Brazil is an agricultural giant that plays a crucial role in the Global Phosphorus Challenge (GPC), and whose highly weathered soils are currently dependent on phosphorus (P) fertilizers derived from phosphate rock, a dwindling and critical resource. Brazil imports > 50% of its P fertilizers and P recovery from waste is not yet explored in the country, making it vulnerable to market instabilities, phosphate rock availability, and geopolitical conflicts. To make matters worse, Brazilian research budget has been shrinking for 7 years straight, hindering scientific efforts and causing significant ‘brain drain’, further undermining the country’s capacity to tackle this critical problem. However, an opportunity comes with the new Brazilian Federal government (starting January 2023), which promises to make significant investments in science and higher education. We call for all stakeholders to seize this important moment and timely collaborate in creating multidisciplinary P-related projects, taking advantage of the soon-to-be available resources to develop knowledge, technologies, and training networks to shape a new generation of experts in P management in the tropics. We are confident that through agriculture intensification, intelligent use of resources, new legislation and governance, Brazil will stride towards sustainable food production, bringing immediate value to Brazil and the world by protecting the Amazon forest and advancing to overcome the GPC.
A demanda energética é crescente no mundo moderno e o hidrogênio surge como uma fonte alternativa de energia limpa. Os resíduos agroindustriais apresentam grande concentração de material orgânico e seu lançamento pode comprometer a qualidade ambiental. Nesse sentido, a produção biológica de hidrogênio tem sido apontada como uma alternativa para o tratamento destes resíduos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi aplicar o resíduo agroindustrial de laticínios e os resíduos sintéticos de lactose e soro do queijo em reatores anaeróbios em batelada sob temperatura termófilas para a produção biológica de hidrogênio. O efluente sintético de lactose mostrou melhor desempenho com taxa de produção máxima e rendimento específico de hidrogênio de, respectivamente, 21.65 mmolH2/dia e 1,84molH2/mol de carboidratos . Etanol e ácido acético foram os metabolitos solúveis de maior concentração, o que indica que a rota da produção de hidrogênio foi a do etanol. A produção a partir do efluente bruto de laticínios mostrou-se satisfatória.Palavras-chave: hidrogênio, reatores anaeróbios, laticínios.
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