Search Results - "de Assis Barros, Luizmar"

Thermal degradation of extractive-based bio-epoxy monomer and network: Kinetics and mechanism by Kuo, Pei-Yu, de Assis Barros, Luizmar, Sheen, Yuung-Ching, Sain, Mohini, Tjong, Jimi S.Y., Yan, Ning

“…•Based on the results of TGA, FTIR and Py-GC/MS, we proposed a new thermal degradation mechanism for bio-based epoxy resin.•The backbone structure of bio-based…”
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An index for tracking old-growth value in disturbance-prone forest landscapes by de Assis Barros, Luizmar, Elkin, Ché

“…•Our old-growth index (OGI) combines field and remote sensing (ALS) metrics.•Age was not a good indicator of attributes intrinsic to old-growth…”
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Managing forests for old-growth attributes better promotes the provision of ecosystem services than current age-based old-growth management by de Assis Barros, Luizmar, Venter, Michelle, Elkin, Ché, Venter, Oscar

“…•We used machine learning (“Random Forest”) and ALS to develop an old-growth index (OGI) and ecosystem services (ES) models.•A systematic conservation planning…”
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No evidence of local deforestation leakage from protected areas establishment in Brazil's Amazon and Atlantic Forest by de Assis Barros, Luizmar, Venter, Michelle, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Coelho-Junior, Marcondes G., Venter, Oscar

“…Establishing Protected areas (PAs) could displace or cause ‘leakage’ of deforestation into adjacent areas. Such leakage would potentially offset PAs'…”
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Fire in the Atlantic Rainforest: an analysis of 20 years of fire foci distribution and their social-ecological drivers by de Assis Barros, Luizmar, Mendonça, Bruno Araujo Furtado de, Sothe, Camile, Fernandes Filho, Elpidio Inácio, Elkin, Ché

“…The Atlantic Rainforest biome, where fire events were originally less frequent, is now increasingly at risk of burning due to anthropogenic influences on the…”
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Effects of Reaction Parameters on the Glycidyl Etherification of Bark Extractives during Bioepoxy Resin Synthesis by Kuo, Pei-Yu, de Assis Barros, Luizmar, Sain, Mohini, Tjong, Jimi S. Y, Yan, Ning

“…This study outlines the influence of a series of reaction conditions on the yield and reactivity of the glycidyl etherification reaction of the bark…”
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Nanocellulose composites with enhanced interfacial compatibility and mechanical properties using a hybrid-toughened epoxy matrix by Kuo, Pei-Yu, Barros, Luizmar de Assis, Yan, Ning, Sain, Mohini, Qing, Yan, Wu, Yiqiang

“…•Novel hybrid epoxy improved biofibre wettability and compatibility with the resin matrix.•Nanocellulose fibres (NCFs) enhanced mechanical performance of neat…”
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