Coffee husks can be used to manufacture nutritional formulas
Photo 1: Study indicated which method best preserves the nutritionalcharacteristics of coffee husks.According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Brazil is the largestproducer and exporter of coffee in the world. In 2022, grain exports broke arecord by raising just over US$ 9 billion, according to information from theBrazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), a growth of 46.9% compared tothe previous year. As it is an area of great interest in the region and in Brazil,Unaerp has a...
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UNAERP researchers produce fertilizer for sugarcane using waste from the fertilizer industry.Researchers from the Graduate Program in Environmental Technology andfrom the Chemical Engineering course at Unaerp have developed fertilizer forsugarcane using solid waste, more specifically "filter cake",...
Studies aimed at the controlled release of fertilizers help reduce costs in agricultureThe production of grains, whether cereals or oilseeds, has great strength inworld food. Soy, corn, rice, beans, wheat and cotton are among the main grainsproduced in Brazil, which takes fourth place in...
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Research developed at UNAERP can contribute to accuracy agriculture.Native to the tropical region of the Indo-Pacific — which extends from India tothe coast of China — the marine macroalgae Kappaphycus alvarezii hasrecently started to serve as a biostimulant in the...
Study developed at the biotechnology unit can help pests and weeds controlCurrently, the development of research with semiochemicals — secondarysubstances produced by plants that can cause changes in nearby plants, suchas changes in growth, respiratory mechanism, photosynthesis...
Located in the agribusiness capital, UNAERP contributes to the sector's production efficiency.According to the last Agricultural Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geographyand Statistics (IBGE), 2017, published in 2019, there are approximately 351million hectares in Brazil being occupied by...
UNAERP study contributes to reducing the volume of vinasse in ethanol productionThe development of energy integration technologies to reduce the volume ofvinasse, the main residue of the sugar and alcohol industry, generated duringethanol production, is the subject of study in the...
Coffee roasting vapor capture system can reduce impacts of the coffee sector on the environment.Data from the National Supply Company (Conab) indicate that in 2022 Brazilproduced approximately 50.9 million bags of processed coffee, an increase of6.7% compared to 2021. In coffee production, one of...