Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:41:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoseABLRA_DISSERT.pdf: 2347923 bytes, checksum: 6e0dcb6d004a500ef5b9305459cc4e95 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-27 / Mesoporous molecular sieves of MCM-41 type are considered as promising support for metal in the refining processes of petroleum-based materials as catalysts and adsorbents for environmental protection. In this work, mesoporous molecular sieves MCM-41 were modified with different rare earth ions (La, Eu e Yb) for the obtaining nanostrutured materials with catalytic properties. The catalysts were synthesized by the hydrothermal method at 100oC for 120 h, presenting, all the samples, in the gel of synthesis molar ratio Si/Ln = 50. The obtained materials after calcination at 500oC for 2 h were characterized by XRD, surface area BET, TG/DTG, FTIR, and hydrothermal stability at 700?C. The XRD analysis of the catalysts indicated that the materials containing rare earth presented characteristic hexagonal structure of the mesoporous materials of the type MCM-41. The TG curves showed that the decomposition of the structural template occurs in the materials at temperatures lower than 500oC. The samples presented variations as the specific superficial area, average diameter of pores and thickness of the silica wall, as a function of the nature of the rare earth impregnated in the mesoporous material. Hydrotermal stability was evaluated through the exposition of the materials to water vapour at 700?C. The thiophene adsorptions reach a maximum at 80% of conversion and incorporation of the rare earths showed influence in the process. Adsorption capacity followed the sequence: Yb-MCM-41 < La-MCM-41 < Eu-MCM-41 < MCM-41 / As peneiras moleculares mesoporosas do tipo MCM-41 s?o consideradas promissoras como suporte para metais em processos de refino de materiais a base de petr?leo, como catalisadores e como adsorventes para prote??o ambiental. Neste trabalho a peneira molecular mesoporosa tipo MCM-41 foi modificada com diferentes terras raras (La, Eu e Yb) para a obten??o de materiais nanoestruturados com propriedades catal?ticas. Os catalisadores foram sintetizados pelo m?todo hidrot?rmico a 100 oC por 120 horas, apresentando, todas as amostras, no gel de s?ntese raz?o molar Si/Ln = 50. Os materiais resultantes, ap?s calcina??o a 500 oC por 2 horas, foram caracterizados por: DRX, ?rea superficial pelo m?todo de BET, TG/DTG, FTIR e testes hidrot?rmicos a 700oC. As an?lises de DRX dos catalisadores indicaram que os materiais contendo as terras raras apresentaram estrutura hexagonal caracter?stica do material mesoporoso tipo MCM-41. As curvas TG mostraram que a decomposi??o do direcionador estrutural ocorre nos materiais em temperaturas inferiores a 500oC. As amostras apresentaram varia??es quanto ? ?rea superficial espec?fica, di?metro m?dio de poros e espessura da parede de s?lica, em fun??o da natureza da terra rara impregnada no material mesoporoso. A estabilidade hidrot?rmica foi avaliada atrav?s da exposi??o dos materiais a vapor d ?gua a 700oC. A adsor??o de tiofeno atingiu valores m?ximos de 80% e a incorpora??o das terras raras influenciaram no processo. A ordem crescente de capacidade de adsor??o seguiu a seguinte seq??ncia: Yb-MCM-41 < La-MCM-41 < Eu-MCM-41 < MCM-41