ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the purification of inulinase by changing the ionic strength of the medium by addition of NaCl and CaCl2 followed by precipitation with n-propyl alcohol or iso-propyl alcohol. The effects of the concentration of alcohols and the rate of addition of alcohols in the crude extract on the purification yield and purification factor were evaluated. Precipitation caused an activation of enzyme and allowed purification factors up to 2.4-fold for both alcohols. The purification factor was affected positively by the modification of the ionic strength of the medium to 0.5 mol.L-1 NaCl before precipitation with the alcohol (n-propyl or iso-propyl). A purification factor of 4.8-fold and an enzyme yield of 78.1 % could be achieved by the addition of 0.5 mol.L-1 of NaCl to the crude extract, followed by the precipitation with 50 % (v/v) of n-propyl alcohol, added at a flow rate of 19.9 mL/min.

Com este trabalho se avaliaram o índice de preferência e o efeito inseticida do óleo de carqueja doce (Baccharis Articulata) sobre o caruncho do feijão (Acanthoscelides obtectus). Para a realização do experimento foram utilizados insetos não sexados, com idade entre 20 e 50 dias. O óleo essencial foi extraido da parte aérea da planta pelo método de hidrodestilação. O experimento foi conduzido conforme o delineamneto inteiramente casualizado, com 6 repetições, em esquema fatorial 6 x 3 e 6 x 7 (dose x tempo), respetivamente, para repelência e para atividade inseticida. Os testes de repelência e da atividade inseticida foram realizados com as doses de 0, 10, 20, 30, 50 e 100 µL de óleo essencial em 20 g de grãos de feijão sendo a avaliação realizada depois de transcorridas 24, 48 e 72 h para a repelência e após 1, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 e 96 h para a atividade inseticida. Os resultados demonstram que a dosagem, o tempo de exposição e a interação tiveram efeito significativo na mortalidade dos insetos. Em relação à dosagem, seu aumento proporcionou incremento logaritmico na taxa de mortalidade sendo verificada, na dose aproximada de 52 µL, a morte de 90% dos insetos. O tempo de exposição de 35 h provocou a morte de 90% dos insetos. Também, foi observado efeito repelente do óleo essencial nas dosagens e tempos de exposição estudados.

The present study evaluated the preference index and insecticidal effect of oil “Carqueja doce” (Baccharis Articulata) on the bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus). For the experiment, insects not sexed aged between 20 and 50 days were used. The essential oil was extracted from the aerial parts of the plant by the hydrodistillation method. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 6 replications in a factorial scheme 6 x 3 and 6 x 7 (dose x time), respectively, for preference index and insecticidal effect. Tests of repellency and insecticidal activity were conducted with doses of 0, 10, 20, 30, 50 and 100 µL of essential oil in 20 g of beans, being the evaluation carried out after 24, 48 and 72 h for repellency and after 1, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h for the insecticidal activity. The results showed that the dose, exposure duration and interaction had significant effect on insect mortality. Regarding the dose, the logarithmic increase in the mortality rate was produced by the increase in dose, with an approximately 52 µL dose which recorded death in 90% of the insects. The exposure time of 35 h caused the death of 90% of insects. Also, the essential oil repellent effect was observed at doses and exposure times studied.

O presente trabalho propôs estudar a secagem de sálvia a diferentes temperaturas do ar e posterior ajuste dos dados experimentais obtidos com os diferentes modelos matemáticos. Para condução do experimento de secagem foram utilizados 6 secadores de bandeja, empregando-se as temperaturas de 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 e 90 °C. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, com três repetições, colocando-se 800 g de folha fresca em cada bandeja. Para o ajuste dos modelos matemáticos aos dados experimentais, realizou-se análise de regressão não-linear, pelo método Quasi-Newton, através do programa computacional Statistica 6.0®, em que os valores dos parâmetros dos modelos foram estimados em função da temperatura do ar de secagem. Os resultados mostraram que pequenos incrementos no valor da temperatura do ar de secagem promovem redução significativa no tempo de secagem. O modelo de Henderson & Pabis (1961) modificado e o de Midilli et al. (2002) se mostraram adequados para descrever o processo de secagem de sálvia para a faixa de temperatura de 40 a 90 °C, enquanto os modelos da aproximação da difusão e o de dois termos, se mostraram adequados para descrever a cinética de secagem para a faixa de temperatura de 60 a 90 °C.

The aim of this work was to study the drying of sage at different air temperatures and to fit the experimental data with different mathematical models. The experiments were carried out using 6 tray dryers, for the temperatures of 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 °C. A randomized experimental design, with three replications, using 800 g of fresh leaves in each tray, was used. For the fitting of mathematical models to the experimental data the non-linear regression by the Quasi-Newton method was used. The values of the parameters of the models were estimated in terms of drying air temperature using the software Statistica 6.0®. The results showed that small increments in drying air temperature of drying results in a significant reduction in the drying time; the model of Henderson and Pabis (1961) modified model and the Midilli et al. model (2002) were adequate to describe the drying of sage in the temperature range of 40 to 90 °C; and the model of approximation of diffusion and the two terms model were adequate to describe the kinetics of drying in the range of temperature from 60 to 90 °C.