The objective of this study was to identify and select fungal isolates of the Caatinga with the greatest potential for the production of chitosanase as well as to assess the efficiency of the method of selection employed ...

The Erythroxylaceae Family comprises four genera with distribution in tropical regions, with Brazil being one of the main centers of diversity of species of this genus. In northeastern Brazil are found 71 species in which ...

Proteases are one of the most important enzymes used in industrial processes, especially in the food industry, one of its main applications in the dairy industry, such as milk coagulant in cheese manufacturing processes. ...

The growing demand for biomaterials more efficient for composite implants or prostheses led to an increase in research concerning the development of these with a lifetime longer, however, without their main requirements ...

The non-ecological habit of fishermen places the fish near of weir is causing bad smell and accumulation of the presence of insects, increasing the environmental problem. This study aimed to produce and characterize fishmeal ...

Neonatal Screening (NS) consists on identify possible pathologies in individuals to be screened. The neonatal screening became popularly known as the Bloospot Test, which are made collections of blood samples of newborns ...

Biomaterials are materials used for the replacement and regeneration of damaged bone tissue, and may be classified as metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Hydroxyapatite (Ca10 (PO4) 6 (OH) 2) is a bioceramic widely ...

The oil industry daily deals with problems due to leaks, spills and accidents during refining, transportation and oil storage operations and its derivatives. In the event of fuel spill major contaminants that have capacity ...

Adsorption is a surface phenomenon where mass transfer occurs in which substances in liquid phase are adsorbed or accumulated in the solid phase, and thus removed from the liquid phase. This work aims at performing adsorption ...

The aim of this work was to produce cellulases and estimate the effect of humidity and temperature in the production of cellulase (CMCase) through solid state fermentation using two isolate fungi obtained from a composting ...