Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:41:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HialeYSS_DISSERT.pdf: 3935527 bytes, checksum: 49a917d8f6b548b50f34324737a29f0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-01-21 / In this work, expanded perlite, a mineral clay, consisting of SiO2 and Al2O3 in the proportions of 72.1 and 18.5%, respectively, was used as an adsorbent for oil in its pure expanded form as well as hydrofobized with linseed oil. Thermogravimetry (TG), Derivative Thermogravimetry (DTG) and Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) were used to study the thermal behavior and quantify the percent adsorption of perlite in differents processes comparing the results with the ones obtained using Gravimetric Analysis. In the process of hydrophobization with linseed oil granulometric fractions > 20, 20-32 and 32-60 mesh were used and adsorption tests with crude oil were performed in triplicate at room temperature. The results obtained by TG/DTG in dynamic atmosphere of air showed mass losses in a single step for the expanded perlite with pure adsorbed oil, indicating that the adsorption of oil was limited and that the particle size did not in this process. Linseed oil has performed well as an agent of hydrophobized perlite (32 to 60 mesh) indicating a maximum percentage of 59.9% and 68.6% the linseed with a fraction range from considering the data obtained by thermogravimetry and Gravimetry, respectively. The adsorption of oil in the expanded perlite and hydrofobized pure perlite with linseed oil did not produce good results, characterizing an increase of 0.5 to 4.6% in pure perlite and 3.3% in hydrofobized perlite with granulometric 32 to 60 mesh / Nesse trabalho a perlita expandida, um argilomineral, constitu?do de SiO2 e Al2O3 nas propor??es de 72,1 e 18,5%, respectivamente foi utilizada como adsorvente para petr?leo na sua forma pura expandida como tamb?m hidrofobizada com ?leo de linha?a. Para isso, utilizou-se a Termogravimetria (TG), a Termogravimetria Derivada (DTG) e a An?lise T?rmica Diferencial (DTA) para estudar o comportamento t?rmico e verificar o percentual de adsor??o da perlita nos processos utilizados, em compara??o com a An?lise Gravim?trica. No processo de hidrofobiza??o com o ?leo de linha?a utilizou-se as fra??es > 20, 20 a 32 e 32 a 60 mesh e os testes de adsor??o com o petr?leo bruto foram realizados em triplicata em temperatura ambiente. Os resultados obtidos por TG/DTG em atmosfera din?mica de ar mostraram perdas de massa em uma ?nica etapa para a perlita expandida pura adsorvida com petr?leo, indicando que a adsor??o de petr?leo foi limitada e que a granulometria n?o interferiu nesse processo. O ?leo de linha?a apresentou bons resultados como agente hidrofobizante da perlita indicando um percentual m?ximo de 59,9% e 68,6% de linha?a na fra??o de 32 a 60 mesh considerando os dados obtidos por Termogravimetria e Gravimetria, respectivamente. A adsor??o do petr?leo na perlita pura expandida e na perlita hidrofobizada com ?leo de linha?a n?o apresentou bons resultados, caracterizando um aumento de 0,5 a 4,6% na perlita pura e 3,3 % na perlita hidrofobizada de 32 a 60 mesh