Resumo No Brasil, redes de apoio colaborativas têm sido estruturadas para conduzir o processo de reconhecimento de Indicação Geográfica (IG), junto ao Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi delinear uma revisão de literatura sobre o processo de implementação e a governança da IG no país para melhor compreensão deste cenário. A metodologia foi baseada em pesquisas nos periódicos da Comissão de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal do Nível Superior e em bases de dados gratuitas como Google Acadêmico, com critérios de inclusão e exclusão para seleção das publicações. Das 109 publicações encontradas, 22 foram criteriosamente selecionadas para análise sob a ótica da dinâmica dos processos de implementação e governança de IG no Brasil. Observou-se que as redes colaborativas para condução dos processos de implementação e governança de IG foram estruturadas com dinâmicas diferentes em cada território, resultado de esforços e articulações realizadas por diferentes instituições brasileiras.

Abstract In Brazil, collaborative support networks have been structured to conduct the process of recognition of Geographical Indication (GI) together with the National Institute of Industrial Property. The objective of the present work was to outline a literature review on the implementation process and governance of GIs in the country for a better understanding of this scenario. The methodology was based on research in the journals of the Higher Education Personnel Improvement Commission and free databases such as Google Scholar, with inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting publications. Of the 109 publications found, 22 were carefully selected for analysis from the perspective of the dynamics of GI implementation and governance processes in Brazil. It was observed that the collaborative networks to conduct the GI implementation and governance processes were structured with different dynamics in each territory, resulting from efforts and coordination carried out by different Brazilian institutions.

Resumen En Brasil, se han estructurado redes de apoyo colaborativo para realizar el proceso de reconocimiento de la Indicación Geográfica (IG), junto con el Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue esbozar una revisión bibliográfica sobre el proceso de implementación y gobernanza de las IG en el país para una mejor comprensión de este escenario. La metodología se basó en investigaciones en las revistas de la Comisión de Mejoramiento del Personal de Educación Superior y en bases de datos gratuitas como Google Scholar, con criterios de inclusión y exclusión para la selección de publicaciones. De las 109 publicaciones encontradas, 22 fueron cuidadosamente seleccionadas para el análisis desde la perspectiva de la dinámica de los procesos de implementación y gobernanza de las IG en Brasil. Se observó que las redes colaborativas para conducir los procesos de implementación y gobernanza de la IG se estructuraron con dinámicas diferentes en cada territorio, resultado de esfuerzos y articulaciones realizadas por diferentes instituciones brasileñas.

ABSTRACT The large scale of mango production allows for the application of immediate technologies to minimize post-harvest losses and add even more value to the fruit chain. As a consequence of feasible applications, the production of alcoholic beverages through fermentation and distillation has been elaborated, resulting in a supply of products with different characteristics. This study aimed to monitor the development of a distilled mango beverage and its profile for consumption. The mangoes were selected, pulped and subjected to physicochemical characterization and, subsequently, to fermentation and distillation processes where the kinetics were monitored, and the beverage obtained was compared to similar products found in the literature. During column distillation, the relationship between the temperature profile and the alcohol content was observed, allowing for careful selection of each fraction of the distillate and the establishment of a standard for future distillations. As regards the fraction of interest, good results were obtained in terms of composition with compounds such as methanol and acetaldehyde in minimal quantities, indicating a product that can be consumed without health risks. The small amount of studies following the same line of research confirms the potential mango pulp named Tommy Atkins for the formulation of alcoholic products.

Currently, the public and private organizations resort to Intellectual Property mechanisms to protect their innovations and ensure their rights, with patents being the main form of protection of generated products and processes. In the Brazilian chemical sector, where there is the intensive use of new technologies which provide the basis for several other industrial sectors, having a direct impact on the country’s economy, the use of patents as a source of information can assist in the strategic management of companies in the segment. Considering the economic and social relevance of the patenting activity and the chemical industry for the country, the present study performed a systemic analysis of patenting on the Brazilian chemical industry, evaluating the patent applications by the leading companies in the sector. The results showed that these companies have a great interest on patenting, mostly products, prevailing the invention patent type, and a low interest on the protection of their products and processes in different geographical regions through deposits via Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Also, a great interest on the use of externals sources of knowledge, mostly federal educational institutes, and a low index of granted patents, even with individual backlogs lower than the national average.

Abstract The passion fruit peel flour, retrieved from the drying and milling of fruit-processing residues, is rich in fibers. In fact, it is an important food source, featuring many benefits for the human organism. Current study forwards a scientific and technological evaluation of the passion fruit peel flour development through bibliometric indicators. Data from scientific production were collected from Web of Science database and patent search was performed at different databases USPTO, WIPO, EPO and INPI. Bibliometric analysis addresses key sections focused on articles and patent applications, authors and inventors, relevant areas of interest, institutions and countries. The analysis of citations and analysis of social networks were also used as complementary indicators. The scientific and technological production of the passion fruit peel flour has occurred mostly in Brazil, particularly at universities. Since production is still fledging, greater investments are required to improve Science, Technology & Innovation (ST&I) indicators in the field.

ABSTRACT Fruit pulp is the most basic food product obtained from fresh fruit processing. Fruit pulps can be cold stored for long periods of time, but they also can be used to fabricate juices, ice creams, sweets, jellies and yogurts. The exploitation of tropical fruits has leveraged the entire Brazilian fruit pulp sector due mainly to the high acceptance of their organoleptic properties and remarkable nutritional facts. However, several works published in the last decades have pointed out unfavorable conditions regarding the consumption of tropical fruit pulps. This negative scenario has been associated with unsatisfactory physico-chemical and microbiological parameters of fruits pulps as outcomes of little knowledge and improper management within the fruit pulp industry. There are protocols for delineating specific identity and quality standards (IQSs) and standardized good manufacturing practices (GMP) for fruit pulps, which also embrace standard operating procedures (SOPs) and hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), although this latter is not considered mandatory by the Brazilian legislation. Unfortunately, the lack of skilled labor, along with failures in complying established protocols have impaired quality of fruit pulps. It has been necessary to collect all information available with the aim to identify the most important hazards within fruit pulp processing lines. Standardizing methods and practices within the Brazilian fruit pulp industry would assurance high quality status to tropical fruit pulps and the commercial growth of this vegetal product towards international markets.

A vinhaça de cana-de-açúcar é um dos resíduos mais poluidores da indústria sucroalcooleira brasileira, principalmente pelas suas características nocivas ao meio ambiente, como o elevado teor de matéria orgânica e acidez. A digestão anaeróbia é um método altamente eficiente de tratamento de efluente e pode ser usada para tratar este resíduo. O estudo aborda a biodigestão anaeróbia de vinhaça de cana-de-açúcar em condições mesófilas (30 - 45°C), variando a concentração de inóculo (0,5 a 5,5%) e o pH (6 - 8). Foram verificados a remoção de DQO (Demanda Química de Oxigênio) e o teor de sólidos totais, além do rendimento e composição do biogás após a biodigestão da vinhaça. A vinhaça foi eficientemente digerida sob condições mesófilas em 23 dias de TRH (Tempo de Retenção Hidráulico) e 5 dias de fase acidogênica, com consequente redução de DQO (54 - 83%) e de sólidos totais de (52 - 87%). As análises estatísticas sugeriram que a temperatura, a concentração de inóculo e o pH não foram suficientes para caracterizar o processo de biodigestão anaeróbia da vinhaça, não apresentando diferença significativa entre os ensaios. Os parâmetros ótimos de operação foram definidos como temperatura entre 30 e 35°C, concentraçao de inóculo de 0,5% e pH entre 6 e 7. Os resultados evidenciam o uso promissor da vinhaça tratada como biofertilizante para a agricultura, indicando a digestão anaeróbia como um processo sustentável e ótima opção para as empresas sucroalcooleiras brasileiras.

Sugarcane vinasse is one of the most polluting residues produced by Brazilian ethanol industries, mainly because of its harmful effects on the environmental, such as high organic matter load and acidity. Anaerobic digestion is a highly efficient wastewater treatment method that could potentially be used to treat sugarcane vinasse. This study examined the anaerobic biodigestion of sugarcane vinasse in mesophilic conditions (30 - 45°C) by varying the inoculum concentration (0.5 to 5.5%) and pH (6 - 8). Changes of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), total solids content, and yield and composition of biogas after the biodigestion of the vinasse were assessed. The vinasse was efficiently digested under mesophilic anaerobic conditions over a 23-day Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) and a 5-day acidogenic phase with a consequent reduction of COD (54 - 83%) and total solids (52 - 87%). Statistical analyses at a confidence level of 95% suggested that temperature, pH and inoculum concentration did not influence on the anaerobic biodigestion of the vinasse. The optimal operating parameters were found to be temperatures of 30 - 35°C, inoculum concentration of 0.5% and pH of 6 - 7. The results emphasize the promising use of the treated sugarcane vinasse as a biofertilizer for agriculture, indicating that the anaerobic digestion process is an excellent alternative for Brazilian ethanol industries.

RESUMO: O crescimento populacional e a busca por alimentos saudáveis levam a um aumento do consumo da água de coco e, com isso, um impacto ambiental pela maior geração de resíduos, merecendo atenção de pesquisadores para o aproveitamento dessa biomassa, em que uma das tecnologias empregadas é a produção de combustíveis renováveis. Este trabalho avalia a fibra da casca de coco verde pré-tratada com álcali, hidrolisada com enzima e submetida à fermentação etanólica com a levedura comercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Apesar da significativa perda em celulose (4,42% em relação à biomassa e 17,9% em relação à celulose presente), o pré-tratamento alcalino apresentou alta solubilização de lignina (80%), tornando-se viável para estudos da produção de etanol 2G. A hidrólise enzimática converteu 87% dos açúcares e a fermentação etanólica consumiu 81% do substrato presente no hidrolisado, gerando uma eficiência na conversão de açúcares em etanol de 59,6%. Tais resultados indicam a casca de coco verde como uma alternativa promissora à produção de energia renovável.

ABSTRACT: Population growth and the increasing search for healthy foods have led to a major consumption of coconut water and, hence, to an environmental impact caused by the inappropriate disposal of green coconut husks. This lignocellulosic biomass has deserved attention of researchers concerning the seeking of new usages, as, for example, in renewable fuels production technologies. This study examines the potential of green coconut husk fibers as a feedstock for the production of bioethanol. The coconut fibers were pretreated through an alkaline method, hydrolyzed enzymatically and submitted to ethanol fermentation with commercial yeasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Despite the significant loss of cellulose (4.42% in relation to the fiber and 17.9% concerning the original cellulose content), the alkaline pretreatment promoted an efficient solubilization of lignin (80%), turning the coconut fibers into a feasible raw material for 2G ethanol production studies. Enzymatic hydrolysis converted 87% of the sugars and the ethanolic fermentation consumed 81% of the substrate in the hydrolyzate, leading to a sugar to ethanol convertion efficiency of 59.6%. These results points out that green coconut husks are a promising alternative to the production of renewable energy.