Couro bovino: qualificação para valorização.

Este trabalho do tipo exploratório, bibliográfico e descritivo tem como objetivo oferecer subsídios técnicos para processos que visam à obtenção da matéria-prima couro bovino de alta qualidade, além de difundir procedimentos, leis e recomendações técnicas das Boas Práticas Agropecuárias Bovinos de Corte. Esta publicação foi elaborada com base em informações diretas e simples, voltada para todos os elos da cadeia produtiva do couro, tais como: pecuaristas; transportadores; frigoríficos e curtumes.

Avaliação técnica e operacional do sistema nacional de classificação da pele bovina.

Manuel Antonio Chagas Jacinto, CPPSE; Alexandra Rocha de Oliveira, doutoranda UNESP/Jaboticabal;Douglas Luis Andreolla, mestrando UFMT;Mariana de Aragão Pereira, CNPGC;Carlos Henrique Laske, mestrando UFPel; Alfred Verner Loosli, agrônomo; Willian Paraguassu Amorin.

Quaresma continua : primera [-segunda] parte de sermones en las ferias mayores, dedicada ...

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C 182 INST-D 2013. 363 Hamacas tejidas en hilos de algodón de diversos colores y decoración con flecos (Casanare)

36 fotografías a color.

Aplicación de los tipos agroclimáticos mundiales del arroz (Oriza sativa L.) para la Argentina

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Gedankenexperiment de una exposición

L a exposición temporal Albert & Blas Einstein y Cabrera, del Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, comienza presentando una maqueta versión 3D de la obra “Relatividad” de M.C. Escher. Las ventanas de la obra contienen pantallas que emiten imágenes que representan cómo se ha manipulado la imagen de A. Einstein en los medios, en el cine, en la publicidad, etc.

CosmoCaixa Barcelona

Las aportaciones del presente trabajo-informe provienen de las múltiples ocasiones que, en conferencias escuchadas, ponencias asistidas, artículos de revistas y de prensa, conversaciones privadas, Jorge Wagensberg (Director científico de los Museos de Ciencia de la Fundación La Caixa) me (nos) ha tratado de comunicar, tras una experiencia de más de 20 años en el Museo de la Ciencia de Barcelona, cuáles eran las hipótesis de trabajo para construir y desarrollar, en el mismo lugar pero con mucho más espacio, un nuevo Museo de la Ciencia. También de la experiencia generada por una exposición de la Fundación La Caixa “Y después fue... ¡La Forma!” que ha itinerado por múltiples lugares de España (en particular estuvo en el Museo Elder de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria entre Noviembre de 2003 y Febrero de 2004). Y, por último, de la realidad del Museo CosmoCaixa de Barcelona, ya inaugurado el pasado 23 de Septiembre. Todo esto (hipótesis, experiencia y realidad) que Jorge Wagensberg nos ha contado antes y mostrado ahora, es pura museología científica en su forma más moderna y más actual.

Increased Dispersion of Supported Gold during Methanol Carbonylation Conditions

The active site in supported gold catalysts for the carbonylation of methanol has been identified as dimers/trimers of gold which are formed from large gold particles >10 nm in diameter. Methyl iodide was found to be critical for this dispersion process and to maintain the catalyst in the active form. This study also shows that it may be possible to redisperse gold catalysts, in general, after reaction.

Remarkable stability of ionic gold supported on sulfated lanthanum oxide

Isolated cationic gold deposited on sulfated lanthanum oxide has been shown to exhibit remarkable stability opening a promising way of stabilising ionic gold for catalytic reactions.

SpaciMS: spatial and temporal operando resolution of reactions within catalytic monoliths

Monolithic catalysts are widely used as structured catalysts, especially in the abatement of pollutants. Probing what happens inside these monoliths during operation is, therefore, vital for modelling and prediction of the catalyst behavior. SpaciMS is a spatially resolved capillary-inlet mass spectroscopy system allowing for the generation of spatially resolved maps of the reactions within monoliths. In this study SpaciMS results combined with 3D CFD modelling demonstrate that SpaciMS is a highly sensitive and minimally invasive technique that can provide reaction maps as well as catalytic temporal behavior. Herein we illustrate this by examining kinetic oscillations during a CO oxidation reaction over a Pt/Rh on alumina catalyst supported on a cordierite monolith. These oscillations were only observed within the monolith by SpaciMS between 30 and 90% CO conversion. Equivalent experiments performed in a plug-flow reactor using this catalyst in a crushed form over a similar range of reaction conditions did not display any oscillations demonstrating the importance of intra monolith analysis. This work demonstrates that the SpaciMS offers an accurate and comprehensive picture of structured catalysts under operation.

Femtosecond lasers for mass spectrometry: Proposed application to catalytic hydrogenation of butadiene

Mass spectra from the interaction of intense, femtosecond laser pulses with 1,3-butadiene, 1-butene, and n-butane have been obtained. The proportion of the fragment ions produced as a function of intensity, pulse length, and wavelength was investigated. Potential mass spectrometry applications, for example in the analysis of catalytic reaction products, are discussed.

The potential of electron beam radiation for simultaneous surface modification and bioresorption control of PLLA

Bioresorbable polymers have been widely investigated as materials exhibiting significant potential for successful application in the fields of tissue engineering and drug delivery. Further to the ability to control degradation, surface engineering of polymers has been highlighted as a key method central to their development. Previous work has demonstrated the ability of electron beam (e-beam) technology to control the degradation profiles and bioresorption of a number of commercially relevant bioresorbable polymers (poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA), Llactide/DL-lactide co-polymer (PLDL) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)). This work investigates the further potential of ebeam technology to impart added biofunctionality through the manipulation of polymer (PLLA) surface properties. PLLA samples were subjected to e-beam treatments in air, with varying beam energies and doses. Surface characterization was then performed using contact angle analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Results demonstrated a significant increase in surface wettability post e-beam treatment. In correlation with this, XPS data showed the introduction of oxygen-containing functional groups to the surface of PLLA. Raman spectroscopy indicated chain scission in the near surface region of PLLA (as predicted). However, e-beam effects on surface properties were not shown to be dependent on beam energy or dose. E-beam irradiation did not seem to affect the surface roughness of PLLA as a direct consequence of the treatment.

Redispersion of Gold Supported on Oxides

Although many gold heterogeneous catalysts have been shown to exhibit significant activity and high selectivity for a wide range of reactions in both the liquid and gas phases, they are prone to irreversible deactivation. This is often associated with sintering or loss of the interaction of the gold with the support. Herein, we report on the use of methyl iodide as a method of dispersing gold nanoparticles supported on silica, titania, and alumina supports. In the case of titania- and alumina-based catalysts, the gold was transformed from nanometer particles into small clusters and some atomically dispersed gold. In contrast, although there was a drop in the gold particle size on the silica support following CH3I treatment, the size remained in the submicrometer range. The structural changes were correlated with changes in the selectivity and activity for ethanol dehydration and benzyl alcohol oxidation. From these observations, it is clear that this treatment provides a method by which deactivated gold catalysts can be reactivated via redispersion of the gold.

Structure of the methanol synthesis catalyst determined by in situ HERFD XAS and EXAFS

A Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 commercial catalyst for methanol synthesis from syngas was investigated under operational conditions. HERFD XAS and EXAFS data were recorded under different reaction gas mixtures, temperatures, and pressures. Activation of the catalyst precursor occurred via a Cu+ intermediate. The active catalyst predominantly consists of metallic Cu and ZnO. Methanol production only starts when all accessible Cu is reduced. The structure of the active catalyst did not change with temperature or pressure even though the methanol yield changed strongly. Formation of a carbon-containing layer on top of the catalyst surface was detected by TPD, which was correlated with a several-hour induction period in the methanol production after the catalyst reduction.