Navegando por Autor "SARAIVA, Augusto Cesar Fonseca"

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Análise do enxofre corrosivo em óleo mineral isolante e remoção do dibenzil dissulfeto com nanotubos de carbono baseados em matriz metálica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012-05-07) SARAIVA, Augusto Cesar Fonseca; DEL NERO, Jordan; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5168545718455899
Unexpected failures in transformers led to the identification of copper sulphide formation, deposited on the conductors. The qualitative presence evaluation of corrosive sulfur in insulating mineral oil, led to a change in the Brazilian standards ABNT NBR 10505, which assesses the presence of corrosive sulfur in mineral oil, change in the time and test temperature to 150 °C / 48 hours. Performing the chemical speciation of organosulfur compounds (by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry), were found 13 compounds in the Nynas oil and 9 compounds in the Petrobras oil. DBDS, which was found only in the Nynas oil, and it was the compound with the highest concentration. To perform the determination of the presence of DBDS in insulating mineral oil, a method by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was developed, and it was possible to quantify the amount of DBDS in insulating mineral oil samples derived from the power transformer. The passivation process by tolutriazol and benzotriazol, used as anticorrosive additives in the core of electrical equipament, was evaluated; after a while the effect of the addition of passivating agent becomes ineffective with time. The solution for the remotionl of DBDS from mineral oil was realized by using carbon nanotube reinforced by metallic matrix as agent to remove the DBDS. It was found that the adsorption agent was able to realize the complete DBDS remotion from insulating mineral oil up to a volume of 4000 mL (oil contaminated with DBD).
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Determinação espectrofotométrica do arsênio em cabelo usando o método do dietilditiocarbamato de prata (SDDC) e trietanolamina/CHCl3 como solvente
(2002) PEREIRA, Simone de Fátima Pinheiro; FERREIRA, Sérgio Luis Costa; COSTA, Antonio Celso Spínola; SARAIVA, Augusto Cesar Fonseca; SILVA, Antonia Kelen Frota
The silver diethyldithiocarbamate (SDDC) method, has been employed for the determination of arsenic in different materials. The disagreeable odor of the pyridine, the lower stability and reproducibility of the complex are justifications for many works related to the alternatives of the method. The SDDC/pyridine system was substituted for system using triethanolamine 5% v/v in chloroform with many advantages. The method was used for arsenic determination in hair samples with good recovery. Many kinds of digestions was studied.
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Distribuição de elementos tóxicos no estuário do rio Amazonas
(2011) PEREIRA, Simone de Fátima Pinheiro; PIRES, Otílio Othon; SARAIVA, Augusto Cesar Fonseca; OLIVEIRA, Geiso Rafael Fonseca; SOUSA JUNIOR, Pedro Moreira de; MIRANDA, Rafaella Galvão; SILVA, Cléber Silva e; SALES, Reginaldo da Silva
The non-essential elements found in the superficial waters of the Amazon River is a global worry since the local hydric resources represent the world's largest fresh water reservoir. This research aimed at studying the occurrence of As, Al, Mn and Pb in the waters of the Amazon River estuary. The 84 samples in three depths were collected in three different regions: North Channel of the Amazon River, in the state of Amapá; South Channel of the Amazon River, in the state of Pará; and Pará River, also in the state of Pará. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICPAES) method was employed to determine the concentrations of Al, Mn and Pb in the samples while hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) method was employed in determining their As concentrations. As concentrations varied from <0.35 to 50.60 µg/L; Al concentrations varied from <1.88 to 3347.70 µg/L; Mn concentrations varied from <1.92 to 403.39 µg/L; and Pb concentrations varied from <0.18 to 51.96 µg/L. On average, the concentrations of As (samples from the South Channel), of Al (samples from the three regions), of Mn (samples from the North Channel and from the South Channel), and of Pb (samples from the North Channel) were higher than allowed by the Brazilian legislation. The origin of the elements can be anthropogenic due to mining and industrial activities as well as natural due to decomposition of igneous rocks from the drainage basin of the Amazon River which releases the element linked to the suspended particulate matter. High concentrations of toxic elements, especially of As and Pb, put the health of the populations who consume water of the Amazon River and the Pará River at risk.
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Obtenção e caracterização de carvão ativado de caroço de buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L. f.) para a avaliação do processo de adsorção de cobre (II)
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2013-03) PINTO, Marcos Vinicios de Souza; SILVA, Denilson Luz da; SARAIVA, Augusto Cesar Fonseca
In the Amazon region some industries discharges copper into watercourse that in high concentrations is toxic to the biota. The removal of copper from industrial effluent is performed by several processes such as adsorption. This work shows the result of copper (II) adsorption on activated carbon obtained from buriti kernel, carbonized at 400 °C and activated at 900 °C. The activated carbon was characterized according to specific area, pore size, apparent and real density, porosity, scanning electron microscopy, ash content, pH, moisture, fixed carbon and surface functional groups. The study of adsorption equilibrium evaluated the influence of the coal particles diameter, contact time adsorbent/adsorbate, pH and copper (II) solution initial concentration on copper (II) remotion. The results showed a higher removal efficiency of copper (II) to the diameter D < 0.595 mm, contact time of 300 minutes, pH of 4.01 and the copper (II) initial concentrations of 50 and 80 mg L-1. The mathematical model of Langmuir was the best fit to the adsorption equilibrium data. From the contact time of 15 minutes, all the equilibrium concentrations were below the allowed maximum of 1,0 mg L-1 provided by law for discharging effluents into receiving bodies.
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Zeólita A sintetizada a partir de rejeitos do processo de beneficiamento de caulim
(2012-06) SANTANA, Daniela Lira de; SARAIVA, Augusto Cesar Fonseca; NEVES, Roberto de Freitas; SILVA, Denilson Luz da
Raw materials were used to synthesize zeolite A as an alternative and more economical source of silica and aluminum, using waste from the kaolin of the paper industry. Zeolites are crystalline substances with a structure characterized by a framework of linked tetrahedra, each one consisting of four oxygen atoms surrounding a cation. The development of processes for the synthesis of zeolites is of great interest for use in the areas of purification, adsorption and catalysis.The starting materials for the synthesis of zeolite A consisted of wastes from kaolin beneficiation of paper companies of Pará state, Brazil.The zeolite was obtained after calcination at 85 and 110 ºC during 24 h.The chracterization of the starting material was performed by X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopy.The characterization of zeolite A was done by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The kaolin waste used as starting material showed to be essentially kaolinite mineral. For the temperatures and time used in the synthesis it was possible to form the crystalline phase of zeolite A for the two starting materials.