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Despite agri-business's great importance, our principal products are exported in the form of commodities, without any quality specification. In order to commercialize them with quality attributes, it is necessary to make use of processes of quality determination and certification, at low costs, so that the price of the analyzed product won't rise significantly. Thus, it is necessary to develop ultrafast sensors that allow the analysis of thousands of samples an hour and non destructively, which

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

This work's proposal is to develop a pilot project focused on carrying out two objectives that target the corporative environment. The first is to build for the visually impaired a website that will allow them to access Embrapa's findings in the fields of science, technology and innovation. The second aims to adapt the technologies into specific material that would allow these persons' interaction with Embrapa's science and technology research findings in key places such as fairs, exhibitions or

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2007

The Basic Sanitation System for Rural Areas was initially composed of two technologies, the "Biodigester Septic Tank" and the "Embrapa Chlorinator", developed by the researcher Antônio Pereira de Novaes (deceased). Such technologies, due to their social and national reach, have provided great returns to Brazilian society. Embrapa Instrumentation has made efforts to disseminate the system in the entire domestic territory through public and private partnerships, however, it has observed the need t ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

This project proposed analytical methods to use biophotonics applied to early diagnosis of Greening (HLB) - currently the worst citrus disease - with potential for large-scale application, when used in conjunction with precision agriculture techniques, to generate infestation maps for plant disease control. The percentage of error for each technique was evaluated through advanced statistical methods. The combination of techniques to increase the percentage of correct diagnoses was also evaluated

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

This project aimed at the assembly and assessment of a prototype based on methodology developed by Embrapa Instrumentation for Brazil nut decortication. To have a nut processing line complete, it is necessary to develop a multiparameter classification methodology to classify nuts and kernels, thereby increasing the efficiency of the process.

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu May 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

The essence of precision agriculture resides in the analysis of spatial variability of production factors, especially that of the soil. This analysis' results, interpreted from the standpoint of economical gain and environmental benefits, should guide the use of resources in a localized form, with precision doses. For this purpose, many technologies are used, such as GPS, GIS, sensors, actuators, embedded systems, among others. In Brazil, the adoption of precision agriculture still is a small nu

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

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 process of organic waste biodigestion is quite old, as the first unit was installed in Bombay, India, in 1819; in Australia, a company has produced and industrialized methane from sewage since 1911. China has 4.5 million biodigesters that produce gas and organic fertilizer, the main role of which is sanitation in rural areas. However, different aspects related to biodigesters are still lacking. This work aimed at studying and improving a biodigester system, and its general goal was the devel

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2007

The development of innovative and efficient fermentation processes for enzyme production is critical to ensure the economic viability of cellulosic ethanol production. In this context the goal of this project is: to evaluate the production of cellulases using an innovative fermentation process.

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

One of the main post-harvest problems is the emergence of spoilage in oranges caused especially by fungi that depreciate the quality and decrease shelf life and may also compromise food safety. Various treatment technologies such as: modified atmosphere, irradiation, anti-microbial ice and high pressure, among others, have been studied in the quest to eliminate food pathogens. Thus, understanding mechanisms of microorganism control in foods have been the topic of intense research with the use of

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008