Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - EMBRAPA

SÃO CARLOS/SP

National Laboratory of Agro-Photonics – LANAF

Coordinator: Debora Marcondes Bastos Pereira Milori
Email: debora.milori@embrapa.br

Vice coordinator: Ladislau Martin Neto
Email: ladislau.martin@embrapa.br

Website: https://www.embrapa.br/laboratorio-nacional-de-agro-fotonica-lanaf

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RESEARCH LINES

  • Soil analysis with a focus on carbon and chemical structure of organic matter;
  • Early diagnosis of diseases in citrus plants;
  • Analysis of inputs, water, sediments and food.

SKILLS

  • Optical Instrumentation, Spectroscopy and Metrology;
  • Sensors (Biomedical, SistemWearables, Optics and other developments and applications).

ACTIVITY FOCUS AREA

  • Agriculture
  • Environment
  • Industry

MOST ADVANCED RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES

  • Sistemthose of LIBS Spectroscopy:
    • Automated for large-scale measurements of soil samples;
    • Portable for fertilizer analysis;
    • From a distance, boarded in Rover-type autonomous vehicles.
  • Chlorophyll sensor for water quality monitoring;
  • Innovative techniques for determining carbon in soil.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Embrapa and UFMS create a method that accelerates seed analysis;
  • Researchers from Embrapa in São Carlos develop a probe that analyzes water quality;
  • Soil analysis in Brazil will rely on technology used by NASA;
  • With Nasa technology, Embrapa and USP present the first robot jeep;
  • Startup Creation:

Agrorobótica, Acqua Nativa Environmental Monitoring, Brazil Agritest Precision Technology, Macrofen Tecnologias Químicas, 5Ecos Soluções + Sustentaveis, Dairy Equipamentos, FIT – Fine Instrument Technology, Nanox Intelligent Materials, Saci – Soluções em Sampling and Information Collection, Siena Company.

Highlight of laboratory infrastructure

Laser induced plasma optical emission spectroscopy (LIBS) through sistemthose with single pulse with infrared laser (1064 nm), green laser (532 nm) and uv laser (266 nm) and double pulse (DP-LIBS) in different geometries and combinations of lasers;

Remote LIBS spectroscopy to be carried on Rover-type autonomous vehicles;

Fluorescence spectroscopy in emission, excitation, synchronized and three-dimensional modes;

Luminescence spectroscopy;

Resolved fluorescence spectroscopy in the temdust;

UV-visible light absorption spectroscopy;

Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIFS) with excitation at 405 nm;

Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIFS) with excitation at 560 nm;

Multi-excitation fluorescence imaging for plants and small animals;

fluorescence loupe

Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)

Ion chromatography with UV/VIS detector and compact sampler

LIBS infrared laser spectroscopy (1064 nm) automated for large-scale measurements;

Portable LIBS spectroscopy for fertilizer analysis;