With the increasing globalization of markets and the gradual increase of competition, innovation can provide positive results to organizations such as profitability and competitive advantage of the creation and maintenance ...

The use of additives from alternative sources to petrochemical has attracted the interest of many academic researches and applications. The inputs as soybean oil have great potential in the polymer modification. However, ...

With the growing demand for sources of renewable energy as alternatives to petroleum, the use of lignocellulosic biomasses, such as Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass), may provide a viable alternative to second generation ...

The use of lignocellulolytic enzymes secreting by microorganisms for the production of second-generation ethanol has motivated research in the field of fermentation processes engineering, genomics and secretomics. Among ...

Cellulases and xylanases enzymes complex production stands out in the world because these enzymes are important for the generation of biofuels, resins, alcohols, xylitol, sorbitol, and for the detergents industry, animal ...

Glass foams are heterophasic materials applied in acoustic and thermal insulation, and compared to other materials, are lightweight and sturdy. Glass foams can be prepared from glass packaging, cathode ray tubes and other ...

Viticulture is an activity of great economic and social importance in the region of Serra Gaúcha, especially the production of wines, juices and derivatives. According to the characteristic of the wine production in the ...

Within this context, this work aims to prepare membranes composed of α-alumina coated with palladium using the electroless plating technique associated with the sol-gel method. To achieve the objectives of the paper, ...

The unstable non-acid milk (UNAM) is characterized by the instability of caseins in the ethanol test and low acidity (≤ 18 °D). This kind of milk is not transported to the industry due to the subjectivity and low precision ...

This research aims to analyze the relationship of the municipality of Canela/RS with tourism from their links with the craft. General objective contribute to the emergence of other senses in ressignification of the ...