• Alternative process for production of sweet potato distilled beverage 

      Weber, Caroline Trevisan; Casagrande, Tiago; Candido, Gabriela; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      Shochu is the most widely consumed spirit in Japan. In its manufacture is used koji, a solid fungus culture traditional of the Asian countries, but that makes the production process slow. Shochu can be produced from a ...
    • An overview of different approaches in hydrogen network optimization via mathematical programming 

      Silva, Patrícia Rodrigues da; Aragão, Marcelo Escobar; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      Goal: Hydrogen has shown increasing demand in oil refineries, due to the importance of its use as a sulfur capture element. As different oils and products require different amounts of hydrogen, their use optimally is an ...
    • Application of linear and nonlinear mathematical programming to retrofit hydrogen networks 

      Silva, Patrícia Rodrigues da; Aragão, Marcelo Escobar; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira (2021) [Artigo de periódico]
      Hydrogen network management has economic appeal due to its importance in oil refineries. It has become genuinely relevant due to the restrictions of sulfur content in fuels, which need hydrogen to be removed. Mathematical ...
    • Breakthrough analysis of continuous fixed-bed dehydration of gas streams using 4A zeolite molecular sieve 

      Carvalho, Guilherme Ribeiro de; Cappellari, Bruno; Böhmer Junior, Rubi; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Farenzena, Marcelo (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      The experimentally investigation for dehydration of gas streams in a fixed-bed adsorption column using a 4A molecular sieve was reported for the first time. Different operating conditions of the adsorption system were ...
    • A circular economy model for ethanol and alcohol-based hand sanitizer from sweet potato waste in the context of COVID-19 

      Weber, Caroline Trevisan; Ranzan, Lucas; Liesegang, Luciano Luís Menz; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      Goal: The goal of the present work is to analyze the techno-economic viability of a biorefinery to generate ethanol and alcohol-based hand sanitizer from sweet potato waste within the concept of a circular economy.Design ...
    • Consortium of microalgae for tannery effluent treatment 

      Pena, Aline de Cássia Campos; Bertoldi, Crislaine Fabiana; Fontoura, Juliana Tolfo da; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Gutterres, Mariliz (2019) [Artigo de periódico]
      Wastewater generated in tanneries have essential elements for microalgae growth, but it has also some toxic compounds that may hinder or restrain the growth of microalgae in this environment. This work tested microalgae ...
    • Economic evaluation of sweet potato distilled beverage produced by alternative route 

      Weber, Caroline Trevisan; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Casagrande, Tiago; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio (2018) [Artigo de periódico]
      Shochu is the most consumed distilled beverage in Japan, produced from sweet potato, one of the most cultivated vegetables in Brazil. Tchêchu is a similar distillate, produced by an innovative process, whose economic ...
    • Estudo de um consórcio de microalgas na remoção de nutrientes de efluentes de curtume 

      Pena, Aline de Cássia Campos; Fontoura, Juliana Tolfo da; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Gutterres, Mariliz (2017) [Artigo de periódico]
      As microalgas se multiplicam rapidamente em águas ricas em nutrientes ou eutrofizadas, principalmente com altas cargas de fósforo e nitrogênio. Algumas pesquisas têm buscado por espécies capazes de crescer em efluentes ...
    • Evaluation of wavelength selection methods for 2D fluorescence spectra applied to bioprocess characterization 

      Masiero, Sara Scomazzon; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Farenzena, Marcelo; Escobar, Matheus de Souza; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Ranzan, Cassiano (2013) [Artigo de periódico]
      In biotechnological processes, the productivity and costs depend strongly on the control of the operating conditions. For this reason, sensors that allow the monitoring of variables of interest become quite important. 2D ...
    • MILP formulation for solving and initializing MINLP problems applied to retrofit and synthesis of hydrogen networks 

      Silva, Patrícia Rodrigues da; Aragão, Marcelo Escobar; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      The demand for hydrogen in refineries is growing due to its importance as a sulfur capture element. Therefore, hydrogen management is critical for fulfilling demands as efficiently as possible. Through mathematical modeling, ...
    • A simple equation for total reducing sugars (TRS) estimation on sweet potato and ethanol yield potential 

      Schweinberger, Cristiane Martins; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira (2019) [Artigo de periódico]
      Sweet potato is an attractive feedstock for ethanol production due to its high starch content and favorable agronomic characteristics. This paper proposes a simple equation to estimate the total reducing sugars (including ...
    • StatSSCandlePlot : a new way of monitoring operational performance indicators 

      Giaquinto, Cláudia Daniela Melo; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Teixeira, Herbert Campos Gonçalves; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Farenzena, Marcelo (2019) [Artigo de periódico]
      Operational KPIs play an extremely important role in the process industry, aiding in decision making. However, they need to be reliably calculated to be representative. The present work presents a schematic methodology for ...
    • Tanneries : from waste to sustainability 

      Farenzena, Marcelo; Trierweiler, Luciane Ferreira; Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio; Aquim, Patrice Monteiro de (2005) [Artigo de periódico]
      The aim of this work was to look for an efficient and environmentally safe solution for the leather tanning industry through a problem of non-linear programming. The results were promising and showed a significant potential ...