Improvement of the efficiency of carbon dioxide (CO2) separation from flue gases has been identified as a high-priority research area to reduce the total energy cost of carbon capture and sequestration technologies in coal-fired power plants. Efficient CO2 removal from flue gases by adsorption systems requires the design of novel sorbents capable of capturing, concentrating and recovering CO2 on a cost-effective basis. The preparation of a novel aminosilane-functionalized cellulosic polymer sorbent by grafting of aminosilanes showed promising performance for CO2 separation and capture. A strategy for the introduction of N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminoisobutyldimethylmethoxysilane functionalities into cellulose acetate backbone by anhydrous grafting is described in this study. The dry sorption capacity of the aminosilane-functionalized cellulosic polymer reached 27 cc (STP) CO2/ cc sorbent at 1 atm and 39 cc (STP) CO2/ cc sorbent at 5 atm and 308 K. Exposure to water vapor slightly increased the sorption capacity of the sorbent, suggesting its potential for rapid cyclic adsorption processes under humid feed conditions. In addition, a strategy for the preparation of a cellulose acetate-titanium(IV) oxide sorbent by the reaction of cellulose acetate with titanium tetrachloride is presented. The organic-metal hybrid sorbent presented a sorption capacity of 14 cc (STP) CO2/ cc sorbent at 1 atm and 49 cc (STP) CO2/ cc sorbent at 5 atm and 308 K. The novel CO2 sorbents were characterized in terms of chemical composition, density changes, molecular structure, thermal stability, and surface morphology.

Submitted by PPG Engenharia e Tecnologia de Materiais (engenharia.pg.materiais@pucrs.br) on 2018-10-10T14:17:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertac?a?o mestrado_rafa p?s banca - final.pdf: 6925259 bytes, checksum: 04c8ab3a00fa276e3a89008c46ce0d72 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2018-10-16T16:50:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertac?a?o mestrado_rafa p?s banca - final.pdf: 6925259 bytes, checksum: 04c8ab3a00fa276e3a89008c46ce0d72 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-16T16:55:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertac?a?o mestrado_rafa p?s banca - final.pdf: 6925259 bytes, checksum: 04c8ab3a00fa276e3a89008c46ce0d72 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-05 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Ionic liquids (ILs) grafting in inorganic solids sorbents is a promising alternative to replace the usual separation process of carbon dioxide from natural gas currently performed using amines. ILs presents unique properties such as, low environmental impact, non-corrosion and process efficiency. The ILs 1,3-bis(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)imidazolium chloride and 1-methyl-3-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)imidazolium chloride were immobilized in MCM-41 and MCMRH silica. The MCMRH was synthesized from rice husk. ILs chemical immobilization was carried out by grafting method, where covalent bonds are formed between silane and hydroxyl groups present in the support. Syntheses were carried out in toluene under nitrogen atmosphere to prevent the hydrolysis and condensation of methoxy groups in the silane structure. CO2 sorption capacity and selectivity for CO2/CH4 were evaluated after synthesis. ILs in concentrations of 10 and 20% were tested. The samples characterization by XPS, NMR, FTIR and TGA confirmed the formation of the proposed IL structures. Sorption and selectivity results showed that the immobilization reduces the CO2sorption capacity, however the selectivity of the materials was higher in relation to the pristine silica. Supports immobilized with ILs 1-methyl-3- (3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) imidazole chloride presented better performance. The observed selectivity increase was 25% when 10% of IL was supported on MCMRH silica. / A imobiliza??o de l?quidos i?nicos ? LIs em suportes inorg?nicos ? uma alternativa ao uso de aminas no processo de separa??o e captura do di?xido de carbono contido no g?s natural, pois possui vantagens ligadas ao aumento de vida ?til de equipamentos, efici?ncia de processo e impacto ambiental. Os LIs cloreto de 1,3-bis(3-trimetoxisililpropil)imidazol e cloreto de 1-metil-3-(3-trimetoxisililpropil)imidazol foram imobilizados na s?lica comercial MCM-41 e na s?lica sintetizada a partir da casca de arroz nomeada neste trabalho como MCMRH. A imobiliza??o qu?mica dos LIs foi realizada atrav?s da forma??o de liga??es covalentes entre grupos silanos na estrutura do l?quido i?nico e grupos hidroxila presentes nos suportes. As s?nteses foram realizadas em tolueno sob condi??es inertes para controle da hidr?lise e condensa??o de grupos metoxi na estrutura dos silanos. Ap?s a sua s?ntese, os suportes imobilizados com LIs tiveram sua capacidade de sor??o de CO2 e seletividade em rela??o a CO2/CH4 avaliadas. LIs em concentra??es de 20 e 10% foram testadas. A caracteriza??o das amostras por XPS, RMN, FTIR e TGA confirmaram a forma??o das estruturas dos LIs propostos e os resultados de sor??o e seletividade mostraram que a imobiliza??o reduz a capacidade de sor??o em rela??o ao CO2, entretanto a seletividade dos materiais foram maiores em rela??o aos suportes antes da imobiliza??o. Os suportes imobilizados com o LIs cloreto de 1-metil-3-(3-trimetoxisililpropil)imidazol tiveram melhor desempenho em rela??o aos demais, o aumento de seletividade observado foi de 25% no melhor caso, onde 10% de LI foi suportado na s?lica MCMRH.

La thèse étudie le vaporeformage catalytique du méthane avec captage de CO2. Les catalyseurs bi-fonctionnels choisis se composent de nickel, efficace en vaporeformage, de CaO pour la sorption de CO2 et d'aluminate de calcium (Ca12Al14O33) pour permettre une bonne dispersion du métal et de CaO. La méthode de synthèse privilégiée était la méthode d’autocombustion assisté par microondes. Le rapport Ca/Al a été optimisé et un large excès de CaO est nécessaire (75%CaO ; 25%Ca12Al14O33) pour la sorption de CO2. Le reformage du méthane est total dès 650 °C (H2O/CH4 de 1 ou 3) et la sélectivité en hydrogène de 100% durant 7h ou 16h selon les conditions opérationnelles, validant le concept de vaporeformage du méthane assisté par l'absorption de CO2. / This thesis investigates the catalytic steam reforming of methane with CO2 capture. The selected bi-functional catalysts consist of nickel, effective in steam reforming, CaO for sorption of CO2, and calcium aluminate (Ca12Al14O33) to allow good dispersion of metal and CaO. The synthesis method privileged was microwave assisted self-combustion. The Ca/Al ratio was optimized and a large excess of CaO is required (75% CaO, 25% Ca12Al14O33) for the sorption of CO2. Reforming of methane at 650 °C is total (H2O/CH4 1 or 3) and the hydrogen selectivity of 100% during 7h or 16 h according to operational conditions, validating the concept of steam methane reforming with CO2 sorption.

Le procédé d’imprégnation par voie CO2 supercritique est une solution prometteuse pour préparer des implants polymère à libération contrôlée de médicaments.Ce travail a permis de comprendre l’influence des paramètres gouvernant ce procédé et de préciser dans quelle mesure ce procédé peut être utilisé pour préparer des implants polymères chargés en médicament. Pour ce faire, nous avons combiné les informations obtenues grâce aux techniques classiques de caractérisation de polymères et à un dispositif que nous avons développé basé sur la micro-spectroscopie FTIR haute pression in situ.Dans cette étude, des fils de suture de PLLA, PP and PET ont été imprégné avec deux anti-inflammatoires (aspirine et kétoprofène).Tout d’abord, l’évolution du comportement des systèmes binaires médicament/CO2 (solubilité et spéciation) et polymère/CO2 (quantité de CO2 adsorbé, gonflement de la matrice, évolution de la microstructure et des propriétés de tension du polymère) a été déterminé en fonction de la pression et de la température. Ensuite, le procédé d’imprégnation a été étudié. L’influence des conditions expérimentales sur le taux d’imprégnation a été déterminée et expliquée par la quantité de CO2 adsorbé, le gonflement de la matrice, la solubilité du médicament, l’évolution de la microstructure du polymère et aussi l’affinité médicament/polymère. La matrice de PLLA a pu être plus largement imprégnée (jusqu’à 32%) que celles de PP et PET (5% max). Enfin, l’influence des conditions d’imprégnation et de dépressurisation sur le relargage a été démontrée sur le système PLLA/Kétoprofène, la durée de relargage variant de 3jours à 3mois. / The scCO2 impregnation process is a promising alternative to other manufacturing process to prepare drug-eluting polymer implants.This work enabled to rationalize the influence of the key parameters governing this process and to determine in which extent this process can be used to prepare drug-eluting implants. We have combined the information obtained with traditional polymer characterization techniques and a newly characterization set-up we have developed that is based on in situ FTIR micro-spectroscopy. We have worked on the impregnation of sutures made of PLLA, PP and PET with two anti-inflammatory drugs namely ketoprofen and aspirin.Firstly, the thermodynamic behaviors of the systems drug/CO2 (solubility and speciation of the drug) and polymer/CO2 (CO2 sorption, polymer swelling, evolution of the polymer microstructure and of the tensile properties) were studied as a function of pressure and temperature. Then, the scCO2 impregnation process was investigated. The impact of the operational conditions on the drug loading (contact time, pressure, temperature and depressurization conditions) was explored and accounted regarding to the CO2 sorption, the2swelling, the drug solubility as well as the changes in the polymer microstructure with the experimental conditions and the presence of the drug. The drug/polymer affinity was also explored. The tensile properties of the impregnated fibers were also evaluated. PLLA was more impregnated (up to 32%) than PP and PET (up to 5%) in the investigated conditions. Finally, we have shown that the drug release can be tuned from 3 days to 3 months by varying the impregnation and depressurization conditions on the system PLLA/Ketoprofen.