Air drying of macauba fruits: maintaining oil quality for biodiesel production

Macauba fruits are oil-rich drupes with high moisture content at harvest. This feature can affect the chemical properties of the oil and increase the costs of biodiesel production. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt postharvest strategies to ensure oil quality. The aim of this work was to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Gutierres Nelson Silva, José Antônio Saraiva Grossi, Marcela Silva Carvalho, Kacilda Naomi Kuki, Samuel de Melo Goulart, Leonardo Duarte Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eduem (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá) 2019-09-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/43451