Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:16:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 YamaraASM_DISSERT_Parcial.pdf: 1235608 bytes, checksum: 64be8e29311055ebff593313fa2f1681 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-07-04 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The extraction, chemical and structural characterization of a wide variety of compounds derived from plants has been a major source of bioactive molecules. Several proteases have been isolated in the plant kingdom, with numerous pharmacological and biotechnological applications. Among the proteases isolated from plants, are the fibrinogenolytic, with relevant application in the treatment of disorders in the coagulation cascade, in addition to potential use as a tool in clinical laboratories. In this study, in addition to evaluating the effects of the protein extract of Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur (Euphorbiaceae) in the coagulation cascade also investigates the presence of antimicrobial activity and characterizes the proteolytic activity detected in this extract, aiming to determine their potential pharmacological and biotechnological application. In this way, crude protein extracts obtained from the leaves of C. urens in Tris-HCl 0.05M, NaCl 0.15M, pH 7.5, were precipitated in different concentrations of acetone, and assessed for the presence of proteolytic activity in azocase?na and fibrinogen. The most active fraction (F1.0) in these tests was chosen for assessment of biological activity and biochemical characterization. The A? chain and B? of fibrinogen were completely cleaved at a concentration of 0.18 ?g/?L of protein fraction in 4 minutes. Fibrinogenolytic activity presented total inhibition in the presence of E-64 and partial in the presence of EDTA. The fraction demonstrated coagulant activity in plasm and reduced the APTT, demonstrating acting on the factors coagulation of the intrinsic pathway and common, not exerting effects on the PT. Fibrinolytic activity on plasma clot was detected only in SDS-PAGE in high concentrations of fraction, and there were no defibrinating. Although several proteases isolated from plants and venomous animals are classically toxic, the fraction F1.0 of C. urens not expressed hemorrhagic nor hemolytic activities. Fraction F1.0 also showed no antimicrobial activity. In proteolytic activity on the azocasein, the optimal pH was 5.0 and optimum temperature of 60?C. The enzyme activity has been shown to be sensitive to the presence of salts tested, with inhibition for all compounds. The surfactant triton did not influence the enzyme activity, but the tween-20 and SDS inhibited the activity. In the presence of reducing agents increase in enzyme activity occurred, a typical feature of enzymes belonging to the class of cysteine proteases. Several bands with proteolytic activity were detected in zymogram, in the region of high-molecular-weight, which were inhibited by E-64. In this study, we found that C. urens presents in its constitution cysteine proteases with fibrinogenolytic and procoagulant activity, which may be isolated, with potential application in treatment of bleeding disorders, thrombolytic and clinical laboratory / A extra??o, caracteriza??o qu?mica e estrutural de uma grande diversidade de compostos derivados de plantas tem sido uma fonte importante de mol?culas bioativas. Diversas proteases t?m sido isoladas no reino vegetal, com in?meras aplica??es farmacol?gicas e biotecnol?gicas. Dentre as proteases isoladas de plantas, est?o as fibrinogenol?ticas, com relevante aplica??o no tratamento de dist?rbios na cascata da coagula??o, al?m do uso em potencial como ferramenta em laborat?rios cl?nicos. Neste trabalho, al?m de avaliar os efeitos do extrato prot?ico de Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur, pertencente ? fam?lia Euphorbiaceae, na cascata de coagula??o, tamb?m se investigou a presen?a de atividade antimicrobiana e caracterizou a atividade proteol?tica detectada neste extrato, tendo como objetivo determinar sua potencial aplica??o farmacol?gica e biotecnol?gica. Desse modo, extratos prot?icos brutos obtidos das folhas de C. urens em tamp?o Tris-HCl 0,05M, NaCl 0,15M, pH 7,5, foram precipitados em diferentes concentra??es de acetona, e avaliados quanto a presen?a de atividade proteol?tica em azocase?na e fibrinog?nio. A fra??o mais ativa (F1.0) nestes testes foi escolhida para realiza??o de avalia??o de atividade biol?gica e caracteriza??o bioqu?mica. As cadeias A? e B? do fibrinog?nio foram completamente clivadas na concentra??o de 0.18 ?g/?L de prote?na da fra??o em 4 minutos. A atividade fibrinogenol?tica apresentou inibi??o total em presen?a de E-64 e parcial em presen?a de EDTA. A fra??o demonstrou atividade coagulante sobre o plasma e reduziu o tempo de tromboplastina parcial ativada, indicando atuar sobre os fatores da via intr?nseca e comum da coagula??o, n?o exercendo efeitos sobre o tempo de protrombina. A atividade fibrinol?tica sobre o co?gulo de plasma foi detectado apenas em SDS-PAGE em concentra??es elevadas da fra??o, e apesar da atividade fibrin(ogen)ol?tica, n?o foi observada atividade defibrinogenante in vivo. Apesar de v?rias proteases de plantas e animais pe?onhentos serem classicamente t?xicas, a frac??o F1.0 n?o expressou atividade hemorr?gica nem hemol?tica. A fra??o F1.0 tamb?m n?o demonstrou atividade antimicrobiana. Na avalia??o da atividade proteol?tica sobre a azocase?na, o pH ?timo de rea??o foi 5.0, e a temperatura ?tima igual a 60?C. A atividade enzim?tica demonstrou ser sens?vel ? presen?a dos sais testados, com inibi??o para todos os compostos. O tensoativo triton n?o influenciou a atividade enzim?tica, por?m o tween-20 e SDS inibiram tal atividade. Em presen?a de agentes redutores ocorreu aumento da atividade enzim?tica, caracter?stica t?pica de enzimas pertencentes ? classe das ciste?no proteases. Diversas bandas prot?icas com atividade proteol?tica foram detectadas em zimograma, na regi?o de elevada massa molecular, que foram inibidas por E-64. Neste trabalho, foi revelado que C. urens apresenta fra??o enriquecida com ciste?no-proteases que apresentam atividade fibrinogenol?tica e procoagulante, que podem ser isoladas, com potencial aplica??o no tratamento de dist?rbios hemorr?gicos, como trombol?tico e em laborat?rio cl?nico / 2020-01-01

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T17:08:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DanielSG_Capa_ate_pag62.pdf: 4484256 bytes, checksum: d74828e0a4e19ed96a1cddf2063832fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-17 / This work shows a integrated study of modern analog to fluvial reservoirs of A?u Formation (Unit 3). The modern analog studied has been Assu River located in the same named city, Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast of Brazil. It has been developed a new methodology to parameterizating the fluvial geological bodies by GPR profile (by central frequency antennas of 50, 100 and 200 MHz). The main parameters obtained were width and thickness. Still in the parameterization, orthophotomaps have been used to calculate the canal sinuosity and braided parameters of Assu River. These information are integrated in a database to supply input data in 3D geological models of fluvial reservoirs. It was made an architectural characterization of the deposit by trench description, GPR profile interpretation and natural expositions study to recognize and describe the facies and its associations, external and internal geometries, boundary surfaces and archtetural elements. Finally, a three-dimensional modeling has been built using all the acquired data already in association with real well data of a reservoir which Rio Assu is considered as analogous. Facies simulations have been used simple kriging (deterministic algorithm), SIS and Boolean (object-based, both stochastics). And, for modeling porosities have used the stochastic algorithm SGS / Esta disserta??o engloba o estudo integrado de an?logo recente aos reservat?rios petrol?feros fluviais da forma??o A?u (Unidade A?u-3). O an?logo estudado ? o Rio Assu, em um segmento localizado pr?ximo ? cidade hom?nima no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Foi desenvolvida uma nova metodologia para a parametriza??o dos corpos sedimentares (canais fluviais) com base em perfis GPR (utilizando antenas com freq??ncia central de 200, 100 e 50 MHz). Os principais par?metros obtidos foram largura e espessura. Na parametriza??o foram utilizadas ainda ortofotocartas para o c?lculo dos par?metros de sinuosidade e entrela?amento dos canais. Estas informa??es est?o inclusos em um banco de dados que tem como finalidade principal a de servir como dado de entrada na modelagem geol?gica de reservat?rios fluviais. Foi realizada, tamb?m, a caracteriza??o arquitetural deste dep?sito com base na descri??o de trincheiras, interpreta??o de perfis GPR e estudo de exposi??es naturais do dep?sito para o reconhecimento e descri??o das f?cies e suas associa??es, al?m dos elementos arquiteturais e superf?cies limitantes. Por ?ltimo, foi realizada a modelagem tridimensional do an?logo, no software PETRELTM, com base na associa??o de todos os dados obtidos neste trabalho com dados reais de po?os de um reservat?rio ao qual o Rio Assu ? aqui adotado como an?logo, utilizando os algoritmos Krigagem Simples (determin?stico), SIS e Booleano (ambos estoc?sticos) para a modelagem de f?cies e o algoritmo estoc?stico SGS para modelagem de porosidadesa

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T17:08:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FilipeSL_DISSERT.pdf: 18861623 bytes, checksum: dec06565f69ab3657111750b25f78441 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-27 / The Camorim Oilfield, discovered in 1970 in the shallow water domain of the Sergipe Sub-basin, produces hydrocarbons from the Carm?polis Member of the Muribeca Formation, the main reservoir interval, interpreted as siliciclastics deposited in an alluvial-fluvial-deltaic context during a late rifting phase of Neoaptian age, in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The structural setting of the field defines different production blocks, being associated to the evolution of the Atalaia High during the rift stage and subsequent reactivations, encompassing NE-SW trending major normal faults and NWEW trending secondary faults. The complexity of this field is related to the strong facies variation due to the interaction between continental and coastal depositional environments, coupled with strata juxtaposition along fault blocks. This study aims to geologically characterize its reservoirs, to provide new insights to well drilling locations in order to increase the recovery factor of the field. Facies analysis based on drill cores and geophysical logs and the 3D interpretation of a seismic volume, provide a high resolution stratigraphic analysis approach to be applied in this geodynamic transitional context between the rift and drift evolutionary stages of the basin. The objective was to define spatial and time relations between production zones and the preferential directions of fluid flow, using isochore maps that represent the external geometry of the deposits and facies distribution maps to characterize the internal heterogeneities of these intervals, identified in a 4th order stratigraphic zoning. This work methodology, integrated in a 3D geological modelling process, will help to optimize well drilling and hydrocarbons production. This methodology may be applied in other reservoirs in tectonic and depositional contexts similar to the one observed at Camorim, for example, the oil fields in the Aracaju High, Sergipe Sub-basin, which together represent the largest volume of oil in place in onshore Brazilian basins / O Campo de Camorim, descoberto em 1970 na por??o de ?guas rasas da Subbacia de Sergipe, produz hidrocarbonetos do Membro Carm?polis/Forma??o Muribeca, principal intervalo reservat?rio, interpretado como silicicl?sticos depositados em um contexto al?vio-fl?vio-deltaico na fase tardia do rifteamento da Bacia Sergipe-Alagoas, Neoaptiano. O arcabou?o estrutural, que subdivide o campo em blocos produtores, est? associado ? evolu??o do Alto de Atalaia durante a fase rifte e reativa??es posteriores, apresentando falhas normais principais de dire??o NE-SW e falhas secund?rias de dire??es NW-SE e E-W. A complexidade do campo est? ligada ? intensa varia??o faciol?gica, resultante da intera??o entre os ambientes deposicionais continentais e costeiros, e a justaposi??o dos estratos associada ? evolu??o estrutural. Este trabalho tem como objetivo a caracteriza??o geol?gica dos reservat?rios para dar subs?dios ?s novas perfura??es de po?os destinados a aumentar o fator de recupera??o do campo. Deste modo, a partir da an?lise faciol?gica realizada em testemunhos e perfis geof?sicos, em conjunto com a interpreta??o do volume s?smico 3D, prop?e-se uma metodologia que se baseia na an?lise estratigr?fica de alta resolu??o, aplicada em um contexto geodin?mico transicional entre os est?gios rifte e drifte de evolu??o da bacia, capaz de determinar as rela??es espaciais e temporais das zonas produtoras e as dire??es preferenciais do fluxo de fluidos, empregando para este fim, mapas de is?coras que representam a geometria externa, e mapas de distribui??o de f?cies para as heterogeneidades internas destes intervalos identificados em um zoneamento estratigr?fico de 4? ordem. Esta metodologia de trabalho, integrada em um processo de modelagem geol?gica 3D, vai ser utilizada para estabelecer a geometria da malha de po?os injetores/produtores do intervalo de interesse e pode ser aplicada em outros reservat?rios cujo contexto tect?nico-deposicional seja semelhante ao observado em Camorim, caso dos campos localizados no Alto de Aracaju, Sub-bacia de Sergipe, que juntos comp?em o maior volume de ?leo in place na por??o terrestre das bacias brasileiras

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EmanueleSRM_DISSERT.pdf: 2423953 bytes, checksum: 516a98f7f1136b2e57265165c2a43b20 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-21 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS) are periodic structures in one or two dimensions that act as spatial filters, can be formed by elements of type conductors patches or apertures, functioning as filters band-stop or band-pass respectively. The interest in the study of FSS has grown through the years, because such structures meet specific requirements as low-cost, reduced dimensions and weighs, beyond the possibility to integrate with other microwave circuits. The most varied applications for such structures have been investigated, as for example, radomes, antennas systems for airplanes, electromagnetic filters for reflective antennas, absorbers structures, etc. Several methods have been used for the analysis of FSS, among them, the Wave Method (WCIP). Are various shapes of elements that can be used in FSS, as for example, fractal type, which presents a relative geometric complexity. This work has as main objective to propose a simplification geometric procedure a fractal FSS, from the analysis of influence of details (gaps) of geometry of the same in behavior of the resonance frequency. Complementarily is shown a simple method to adjust the frequency resonance through analysis of a FSS, which uses a square basic cell, in which are inserted two reentrance and dimensions these reentrance are varied, making it possible to adjust the frequency. For this, the structures are analyzed numerically, using WCIP, and later are characterized experimentally comparing the results obtained. For the two cases is evaluated, the influence of electric and magnetic fields, the latter through the electric current density vector. Is realized a bibliographic study about the theme and are presented suggestions for the continuation of this work / As Superf?cies Seletivas de Frequ?ncia (FSS) s?o estruturas peri?dicas em uma ou duas dimens?es que atuam como filtros espaciais, podendo ser formadas por elementos do tipo patches condutores ou aberturas, funcionando como filtros rejeita-faixa ou passa-faixa, respectivamente. O interesse no estudo das FSS tem crescido atrav?s dos anos, pois tais estruturas atendem a requisitos espec?ficos como baixo custo, dimens?es e pesos reduzidos, al?m da possibilidade de se integrar com outros circuitos de micro-ondas. As mais variadas aplica??es para tais estruturas t?m sido investigadas, como por exemplo, radomes, sistemas de antenas para avi?es, filtros eletromagn?ticos para antenas refletoras, estruturas absorvedoras, etc. V?rios m?todos t?m sido utilizados para a an?lise de FSS, dentre eles, o M?todo das Ondas (WCIP). S?o diversas as formas de elementos que podem ser utilizados em FSS, como por exemplo, os do tipo fractal, que apresenta uma relativa complexidade geom?trica. Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal propor um procedimento de simplifica??o geom?trica de uma FSS fractal, a partir da an?lise da influ?ncia dos detalhes (fendas) da geometria da mesma no comportamento da frequ?ncia de resson?ncia. De forma complementar ? mostrado um m?todo simples de ajustar a frequ?ncia de resson?ncia atrav?s da an?lise de uma FSS, que utiliza uma c?lula b?sica retangular, na qual s?o inseridas duas reentr?ncias e as dimens?es dessas reentr?ncias s?o variadas, tornando poss?vel o ajuste da frequ?ncia. Para isso, as estruturas s?o analisadas numericamente, utilizando o WCIP, e posteriormente s?o caracterizadas experimentalmente, comparando-se os resultados obtidos. Para os dois casos ? avaliada, a influ?ncia dos campos el?trico e magn?tico, este ?ltimo atrav?s do vetor densidade de corrente el?trica. ? realizado um estudo bibliogr?fico a cerca do tema e s?o apresentadas sugest?es para a continuidade deste trabalho

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:01:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IndiraAFM_DISSERT_Parcial.pdf: 1021016 bytes, checksum: 339ff82fc9edc8d5f827859010abd0dc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-17 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / In this work it was synthesized and characterized the cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) by two methods: complexation combining EDTA/Citrate and hydrothermal investigating the influence of the synthesis conditions on phase formation and on the crystallite size. The powders were mainly characterized by x-ray diffraction. In specific cases, it was also used scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), x-ray fluorescence (XRF) and isotherms of adsorption and desorption of nitrogen (BET method). The study of the crystallite size was based on the interpretation of x-ray diffractograms obtained and estimated by the method of Halder-Wagner-Scherrer and Langford. An experimental design was made in order to assist in quantifying the influence of synthesis conditions on the response variables. The synthesis parameters evaluated in this study were: pH of the reaction medium (8, 9 and 10), the calcination temperature (combined complexation method EDTA/Citrate 600?C, 800?C and 1000?C), synthesis temperature (hydrothermal method 120?C, 140?C and 160?C), calcination time (combined complexation method EDTA/Citrate - 2, 4 and 6 hours) and time of synthesis (hydrothermal method 6, 15 and 24 hours). By the hydrothermal method was possible to produce mesoporous powders with high purity, with an average crystallite size up to 7 nm, with a surface area of 113.44 m?/g in the form of pellets with irregular morphology. By using the method of combined complexation EDTA/Citrate, mesoporous powders were produced with greater purity, crystallite size up to 22nm and 27.95 m?/g of surface area in the form of pellets with a regular morphology of plaques. In the experimental design was found that the hydrothermal method to all the studied parameters (pH, temperature and time) have significant effect on the crystallite size, while to the combined complexation method EDTA/Citrate, only temperature and time were significant / Neste trabalho foi sintetizada e caracterizada a ferrita de cobalto (CoFe2O4) atrav?s dos m?todos complexa??o combinada EDTA/Citrato e hidrot?rmico, investigando a influ?ncia das condi??es de s?ntese na forma??o da fase e no tamanho m?dio de cristalito. Os p?s foram caracterizados principalmente por difra??o de raios-x. Em casos espec?ficos, tamb?m foi utilizado microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV), espectroscopia de energia dispersiva (EDS), fluoresc?ncia de raios-x (FRX) e isotermas de adsor??o e dessor??o de nitrog?nio (M?todo BET). O estudo do tamanho de cristalito foi baseado na interpreta??o dos difratogramas de raios-x obtidos e estimado atrav?s do m?todo de Halder-Wagner-Langford (HWL) e de Scherrer. Um planejamento experimental foi realizado com a finalidade de auxiliar na quantifica??o da influ?ncia das condi??es de s?ntese nas vari?veis-resposta. Os par?metros de s?ntese avaliados neste trabalho foram: pH do meio reacional (8, 9 e 10), temperatura de calcina??o (m?todo de complexa??o combinando EDTA/Citrato 600?C, 800?C e 1000?C), temperatura de s?ntese (m?todo hidrot?rmico 120?C, 140?C e 160?C), tempo de calcina??o (m?todo de complexa??o combinando EDTA/Citrato 2, 4 e 6 hrs) e tempo de s?ntese (m?todo hidrot?rmico 6, 15 e 24 hrs). Pelo m?todo hidrot?rmico foi poss?vel produzir p?s mesoporosos com elevado grau de pureza, com tamanho m?dio de cristalito de at? 7nm, com ?rea superficial de 113,44m?/g e na forma de aglomerados com morfologia irregular. Ao se utilizar o m?todo de complexa??o combinando EDTA/Citrato foram produzidos p?s mesoporosos com maior pureza, cristalitos com at? 22nm de tamanho, 27,95m?/g de ?rea superficial e na forma de aglomerados com morfologia regular de placas. No planejamento experimental foi constatado que no caso do m?todo hidrot?rmico todos os par?metros estudados (pH, Temperatura e tempo) apresentam efeito significativo no tamanho de cristalito, enquanto que, para o m?todo de complexa??o combinando EDTA/Citrato, apenas a temperatura e o tempo foram significativos / 2020-01-01

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:42:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AnneMichelleGPS.pdf: 4577671 bytes, checksum: 19f54b9da1543ee4a1008ce93d607ec1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-10-04 / Bifunctional catalysts based on zircon oxide modified by tungsten (W = 10, 15 and 20 %) and by molybdenum oxide (Mo= 10, 15 e 20 %) containg platinum (Pt = 1%) were prepared by the polymeric precursor method. For comparison, catalysts the tungsten base was also prepared by the impregnation method. After calcinations at 600, 700 and 800 ?C, the catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis, nitrogen adsorption and scanning electron microscopy. The profile of metals reduction was determined by temperature programmed reduction. The synthesized catalysts were tested in n-heptane isomerization. X-ray diffractogram of the Pt/WOx-ZrO2 and Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 catalysts revealed the presence of tetragonal ZrO2 and platinum metallic phases in all calcined samples. Diffraction peaks due WO3 and ZrO2 monoclinic also were observed in some samples of the Pt/WOx-ZrO2 catalysts. In the Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 catalysts also were observed diffraction peaks due ZrO2 monoclinic and Zr(MoO4)2 oxide. These phases contained on Pt/WOx-ZrO2 and Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 catalysts varied in accordance with the W or Mo loading and in accordance with the calcination temperature. The infrared spectra showed absorption bands due O-W-O and W=O bonds in the Pt/WOx-ZrO2 catalysts and due O-Mo-O, Mo=O and Mo-O bonds in the Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 catalysts. Specific surface area for Pt/WOx-ZrO2 catalysts varied from 30-160 m2 g-1 and for the Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 catalysts varied from 10-120 m2 g-1. The metals loading (W or Mo) and the calcination temperature influence directly in the specific surface area of the samples. The reduction profile of Pt/WOx-ZrO2 catalysts showed two peaks at lower temperatures, which are attributed to platinum reduction. The reduction of WOx species was evidenced by two reduction peak at high temperatures. In the case of Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 catalysts, the reduction profile showed three reduction events, which are attributed to reduction of MoOx species deposited on the support and in some samples one of the peak is related to the reduction of Zr(MoO4)2 oxide. Pt/WOx-ZrO2 catalysts were active in the n-heptane isomerization with high selectivity to 3-methyl-hexane, 2,3- dimethyl-pentane, 2-methyl-hexane among other branched hydrocarbons. The Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 catalysts practically didn't present activity for the n-heptane isomerization, generating mainly products originating from the catalytic cracking / Catalisadores bifuncionais a base de ?xido de zirc?nio modificado por ?xidos de tungst?nio (W = 10, 15 e 20 %) ou molibd?nio (Mo= 10, 15 e 20 %) contendo platina (Pt = 1 %) foram preparados pelo m?todo dos precursores polim?ricos. Por compara??o, catalisadores a base de tungst?nio tamb?m foram preparados pelo m?todo de impregna??o. Ap?s calcina??es a 600, 700 e 800 ?C, os catalisadores foram caracterizados por difra??o de raios-X, espectroscopia de absor??o na regi?o do infravermelho, an?lise termogravim?trica, an?lise t?rmica diferencial, adsor??o de nitrog?nio e microscopia eletr?nica de varredura. Os perfis de redu??o dos metais foram determinados por redu??o a temperatura programada. Os catalisadores sintetizados foram testados na isomeriza??o do n-heptano. Os difratogramas de raios-X dos catalisadores Pt/WOx-ZrO2 e Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 revelaram a presen?a do ZrO2 tetragonal e da platina met?lica em todas as amostras calcinadas. Picos de difra??o referentes ao WO3 e ao ZrO2 monocl?nico tamb?m foram observados em algumas das amostras dos catalisadores Pt/WOx-ZrO2. Nos catalisadores do tipo Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 tamb?m foram observados picos de difra??o referente ao ZrO2 monocl?nico e ao ?xido Zr(MoO4)2. O aparecimento destas outras fases contidas nos catalisadores Pt/WOx-ZrO2 e Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 variaram de acordo com o teor de W ou Mo e de acordo com a temperatura de calcina??o. Os espectros de absor??o na regi?o do infravermelho exibiram bandas de absor??o referentes as liga??es O-W-O e W=O nos catalisadores Pt/WOx-ZrO2 e referentes as liga??es O-Mo-O, Mo=O e Mo-O nos catalisadores Pt/MoOx-ZrO2. A ?rea superficial espec?fica dos catalisadores Pt/WOx-ZrO2 variou de 30-160 m2 g-1 e para os catalisadores do tipo Pt/MoOx-ZrO2 variou de 10-120 m2 g-1. O teor de metais (W ou Mo) e a temperatura de calcina??o exercem uma influ?ncia direta no valor da ?rea superficial espec?fica das amostras. Os perfis de redu??o dos catalisadores Pt/WOx-ZrO2 exibiram dois picos a baixas temperaturas, os quais s?o atribu?dos a redu??o da platina. A redu??o das esp?cies WOx foi evidenciada por dois picos de redu??o a altas temperaturas. No caso dos catalisadores Pt/MoOx-ZrO2, os perfis de redu??o mostram tr?s eventos de redu??o, os quais s?o atribu?dos a redu??o das esp?cies MoOx depositadas no suporte e em algumas amostras um dos picos ? relacionado com a redu??o do ?xido Zr(MoO4)2. Os catalisadores Pt/WOx-ZrO2 foram ativos para a isomeriza??o do n-heptano com alta seletividade a 3-metil-hexano, 2,3-dimetil-pentano e 2-metil-hexano entre outros hidrocarbonetos ramificados. Os catalisadores Pt/MoOx- ZrO2 praticamente n?o apresentaram atividade para a isomeriza??o do n-heptano, gerando principalmente produtos oriundos do craqueamento catalitico