Traditional gas separation technologies are thermally-driven and can have adverse environmental and economic impacts. Gas separation membrane processes are not thermally-driven and have low capital and operational costs which make them attractive alternatives to traditional technologies. Polymers are easily processed into large, defect-free membrane modules which have made polymeric membranes the industrial standard; however, polymers show separation efficiency-productivity trade-offs and are often not thermally or chemically robust. Molecular sieves, such as zeolites, have gas separation properties that exceed polymeric materials and are more thermally and chemically robust. Unfortunately, formation of large, defect-free molecular sieve membranes is not economically feasible. Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) combine the ease of processing polymeric materials with the superior transport properties of molecular sieves by dispersing molecular sieve particles in polymer matrices to enhance the performance of the polymers. MMMs with high molecular sieve loadings were made using polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) and various molecular sieves. Successful formation of these MMMs required substantial modifications to low loading MMM formation techniques. The gas separation properties of these MMMs show significant improvements over PVAc properties, especially for high pressure mixed carbon dioxide-methane feeds that are of great industrial relevance.

A new innovative polymer pyrolysis method was proposed for creation of attractive carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membranes. Oxygen exposure at ppm levels during pyrolysis was hypothesized and demonstrated to make slit-like CMS structures more selective and less permeable, which I contrary to ones expectation. Indeed prior to this work, any exposure to oxygen was expected to result in removal of carbon mass and increase in permeability. The results of this study indicated that the separation performance and CMS structure may be optimized for various gas separations by careful tuning of the oxygen level. This finding represents a breakthrough in the field of CMS membranes. Simple replacement of pyrolysis atmospheres from vacuum to inert can enable scale-up. The deviation in CMS membrane performance was significantly reduced once oxygen levels were carefully monitored and controlled. The method was shown to be effective and repeatable not only with dense films but also with asymmetric hollow fiber membranes. As a result, this work led the development of the "inert" pyrolysis method which has overcome the challenges faced with previously studied pyrolysis method to prepare attractive CMS membranes. The effect of oxygen exposure during inert pyrolysis was evaluated by a series of well-controlled experiments using homogeneous CMS dense films. Results indicated that the oxygen "doping" process on selective pores is likely governed by equilibrium limited reaction rather than (i) an external or (ii) internal transport or (iii) kinetically limited reaction. This significant finding was validated with two polyimide precursors: synthesized 6FDA/BPDA-DAM and commercial Matrimid®, which implies a possibility of the "inert" pyrolysis method application extending towards various precursors. The investigation was further extended to prepare CMS fibers. Despite the challenge of two different morphologies between homogeneous films and asymmetric hollow fibers, the "inert" pyrolysis method was successfully adapted and shown that separation performance can be tuned by changing oxygen level in inert pyrolysis atmosphere. Moreover, resulting CMS fibers were shown to be industrially viable. Under the operating condition of ~80 atm high pressure 50/50 CO2/CH4 mixed gas feed, the high separation performance of CMS fibers was shown to be maintained. In addition, elevated permeate pressures of ~20 atm did effect the theoretically predicted separation factor. While high humidity exposures (80%RH) resulted in reduced permeance, high selectivity was sustained in the fibers. Recommendations to overcome such negative effects as well as future investigations to help CMS membranes to be commercialized are provided.

Distillation and absorption columns offer significant energy demands for future development in the petrochemical and fine chemical industries. Membranes and adsorbents are attractive alternatives to these classical separation units due to lower operating cost and easy device fabrication; however, membranes possess an upper limit in separation performance that results in a trade-off between selectivity (purity) and permeability (productivity) for the target gas product, and adsorbents require the need to be water-resistant to natural gas streams in order to withstand typical gas compositions. Composite membranes, or mixed-matrix membranes, are an appealing alternative to pure polymeric membrane materials by use of a molecular sieve “filler” phase which has higher separation performance than the pure polymer. In this thesis, the structure-property-processing relationships for a new class of molecular sieves known as zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are investigated for their use as the filler phase in composite membranes or as adsorbents. These materials show robust chemical and thermal stability and are a promising class of molecular sieves for acid gas (CO₂/CH₄) separations. The synthesis of mixed-linker ZIFs is first investigated. It is shown that the organic linker composition in these materials is controllable without changing the crystal structure or significantly altering the thermal decomposition properties. There are observable changes in the adsorption properties, determined by nitrogen physisorption, that depend on the overall linker composition. The results suggest the proposed synthesis route facilitates a tunable process to control either the adsorption or diffusion properties depending on the linker composition. The structure-property-processing relationship for a specific ZIF, ZIF-8, is then investigated to determine the proper processing conditions necessary for fabricating defect-free composite membranes. The effect of ultrasonication shows an unexpected coarsening of ZIF-8 nanoparticles that grow with increased sonication time, but the structural integrity is shown to be maintained after sonication by using X-ray diffraction, Pair Distribution Function analysis, and nitrogen physisorption. The permeation properties of composite membranes revealed that intense ultrasonication is necessary to fabricate defect-free membranes for CO₂/CH₄ gas separations. Finally, the separation properties of mixed-linker ZIFs is investigated by using adsorption studies of CO₂ and CH₄ and using composite membranes with differing linker compositions. Adsorption properties of mixed-linker ZIFs reveal that these materials possess tunable surface properties, and a selectivity enhancement of six fold over ZIF-8 is observed with mixed-linker ZIFs without changing the crystal structure. Gas permeation studies of composite membranes reveal that the separation properties of mixed-linker ZIFs are different from their parent frameworks. By proper selection of mixed-linker ZIFs, there is an overall improvement of separation properties in the composite membranes when compared to ZIF-8.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:56:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6316.pdf: 3231017 bytes, checksum: a8fd307c739622ae82bf2f7df59ea4a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-17 / Significant investments have been made in the development of technologies that enable the drying process of natural gas. The molecular sieves are highlighted in this context, due to features such as ion exchange capacity, thermal stability and especially for its ability to selective adsorption. The nanocrystalline structure favors the water diffusion into the pores of the material, providing greater adsorption efficiency. Therefore, the zeolite nano offers attractive possibilities in the exploration of their use in catalytic and adsorption processes. In this context, the present study aimed to vary some parameters such as aging time, the Si/Al ratio and the mineralizing source in order to synthesize nanocrystalline zeolites faujasitas. Diffractogramsshow that the high alkalinity along with increased aging time were effective for the peak intensity reduction. The Scherrer equation confirms that this decrease is due to obtain nanosized crystals. It is observed by SEM that the change of these same parameters also favored particle size reduction. Thermogravimetryresults enable us to find that 30% of the sample weight loss was water, although the adsorption of the sample was not induced. This fact confirms that even at ambient temperature and pressure, the nanocrystalline faujasite is highly hydrophilic. Adsorption isotherms of synthesized samples indicated that the material has a large surface area and a pore volume which favors and benefits its application in water adsorption. The adsorption tests made in situ at the National Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS in Portuguese), XPDanalysis (X-Ray Diffraction Powder), note that its structure remains stable after adsorption and high temperatures, presenting a promising material in drying. Data from X-ray diffraction showed that the decrease of Si/Al ratio in the reaction mixture, both by source of alumina or silica, was not effective to increase the aluminum content in the network and eventually contributed to the emergence of other competing phases with FAU zeolite, thus compromising its purity. These phases also appeared when the alkalinity is increased in the synthesis at a temperature of 100°C (crystallization), where GIS (NaP1) and CAN phaseswere favored. The crystallization temperature reduce to 70°C was enough to solve this problem and show that all samples showed a reduction in the crystallite sizes with increasing external area. 29Si NMR analysis showed that the physicochemical changes done helped to reduce the Si/Al enough to obtain faujasite X. All samples synthesized in this study, regardless of the impurities, showed a reduction in pore volume, even with a rise in external area. The adsorption tests made with CO2, CH2 and N2 have shown that the faujasite has a larger adsorption capacity than commercial zeolite NaA. / Investimentos significativos têm sido feitos para o desenvolvimento de tecnologias que viabilizem o processo de secagem do gás natural. As peneiras moleculares ganham destaque nesse contexto, devido a características como, por exemplo, sua capacidade de troca iônica, estabilidade térmica e principalmente pela sua capacidade de adsorção seletiva. A estrutura nanocristalina favorece a difusão da água nos poros do material, garantindo maior eficiência de adsorção. Logo, a zeólita nanométrica oferece possibilidades atrativas na exploração de sua utilização em processos catalíticos e de adsorção. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo variar alguns parâmetros como o tempo de envelhecimento, a razão Si/Al e a fonte mineralizante com o intuito de sintetizar zeólitas faujasitas nanocristalinas. Difratogramas mostram que a alta alcalinidade juntamente com um maior tempo de envelhecimento foi eficiente para a diminuição da intensidade dos picos. A equação de Scherrer confirma que essa diminuição é devido à obtenção de cristais nanométricos. Observa-se pelo MEV que a mudança destes mesmos parâmetros favoreceu também a redução do tamanho das partículas. Resultados de Termogravimetria nos possibilita constatar que os 30% de perda mássica da amostra foi de água, apesar da amostra não ter sido induzida a adsorção. Esse fato confirma que mesmo em temperatura e pressão ambiente, a faujasita nanocristalina é altamente hidrofílica. Isotermas de adsorção das amostras sintetizadas indicam que o material possui uma elevada área superficial e um volume poroso que beneficia e favorece sua aplicação na adsorção da água. Os testes de adsorção feitos in situ no Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron (LNLS), análise de XPD (Difratometria de Raios X em Pó), constata que sua estrutura permanece estável após adsorção e a altas temperaturas, mostrando-se um material promissor na aplicação de secagem. Dados de difratometria de raios X mostraram que a diminuição da razão Si/Al na mistura reacional, tanto por fonte de alumina ou sílica, não foi eficiente para aumentar o teor de alumínio na rede e acabou contribuindo para o aparecimento de outras fases concorrentes com a zeólita FAU, comprometendo assim sua pureza. Estas fases também apareceram quando aumento-se a alcalinidade na síntese com temperatura de 100°C (cristalinização), onde a fase GIS (NaP1) e CAN foi favorecida. A redução da temperatura de cristalinização para 70°C foi suficiente para solucionar esse problema e evidenciar que todas as amostras apresentaram uma redução dos tamanhos dos cristalitos e aumento da área externa. Análises de RMN 29Si mostraram que as mudanças físico químicas realizadas favoreceram a diminuição da razão Si/Al suficientemente para obter a faujasita X. Todas as amostras sintetizadas no presente trabalho, independente das impurezas, apresentaram uma redução do volume poroso, mesmo com um aumento da área externa. Os testes de adsorção feitos com CO2, CH4 e N2 mostraram que a faujasita possui maior capacidade de adsorção do que a zeólita NaA comercial.

Orientador: Antonio Carlos Luz Lisboa / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T17:26:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mendez_ManoelOrlandoAlvarez_M.pdf: 2603376 bytes, checksum: 0c8ee135799f28f8bda8e30c0023f76d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Materiais Carbonosos Ativados (MCA), tais como Carvões Ativados (CA) e Peneiras Moleculares de Carbono (PMC), são caracterizados por apresentar elevada área superficial específica e um grande volume de poros em sua matriz carbonosa, sendo sua principal propriedade a de adsorver moléculas tanto na fase líquida quanto na gasosa. O Brasil importa em sua totalidade peneiras moleculares produzidas a partir de precursores carbonosos, empregando-os nas mais diversas áreas de ciência e tecnologia e em vários segmentos industriais. O coque de petróleo é um resíduo com alto teor de carbono fixo e baixo teor de cinzas, e em decorrência de sua estrutura praticamente amorfa, é um material de pouco valor comercial, sendo considerado um resíduo problemático, tanto em termos ambientais quanto comerciais. Desta forma, a utilização de coque de petróleo para a produção de CAs e de PMCs torna-se atrativa para a utilização deste resíduo. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a síntese de carvões ativados através das ativações física e química de coque de petróleo proveniente da unidade de coqueamento retardado da REPLAN - PETROBRÁS, buscando avaliar as influências dos parâmetros de processo na qualidade dos CAs, tais como: concentração de agente ativante, tempo de ativação, temperatura de ativação e granulometria do coque de petróleo. A ativação física apresentou resultados insatisfatórios devido a baixa reatividade do coque de petróleo com o dióxido de carbono. Contudo, o coque de petróleo apresentou uma maior reatividade com hidróxido de potássio, permitindo desenvolver uma metodologia adequada para a ativação química do coque de petróleo com KOH, de modo a obter carvões ativados de elevada área superficial. Os resultados obtidos indicam a possibilidade de produção de carvões ativados de elevada área superficial, superiores a 2000 m2.g-1 a partir do coque de petróleo / Abstract: Activated Carbon MateriaIs (ACM), such as Activated Carbons (AC) and Carbon Molecular Sieves (CMS), are characterized by a high specific surface area em high pore volume in their carbon matrix, being their principal property to adsorb molecules in liquid and gas phase. Brazil imports all its molecular sieves, using them in several areas of science and technology and industrial segments. Petroleum coke is a high carbon content residue with low ash content, and due to its amorphous structure have low comercial value, being considered an environmental and comercial problem. In this sense, the utilization of petroleum coke to produce AC and CMS becomes an atractive utilization of this residue. The objective of the present work was to study the synthesis of activated carbon by physical and chemical processes using as raw material the petroleum coke originated from the delayed coking unit from REPLAN PETROBRAS, evaluating the infiuence of process parameters, such as activating agent concentration, activation time, activation temperature and average particle size on the AC quality. The results of physical activation of petroleum coke was not satisfactory due to the low reactivity of the petroleum coke with the carbon dioxide. However, the petroleum coke presented higher reactivity with potassium hidroxide, given the possibility to develop an adequate methodology to chemically activate petroleum coke with KOH, in order to obtain activated carbon with high specific surface area. The results indicated the possibility to produce activated carbon materiaIs from petroleum coke with surface area higher than 2000 m2 .g-l / Mestrado / Engenharia de Processos / Mestre em Engenharia Química

Orientador: Heloise de Oliveira Pastore / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T23:57:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pires_CleoThomasGabrielVilelaMenegazTeixeira_M.pdf: 3580386 bytes, checksum: d250877101383c3bfd681800ef951608 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Desde meados do século passado as peneiras moleculares compõem uma importante classe de materiais, que revolucionou o processo de craqueamento do petróleo. Propriedades como seletividade geométrica, alta área superficial e capacidade de troca iônica dentre outras, possibilitaram a otimização de vários processos de interesse. No final da década de 80 surgiu uma nova família de peneiras moleculares, formadas a partir da polimerização de fontes de carbono no interior dos canais e cavidades dos zeólitos e subsequente remoção do molde inorgânico por extração ácida ou básica. Esses carbonos porosos bem ordenados foram testados em diversas aplicações e apresentaram resultados promissores como suportes para catalisadores em células a combustível, materiais para a produção de supercapacitores e adsorventes de vitaminas e outras moléculas de importância biológica. O presente trabalho consistiu na preparação e caracterização de peneiras moleculares de carbono a partir da polimerização de acrilonitrila, álcool furfurílico e fenol/formaldeído no interior dos canais dos zeólitos com estrutura FAU e MWW. O conjunto de resultados obtidos indica que nos processos otimizados a polimerização ocorreu apenas no interior da estrutura cristalina dos zeólitos. Os carbonos sintetizados de modo geral apresentam uma estrutura formada por anéis poliaromáticos condensados contendo grupos superficiais oxigenados ou nitrogenados. A acrilonitrila apresentou um comportamento particular quanto à difusão e polimerização no interior da estrutura MWW, formando materiais diferenciados dos análogos oxigenados / Abstract: Since the middle of the last century, molecular sieves represent an important class of materials, and revolutionized the oil cracking process, optimizing it. Furthermore many other applications referred to the structural properties, such as geometric selectivity, high superficial area and ionic exchange capacity. In the end of the 80¿, a new family of molecular sieves was reported, formed from the polymerization of carbon sources into the zeolites channels and cavities, followed by the removal of the inorganic template for acid or basic extraction. These well ordered porous carbons have been tested in diverse applications and presented promising results such as support for catalysts in fuel cells, materials for the production of supercapacitors and adsorbents of vitamins and other molecules with biological importance. The present work consists of the preparation and characterization of carbon molecular sieves from the polymerization of acrylonitrile, furfuryl alcohol and phenol/formaldehyde onto the channels of the zeolites with FAU and MWW structure. The results obtained indicate that, in the optimized processes the polymerization occurred only in the interior of the zeolites crystalline structure, or at least in its majority. The synthesized carbons, in general way, present a structure formed of condensed polyaromatics rings containing oxygenated or nitrogenated superficial groups. Acrylonitrile presented a different behavior of diffusion and polymerization in the interior of MWW structure, forming material well differentiated of the analogous oxygenated / Mestrado / Quimica Inorganica / Mestre em Química

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Chemical Engineering / Liang T. Fan / Walter P. Walawender Jr / Carbon adsorbents, namely, activated carbons and carbon molecular sieves, can be variously applied in the purification and separation of gaseous and liquid mixtures, e.g., in the separation of nitrogen or oxygen from air; often, carbon adsorbents also serve as catalysts or catalyst supports. The formation of carbon adsorbents entails the modification of the original internal surfaces of carbonaceous substrates by resorting to a variety of chemical or physical methods, thereby augmenting the carbonaceous substrates' adsorbing capacity. The formation of carbon adsorbents proceeds randomly, which is mainly attributable to the discrete nature, mesoscopic sizes, and irregular shapes of the substrates utilized as well as to their intricate internal surface configuration. Moreover, any process of carbon-adsorbent formation may fluctuate increasingly severely with time. It is desirable that such a process involving discrete and mesoscopic entities undergoing complex motion and behavior be explored by means of the statistical framework or a probabilistic paradigm. This work aims at probabilistic analysis, modeling, and simulation of the formation of carbon adsorbents on the basis of mechanistic rate expressions. Specifically, the current work has formulated a set of linear and non-linear models of varied complexity; derived the governing equations of the models formulated; obtained the analytical solutions of the governing equations whenever possible; simulated one of the models by the Monte Carlo method; and validated the results of solution and simulation in light of the available experimental data for carbon-adsorbent formation from carbonaceous substrates, e.g., biomass or coal, or simulated data obtained by sampling them from a probability distribution. It is expected that the results from this work will be useful in establishing manufacturing processes for carbon adsorbents. For instance, they can be adopted in planning bench-scale or pilot-scale experiments; preliminary design and economic analysis of production facilities; and devising the strategies for operating and controlling such facilities.

Palladium based catalysts are widely used for C-C bonding reactions. This work describes the preparation of several such catalysts deposited onto siliceous, SBA-15 type support and common silica gel, whose surface was modified by organic chains with amine donor groups. The prepared catalysts have been tested in coupling reactions of organotin compounds and organic halides (Stille reactions) under various conditions.

An evaluation of several commercial adsorbents for use as contacting media in a process for combustion gas desulfurization was performed. Linde Synthetic Molecular Sieves types 13X and AW500 and Davison Silica Gel were the materials studied. The motivation for this investigation was based on the premise that a suitable method for removing sulfur dioxide from combustion gas streams has not been realized. Sulfur dioxide adsorption capacities were obtained for equilibrium (non-flow) and dynamic flow conditions. Sulfur dioxide adsorption on the molecular sieves could be described by a modified Langmuir expression of the form q/q_m = kc^1/n/ 1 + kc^1/n Calculated isosteric heats of adsorption were found to agree with measured data. Small scale dynamic studies consisted of contacting the adsorbents in a packed column with a simulated combustion gas. Evaluation of the adsorbent materials consisted of monitoring the effluent gas concentration after exposure to a step change in sulfur dioxide concentration. Sulfur dioxide loadings were greatest for the type 13X molecular sieve followed by AW500 molecular sieve. The effect of gas throughput was minimal which suggests that mass transfer was adsorbent side controlling. As gas temperature increased, sulfur dioxide adsorption decreased linearly for 100 percent sulfur dioxide concentration and non-linearly for low concentrations (0.003 percent). The effect of water vapor on sulfur dioxide adsorption capacity was determined by monitoring the effluent gas composition for specified sulfur dioxide-water vapor mixtures. Breakthrough time for sulfur dioxide was found to be an inverse function of the inlet water vapor concentration. For a typical combustion gas stream, (8 percent water vapor) the breakthrough time is roughly 10 percent of the water vapor free value. Based on the results obtained, a shallow bed (0.15m, 0.5 ft) of either type 13X or AW500 molecular sieve removed 5 to 3 times that of activated charcoal for a gas temperature of 57.2°C (135°F) and low gas pressure drop 4.6 cm H₂0 (1.85 in. H₂0). Adsorption degradation studies were performed to determine the loss in sulfur dioxide adsorption capacity after adsorbent regeneration. Both the 13X and AW500 molecular sieve could be regenerated, but the loss in adsorption capacity depended on the gas contacting conditions. X-ray spectroscopy was used to determine the homogeneity of the sulfur distribution within the adsorbents. The sulfur dioxide adsorption capacity for subsequent regeneration cycles was found to be a function of the Al₂O₃/SiO₂ ratio of the molecular sieve. Application of the molecular sieve adsorbents in a simulated combustion gas for sulfur dioxide removal was found to be superior to several adsorbents for the temperature range 21-76°C (70-170°F). However, as gas temperature increases, sulfur dioxide adsorption decreases. No adsorption of sulfur dioxide above 148°C (300°F) could be measured. / Ph. D.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:42:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarcelaNB_TESE.pdf: 4650032 bytes, checksum: 4b8ec547749f785718e5f099093fa925 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-30 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Intensive use of machinery and engines burning fuel dumps into the atmosphere huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2), causing the intensification of the greenhouse effect. Climate changes that are occurring in the world are directly related to emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly CO2, gases, mainly due to the excessive use of fossil fuels. The search for new technologies to minimize the environmental impacts of this phenomenon has been investigated. Sequestration of CO2 is one of the alternatives that can help minimize greenhouse gas emissions. The CO2 can be captured by the post-combustion technology, by adsorption using adsorbents selective for this purpose. With this objective, were synthesized by hydrothermal method at 100 ?C, the type mesoporous materials MCM - 41 and SBA-15. After the synthesis, the materials were submitted to a calcination step and subsequently functionalized with different amines (APTES, MEA, DEA and PEI) through reflux method. The samples functionalized with amines were tested for adsorption of CO2 in order to evaluate their adsorption capacities as well, were subjected to various analyzes of characterization in order to assess the efficiency of the method used for functionalization with amines. The physic-chemical techniques were used: X- ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption and desorption (BET/BJH), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), CNH Analysis, Thermogravimetry (TG/DTG) and photoelectron spectroscopy X-ray (XPS). The CO2 adsorption experiments were carried out under the following conditions: 100 mg of adsorbent, at 25 ?C under a flow of 100 ml/min of CO2, atmospheric pressure and the adsorption variation in time 10-210 min. The X-ray diffraction with the transmission electron micrographs for the samples synthesized and functionalized, MCM-41 and SBA-15 showed characteristic peaks of hexagonal mesoporous structure formation, showing the structure thereof was obtained. The method used was efficient reflux according to XPS and elemental analysis, which showed the presence of amines in the starting materials. The functionalized SBA -15 samples were those that had potential as best adsorbent for CO2 capture when compared with samples of MCM-41, obtaining the maximum adsorption capacity for SBA-15-P sample / A intensa utiliza??o de m?quinas e motores queimando combust?veis despeja na atmosfera imensas quantidades de di?xido de carbono (CO2), causando a intensifica??o do Efeito Estufa. As mudan?as clim?ticas que v?m ocorrendo no mundo est?o diretamente relacionadas ?s emiss?es de gases de efeito estufa, principalmente CO2, devido, sobretudo, ao uso excessivo de combust?veis f?sseis. A busca por novas tecnologias para minimizar os impactos ambientais decorrentes deste fen?meno vem sendo investigadas. O sequestro de CO2 ? uma das alternativas que pode ajudar a minimizar as emiss?es desses gases. O CO2 pode ser capturado pela tecnologia p?s-combust?o, atrav?s do processo de adsor??o, utilizando adsorventes seletivos para este fim. Com este objetivo, foram sintetizados, pelo m?todo hidrot?rmico a 100?C, materiais mesoporosos do tipo MCM-41 e SBA-15. Ap?s as s?nteses os materiais foram submetidos ? etapa de calcina??o e, posteriormente, funcionalizados com diferentes tipos de aminas (APTES, MEA, DEA e PEI), atrav?s do m?todo de refluxo. As amostras funcionalizadas com as aminas foram testadas nos ensaios de adsor??o de CO2 afim de avaliar suas capacidades de adsor??o, bem como, foram submetidas a diversas an?lises de caracteriza??o no intuito de avaliar a efici?ncia do m?todo utilizado para a funcionaliza??o com as aminas. As t?cnicas f?sico-qu?micas utilizadas foram: Difra??o de Raios-X (DRX), Adsor??o e Dessor??o de nitrog?nio (BET/BJH), Microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV), Microscopia eletr?nica de transmiss?o (MET), An?lise elementar CNH, Termogravimetria (TG/DTG) e Espectroscopia fotoeletr?nica de Raios-X (XPS). Os ensaios de adsor??o de CO2 foram realizados nas seguintes condi??es: 100 mg de adsorvente, temperatura de 25 ?C sob fluxo de 100 mL/min de CO2, press?o atmosf?rica e com varia??o no tempo de adsor??o de 10 a 210 min. Os difratogramas de Raios-X juntamente com as micrografias eletr?nicas de transmiss?o para as amostras sintetizadas e funcionalizadas, MCM-41 e SBA-15, apresentaram os picos caracter?sticos da forma??o de estrutura mesoporosa hexagonal, evidenciando que a estrutura do mesmo foi obtida. O m?todo de refluxo utilizado foi eficiente segundo as an?lises de elementar e XPS, na qual, mostrou a presen?a das aminas nos materiais de partida. As amostras funcionalizadas de SBA-15 foram as que tiveram melhor potencial como adsorvente para captura de CO2 quando comparadas com as amostras de MCM-41, obtendo a m?xima capacidade de adsor??o para a amostra SBA-15-P