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For the director of

CTBE, Carlos Alberto
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cant results achieved
by the Laboratory in
2013 are due to the
successful combina-
tion of professionals
with experience in
bioenergy and young
researchers willing to
produce it.

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message of
the director

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ly due to a perfect combination Another project moving
forward was the low impact me-
The laboratory has an excellent
infrastructure for scale up of etha- Prototypes of the base machine
nol production technologies and and harvest heads of the Control-

It also count on with experienced their test phase, in order to incre-

professionals at bioenergy direc-
ting the ability of young researchers
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rential when facing complex and
2012, occurred at an important
a transition from implantation to
ase productivity and reduce soil
In 2013 it was also started new
projects in partnership with ma-
jor companies in the chemical and
sugar-energy sector, many of them
This is a tendency to be expanded

It was the case, for example, of large research institutes in Brazil

the Pilot Plant for Process Develop-
-
biotechnological process was vali- nological bottlenecks.
dated in the PPDP for seven con-
secutive months, 24 hours a day,
Carlos Alberto Labate
the proper commissioning of the Director of CTBE
facility and its suitability for large
scheduling initiatives in the ethanol

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 Aerial view of CNPEM campus in Campinas-SP, with architectural project of the new
synchrotron light source (Sirius), under construction.

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contents

CNPEM

The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), located

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) to manage four national

laboratories: Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Biosciences
National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology La-
boratory (CTBE) and Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano).
LNLS operates the only Synchrotron Light Source in Latin America, LNBio
conducts research focused on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, CTBE inves-
tigates new technologies for bioenergy production and LNNano conducts rese-
arch in advanced materials, with high economic potential for Brazil.
These laboratories develop their own research projects and participate of

skills around strategic themes.

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 Facade of the CTBE
main building, Lab
created with the aim
of contributing to the
Brazilian competi-
tiveness in industrial
production and con-
version of biomass
into fuels and other
high added-value
compounds.

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about CTBE

- technical, economic, environmental

ce and Technology Laboratory -
- nery systems is also available to the

main goal of the Laboratory is to The Pilot Plant for Process De-
contribute to the Brazilian com- -
petitiveness in production and in-
dustrial conversion of biomass into environment in Brazil allows the
-
electricity and compounds derived
biomass conversion into cellulosic
- ethanol and other products pre-

and technical support are offered
for Brazilian and foreign users that
work with production, characteri-
zation and processing of biomass
and derivatives as well as studies
of functional biology, biotechnolo-
One the other hand the
Laboratorys internal research
agenda is dedicated to agricultu-
ral, industrial, technological assess-
ment, sustainability and basic rese-
arch of biomass/bioproducts areas,

Mission Vision
Contribute to the advance- Being a National Laboratory
- of excellence in research, develo-
cal knowledge in the production, pment, innovation and technology
conversion and use of biomass for transfer in the biomass and bioe-
energy and materials, through re-
search, development, innovation

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 High Quality Human
Capital and Publications

Patents and Win-win

Partnerships with
Producive Sector

Sophisticated
R&D Environment

Research in the Whole

Productive Cycle of
Biomass/bioproducts
Scale up of Bioenergy
Process

Events: Networking
and Dissemination
of Results

Relevant Projects: Low Impact Mechanization

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at a glance

the sugarcane crop, with the deve-

lopment of machinery that may re-
It undertakes research and
innovation at the international le- promoting increases in sugarcane
vel in the area of biomass for ener- yield and lifespan, reducing dama-
gy production, especially ethanol
It holds a platform for te-
- chnical, economic, environmental
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- -

- It ended 2013 with 215 pro-

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It houses three buildings
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- It has published over 230
cipal, which includes laborato- -
ries and researchers rooms, Pilot
Plant for Process Development It signed 13 cooperation
- agreements with companies in

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ture designed for technology sca- events in the bioenergy area, es-
le up, with the purpose of trans- pecially the annual workshops
ferring processes from laboratory
-
It works in the establishment cane Physiology for Agronomic
of low impact mechanization on

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 our history

2005 February 2009

Development of the Ethanol Project
the research divisions and projects
of the CTBE. The physicist Rogrio
coordinated the study that was
attended by about 20 professionals
from different institutions.
First workshop was performed
for the evaluation of CTBE
research divisions. In two years,
representatives of the academic
and industrial communities
participated, at different times, in
the discussion of the themes and

November 2008
Beginning of the construction of
CTBE facilities. Three buildings
were constructed totaling
approximately 9,000 m2, in the
Campus of CNPEM.

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January 22, 2010
Opening of the CTBE, which
counted with the presence of
former President of Brazil, Luiz
lncio Lula da Silva, and other
regional and national authorities.
The ceremony also celebrated
partnerships of the Laboratory.
August 2013
of a biotechnological process
scale up in the Pilot Plant that
made bioreactors and other
utilities remained in uninterrupted
operation during seven
months, certifying the proper
commissioning of the facility.

May 2011
Signing of agreement with BNDES
(Funtec line) which provides

years for the implementation of low

impact mechanization management
on the sugarcane crop.

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Hydrolysis reactor of
biomass in labora-
tory scale. It is used

of enzyme cock-
tails developed for
industrial use in the
second generation
ethanol production

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R&D facilities

Bioprocesses for Microorganisms

infrastructure of science and te- -
chnology in the biomass and bio-
-
is the possibility of processes scale

Agricultural Prototypes
Laboratories and Pilot Plant of the Labotatory (LPA)
There it is developed machi-
nery necessary for the implemen-
Pilot Plant for Process tation of low impact mechanization
Development (PPDP)
Professionals use the Pilot
-
and demonstrate, in semi-indus-
it is developed at LPA a Controlled
and stability of technological rou-
tes for production of ethanol and
other compounds derived from

techno-economic and sustainabi-

lity indicators of processes, mini- Processes
mizing risks, provides bottlenecks Development
and optimizes processes and in- Laboratories (LDP)
-
- tiple reactors capable of proces-
sing lignocellulosic biomass and
its derivatives for conversion into
- cellulosic ethanol, chemical buil-

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 Panoramic image of the Pilot Plant for Process Development (PPDP) of the CTBE, used for
scale up of technological routes for the production of ethanol and other compounds derived
from biomass.

Wide range of physical and chemi- In these Labs researchers stu-

cal processes are studied in order dy and develop biotechnological
to validate processes and develop processes related to ethanol pro-
new routes, seeking technology -

Analytical Center for Biomass and The facilities of microbial cultiva-

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forms, as routine, several analytical pped with bioreactors from diffe-
protocols applied to biomass pro-

The following laboratories monitoring probes for measure of

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ment for monitoring bioprocesses
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cabinets, microbiological gree-
-

conducting research and develo-

Bioprocesses Development pment of process with genetically
Laboratories (LDB)

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 The following laboratories In- such as functional genomics,
metagenomics, transcriptomics,
proteomics, systems biology,
- genetics and metabolic engine-
ering for bio-prospecting of mi-
croorganisms and enzymes and
- for understanding the molecular
mechanisms involved in the plant
biomass conversion by enzymatic
Functional Biology,
Biotechnology and also used in order to improve the
Biophysics Laboratories catalytic performance of charac-
Plant physiology studies
analyze the relationship between Integrate this cluster of labs
photosynthesis and biomass ac- -
cumulation, assessment of water
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-

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In the molecular biology area
scientists employ approaches,

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 low impact mechanization
conservation agriculture

nutrients and agro-industrial residues management

physiology of the sugarcane production

evaluation of greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions
direct and indirect impacts
on land use changes
carbon storage in the soil
and gaseous emissions
assessment of socioeconomic
impacts
water use and impacts on
water resources
geoprocessing and remote sensing
integrated analysis of sustainability

pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials

conversion of biomass into industrial
products
fractionation and characterization of
biomass and its derivatives
bioprocess science and engineering
Industrial biotechnology for
biomass conversion
science and engineering of chemical
and biochemical reactors
scale up and validation of processes

plant physiology
applied microbiology and biotechnology
analytical tools for biomass and derivatives
computational and system biology
enzyme production and lignocellulosic hydrolysis

assessment of the impacts of new bioenergy technologies

input-output analysis (socioeconomic impacts)

life-cycle assessment (environmental impacts)

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internal research
for scientific and technological
investigation is performed in its
five research divisions, focused
on the main bottlenecks in the
biomass / bioenergy production
Biomass Production
and solutions focused on the evo-
lution of economic and environ-
mental aspects of the agricultural
mechanization of sugarcane, with
emphasis on production costs,
group develops a Controlled Tra-
- group is the Pilot Plant for Proces-
serving soil nutrients and saving
- -
native harvesting process, embe-
dded to three prototypes being
projects involve planting and pre-
cision fertilizing and studies on soil
Research Groups: Innovation
-
-
cision Agriculture and Low Carbon
Biomass Processing
to convert biomass into fuels, new
materials, and chemicals for seve-
use biochemical, metabolic and
-
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cess proof-of-concepts at labora-
A major differential of the
sionals are still developing metho-
dologies for the characterization
of biomass and its derivatives and
conceptual projects processes re-
Research Groups: Applied
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 metabolites present in plant tissues.

projects and planning investment

Research Groups: Develo-

Integrated Evaluation

It works on the development

of a computational simulation tool Sustainability of
- Biomass and Bioenergy
Production
different new technologies and It assesses the sustainability of
agricultural strategies in the sugar- the current production process in
cane sector through assessment the bioenergy sector, considering
of their sustainability indicators
- also includes technological innova-
tions, mainly from the contributions
tool can contribute to companies,
governments and research and industrial phases, and the expan-
development institutions setting
priorities, assessing the success of The integrated approach of

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Microscopic image of the cross section of a sugarcane stem. A deep knowledge of this molecular

the research group exploits syner-

gies between different aspects of fuels, materials, chemical products
- and other high value-added bio-
sed on a geo-referenced database -
that enables the combination of -
data in areas such as evaluation of
genetic and metabolic engineering
impacts on land use changes and
carbon storage in the soil, water approaches aim at the develop-
ment, improvement and diffusion of
Research Groups: relevant technologies to academic
-
- Research Groups:

Functional Biology, -
Biotechnology and physics abd Analitical Methods for
Biophysics
It aims unravel the mechanis- and Computational Biology and
ms of plant production and growth,

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 CTBE develops
research in the ag-
ricultural, industrial,
technology assess-
ment, sustainability
and basic research
of biomass/ bio-
products cycle,
either independently
or in partnership
with the main bioen-
ergy companies and
research institutions.

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research highlights
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nificant impacts in several areas
related to the biomass and bio-
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chers effort contribute to improve
agricultural, industrial and sustai-
nability indicators of the produc-
some outstanding works of the
laboratory in the year 2013 will be
Cellulase and a Xylanase
The discovery of new glycolytic
enzymes is of great value to the
development of renewable ener-
important tool for the discovery
of new genes that encode enzy-
mes of biotechnological relevance
in the genome of uncultured mi-
screening of a metagenomic li-
brary derived from sugarcane soil,
served domain of glycoside hydro-
lases family 5 and a carbohydrate-
known conserved domains, sug-
gesting being a member of a new
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preference to hydrolyze unbran-
ched xylan chains, as well as the
potential to produce xylooligosac-
charides with industrial application
Alvarez, T. M., Goldbeck, R., dos San-
tos, C. R., Paixo, D. A., Gonalves, T. A.,
Development and Biotechnological Ap-
plication of a Novel Endoxylanase Family
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genome. PloS one, 8(7), e70014.
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 The main production operations
of sugarcane are related to planting
and harvesting and mechanical ac-
tions involve heavy mechanical han-
dling actions of biomass, inputs and

promotes several improvements

to the agricultural management of
sugarcane, among them a new pro-
cess of harvest that, in 2013, was

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ment seeks to reduce the severe
restrictions that the current harves-
-
mic management of the plantation,
improving productivity and econo-
mic and environmental sustainabili-

The centerpiece of the machi-

nery of low impact mechanization
-

the restrictions on planting space,

soil compaction, fuel consumption,
and losses of biomass and levels of
impurities in the raw material during
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ment costs and maintenance by
increasing the number of simulta-
neous lines of planting and harves-

Funtec / BNDES project: investments

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 Yeast with High

identified a new species of yeast

in the intestinal tract of larvae

Pseudozyma brasiliensis
is able to metabolize five-carbon
sugars and secrete xylanase with
activity 20 times higher than the
enzyme extract from Aspergillus
niger, fungus notoriously recog-
nized by the expression of this

This xylanase can be used in

the degradation of the bagasse
fiber of sugarcane for conversion
of cellulosic ethanol, as well as pa-
-
reover, it also has the potential to
be used in the production of xylo-
oligosaccharides, prebiotics that

potential of this yeast, the ge-

nome of 20 million base pairs

this Pseudozyma in order to

identify important genes in the
metabolism of xylose and other

Oliveira, J. V. C, et al. (2013). Draft ge-

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sis sp. nov. strain GHG001, a high producer
of endo-1, 4-xylanase isolated from an in-
sect pest of sugarcane. Genome Announ-
cements, 1(6), e00920-13.

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 -
Trichoderma harzianum
enzymatic complex isolated from
Amazon biome with high biotech-
nological potential for the second

Advanced molecular biology and

were used in order to optimize the

production process of the enzy-
mes complex in a joint effort with
-

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ted in the publication of a patent

Professionals of the same rese-

arch division have prepared experi-
ments in laboratory and pilot scale in
order to develop and demonstrate
-
mentation Process of sugarcane jui-
ce and molasses with high ethanol ti-

research, conducted in partnership

with a company, used sensors de-
veloped to monitor the fermentation
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ce of yeasts was evaluated, including

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derstanding the cellulolytic system of Tri-
choderma harzianu P49P11 and enhancing
saccharification of pretreated sugarcane
bagasse by supplementation with pectina-
se and -l-arabinofuranosidase. Bioresour-
ce Technology, 131, 500-507.

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 Mechanical harvesting has re-
placed manual cutting with bur-
ning of sugarcane due to, among
other factors, greenhouse gases

emissions that cause public heal-

This change in management leads

to the deposition of 10 to 20 to-
nes of dry matter of crop residue

preventing emissions by biomass

burning, mechanized harvesting
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ds to increase the stock of soil car-
bon, a sink of more than one ton of

impact of this change of mana-

-
sions and storing carbon in the
soil, through field experiments
and remote sensing, environmen-
tal modeling and life cycle asses-

area was recognized with the 2013

have also assessed the impacts

of removing the straw that is cur-
rently in the field for cogeneration
and production of lignocellulosic

Galdos, M. et al. (2013). Trends in global

warming and human health impacts related
to Brazilian sugarcane ethanol production
considering black carbon emissions. Applied
Energy, 104, 576-582.

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 -
-

systems considering technical

economic, social and environmen-

Among these improvements,

straw recovery and transporta-

Agricultural paper was published evaluating

Production Modelling various straw recovery scenarios
considering the integration of

Best technical and economic te-

chnologies were identified and
comprehensive life cycle inven-
tory for environmental assess-
Distribution and
Use Model -
nological routes were performed

-
-
ration plant, alcoholchemistry for
butanol production, thermoche-

Economic Input-output Life-cycle

Engineering Analysis Assessment the most relevant agronomic and
industrial variables for optimizing
integrated processes was also de-
Economic Social Environmental
Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation
product use and social impact

Cardoso, T. et al. (2013). Technical and

economic assessment of trash recovery in
the sugarcane bioenergy production sys-
tem. Scientia Agricola, 70(5), 353-360.

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ticipated in the development of a
-

-
plied to unicellular Clamydomonas
alga and to the vascular plant Ara-

in human cells allows identifying

regions in the DNA important to
the regulation of expression levels

The transcription regulation is im-

portant to the control and manipu-
lation of genetic characteristics of

mass and sugar accumulation and

The developed protocol was

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sionals of the Laboratory have deve-
loped a computational platform for
the analysis of such data, facilitating
the handling of information by bio-
logists without training in program-

adapted to sugarcane, a complex

achievement, since this plant does

Winck, F. V. et al. (2013). Genome-

and reconstruction of gene regulatory ne-

tworks of the green alga Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii under carbon deprivation. PloS
One, 8(11), e79909.

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 selected
publications
Bioresource Technology,
relevant success indicator of the

In 2013, the professionals of the

-
articles in indexed journals, which
-
-
sment of sugarcane trash for agro-
nomic and energy purposes in Bra-
zil. Scientia Agricola

warming and human health im-
pacts related to Brazilian sugarca-
ne ethanol production considering -
Applied sion pretreatment of sugarcane
Energy straw for enzymatic hydrolysis of
cellulose for production of second
generation ethanol and value-ad-
Bioresource Tech-
nology
-
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derstanding the cellulolytic system
of Trichoderma harzianum
-
of pretreated sugarcane bagasse
by supplementation with pectina- and second generation ethanol and
se and Applied

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Energy
Bioresource Technology

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Butanol production in a first-ge- -
neration Brazilian sugarcane bio- ging of sugarcane bagasse using
Industrial
Crops and Products
Bioresource Technology

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- Increased production of cellulases
- and xylanases by Penicillium echi-
nulatum -
Bioresource Tech-
- nology
plication of feruloyl esterase from
Aspergillus clavatus Applied Mi-
crobiology and Biotechnology -

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-
re and function of a novel cellulase
Utilization of pentoses from sugar- 5 from sugarcane soil metageno-
PloS One

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 High-performance
-
-

alcohols and organic

acids developed by
Analytical Center for
Biomass and Deriva-
tives of the CTBE.

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professionals

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ployees, including contractors and Carlos Alberto Labate

undergraduate research to pos-

-
Biomass Production
consultants, coming from renow-
Biomass Processing
abroad, spend one day a week de-
-
tegrated Assessment
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tainable of Biomass and Bioenergy
Production

and Biotechnology

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 Learn about the professional
education and work developed by
some of the leading researchers of

Pharmacist graduated from

PhD in molecular biology from Medi-

in fungal biochemistry and genetics,

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cular biology, biochemistry, Omics
-

development of enzymes and biote-

chnological routes for plant biomass

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Chemist, works in the area of pre-treatment and physicochemical analyzes of sugarcane bagasse for bio-
ethanol production.

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ds a doctorate degree in soils and ty of Uberlndia, with a Masters and
PhD in Physico-Chemistry from the
a postdoctoral in the use of fertili- -
zers enriched in 15N, 34 10
B in the ded exchange scholarship doctorate
assessment of management form
-
researcher visitor at the University
-

the agronomic management of ferti- area of characterization and pro-

lizers, soil conditioners and industrial cessing of biomass and its deriva-
residues in the nutrition of sugarca- tives for the production of cellulo-
ne, development of special fertilizers sic ethanol, chemical intermediates,

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 Graduated in chemistry, works with pre-treatment and chemical characterization of biomass. His doctoral the-
sis won the Capes Grand Prize of Thesis.

Agricultural Development from -

Midamerica Nazarene University
-
Agronomy from the University of
- -
-
in Life Cycle Assessment of agri- tended postdoctoral in Lunds
-
arches soil and biomass carbon 12 years experience in processing
dynamics and greenhouse gas
emissions in biofuel production, in the area of pre-treatment and
using measurements, geoproces- physicochemical characteriza-

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use change and sustainable agri-

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Carlos Driemeier
Physicist, expert in nanostructure of lignocellulosic biomass and characterization methods related to nano-
structural variability.

Carlos Driemeier

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ation and doctorate degree in the
-
-
archer at Parthenope University of an exchange scholarship doctora-

The postdoctorate was conducted

-

and social impact assessment and in Condensed Matter Physics, es-

- pecially with surfaces, interfaces,
physica-chemical of the water and
-

that evaluates the integration of develops analytical methods and

new technologies in the sugarcane investigates the nanostructure of

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Biomass Physical

this Pilot Plant for

Process Develop-
ment (PPDP).

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innovation
area works in the development
of partnerships with research
institutions, industries and capi-
tal markets in the areas of bio-
energy and renewable materials
to create favorable conditions
for technology transfer, access
provision to the knowledge pro-
duced in the Laboratory and its
13 cooperation agreements were
signed with various institutions,
whereas others reached an ad-
Major partnerships in
2013
- -
ments and memoranda of unders-
BP
Unicamp
Dow
Odebrecht Agroindustrial
University of Nottingham
Bunge
Highligths of Established
Partnerships
Rhodia: Chemical intermedia-
tes obtention from macromole-
biotechnological process was sca-
led up at the Pilot Plant for Pro-
Dow: Production of chemical
last two and a half years and has
Eli Lilly (Elanco): Biomass
-
-
ement was signed, with an in-
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mum non-financial contribution research cover the development
of Base Machine of the Controlled
BP: -
high alcoholic content sugar wi- vest heads, agronomic evaluation
of the precise sugarcane planting

million, half funded by BP and half GE:

-
-

Changing Land Use is under de-

- Odebrecht Agroindustrial:
ximately one and a half year and Technical, economic and environ-
mental assessment of a process
Jacto Agricultural Machines: for second generation ethanol
Low impact mechanization for the
production of sugarcane, with an Unicamp / SAT / Fitroleum:

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 Patents

In 2013, the professionals of

National Institute of Industrial Pro-

-
-

-
-

Trichoder-
of Parallel Plates for Alignment of
ma harzianum -

- Complex for the Polysacccharide

Carboxilic Acid Compound from a

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 Workshop
promoted by the
CTBE in Decem-
ber 2013, brought
together representa-
tives from research
institutions, com-
panies and govern-
ments of Brazil and
Denmark. They ex-
plore possibilities for
joint developments
of technologies that
exploit the concept

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events and training
programs
- About 100 people participat-
International workshops and
other events are organized fre-
results and improve scientific col-
laborations towards the bioen-
ergy development in Brazil and
International Workshops
Promoted in 2013
Workshop on Second
Generation Bioethanol 2013:
Enzymatic Hydrolysis
November, 11th and 12th
This was the fourth edition
of the event which takes place at
-
cussions have focused on issues
out by fungi, relationships between
structure and function of enzymes,
bioprocesses, metagenomics ap-
plied to biofuels, protein production
- Courses
-
II Workshop on Sugarcane
Physiology for Agronomic
Applications
October, 2nd and 3rd.
Brought together leading re-
searchers from Brazil and abroad
to discuss the sugarcane physi-
professionals attended the event,
First Brazilian-Danish
December, 2nd ad 3rd
The event explored joint pos-
-
search and development in the area
of new technologies that promote
also celebrated the launch of the
new Postgraduate program in Bio-
energy, a collaboration between
Short Course Principles
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 Speaker presentation at the fourth edition of the Workshop on Second Generation Bioethanol:
Enzymatic Hydrolysis, in CTBE Auditorium.

and Applications of nanometric porosity of

water
System Biology and -
Plant Physiology losic biomasses, this porosity is
February and November a key factor of reactivity and en-
Designed for postgraduate
students, the course aimed to dis- objective was to disseminate this
seminate approaches in system bi- -

held in 2013, in partnership with the Training Course on

postgraduate programs in Vegetal Oxygen Transfer
- Divided into theoretical and
practical modules, was taught to

Short course of -
Thermoporometry Applied
to Lignocelluloses
July, 25th
Programs for Students

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Participants for the Summer School Program, in which graduate students from all over Latin
America come annually to the CNPEM to develop research projects during the months of Janu-
ary and February.

(PUE): high school and under- period which the selected stu-
graduate students may partici-
There are, on average, 20 vacan-
like Physics, Chemistry, Biology,

call for registrations takes place

Summer School Program:
Intended for undergraduate stu-
dents from Latin America and the
Caribbean who have completed at
-
tion Scholarship Program (PIBIC):
-
arships of the National Council for
-
registrations takes place once a
year, with an average of 20 stu-
-
tion of twelve months, beginning

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 2013 in two pages

A biotechnological process was A new species of yeast with high

validated in semi-industrial scale,
making bioreactors and utilities
of the Pilot Plant work 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week for seven
months, attesting its proper
commissioning.
biotechnological potential has
tract larvae of the chrysomelid
beetle. A Pseudozyma brasiliensis
sp. nov. is able to metabolize
xylanase.

Facilities of the Metabolomics

and Computational and
Evolutionary Biology Laboratory
have been concluded, and the
Analytical Center for Biomass
and Derivatives were structured,
This establishes platforms for

and lipids in complex biological

samples.

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At the end of the year, circulation In December, the Laboratory
in patio and deployment of
automation of base machine of for external research, through
on-line submission proposals on
(ETC) were initiated. Their harvest
heads were also improved Process Development Labs (LDP)
in experiments performed in and Pilot Plant.

CTBE became a partner of

CANASAT Program, originating
from the National Institute
for Space Research (INPE).
Professionals of the Laboratory
will produce data for the tool
related to GHG emissions, social
and economic impacts of the
sugarcane crop.

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Energy and Materials (CNPEM)

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