Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / For the sustainability of integrated crop-livestock systems, the proper management of its components (soil-plant-animal), which are dynamic and interact with each other, are essential to define the system's ability to provide positive or negative carbon balance to system and determine the physical, chemical and biological soil, which can affect the production capacity of agricultural soils. The objective of this study was to characterize the spatial and temporal variability of soybean yield and understand their relationship with the spatial variability of dungs, physical properties and chemical soil, and soil quality in different grazing intensities in integrated crop-livestock system. Chapter I concluded that the soil organic C stocks under different grazing intensities was related to indices of soil quality. The highest C stratification ratio and C pool index were found in the treatment with moderate grazing intensity. The integrated crop livestock system acts as source or sink of atmospheric C depending on the grazing intensity. Under heavy grazing intensity, the system acts as a source (0.04 Mg ha−1yr−1), and under light grazing intensity, it acts as a sink. The value range from 0.25 to 0.37 Mg ha−1yr−1.Pastures managed at 0.20 and 0.40 m sward height had the best balance between CMI and animal daily weight gain. The best balance between C management index and live weight gain per unit area, C management index and economic return, occurred in sward height of 0.20 m. Chapter 2 concluded that the dung supply affects the cycling of the nutrients P and K in the soil, in comparison with sites without supply, and the pasture height of 10 cm treatment had the highest P content in the soil in relation to the treatment of 0.40 m. The average diameter of the aggregates was higher with 0.40 m in relation to the treatment of 0.10 m and soil density was similar between the heights of the pasture. Treatment of sward height 0.10 m, which had a more homogeneous distribution of dungs in the area, showed greater variability of nutrients P and K, and the treatment of 0.40 m, which had the lowest number of dungs with distribution concentrated in attractive points, had the lowest variability of nutrients. In years with severe water restriction, all pasture height treatments were affected, with an average yield reduced by 80% over 2012/13 and 2013/14 crops without water restriction. The main components affected by water stress were the number of pods per plant and the weight of 1000 grains (2011/12). For the year severe water restriction the sward height of 0.40 m treatment, which provided greater coverage contribution dead on the ground, had the highest soybean yield variability. / Para a sustentabilidade dos sistemas de integração lavoura-pecuária, o manejo adequado de seus componentes (solo-planta-animal), que são dinâmicos e interagem entre si, são fundamentais para definir a capacidade do sistema em prover balanço positivo ou negativo de carbono ao sistema, assim como determinar as mudanças físicas, químicas e biológicas do solo, o que pode afetar a capacidade de produção dos solos agrícolas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar a variabilidade espacial e temporal da produtividade da soja e compreender sua relação com a variabilidade espacial das placas de esterco, atributos físicos e químicos do solo, e a qualidade do solo em diferentes intensidades de pastejo em sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária. O Capítulo I concluiu que o estoque de carbono no solo sob diferentes intensidades de pastejo foi relacionado aos índices de qualidade do solo. A maior taxa de estratificação do carbono e o maior índice de estoque de carbono foram encontrados para o tratamento com moderada intensidade de pastejo. A integração lavoura-pecuária age como fonte ou como dreno do carbono atmosférico, dependendo da intensidade de pastejo. Sob alta intensidade de pastejo, o sistem age como fonte (0.04 Mg ha-1 ano-1), e sob baixas intensidades de pastejo como dreno, variando de 0.25 to 0.37 Mg ha-1 ano-1. Pastos manejados com altura de pasto 20 e 40 cm possuem o melhor balanço entre o índice de manejo do solo e o ganho de peso diário. O melhor balanço entre o índice de manejo do solo e o ganho de peso por animal por unidade de área e o retorno econômico ocorreu no tratamento 20 cm. Já o Capítulo 2 concluiu que a presença de placas de esterco afetou a ciclagem dos nutrientes P e K no solo em relação a locais sem esterco na pastagem. O tratamento de altura do pasto de 0,10 m apresentou o maior teor de P no solo em relação ao tratamento de 0,40 m. O diâmetro médio ponderado dos agregados foi maior no tratamento de 0,40 m em relação ao tratamento de 0,10 m e a densidade do solo foi semelhante entre as alturas do pasto. O tratamento de altura do pasto 0,10 m, que possuía uma distribuição mais homogênea de placas de esterco na área, apresentou maior variabilidade dos nutrientes P e K, e o tratamento de 0,40 m, que possuía o menor número de placas de esterco com distribuição concentrada em pontos atrativos, apresentou a menor variabilidade dos nutrientes. Em anos com restrição hídrica severa todos os tratamentos de altura do pasto foram afetados, sendo a produtividade média reduzida em 80% em relação as safras 2012/13 e 2013/14 sem restrição hídrica. Os principais componentes afetados pelo estresse hídrico foram o número de legumes por planta e o peso de 1000 grãos (safra 2011/12). No ano com restrição hídrica severa o tratamento de altura do pasto de 0,40 m, que proporcionou maior aporte de cobertura morta sobre o solo, apresentou a maior variabilidade de produtividade de soja.

L'objectif de la thèse est d'étudier la transformation de la fraction cellulosique de la biomasse en acide lévulinique. Cet acide est une molécule plateforme permettant un accès à de multiples produits, tels que des solvants, des monomères ou encore des molécules à plus forte valeur ajoutée.Nous proposons d'étudier la transformation de la cellulose en acide lévulinique catalysée par des solutions aqueuses concentrées en acides de Brønsted. La forte acidité de ces milieux et leur capacité à rompre les liaisons hydrogène de la cellulose rendent possible des réactions à température modérée (80°C), ce qui laisse espérer la production sélective d'acide lévulinique.L'état de l'art concernant la production d'acide lévulinique à partir de glucose ou de cellulose est d’abord présenté, ainsi qu’une étude bibliographique sur les techniques permettant la mesure d’acidité de milieux concentrés.La caractérisation de l’acidité des milieux semblant être un point clé pour contrôler la réaction, la seconde partie concernera les mesures d’acidité des milieux concentrés utilisés. La méthodologie expérimentale pour identifier et quantifier les produits de réaction de la cellulose ainsi que les paramètres critiques qui la régissent sont ensuite détaillés.Enfin l’étude s’achèvera par deux chapitres traitant de la transformation du glucose ou la cellulose en acide lévulinique dans des milieux comportant une forte acidité de Brønsted combinée, ou non, avec des sels métalliques. La transformation du glucose conduit à des sélectivités en acide lévulinique de 50 mol% dans l’acide sulfurique 65 % et supérieures à 70 mol% dans l'acide sulfurique 48 % en présence de chlorure d'aluminium hydraté. La transformation de la cellulose conduit à des sélectivités en acide lévulinique d'environ 43 mol% dans les milieux acides de Brønsted concentrés et 60 mol% lorsque des sels métalliques sont ajoutés. De telles sélectivités en acide lévulinique n'ont jamais été décrites dans les milieux concentrés. / The thesis presented in this document aims at converting lignocellulosic biomass into levulinic acid. This target is a valuable building block which can lead to various products.This platform intermediate can be obtained by acid-catalyzed conversion of cellulose contained in raw biomass. However, the state of the art concerning this acid-catalyzed reaction revealed that the current conditions (diluted acids in harsh temperature conditions) result in numerous by-products formation. The selectivity issue often deals with process control, in particular with reaction time optimization.Our approach lies in using concentrated Brønsted acids as alternative media to catalyze cellulose conversion. Indeed, the high acidity level allow the interaction with hydrogen bonds in cellulose fibrils and favor cellulose decristallization. This property should promote the transformation of cellulose into levulinic acid at lower temperature thus limiting the formation of by-products. Therefore, acidity measurements in such media have been developed and performed. An extensive study on glucose and Avicel cellulose conversion in concentrated aqueous solutions of sulfuric acid was performed at 80°C. Levulinic acid yields, up to 50 mol%, were determined by HPLC analysis and a special attention was dedicated to the identification and quantification of soluble or insoluble by-products, allowing the characterization of new species never described in aqueous solutions. Referring to the acidity levels previously determined, a comparison between acidity and catalytic results will be setted.Finally, the effect of metallic chloride addition on the transformation of glucose and cellulose in sulphuric acid solutions has been investigated, revealing improvements yielding up to 70 mol% levulinic acid. This range of selectivity is unprecedented at such a low temperature.

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