Bruno is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Crop Science at QAAFI. He graduated with distinction in Agronomic Engineering in 2018 and earned a master's degree in Sustainable Energy Production in 2020 from São Paulo State University (Unesp). Subsequently, he completed a Ph.D. in Plant Production with a focus on Waste Science and Technology in 2023, also from Unesp.
Bruno's doctoral research concentrated on the conversion of agro-residual biomass into an environmentally friendly antioxidant for effective control and optimization of solid biofuel off-gassing. Throughout his academic journey, he has been extensively involved in researching functional (bio)materials for the processing, management, and valorization of (bio)waste, as well as renewable and sustainable (bio)energy generation, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and environmental (bio)remediation.
During his academic formation, Bruno also participated in an international visiting program at the University of Georgia (UGA), where he worked on developing a systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of on-farm management practices on cotton fiber quality. He has acquired expertise in high-performance statistical computing and modeling, employing multivariate data analytics for effective visualization and interpretation of complex datasets. Moreover, he possesses advanced proficiency in high-throughput analytical techniques, including EDXRF, FTIR, SEM, and TGA/DSC, which have enabled him to conduct in-depth analyses of various materials and compounds.
Equally important, Bruno believes in maintaining a well-rounded lifestyle and actively engages in outdoor activities, exercise, playing the acoustic guitar, and appreciating soothing music during his leisure time.
Journal Article: Advancements in peanut mechanization: Implications for sustainable agriculture
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Marra, Tulio Mazetti, Silva, Eduardo Arouche da, Brito Filho, Armando Lopes de, Barbosa Júnior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Santos, Adão Felipe dos, Silva, Rouverson Pereira da and Vellidis, George (2024). Advancements in peanut mechanization: Implications for sustainable agriculture. Agricultural Systems, 215 103868, 103868. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103868
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos and Silva, Rouverson Pereira da (2024). Fuel-flexible biomass off-gassing: The impact of antioxidant spent coffee grains on emissions of CO2, CO, CH4, and VOCs, physical deposits, and combustion in wood pellets. Industrial Crops and Products, 208 117748, 117748. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117748
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos and Silva, Rouverson Pereira da (2023). Biomass off-gassing: A mini-review and meta-analysis aspiring to inspire future research and innovation in solid biofuels for safety-sensitive and environmentally responsible residential and industrial applications. Industrial Crops and Products, 205 117508, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117508
Advancements in peanut mechanization: Implications for sustainable agriculture
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Marra, Tulio Mazetti, Silva, Eduardo Arouche da, Brito Filho, Armando Lopes de, Barbosa Júnior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Santos, Adão Felipe dos, Silva, Rouverson Pereira da and Vellidis, George (2024). Advancements in peanut mechanization: Implications for sustainable agriculture. Agricultural Systems, 215 103868, 103868. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103868
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos and Silva, Rouverson Pereira da (2024). Fuel-flexible biomass off-gassing: The impact of antioxidant spent coffee grains on emissions of CO2, CO, CH4, and VOCs, physical deposits, and combustion in wood pellets. Industrial Crops and Products, 208 117748, 117748. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117748
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos and Silva, Rouverson Pereira da (2023). Biomass off-gassing: A mini-review and meta-analysis aspiring to inspire future research and innovation in solid biofuels for safety-sensitive and environmentally responsible residential and industrial applications. Industrial Crops and Products, 205 117508, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117508
Tedesco, Danilo, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Barbosa Júnior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Maeda, Murilo and Silva, Rouverson Pereira da (2023). Sustainable management of sweet potatoes: a review on practices, strategies, and opportunities in nutrition-sensitive agriculture, energy security, and quality of life. Agricultural Systems, 210 103693. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103693
Bonini, Carolina dos Santos Batista, Maciel, Thais Monique de Souza, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Chitero, Jose Guilherme Marques, Henrique, Rodney Lucio Pinheiro and Alves, Marlene Cristina (2023). Long-term integrated systems of green manure and pasture significantly recover the macrofauna of degraded soil in the Brazilian savannah. Soil Systems, 7 (2) 56, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/soilsystems7020056
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Barbosa Jr, Marcelo Rodrigues, de Vasconcelos, Leonardo Gomes, da Silva, Rouverson Pereira and Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos (2023). Adsorption of tebuthiuron on hydrochar: structural, kinetic, isothermal, and mechanistic modeling, and ecotoxicological validation of remediative treatment of aqueous system. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. doi: 10.1007/s13399-023-04365-9
Frias, Yanca Araujo, Lima, Edivaldo Wilson, Aragao, Munick Beato, Nantes, Laura Silva, Moreira, Bruno Rafael Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Tomaz, Rafael Simoes and Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos (2023). Mucuna pruriens cannot develop phytoremediation of tebuthiuron in agricultural soil with vinasse: a morphometrical and ecotoxicological analysis. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11 ARTN 1156751. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1156751
Zied, Diego Cunha, da Silva Freitas, Marcos Antonio, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, da Silva Alves, Lucas and Pardo-Gimenez, Arturo (2023). A comparative analysis of biodegradation and bioconversion of Lentinula edodes and other exotic mushrooms. Microorganisms, 11 (4) ARTN 897, 897. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11040897
da Silva Viana, Ronaldo, May, André, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Junior, Nilson Aparecido Vieira, Moura da Silva, Evandro Henrique Figueiredo and Simeone, Maria Lucia Ferreira (2023). Addition of glycerol to agroindustrial residues of bioethanol for fuel-flexible agropellets: fundamental fuel properties, combustion, and potential slagging and fouling from residual ash. Industrial Crops and Products, 192 116134, 116134. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.116134
Barbosa Jr, Marcelo Rodrigues, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, de Oliveira, Romario Porto, Shiratsuchi, Luciano Shozo and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2023). UAV imagery data and machine learning: a driving merger for predictive analysis of qualitative yield in sugarcane. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 ARTN 1114852. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1114852
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues Barbosa, Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2023). Fuel-flexible biomass off-gassing: antioxidant potential of agricultural residues for biogenic additives to low-emission wood pellets. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. doi: 10.1007/s13399-023-04869-4
Long-term integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems recover the structural quality of ultisol soil
Matos, Aline Marchetti Silva, Bonini, Carolina dos Santos Batista, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Andreotti, Marcelo, Heinrichs, Reges, da Silva, Diogo Tiago, de Souza, Jose Augusto Liberato, Santos, Melissa Alexandre, Andrighetto, Cristiana, Pavan, Gustavo Mateus, Barretto, Vitor Correa de Mattos and Neto, Alfredo Bonini (2022). Long-term integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems recover the structural quality of ultisol soil. Agronomy, 12 (12) 2961, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12122961
Alves, Lucas da Silva, Cardoso Caitano, Cinthia Elen, Ferrari, Samuel, Vieira Junior, Wagner Goncalves, Heinrichs, Reges, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Pardo-Gimenez, Arturo and Zied, Diego Cunha (2022). Application of spent sun mushroom substrate in substitution of synthetic fertilizers at maize topdressing. Agronomy, 12 (11) 2884, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12112884
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Alves, Lucas da Silva, Noble, Ralph and Zied, Diego Cunha (2022). High-performance carbon-capturing lignocellulosic hydrochar with post-synthesis addition of spent mushroom substrate. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s13399-022-03453-6
Matos Lopes, Paulo Renato, Cruz, Victor Hugo, de Menezes, Alexandre Barretto, Gadanhoto, Biana Pelissari, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Mendes, Carolina Rosai, Christofoletti Mazzeo, Dania Elisa, Dilarri, Guilherme and Montagnolli, Renato Nallin (2022). Microbial bioremediation of pesticides in agricultural soils: an integrative review on natural attenuation, bioaugmentation and biostimulation. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 21 (4), 851-876. doi: 10.1007/s11157-022-09637-w
Santos de Souza, Antonia Erica, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, da Silva, Rouverson Pereira and Lemos, Leandro Borges (2022). UAV multispectral data: a reliable approach for managing phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in common bean. Agronomy, 12 (10) 2284, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12102284
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Meneses, Mariana Dias, Matos Lopes, Paulo Renato and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2022). Agro-residual biomass and disposable protective face mask: a merger for converting waste to plastic-fiber fuel via an integrative carbonization-pelletization framework. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s13399-022-03285-4
Nantes, Laura Silva, Aragao, Munick Beato, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Frias, Yanca Araujo, Valerio, Thalia Silva, de Lima, Edivaldo Wilson, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva and Matos Lopes, Paulo Renato (2022). Synergism and antagonism in environmental behavior of tebuthiuron and thiamethoxam in soil with vinasse by natural attenuation. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 20 (5), 4883-4892. doi: 10.1007/s13762-022-04276-8
A synergistic bacterial pool decomposes tebuthiuron in soil
de Lima, Edivaldo Wilson, Brunaldi, Bruno Pinheiro, Frias, Yanca Araujo, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Alves, Lucas da Silva and Matos Lopes, Paulo Renato (2022). A synergistic bacterial pool decomposes tebuthiuron in soil. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 9225, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13147-8
Souza, Jardel da Silva, Pedrosa, Laura Monteiro, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, do Rego, Elizanilda Ramalho and Uneda-Trevisoli, Sandra Helena (2022). The more fractal the architecture the more intensive the color of flower: a superpixel-wise analysis towards high-throughput phenotyping. Agronomy, 12 (6) 1342, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12061342
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Barbosa, Marcelo Rodrigues, de Brito Filho, Armando Lopes and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2022). Production of high-quality biogenic fuels by co-pelletization of sugarcane bagasse with pinewood sawdust and peanut shell. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. doi: 10.1007/s13399-022-02818-1
Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Tedesco, Danilo, Carreira, Vinicius dos Santos, Pinto, Antonio Alves, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Shiratsuchi, Luciano Shozo, Zerbato, Cristiano and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2022). The time of day is key to discriminate cultivars of sugarcane upon imagery data from unmanned aerial vehicle. Drones, 6 (5) 112, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/drones6050112
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, de Brito Filho, Armando Lopes, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2022). High-throughput carbon-capturing frameworks by pelleting hydrochar of food waste and its residual ash as a dopant. BioEnergy Research, 16 (1), 435-447. doi: 10.1007/s12155-022-10420-6
Meta-analytic review on third-generation biodiesel
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, de Almeida Viana, Charlene Raquel, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos, da Silva Viana, Ronaldo and Ramos, Ricardo Alan Verdu (2022). Meta-analytic review on third-generation biodiesel. BioEnergy Research, 15 (1), 27-45. doi: 10.1007/s12155-020-10232-6
UAVs to monitor and manage sugarcane: integrative review
Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, de Brito Filho, Armando Lopes, Tedesco, Danilo, Shiratsuchi, Luciano Shozo and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2022). UAVs to monitor and manage sugarcane: integrative review. Agronomy, 12 (3) 661, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12030661
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Lopes de Brito Filho, Armando, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2022). A high-throughput imagery protocol to predict functionality upon fractality of carbon-capturing biointerfaces. Agronomy, 12 (2) 446, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/agronomy12020446
Mapping gaps in sugarcane by UAV RGB imagery: the lower and earlier the flight, the more accurate
Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Tedesco, Danilo, Correa, Rafael de Graaf, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, da Silva, Rouverson Pereira and Zerbato, Cristiano (2021). Mapping gaps in sugarcane by UAV RGB imagery: the lower and earlier the flight, the more accurate. Agronomy, 11 (12) ARTN 2578, 2578. doi: 10.3390/agronomy11122578
Tedesco, Danilo, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Barbosa Junior, Marcelo Rodrigues, Papa, Joao Paulo and da Silva, Rouverson Pereira (2021). Predicting on multi-target regression for the yield of sweet potato by the market class of its roots upon vegetation indices. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 191 ARTN 106544. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2021.106544
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Perez, Juan Fernando and Viana, Ronaldo da Silva (2021). Production of pellets for combustion and physisorption of CO2 from hydrothermal carbonization of food waste - Part I: High-performance solid biofuels. Journal of Cleaner Production, 319 ARTN 128695, 128695. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128695
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Cruz, Victor Hugo, de Lima, Edivaldo Wilson, Alves, Lucas da Silva, Matos Lopes, Paulo Renato and Viana, Ronaldo da Silva (2021). Fuel pellets with antioxidant of illicit cigarette's tobacco auto-generate less CO2, produce adequate flame and are toxicologically reliable. Biomass & Bioenergy, 153 ARTN 106205. doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106205
Spent mushroom substrate is capable of physisorption-chemisorption of CO<sub>2</sub>
Alves, Lucas da Silva, de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Dias, Eustaquio Souza, Rinker, Danny Lee, Pardo-Gimenez, Arturo and Zied, Diego Cunha (2021). Spent mushroom substrate is capable of physisorption-chemisorption of CO2. Environmental Research, 204 111945, 111945. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111945
de Almeida Moreira, Bruno Rafael, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Oliveira Cunha, Matheus Luis and Viana, Ronaldo da Silva (2021). Full-scale production of high-quality wood pellets assisted by multivariate statistical process control. Biomass & Bioenergy, 151 ARTN 106159, 106159. doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106159
Algae-specific colorful LEDs: biotechnological drivers to biorefinery and photobiological platforms
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Frias, Yanca Araujo, de Lima, Edivaldo Wilson, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos and Viana, Ronaldo da Silva (2021). Algae-specific colorful LEDs: biotechnological drivers to biorefinery and photobiological platforms. Journal of Cleaner Production, 316 ARTN 128350, 128350. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128350
Recycling spent mushroom substrate into fuel pellets for low-emission bioenergy producing systems
Alves, Lucas da Silva, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Pardo-Gimenez, Arturo, Dias, Eustaquio Souza, Noble, Ralph and Zied, Diego Cunha (2021). Recycling spent mushroom substrate into fuel pellets for low-emission bioenergy producing systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 313 127875, 127875. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127875
Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Cruz, Victor Hugo, Cunha, Matheus Luis Oliveira, Lopes, Nathaly Proenca, Magalhaes, Anderson Chagas, Miasaki, Celso Tadao, Caraschi, Jose Claudio and da Silva Viana, Ronaldo (2021). Valorization of semi-solid by-product from distillation of cellulosic ethanol into blends for heating and power. Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy, 3 (1), 49-61. doi: 10.1007/s42768-020-00062-9
Green manure species for phytoremediation of soil with tebuthiuron and vinasse
Ferreira, Luziane Cristina, Moreira, Bruno Rafael de Almeida, Montagnolli, Renato Nallin, Prado, Evandro Pereira, Viana, Ronaldo da Silva, Tomaz, Rafael Simoes, Cruz, Jaqueline Matos, Bidoia, Ederio Dino, Frias, Yanca Araujo and Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos (2021). Green manure species for phytoremediation of soil with tebuthiuron and vinasse. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8 613642. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.613642
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
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 ARTN 123919. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123919
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) ARTN 4219, 4219. doi: 10.3390/molecules25184219
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) ARTN 3280, 3280. doi: 10.3390/en13123280
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. doi: 10.3390/agriculture10060220
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
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