Research Group on Logistics, Technology and Sustainability

The Research Group on Logistics, Technology and Sustainability aims to develop scientific and technological projects addressing regional and national issues. These research efforts seek to provide improvement alternatives that integrate the logistical components of the problem with sustainability factors, as well as technological and automation proposals.

Circular Economy and Sustainability
Digital Transformation, Automation, and Simulation of Logistics Operations
Regional Value Chain Analysis

Analysis of microplastics and other contaminants in leachate collection pools at the Rivera landfill: proposal for improving water quality and waste-sorting culture.
Participants: UTEC
Funding: UTEC

Green Solutions for Rivera: Innovation in Climate Adaptation and Improvement of Forestry at the Higher Education Hub.
Participants: UTEC
Funding: Ministry of Environment (MA), Uruguay

Development of sustainable materials, such as catalysts and adsorbents, from wood industry waste for wastewater treatment.
Participants: UTEC

Sheep Wool as Thermal Insulation: Valorization of Agro-industrial Waste.
Participants: UNIPAMPA, UTEC
Funding: UNIPAMPA

Mérope: Development of a Solar Panel Installer Robot.
Participants: UTEC, School of Engineering – UDELAR, Ventus
Funding: ANII

Contribución para el desarrollo de cargadores para vehículos eléctricos usando procesamiento parcial de potencia.
Participants: UTEC
Funding: CAPES, CNPQ Brasil

Druzian, D. M., da Silva, M. D. C. R., Oviedo, L. R., Baldez, R. N. L., da Silva, W. L., & dos Santos, J. H. Z. (2025). Perovskite-based nanomaterials and nanocomposites in photacatalysis. In Photocatalytic Perovskite Materials (pp. 309-329). Elsevier.

Hellwig Baumbach, I., & Assunção Minuzi, N. (2024). Estrategias pedagógicas para el uso del brazo robótico: un estudio de caso aplicado a la ingeniería logística. En Memorias de Congreso (pp. xx–xx). Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

Ladwig, P., & Silva, W. (2024). Adsorption of the Rhodamine B dye using rice husk ash. Nova Tecnicae, 26(2).

Ladwig, P., & Silva, W. (2024). Ecotoxicity and in vitro safety profile of the eco-friendly silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Process Safety and Environmental Protection.

Peres, L. L., Cholant, C. M., Lemos, R. M. J., Rodrigues, M. P., Krüger, L. U., Pereira, R., Flores, W. H., Gündel, A., da Silva, D. L., Pawlicka, A., & Avellaneda, C. O. (2023). Effect of ZnO dopant on V2O5:ZnO films electrochromic properties. Materials Chemistry and Physics.

SEVERO, F., Ladwig, P. C., Oliveira, J. S., Rodrigues Junior, L. F., Silva, W. L., & Zazycki, M. A Adsorção do corante Rodamina B usando cinzas de casca de arroz. Disciplinarum Scientia - Ciências Naturais e Tecnológicas, v. 26, p. 51-64, 2025.

Silva, M. D. C. R. da, Muraro, P. C. L., Collazzo, G. C., Druzian, D. M., Pavoski, G., Baldez, R. N. L., & da Silva, W. L. (2025). Advanced Oxidation Processes Using Nanomaterials. In R. Neelancherry & M. S. Kumar (Eds.), Nanotechnology in Wastewater Treatment (1st ed., pp. 188-217). Capital Publishing Company. ISBN: 978-93-81891-91-9

Valério Filho, A.; Maron, G. K.; Tholozan, L. V.; Morais, E. V.; Rodrigues, V. M.; Escote, M. T.; de Almeida, A. R. F.; da Rosa, G. S.; Carreno, N. L. V. ZnCl2-Activated Laser-Induced Graphene from Potato Skins for Congo Red Dye Adsorption. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36813-6

Lopes, B. V.; Maron, G. K.; Masteghin, M. G.; Balboni, R. D. C.; Silva, S. R. P.; Neftali, L. V. C. Direct-Detection of Glyphosate in Drinking Water via a Scalable and Low-Cost Laser-Induced Graphene Sensor. Anal. Methods 2024, 17 (4), 808–815.

LEITZKE, Amanda Fonseca; BUENO, Danielle Tapia; POLETTI, Taís; MARON, Guilherme Kurz; LOPES, Bruno Vasconcellos; MORAIS, Eduarda Vitória; DE OLIVEIRA LOPES INACIO, Ana Paula; SILVEIRA, Caroline Ieque; DA SILVA, Juliana Porciúncula; DIAS, Daiane; CARREÑO, Neftali Lenin Villarreal; PEREIRA, Cláudio Martin Pereira de. The effectiveness of natural indigo/kaolinite composite powder in the development of latent fingermarks. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, [S. l.], 2024. DOI: 10.20944/preprints202410.0766.v1.

CAPPELLARO, Otávio Real; MEDEIROS, Jorge Luis Braz; UVA, Giovanni Pereira; CARREÑO, Neftali Lenin Villarreal; MARON, Guilherme Kurz; BIEHL, Luciano Volcanoglo; ALANO, José Henrique. Corrosion behavior of 17-4PH steel, produced by the MIM process, sintered in different atmospheres. Matéria – Rio de Janeiro, v. 29, p. 1, 2024. DOI: 10.1590/1517-7076-RMAT-2024-0120.

BUENO, Danielle Tapia; LEITZKE, Amanda Fonseca; DA SILVA, Juliana Porciúncula; BONEMANN, Daisa Hakbart; SEJANES, Gabrielly Quartieri; DA ROSA, Bruno Nunes; POLETTI, Taís; MARON, Guilherme Kurz; LOPES, Bruno Vasconcellos; GOULARTE, Matheus de Paula; GATTO, Darci Alberto; MISSIO, André Luiz; CARREÑO, Neftali Lenin Villarreal; DE PEREIRA, Cláudio Martin Pereira. Application of κ-carrageenan for one-pot synthesis of hybrids of natural curcumin with iron and copper: stability analysis and application in papilloscopy. Colorants, v. 4, p. 3, 2025. 0.3390/colorants4010003.

Martins, T., Castro Barreto, A., Reichert, B., Mendonça Souza, F., Vicini, L., & Mendonça Souza, A. (2025). Dynamic Association between Non-Renewable Energy Matrix, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Economic Growth in G7 Countries: A Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 15(5), 204-216.

Barreto, A. C., Martins, T., & Mendonça Souza, A. (2025). Modeling deforestation drivers in the Brazilian Amazon: a comparison of quantitative approaches. Big Earth Data, 1, 1-35.

Arenhart, R. S., Martins, T., Ueda, R. M., Souza, A. M., & Zanini, R. R. (2024). Energy use and its contributors in hotel buildings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 19, e0309745.

Reichert, B., Martins, T., & Souza, A. M. (2024). Forecasting Electricity Generation from a Renewable and Low-Carbon Matrix Using the Stochastic Volatility Process. International Journal of Energy Research.

Souza, A. M., Souza, F. M., Ziegler, C., Ueda, R. M., Martins, T., & Reichert, B. (2024). Modelos lineares ARIMA (p, d, q) SARIMA (p, d, q)(P, D, Q)s ARFIMA (p, d, q) ARMAX (p, d, q, X)* (1ª ed., Vol. 1). Santa Maria: ARCO Editores.

Martins, T., Souza, A. M., Reichert, B., Ueda, R. M., Ziegler, C., & Souza, F. M. (2025). Explorando relações causais de curto e longo prazo em contextos práticos: Uma análise aplicada com modelos ARDL (1ª ed., Vol. 1, p. 60). Santa Maria: ARCO Editores. https://doi.org/10.48209/978-65-5417-533-3

Research Group on Logistics, Technology and Sustainability

Perez, Cristian

Hellwig, Igor

Laniella, María Victoria

Pereira, Richard

Lenz, Raisi

Armas, Luis

Lavaggi, María Laura

Carreño, Neftalí

Schumacher, Jivago

da Silva, William Leonardo

Martins, Tailon

Scheer, Rafael

Ladwing, Pamela

Kurz, Guilherme

Soares, Luis

Sarkissian, Esteban

Gonzalez, Diego

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