A América Latina possui um considerável potencial na produção de biomassa, se destacando principalmente pela utilização de seus resíduos, sendo o Brasil um dos representantes mais importantes na geração de energia proveniente dessas fontes renováveis. Nesse sentido, esse trabalho aborda a biomassa de eucalipto, na forma de resíduo, como uma fonte promissora e de baixo custo para produção de energia e de produtos quí-micos. O objetivo do trabalho é realizar a pirólise rápida a temperatura de 500 °C na presença de catalisador mesoporoso Al-MCM-41 visando avaliar o rendimento das fases (bio-óleo, bio-gás e bio-carvão), bem como analisar os produtos gerados na fase líquida utilizando um cromatógrafo a gás com um espectrômetro de massas acoplado. Foram realizadas caracterizações por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e fluorescência de raios X (FRX) para o catalisador e a biomassa, além de análise elementar, imediata, poder calorífi-co e análise termogravimétrica (ATG) para o eucalipto. Foram obtidos rendimentos de bio-óleo, bio-gás e bio-carvão, compatíveis com a literatura, além de comprovar que a presença do catalisador influencia de forma direta nesta distribuição. Os principais compostos identificados foram o ácido acético, 1-hidroxi -2-propanona, 1-1-dietoxi-etano, furfural, confirmando a importância do processo para obtenção de produtos químicos. Palavras-chave:Resíduo, Processo Térmico, Bio-óleo. ABSTRACTLatin America has considerable potential in the production of biomass, mainly for the use of its waste, Brazil being one of the most important representatives in the generation of energy from these renewable sources. In this sense, the paper approaches eucalyptus biomass, in the form of residue, as a promising source of low cost for the production of energy and chemical products. The objective of this work is to perform the fast pyrolysis at 500 °C in the presence of mesoporous Al-MCM-41 catalyst to evaluate the performance of the phases (bio-oil, biogas and bio-coal), as well as to analyze the products generated in the liquid phase using a gas chromatograph with a coupled mass spectrometer. The catalysts and the biomass were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray fluorescence (FRX). Elemental analysis, immediate analysis, calorific value and thermogravimetric analysis were performed for eucalyptus. Bio-oil, bio-gas and biocarbon yields were obtained, compatible with the literature, besides proving that the presence of the catalyst influences directly in this distribution. The main compounds identified were acetic acid, 1-hydroxy-2-propanone, 1-1-diethoxyethane, furfural, confirming the importance of the process for obtaining chemical products.

In this study, dodecanoic acid was decomposed during fast pyrolysis experiments either thermally or in the presence of SAPO-5 and Al-MCM-41catalysts. The catalysts were synthesized by a hydrothermal route and subsequently characterized by XRD, TPD-NH3, and TGA, and dodecanoic acid was characterized by TGA and DSC. Analysis of the post-pyrolysis products was performed online by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results from pyrolysis at 650 °C indicated that the nature of the catalysts strongly influences the composition of the products. Linear alkenes were standard products for all pyrolysis experiments, but with Al-MCM-41, various alkene isomers with a linear and cyclic structure formed, as well as saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons. As a whole, Al-MCM-41 led to a much higher dodecanoic acid conversion and higher deoxygenation than SAPO-5. As these catalysts present small differences in strong acid site density, the difference in the global conversion of dodecanoic acid could be attributed to textural characteristics such as pore volume and surface area. In this case, the textural properties of the SAPO-5 are much lower when compared to Al-MCM-41 and, due to a lower accessibility of the reactant molecule to the acidic sites of SAPO-5, partially blocked for fatty acid molecules by the considerable amount of amorphous material, as detected by XRD.