Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T16:11:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Wilsione Jose Carneiro.pdf: 729740 bytes, checksum: 371aee359d81ba53af5b532357fc8f09 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-03 / The venlafaxine, 1-[2-dimethylamino-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-ethyl] cyclohexanol, is a antidepressant drug of second generation. This is one of the most potent reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and noradrenaline, and its therapeutic effect is attributed to this activity. Venlafaxine is biotransformed in the liver to O-desmethylvenlafaxine (desvenlafaxine), N, O-desmethylvenlafaxine, N-desmethylvenlafaxine. Enzymes CYP2D6, CYP2C19 and CYP2C9 metabolize venlafaxine and major metabolite is the O-desmethylvenlafaxine. This is pharmacologically active and contributes significantly to the pharmacological effect of venlafaxine, as is found in plasma at high concentrations. The investigation of the formation of degradation products is of great importance, because the products formed may be less active, more active or toxic. Bioconversion or the application of microbial models is a strategy to mimic the mammalian metabolism produces significant quantities of metabolites for studies of pharmacological activity and toxicological. This work represents a forced degradation study of venlafaxine extended-release capsules in different stress conditions (acid and alkaline hydrolysis, oxidative and thermal) and select strains of filamentous fungi, to identify those able to metabolize venlafaxine and produce in a semi-preparative major metabolites. The filamentous fungi used were: Aspergillus candidus ATCC 2023, Beauveria bassiana ATCC 7159, Cunninghamella echinulata ATCC 9244, Cunningamella elegans ATCC 6169, Mortierella isabelina ATCC 1757 and Rhizopus arrhizus ATCC 11145. Was developed and validated method stability indicating HPLC using reverse phase for the analysis of venlafaxine in pharmaceutical formulation. The metabolites prepared by bioconversion were used for structural elucidation and later as a reference chemical in the analysis of stability studies and future studies of pharmacological and toxicological activity. The fungus Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 6169 was selected and produced O-desmethylvenlafaxine (desvenlafaxine) and dihydroxy-venlafaxine, similar to those found in mammals, reinforcing the application of microbial models for the study of animal metabolism. The study indicated the stability of the acid condition of venlafaxine, formed two degradation products, the products found were similar to those obtained by bioconversion. The O-desmethylvenlafaxine, corresponds to the active metabolite of venlafaxine in humans and was recently approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Those studies, one can get the O-desmethylvenlafaxine in bioconversion reactions by Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 6169 and forced degradation studies of venlafaxine. The method developed and validated HPLC method was considered indicative of stability analysis of venlafaxine extended-release capsules, it is sensitive, specific (interference < 2%), precise (RSD < 2%), linear (r > 0.99), accurate (98.0 to 102.0%) and reproducible (RSD < 2%). / A venlafaxina, (1-[2-dimetilamino)-1-(4-metoxifenil)etil]ciclohexanol), é um fármaco antidepressivo de segunda geração. É um dos mais potentes inibidores da recaptação de serotonina e noradrenalina, e o seu efeito terapêutico é atribuído a esta atividade. A venlafaxina é biotransformada no fígado pelas enzimas CYP2D6, CYP2C19 e CYP2C9 em O-desmetilvenlafaxina ou também chamado de desvenlafaxina (metabólito majoritário), N,O-desmetilvenlafaxina, N-desmetilvenlafaxina. O O-desmetilvenlafaxina é farmacologicamente ativo e contribui significativamente para o efeito farmacológico da venlafaxina, uma vez que é encontrado no plasma em altas concentrações. A investigação da formação de produtos de degradação é de grande importância, pois os produtos formados podem ser menos ativos, mais ativos ou tóxicos. Bioconversão ou a aplicação de modelos microbianos é uma estratégia para mimetizar o metabolismo dos mamíferos produzindo quantidades consideráveis de metabólitos para estudos de atividade farmacológica e toxicológica. Neste trabalho foi realizado um estudo de degradação forçada de venlafaxina em cápsulas de liberação prolongada em diferentes condições de estresse (hidrólise ácida e alcalina, oxidativa e térmica) e foram selecionadas cepas de fungos filamentosos com a finalidade de identificar aquelas capazes de metabolizar a venlafaxina e produzir em escala semi-preparativa os principais metabólitos. Os fungos filamentosos utilizados foram: Aspergillus candidus ATCC 2023, Beauveria bassiana ATCC 7159, Cunninghamella echinulata ATCC 9244, Cunningamella elegans ATCC 6169, Mortierella isabelina ATCC 1757 e Rhizopus arrhizus ATCC 11145. Foi desenvolvido e validado um método indicativo de estabilidade por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) utilizando fase reversa para a análise de venlafaxina na formulação farmacêutica. Os metabólitos preparados por bioconversão foram utilizados para elucidação estrutural e posteriormente serão utilizados como substância química de referência em análises de estudos de estabilidade e futuros estudos de atividade biológica. A cepa Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 6169 foi selecionada e produziu O-desmetilvenlafaxina (desvenlafaxina) e dehidroxi-venlafaxina, similares aos encontrados em mamíferos, reforçando a aplicação dos modelos microbianos para o estudo do metabolismo animal. O estudo indicativo de estabilidade da condição ácida de venlafaxina, formou dois produtos de degradação similares aos obtidos por bioconversão. A O-desmetilvenlafaxina foi recentemente aprovado para o tratamento do transtorno depressivo maior. Como resultado do presente trabalho, foi possível obter a O-desmetilvenlafaxina nas reações de bioconversão por Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 6169 e em estudos de degradação forçada de venlafaxina. O método desenvolvido e validado por CLAE foi considerado método indicativo de estabilidade para análise de venlafaxina em cápsulas de libertação prolongada, pois é sensível/ específico (seletividade < 2%), preciso (D.P.R < 2%), linear (r > 0,99), exato (98,0 - 102,0%) e reprodutível (D.P.R < 2%).

Genom fluglarvskompostering erhålls biomassa från organiskt avfall samt en näringsrik behandlingsrest som kan användas som gödningsmedel eller för biogasutvinning. Larvbiomassan kan användas som djurfoder eller för att tillverka biodiesel. Eskilstuna Strängnäs Energi och Miljö AB planerar bygga en pilotanläggning för fluglarvskompostering med larver av den amerikanska vapenflugan (Hermetia illucens). Behandlingen ska ske i lådor staplade på varandra, avskilda med ett mellanrum för att tillåta luftning av materialet. Luftningsbehovet utgörs av larvernas syrebehov samt av att transportera bort fukt och värme från materialet. Syftet med det här projektet var att utvärdera luftningsbehovet under fluglarvskomposteringsbehandling av matavfall med staplade behandlingslådor. Först designades ett experimentskåp att utföra experimenten i och därefter ett ventilationssystem till skåpet. Två experiment utfördes där tre staplar med nio behandlingslådor vardera utvärderades. I experiment I användes totalt 15 kg matavfall och 15 000 larver per behandlingslåda, i experiment II användes 11 kg matavfall och 10 000 larver per behandlingslåda. Under experimenten togs prover för torrsubstans (TS) och glödförlust (VS), pH samt tillväxt av larverna. Sensorer mätte lufttemperatur, relativ luftfuktighet och materialtemperatur. I båda experimenten erhölls en behandlingsrest med betydligt lägre TS-halt än önskat, vilket troligtvis berodde på att luftflödet i experimentskåpet var lägre än beräknat. I experiment I evaporerade i genomsnitt 6,2 kg vatten per behandlingslåda och i experiment II 4,8 kg, vilket för båda experimenten motsvarade cirka 50 % av det med matavfallet tillsatta vattnet. Enligt resultaten av experimenten kan torrsubstansen av matavfallet reduceras med runt 60 %. Runt 32 % av torrsubstansen i matavfallet omvandlades till larvbiomassa. Materialtemperaturen var i genomsnitt 27–30 °C under experimenten. Lufttemperaturen i experimentskåpet var 27–28 °C och 31 °C i inluften. Den relativa luftfuktigheten i experimentskåpet var 59–67 % och 36 % i inluften. Baserat på resultaten krävs ett luftflöde på 8,4 m3/h per behandlingslåda för att nå en TS på 50 % i behandlingsresten om matavfallet har en TS-halt på 15 %. Baserat på resultaten är ett nedåtriktat luftflöde att föredra framför uppåtriktat i de fall ett vertikalt luftflöde används. Skillnader i temperaturer och luftfuktighet indikerade dock att det vertikala, nedåtriktade, luftflödet inte kunde förse alla behandlingslådor i staplarna med samma luftflöde. På grund av detta kan det vara lämpligt att överväga ett horisontellt luftflöde i containern i vilken behandlingen ska ske. Vidare kan det vara fördelaktigt att reglera vattenhalten i matavfallet så att stora variationer i luftningsbehov undviks eller reglera luftflödet efter vattenhalt i ingående matavfall. Inför val av ventilationsdesign rekommenderas fortsatta studier av hur höga luftflöden påverkar behandlingen. / Larvae of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) can convert organic waste into biomass. The residue is nutrient-rich and can be used as fertilizer or for biogas production. The aim of this study was to assess the aeration need for designing a ventilation system in a pilot plant for larvae composting in Sweden. First, a cabinet with required ventilation arrangement for performing the experiments was designed. Two experiments were performed, where three stacks each comprised of nine boxes with spacers were used. In the first experiment, a total of 15 kg of municipal food waste and 15 000 larvae were used per box. In the second experiment, a total of 11 kg food waste and 10 000 larvae were used per box. In the first experiment 6.2 kg of water evaporated per treatment box and in the second 4.8 kg, both corresponding to about 50 % of the water present in the substrate added. An average temperature of 31 °C in the inlet air resulted in temperatures of 27-30 °C in the material during the treatment. Based on the results, 8.4 m3/h of air is needed per treatment box to reach 50 % dry matter in the residue of food waste containing 15 % dry matter. The results also indicate that to reach the desired water content in the residue, there might be a need to adjust the initial water content in the food waste and use horizontal airflow in the treatment container. Before deciding on a ventilation design, further studies are necessary to assess how high airflows affect the treatment.

Thesis (PhD (Chemical Engineering))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2020 / The use of bioproducts in different commercial sectors such as medicine, agriculture, cosmetics, food, and chemical industries motivates the need for easy production and recovery techniques of bioproducts at laboratory and pilot scale. This study aims at the production and recovery of some selected bioproducts using supercritical fluid extraction techniques. Three products are chosen as case studies: these are ethanol, acetoin, and vanillin, since the ease of separation is influenced by the concentration of the product in the broth, these compounds were selected based on their concentration in the fermentation broth, according to literature sources. A standard method was developed in a spectrophotometer for quantifying the targeted product in the broth, while the product recovery studies was carried out using a supercritical fluid extraction pilot plant. Saccharomyces and Bacillus species were chosen for the bioproduction of the selected bioproducts. Experimental design and statistical analysis of results were carried out using response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN). Studies on each of the selected bioproducts are as justified in the paragraphs below. Bioethanol production has recently become an increasing trend in research, with a focus on increasing its economic viability. Hence, the need to develop a low-cost fermentation medium with minimum redundant nutritional supplements, thereby minimizing the costs associated with nutritional supplements whereby inoculum preparation becomes necessary for ethanol production. Corn steep liquor (CSL) in glucose fermentation by Saccharomyces Type 1 (ST1) strain and Anchor Instant Yeast (AIY), which are low-cost media, are used as replacements for yeast extract (YE). The fermentation process parameters were optimized using artificial neural networks (ANN) and the response surface methodology (RSM). The study shows that for CSL, a maximum average ethanol concentration of 41.92 and 45.16 g/L representing 82% and 88% of the theoretical yield were obtained after 36 h of fermentation in a shake flask for ST1 and AIY respectively. For YE, ethanol concentration equivalent to 86% and 88% of theoretical yield were obtained with ST1 and AIY respectively after 48 h. Although, ANN predicted the responses of ethanol yield better than RSM, optimum conditions for ethanol production were better predicted by RSM. The consumers’ preference for ‘naturally’ produced aromas drives the development of bioproduction of acetoin from glucose with a view to optimize its production. The results revealed that by using a cheap nitrogen source, corn steep liquor, the yield of acetoin was similar to those of yeast and beef extracts. Furthermore, it was shown that by using Box-Behnken design, the optimum parameters such as glucose concentration, corn steep liquor, and inoculum size to maximize the concentration of acetoin produced were 78.40 g/L, 15.00% w/v and 2.70% v/v respectively. The validated concentration of acetoin produced in a triplicate analysis, 10.7 g/L, was 0.06% less than the predicted value. Increasing awareness of consumers of healthy, eco-friendly flavors and fragrances motivates the bioproduction of vanillin. The interactive effects of three variables on vanillin yield were evaluated by response surface methodology (RSM) with Box-Behnken design (BBD) model. The results showed the optimum conditions for the biotransformation of ferulic acid into vanillin can be achieved with maximum overall desirability (D) of 1.0 and a significant (p<0.05) quadratic model with regression coefficient (R2) of 0.995. Corn steep liquor, initial ferulic acid concentration and pH significantly influence the concentration of vanillin in the broth. The results in triplicate experiments confirmed vanillin yield of 386 mg/L after validation, which was in agreement with the prediction of the model. The maximum vanillin yield of 384.40 mg/L was predicted when corn steep liquor, ferulic acid concentration and pH were 7.72 g/L, 2.33 g/L, and 9.34 respectively. Fermentation system in a bioreactor has been proven to be an efficient system for the study of controlled fermentation variables when compared to a shake flask study. The influence of agitation, aeration, time and pH were analysed by Taguchi orthogonal array design for the upscale of acetoin in a bioreactor. The optimized parameters in 1.3L of fermentation vessel were as follows: 300 rpm agitation, 1.5 slpm aeration; 2 days’ fermentation time and 6.5 pH value. Agitation with above 70% was the most contributing factor and other variables were less than 30% in the percentage analysis of variance of each fermentation variables in the batch study of acetoin. A fourfold gain in acetoin titre (42.30 g/L) was obtained with the same substrate concentration in a lab-scale bioreactor on scaling up when compared with the shake flask batch study. The validated acetoin concentration of 41.72 g/L was obtained after a triplicate experiment to confirm the possibility of reproducing acetoin using the optimized conditions. Many separation techniques have been proven to recover value-added products from fermentation broth with a preference for several methods above other and new techniques that are emerging. Supercritical fluids separation using CO2 is one such technique. The feasibility of acetoin concentration and recovery was studied in supercritical CO2 pilot plant with pressure ranges of 100 to 300 bar, CO2 feed rate of 5 to 15 kg/h, at a process temperature of 37 and 80 °C in simulated and fermentation broth, respectively. The validated conditions for the fractionation of acetoin by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) were determined as follows: extraction pressure, 300 bar; CO2 feed rate, 15 kg/h; extraction temperature 37 °C; and fractionation time of 30 minutes. At these operating conditions, the percentage recovery of acetoin with respect to the feed solution at the raffinate for the simulated and actual ermentation broth was 77.8% (0.20 g/L) and 77% (0.15 g/L) respectively. A two-fold extract increase was obtained after 30 minutes of fractionation. The study provides the technical feasibility and the base case data which are critical to the development and design of processes for production and recovery of acetoin. The lesson gleaned from this study may be extended to develop processes for the production and recovery of other bioproducts (ethanol and vanillin).

Frutose e Ácido Glicônico são produtos importados empregados em diferentes setores nas áreas química, farmacêutica e alimentícia, representando um mercado de dois milhões de dólares (US$ 2,0 milhões) por ano. Por sua vez, a sacarose pode ser empregada como matéria-prima para a obtenção destes produtos através de conversão enzimátiva empregando invertase e glicose-oxidase. O uso de biorreatores com membrana (MBR) mostra-se interessante em processos enzimáticos, pois, ao serem empregados em processos contínuos permitem, simultaneamente, produção e separação dos produtos, reduzindo a formação de subprodutos e, eventual, inibição da enzima por excesso de substrato ou produtos. A sacarose é convertida em xarope de açúcar invertido (solução equimolar de frutose e glicose) pela invertase (Bioinvert&#174;, enzima comercial), seguido pela oxidação da glicose em ácido glicônico pela ação da glicose oxidase (GO). O processo de conversão multi-enzimático da sacarose foi obtido através da alimentação de sacarose (50 mM) em reator com membrana (MBR) contendo invertase (24 U/mL), glicose-oxidase (0,5 U/mL) e catalase (470 U/mL) e operando com vazão específica de 6,0 h-1, 35&#186;C e pH 5,5. As condições operacionais otimizadas possibilitaram a conversão completa da sacarose (X = 100 %) e da glicose resultante (Y = 100%) com velocidades específicas de reação de 4,2 mmol/U.h, 0,60 mmol/U.h e 0,00062 mmol/U.h, respectivamente, para a invertase, glicose oxidase e catalase. A respeito da oxidação da glicose, a adição de catalase no meio reacional se fez necessária para minimizar os efeitos inibitórios sobre a GO através do peróxido de hidrogênio formado. / The fructose and gluconic acid are products of great application in chemical, pharmaceutical and food industry. The actual Brazilian market for these compounds is about US$ 2 millions, here as the sucrose, the raw-material used for their production, represents about 2.4% of the Brazil\'s GNP. This conversion increases the value added to the sugarcane, usually marketed as a commodity, because the fructose and gluconic acid are more valuable products than sucrose. The use of membrane bioreactor (MBR), which operates under mild conditions regarding internal pressure, temperature and pH, has been growing along the years for enzyme catalyzed processes. Moreover, in the MBR the reaction and separation of the products occur simultaneously, avoiding the formation of by-products and the eventual inhibition of the enzyme caused by excess of substrate or products. The sucrose is converted to the inverted syrup (an equimolar solution of fructose and glucose) by invertase (in this work was employed Bioinvert&#174;, a commercial invertase) followed by the oxidation of glucose in gluconic acid by the glucose oxidase (GO). The multi-enzymatic conversion of sucrose was attained when carried out under initial substrate of 50mM and invertase, glucose oxidase and catalase concentrations, respectively, of 24.0 U/mL, 0.5 U/mL and 470 U/mL in a membrane reactor utilizing a dilution rate of 6.0 h-1, 35&#186;C and pH 5.5. The optimized operational conditions led to a conversion yield of 100% for sucrose hydrolysis and glucose oxidation steps resulting in enzyme productivity of 4.2 mmol/U.h, 0.60 mmol/U.h and 0.00062 mmol/U.h, respectively, to invertase, glucose oxidase and catalase. In regard to the glucose oxidation, the addition of catalase in the reaction medium was necessary, in order to minimize the inhibition of the GO by the hydrogen peroxide formed.

Frutose e Ácido Glicônico são produtos importados empregados em diferentes setores nas áreas química, farmacêutica e alimentícia, representando um mercado de dois milhões de dólares (US$ 2,0 milhões) por ano. Por sua vez, a sacarose pode ser empregada como matéria-prima para a obtenção destes produtos através de conversão enzimátiva empregando invertase e glicose-oxidase. O uso de biorreatores com membrana (MBR) mostra-se interessante em processos enzimáticos, pois, ao serem empregados em processos contínuos permitem, simultaneamente, produção e separação dos produtos, reduzindo a formação de subprodutos e, eventual, inibição da enzima por excesso de substrato ou produtos. A sacarose é convertida em xarope de açúcar invertido (solução equimolar de frutose e glicose) pela invertase (Bioinvert&#174;, enzima comercial), seguido pela oxidação da glicose em ácido glicônico pela ação da glicose oxidase (GO). O processo de conversão multi-enzimático da sacarose foi obtido através da alimentação de sacarose (50 mM) em reator com membrana (MBR) contendo invertase (24 U/mL), glicose-oxidase (0,5 U/mL) e catalase (470 U/mL) e operando com vazão específica de 6,0 h-1, 35&#186;C e pH 5,5. As condições operacionais otimizadas possibilitaram a conversão completa da sacarose (X = 100 %) e da glicose resultante (Y = 100%) com velocidades específicas de reação de 4,2 mmol/U.h, 0,60 mmol/U.h e 0,00062 mmol/U.h, respectivamente, para a invertase, glicose oxidase e catalase. A respeito da oxidação da glicose, a adição de catalase no meio reacional se fez necessária para minimizar os efeitos inibitórios sobre a GO através do peróxido de hidrogênio formado. / The fructose and gluconic acid are products of great application in chemical, pharmaceutical and food industry. The actual Brazilian market for these compounds is about US$ 2 millions, here as the sucrose, the raw-material used for their production, represents about 2.4% of the Brazil\'s GNP. This conversion increases the value added to the sugarcane, usually marketed as a commodity, because the fructose and gluconic acid are more valuable products than sucrose. The use of membrane bioreactor (MBR), which operates under mild conditions regarding internal pressure, temperature and pH, has been growing along the years for enzyme catalyzed processes. Moreover, in the MBR the reaction and separation of the products occur simultaneously, avoiding the formation of by-products and the eventual inhibition of the enzyme caused by excess of substrate or products. The sucrose is converted to the inverted syrup (an equimolar solution of fructose and glucose) by invertase (in this work was employed Bioinvert&#174;, a commercial invertase) followed by the oxidation of glucose in gluconic acid by the glucose oxidase (GO). The multi-enzymatic conversion of sucrose was attained when carried out under initial substrate of 50mM and invertase, glucose oxidase and catalase concentrations, respectively, of 24.0 U/mL, 0.5 U/mL and 470 U/mL in a membrane reactor utilizing a dilution rate of 6.0 h-1, 35&#186;C and pH 5.5. The optimized operational conditions led to a conversion yield of 100% for sucrose hydrolysis and glucose oxidation steps resulting in enzyme productivity of 4.2 mmol/U.h, 0.60 mmol/U.h and 0.00062 mmol/U.h, respectively, to invertase, glucose oxidase and catalase. In regard to the glucose oxidation, the addition of catalase in the reaction medium was necessary, in order to minimize the inhibition of the GO by the hydrogen peroxide formed.

Behovet av bättre avfallshantering ökar ständigt då befolkningen ökar och jordbruket intensifieras. Avfallshanteringen idag är dåligt konstruerad för organiskt avfall i många länder då det hamnar på deponier som släpper ut växthusgaser till atmosfären vilket påverkar klimatet negativt. En möjlig lösning att implementera en metod som genererar en värdefull produkt så som fluglarvskompostering. Det är en organisk avfallsbehandlingsmetod som använder larver av den amerikanska vapenflugan som kan reducera mängden avfall. Avfallet omvandlas till larvernas biomassa som är proteinrik och kan användas som djurfoder. Behandlingsresterna kan användas som gödningsmedel eller producera biogas. Väldigt lite är känt gällande växthusgasutsläppen från fluglarvskompostering. Under nuvarande EU lagstiftning i produktionssammanhang så är flugan ett produktionsdjur, som inte tillåts att födas upp på matavfall innehållande animaliska biprodukter. Därför har vegetabiliskt matavfall undersökts i denna studie för att i produktionssammanhang kunna använda sig av fluglarvskompostering. De vegetabiliska avfallet som använts var apelsinskal och blomkål blandat med broccoli (i denna studie kallad blomkålsblandning). Vegetabiliskt avfall innehåller svåråtkomlig näring för larverna och för att de ska kunna tillgodose sig så mycket som möjligt gjordes förbehandlingar. Förbehandlingarna som utfördes var med svamp och med ammoniumlösning då dessa har visat sig spjälka upp svåråtkomlig näring. Matavfall är känt för att fungera bra i fluglarvskompostering och användes som referens. Utsläpp av växthusgaserna CO2, NH3, N2O och CH4 undersöktes genom användande av kammarteknik. Vid behandlingar av blomkålsblandningen förbättrade förbehandlingarna materialreduktionen endast lite, vilket var i genomsnitt 82 %, men den totala minskningen i detta substrat var större än för matavfall vars reduktion var 60 %. Reduktionen varierade mellan 38-86 % i behandlingarna av apelsinskal. Larvbehandlingen av matavfall resulterade i den högsta omvandlingskvoten. Båda vegetabiliska substraten förbehandlat med NH4+ hade höga utsläpp av NH3. Behandlingarna av blomkålsblandningen hade högre utsläpp av N2O men mindre än i konventionella avfallsbehandlingar som kompostering. De substrat som inte förbehandlats hade låga utsläpp av CH4, inklusive matavfallet jämfört med de förbehandlade substraten som var mindre än i aerobisk kompostering. När en behandlingsstrategi väljs för kompostering med fluglarver, för små gasutsläpp så bör svampförbehandlat substrat användas, medan substrat förbehandlat med NH4+ resulterar i högre materialreduktion. / The need for better waste management is increasing as the population increases and agriculture is intensified. Organic waste management today is poorly designed in many countries leading to waste ending up in landfills which results in more greenhouse gases being emitted to the atmosphere, contributing to the global climate change. A possible solution is to implement a method that generates a valuable product such as fly larvae composting, which is an organic waste treatment method that uses larvae of the black soldier fly that can reduce the amount of waste. The waste is converted to the larval biomass which is rich in protein and possible to use as animal feed. Treatment residues can be used as fertilizers or to produce biogas. Very little is known about greenhouse gas emissions from fly larvae composting. Under current EU legislation in production contexts, the fly is considered a production animal that is not allowed to be raised on food waste containing animal by-products. Therefore, in this study, vegetable waste was investigated in order to be able to use fly larvae composting in production contexts. The vegetable waste used was orange peels and cauliflower mixed with broccoli (in this study referred to as cauliflower mix). Vegetable waste contains nutrients which are hard to digest for larvae and in order to improve digestibility, pretreatments were performed. The pretreatments carried out were with fungus and ammonia solution, as these have been shown to make hardly bound nutrients available. Food waste is known to work well in fly larvae composting and was used as a reference. Emissions of greenhouse gases CO2, NH3, N2O and CH4 were measured using chamber technique. In the treatment of cauliflower mix, the pretreatment improved the material reduction only slightly, which was on average 82 % but the overall total reduction was greater than that for food waste which had a reduction at 60 %. The reduction ranged between 38-86 % among all of the treatments of orange peels. Larvae treatment on food waste resulted in the largest biomass conversion ratio. Both vegetable substrates pretreated with NH4+ had high emissions of NH3. The treatments of cauliflower mix had higher emissions of N2O but they were lower than what is generally expected in conventional waste treatments such as composting. The non-pretreated substrates had low emissions of CH4, including the food waste compared to the pretreated ones which nevertheless were lower than in aerobic composting. When selecting a treatment strategy for fly larvae composting, to achieve low gas emissions, fungus pretreated substrates should be used while substrates pretreated with NH4+ result in higher material reduction.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Marianny Silva Canedo - 2015.pdf: 18768741 bytes, checksum: fcc66b1f3d382a6d6d99821e7c4dd7b5 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The majority of agroindustrial by-products are rich in low digestible fiber, and the bioconversion process for the production of microbial protein can be a practical and promising alternative to increase the protein content and nutritional value of substrate and food quality, turning these fibers into digestible components for the feeding of non-ruminant animals. Thus, this paper was aimed at protein enrichment of brewery spent grain by Rhizopus oligosporus CCT 4134 by solid state fermentation to be added in diets of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Solid state fermentation experiments were performed in order to determine the highest protein increment studying variables initial moisture (50, 60 and 70%) and supplemental nitrogen sources (ammonium sulfate, urea and sodium nitrate). To study the addition of fermented brewery spent grain in diets of Nile tilapia, 120 juveniles were used, divided into 24 boxes representing the six levels of addition (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10%) of fermented brewery spent grain and four replications of each treatment. Fish were fed for 67 days between May and August 2015, the period where the water temperature was below the thermal comfort for the species. Solid state fermentation provided protein enrichment of brewery spent grain in about 2 and 4 times the content of crude and soluble protein, respectively, and is considered an alternative to use of industrial by-products to replace traditional ingredients in diets of juvenile Nile tilapia, because with the addition of fermented brewery spent grain, no significant difference in productive performance, hematological and biochemical parameters of juveniles Nile tilapia was found. Thus, the fermentation of brewery spent grain is a good alternative to be used as substrate for the cultivation of Rhizopus oligosporus and microbial protein production, allowing its use as a protein supplement in diets for juvenile Nile tilapia, with addition of up to 10 % without compromising growth performance and hematological parameters of the species. / A maioria dos subprodutos agroindustriais é rica em fibras com baixa digestibilidade, e o processo de bioconversão para produção de proteína microbiana, pode ser uma alternativa prática e promissora para aumentar o teor proteico, o valor nutritivo do substrato e a qualidade da alimentação, transformando estas fibras em componentes digestíveis para alimentação de animais não ruminantes. Diante disso, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo o enriquecimento proteico do bagaço de malte por Rhizopus oligosporus CCT 4134 via fermentação em estado sólido e adição em dietas de juvenis de tilápia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus). Na fermentação em estado sólido foram realizados experimentos visando determinar o maior aumento proteico, estudando as variáveis umidade inicial (50, 60 e 70%) e suplementação de fontes de nitrogênio (sulfato de amônio, ureia e nitrato de sódio). Para estudar a adição do bagaço de malte fermentado em dietas de tilápia do Nilo, foram utilizados 120 juvenis, distribuídos em 24 caixas que representa os seis níveis de adição (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 e 10%) do bagaço de malte fermentado e quatro repetições de cada tratamento. Os peixes foram alimentados por 67 dias compreendidos entre os meses de maio a agosto de 2015, período que a temperatura da água estava abaixo do conforto térmico da espécie. A fermentação em estado sólido proporcionou enriquecimento proteico do bagaço de malte em aproximadamente 2 e 4 vezes no conteúdo de proteína bruta e proteína solúvel, respectivamente, sendo considerada uma alternativa para aproveitamento dos subprodutos industriais na substituição de ingredientes tradicionais em dietas de tilápia do Nilo, pois com a adição do bagaço de malte fermentado não observou diferença significativa nos parâmetros de desempenho produtivo e parâmetros hematológicos e bioquímicos dos juvenis de tilápia do Nilo. Com isso, a fermentação do bagaço de malte é uma boa alternativa para seu aproveitamento como substrato para o cultivo de Rhizopus oligosporus e produção de proteína microbiana, permitindo sua utilização como suplemento proteico em dietas para juvenis de tilápia do Nilo, com adição de até 10%, sem comprometer o desempenho produtivo e parâmetros hematológicos da espécie.