In this work, the dried seeds of Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart) were submitted to pyrolysis to produce Bio-Oil. The pyrolysis reaction was carried out in a 143 L reactor, operating in batch at 450 ºC and 1.0 atm. Bio-Oil distillation was performed on a laboratory-scale column according to the boiling temperature range of fossil fuels. The physicochemical characterization of the bio-oil and the distillate fractions (gasoline, kerosene and diesel) were performed by the AOCS, ASTM and ABNT/NBR methods in terms of acidity index, density, refractive index and kinematic viscosity. The qualitative analysis of Bio-Oil was performed by FT-IR spectroscopy. Experiments show that the yields of coke and bio-oil gas were 4. 39, 35.67 and 30.56 % (by weight), respectively. The density and viscosity of Bio-Oil were 1.0468 g/cm 3 and 68.34 mm²/s, respectively;. Bio-Oil's FT-IR has identified the presence of hydrocarbons, carboxylic acids, ketones and phenols.
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