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Thermogravimetry applied for catalytic degradation of atmospheric residue of petroleum on mesoporous catalyst

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Thermogravimetry was used in order to evaluate thermal and catalytic degradation of atmospheric residue of petroleum (ATR) which is found at Brazilian refineries, after a process of atmospheric distillation. The catalyst used for the thermocatalytic degradation of ATR was the AlMCM-41 mesoporous material. The AlMCM-41 was obtained from hydrothermal method using cetyltrimethylammonium as organic template. The calcined material was characterized by chemical analysis and X-ray diffraction. The thermogravimetry analysis was carried out at temperature range of 30 to 900 °C and heating rates of 5, 10 and 20 °C min−1, under nitrogen gas. From TG, the activation energy, determined using the Ozawa–Flynn–Wall kinetic method, decreased from 288 kJ mol−1, for pure ATR, to 55 kJ mol−1, in the presence of the AlMCM-41 material, evidencing the efficiency of the mesoporous materials for the catalytic degradation of petroleum residues.

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The authors thank the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), CAPES and National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP—Brazil) for supporting the research.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, 59078-970, Brazil

    Carolina B. Aquino, João M. R. Silva, Valter J. Fernandes Jr. & Antonio S. Araujo

  2. School of Engineering and Technology Information, Laureate International University, Potiguar University, Natal, RN, 59056-450, Brazil

    Marcos H. R. Oliveira & Ana C. F. Coriolano

  3. Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid, Mossoro, RN, 59625-900, Brazil

    Regina C. O. B. Delgado

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The present article is based on the lecture presented at SiAT VIII conference in Punta Grossa - Brazil on August 13–15, 2017.

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Aquino, C.B., Silva, J.M.R., Oliveira, M.H.R. et al. Thermogravimetry applied for catalytic degradation of atmospheric residue of petroleum on mesoporous catalyst. J Therm Anal Calorim 136, 2139–2144 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7830-6

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