Application of Analyse Thermogravimetric (TGA) coupled to infrared Fourier Transform spectroscopy (FTIR) in decomposition and degradation thermals of industrial waste of leather

• Grant number: 16/12009-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2016
• End date: July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Thermal Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Renivaldo José dos Santos
• Grantee: João Vitor de Moraes Leme
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rosana. Rosana , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project deals with the study of the process of degradation and thermal decomposition of leather residue that can be developed at a later stage, briquettes of this waste as an energy source alternative. Initially, the residue is subjected to micronization process and is subsequently dried in an oven. After these procedures will be carried out the study of thermal properties (thermal degradation, decomposition, and determining the released components in each stage of firing, as the temperature at which the material is subjected). The techniques used are: TGA / DTG, TGA / FTIR.