABIO R. C.; KWON, HYUN J.. Data-Driven Modeling of Smartphone-Based Electrochemiluminescence Sensor Data Using Artificial Intelligence. SENSORS, v. 20, n. 3, FEB 2020. (17/23335-9, 15/20630-4)

PIN, THAYNARA C.; BRENELLI, LIVIA B.; NASCIMENTO, VIVIANE M.; COSTA, ALINE C.; PU, YUNQIAO; RAGAUSKAS, ARTHUR J.; RABELO, SARITA C.. Influence of chain length in protic ionic liquids on physicochemical and structural features of lignins from sugarcane bagasse. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 159, JAN 2021. (17/15477-8, 15/20630-4)

BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; ORTIZ, PABLO ANDRES SILVA; REDDICK, CHRISTOPHER; ROSSELL, CARLOS EDUARDO VAZ; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; FILHO, RUBENS MACIEL. Graphical Analysis of Plant-Wide Heat Cascade for Increasing Energy Efficiency in the Production of Ethanol and Sugar from Sugarcane. PROCESS INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, JAN 2021. (17/27092-3, 15/20630-4, 17/03091-8)

DOS SANTOS VIEIRA, CARLA FERREIRA; CODOGNO, MATEUS CAVICHIOLI; MAUGERI FILHO, FRANCISCO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO. Sugarcane bagasse hydrolysates as feedstock to produce the isopropanol-butanol-ethanol fuel mixture: Effect of lactic acid derived from microbial contamination on Clostridium beijerinckii DSM 6423. Bioresource Technology, v. 319, JAN 2021. (15/20630-4, 18/23983-3, 16/23042-9, 17/07390-0)

ZETTY-ARENAS, ANA MARIA; TOVAR, LAURA PLAZAS; ALVES, RAFAEL FERRAZ; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; VAN GULIK, WALTER; FILHO, RUBENS MACIEL; FREITAS, SINDELIA. o-fermentation of sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate and molasses by Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum: Effect on sugar consumption and butanol productio. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 167, SEP 1 2021. (15/20630-4)

PIN, THAYNARA C.; NAKASU, PEDRO Y. S.; MATTEDI, SILVANA; RABELO, SARITA C.; COSTA, ALINE C.. Screening of protic ionic liquids for sugarcane bagasse pretreatment. FUEL, v. 235, p. 1506-1514, JAN 1 2019. (16/06142-0, 15/20630-4)

GONCALVES, HENRIQUE LUIZ; LUCENTE FREGOLENTE, PATRICIA BOGALHOS; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA REGINA; FREGOLENTE, LEONARDO VASCONCELOS. Formulation of hydrogels for water removal from diesel and biodiesel. SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 56, n. 2, JAN 2020. (17/12120-1, 15/20630-4)

AZAMBUJA, SUEELLEN P. H.; TEIXEIRA, GLEIDSON S.; ANDRIETTA, MARIA G. S.; TORRES-MAYANGA, PAULO C.; FORSTER-CARNEIRO, TANIA; ROSA, CARLOS A.; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Analysis of metabolite profiles of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains suitable for butanol production. FEMS Microbiology Letters, v. 366, n. 13, JUL 2019. (18/05999-0, 15/50612-8, 15/20630-4, 16/04602-3, 16/02506-7)

ROQUE, LAERTI REIS; MORGADO, GRAZIELLE PATRICIA; NASCIMENTO, VIVIANE MARCOS; IENCZAK, JACIANE LUTZ; RABELO, SARITA CANDIDA. Liquid-liquid extraction: A promising alternative for inhibitors removing of pentoses fermentation. FUEL, v. 242, p. 775-787, APR 15 2019. (15/20630-4)

MOTTA, INGRID LOPES; MIRANDA, NAHIEH TOSCANO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA REGINA. Sugarcane bagasse gasification: Simulation and analysis of different operating parameters, fluidizing media, and gasifier types. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 122, p. 433-445, MAR 2019. (16/18546-8, 15/20630-4)

NAKASU, PEDRO Y. S.; CLARKE, COBY J.; RABELO, SANTA C.; COSTA, ALINE C.; BRANDT-TALBOT, AGNIESZKA; HALLETT, JASON P.. Interplay of Acid-Base Ratio and Recycling on the Pretreatment Performance of the Protic Ionic Liquid Monoethanolammonium Acetate. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, v. 8, n. 21, p. 7952-7961, JUN 1 2020. (17/06116-1, 15/14042-2, 16/06142-0, 15/20630-4)

YAMAKAWA, CELINA K.; RIVERAB, ELMER CCOPA; KWON, HYUN; HERRERA AGUDELO, WILLIAM E.; SAAD, MARCELO B. W.; LEAL, JAIRO; ROSSELL, V, CARLOS E.; BONOMI, ANTONIO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS. Study of influence of yeast cells treatment on sugarcane ethanol fermentation: Operating conditions and kinetics. Biochemical Engineering Journal, v. 147, p. 1-10, JUL 15 2019. (17/23335-9, 11/51902-9, 15/20630-4)

MARCHESAN, ANDRESSA NEVES; ONCKEN, MARINA PINHO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; WOLF MACIEL, MARIA REGINA. A roadmap for renewable C2-C3 glycols production: a process engineering approach. GREEN CHEMISTRY, v. 21, n. 19, p. 5168-5194, OCT 7 2019. (15/20630-4)

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