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Adsorção de cobre (II) presente em cachaça utilizando quitosana obtida por radiação micro-ondas: caracterização e estudo cinético
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2020-02-27) SANTOS, Lucely Nogueira dos; FERREIRA, Nelson Rosa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3482762086356570; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-6199
Cachaça is a typical drink in Brazil and has been reaching more and more the national and international market. The cachaças produced in copper stills present unique characteristics, however they may be more susceptible to suffer contamination by copper (II). Adsorption by biopolymers has shown to be a very promising technique for the removal of metal ions. Chitosan is a biopolymer derived from the deacetylation of chitin and has free amino groups in its structure, which are strongly reactive to metal ions. Considering the aforementioned aspects, this work aimed to perform the deacetylation of chitosan using microwave irradiation technology and to evaluate the capacity of the chitosan obtained in adsorbing copper (II) from cachaça. Chitin was extracted from shrimp exoskeleton, chitosan was deacetylated and its adsorption capacity was evaluated through kinetic study using mathematical models. The copper (II) concentration remaining in the cachaça, in all kinetic experiments was estimated by the spectrophotometry technique in the visible region and confirmed by microwave-induced plasma optical emission spectrometry (MIP OES). Chitosan was characterized by infrared spectroscopy with attenuated reflectance (FTIR-ATR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and molecular mass The results of the characterization showed that the microwave deacetylation process it occurred efficiently, since the chitosan obtained had satisfactory properties in terms of its main characteristics observed, degree of deacetylation (above 85%), molecular weight, morphology and crystallinity. Regarding the adsorption kinetics, the best condition for copper adsorption was 6 mg of chitosan per mL of cachaça, in an equilibrium time of 60 min which resulted in a reduction rate of 84.09% of copper in the drink, according to results obtained by MIP OES. The kinetic analysis indicated the best fit of the data by the Elovich equation, suggesting that the chemisorption mechanism controls the kinetic process. Therefore, chitosan proved to be a good adsorbent for the removal of copper in cachaça and in this respect, a promising target for future technological investments.
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Hidrólise da quitosana: obtenção de um extrato enzimático e caracterização do produto hidrolisado
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2022-08-09) GONÇALVES, Cleidiane Gonçalves e; FERREIRA, Nelson Rosa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3482762086356570; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-6199; LOURENÇO, Lúcia de Fátima Henriques; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7365554949786769; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-8235
Chitin, extensively found in crustaceans exoskeletons, insects, and microorganisms, has limited usage due to its low solubility in aqueous solution, requiring its partial deacetylation to obtain chitosan. Chitosan's depolymerization has attracted considerable attention, as its oligomers have high water solubility, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity, as well as beneficial properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antitumor properties. For this reason, in this research, a review article was produced (Chapter I) based on the main methods of chitosan hydrolysis, besides analyzing the parameters that influence the acquisition, and characteristics of hydrolysis results, effectively and at a lower cost. Among the approaches studied, enzymatic hydrolysis excels due to its control ease and performance under milder conditions, making it possible to use low-cost enzymes belonging to the glycoside hydrolases group. Thus, enzymatic hydrolysis was defined as a technique for various sizes of chitosan acquisition (Chapter II) through the production of an enzymatic extract (integral enzymatic extract - IEE) from a filamentous fungus strain. The enzyme identification present in the IEE showed exo-chitinases, endo-chitinase, and cellobiohydrolase. Considering the same reaction conditions, the IEE showed greater efficiency than the commercial enzyme (Celluclast 1.5 L®), which was used as a parameter because it is an enzyme capable of cleaving the β-1,4-glycosidic bond of chitosan - similar to chitosanase, besides presenting a lower cost. The IEE reduced the molecular weight of chitosan by 47.80; 75.24 and 93.26% at 2.0; 5.0, and 24 h, respectively. Through the FTIR analysis, a lower absorbance of the spectral signals of chitosan oligomers was detected, and the crystallinity reduced after 3.0 h of hydrolysis. Based on this study, we can infer that enzymatic hydrolysis, under established conditions, is effective at obtaining lower molecular weight chitosan using unpurified crude extract.
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Métodos de obtenção e caracterização de biomembrana de quitosana e copaíba para potencial uso em feridas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2022-06-14) PARANHOS, Sheila Barbosa; PASSOS, Marcele Fonseca; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0588450144351187; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-2127; CANDIDO, Verônica Scarpini; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8274665115727809; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3926-0403
Health professionals deal directly with several complex situations in the care of sick people. Among these, there are skin wounds that can harm the patient's clinical condition, in addition to costly treatment for healing. Skin wounds require dressings to protect against pathogenic microorganisms and to accelerate the healing process. With the emergence of biomaterials available for use in wound treatment, chitosan has become an effective choice, easily found in a natural and renewable form with healing potential. The chitosan membrane presents ideal conditions in the treatment of wounds, such as absorption, protection, biocompatibility and antimicrobial potential. To increase its healing effects, natural oils have been incorporated into the polymer matrix, such as copaiba, which has a high anti-inflammatory action. In this context, the work aimed to obtain and characterize chitosan membranes by emulsion and nanoemulsion of copaiba oil to treat skin wounds. The chitosan membranes with oil addition by emulsion and nanoemulsion were synthesized by the solvent evaporation technique. They were evaluated by macroscopic analysis and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, swelling percentage, humidity, contact angle. An in vitro assay of antibacterial activity against the bacterium S.aureus was carried out. The membranes had an apparently thin appearance, little malleability, relative opacity, continuous and good handling. He observed more porosity on the surfaces of membranes synthesized by nanoemulsion of copaiba oil, in addition to a more amorphous behavior. He noticed a better interaction between chitosan and oil constituents when the oil synthesis was prepared by nanoemulsion, resulting in improved stability of the material produced. The swelling percentages were higher in the MQCoN-0.1 (214±3.22%) compositions when immersed in water and the MQCoN-5.0 composition (220±6.83%) in the PBS solution. The wetter behavior was significant in membranes composed of 0.1% (0.80±1.37%) and 0.5% (3.00 ±0.79%) copaiba oil nanoemulsions. There was no great influence on the contact angle between syntheses and compositions. The chitosan membrane with 1.0% (v/v) of emulsified oil and the chitosan membrane with 0.5% (v/v) of nanoemulsified oil were the most hydrophilic membranes. All membranes were able to inhibit bacterial growth, except the chitosan membrane with 1.0%(v/v) oil emulsion. Materials obtained by nanoemulsion have ideal attributes for application in the use of skin wounds.
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Otimização de processos de obtenção de quitina e quitosana do exoesqueleto do camarão amazônico (Macrobrachium amazonicum, HELLER, 1863)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-01-17) PINTO, Andréa da Silva; SILVA, Evaldo Martins da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6649371901290988