Utilização das sementes de Moringa oleifera como adsorvente para a remoção de corantes têxteis em meio aquoso

Com o grande crescimento da população e consequentemente o aumento significativo do consumo de produtos de origem industrial, quantidades enormes de efluentes são geradas, e muitas vezes descartadas de forma imprópria. Esses resíduos industriais comumente são eliminados em mananciais hídricos, afetando lençóis freáticos, córregos, rios e oceanos. Uma das maiores evidências da poluição da água é a alteração de sua cor original. Despejo de efluentes têxteis, por exemplo, alem de alterar drasticamente a cor dos mananciais, geram produtos e subprodutos tóxicos, nocivos tanto para a flora como para a fauna aquática. Essas substâncias possuem alta persistência em meio aquático devido a sua natureza química, conferindo a estes efluentes um lento processo de biodegradação e podendo ter efeito bioacumulativo na cadeia alimentar. Assim veem sendo desenvolvidas diversas maneiras de se controlar a quantidade e a qualidade de efluentes industriais, dentre eles os de corantes têxteis. As técnicas mais utilizadas são a cloração, filtração, tratamentos floculantes e adsorção por Carvão Ativados. Porem, muitas vezes esses processos possuem desvantagens, como, por exemplo, o alto custo e alterações drásticas no pH. Assim tratamentos alternativos, como o uso de Moringa oleifera, veem sendo muito estudados. Este trabalho visou avaliar o potencial do uso das sementes de Moringa oleifera como adsorvente na remoção de corantes têxteis em meio aquoso. Para isso foi analisado a remoção do corante Direct Violet 51, utilizando pó das sementes. Foram realizados testes com diferentes tempos de contato nos valores de pH 2,5, 4,5 e 6,5. Posteriormente novos testes foram realizados, utilizando o sobrenadante e a biomassa das sementes, ambos na forma livre e imobilizada em alginato de calcio, bem como reutilização destes. Através da analise das amostras, notou-se que o processo de coagulação/floculação sobressaiu-se em...

Avaliação de floculante natural à base de Moringa oleifera no tratamento de água produzida na indústria do petróleo: aplicação da técnica combinada floculação/flotação

The principal effluent in the oil industry is the produced water, which is commonly associated to the produced oil. It presents a pronounced volume of production and it can be reflected on the environment and society, if its discharge is unappropriated. Therefore, it is indispensable a valuable careful to establish and maintain its management. The traditional treatment of produced water, usualy includes both tecniques, flocculation and flotation. At flocculation processes, there are traditional floculant agents that aren’t well specified by tecnichal information tables and still expensive. As for the flotation process, it’s the step in which is possible to separate the suspended particles in the effluent. The dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a technique that has been consolidating economically and environmentally, presenting great reliability when compared with other processes. The DAF is presented as a process widely used in various fields of water and wastewater treatment around the globe. In this regard, this study was aimed to evaluate the potential of an alternative natural flocculant agent based on Moringa oleifera to reduce the amount of oil and grease (TOG) in produced water from the oil industry by the method of flocculation/DAF. the natural flocculant agent was evaluated by its efficacy, as well as its efficiency when compared with two commercial flocculant agents normally used by the petroleum industry. The experiments were conducted following an experimental design and the overall efficiencies for all flocculants were treated through statistical calculation based on the use of STATISTICA software version 10.0. Therefore, contour surfaces were obtained from the experimental design and were interpreted in terms of the response variable removal efficiency TOG (total oil and greases). The plan still allowed to obtain mathematical models for calculating the response variable in the studied conditions. Commercial flocculants showed similar behavior, with an average overall efficiency of 90% for oil removal, however it is the economical analysis the decisive factor to choose one of these flocculant agents to the process. The natural alternative flocculant agent based on Moringa oleifera showed lower separation efficiency than those of commercials one (average 70%), on the other hand this flocculant causes less environmental impacts and it´s less expensive

Calidad de plántulas de tres especies forrajeras (Moringa oleifera Lam., Leucaena leucocephala y Cajanus cajan) en condiciones de vivero

Con el objetivo de caracterizar el comportamiento inicial de Moringa oleifera y profundizar en las ventajas de esta especie, en comparación con otras forrajeras de rápido crecimiento (Leucaena leucocephala y Cajanus cajan); se realizó en el vivero de la Facultad de Recursos Naturales y del Ambiente, un ensayo en diseño completamente aleatorio con 20 repeticiones por especie. Se realizó un conteo diario de germinación por un periodo de tres semanas (21 días); mientras patrones de crecimiento fueron terminados a partir de evaluaciones semanales de diámetro basal y raíz, longitud de tallo y raíz, y número de raíces secundarias; así como producción de biomasa expresada en peso seco y peso fresco de la parte área y radicular, en muestra de ocho plantas destruidas semanalmente. La comparación en el desempeño de cada especie fue contrasta da mediante el uso de índices de calidad de plantas. Los resultados muestran ventajas de la especie M. oleifera para la mayoría de variables; solo superado en el número de raíces secundarias por las dos especies en estudio. Los índices de calidad sugieren pocos problemas de establecimiento en campo para las especies M. oleifera y L. leucocephala como producto del rápido crecimiento, y aun con la desigual proporción en la relación tallo-raíz, y biomasa. Los valores de calidad registrados para cada especie pueden ser modificados a través de prácticas silviculturales en las plantas en el vivero.

Fermentación en estado sólido de Saccharum officinarum con diferentes niveles de inclusión de follaje fresco de Moringa oleifera Managua, 2016

Con el objetivo de estudió efecto de la inclusión de follaje fresco de Marango ( Moringa oleifera ) sobre la fermentación en estado sólido (FES) de la caña de azúcar ( Saccharum officinarum ) mejorando su valor nutricional (FES - Moringa), utilizando un diseño completamente al azar (DCA) con cuatro tratamientos y tres repeticiones. Los niveles de inclusión de follaje fresco de Moringa oleifera (FFMO) fueron: (T1) 10 %, (T2) 15%, (T3) 20%, (T4) 25 %. Las variables estudiadas fueron : indicadores fermentativos a nivel de campo y composición q uímica. Encontrando que la temperatura ambiental promedio durante las 36 h fue de 30.4 ± 0.81 0 C. L a temperatura promedio de fermentación para los tratamientos fueron 32.68 ± 0.63 0 C, 31.92 ± 0.56 0 C, 31.43 ± 0.61 0 C y 31.67 ± 0.66 0 C para FES - Moringa con 10, 15, 20 y 25%, respectivamente . E l pH del proceso de FES - Moringa se mantuvo entre 5.5 y 8.8 con un pH promedio de 6.8 ± 0.2, 6.74 ± 0.21, 6.79 ± 0.21 y 6.67 ± 0.19 para cada tratamiento, respectivamente. E l contenido de humedad del sustrato de fermentación estuvo entre 55.9 y 68.2% acorde con lo recomendado para la rep roducción de hongos y levaduras . El contenido de PB de l T1 difiere significativamente (P < 0.05 % ) del contenido de PB de los T2, T3, T4 . La FDN no mostró u na diferencia ( p > 0.05 % ) , entre los tratamientos, sin embargo se puede observar un a disminución significativa (p < 0.05%) en el contenido de FDN con relación a la caña de azúcar (CA) . N o hay diferencia (P > 0.05 % ) de la DIVMS entre los diferentes niveles de inclusión del FFMO . La adición de FFMO mejora la FES de la CA y valor nutricional , además de ser una alternativa económica al compararl o con alimentos convencionales

Producción de forraje de dos especies, Marango (Moringa oleifera Lam.) y Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala Lam. de Wit.) en un sistema de cercas vivas durante la época seca en la Finca Santa Rosa, UNA-Managua

Con el objetivo de evaluar la producción de biomasa en época seca de dos especies forrajeras : marango ( Moringa olei fera Lam) y Leucaena ( Leucaena leucocephala Lam de wit ), se realizó en la Universidad Nacional Agraria, un estudio en un sistema de cerca viva. El ensayo co nsistió en el establecimiento de plantaciones lineales con distanciamientos de 2m x 2m para M . olifera y 3m x 3m para L. leucocephala . Se utilizó una altura de corte de 1m y frecuencia de cor te de 30 días entre diciembre 2014 y mayo 2015; periodo en el que se colecto información de las variables diámetro basal de las plantas, numero de rebrotes y longitud de rebrotes. Los parámetros cuantificados para determinar el rendimiento fueron: Rendimiento de Materi a Fresca Total (RMFT), Rendimiento de Materia Seca Total (RMST) Y Tasa de crecimiento (TC). El crecimiento lento en diámetro sugiere efecto de la frecuencia de corte y déficit de la precipitación. El número y longitud de rebrotes se vieron disminuidos prin cipalmente por defoliación así como el déficit de la precipitación. M. oleifera registro mayor rendimiento tanto como en materia fresca como en materia seca, determinando diferencias estadísticas (p < 0.05), así mismo en cuanto a la tasa de crecimiento cuan tificada. Producto del déficit de precipitación y defoliación se registró reducción del 70 al 86% en el rendimiento de las especies, pero aun así se concluye que con medidas de manejos asociados a la época seca; ambas especies representan recursos para una buena disponibilidad de forraje cuando los pastos no cubren la demanda

Moringa oleifera plasticity to face climatic changes

Extreme abiotic factors, such drought combined with heat waves and/or high UVB radiation are predicted to become more frequent in the future. The impact on plant production of these challenges on multipurpose Moringa oleifera L. remains unclear. A susceptibility of this species may lead to increase poverty in endangered regions. M. oleifera is a woody species native from sub-Himalaya regions under high climate stress pressure. The interest on this species is emerging due to its several medicinal properties and its nutritional value. Agropharmaceutical industry is interest in this species too. To understand the impact of increased climate factors, young (2 months old) plants of this species were exposed to water deficit (WD) and UVB (alone or combined). WD and WD+UVB imposition consists of unwater for 4 days. After 1 day withholding water, UVB and WD+UVB were irradiated with 26.3 kJ m-2 distributed per 3 days. Immediately after treatment exposition (1 day) and after 10 days, plant water status, growth, carbon metabolism and oxidative stress were measured. Overall no significant differences were observed in WD, regarding the parameters analysed, except on gas exchanges, MDA and phenols. The plants exposed to UVB showed, in general, more severe effects, as higher pigment content, MDA and membrane permeability, while no changes were observed in the total antioxidant activity. Plants exposed to UVB+WD, despite changes observed, the impact was lower than the one observed in UVB exposed plants, meaning that a protective/adaptive mechanism was developed in the plants under combined stressors. On the other hand, in all treatments the net CO2 assimilation rate decreased. Results suggest that M. oleifera has some tolerance to WD and UVB, and that develops mechanism of adaptation to these two types of stress that often arise in combination under a climate change scenario.

Peptídeos ovicidas de Moringa oleifera Lamarck: isolamento, caracterização bioquímica e alvos de ação no modelo biológico Haemonchus contortus.

2016

Mobilização de reservas e partição de metabólitos durante a germinação da semente e o estabelecimento da plântula em moringa

Seed germination and seedling establishment are critical processes for commercial plantation and depend directly on reserve mobilization as a source of cellular fuels and biosynthetic precursors. In this way, we investigated the coordination among reserve mobilization, metabolite partitioning, and mobilizing enzyme activities in Moringa oleifera Lam (moringa) an oil-seeded species employed in biofuel production. Seeds were germinated under controlled conditions and seedlings were grown hydroponically at a greenhouse. Samples were harvested at 0, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 days after imbibition (DAI). The contents of dry mass (DM), neutral lipids (NL), soluble proteins (SP), starch, total soluble sugars (TSS), non-reducing sugars (NRS), and total free amino acids (TFAA) as the activity of isocitrate lyase (ICL), acid proteases, and amylases were determined. The mobilization of storage proteins was initiated during seed germination whereas the mobilization of storage lipids and starch was triggered throughout seedling establishment although all reserves have been depleted until 20 DAI. The partitioning of DM and metabolites to the roots and the shoots was uneven during seedling establishment. Low shoot/root ratio on the basis of DM could be related to the natural occurrence of moringa in drought climates. In the roots, TSS, NRS, and TFAA were accumulated from 12 to 16 DAI and then were consumed until the end of the experiment. In the shoots, TSS and TFAA were consumed in parallel with NRS accumulation from 12 to 20 DAI. The activity of ICL, acid proteases, and amylases was coordinated with the mobilization of lipids, proteins and starch respectively. Thus, we propose that the patterns of reserve mobilization and metabolite partitioning verified in moringa seem distinct from those found to other tree species and may be involved in metabolic strategies to enable environment colonization

Crescimento de mudas de moringa em função da salinidade da água e da posição das sementes nos frutos

A escolha das sementes é de fundamental importância para a obtenção de mudas de qualidade, principalmente quando são produzidas sob condições ambientais adversas. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de avaliar a influencia da salinidade sobre o desenvolvimento de mudas de moringa provenientes de sementes localizadas em diferentes posições no fruto. O delineamento utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com os tratamentos arranjados em esquema fatorial 3 x 4 e quatro repetições. Os tratamentos resultaram da combinação de três posições de sementes no fruto (basal, mediana e apical) com quatro níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação (0,5; 2,0; 3,5; e 5,0 dS m-1). Foram avaliadas as seguintes características de crescimento: altura (ALT), diâmetro do caule (DC), diâmetro da raiz principal (DRP), número de folhas (NF), área foliar (AF), massa seca da parte aérea (MSPA), massa seca do sistema radicular (MSR) e massa seca total (MST). Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância pelo teste F e as médias, comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade, para o efeito da posição da semente no fruto; e por análise de regressão, para os dados provenientes da salinidade. Houve interação significativa na maioria das características avaliadas. A salinidade da água de irrigação diminuiu em todas as variáveis. As mudas provenientes de sementes localizadas na porção basal dos frutos foram mais afetadas pela salinidade da água de irrigação.

Emprego do extrato de moringa (Moringa oleífera Lamarck) na clarificação do caldo de cana para produção de açúcar

Pós-graduação em Microbiologia Agropecuária - FCAV

Use of Moringa oleífera Lamarck leaf extract as sugarcane juice clarifier: effects on clarifed juice and sugar

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract on the sedimentation of impurities in the treatment of sugarcane juice and the effects on sugar quality and on the clarified juice. The experimental design used was a 4x2 factorial arrangement with four replications. The main treatments performed included the extracted original sugarcane juice, the synthetic polyelectrolyte (Flomex 9076), the leaf extract, and a control. The secondary treatments consisted of the sugarcane varieties RB92579 and RB867515. The clarification process used was simple defecation, in which the flocculating agents and the juice, limed and heated, were poured simultaneously into a decanter. The microbiological and chemico-technological characteristics of the extracted and clarified juices were evaluated. The clarified juice was concentrated up to 60° Brix (syrup) and subjected to boiling in a pilot pan using seeds to perform the graining: The sugar was recovered by centrifugation and analyzed for microbiological and chemico-technological characteristics. It was concluded that the use of the Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves extract resulted in a better quality of clarified juice and sugar.

Extratos de moringa no tratamento do caldo de cana e reflexos sobre a fermentação alcoólica

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV

Reflexos da clarificação do caldo de cana com moringa sobre compostos inorgânicos do açúcar VHP

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Moringa extracts used in sugarcane juice treatment and effects on ethanolic fermentation

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of sugarcane juice treatment using Moringa oleifera leaf and seeds extracts on ethanolic fermentation. The experiment was arranged in a split plot statistical design, with four replications. Main treatments were three sedimentation agents (synthetic polyelectrolyte, moringa leaf and seed extracts) and control while the secondary treatments were two sugarcane varieties (RB867515 and CTC4). Extracted sugarcane juice was clarified by simple defecation with pH adjusted to 6.0. The flocculating agents were added in a decanter before the limed juice. After then, the juice was standardized to 16° Brix at pH 4.5, and musts were inoculated with yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain, FT858. At the end of the fermentation process, wines were recovered by centrifugation. In all experimental stages, extracted juice, clarified juice and wine were chemically and technologically characterized. The use of moringa leaf and seed extracts as sedimentation adjuvants did not increase the sedimentation speed of impurities. However, there was a high sludge compaction, which was essential for maintenance of yeast and bud population at the beginning of fermentation, and yeast budding rate in the end. The use of different sedimentation agents as adjuvants in juice treatment did not affect wine quality and ethanol yield.

Degradación ruminal de la materia seca y materia orgánica del follaje de marango (Moringa oleífera) a diferentes edades de corte en vacas reyna, finca Santa Rosa, Managua, Nicaragua 2012

Se realizó un estudio en la Finca Santa Rosa Propiedad de la Universidad Nacional Agraria Ubicada en Managua-Nicaragua, con una temperatura promedio de 26.9 ºC y una precipitación anual de 1119.8 mm INETER (2012), el objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la tasa de degradación in situ de la Materia seca (DMS) y Degradación de la Materia orgánica (DMO) del follaje de Marango (Moringa oleifera) a diferentes edades de corte. Los tiempos de incubación evaluados fueron 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 y 120h utilizándose un diseño experimental completamente al azar con arreglo factorial donde el factor A fueron las edades de corte y el factor B los tiempos de incubación. Los parámetros de degradación fueron evaluados por regresión no lineal. La degradabilidad del follaje de Marango se estimó mediante el modelo de Ørskov y McDonald (1979); para conocer el efecto de la edad sobre la tasa de degradabilidad, se realizó análisis de varianza y la prueba honesta de Tukey para conocer las diferencias entre los tiempos de incubación. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron un efecto significativo (P<0.001) de la edad sobre la degradación in situ de la materia seca del follaje de Marango con un máximo de degradación potencial de 92.09%, 83.99, 95.05% a los 45,60 y 75 días de edad y 120 h de incubación. En cuanto a la degradación de la materia orgánica se encontró diferencia altamente significativa de la edad sobre la degradación in situ (P<0.001) con un máximo de degradación potencial de 74.59%, 65.10%, 66.24% a los 45,60 y 75 días de corte respectivamente a 120 horas de incubación