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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de Lorena (EEL) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduate at Engenharia de Alimentos from Universidade Federal de Viçosa (1984), master's at Agronomy from Universidade Federal de Viçosa (1988) and ph.d. at Bioquímica from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1994). Has experience in Biochemistry, focusing on Enzymology, acting on the following subjects: xilanase, ceriporiopsis subvermispora, celulase, lentinula edodes and basidiomicetos. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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This research project focuses on plastic waste management through biotechnological solutions to mitigate pollution, with two main areas: developing technologies for plastic waste degradation and for recycling and valorizing these materials. Despite being highly recalcitrant, polymers in plastics can be degraded (at least partially) by certain fungi. This opens a broad field for prospectin…
The project will provide integrated knowledge related to the sugar cane cell wall recalcitrance. Based on this knowledge, innovative biorefinery models will be proposed for the conversion of the sugar cane biomass into valuable products. Secondary cell wall formation will be evaluated along complete maturation cycles experimental hybrids that contrast for lignocellulose composition. UV- a…
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The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a fruit that is highly prevalent in the Amazon region and contains high amounts of selenium, a micronutrient with beneficial properties for human health. The Brazil nut cake is a byproduct generated during the industrial processing of the nut, and currently has limited utilization and added value. However, the cake is rich in carbohydrates, lipids,…
The lignin and hemicellulose limit the action of cellulases in lignocelullosic materials. Hemicellulose can be removed by acids in high temperatures, though during this process the lignin attaches and redistributes itself over the cellulose hampering the cellulase accessibility. This project seeks to analyze the effects of sulfite alkaline treatment in sugarcane bagasses that has already …
Cellulose can be enzymatically converted to glucose. However, the lignocellulosic cell wall is recalcitrant, so that to reach satisfactory hydrolysis levels, chemical and physical pretreatments are required. Even with the development of many pretreatment technologies in the last decades, the cellulose digestion is hardly complete. A possible explanation is the presence of the residual lig…
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This project aims to study the physical and morphological changes of the fibers of cane sugar solution after treatment with sodium sulfite in alkaline medium. For this two canes with different chemical compositions were cut into stubs of defined size. Each fraction cane was pretreated with a solution of sodium hydroxide (5%) and sodium sulfite (10%). Subsequently, the fractions were autoc…
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