Orientador: Rubens Maciel Filho / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T23:00:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Costa_CalianeBastosBorba_D.pdf: 3831397 bytes, checksum: 780459cd80520b443e83eb1d7dc73a62 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O foco de estudo neste trabalho é a cristalização, processo bastante utilizado industrialmente, principalmente na obtenção de produtos de alto valor agregado nas indústrias farmacêuticas e de química fina. Embora seja um processo de clássica utilização, seus mecanismos, sua modelagem e o real controle de sua operação ainda requerem estudos. A tese apresenta discussões e desenvolvimentos na área de modelagem determinística detalhada do processo e sua otimização, tanto por métodos determinísticos quanto estocásticos. A modelagem é discutida detalhadamente e os desenvolvimentos presentes na literatura de métodos numéricos aplicáveis à solução do balanço de população, parte integrante da modelagem, são apresentados com enfoque nos processos de cristalização e nas principais vantagens e desvantagens. Estudos preliminares de melhoria do processo de cristalização em modo batelada operada por resfriamento indicam a necessidade de otimização da política operacional de resfriamento. Uma vez que o método determinístico de otimização de Programação Quadrática Sucessiva se apresenta ineficiente para resolução do problema de otimização, a utilização de Algoritmo Genético, um método estocástico de otimização bastante estabelecido na literatura, é avaliada, para a busca do ótimo global deste processo, em um estudo pioneiro na literatura de aplicação dessa técnica de otimização em processos de cristalização. Uma vez que o uso de Algoritmos Genéticos exige que se executem sucessivas corridas com diferentes valores para os seus parâmetros no intuito de se aumentar a probabilidade de alcance do ótimo global (ou suas cercanias), um procedimento original, geral e relativamente simples é desenvolvido e proposto para detecção do conjunto de parâmetros do algoritmo de influência significativa sobre a resposta de otimização. A metodologia proposta é aplicada a casos de estudo gerais, de complexidades diferentes e se mostra bastante útil nos estudos preliminares via Algoritmo Genético. O procedimento é então aplicado ao problema de otimização da trajetória de resfriamento a ser utilizada em um processo de cristalização em modo batelada. Os resultados obtidos na tese apontam para a dificuldade dos métodos determinísticos de otimização em lidar com problemas de alta dimensionalidade, levando a ótimos locais, enquanto os métodos evolucionários são capazes de se aproximar do ótimo global, sendo, no entanto, de lenta execução. O procedimento desenvolvido para detecção dos parâmetros significativos do Algoritmo Genético é uma contribuição relevante da tese e pode ser aplicado a qualquer problema de otimização, de qualquer complexidade e dimensionalidade / Abstract: This work is focused on crystallization, a process widely used in industry, especially for the production of high added-value particles in pharmaceutical and fine chemistry industries. Although it is a process of established utilization, its mechanisms, modeling and the real control of its operation still require research and study. This thesis presents considerations and developments on the detailed deterministic modeling area and the process optimization with both deterministic and stochastic methods. The modeling is discussed in detail and the literature developed numerical methods for the population balance solution, which is part of the modeling, are presented focusing on crystallization processes and on the main advantages and drawbacks. Preliminary studies on batch cooling crystallization processes improvement drive to the need of cooling operating policy optimization. Since the Sequential Quadratic Programming deterministic method of optimization is inefficient for the optimization problem, the use of Genetic Algorithm (GA), a stochastic optimization method well established in literature, is evaluated in the global optimum search for this process, in a pioneering literature study of GA application in crystallization processes. Since the GA requires that many runs, with different values for its parameters, are executed, in order to increase the probability of global optimum (or its neighborhood) achievement, an original, general and relatively simple procedure for the detection of the parameters set with significant influence on the optimization response is developed and proposed. The proposed methodology is applied to general case studies, with different complexities and is very useful in the preliminary studies via GA. The procedure is, then, applied to the cooling profile optimization problem in a batch cooling optimization process. The results of the study presented in this thesis indicate that the deterministic optimization methods do not deal well with high dimensionality problems, leading to achievement of local optima. The evolutionary methods are able to detect the region of the global optimum but, on the other hand, are not fast codes. The developed procedure for the significant GA parameters detection is a relevant contribution of the thesis and can be applied to any optimization problem (of any complexity and of any dimensionality) / Doutorado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Químicos / Doutor em Engenharia Química

Orientador: Ming Chih Chiu / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T11:15:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Santos_CamiliaAoyagui_M.pdf: 3664368 bytes, checksum: 08f28439bf0d2c55027a15763d6a5b3e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: O óleo de palma possui lenta cristalização devido à alta energia livre de ativação de nucleação, atribuída às interações intermoleculares entre a estearina e a oleína e à presença dos diacilgliceróis. Aditivos podem ser adicionados ao óleo de palma na tentativa de modificar o seu comportamento de cristalização, adequando o seu uso aos processos industriais. Dentre esses aditivos se destacam os emulsificantes, que diferentemente da sua função usual, podem ser utilizados para alterar a estrutura cristalina e contribuir inclusive para a estabilidade de formas polimórficas desejadas nos óleos e gorduras onde são aplicados. Os ésteres de ácidos graxos de sorbitana têm demonstrado influência na morfologia dos cristais e na textura de misturas de óleos à base de palma. No entanto, estudos indicaram que os monoésteres de ácidos graxos de sorbitana disponíveis comercialmente possuíam diferentes composições em mono-, di- e triésteres de ácidos graxos de sorbitana. Esta variabilidade pode dificultar a comparação de resultados obtidos de cristalização de óleos e gorduras após adição destes emulsificantes entre os diversos estudos já realizados. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a composição de vários ésteres de ácidos graxos comerciais, de diferentes fornecedores, e verificar se o comportamento de cristalização do óleo de palma refinado (RPO) adicionado dos emulsificantes foi influenciado pelas possíveis diferenças na composição deles. A análise de composição, realizada através da técnica de espectrometria de massas, EASI-MS, revelou diferenças na composição dos monolauratos de sorbitana (SMLa) dos fornecedores B, C e D e dos monoestearatos de sorbitana (SMS) dos fornecedores C, D e E. Entre os SMLa, o SMLa D foi o que apresentou o maior teor de trilaurato de sorbitana e de triésteres de modo geral, e dentre os SMS, o SMS E foi o que apresentou o maior teor de monoestearato de sorbitana, maior teor de monoésteres e menor teor de diésteres. Nas isotermas de cristalização realizadas a 25°C através da ressonância magnética nuclear (RMN), o SMLa D foi o que mais retardou o período de nucleação (em 128,6%) de RPO e o que possibilitou o menor teor máximo de gordura sólida (SFCMáx). Além disso, após análise dos eventos de cristalização por calorimetria diferencial de varredura (DSC), o SMLa D foi o único, dentre os SMLa, a retardar significativamente (p < 0,05) a nucleação e a cristalização dos TAGs de maior ponto de fusão de RPO. Em relação aos SMS, após análise das imagens da microestrutura dos cristais, notou-se que apenas a amostra com SMS E produziu cristais de morfologia e dimensões diferentes. Além disso, os resultados da análise de consistência mostraram que somente o SMS E aumentou significativamente (p < 0,05) a dureza do RPO nas temperaturas de 15°C, 20°C e 25°C. As diferenças encontradas na composição dos monolauratos e monoestearatos de sorbitana puderam ser associadas aos efeitos distintos no comportamento de cristalização do óleo de palma refinado / Abstract: Palm oil has a slow crystallization possibly due to the high free energy of activation of nucleation and additives can be added in an attempt to change its crystallization behavior adapting its use to industrial processes of margarine, shortenings, toppings and baking. Among these additives there are emulsifiers, which unlike its usual application can be used to alter the crystal structure and also contribute to the stability of desired polymorphic forms in the oil and fat where they are applied. The sorbitan fatty acid esters have been shown to influence the morphology, the distribution of crystals and the texture of blends of palm. However studies indicated that sorbitan monoesters commercially available had different compositions in mono-, di-and triesters of sorbitan fatty acids such variability may make it difficult to compare results obtained from crystallization of fats and oils after addition of emulsifiers among the many studies already conducted. The objective of this study was to determine the composition of several commercial sorbitan fatty acid esters from different suppliers and verify if the crystallization behaviour of refined palm oil (RPO) after addition of the emulsifiers was influenced by possible differences in their composition. The composition analysis using the technique of mass spectrometry, EASI-MS, revealed differences in the composition of sorbitan monolaurates (SMLa) from suppliers B, C and D and sorbitan monostearates (SMS) from suppliers C, D and E. Among SMLa, the SMLa D indicated the highest content of trilaurate and sorbitan triesters. Among SMS, SMS E presented the highest level of sorbitan monostearate, and higher content of monoesters and lower content of diesters. In the isothermal crystallization performed at 25°C by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), the SMLa D was the emulsifier the most retarded the nucleation period (at 128.6%) of the RPO and it resulted of the lowest maximum solid fat content (SFCMáx). Furthermore, after crystallization event analysis by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the SMLa D was the only one delayed significantly (p <0.05) the nucleation and crystallization of TAGs of higher melting point of the RPO. In relation to SMS, after examining the images of the microstructure of the crystals, it was noted that only the sample with SMS E produced crystals of different dimensions and morphology. Furthermore, the results of consistency analysis showed that only SMS E increased significantly (p <0.05) the hardness of the RPO at 15°C, 20°C and 25°C. The differences found in the composition of sorbitan monolaurates and monostearates could be associated with distinct effects on the crystallization behavior of refined palm oil / Mestrado / Tecnologia de Alimentos / Mestra em Ciência de Alimentos

Ce travail de thèse de doctorat a eu pour objectif d’étudier la cristallisation d’un principe actif pharmaceutique, le sulfathiazole, par procédé Supercritique Anti-Solvant. Nous nous sommes plus particulièrement intéressés à l’influence des conditions opératoires sur les caractéristiques des cristaux générés en termes de taille, nature polymorphique et faciès. Lors d’une campagne expérimentale de cristallisation, nous avons fait varier la température (313 K et 328 K), la pression (10 et 20 MPa), le rapport molaire solvant/CO2 (2,5 à 15%) et la concentration massique de la solution organique (0,5 à 1,8%). La durée de l’étape de cristallisation a été aussi variée de 4, 5 et 8 h. Nous avons également étudié au préalable les équilibres de phases et mesuré les solubilités du principe actif dans la phase fluide afin de connaître l’état de sursaturation dans le milieu de cristallisation pour toutes les conditions étudiées. Les résultats ont montré que dans certaines conditions la forme polymorphique IV (la plus stable à pression ambiante) est obtenue pure alors que dans d’autres conditions elle est obtenue en mélange avec la forme instable I. Nous avons par ailleurs observé une variation des caractéristiques des cristaux en fonction de la durée de l’étape de cristallisation. Dans les conditions correspondant à de faibles sursaturations et à des phénomènes de transfert limités, la forme IV est initialement obtenue alors que la formation de la forme I est ensuite favorisée au cours du temps. Ces résultats démontrent clairement l’importance du contrôle de la durée de l’étape de cristallisation par le procédé SAS. / This Ph.D. work aimed to study the crystallization of an active pharmaceutical ingredient, sulfathiazole, by Supercritical Anti-Solvent process. We have particularly focused on the influence of the operating conditions on the characteristics of the formed crystals in terms of size, polymorphism concerns more than 80% of active pharmaceutical ingredients and the formation of an undesired polymorphic form can have dramatic consequences on the drug bioavailability or on its stability over time. During an experimental crystallization campaign, we varied the temperature (313 K and 328 K), the pressure (10 and 20 MPa), the solvent / CO2 molar ratio (2.5 to 15%) and the mass concentration of the organic solution (0.5 to 1.8%). The duration of the crystallization step was also varied to 4, 5 and 8 hours. We have also studied the phase equilibria before hand and measured the solubilities of the active principle in the fluid phase in order to evaluate the supersaturation level in the crystallization medium for all the studied conditions.The results showed that under certain conditions, the polymorphic form IV (the most stable at ambient pressure) is obtained pure whereas under other conditions, it is obtained in mixture with the unstable form I. We also observed a variation of the crystal characteristics depending on the duration of the crystallization step. For conditions corresponding to low supersaturations and limited transfer phenomena, form IV is initially obtained whereas the formation of form I is favored over time. These results clearly demonstrate the importance of controlling the duration of the SAS crystallization step.

Orientador: Lireny Aparecida Guaraldo Gonçalves / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T06:01:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mascarenhas_MariaCristinaChiarinelliNucci_D.pdf: 11179206 bytes, checksum: 71bb9c37c16718133e785f77c3b3fa2a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: O uso de gorduras vegetais em alimentos é amplo e muitas matérias primas, tecnologias e ingredientes são continuamente pesquisados em busca de funcionalidade e aspectos nutricionais mais adequados, ampliando o uso destas gorduras e melhorando a qualidade dos produtos finais. Uma das técnicas utilizadas para adequar a lenta cristalização do óleo de palma é o uso do processo de semeadura com óleos totalmente hidrogenados (OTH). O presente trabalho se refere à obtenção de cristais de OTH de soja ou de palma microencapsulados em material de parede amido de milho ¿OSA (AMM) ou maltodextrina (MD), em diversas proporções por spray drying. Estas micropartículas apresentaram tamanho de partícula (7,8-9,7µm), eficiência de encapsulação (61,8-89,6%) e morfologia características de produtos por spray dryer, além de manterem o polimorfismo original do material de recheio. Os OTH microencapsulados com quantidade de material de recheio superior (60%) apresentaram maior dificuldade de produção. Na aplicação em óleo de palma puro foram observadas a indução de cristalização e a formação de uma rede homogênea, densa e com poucos aglomerados. Os OTH de soja (45%) microencapsulados em MD e AMM inibiram a formação de polimorfos ? na mistura de óleo de palma. Os OTH microencapsulados com menor quantidade de recheio (30%), apresentaram comportamento de não liberação total do material de recheio nas aplicações, porém, atuaram como sementes de cristalização e influenciaram na transição polimórfica para forma ?. O OTH de soja (30%) microencapsulado em AMM, em sistemas de óleo de palma e açúcar auxiliou na textura e na redução de exsudação de óleo. Os OTH de soja (45%) microencapsulados em AMM e MD aplicados em emulsão A/O desempenharam papel de estruturantes e estabilizantes. Em geral, as micropartículas produzidas com AMM e OTH de soja apresentaram melhores desempenhos. A forma de dispersão ao meio dos cristais de OTH presentes nas micropartículas permitiu a formação de uma rede cristalina mais homogênea, acelerando o processo de cristalização, aumentando a consistência do óleo de palma no meio aplicado. E aos meios específicos, favoreceu a estabilidade em relação à separação de fase de emulsões, como margarinas e cremes, e reduziu a exsudação de óleo em sistemas anidros hidrofóbicos, a exemplo de recheios de biscoitos e de bombons, problemas de processo e qualidade de produto muito indesejável. Além disto, o uso destas micropartículas promove valores de consistência adequados e resistentes a oscilações térmicas, com ausência de ácidos graxos trans. Estas micropartículas podem servir como carreadoras de compostos lipofílicos com caráter nutracêutico se estes forem microencapsulados conjuntamente com o OTH, desempenhando função tecnológica e nutricional com facilidade de manuseio, estocagem e aplicação por estarem na forma de pó / Abstract: The technique of seeding is a option for the oils and fats industry to adapt to the physical characteristics of oils adding nutritional improvements and desirable consistency, expanding its application. This research refers to production of fully hydrogenated oils (FHO) by spray drying with maltodextrina (MD) and modified corn starch¿OSA (MCS) as wall materials to obtain possible seeds of crystallization. FHO of palm and soybean were used in different proportions. These particles were evaluated by mean diameter (7.8-9.7?m), efficiency of encapsulation (61.8-89.6%), polymorphism (maintained the original polymorphism corresponding material filling) and morphological characteristics (spherical form with some surface depression). In palm oil application, these particles induced crystallization and formed an homogeneous and dense crystal network with few agglomerates. FHO of soybean microencapsulated (45%) in MD and MCS inhibited the formation of the ? polymorph in palm oil. The FHO microencapsulated with smaller amount of filled material (30%) acted as seeding and polymorphic transition to influence the ? form, although it partially released the filled material in applications. FHO of soybean microencapsulated (30%) in MCS was applied in palm oil with sugar systems, enhancing the texture and the reduction of oil exudation. FHO of soybean microencapsulated (45%) with MCS and with MD were applied in W/O emulsion, in which these particles were structural network and stabilizers. In general, the particles produced using MCS as wall material and FHO of soybean as filling material showed better performance. The arrangement of the dispersion throughout the FHO crystals present in the particles allowed the formation of a more homogeneous crystal lattice, accelerating the crystallization process, increasing palm oil consistency in the applied mean. In specific means, it favored stability in relation to the separation of emulsions phase, such as margarines and creams, reducing exudation oil in hydrophobic anhydrous systems, such as fillings of cookies and candies, which is a very undesirable product quality problem. Furthermore, the use of these particles promotes consistency and temperature variation stability containing no trans fatty acids. These particles can serve as a carrier for nutraceutical lipophilic compounds if they were microencapsulated together with the FHO. Therefore these particles, which are in the powder form, can perform technological and nutritional functions allowing ease handling, storage and application / Doutorado / Tecnologia de Alimentos / Doutora em Tecnologia de Alimentos

<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>Polymer materials are receiving increased attention in the field of materials science, both in academia and industry, with its widespread application from commercial plastics to advanced biomaterials. These include composites in airplanes and automobiles, functional films on monitors in mobile phones and computers, as well as adhesive and coating materials in civil engineering. Despite significate efforts, the major questions and challenges in understanding key properties of polymer materials are still not solved. Such lack of understanding hinders advances in delicate design and controlling of polymers for advanced functional applications. The development of polymer science began with the pioneering work made by Flory and his coworkers at 1950s as commercial synthetic polymer industry started to develop and grow. During the following decades, experimental work guided by theoretical predictions had been the major contribution of our further understanding while the great challenges in experimental techniques at molecular level always blurred critical information in polymer materials. With enhanced ability in computational science, simulation starts to become an essential investigation method to provide thermodynamic insights at this molecular level. Along with great progress in properties prediction with improved accuracy, great challenges still exist in modeling processing of polymer systems, especially in accurate description of dynamic evolution incorporated with various processing conditions resulting macroscopic structural changes like carbon fiber processing from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor in which crystalline regions represent more than 55% of the material by volume. In terms of crystallinity in polymers, with the heated debates over classical crystal-growth models, major questions and challenges are still not solved including the control and determination of molecular conformations and crystal structures as well as mesoscale morphologies, detailed understanding of melting and crystallization. It is clear that molecular scale investigations on crystal structure and crystallization mechanisms as well as predictive simulations of that will be a huge demand in the near future to explore mechanical, optical, and other physical properties in polymeric materials. </p> <p>The purpose of my dissertation is to summarize my major research contributions to our current understanding of crystalline polymers in the aspects of crystal structure determination and crystallization processes at molecular level, and to introduce our effort on simulation software development and indicate possible future directions in the field of molecular modeling of polymer crystals. Three major research topics will be included as the following </p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p>1. Crystalline and pseudo-crystalline phases of polyacrylonitrile from molecular dynamics; 2. Novel mode of non-crystallographic branching in the initial stages of polymer fibril<br></p></div></div></div><div><div><div> <p>growth;<br> 3. Polymer crystal structure generator and analysis software (PolymerXtal). </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第22155号 / 工博第4659号 / 新制||工||1727(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科高分子化学専攻 / (主査)教授 田中 一生, 教授 秋吉 一成, 教授 古賀 毅 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DGAM

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第22891号 / 工博第4788号 / 新制||工||1749(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科高分子化学専攻 / (主査)教授 田中 一生, 教授 秋吉 一成, 教授 古賀 毅 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DGAM

Crystallisation of epoxy resins based on bisphenol A and bisphenol F is the natural property of these oligomers. However, manufacturers of paints and other systems based on these epoxy resins, strive to slow down the crystallisation process as much as possible, thereby prolonging the shelf life and improving the competitiveness of their products. The main aim of the thesis is generalisation of the factors influencing the crystallisation process of epoxy resins based on bisphenol A and bisphenol F, verifying new approaches to the possibility of influencing the crystallisation process and determining the possibility of using a certain degree of epoxy resins crystallinity based on bisphenol A and bisphenol F in the preparation and production of epoxy resinbased coating systems.

Title of work: Electrolyte Artist: Judit Fritz Konstfack, Ädellab   ABSTRACT How much of the ocean have I filtered while in tears? Many times, while growing up on an island have I laid eyes on the enormous surrounding body of water and wondered – is the sorrow still in there? In small portions the human body and the bodies of nature exposes each other as part of their own content. Offering a glimpse into a constant material flow. Diffusing the boundaries between object and subject. A material flow that makes it impossible to tell what anything really is, because it has already evolved. My tears taste like the ocean. So does my sweat. I Find comfort in knowing I constantly take part in something that is beyond my human comprehension. That I don’t need to fully understand why I am here, because it is obvious that I, and everyone else play a part. We just don’t know the whole scene. Though a post humanistic angle I have investigated the close relation between matter, material, the human body and the bodies of nature, to find a connection point which decreases the hierarchy between object and subject. By crystallizing matter derived from human body fluids and building a machinery that portrays the process I invite the perceiver to a closeup of their part in a never-ending system. The agency of this project is to raise questions rather than finding answers, as I believe the human is in need of reevaluating their way of thinking when it comes to material and resources. I have tried to shift focus from the human perspective and self-centeredness into a set where we participate rather than being the perceiver. Alchemy was used as both a method and as an art historical reference, as the alchemical mindset is to learn through the act of making. This has been blended with modern days technology and imagination to build a body of work that balances between science and art. While being heavily based on theory and research, the body of work is a translation in which I allowed myself to freely portray how I imagine the travelling of matter is systemized. I created a working place where studies of the unseen is concentrated and visualized. Where the many sorrows and the hard work of human beings crystallize into solids, becoming nature again. Or was it ever not? And vice versa. Throughout the project, even though separated from everything that I connect to being human, the crystals made from pure matter derived from sweat and tears could not be separated from the knowledge of their origin. Even as objects, I see them as subjects. A conclusion that shed light upon the relativeness between bodies. A conclusion that brings life into what is often seen as dead, simultaneously showing the complex machinery of an emotional being.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第22847号 / 工博第4787号 / 新制||工||1749(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科高分子化学専攻 / (主査)教授 山子 茂, 教授 田中 一生, 教授 辻井 敬亘 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DGAM