Produção de carvão ativado a partir de borra de café: otimização de processos, aplicações e potencial mercadológico

Autores

  • Evelyn Suyane Santos de Oliveira
  • Patrícia Soares de Lima
  • Annuska Vieira Cabral
  • Cristiane Campos Lemos Moreira
  • Isabelly Pereira da Silva
  • Gabriel Francisco da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34188/bjaerv9n4-012

Palavras-chave:

borra de café, carvão ativado, valorização de resíduos, economia circular, engenharia de produção

Resumo

A crescente geração de borra de café (spent coffee grounds – SCG) representa um desafio ambiental e uma oportunidade de valorização de resíduos. Este trabalho analisa, por meio de revisão bibliográfica, o potencial da SCG para produção de carvão ativado, considerando aspectos técnicos, logísticos, ambientais e econômicos. Os resultados evidenciaram potencial para obtenção de materiais carbonáceos aplicáveis ao tratamento de água e efluentes e à captura de CO₂, além da influência de fatores como processamento, logística, custos e disponibilidade da matéria-prima. Conclui-se que a produção de carvão ativado a partir da SCG apresenta potencial de agregação de valor e recuperação de recursos, contribuindo para a economia circular sob a perspectiva da Engenharia de Produção.

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2026-10-02

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Oliveira, E. S. S. de, Lima, P. S. de, Cabral, A. V., Moreira, C. C. L., Silva, I. P. da, & Silva, G. F. da. (2026). Produção de carvão ativado a partir de borra de café: otimização de processos, aplicações e potencial mercadológico. Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research, 9(4), e89607. https://doi.org/10.34188/bjaerv9n4-012

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