As celulases e as xilanases são enzimas que hidrolisam a celulose e a xilana, respectivamente, contidas nos resíduos lignocelulósicos. A possibilidade de aplicar estas enzimas na produção de etanol vem sendo objeto de diversos estudos. No entanto, ainda não há uma tecnologia economicamente viável para a produção deste biocombustível a partir da biomassa lignocelulósica. Entre os microrganismos que apresentam altos títulos para estas enzimas, incluem-se linhagens de Penicillium echinulatum; porém, ainda faltam dados de sua fisiologia e estudos da produção de enzimas em biorreator. Neste trabalho, empregou-se a linhagem mutante celulolítica desreprimida S1M29 de P. echinulatum e o meio de cultivo foi composto por celulose, sacarose, solução de sais, Tween 80, farelo trigo e farelo de soja. Avaliou-se o efeito de diferentes temperaturas e pHs na produção das enzimas. O efeito da concentração da celulose sobre as atividades enzimáticas foi avaliada em regime descontínuo (RD) e regime descontínuo alimentado (RDA). Verificou-se que a temperatura mais apropriada para a produção de celulases e xilanases é de 28ºC e dentre os valores de pHs avaliados, o pH 6,0 apresentou a maior produção das enzimas. O aumento da concentração da celulose no RD proporcionou maiores atividades para endoglicanases, porém o mesmo não foi obtido para xilanases. Para FPA (Filter Paper Activity), aumentos proporcionais nas atividades foram obtidos somente com concentrações de até 3% de celulose em RD, condição que também proporcionou as maiores atividades de - glicosidases. O RDA incrementou as atividades de FPA, endoglicanases e xilanases, mas não de -glicosidases. Estes resultados contribuem para a otimização de processos e para a produção econômica de enzimas por P. echinulatum, visando o desenvolvimento de tecnologias economicamente viáveis para produção de etanol a partir de materiais lignocelulósicos. / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Cellulases and xylanases are enzymes that hydrolyze cellulose and xylan respectively, which are found in lignocellulosic residues. Although the applicability of these enzymes in the ethanol production has been the subject of several studies, an economically viable technology for the production of biofuel from lignocellulosic biomass is currently not available. Strains of Penicillium echinulatum are among the microorganisms that have high titers of these enzymes. However, data related to physiology and enzyme production in bioreactor for such strains are still missing. A cellulolytic mutant strain of P. echinulatum S1M29 and a culture medium composed of cellulose, sucrose, salt solution, Tween 80, wheat bran and soybean meal were used in this study. The effect of different temperatures and pHs during the enzymes production was evaluated. The effect of cellulose concentration in the enzymatic activity was evaluated in batch cultivation (BC) and fed-batch cultivation (FBC). It was found that the appropriate temperature for the production of cellulases and xylanases is 28°C, while the higher enzyme production occurred at pH 6.0. The high cellulose concentration in BC provided the greatest activities for endoglicanases, but the same result was not obtained for xylanases. For Filter Paper Activity (FPA), proportional increases in activity were obtained only with concentrations up to 3% of cellulose in BC, which is also linked to the highest activities for -glucosidases. FBC increased the activities of FPA, endoglucanases and xylanases, but it did not increase the -glucosidases activities. Such results contribute towards the optimization of enzyme production using P. echinulatum and the development of economically viable technologies for the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic materials.

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Devido à crescente preocupação com as questões ambientais envolvendo as emissões de gases que potencializam o efeito estufa e outros problemas associados aos combustíveis fósseis, o hidrogênio aparece como uma fonte de energia alternativa capaz de promover o desenvolvimento de forma sustentável. A produção de hidrogênio via fermentação anaeróbia é uma das rotas mais atraentes atualmente, envolvendo processos físicos, químicos e biológicos com inúmeras interações entre gases, líquidos e sólidos. No entanto, as pesquisas atuais têm dedicado especial atenção às características químicas e biológicas. Muitos reatores em escala real e de laboratório ainda são dimensionados por correlações empíricas, mas a compreensão dos fenômenos hidrodinâmicos envolvidos na produção de hidrogênio é um precursor necessário para a aplicação em projetos de escala industrial. Para otimizar o desempenho do reator, é essencial compreender a dinâmica das fases em seu interior. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho é empregar técnicas de fluidodinâmica computacional (CFD) para estudar e otimizar o comportamento fluidodinâmico de um reator anaeróbio sequencial em batelada (ASBR). Para tanto, foi adotada uma modelagem bifásica, tridimensional e turbulenta conduzida com o programa computacional OpenFOAM. Diferentes condições operacionais, configurações geométricas, bem como diferentes modelos, foram avaliados. Os resultados obtidos no estudo das forças interfaciais reforçam a importância e a necessidade de validar as simulações com dados experimentais, devido à grande variação nos resultados obtidos em cada caso simulado. Do ponto de vista das configurações geométricas e operacionais, observa-se que modificações na vazão e no sentido da recirculação, bem como alterações na geometria dos distribuidores afetam significativamente a velocidade de mistura e a energia cinética turbulenta no interior do reator. Estas modificações afetam a transferência de massa, a qual influencia diretamente na cinética das reações e possibilita uma maior produção e hidrogênio. Determinar o comportamento do reator de forma precisa é um precursor para propor alterações que melhorem a sua eficiência. / PETROBRAS, Brasil / Due to the growing concern with environmental issues involving the emission of gases that enhance the greenhouse effect and other problems associated with fossil fuels, hydrogen arises as an alternative source of energy capable of promoting development on a sustainable manner. Hydrogen production via anaerobic fermentation is currently one of the most attractive routes, involving physical, chemical and biological processes with numerous interactions between gas, liquid and solid. However, current research has devoted special attention to chemical and biological characteristics. Many full-scale and laboratory-scale reactors are still dimensioned using empirical correlations, but the understanding of hydrodynamic phenomena involved in the production of hydrogen is a necessary precursor for the application in industrial scale projects. To optimize the performance of the reactor, it is critical to understand the dynamics of the phases inside. In this context, the aim of this work is to employ computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques to study and optimize the fluid dynamic behavior of an anaerobic sequential batch reactor (ASBR). Thus, a two-phase, threedimensional and turbulent modeling was adopted, and simulations were conducted with the computer program OpenFOAM. Different operating conditions, geometric configurations and different models were evaluated. The results obtained in the study of interfacial forces reinforce the importance and the need to validate the simulations with experimental data, due to the large variation in the results obtained in each simulated case. Concerning geometric and operational settings, it was observed that changes in flow direction and recirculation, as well as changes in the geometry of distributors, affect significantly the velocity and the turbulent kinetic energy inside the reactor. These changes affect the mass transfer, which directly influences the reaction kinetics and enables greater production of hydrogen. The accurate establishment of the reactor behavior is a precur or to propose changes in order to improve its efficiency.

Orientadores: Lucimara Gaziola de La Torre, Reinaldo Gaspar Bastos / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T04:50:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Oliveira_AlineFurtado_M.pdf: 2165174 bytes, checksum: d3aa7acdee3edc7f222daf3f7a82f910 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A microfluídica é uma ciência que opera em pequenos volumes de fluídos dentro de canais em dimensões de micrômetros (10-6 m). Estes sistemas permitem controlar moléculas no espaço e no tempo, gerando resultados rápidos e confiáveis num sistema precisamente controlado e capaz de mimetizar ambientes celulares. Os dispositivos microfluídicos apresentam uma diversidade de geometrias aplicáveis para diversas áreas de pesquisas, sendo que a capacidade de formar gradientes permite avaliar as condições e o desempenho celular microbiano. Assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo desenvolver dispositivos microfluídicos capazes de formar gradiente de concentração difusivo e investigar sua aplicabilidade em bioprocessos. Diante disso, foram propostos três modelos de dispositivos usando materiais biocompatíveis: (i) dispositivo em base de vidro, denominado de Vidro-vidro; (ii) em base de vidro e poli dimetilsiloxano (PDMS), chamado de Vidro-PDMS e (iii) vidro e PDMS modificado quimicamente para tornar a superfície hidrofílica, Vidro-mPDMS. Os três dispositivos foram avaliados quanto à capacidade de formação de gradiente de concentração difusivo, os quais apresentaram um perfil linear. Além disso, validou-se o estudo do comportamento de Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 7754 num gradiente de concentração de glicose de 0 a 40 g/L de glicose, sendo usado o dispositivo vidro-vidro. Foi observado que houve crescimento de células ao longo das câmaras microfluídicas, e isso possibilitou na determinação de parâmetros cinéticos, os quais não apresentaram diferença estatisticamente significativa com o cultivo em batelada convencional. As condições da microfluídica possibilitaram também a determinação da cinética de Monod, usando menores intervalos de gradiente. Portanto, este dispositivo microfluídico mostrou-se uma ferramenta com potencial para investigar comportamento celular frente à diferença de concentração e contribuirá para a otimização de bioprocessos através da determinação de parâmetros cinéticos / Abstract: Microfluidic is a science that operates in small amounts of fluids inside channels in dimensions of micrometers (10-6 m). These systems allow the precise control of molecules in space and time, generating fast and reliable results and it can also be used to mimics environment cellular . Microfluidic devices can be produced in diversity of geometries, it can be applied in several scientific areas and especially the formation of concentration gradients can be used to evaluate conditions and performance of microbial cell. Therefore, this work had the objective to develop microfluidic devices that are able to generate diffusive concentration gradients and investigate their applicability in bioprocesses. In this context, we propose three models of microfluidics devices using biocompatible materials: (i) Glass-based device, named glass-glass; (ii) glass and poli dimetilsiloxane (PDMS) based device, Glass-PDMS and (iii) glass and chemically modified PDMS (hydrophilic surface), Glass-mPDMS. The three devices were evaluated by their capacity of generating difusive concentration gradient, demonstrating linear concentration profile. Furthermore, the behavior of Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 7754 inside of glucose concentration gradient ranging from 0 to 40 g/L were validated, using the glass-glass device . It was observed that cell growth along the microfluidic chambers, having determined the kinetic parameters, which was considered statistically similar to conventional batch cultivation. Conditions of microfluidics also allowed determination of the Monod kinetic, using smaller intervals gradient Therefore, the use of concentration gradient in microfluidic device is a potential tool for investigate of microbial cell behavior against the concentration difference and it can contribute to the optimization of bioprocesses through the determination of kinetic parameters / Mestrado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Biotecnologicos / Mestra em Engenharia Química

Orientador: Ranulfo Monte Alegre / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T00:10:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Piedrahita-Aguirre_CesarAugusto_D.pdf: 6150918 bytes, checksum: bfd7a30fcb69bbbfa8cbba5856d068f5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Este trabalho se propôs a estudar a produção da iturina A por Bacillus subtilis em fermentação semi-sólida em biorreatores de leito empacotado. O trabalho foi desenvolvido em quatro partes. Em uma primeira parte foi feito um screening com cepas silvestres e seus mutantes obtidos a partir da exposição de luz UV e acridina laranja. A cepa Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis NRRL NRS-1270 foi a que apresentou maior atividade antagônica contra os fungos Aspergillus fumigatus Fresenius NRRL 164, Aspergillus fumigatus Fresenius NRRL 166 e Aspergillus flavus var. oryzae NRRL 484. O extrato metanólico obtido da fermentação semi-sólida do Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis NRRL NRS-1270 foi analisado através da espectrometria de massas encontrando-se lipopeptídeos com massa molecular entre m/z 1021,43 e m/z 1087,48, mas sem a presença da iturina A. Em uma segunda etapa a cepa Bacillus Iso 1 foi isolada a partir das raízes de soja, e ante a dificuldade de identificar a iturina A através da cromatografia liquida de alta eficiência (HPLC), foi desenvolvida a metodologia de purificação da iturina A utilizando a cromatografia em coluna de vidro preenchida com sílica gel 60. A iturina A foi eluída com três sistemas de solventes compostos por 20 mL de clorofórmio-metanol-água (65:25:4,v/v/v), fração 1, seguido de 20 mL de clorofórmio-metanol-água (30:50:10, v/v/v), fração 2, e a fração final composta por 10 mL de clorofórmio-metanol-água (20:60:15, v/v/v). As frações obtidas foram analisadas através da HPLC e da espectrometria de massa, identificando 5 isômeros da iturina A (C13-C16). Na terceira etapa, foi feito um delineamento composto central rotacional (DCCR) para avaliar o efeito da casca de arroz como suporte inerte e da vazão volumétrica de ar na produção de iturina A; como substratos foram utilizados o farelo de soja desengordurado e o farelo de trigo. Nenhuma variável do DCCR foi estatisticamente significativa, mas operacionalmente foram importantes, devido à redução da oxigenação do Bacillus Iso 1 pela baixa vazão de ar e menor concentração de casca de arroz, favorecendo a produção de iturina; nestas condições obteve-se 6,88 g/kg de substrato seco de iturina A.Esta é a maior quantidade de iturina A produzida em biorreatores de leito empacotado (coluna) com aeração forçada até hoje. Na quarta etapa, a partir dos resultados obtidos no DCCR foram estudados os parâmetros do processo: queda de pressão, consumo de oxigênio e perfis de temperatura, visando entender o comportamento da fermentação a 0,4 L/min e 0,8 L/min. A máxima produção de iturina obtida foi 5,58 g/kg de substrato seco com a vazão de 0,4 L/min. O incremento na queda de pressão é ocasionado não unicamente pelo incremento da vazão volumétrica, mas também pela produção do biopolímero ?-PGA o qual ocupa os espaços livres entre as partículas, dificultando o fluxo normal de ar através do leito, reduzindo o consumo de oxigênio. A baixa oxigenação favoreceu a alta produção da iturina A e gerou baixo calor metabólico (5,75 W/kg-dry substrato·min). Os resultados obtidos podem ser úteis na elaboração de estratégias para ampliação de escala do processo em fermentadores aerados de leito empacotado / Abstract: This work covers a study of the production of iturin A by Bacillus by solid-state fermentation in packed bed bioreactors. The study was conducted in four parts. At first a screening was conducted with wild strains and their mutants obtained from exposure to UV light and mutagenic agent acridine orange. The strain Bacillus subtilis subsp subtilis NRRL NRS 1270 showed the highest antagonistic activity against Aspergillus fumigatus NRRL 164, Aspergillus fumigatus NRRL 166 and Aspergillus flavus var . oryzae NRRL 484. A methanolic extract obtained by solid state fermentation of Bacillus subtilis subsp subtilis NRRL NRS 1270 was analyzed with mass spectrometry showing lipopeptides with molecular mass between m/z 1021.43 and m/z 1087.48, but without the presence of iturin A. In the second stage, the strain Bacillus Iso 1 was isolated from soybean roots. Given the difficulty of identifying iturin A by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), a iturin A purification methodology was developed using glass column chromatography packed with activated Silica gel 60 and alumina. This methodology involved three solvent systems for elution of the iturin A from the column. A first fraction consisted of 20 ml of chloroform-methanol-water (65:25:4 , v/v/v) and was followed by 20 ml of chloroform - methanol- water (30:50 : 10, v/v/v), that was then followed by a final fraction consisting of 10 ml of chloroform-methanol-water (20:60:15, v/v/v). The fractions obtained of fermentation were analyzed by both HPLC and mass spectrometry, identifying five iturin A isomers (C13-C16). In the third stage of the study, an experimental design was constructed in the form of a central composite rotational design (CCRD) to evaluate the effect of rice husk as an inert support and air flow rates to the iturin A production, using defatted soybean meal and wheat bran as substrate. Although none of the studied variables showed statistical significance, the operational importance of reduction of oxygenation of the Bacillus Iso 1 fermentation due to the low concentration of rice husk and air flow rate was observed to favor the production of iturin; in these conditions high productivity was obtained reaching 6.88 g/kg-dry substrate of iturin A. Concluding from available literature, this is the highest concentration of iturin A ever produced in packed bed bioreactor (column) with forced aeration to date. In the fourth stage, in order to understand the behavior of the fermentation under aeration conditions between 0.4 L/min and 0.8 L/min, the following process parameters were studied, based on the results obtained from the CCRD: pressure drop, oxygen consumption and temperature profiles. The maximum production of iturin obtained was 5.58 g/kg-dry substrate with the air flow rate at 0.4 L/. The increase of the pressure gradients is caused not only by increasing the volumetric air flow rate but also by the production of biopolymer ?-PGA by Bacillus iso 1, which occupies the free interparticle space, hindering or preventing the normal flow of air through the bed and thus leading to reduced oxygen consumption. The low oxygenation favored the high iturin A production and resulted in low metabolic heat generation (5.75 W/kg-dry substrate.min). The results of this work are expected to be conducive for designing strategies to scale up the process in aerated packed bed bioreactors / Doutorado / Engenharia de Alimentos / Doutor em Engenharia de Alimentos

Bactérias aclimatadas a cobre foram isoladas a partir de amostras de solo e água coletadas na região da Mina de Sossego (Vale, Carajás, PA). Pseudomonas putida sp. foi escolhida, pois, apresentou a maior capacidade sortiva de Cu2+, Q = 40 mg/g. O cultivo em regime de batelada, meio mineral, com glicerol como fonte de carbono, resultou fator de conversão de glicerol a células, YX/S, de 0,49 g/g e velocidade específica máxima de crescimento, mmax, de 0,11 h-1. Alta concentração celular, 90 g/L, foi alcançada em cultivos em regime de batelada alimentada. Promoveu-se sorção de cobre pelas células, por meio de adição contínua ou em pulsos, de solução de CuSO4. A maior sorção específica de cobre, Q, de 30 (mg de Cu2+/g de células), foi verificada na adição por pulsos. Fotos de MET da bactéria na ausência e presença de Cu2+ mostram acúmulo de cobre na membrana e internamente, caracterizando biossorção e bioacumulação. / Bacteria acclimated to copper were isolated from soil and water samples collected in Mina de Sossego (Vale, Carajás, PA). Pseudomonas putida sp. was chosen as it had the highest sorptive capacity for Cu2+, Q = 40 mg/g. The fed-batch culture in mineral medium with glycerol as the carbon source resulted in a glycerol-to-cell conversion factor, YX/S of 0.49 g/g and maximum specific growth rate, mmax of 0.11 h-1. High cell concentration, 90 g/L, was achieved in cultures in fed-batch regimen. Cooper sorption by cells was promoted, by continuous or pulse addition of CuSO4 solution. The highest specific copper sorption, Q, 30 (mg Cu+2/g of cells) was seen with the addition by pulses. TEM photos of the bacteria in the absence and presence of Cu+2 show copper accumulation in the membrane and internally, featuring biosorption and bioaccumulation.

This master thesis focuses on reuse of waste water from industrial plant processing yellow phosphorus. Theoretical part summarizes physical and chemical properties of phosphorus, its transport in biosphere and its role in living organisms. Also the production process of the industrial plant is described. Waste water that contains waste byproducts is considered to be useful source of essential nutrients for economical large scale microalgae cultivation and development of biotechnological processes. In practical part, optimization of growth conditions for microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa Chick (IPPAS C-2) cultivation in medium based on wastewater from yellow phosphorus warehouse is presented.

Three membrane bioreactors, a low flux filter (LFF), a diafilter (DF), and an ion-exchange (IE) membrane bioreactor were used to treat water polluted with 50 ppm-N nitrate. The three systems were compared in terms of removal efficiency of nitrate, operational complexity, and overall quality of the treated water. In the low flux filter (LFF) membrane bioreactor an hemo-dialysis hollow fiber module was used and operated continuously for 29 days with a constant flux of permeate. The performance of the system was constant during the span of the experiment, which demonstrated that when the module was operated under constant low flux of permeate, the membrane filtration process was not affected by fouling. The removal rate of the LFF was 100% since the treated effluent did not contain nitrate or nitrite. The volumetric denitrification rate was 240 g-N day-1 m-3, which is within the range of denitrification rates obtained in tubular membrane modules. The treated effluent contained acetate, the carbon source of the biological process, and other inorganic nutrients, which showed that operating this ultrafiltration module at controlled flux did not improve the retention of these substances in the bioreactor. The same hemo-dialysis hollow fiber module employed in the LFF system was used in the diafilter (DF) membrane bioreactor. In the DF system, however, the membrane module was used as a contactor that separated the treated water and the bioreactor system, which allowed the transfer of solutes through the membrane porous structure and supported the growth of a biofilm on the membrane surface. The nitrate removal rate of the DF system increased from 76% to 91% during the 17 days assay. Unfortunately, this improvement could be attributed to microbial contamination of the water circuit because significant concentrations of the carbon source, acetate, nutrients, and nitrate were found in the treated effluent. The volumetric denitrification rate of the system was 200 g-N day-1 m-3, and the surface denitrification rate was lower than values previously reported for contactor membrane bioreactors. The results hereby presented do not evidence any advantage of operating the Filtral 20 ® membrane module as a contactor instead of as a filter such as in the LFF system. On the other hand, the third system herein presented, the IE membrane bioreactor, demonstrated several advantages of a contactor configuration but with a non-porous ion exchange membrane module in place of the Filtral 20 ®. As in a contactor system, the anion membrane provided a surface for biofilm growth, facilitated the transport of nitrate, and prevented mixing of treated water and bioreactor medium. Compared to the two previous systems, the most remarkable result of the IE was the reduction of secondary pollution in the treated water. The concentrations of phosphate and ethanol were zero and less than 1% of the concentration in the bioreactor, respectively. In addition, the IE system was less complex than the two other systems because the ion exchange membrane is non-porous. Therefore, unlike with porous contactors, it was not necessary to control the flux of treated water that could be lost through the bioreactor. The average surface denitrification rate of the IE system was 7.0 g-N day-1 m-2, which is higher than what had been reported for other contactor denitrification systems. However, because of the low surface to volume ratio of the membrane module that was used, the volumetric denitrification rate of the IE system was low, equivalent to 65 g-N day-1 m-3. / Master of Science

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Sight is the most powerful of all human senses. For the vast majority of people on Earth, the loss of that sense would be unimaginable. Without assistive technology, it would separate them from their ability to work, their ability to travel, and their ability to interact with their loved ones. And yet, this extraordinary process, carefully refined by billions of years of evolution, is threatened for millions of people all over the world from a wide array of diseases of the retina. Many of these diseases arise from malnutrition and infection and are being rapidly eradicated. However, many dozens more result from convoluted permutations of genetics, age, and diet that threaten blindness for millions more with little hope of treatment, even with the best of modern medicine. As our life expectancies extend and our population ages, these diseases will only become more prevalent. In humanity's ever-present pursuit of medicine and knowledge to improve our quality of life, cutting-edge treatments offer promise that one day soon, even these diseases may be eradicated. One key technology capable of treating these devastating illnesses, on the precipice of being translated to real-world clinical treatments, is pluripotent stem cell-derived therapies. Patient-specific pluripotent stem cells, meaning pluripotent stem cells sourced directly from the patient, have a wealth of applications ranging from drug identification to disease modeling to implantation and regeneration. This research has been developed and advanced remarkably in the approximately two decades since the early isolation of pluripotent stem cells. Naturally, this advancement has predominantly been focused on cell and molecular biology. However, this focus has left significant research questions to be answered from engineering perspectives across a wide latitude of sub-disciplines. This dissertation explores three independent avenues of engineering principles as they relate to improving 2D and 3D retinal tissues derived from pluripotent stem cells in materials, devices, and computation. The first aim explores how plant protein-based nanofibrous scaffolds can marry the advantages and minimize the disadvantages of synthetic and animal-derived scaffolds for the culture of 2D retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) constructs. The second aim describes the development and testing of a novel, perfusing rotating wall vessel (RWV) bioreactor to support culture of 3D retinal organoids. Finally, the third aim performs a meta-analysis of published RNA-Seq datasets to determine the precise mechanisms by which bioreactors support organoid growth and extrapolate how these conclusions can support future experiments. / Bioengineering