POST-CONSUMPTION DECOLORATION OIL APPLICATION AS BIOFUEL USING BRAZILIAN CLAY

Since the ancient limes, clays were used as decolorant material for various types of oils. These clays were called "decolorant clay". They have the property to decolor dye materials present in mineral oils, plants and animals. Biofuel is a fuel derived from biomass of live organisms. As biodiesel produced from renewable sources. the generation of employment due to industrial scale production may cause a reduction in the dependence on foreign diesel importing, as well as the reduction of air pollution by the addition of biodiesel to diesel. This study aimed to develop a technological process to decolor post-consumption oil to be applied as biofuel. The results we re characterized by techniques of XRD (X-ray diffraction), X-ray fluorescence and FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared). It was observed that the post-consumption oils presented a higher deceleration result after treatment with the Brazilian clay.