Neste trabalho, objetivou-se verificar a origem, o teor de umidade, teor de carbono fixo, teor de materiais voláteis, teor de cinzas e o poder calorífico superior de diferentes marcas de carvões vegetais comercializadas e comparar com os padrões exigidos pelo Selo Premium – SP. As análises foram realizadas com oito amostras de carvão vegetal adquiridas em estabelecimentos comerciais nos municípios paranaenses de Palotina, Altônia, Toledo e Ouro Verde do Oeste. Quanto a origem, cinco são de carvões vegetais oriundos do Paraguai, as demais amostras têm origem no Estado do Paraná. Todas as amostras possuem registro no IBAMA e são de madeiras de reflorestamento ou exóticas. O teor de umidade determinado foi de 4,02 – 7,77%, o teor de carbono fixo de 53,94 - 81,06%, o teor de materiais voláteis de 14,53 – 40,70% e o teor de cinzas de 2,96 - 18,11% e o poder calorifico superior  de 22584,0 J/g - 31166,5 J/g. Os valores determinados são condizentes com aqueles encontrados na literatura no entanto, nenhuma marca cumpriria as exigências do Selo Premium totalmente.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the ability of CCC as an adsorbent material for the acidity removal of RFO, aiming at the application of the oil in biodiesel production. For that, a RCCD was used for FFA removal by applying the CCC and CAC for comparative purposes. In the RCCD removal assays the effect of the Temperature, Agitation and Mass factors were assessed over acidity removal of the oil. Under the best conditions from RCCD, an evaluation of adsorption kinetics was performed, wherein it was observed the equilibrium was reached within 4 h, for the CCC. Also, the influence of the adsorbent dosage was performed. It was verified that 4 g was sufficient to allow the system to reach the maximum FFA removal. Overall, the CCC presented results approximately twice as high than those obtained by the CAC, mainly due to the pore size distribution which led to a “molecular sieving effect” for the CCC adsorbent. It allowed the major diffusion of the FFA molecules inside its narrow-distributed pores, whereas the CAC with a wider pore distribution (up to 260 Å) resulted in the larger molecules competition for the active sites inside the porous structure. The adsorbents’ characterization also evidenced that CCC adsorbent presented a higher content of oxygenated groups in its surface which acted as potential active sites for the FFA molecules resulting in an enhanced adsorbent-adsorbate affinity. Lastly, the wastes generated in the adsorption experiments, were evaluated as to their calorific power resulting in a value of 31,933 J g-1, suggesting that it could be further used for energetic purposes, such as a solid fuel for boilers and furnaces to generate thermal energy. Based on these results, the CCC stands out as a promising material for RFO acidity removal.