Background: Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a thermochemical process to convert biomass in carbon-rich materials (hydrochar). The use of sugarcane industry by-products in HTC has been evaluated, generating a hydrochar rich in nutrients, which could be used as a soil conditioner. We raised the hypothesis that the application of hydrochar in soil can improve its nutrient characteristics, bringing a better env...
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a thermochemical process carried out in an aqueous medium. It is capable of converting biomass into a solid, carbon-rich material (hydrochar), and producing a liquid phase (process water) which contains the unreactive feedstock and/or chemical intermediates from the carbonization reaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of process water generated by...
In this work, the ConBr lectin was non-covalently immobilized onto hydrochar (HC). This carbonaceous material was produced by the hydrothermal carbonization of glucose and then put to interact with the lectin, aiming to immobilize the biomolecule via electrostatic interactions. Samples obtained after the interaction were characterized by CHNS elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transfor...
Titanate nanotubes (TiNTs) with the chemical composition Na2Ti3O7.nH2O (NaTiNT) were obtained through a hydrothermal method in highly alkaline medium. Protonated titanates nanotubes (H-TiNTs), with the composition H2Ti3O7.nH2O, were prepared by ion exchange reaction through a suspension of Na2Ti3O7nH2O nanotubes in HCl medium, promoting the exchange of Na+ ions by H+. Both Na2Ti3O7.nH2O and H2Ti3O7.nH2O produc...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T12:23:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-12-01; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Fundacao Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientffico e TecnolOgico (FUNCAP); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fulvic acids (FA) are one of the components of humic substances and play an important role...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:34:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; The extraction of non-volatile (NVOC), semi-volatile (SVOC), and volatile (VOC) organic compounds in water and soil samples follows well-defined protocols, already described in the specialized literature. However, for environmental matrices that are either new, complex, or difficult to define, an adapta...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:48:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-03-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; Sugarcane bagasse, vinasse and...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:57:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) has emerged as a promising technology for sustainable use and waste valorization. One major challenge of HTC technology is the process water (PW) disposal or reuse, which is rich in dissolved organic carbon. This study evaluated the (i) potential of HTC to transform suga...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T20:00:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-06-20; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Cearense Foundation of Scientific and Technological Support (FUNCAP); Humic acids (HA) play an important role in the distribution, toxicity, and bioavailability of metals in the environment. Humic-like acids (HLA) that simulate geochemical p...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:16:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-06-17; Nanomaterials produced from different carbonization methods and using different biomasses have been developed as fertilizers for soil. The preparation of nanomaterials through processes that use less chemical reagents and that are conducted under conditions closer to the environment that allow the use o...