Waste recycling is common in agriculture nowadays on different scales, depending on chain organization, available technologies, and environmental and health regulations. Just to mention two figures, in 2009 the sugarcane-ethanol chain produced 604 billion liters of vinasse and 201 million tons of bagasse and filter cake. Although the bagasse is burnt to generate energy and the vinasse is a fertilizer, many challenges remain. The objective of this project is to assess the potential to transfor

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed May 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013

This project proposed to develop a field densitometer based on the use of Compton scattering and visualization algorithms as innovative methods to non-invasively and non-destructively measure density and compaction in agricultural soils in the environment under analysis. For the methodological evaluation, the results were compared with classical soil analysis techniques .

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

The world production of oils extracted from the oil palm (Guinean Elaeis Jacq.) has grown by more than 300% in recent years. In Brazil, the crop underwent an expansion cycle, with an increase in the cultivated area from 103 thousand hectares in 2009 to 236 thousand hectares in 2016. Although 97% of production is destined for the food industry, there is a worldwide trend towards increased application of oil in new markets, including energy. Given the potential of the species as a producer of plan

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2021