LAMASSA & LABSIN

RESEARCH LABORATORIES:
LABSIN - LABORATORY OF NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
LABMASSA - LABORATORY OF MASS TRANSFER

Supervisors

Prof. Antônio Augusto Ulson de Souza

antonio.augusto.souza@ufsc.br

Profa. Selene M. A. Guelli Ulson de Souza

selene.souza@ufsc.br

Profa. Débora de Oliveira

debora.oliveira@ufsc.br
 RESEARCH AREAS
o TEXTILE INDUSTRY PROCESSES

o Teaching, R&D, Innovation

o Dyeing/Bleaching; Natural Dyes
o Rationalization of water use - reuse
o Enzymatic processes; Ozonization
o Adsorption; Biodegradation; Nanofiltration
o Controlled liberation; Textile residual sludge
o Nano technology
o PROCESSES OF PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND GAS
INDUSTRY

o Desulphurization of fuels (gasoline, diesel, naphthenic oils, etc.)

o Water reuse from petrochemical effluents
o Detection of fuel adulteration
o Biodegradation; Ozonization
o Adsorption; Nanofiltration
o Fuel Cells
o Regeneration of petrochemical effluents
o Oil removal from aqueous effluents
o EXTRACTION, RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION OF PRODUCTS OF
HIGH ADDED VALUE

o Extraction and purification of natural products

o Natural dyes
o Pigments applied to Cosmetics
o Alternative adsorbents
o Food products
o Nanotechnology process – release of active compounds
o HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN REACTIVE AND ADSORPTIVE
SYSTEMS

o CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics

o Rationalization of water use - reuse
o Phenomenological modeling
o Development of numerical methods
o Multiphase systems; Simulated moving bed
o Chemical and biochemical reactions
o DISPERSION AND REMOVAL OF LIQUID, GASEOUS AND
PARTICULATE POLLUTANTS

o Dispersion of industrial pollutants

o Rationalization of water use - reuse
o Biofilms; Nanofiltration and Enzymatic processes
o Adsorption and Absorption
o Environmental impact
o Flotation and Ozonization
o Metals removal from industrial effluents
o PAPER AND CELLULOSE INDUSTRY PROCESSES

o Rationalization of water use - reuse

o Development of intelligent paper
o Modification of the properties of the fibers
o Use of auxiliaries
o Products of High Added Value
 RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDING

Governmental Agencies: Companies:

Buettner, Coteminas, Hering, Karsten,
Marisol, Menegotti, Malwee Brandili,
BNDES, FINEP, ANP, CENPES, IBP, CNPq,
Tapajós, Bondio, Kimberly-Clark, Natura,
CAPES, SENAI, IEL
Mineração-PR

RESEARCH GROUPS - CNPq

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
TEXTILE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGIES OF FOREST PRODUCTS
Infraestrutura
Analytical Infrastructure – AA; TOC; CG
Textile Technological Development
Enzymatic processes
Development of Natural Adsorbents
Textile residual sludge

Patente - ECO REMOVE

Removal of Liquid, Gaseous and Particulate
Pollutants
Rationalization of water use - reuse

Biofilms; Nanofiltration
Parcerias
P&D&I
Projects

FINEP BUETTNER, COTEMINAS, KARSTEN, MENEGOTTI

AGUATEX
e TAPAJÓS CTHIDRO

FINEP / FUNDO
PROTEXTIL KARSTEN, HERING, MARISOL
VERDE AMARELO

INOVATÊXTIL FINEP BUETTNER, COTEMINAS, BRANDILI, TAPAJÓS

ZEROTOR FINEP KARSTEN, INTEXTER – ESPANHA, IEL/SENAI

ECOREMOVE BNDES CONTEMINAS

Natural Dyes

Metal Removal

New Products
•NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Flame retardants
Natural Dyes,
Grafting of Anti bacterial agents.
Numerical Similation
Campo de Pressão Campo de Velocidades

Vetores na Bobina Central Vetores na Bobina Lateral

Waste Water Treatment
 REGENERATIVE PROCESSES

 Fixed Bed Adsorption Column

 Membrane Separation

 Magnetic Processes

 Fluidized bed column with Biofilm

Fixed bed adsorption column
- PATENTE ECOREMOVE
- UFSC/COTEMINAS/BNDES
Production of adsorbents using the sludge from wastewater
treatment
• Unidades de bancada e piloto (200 l/h)
• Micro – ultra e nanofiltração
REMOÇÃO DE ODORES BIOFILMES

ECOREMOVE
Enzimes in Textile Processes
Desizing Scouring Bleaching Dyeing Finishing

Amilases Pectinases Catalases Peroxidases Celulases

Lipases Amilases Lacases Proteases

Proteases Celulases - Substituition of Polluants

- Processes Integration
- Reduction in Water Use
 Nanoencapsulation
Encapsulation of magnetic
nano particles for enzyme
recovery.

- NANO ENCAPSULATION OF ACTIVE COMPOUNDS

- Grafting of nanoparticles in fibers
Network Projects
• ENZIMATIC PROCESSES APLIED TO TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Production of Enzimatic concentration/imobilization

UFSC – Campus Florianópolis e Blumenau

IST – Instituito Senai Têxtil

ISA – Instituto Senai Ambiental
SINTEX Blumenau
INDÚSTRIAS TÊXTEIS
 • NANOTECNOLOGY

Controled release of essential oils,

anti bacterial agents, etc.
Prof. Antônio Augusto Ulson de Souza
antonio.augusto.souza@ufsc.br

Profa. Selene M. A. Guelli Ulson de Souza

selene.souza@ufsc.br

Profa. Débora de Oliveira

debora.oliveira@ufsc.br

For more Information visit: www.labsin.ufsc.br