Adriana Maria Nolasco

@usp.br

Senior Professor - Forest Science Department/Superior Agriculture School "Luiz de Queiroz"
University of São Paulo

Adriana Maria Nolasco


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Executive Director - PGR Engenharia e Sustentabilidade. Senior Professor - ESALQ/USP. Professor - Postgraduate Program in Forest Resources at ESALQ/USP. Visiting Professor - Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee. Master in Architecture (EESC/USP); PhD in Environmental Engineering Sciences (EESC/USP); Postdoctoral fellow (University of Tennessee). Author of more than 200 publications. It works in the areas of solid waste management, technological innovation for waste recovery, circular economy and ESG together with municipal governments, industries, recycling cooperatives, NGOs, the Public Ministry of the State of São Paulo and CETESB.

EDUCATION

2014 - 2015 Pós doctoral - Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, Herbert College of Agriculture)
University of Tennessee Knoxville
1995 - 2000
Doctorate in Environmental Engineering Sciences (CAPES Concept 5).
University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil.
1989 - 1993
Master's in Architecture and Urbanism (CAPES Concept 5).
University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil.
1983 - 1986
Degree in Home Economics.
University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Waste Management
Circular Economy
Environmental Sustainability
16

Scopus Publications

738

Scholar Citations

14

Scholar h-index

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Scopus Publications

  • Waste in the tropical furniture industry: a case study and comprehensive analysis of certified wood and legal wood
    Lis Rodrigues Uliana, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Fabíola Martins Delatorre, Ananias Francisco Dias Júnior
    Cerne, 2025
    Background: This study analyzed waste generation in the production of certified and legal wooden furniture from tropical forests, aiming to provide insights for environmental and economic management decisions within the company. The study was conducted in a furniture industry that utilizes certified exotic species as well as certified and legal native wood as raw materials. The production yield of two chair models, with and without armrests, was evaluated. To achieve this, the industry was characterized, production flowcharts were created, waste diagnosis (identification, classification, quantification, and causes of generation) was conducted, and linear programming techniques were applied to evaluate two scenarios: profit maximization and waste generation minimization. Results: Differences in results were observed based on the type of wood, chair model, and the interaction between wood type and chair model. The lowest waste generation was observed in the processing of legal wood, particularly in the armchair model. Linear programming for Scenario 1 yielded a monthly profit of R$ 22,209.16 (US$ 8,444.55), with a total production of 112 chairs of all models. In Scenario 2, a monthly waste generation of 1.52 m³ was observed, considering a production of 67 units of the studied products. Conclusion: It was found that producing only certified wooden furniture is not feasible for the company.
  • Integrated municipal management of waste from tree pruning and removal
    Ana Maria de Meira, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Elias Costa de Souza, Marina Passos de Souza, Allana Katiussya Silva Pereira, et al.
    Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2024
  • Drying wastes from urban forestry as an option for their recovery and use in furniture and small wooden objects
    D. Klingenberg, A. M. Nolasco, L. Candaten, A. K. L. Cavalcante, D. L. Aguiar, et al.
    Environment Development and Sustainability, 2022
  • Design and Production Process of Toy Prototypes Using Urban Forestry Waste
    Luiz Fernando Pereira Bispo, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Allana Katiussya Silva Pereira, João Gilberto Meza Ucella-Filho, Fabíola Martins Delatorre, et al.
    Environmental Footprints and Eco Design of Products and Processes, 2022
  • Tips for Selecting Wood from Urban Afforestation for the Production of Toys: How the Sustainable Reuse of Waste Can Result in Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits
    Elias Costa de Souza, Álison Moreira da Silva, Adriana Maria Nolasco, João Gilberto Meza Ucella-Filho, Regina Maria Gomes, et al.
    Environmental Footprints and Eco Design of Products and Processes, 2022
  • Wooden Toys Produced from Wood Waste from Urban Afforestation: Acceptance and Implementation Strategies
    Luiz Fernando Pereira Bispo, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Gabriela Fontes Mayrinck Cupertino, Fabíola Martins Delatorre, Allana Katiussya Silva Pereira, et al.
    Environmental Footprints and Eco Design of Products and Processes, 2022
  • Insights into the reuse of urban forestry wood waste for charcoal production
    Ana Maria de Meira, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Debora Klingenberg, Elias Costa de Souza, Ananias Francisco Dias Júnior
    Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021
    The wood wastes from urban forestry management can be used for the production of bioenergy, producing zero net emission of greenhouse gases and giving more appropriate destination and greater added value to the material. To enable this use, we investigated the characteristics of charcoal produced from tree species commonly used in urban forestry in a subtropical region. The charcoal produced was evaluated for its yield and quality, through chemical analysis. Regarding the parameters required for household use or in steelmaking, none of the species met the recommended criteria for ash content, but showed potential for charcoal production in relation to moisture content, charcoal yield, and contents of non-condensable gases, pyroligneous liquid, volatile materials, and fixed carbon. Satisfactory charcoal yield and quality were obtained from the species Nectandra megapotamica, Terminalia catappa, Handroanthus sp., and Cenostigma pluviosum. We recommend investigating the partial introduction of these residues with the wood of species grown for the production of charcoal, or other species from urban forestry not yet evaluated. This waste valorization strategy can be incorporated in solid waste management plans regarding the choice of species for urban forestry, in order to meet this demand and fulfill its environmental role.
  • Valorizing urban forestry waste through the manufacture of toys
    Luiz Fernando Pereira Bispo, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Elias Costa de Souza, Debora Klingenberg, Ananias Francisco Dias Júnior
    Waste Management, 2021
    Urban forestry generates a huge amount of waste worldwide, resulting from the processes of pruning and suppression. Disposal in landfills reduces the useful life of these facilities and forgoes the possibility of generating income from the waste. This study investigated the manufacture of toys as a strategy to valorize urban forestry waste. For this, physical-mechanical, chemical (extractive), color and shape characterizations were performed for three species of urban trees commonly planted in Brazil, a region of Neotropical forests. Toy prototypes were developed and manufactured from wood waste. Regarding color, all studied species showed high value of the variable b*, which refers to the blue-yellow axis. Handroanthus heptaphyllus wood had the highest values of basic density (0.706 g.cm-3) and Janka hardness (1142, 1027 and 1669 kgf.cm-2 for radial, tangential and transverse directions, respectively), and had the lowest volumetric shrinkage (11.38%). The lowest content of total extractives was measured in Handroanthus heptaphyllus, 6.33%, and the greatest content was found in Spathodea campanulata, 7.01%. The average value suggested for the toy prototypes varied between $ 3.70 and $ 13.58. The urban pruning wastes of the species studied have physical, chemical and mechanical attributes suitable for the manufacture of toys. This use has strong potential for environmental, economic and social sustainability and the toys are pedagogically accepted by adults and children.
  • Influence of Eucalyptus wood addition to urban wood waste during combustion
    ANANIAS FRANCISCO DIAS JÚNIOR, RICHARD BRIQUES ANUTO, CARLOS ROGÉRIO ANDRADE, NATÁLIA DIAS DE SOUZA, SALY TAKESHITA, et al.
    Cerne, 2017
    This research analyzed the effect of the addition of E. grandis x E. urophylla wood to the wood waste of urban origin (WWU) as a strategy for energy generation. The WWU was collected in transshipment and from a sorting company of civil construction waste in the city of Piracicaba, SP. The wood of eucalyptus was obtained from a 7-year old plantation. Five treatments with proportions (%) of WWU and eucalyptus wood were analyzed: T1 = 100/0, T2 = 75/25, T3 = 50/50, T4 = 25/75 and T5 = 0/100. The treatments had the physical, chemical, immediate characteristics, mineral contaminants rate, and combustion test (ICOM) analyzed. The data were analyzed through the study of variance, correlations, and multivariate hierarchical clusters analysis (HCA). The higher content of extractives, holocellulose, volatile materials, low ash content values, rate of mineral contaminants and high performance for combustion test were observed only for the treatment having exclusively eucalyptus wood (T5). However, the addition of eucalyptus wood in the WWU allowed for the increase of the ICOM of these materials. In this way, the T3 treatment presents as the most recommended for energetic use.
  • Evaluation of wood surface roughness of eucalypt species submitted to cutterhead rotation
    Camila Santos Doubek Lopes, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Mário Tomazello Filho, Carlos Tadeu dos Santos Dias
    Cerne, 2014
    Conduziu-se este trabalho, com o objetivo de avaliar a qualidade de superfície usinada da madeira de três espécies de Eucalyptus sp, para a produção de produtos madeireiros. Para os ensaios, foram confeccionados e usinados 48 corpos de prova de madeira de cada espécie, nos tratamentos de usinagem em fresadora de eixo vertical, no sentido discordante, em sete velocidades. Na avaliação da qualidade da superfície dos corpos de prova de madeira, utilizou-se o rugosímetro marca Taylor Hobson modelo Surtronic 3+, utilizando o filtro 2CR, com comprimento de amostragem com 0,80 Ie ou ln (mm) e cut-off de 0,80 λc (mm). Os resultados indicaram que a madeira do E. urophylla apresentou a melhor qualidade de superfície com os menores valores de coeficiente de variação; a madeira do E. grandis mostrou-se intermediária e a do E. dunnii apresentou o pior desempenho e o maior valor de coeficiente de variação. Observou-se, também, que o desempenho dos tratamentos para a madeira das espécies de Eucalyptus sp mostrou relação da redução da velocidade de avanço da usinagem com a rugosidade superficial; melhor na de 3-4 m.min-1 e pior na de 22 m.min-1. Constatou-se, também, que a qualidade da superfície da madeira usinada relacionou-se com a sua densidade e tipo de grã.
  • Surface roughness of heat treated eucalyptus grandis wood
    Gilmara Pires de Moura Palermo, João Vicente de Figueiredo Latorraca, Luiz Fernando de Moura, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Alexandre Monteiro de Carvalho, et al.
    Maderas Ciencia Y Tecnologia, 2014
  • Evaluation of coating perform ance and color stability on thermally rectified Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis woods
    Wood Research, 2013
  • Effect of thermal rectification on machinability of Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis woods
    Luiz Fernando de Moura, José Otávio Brito, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Lis Rodrigues Uliana
    European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2011
  • Specific gravity and shrinkage of wood of three species of eucalypts for furniture production
    Ciencia Florestal, 2011
  • Incorporation of environmental requirements in the process of developing products in industries from custom furniture
    Patrícia Silva de Azevedo, Adriana Maria Nolasco
    Ciencia Rural, 2009
  • Plant fibre reinforced cement components for roofing
    Holmer Savastano, Vahan Agopyan, Adriana M. Nolasco, Lia Pimentel
    Construction and Building Materials, 1999

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Waste in the tropical furniture industry: a case study and comprehensive analysis of certified wood and legal wood
    LR Uliana, AM Nolasco, FM Delatorre, AF Dias Júnior
    Cerne 31, e-103482 , 2025
    2025
  • Integrated municipal management of waste from tree pruning and removal
    AM de Meira, AM Nolasco, EC de Souza, MP de Souza, AKS Pereira, ...
    Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 94, 128238 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Comparative Analysis of Federal and State Public Policies as an Instrument for Municipal Management: Solid Waste and Environmental Education
    CSB de Moraes, I de Oliveira Rocha, WA de Lopes Moura, PM Tokumatto, ...
    Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental 18 (11), 1-23 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Drying wastes from urban forestry as an option for their recovery and use in furniture and small wooden objects
    D Klingenberg, AM Nolasco, L Candaten, AKL Cavalcante, DL Aguiar, ...
    Environment, Development and Sustainability 24 (10), 11615-11625 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Tips for Selecting Wood from Urban Afforestation for the Production of Toys: How the Sustainable Reuse of Waste Can Result in Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits
    EC de Souza, ÁM da Silva, AM Nolasco, JGM Ucella-Filho, RM Gomes, ...
    Toys and Sustainability, 39-56 , 2022
    2022
  • Design and production process of toy prototypes using urban forestry waste
    LFP Bispo, AM Nolasco, AKS Pereira, JGM Ucella-Filho, FM Delatorre, ...
    Toys and Sustainability, 1-18 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • Wooden toys produced from wood waste from urban afforestation: acceptance and implementation strategies
    LFP Bispo, AM Nolasco, GFM Cupertino, FM Delatorre, AKS Pereira, ...
    Toys and Sustainability, 79-93 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • Contributions on Selective Waste Collection and Recycling Cooperatives in Municipalities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
    CSB de Moraes, LS Carnicel, AM Nolasco, GM Braghini, M Martires, ...
    Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 11 (5), 189-205 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • Insights into the reuse of urban forestry wood waste for charcoal production
    AM De Meira, AM Nolasco, D Klingenberg, EC De Souza, AF Dias Junior
    Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 23 (10), 2777-2787 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 39
  • Valorizing urban forestry waste through the manufacture of toys
    LFP Bispo, AM Nolasco, EC de Souza, D Klingenberg, AFD Júnior
    Waste Management 126, 351-359 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 22
  • Teor de extrativos e variação dimensional de sete espécies utilizadas em arborização urbana
    D Klingenberg, AM Nolasco, G Pereira, AFD Junior
    2021
  • Propriedades tecnológicas de sete espécies provenientes da arborização urbana
    D Klingenberg, AM Nolasco, AFD Júnior, EC de Souza
    Engenharia Industrial Madeireira: Tecnologia, Pesquisa e Tendências, 305-316 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 2
  • Energy potential of wood waste from a tropical urban forest
    D Klingenberg, AM Nolasco, AFD Júnior, L Candaten, AKL Cavalcante, ...
    Research, Society and Development 9 (9), e451997478-e451997478 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 11
  • S & T interventions on quality planting material production of Batikuling (Litsea leytensis Merr.) for the wood-based industry of Paete, Laguna, Philippines
    KE Gutierrez, EJ Tinamisan, EA Dimailig, WS Durante, CV Gatson, ...
    IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 449 (1), 012013 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Energy potential of wood waste from a tropical urban forest
    A Nolasco
    Research, Society and Development , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Cenários e tendências na gestão dos resíduos da arborização urbana
    AM Nolasco
    Blucher Design Proceedings 8 (3), 80-80 , 2020
    2020
  • Diagnóstico da geração de resíduos na produção industrial de móveis como subsídio para a gestão empresarial
    LR Uliana, AM Nolasco
    Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de … , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 3
  • Aceitação de brinquedos de madeira fabricados com resíduos da arborização urbana
    LFP Bispo, AM Nolasco, D Kilngenberg, AFD Júnior, EC de Souza
    Anais do 13º Seminário Internacional NUTAU 2020, 55-61 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 3
  • Aproveitamento de resíduos da arborização urbana em POMs e sua aceitação pelo público consumidor
    D Kilngenberg, AM Nolasco, AFD Júnior, LFP Bispo, EC de Souza
    Design Proceedings 8 (3), 47-54 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Influência da adição de madeira de eucalipto à resíduos madeireiros urbanos frente à combustão
    AF DIAS, RB ANUTO, CR ANDRADE, NDDE SOUZA, S TAKESHITA, ...
    Cerne 23, 455-464 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Plant fibre reinforced cement components for roofing
    H Savastano Jr, V Agopyan, AM Nolasco, L Pimentel
    Construction and building materials 13 (8), 433-438 , 1999
    1999
    Citations: 225
  • Estudo da massa específica básica e da variação dimensional da madeira de três espécies de eucalipto para a indústria moveleira
    CSD Lopes, AM Nolasco, M Tomazello Filho, CTS Dias, A Pansini
    Ciência Florestal 21 (2), 315-322 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 40
  • Insights into the reuse of urban forestry wood waste for charcoal production
    AM De Meira, AM Nolasco, D Klingenberg, EC De Souza, AF Dias Junior
    Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 23 (10), 2777-2787 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 39
  • Surface roughness of heat treated Eucalyptus grandis wood
    GP de Moura Palermo, JV de Figueiredo Latorraca, LF de Moura, ...
    Maderas. Ciencia y tecnología 16 (1), 03-12 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 37
  • Uso de resíduos urbanos e industriais como fontes de nutrientes e condicionadores de solos florestais
    AM Nolasco, IA Guerrini, V Benedetti
    Nutrição e fertilização florestal , 2000
    2000
    Citations: 31
  • Effect of thermal rectification on machinability of Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis woods
    LF de Moura, JO Brito, AM Nolasco, LR Uliana
    European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 69 (4), 641-648 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 28
  • Fatores de incorporação de requisitos ambientais no processo de desenvolvimento de produtos em indústrias de móveis sob encomenda
    PS Azevedo, AM Nolasco
    Ciência Rural 39 (8), 2422-2427 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 26
  • Valorizing urban forestry waste through the manufacture of toys
    LFP Bispo, AM Nolasco, EC de Souza, D Klingenberg, AFD Júnior
    Waste Management 126, 351-359 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 22
  • Avaliação da rugosidade superficial da madeira de Eucalyptus sp submetida ao fresamento periférico
    CSD Lopes, AM Nolasco, M Tomazello Filho, CTS Dias
    Cerne 20, 471-476 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 22
  • Gerenciamento de resíduos na indústria de pisos de madeira
    AM Nolasco, LR Uliana
    PMADS , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 20
  • Evaluation of Coating Performance and Color Stability on Thermally Rectified Eucalyptus GR Andis and Pinus Caribaea Var. Hondurensis Woods
    A Nolasco
    Wood Research , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 20
  • Physical-mechanical characterization of banana fiber, Musa cavendishii nanicao variety
    AM Nolasco, MLAP Soffner, AC Nolasco
    Proceedings , 1998
    1998
    Citations: 16
  • Utilização de resíduos da indústria de papel na produção de materiais para a construção civil
    AM Nolasco
    Universidade de São Paulo , 1993
    1993
    Citations: 15
  • INFLUENCE OF Eucalyptus WOOD ADDITION TO URBAN WOOD WASTE DURING COMBUSTION
    AF DIAS, RB Anuto, CR Andrade, ND Souza, S Takeshita, JO Brito, ...
    Cerne 23, 455-464 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 14
  • Integrated municipal management of waste from tree pruning and removal
    AM de Meira, AM Nolasco, EC de Souza, MP de Souza, AKS Pereira, ...
    Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 94, 128238 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Energy potential of wood waste from a tropical urban forest
    D Klingenberg, AM Nolasco, AFD Júnior, L Candaten, AKL Cavalcante, ...
    Research, Society and Development 9 (9), e451997478-e451997478 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 11
  • Resíduos da colheita e beneficiamento da caixeta–Tabebuia cassinoides (Lam.) DC.: caracterização e perspectivas. 2000. 171 f
    AM NOLASCO
    Tese (Doutorado em Ciências da Engenharia Ambiental)-Escola de Engenharia de … , 2000
    2000
    Citations: 11
  • Resíduos da colheita e beneficiamento da caixeta-Tabebuia cassionides (Lam.) DC.: caracterização e perpectivas
    AM Nolasco, VM Viana
    2000
    Citations: 11
  • Caracterizacao do processo de autoconstrucao no municipio de piracicaba-sp
    AM Nolasco
    Pre-Moldados e Autoconstrucao , 1995
    1995
    Citations: 10
  • Design and production process of toy prototypes using urban forestry waste
    LFP Bispo, AM Nolasco, AKS Pereira, JGM Ucella-Filho, FM Delatorre, ...
    Toys and Sustainability, 1-18 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7