The genus Acrocomia, popularly known as macaw palm or macaúba, occurs in savanna
areas and open forests of tropical America, with distribution from Central to southern South …

In this study, three scales of a biofuel‐driven biorefinery were evaluated in techno‐
economic, environmental and geospatial terms for green diesel production from macauba …

Global climate changes can affect coffee production in Brazil, and in other coffee producing
countries. We examined the potential for an agroforestry system with the native species …

Biocomposites processed with polycaprolactone (PCL) and macaíba fiber (MF) were melting
extruded in this work with MF content ranging from 10% to 20%. MF was naturally added to …

The characterization of the physical–chemical properties and the thermal behavior of
oilseed fruits for biofuels production has gained interest in the scientific community and …

Biocomposites of poly (ε-caprolactone)/Macaiba (PCL/MF) upon fiber addition ranging from
10% to 20% were successfully extruded and thoroughly characterized by torque rheometry …

The macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata) is native to Brazil and is a promising crop for oil
extraction for biodiesel production. Production methods are still lacking, as well as the in …

Agriculture provides an array of ecosystem services including the sequestration and storage
of carbon in the biomass of plants. Research has focused on commercial crops, especially …

Knowing the maturation of the Acrocomia aculeata (macaw palm) fruit is decisive for harvest
to be performed when the fruit has a higher content and quality of oil. There are different …

Aqueous extraction of oil from fresh pulp of macauba (Acrocomia aculeata) assisted with the
commercial enzyme pool Cellic® CTec3 was evaluated at the laboratory and larger reactor …