Brazil is the largest world charcoal producer. Surface kilns with semi-spherical form built with bricks with or without recovery of by-products called “Tail Quente” are the most important systems used for charcoal production. ...

Reactivity and product distributions in the conversion of five different compounds representing typical species in bio-oils were studied over an equilibrium FCC catalyst at 500 °C during 60 s in a fixed bed reactor. Acetic ...

One of the consequences of the increase of large dairy concentrated feeding operations (CAFOs) is the abundance of dairy manure that needs to be disposed of or used in some way. CAFOs can become bio-refineries, harnessing ...

Petroleum contamination impact on macrobenthic communities in the northeast portion of Todos os Santos Bay was assessed combining in multivariate analyses, chemical parameters such as aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic ...

Since 2014, Mexican Caribbean coasts have experienced an atypical massive arrival of pelagic Sargassum that accumulated on the shores triggers economic losses, public health problems, and ecosystem damaging near the ...