Estudos de insumos abrasivos a partir de conchas do mexilhão dourado (Limnoperna fortunei)

Abstract

The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is a species of bivalve mollusk introduced to Brazil via ballast water in the 1990s. In Brazil there are perfect conditions for its proliferation. It is observed that environmental and economic impacts are caused by the biological invasion of this species. The present work aims to provide a systematic bibliographical review on Limnoperna Fortunei, and the abrasive potential of its shells, with the purpose of comparing it with the standard abrasive, Silicon Carbide (SiC). SiC also called carborundum. Which is a chemical compound of silicon and carbon. The feasibility study on the manufacture of abrasive inputs with golden mussel shells is innovative, certainly resolving part of the environmental problem regarding the disposal of the raw material, the Golden Mussel, with vast economic gains for hydroelectric dams in general, given that there are economic fields for the Golden Mussel from pharmacopoeia to metal mechanics. Part of the earnings; The collagen of the golden mussel is a continuation of that (of this Author G.F.D.O.N.) initially mentioned in , (MANSUR, 2012), in a region reinforced by collagen fibers, formed by several canaliculi (FRÓES et al., 2012). The importance of the Dopa protein is reinforced, with the same chemical base as medicines intended for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and syndrome under study by the Author (Glauco Fernandes De Oliveira Nunes) in another approach. For this work, the focus is to review, through bibliography, the universe of abrasiveness arising from mussel shells.