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Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Validation of Correlations for Dry Pressure Drop in Trays without Downcomer by Brondani, Michel, Schlemmer, Diego Felipe, Cabral Wancura, João Henrique, Dias Mayer, Flávio, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, da Graça Rasteiro, Maria, Oliveira, Nuno M., Gameiro Lopes, António M.

“…The dry tray pressure drop (ΔPd) is a design parameter that provides preliminary information about the total pressure drop. This work aimed to assess…”
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Experimental Fluid Dynamics Study of a New Fractal Dual-Flow Tray by Brondani, Michel, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Rasteiro, Maria G

“…Countercurrent flow in conventional dual-flow trays results in segregation in liquid and vapor flow, reducing tray efficiency. Therefore, a new dual-flow tray…”
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Life cycle assessment of distillation columns manufacturing by Brondani, Michel, de Oliveira, Jivago Schumacher, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Hoffmann, Ronaldo

“…In the last decades, the environmental impacts are considered in the decision making of processes and equipment. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely used…”
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Estimation of Bioethanol, Biohydrogen, and Chemicals Production from Biomass Wastes in Brazil by Soares, Juliana Ferreira, Confortin, Tássia Carla, Todero, Izelmar, Luft, Luciana, Ugalde, Gustavo Andrade, Tovar, Laura Plazas, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Mazutti, Marcio Antonio

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential of some selected biomass waste to be used as feedstock in the production of bioethanol and biohydrogen along…”
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Economical sensitivity analysis of rice husk utilization in a 300 kWel Micro Thermal Power Plant by Mayer, Flávio Dias, Gallon, Roger, Hoffmann, Ronaldo

“…Production of rice husks in Rio Grande do Sul State, which is the major rice production state in Brazil, needs to be adequately managed to diminish…”
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Dark fermentative biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass: Technological challenges and future prospects by Soares, Juliana Ferreira, Confortin, Tássia Carla, Todero, Izelmar, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Mazutti, Marcio Antonio

“…Biohydrogen is a promising low-carbon energy vector because its high energetic density, and emerging technologies has been studied aiming achieving higher…”
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Assessment of Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Polymers Aiming to Replace the Stainless Steel in Distillation Column by Cunha, Caroline Barlette da, Lopes, Poliana Pollizello, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Hoffmann, Ronaldo

“…Small scale ethanol production process faces a number of challenges that negatively impact productivity and economic costs. The present work aims at finding…”
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Hydrogen production from Brewer's spent grain hydrolysate by dark fermentation by Soares, Juliana Ferreira, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Mazutti, Marcio Antonio

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the production of H2 by dark fermentation of brewer's spent grain (BSG) hydrolysate. The process was evaluated under…”
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Revisiting energy efficiency, renewability, and sustainability indicators in biofuels life cycle: Analysis and standardization proposal by Mayer, Flávio Dias, Brondani, Michel, Vasquez Carrillo, Maria Cecilia, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Silva Lora, Electo Eduardo

“…Life Cycle Energy Analysis (LCEA) has been widely used for net energy balance and energy ratio calculation, expressing the overall efficiency, renewability,…”
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Economical and environmental assessment of electric power generation on small scale in Brazil using wet ethanol by Brondani, Michel, Peyrot, Caroline, Souza Fagundez, Jean Lucca, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Dias Mayer, Flávio

“…Electricity production from renewable sources is an important option aiming the mitigation of greenhouse gases, especially in off-grid communities. Therefore,…”
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Why small-scale fuel ethanol production in Brazil does not take off? by Mayer, Flávio Dias, Feris, Liliana Amaral, Marcilio, Nilson Romeu, Hoffmann, Ronaldo

“…Ethanol production on small scale (on-farm) substantially contributes to the effort to replace fossil fuels. However, the share of small scale production…”
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Small-scale production of hydrous ethanol fuel: Economic and environmental assessment by Mayer, Flávio Dias, Brondani, Michel, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Feris, Liliana Amaral, Marcilio, Nilson Romeu, Baldo, Vanessa

“…Energy consumption in rural areas and the increasing demand for liquid fuels in Brazil has stimulated the development of alternatives for fuels production,…”
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Using factorial design to increase the efficiency on a small-scale ethanol distillation by Dias-Mayer, Flávio, Fumagalli-Schettert, Giseane, Dos Santos-Salbego, Paulo Roberto, Islongo-Canabarro, Nicholas, Baldo, Vanessa, Antonio Mazutti, Marcio, Foletto, Edson Luiz, Hoffmann, Ronaldo

“…This research assessed experimentally the performance of a small-scale ethanol/water distillation column. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistica®…”
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Environmental and energy analysis of biodiesel production in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by Brondani, Michel, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Kleinert, Jonas Schmidt

“…Brazil’s mandatory blending of 5.0 % biodiesel with diesel calls for an assessment of the environmental impacts of the biodiesel production process chain…”
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Biofiltration of H2S-rich biogas using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans by Aita, Bruno Carlesso, Mayer, Flávio Dias, Muratt, Diana Tomazi, Brondani, Michel, Pujol, Stefen Barbosa, Denardi, Laura Bedin, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, da Silveira, Djalma Dias

“…Biogas has limited use in energy generation mainly due to the presence of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S). Currently, most of the techniques employed in the removal…”
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Fossil Fuel Saving through a Direct Solar Energy Water Heating System by Michels, Ademar, Dias Mayer, Flávio, Gallon, Roger, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Tiago Serafini, Seimur

“…The global warming and energy crisis is motivating the search for sustainable power sources. The objective of this work is to analyze the economic return and…”
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Process simulation and technology prospection to the hydrotreating of vegetable oils and animal fats by Seibel, Jeferson, Cabral Wancura, João Henrique, Dias Mayer, Flávio

“…•Patents prospection of deoxygenation routes for renewable hydrocarbons synthesis is addressed;•Simulation to the process of UOP/ENI technology for different…”
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Conversion of cassava starch to ethanol and a byproduct under different hydrolysis conditions by Mayer, Flávio Dias, Gasparotto, Juliana Machado, Klauck, Evelin, Werle, Leandro Bernardi, Jahn, Sergio Luiz, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Mazutti, Marcio Antônio

“…Cassava starch can be converted into sugars by enzymatic hydrolysis to be used for ethanol production. In this work, the studied variables were starch and…”
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Using factorial design to increase the efficiency on a small-scale ethanol distillation/Utilizando diseño factorial para aumentar la eficiencia en la destilación de etanol en pequeña escala by Dias-Mayer, Flávio, Fumagalli-Schettert, Giseane, dos Santos-Salbego, Paulo Roberto, Islongo-Canabarro, Nicholas, Baldo, Vanessa, Mazutti, Marcio Antonio, Foletto, Edson Luiz, Hoffmann, Ronaldo

“…This research assessed experimentally the performance of a small-scale ethanol/water distillation column. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistica®…”
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Conversion of cassava starch to ethanol and a byproduct under different hydrolysis conditions: Conversion of cassava to ethanol and a byproduct by Mayer, Flávio Dias, Gasparotto, Juliana Machado, Klauck, Evelin, Werle, Leandro Bernardi, Jahn, Sergio Luiz, Hoffmann, Ronaldo, Mazutti, Marcio Antônio

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