Overview
Background
Bruno Moreira is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Crop Science (CCS), QAAFI. His research sits at the intersection of functional biomass, sustainability analytics, and digital systems design, supporting regional and global low‑emissions transitions through bioenergy innovation and resource efficiency. He completed his PhD at UNESP (Brazil), where he led the development of agro‑waste‑derived functional additives for wood‑based and agro‑pellet systems to mitigate off‑gassing during storage, directly addressing safety, quality, and lifecycle performance challenges in renewable solid fuels. He integrates laboratory experimentation with advanced data and process‑based modelling to address variability in biomass resources and deliver traceable, decision‑ready sustainability insights for agriculture and energy systems. His work has direct applications in renewable solid fuels, carbon‑negative materials, and digital tools for sustainability assessment.
Availability
- Dr Bruno Rafael De Almeida Moreira is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Agronomy, São Paulo State University (Unesp)
Research interests
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Functional Biomass Systems
Biomass material characterisation and compositional analysis, feedstock quality assessment, and process‑informed modelling of thermochemical conversion pathways for biofuel and bio‑based product development, optimisation, and valorisation.
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Sustainability Analytics for Agri‑Food Systems
Methodology development for quantifying, diagnosing, and interpreting sustainability performance in agri‑food production systems, integrating environmental, economic, and system‑level metrics to support transparent and defensible decision‑making.
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Data Science and Machine Learning for Complex Systems
Data‑driven, process‑based, and knowledge‑guided modelling of complex agricultural and bioenergy systems using statistical learning and machine‑learning methods to support exploratory analysis, system understanding, and context‑aware inference.
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Biomass-glycerol briquettes are not necessarily mechanically stable and energetically effective
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Moreira, Samuel Dias, Lima, Monique dos Santos, Magalhaes, Anderson Chagas, Miasaki, Celso Tadao and Caraschi, Jose Claudio (2020). Biomass-glycerol briquettes are not necessarily mechanically stable and energetically effective. Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy, 2 (4), 291-303. doi: 10.1007/s42768-020-00048-7
2020
Journal Article
Production of Pleurotus ostreatus var. Florida on briquettes and recycling its spent substrate as briquettes for fuel grade biosolids
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Magalhaes, Anderson Chagas, Caraschi, Jose Claudio, Zied, Diego Cunha, Dias, Eustaquio Souza and Rinker, Danny Lee (2020). Production of Pleurotus ostreatus var. Florida on briquettes and recycling its spent substrate as briquettes for fuel grade biosolids. Journal of Cleaner Production, 274 123919, 123919. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123919
2020
Journal Article
Second-generation lignocellulosic supportive material improves atomic ratios of C:O and H:O and thermomechanical behavior of hybrid non-woody pellets
Moreira Bruno, Rafael de Almeida, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Magalhaes, Anderson Chagas, Miasaki, Celso Tadao, de Figueiredo Paulo, Alexandre Monteiro, Lisboa Lucas, Aparecido Manzani, Ramos, Sergio Bispo, Sanchez, Douglas Enrique Juarez, Teixeira Filho, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto and May, Andre (2020). Second-generation lignocellulosic supportive material improves atomic ratios of C:O and H:O and thermomechanical behavior of hybrid non-woody pellets. Molecules, 25 (18) 4219, 4219. doi: 10.3390/molecules25184219
2020
Journal Article
Azospirillum brasilense can impressively improve growth and development of Urochloa brizantha under irrigation
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Favato, Vinicius Lopes, Monteiro de Figueiredo, Paulo Alexandre, Manzani Lisboa, Lucas Aparecido, Miasaki, Celso Tadao, Magalhaes, Anderson Chagas, Ramos, Sergio Bispo, de Almeida Viana, Charlene Raquel, Rezende Trindade, Vanessa Dias and May, Andre (2020). Azospirillum brasilense can impressively improve growth and development of Urochloa brizantha under irrigation. Agriculture, 10 (6) 220, 220-13. doi: 10.3390/agriculture10060220
2020
Journal Article
Anti-thermal shock binding of liquid-state food waste to non-wood pellets
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Matos Lopes, Paulo Renato, Miasaki, Celso Tadao, Magalhaes, Anderson Chagas, Monteiro de Figueiredo, Paulo Alexandre, Manzani Lisboa, Lucas Aparecido, Ramos, Sergio Bispo, May, Andre and Caraschi, Jose Claudio (2020). Anti-thermal shock binding of liquid-state food waste to non-wood pellets. Energies, 13 (12) 3280, 3280. doi: 10.3390/en13123280
2020
Journal Article
Glyphosate plus carboxylic compounds boost activity of free radical-scavenging enzymes in sugarcane
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Monteiro de Figueiredo, Paulo Alexandre, Manzani Lisboa, Lucas Aparecido, Miasaki, Celso Tadao, Magahaes, Anderson Chagas, Ramos, Sergio Bispo, de Almeida Viana, Charlene Raquel, Rezende Trindade, Vanessa Dias and May, Andre (2020). Glyphosate plus carboxylic compounds boost activity of free radical-scavenging enzymes in sugarcane. Agriculture, 10 (4) 106, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/agriculture10040106
2019
Journal Article
Morphological changes in sugarcane crop induced by the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense
Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Manzani Lisboa, Lucas Aparecido, Sandu Junior, Romulo, Rodrigues Nogueira, Thiago Assis, Monteiro de Figueiredo, Paulo Alexandre, Minhoto Teixeira Filho, Marcelo Carvalho and Ramos, Sergio Bispo (2019). Morphological changes in sugarcane crop induced by the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense. Sugar Tech, 22 (2), 241-249. doi: 10.1007/s12355-019-00773-2
2019
Journal Article
Spray retention on coffee leaves associated with type and concentration of adjuvants
Cação, C.R., Moreira, Bruno R. A., Raetano, Carlos G., Carvalho, Fernando K. and Prado, Evandro P. (2019). Spray retention on coffee leaves associated with type and concentration of adjuvants. Engenharia Agricola, 39 (5), 623-629. doi: 10.1590/1809-4430-Eng.Agric.v39n5p623-629/2019
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Analytical Methods for Quantifying Sustainability in the Grains Industry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mahsa Baktashmotlagh, Associate Professor Sudhir Yadav
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