• Development of high bio-content polypropylene composites with different industrial lignins 

  Dias, Otavio Augusto Titton; Sain, Mohini; Cesarino, Ivana ; Leão, Alcides Lopes (Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2018) [Artigo]

  Sustainability, eco-efficiency, pollution prevention, industrial ecology, and green chemistry are considering platform-based approaches to the development of the next generation of products and processes. Recently, renewable ...

• Dynamic Hardness of Charcoal Varies According to the Final Temperature of Carbonization 

  Abreu Neto, Raul De; Assis, Albert Augusto De ; Ballarin, Adriano Wagner ; Hein, Paulo Ricardo Gherardi (Energy and Fuels, 2018) [Artigo]

  Hardness has been considered to be one of the most important mechanical indicators of material quality. Here, an automated portable hardness tester was used to evaluate dynamic hardness (DH) of vegetable charcoal for ...

• Strategies for the control of Asian Soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in Brazil: Fungicide resistance and application efficacy 

  Furlan, Silvânia Helena; Carvalho, Fernando Kassis; Antuniassi, Ulisses Rocha (Outlooks on Pest Management, 2018) [Nota]

• Comparison between Lebaron-Perez and Dal Pai-Escobedo correction methods for diffuse irradiance measured by the meo shadowring method 

  Dal Pai, Alexandre ; Escobedo, João Francisco ; Dal Pai, Enzo (ISES Solar World Congress 2017 - IEA SHC International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry 2017, Proceedings, 2017) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

  This study aims to determine the effectiveness of two methods of correction of diffuse irradiance measured with shadowbands: LeBaron-Perez method and Dal Pai-Escobedo method. For the LeBaron-Perez method, we use the original ...

• Management of Eucalyptus short-rotation coppice and its outcome on fuel quality 

  Eufrade-Junior, Humberto de Jesus ; Guerra, Saulo Philipe Sebastião ; Sansígolo, Cláudio Angeli ; Ballarin, Adriano Wagner (Renewable Energy, 2018) [Artigo]

  Earlier experiments with young Eucalyptus short-rotation coppice (SRC) in tropical environment have not evaluated the quality of whole-tree biomass fractions, and as such their total energy potential is still unknown. As ...

• Production of second-generation ethanol from saccharine sorghum bagasse 

  Vieira, Ana Carolina ; Rocha, Ligia Linardi Niero ; Chaves, Márcia Rodrigues Morais; Cesarino, Ivana ; Leão, Alcides Lopes (Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2017) [Artigo]

  The sweet sorghum is considered an alternative to complement the sugar cane crop. This study aimed to evaluate the production of 2G ethanol using enzymatic hydrolysis followed by simultaneous fermentation (SSF) compared ...

• Recent approaches and future trends for lignin-based materials 

  Dias, Otávio Augusto Titton ; Negrão, Djanira Rodrigues ; Gonçalves, Daniele Fernanda Chiarelli ; Cesarino, Ivana ; Leão, Alcides Lopes (Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2017) [Resenha]

  Known as the main source of aromatic compounds in nature, lignin possesses heterogeneous composition which has high potential to be used in many industrial purposes. Lignin has been used as retardants of fire, thermal ...

• Curaua fibers - The queen of the fibers 

  Leao, Alcides Lopes ; Cesarino, Ivana ; Machado, Isaac Stringueta ; Kozlowski, Ryszard M. (Natural Fibers: Properties, Mechanical Behavior, Functionalization and Applications, 2017) [Capítulo de livro]

  Nowadays, the usage of natural resources is under worldwide growing interest. From this perspective, different renewable sources have been studied to replace man-made polymers or even improve the properties of current ...

• Global, diffuse and direct solar radiation of the infrared spectrum in Botucatu / SP / Brazil 

  Rossi, Taiza Juliana ; Escobedo, João Francisco ; dos Santos, Cícero Manoel; Rossi, Luciano Ronaldo ; da Silva, Maurício Bruno Prado ; Dal Pai, Enzo (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018) [Resenha]

  This study describes correlations between global, diffuse and direct daily solar radiation of the total spectra and global, diffuse and direct daily solar radiation of the infrared spectra (NIR). The database was obtained ...

• Eucalyptus short-rotation coppice for solid fuel production 

  Eufrade Junior, Humberto de Jesus ; Nakashima, Gabriela Tami; Yamaji, Fábio Minoru; Guerra, Saulo Philipe Sebastião ; Ballarin, Adriano Wagner (Industrial Crops and Products, 2017) [Artigo]

  Briquetting provides a homogenous product that has high density, and reduced transport and storage costs in the wood chips supply chain. Few studies evaluated briquettes from eucalypt short-rotation coppice (SRC) managed ...

• Viscosity, surface tension and droplet size of sprays of different formulations of insecticides and fungicides 

  Carvalho, Fernando Kassis; Antuniassi, Ulisses Rocha ; Chechetto, Rodolfo Glauber ; Mota, Alisson Augusto Barbieri; de Jesus, Marcella Guerreiro; de Carvalho, Lídia Raquel (Crop Protection, 2017) [Artigo]

  The influence of three types of commercial formulation of insecticides and fungicides, emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulation, suspension concentrate (SC) formulation and water dispersible granule (WG) formulation on ...

• Efecto del manejo silvícola sobre la densidad básica de la madera en sistemas forestales de rotación corta 

  Eufrade-Junior, Humberto de Jesus ; Ballarin, Adriano Wagner ; Villamagua-Vergara, Gabriela Carolina ; Guerra, Saulo Philipe Sebastião (Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia, 2017) [Artigo]

  The short rotation forest systems are managed under conditions that differ from conventional management with greater density planting and fertilizer levels, also shorter harvesting cycles. Even today, there are few studies ...

• Geotechnology applied to estimate soil loss by water erosion 

  Oliveira, Francienne Gois; Borja, Manuel Esteban Lucas; Seraphim, Odivaldo José (Soil Management: Technological Systems, Practices and Ecological Implications, 2015) [Capítulo de livro]

  Water erosion is a major environmental problem that may compromise agricultural areas and the volume of water in a watershed. This paper presents the estimated soil loss in a watershed using Equation Revised Universal Soil ...

• Estimativa do acúmulo de fitomassa da soqueira de cana-de-açúcar fertirrigada com doses de n-fertilizante utilizando modelo de simulação 

  Uribe, Raúl Andres Martinez ; Gava, Glauber José de Castro; Kölln, Oriel Tiago; Saad, João Carlos Cury (IRRIGA, 2016) [Artigo]

  With the key role that the sugarcane industry has on the national level is vital to know how the quantity and quality of raw material produced is affected by the cultural practices. However it is not always possible to ...

• Characteristics and challenges of pesticide spray applications in Mato Grosso, Brazil 

  Carvalho, Fernando Kassis; Chechetto, Rodolfo Glauber ; Mota, Alisson Augusto Barbieri; Antuniassi, Ulisses Rocha (Outlooks on Pest Management, 2017) [Artigo]

  Brazil is now one of the world’s largest exporters of grains, particularly for crops such as soybean (Glycine max) and corn (Zea mays). It gained prominence in international commodities trading with large exports to several ...

• Fatores de erosão do solo na bacia hidrográfica do córrego Rico, São Paulo, Brasil 

  De Oliveira Costa, Beatriz ; De Oliveira, Gildriano Soares; Pissarra, Teresa Cristina Tarlé; Campos, Sergio ; Werner, Armin; Santos, Jorge Pereira; Vanzela, Luiz Sergio (IRRIGA, 2016) [Artigo]

  This study aimed to estimate soil losses in 1984 and 2011, in Córrego Rico Watershed (CRW) using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and propose alternatives that might mitigate the degradation in this area. In erodibility ...

• Shear strength parallel to grain with distinct ray orientation on four Brazilian wood species 

  Longui, Eduardo Luiz; Pires, Gabriela Trindade; Ballarin, Adriano Wagner ; Machado, José Arimatéia Rabelo (European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2017) [Artigo]

  Ray orientation (perpendicular, parallel and diagonal) was compared with respect to shear strength parallel to grain and specific gravity in four Brazilian wood species. Higher absolute strengths occurred with ray oriented ...

• Comportamento temporal da evapotranspiração de referência em municípios de são paulo e províncias de cuba 

  Conde, Esteban Choque ; de Brito, Ramilos Rodrigues ; Montenegro, Ranses José Vázquez; Román, Rodrigo Máximo Sánchez (IRRIGA, 2016) [Artigo]

  The importance of determining and modelling the temporal behavior of Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) lies in the need to generate a margin of confidence in programming and assess the availability of water for irrigation, ...

• Produção e deposição de sedimentos em uma sub-bacia hidrográfica com solos suscetíveis à erosão 

  Costa, Carla Deisiane de Oliveira; Alves, Marlene Cristina ; Sousa, Antônio de Pádua ; Silva, Hélio Ricardo ; González, Antonio Paz; Avalos, José Manuel Mirás (IRRIGA, 2016) [Artigo]

  Soil degradation brings erosion as consequence, causing siltation and contamination of water courses. This study aimed to estimate soil loss and sediment deposition in the sub-basin of Dois Córregos river, located in ...

• Storage of whole-tree chips from high-density energy plantations of Eucalyptus in Brazil 

  Eufrade Junior, Humberto de Jesus ; Oguri, Guilherme ; de Melo, Raoni Xavier ; Ballarin, Adriano Wagner ; Guerra, Saulo Philipe Sebastião (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2016) [Artigo]

  In this paper, the drying of whole-tree chip (WTC) storage from young Eucalyptus plantation managed at short-rotation coppice in Brazil was studies. The biomass was converted from high-density energy plantations of Eucalyptus ...

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