1) Anderson Rocha Amaral

Defense Date: 11/08/2013

Title: KINETIC AND ADSORPTION ISOTHERM STUDY OF PALM (Elaies guineensis, Jacq.) AND ANDIROBA (Carapa guianensis, Aubl.) OILS IN γ-ALUMINE AND MODELING OF DESORPTION WITH SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisor: Nélio Teixeira Machado

2) André Wilson da Cruz Reis

Defense Date: 12/27/2013

Title: MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE AGGREGATE OBTAINED FROM THE RED MUD OF THE BAYER PROCESS.

Research Line: Inorganic Process Engineering

Advisors: Marlice Cruz Martelli and Roberto de Freitas Neves

3) Deise Hellen Soares de Abreu

Defense Date: 06/21/2013

Title: THERMOCATALYTIC CRACKING OF PALM OIL NEUTRALIZATION SLUGS (Elaeis guineensis) ON PILOT SCALE.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisors: Nélio Teixeira Machado and Luiz Eduardo Pizarro Borges

4) Douglas Alberto Rocha de Castro

Defense Date: 11/13/2013

Title: STUDY OF OPERATIONAL VARIABLES OF SEPARATION PROCESSES IN THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL, FROM CRUDE PALM OIL (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq) ON LABORATORY SCALE.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisors: Nélio Teixeira Machado and Marilena Emmi Araújo

5) Elizeu Melo da Silva

Defense Date: 03/21/2013

Title: HYBRID SOLUTION OF THE ADVECTION-DISPERSION EQUATION IN POROUS MEDIA.

Research Line: Inorganic Process Engineering

Advisors: João Nazareno Nonato Quaresma and Emanuel Negrão Macedo

6) Emerson Cardoso Rodrigues

Defense Date: 04/05/2013

Title: STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF REACTION TIME AND "Na" CONTENT ON THE SYNTHESIS OF ZEOLITES.

Research Line: Inorganic Process Engineering

Advisors: Emanuel Negrão Macedo and José Antônio da Silva Souza

7) Fernando Aracati Botelho

Defense Date: 03/04/2013

Title: ABSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE BY BAUXITE WASTE IN ABSORPTION TOWERS.

Research Line: Inorganic Process Engineering

Advisor: José Antônio da Silva Souza

8) Iara Ferreira Santos

Defense Date: 03/11/2013

Title: ABSORPTION OF GASES FROM THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUEL IN A STRUCTURED FILLING TOWER USING RED MUD.

Research Line: Inorganic Process Engineering

Advisors: Célio Augusto Gomes de Souza and José Antônio da Silva Souza

9) Jefferson Dias Gonçalves

Defense Date: 12/18/2013

Title: LIQUID-LIQUID BALANCE OF BRAZIL NUTS BIODIESEL SYSTEMS + METHANOL + (GLYCERINE OR WATER): EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION AND THERMODYNAMIC MODELING.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisor: Geormenny Rocha dos Santos

10) João Fernando Alves Costa

Defense Date: 05/10/2013

Title: EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE NATURE OF THE SOLID MATRIX ON THE SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION OF VEGETABLE OILS.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisor: Luiz Ferreira de França

11) José Rafael Santos Botelho

Defense Date: 12/17/2013

Title: Black Sesame Seed Extracts (Sesamum indicum L.) Obtained Via Supercritical CO2: Global Yield Isotherms, Kinetic Data and Adjustments, Total Fatty Acids, Phytosterols and Neuroprotective Effects.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisors: Raul Nunes de Carvalho Junior and Marilena Emmi Araújo

12) Leiliane do Socorro Sodré de Souza

Defense Date: 02/28/2013

Title: EVALUATION OF THE ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS BY FERMENTATION OF CASSAVA BROTH (Manihot esculenta, Crantz).

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisor: Luiz Ferreira de França

13) Mauro Junior Aires de Oliveira

Defense Date: 06/11/2013

Title: EFFECT OF THE ADDITION OF RED MUD AS A FILLER ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF UNSATURATED POLYESTER COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH NATURAL CURAUÁ FIBER (Ananas erectifolius).

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisors: José Antônio da Silva Souza and Emanuel Negrão Macedo

14) Rafael dos Santos Fernandes Sena

Defense Date: 12/26/2013

Title: STUDY OF THE SYNTHESIS OF ZEOLITES TYPE A, X AND SODALITE USING VITREOUS REACTORS: ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC AND STATIC SYNTHESIS METHODS FROM WASTE KAOLIN FROM THE AMAZON REGION.

Research Line: Inorganic Process Engineering

Advisor: Marlice Cruz Martelli

15) Romero Moreira de Oliveira

Defense Date: 12/26/2013

Title: STUDY OF OBTAINING BIOFUELS FROM THE CRACKING TECHNOLOGICAL ROUTE USING SODIUM CARBONATE AND RED MUD AS CATALYST.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisor: Nélio Teixeira Machado

16) Wanessa Almeida da Costa

Defense Date: 12/27/2013

Title: COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION OF THE ADSORPTION OF POLLUTANTS BENZENE, TOLUENE, AND p-XYLENE ON ACTIVATED COAL.

Research Line: Inorganic Process Engineering

Advisors: Marlice Cruz Martelli and Davi do Socorro Barros Brasil

17) Wenderson Gomes dos Santos

Defense Date: 06/20/2013

Title: THERMOCATALYTIC CRACKING OF RESIDUAL FRYING OIL.

Research Line: Organic Process Engineering

Advisors: Nélio Teixeira Machado and Luiz Eduardo Pizarro Borges