CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / The present work deals about the synthesis and characterization of magnetic zeolites obtained by hydrothermal route using kaolin from Brazilian Northeast as silicon and aluminum source. By means of the X-ray diffraction technique it was possible to identify zeolite LTA and zeolite P1 as major crystalline phases for each synthesis, with low intensity peaks referent to unreacted quartz present in the kaolin used, which is in accordance to the. FTIR spectra; the nanoparticles were identified as magnetite, with low intensity peaks referent to goethite. In scanning electron microscopy, however, it was not possible to morphologically identify these minor components, while the zeolites showed well defined morphologies, presenting unchanged morphology when in the composites form, but with nanoparticles dispersed over their surface, as expected. From transmission electron microscopy it was observed that the nanoparticles were of ca. 50 nm. Magnetic measurements indicated magnetite presence with superior diameter to critical diameter to superparamagnetic particles and remanent magnetization. Thermogravimetric analyses showed for the composites, lower mass loss than compared to the pure zeolites what may be associated to the improvement of its thermal stability. Granulometric distribution indicated nanoparticles agglomeration in variable sizes, while zeolites formed agglomerates of ca. 10 Âm. Water softening was accomplished by using both zeolites, with high efficiency on Ca2+ removal and similar behavior between the zeolite and its respective composite, being the best result observed for zeolite A, with efficiency of 97,95%, reaching equilibrium in the first contact minutes. The dependence on mass studies also showed that zeolite A and its composite presented the best efficiency, whereas zeolite P achieved the same removal levels using corresponding zeolite masses (45 mg). This way, the proposed method for zeolites synthesis proved to be efficient, so that the use of a magnet is capable to attract them, leading their excellent separation from the aqueous medium with its ionic exchange capacity unaffected. / O presente trabalho trata da sÃntese e caracterizaÃÃo de zeÃlitas magnÃticas obtidas por impregnaÃÃo de nanopartÃculas de magnetita a zeÃlitas A e P, sintetizadas por mÃtodo hidrotÃrmico utilizando caulim branco do Nordeste brasileiro como fonte de silÃcio e alumÃnio. Por meio da tÃcnica de difraÃÃo de raios-X foi possÃvel identificar como fases cristalinas majoritÃrias a zeÃlita LTA e P1 para cada sÃntese, com picos de baixa intensidade referentes a quartzo, resistente ao processo tÃrmico de tratamento prÃvio do caulim, bem como nos espectros de infravermelho; as nanopartÃculas foram identificadas como magnetita, havendo ainda indÃcios da presenÃa de goethita em pequena quantidade. Nas anÃlises de microscopia eletrÃnica de varredura, entretanto, nÃo foi possÃvel identificar esses componentes minoritÃrios morfologicamente; enquanto que a morfologia das zeÃlitas mostrou-se bem definida, sem alteraÃÃes apÃs a formaÃÃo dos compÃsitos, apenas com nanopartÃculas espalhadas em sua superfÃcie, como desejado. A partir da microscopia eletrÃnica de transmissÃo, pÃde-se observar melhor a variaÃÃo de tamanho das nanopartÃculas, em mÃdia de 50 nm. Medidas magnÃticas das amostras com essa propriedade indicaram a presenÃa de magnetita com diÃmetro superior ao diÃmetro crÃtico para partÃculas superparamagnÃticas e magnetizaÃÃo remanente. As anÃlises termogravimÃtricas mostraram que a adiÃÃo das nanopartÃculas Ãs zeÃlitas diminuiu sua perda de massa diante do aumento de temperatura e as anÃlises de distribuiÃÃo granulomÃtrica indicaram a aglomeraÃÃo das nanopartÃculas em tamanhos variÃveis, enquanto que as zeÃlitas formaram aglomerados de aproximadamente 10 Âm. Os ensaios de abrandamento de Ãguas mostraram alta eficiÃncia das zeÃlitas em remover Ca2+, com comportamento similar entre a zeÃlita e o seu respectivo compÃsito, encontrando para a zeÃlita A o maior percentual de remoÃÃo, de 97,95 %, atingindo equilÃbrio nos primeiros minutos de aplicaÃÃo. Os estudos de massa tambÃm mostraram a eficiÃncia da zeÃlita A e de seu compÃsito, tendo a zeÃlita P se aproximado dos mesmos nÃveis de remoÃÃo em massas referentes a 45 mg de zeÃlita. Assim, o mÃtodo proposto para sÃntese das zeÃlitas magnÃticas mostrou-se eficiente, de modo que a utilizaÃÃo de um Ãmà à capaz de atraÃ-las facilitando a separaÃÃo do meio apÃs a aplicaÃÃo em meio aquoso e sua capacidade de troca iÃnica nÃo foi afetada.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-23T14:41:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao de Luciana Brunhara Biazati.pdf: 848805 bytes, checksum: 4ed964a7ad50c362409f5ddb61fac503 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-06 / Os hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (HPAs), derivados de petróleo, são substâncias cada vez mais preocupantes aos órgãos ambientais devido ao seu caráter tóxico, carcinogênico e mutagênico. Com o aumento da utilização de petróleo e seus derivados como fonte de energia, a contaminação do efluente líquido se expandiu, prejudicando a biota, incluindo seres humanos que de alguma forma fazem uso dessa água. É necessário que sejam desenvolvidos procedimentos eficazes na eliminação parcial ou total destes compostos. Uma técnica muito estudada atualmente no tratamento de efluentes líquidos é o processo Fenton. Ele se baseia na geração do radical hidroxila a partir da reação de íons Fe2+ e peróxido de hidrogênio. Devido ao seu elevado poder oxidante, o radical hidroxila degrada totalmente os compostos orgânicos, formando CO2, H2O e íons inorgânicos provenientes de heteroátomos. O presente trabalho estudou o processo Fenton na decomposição de HPAs (acenafteno, fluoreno, fluoranteno, benzo(a)pireno) em meio aquoso com a utilização de magnetitas puras ou dopadas com cobalto como fonte de íons Fe2+ e peróxido de hidrogênio. A análise da degradação e possível formação de intermediários foram acompanhadas por cromatografia gasosa/espectrometria de massa (CG/EM). Pôde-se observar que o percentual de degradação dos HPAs variou de 39 a 100%. O composto que mais degradou foi o acenafteno, com três anéis, enquanto que o benzo(a)pireno, com cinco anéis, teve a menor oxidação. Não foram encontrados intermediários acima do limite de detecção do equipamento. Além da CG/EM, foi utilizada a fluorescência como método de análise. O objetivo foi comparar a eficiência da magnetita pura e dopada com cobalto na degradação do fluoreno. Observou-se que o processo de degradação com a magnetita pura não foi significante. Já com a magnetita dopada com cobalto a degradação total ocorreu em cinco horas. Assim, o processo Fenton com utilização de magnetitas como fonte de ferro pode ser uma nova alternativa para o tratamento de HPAs em meio aquoso / The awareness regarding Polycyclics Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum derivatives, has been increasing over the years due to their toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic characteristics. The increase on the use of petroleum and its derivatives as energy source has induced many accidents spilling liquid effluent in the environment, making harm to biota, including human beings. So that, developing efficient procedures is important on the partial or total elimination of these compounds. A common technique that has been used recently is the Fenton process. This is based on the generation of hydroxyl radical from the reaction of Fe2+ions and hydrogen peroxyde, forming CO2, H2O and inorganic ions from heteroatoms. This study evaluated PAHs (acenaphthene, fluorene, fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene) decomposition due to the fenton process in water by utilization of pure and doped magnetites (with Co as source of ions Fe2+) and hydrogen peroxyde. In order to compare the two kinds of magnetites, fluorene was degraded utilizing fluorescence to evaluate its concentration. We observed that reaction was not significant when pure magnetite was used, whereas doped one degraded fluorene completely after five hours. Because of this, only doped magnetite was used with the other compounds, but evaluating its efficience and intermadiaries formation by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The degradation of HPAs varied from 39 to 100%. Acenaphtene (with three rings) reacted more intensively whereas benzo(a)pyrene (with five) reacted less. No intermediate compounds were found above the detection limit. Beside GC-MS, fluorescence was utilized to analyse the compounds. Our goal was to compare the pure magnetite efficiency to that of doped one regarding fluorene degradation. We observed that the degradation using the former was not significant. Magnitite doped with cobalt degraded it within five hours. So, the method may be a new alternative of treating liquid efluents

Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:42:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:01:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Neste trabalho foram estudadas as nanopartículas magnéticas (NPs) de interesse em biomedicina de Fe3O4 e de Fe3O4 dopadas com Gd 5% pela técnica de Espectroscopia de correlação angular gama-gama perturbada (CAP). As amostras de Fe3O4 foram sintetizadas pelos métodos de co-precipitação e decomposição térmica e as nanopartículas de Fe3O4 dopadas com Gd 5% foram sintetizadas pelo método da coprecipitação. As amostras de nanoparticulas foram caracterizadas quanto a sua estrutura pela difração de raios X (DRX) e quanto ao seu tamanho pela técnica de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (TEM). Os resultados mostram que as nanoparticulas de ferrita mostram estrutura pertencente ao grupo espacial Fd3m e que seu tamanho é de 10 nm quando sintetizada por decomposição térmica e entre 7 e 15 nm quando sintetizada por co-precipitação. As nanopartículas de Fe3O4 sintetizadas pelo método de decomposição térmica apresentaram maior monodispersão do que as nanopartículas sintetizadas pelo método de co-precipitação, ou seja, o tamanho de grão estava mais homogêneo. A técnica CAP mostrou que a variação de tamanho das nanopartículas infuencia no comportamento magnético das mesmas e o dopante Gd atrapalha a introdução da sonda radioativa por competir pelos sítios de Fe. / Dissertação (Mestrado) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

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The sorption of humic acid (HA) and HA size fractions onto magnetite has been studied. There is considerable irreversibility in the interaction of the humic with the magnetite surface, but the presence of Eu3+ ions has no effect on the sorption of humic onto magnetite. The magnitude of the sorption to magnetite increases with HA fraction size for all ionic strengths between 0.01 and 3 mol dm-3. Increasing ionic strength also increases sorption. Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation analysis of HA sorption to magnetite after 1 day revealed preferential sorption of lower molecular weight material. Eu3+ sorption onto magnetite was studied as a function of Eu concentration, which showed an increase in relative sorption as Eu concentration decreased. The behaviour of Eu3+ in ternary (HA/Eu3+/magnetite) systems is heavily influenced by HA, and from the data there is direct evidence for ternary complex formation. Larger HA size fractions retain more Eu3+ in solution than the smaller fractions. The binding strengths of HA size fractions were determined through ion exchange resin experiments: generally the larger fractions (> 10 kDa) showed stronger binding than the smaller components, but the unfractionated sample showed the strongest binding.First order dissociation rate constants have been determined for the whole HA and HA size fractions. The dissociation rate constants are independent of HA fraction size, but the larger species bind more Eu non-exchangeably. Time series ultrafiltration of Eu3+/whole humic mixtures has shown a shift in the distribution of metal ions to larger size fractions after a few days. Two ternary system kinetic speciation models have been developed to predict the behaviour of HA and Eu3+ in ternary systems. The two differ in their description of the multi-component behaviour of the binary HA-mineral interaction. The first assumes a single HA species and two surface binding sites and was found to perform better overall than the second, which has a single surface sorption site and two HA species in solution. The exchangeable binding strengths for the different HA samples calculated from both models showed similarities to those measured experimentally.

Commonly used amines in power industry, including morpholine, DBU (1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene), and DMA (dimethylallylamine) were evaluated for their effect on AISI 1018 steel at 250oF. Samples were exposed to an autoclave containing amine added aqueous solution at pH of 9.5 for 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours. Morphology studies were carried using scanning electron microscope (SEM), phase analysis was done utilizing Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and weight loss was performed to assess kinetics of oxidation. Control samples showed the highest metal dissolution rate. DBU showed the best performance in metal protection and SEM indicated the presence of a free-crack layer formed by fine particles in that set. FTIR showed that DBU apparently favored the formation of magnetite. It is believed that fine particles impede intrusion of aggressive ions into the metal surface by forming a barrier layer. FTIR demonstrated that DMA formed more oxyhydroxides, whereas morpholine presented magnetite to hematite transformation as early as 2 hours. SEM revealed that control and DMA produced acicular particles characteristic of oxyhydroxides while morpholine and DBU presented more equiaxed particles.

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Thesis is aimed at studying of magnetic iron oxide particles of submicron and nanoscale dimensions by means of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). 57 Fe NMR inves- tigations were carried out in composite bentonite/maghemite with respect to tempera- ture of calcination (Tcalc) during the sample preparation and in magnetite submicron powders with respect to various range of the particles size. One of the main findings is that increasing Tcalc improves resolution in the NMR spectra, which is most likely connected with higher degree of atomic ordering in the spinel structure. Evaluating the integral intensities of NMR spectra allowed us to determine the relative content of maghemite phase in particular samples of the series: the content rapidly grows for Tcalc up to ∼420 deg. An approach to distinguish signal from tetrahedral and octahedral irons was developed and tested on pure maghemite sample. Analysis based on vacancy- distribution models was performed in the spinel structure and the results were compared to the experiment. 57 Fe NMR spectra in submicron magnetite samples were found to differ markedly from spectrum of a single crystal. It was concluded that the investigated powders possess high amount of defects in the crystal structure or contain additional phase (probably closely related to the maghemite phase).

Multifunctional superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) coated with silica are a promising research field for lots of biomedical applications. The scope of this work is a preparation of SPIONs and coating them with silica to form core-shell structured nanoparticles for nanomedicine applications. SPIONs were synthesized by two chemical methods – co-precipitation and thermal decomposition of organic iron precursor. Prepared nanoparticles were carefully characterized –average size, size distribution, morphology, crystallinity, colloidal stability and magnetic properties were studied. After comparing SPIONs synthetized by two routes the most suitable method for biomedical applicable nanoparticles preparation is determined. The nanomedicine requires nanoparticles of the highest quality. The next step was coating SPIONs with silica shell. For this purpose inverse microemulsion method was chosen. TEOS was used as a silica precursor. Mean size, size distribution, magnetic properties, structure of silica shell were studied.

This work addresses the growth of ultrathin magnetite (Fe3O4) and cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) films and their thorough structural, electronic, and magnetic characterization. In a first step, ultrathin Fe3O4 films are grown on SrTiO3(001) substrates by reactive molecular beam epitaxy (RMBE) and the substrate-induced anomalous strain behavior of the films is investigated by complementary high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and (grazing incidence) X-ray diffraction [(GI)XRD] measurements. Next, an additional CoO film is deposited on similar Fe3O4/SrTiO3(001) heterostructures to demonstrate an alternative route for the synthesis of cobalt ferrite films through the thermally mediated interdiffusion of both oxide films. The evolution from the initial bilayer stacks to completely reacted cobalt ferrite films is extensively monitored by soft and hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (soft XPS and HAXPES) and (GI)XRD. Complete intermixing and formation of single cobalt ferrite films is confirmed by angular-resolved HAXPES (AR-HAXPES) and X-ray reflectivity (XRR). The study of the cationic distribution resulting from this novel synthesis technique and its effects on the magnetic properties of the cobalt ferrite films is the subject of the subsequent part. Here, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry serve as key investigation techniques, which are further complemented by AR-HAXPES and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. In a final step, highly crystalline cobalt ferrite films with different cationic stoichiometries are grown on MgO substrates using RMBE while their growth behavior is captured in real-time using operando XRD. Further structural characterization of the films is carried out by low-energy electron diffraction and XRR, whereas HAXPES and SQUID provide fundamental information on the electronic, chemical, and magnetic properties of the films.