Publications by authors named "Suzana Bazoti"

During scaling of fermentations, choosing a bioreactor is fundamental to ensure the product's quality. This study aims to produce bioherbicides using Trichoderma koningiopsis fermentation, evaluating process parameters in an Airlift bioreactor. As a response, we quantified the production of enzymes involved in the bioherbicide activity (amylase, cellulase, laccase, lipase, and peroxidase).

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This review aimed to show that bioherbicides are possible in organic agriculture as natural compounds from fungi and metabolites produced by them. It is discussed that new formulations must be developed to improve field stability and enable the commercialization of microbial herbicides. Due to these bottlenecks, it is crucial to advance the bioprocesses behind the formulation and fermentation of bio-based herbicides, scaling up, strategies for field application, and the potential of bioherbicides in the global market.

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  • Several ordinances and legislation exist to regulate effluent discharge into water bodies, but many emerging contaminants, like anti-inflammatory drugs, are not adequately covered due to limited knowledge and low concentration levels.
  • The study explores the effectiveness of a treatment process called electrocoagulation combined with advanced oxidation using scrap iron electrodes to remove ibuprofen from synthetic effluents.
  • Results showed that optimizing conditions (drug concentration of 5 mg/L, HO concentration of 200 mg/L, current of 5 A, and 150 min reaction time) achieved over 92% removal of the drug, highlighting the process's potential for treating such contaminants in wastewater.
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Unlabelled: This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of an advanced oxidation system based on UV radiation and UV/HO for degradation of TCS and IBU in synthetic effluent. The assays occurred in a 2-L reactor, protected from external light and equipped with a UV lamp ( = 254 nm). The effect of contaminant concentration, fractions of chemical species present, and mineralization were evaluated.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the ethanol production by Wickerhamomyces sp. using soybean straw and hull hydrolysates obtained by subcritical water hydrolysis and, afterward, the biogas production using the fermented hydrolysates. Ethanol was produced using the straw and hull hydrolysates diluted and supplement with glucose, reaching 5.

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Seawater (SW) and wastewater from shrimp production (WSP) were used as a solvent for the fermentation of papaya residues (Carica papaya) by Wickerhamomyces sp. UFFS-CE-3.1.

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Bioethanol production has been presented as an alternative for supplying energy demand and minimizing greenhouse gases effects. However, due to abrasively conditions employed on the biomass during pretreatment and hydrolysis processes, inhibitors for fermentation phase such as acetic acid and others can be generated. Based on this problem, the aim of this work was to evaluate the adsorption of acetic acid on microporous activated carbon and investigate the stripping of the same component with dried air.

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Different pretreatments were evaluated on corn stalk (Zea mays) applied as a lignocellulosic source in anaerobic co-digestion with swine manure, using sulfuric acid (HSO) and hydrogen peroxide (HO) for biogas production purposes. Using HSO we achieved a 75.1% removal of the hemicellulose fraction, in low acid concentrations (0.

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This work aims to evaluate the production of second-generation ethanol from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate without acetic acid (inhibitor) detoxification. Three isolated yeast strains from lignocellulosic materials were evaluated, and one strain (UFFS-CE-3.1.

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