164 resultados para potencial da água


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Compostos orgânicos extraídos da biomassa de queima de cana-de-açúcar têm ação genotóxica sobre os organismos vivos, contribuindo para mutagenicidade celular e desenvolvimento do câncer. Extratos vegetais vêm sendo estudados para avaliar sua capacidade de modificar a atividade de agentes mutagênicos. O presente estudo objetivou avaliar o eventual efeito antimutagênico e antigenotóxico do extrato etanólico da planta Casearia sylvestris e de uma substância pura isolada (Casearina U), frente efeito mutagênico e genotóxico de compostos orgânicos extraídos do particulado de queima de cana-de-açúcar. Durante 15 dias camundongos dos grupos teste (n=10) foram tratados com extrato etanólico de C. sylvestris nas concentrações de 0,13; 0,25 e 0,5 mg/mL (3,9; 7,5 e 15 mg/kg) ou com Casearina U nas concentrações de 0,01; 0,02 e 0,04 mg/mL (0,3; 0,6 e 1,2 mg/kg) através de gavagem, administrando posteriormente compostos orgânicos extraídos do particulado de queima de cana-de-açúcar (0,3mg/mL) por via intraperitoneal. Foi utilizado também o grupo controle negativo (tratado com água por gavagem e salina intraperitoneal), controle positivo (água por gavagem e ciclofosfamida 50mg/kg) e controle de poluente (água por gavagem e particulado de queima de cana-de-açúcar via intraperitoneal). Foi realizado teste do micronúcleo em eritrócitos policromáticos de medula óssea de camundongo para avaliação do efeito antimutagênico do extrato etanólico de C. sylvestris e da Casearina U. O extrato etanólico de C. sylvestris demonstrou efeito protetor antimutagênico nas concentrações de 3,9 mg/kg (p<0,01), 7,5 mg/kg (p<0,01) e 15,0 mg/kg (p<0,05), com as respectivas porcentagens de inibição de 81,25, 80,47 e 60,94%. Não foi observada diferença estatística entre as quantidades de eritrócitos policromáticos e normocromáticos, indicando que a redução do número ...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)

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In this work were studied associations of ZnO with the natural products caffeic and feluric acids. Two preparation methods were used, that is, the sol-gel and a reflux procedure. In the sol-gel method, ZnO is produced by the basics hydrolysis of precursors in the presence of the organic filters (caffeic and feluric acids), which results in 30 nm (or less) ZnO particles with the organic filters (in dissociated form) bonded to the surface of ZnO. In the reflux method, a dispersion of ZnO in a water/ethanol mixture was kept under reflux (50oC/4h) in the presence of the organic acids. The ZnO particles used in the reflux method have a higher diameter than sol-gel ZnO particles, but the prepared associated product ZnO/Organic acids were similar. Despite of the difference in relation to crystallinity between the products, the preparation methods resulted in analogous associations with respect to the interaction of the organic filters with the ZnO surface. The caffeic/ZnO associations presented low photostability, which lead to the degradation of the organic filter. The other associations (feluric acid/ZnO) presented satisfactory results. The FT-IR spectroscopy confirmed the formation of the association, and the nature of the bond formed compared with the Zn-O bond in Zn2+/Felutic acid complexes. The isolated organic and inorganic filters, along with the associations were analyzed by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and Uv-vis spectroscopy. The absorption edges and the critical wavelengths were analyzed and the effects of Zn-O bonds in feluric acid/ZnO associations described as a function of the relative position of the π/π* system of the organic filter. Finally the performance of the hybrid filters were investigated in terms of the absorption of UVA and UVB radiations, with the UVA/UVB ratio, an efficiency parameter largely used in the description of solar filters, sunscreen and suncare products

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The anaerobic treatment of sewage is widely employed in Brazil and it is an appreciated way for the treatment of effluents, helping to reduce the environmental impact in rivers. The methane gas obtained from the process can be applied to improve the energetic efficiency of the system, reducing the amount of waste and the cost of the treatment process. This work presents the net energy balance of anaerobic reactors applied to the treatment of sewage. The analysis was performed considering full-scale and laboratory-scale treatment systems. In laboratory scale, the results from three kinds of systems were compared regarding the biological treatment of greywater. Two of them (UASB7 and UASB12) were anaerobic and the other one was a combined anaerobic-aerobic system (UASB7/SBR6). Greywater methanization (compared to theoretical maximum) was calculated considering 100% removal (g BOD/day), the literature percentage removal and the anionic surfactant presence in the effluentt. For each of these three cases, the efficiencies were, respectively, 16.9%, 43.6% and 51.3% in UASB7 reactor, 25.6%, 50.3% and 59.2% in UASB12 reactor and 30.6%, 61.2% and 71.9% in UASB7/SBR6 reactor. The energetic potential was found to be 4.66x10-4, 7.77x10-4 and 5.12x10-4 kWh/L for the UASB7, UASB12 and UASB7/SBR6 reactors, respectively. The pumping system, the aeration (in the anaerobic-aerobic system) and the temperature controlled heating system were considered to calculate the energetic consumption. However, the third one was not employed since tropical regions like Brazil do not need heating systems and also because of its high energetic consumption. The calculated net energy balance in the reactors was negative in the case of greywater, respectively -0.16, -0.28 and -0.18 kWh/L for the reactors UASB7, UASB12 and UASB7/SRB6. In full scale (ETE Jardim das Flores - Rio Claro, SP), the average energy... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Nowadays, the biggest part of the world's energy supply comes from fossil fuels and nuclear. However, the current need of the society for the preservation of the environment and wise use of natural resources, has favored the search for alternative energy sources and improvement of energy efficiency. In this new scenario, companies are beginning to mobilize in order to adapt its facilities to renewable energy. Solar, with its immense potential, not really exploited yet, can be very useful for companies that want to beat their sustainability goals. Given these facts, the aim is to evaluate the economic viability of introducing a solar water heater which uses a colorless PET bottle as one of its components in a plant. The hot water generated will heat the air of a paint booth and a warm house, reducing energy consumption, since they are heated by electric heaters

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A zidovudina (AZT) é um antirretroviral que apresenta baixa biodisponibilidade devido seu intenso metabolismo pré2sistêmico. A via nasal tem sido estudada como alternativa para evitar este efeito, mas possui limitações, como os mecanismos de depuração mucociliar, que podem ser minimizadas através do desenvolvimento de sistemas de liberação mucoadesivos. O presente estudo tem por objetivo caracterizar sistemas tensoativos visando o desenvolvimento de uma formulação mucoadesiva para potencial administração nasal de AZT. Para isso, foi utilizada uma microemulsão (ME) composta por álcool cetílico etoxilado 20 OE e propoxilado 5 OP (PRO), ácido oleico (AO) e água. Foi testada a incorporação de polímeros mucoadesivos – policarbofil (PF), carbopol 971 (C971), 974 (C974) e quitosana (QS) na ME. Os sistemas foram caracterizados por microscopia de luz polarizada (MLP), quantificação do AZT, reologia de fluxo e oscilatória, análise do perfil de textura (TPA) e obtenção da força de mucoadesão. Os resultados mostraram que foi possível incorporar 0,1 % (p/v) dos polímeros e os sistemas incorporaram mais AZT do que a solução aquosa. Os sistemas apresentam fluxo newtoniano. Quando misturados ao muco artificial (MA), os sistemas tiveram G’ aumentado e houve mudança da ME para fase hexagonal. No teste TPA, a dureza da ME contendo PF foi a maior. Pode2se concluir que é possível obter uma formulação precursora de matriz com características de textura e reologia favoráveis à aplicação nasal. O sistema foi capaz de incorporar o AZT e apresentou grande potencial mucoadesivo. Esta estratégia se mostra promissora na melhora da terapia... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)

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Pós-graduação em Microbiologia Agropecuária - FCAV

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Water scarcity is becoming an increasing problem and more evident worldwide, rainwater utilization is characterized for being one of the simplest and cheapest solutions to preserve drinking water and is a known alternative technology and used to promote sustainability in buildings and reducing pressure on surface waters, it would also reduce runoff and can minimize flooding. The rainwater, while not potable may be used in potable water usage activities, and may thus saving 30 to 40% of potable water. In this work one can see the importance of the capture and use of rainwater (CAAC), bringing economy, to reduce consumption of potable water, reducing the problem of water shortage, and which methods and materials needed to cause its implementation. The work also promoted the characterization of rainwater in the city of Guaratinguetá (SP) and studied its potential use in public housing, calculating the volume needed for implementation of the tank and the cost to implement all rainwater utilization system, but because it is a region with a median rainfall index and the popular houses present an area of small water capitation, the result was not satisfactory. The cost for implementation was high and the financial return was well above average. The government should encourage and support more CAAC, as not thinking about the financial side is advisable to be widespread throughout the country, the benefits it can bring