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A paucity of literature exists on the Independent System analysis of adjacent, parallel transition dipoles. Applying this theory and certain spectral information semiemperical calculations were made to predict absorption profiles and band intensities. To aid in the assignment of the 7*+7 absorption bands it was necessary to obtain the vacuum ultraviolet spectra of cyclohexane and cyclohexene. Because the spectra of these molecules contained sharp, atomic-like absorption bands a Rydberg series could be fitted to certain absorptions, thus the determination of their ionization potentials. Using Independent System analysis profiles and intensities of 7*+q-- absorption bands ins 'several methyl substituted 1,4- cyclohexadienes and isotetralin were predicted where general agreement was found with observed experimental spectra.

This thesis presents the study of biodegradation factors of a candidate naphthenic acid compound, the trans isomer of 4-methyl-1-cyclohexane carboxylic acid (trans-4MCHCA). Low molecular weight components of naphthenic acids such as trans-4MCHCA are known to be toxic in aquatic environments and there is a need to better understand the factors controlling the kinetics of their biodegradation. In this study, a relatively low molecular weight naphthenic acid compound and a microbial culture developed in our laboratory (primarily Alcaligenes paradoxus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) were used to study the biodegradation of this candidate naphthenic acid. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the kinetic parameters and model the biodegradation of this compound in three bioreactor systems: batch reactors, a continuously stirred tank reactor and immobilized cell reactors. <p>In batch reactors, the maximum specific growth rate (0.52±0.04 d-1) of the consortium at 23oC and neutral pH was not highly variable over various initial substrate concentrations (50 to 750 mg/L). Batch experiments indicated that biodegradation can be achieved at low temperatures; however, the biodegradation rate at 4oC was only 22% of that at room temperature (23oC). Biodegradation at various pH values indicated a maximum specific growth rate of 1.69±0.40 d-1 and yield (0.41±0.06 mg/mg) at a pH of 10. <p>Study of the candidate substrate using a continuously stirred tank reactor and the microbial culture developed in the batch experimentations revealed that the kinetics of the candidate naphthenic acid are best described by the Monod expression with a maximum specific growth rate of 1.74±0.004 d-1 and a half saturation constant of 363±17 mg/L. The continuously stirred tank reactor achieved a maximum reaction rate of 230 mg/(L∙d) at a residence time of 1.6 d-1 (39 h).<p>Two high porosity immobilized cell reactors operating continuously over three months were found to consume trans-4MCHCA at a rate almost two orders of magnitude higher than a continuously stirred tank reactor. The immobilized cell systems attained a maximum reaction rate of 22,000 mg/(L∙d) at a residence time of 16 minutes. High porosity immobilized cell reactors were shown to effectively remove a single naphthenic acid substrate in continuously fed operation to dilution rates of 90 d-1. A plug flow model best represented the degradation in the immobilized cell systems and was demonstrated to be a useful tool for studying the effects of parameter variation and prediction of reactor performance. This work highlights the potential of augmented bioremediation systems for the degradation of naphthenic acids.

Le toluène (TOL), le n-hexane (HEX), le cyclohexane (CHX) et l'isooctane (ISO) sont des composés organiques volatils (COVs) omniprésents dans les milieux industriels et résidentiels. L'exposition aux mélanges soulève de nombreuses interrogations en regard des possibilités d'interaction. L'inhibition métabolique étant le mécanisme d'interaction le plus plausible, pourrait aboutir à une augmentation de leur concentration interne et donc de leur toxicité. L'objectif de cette étude était de caractériser les interactions métaboliques entre le TOL, l'HEX, le CHX et l'ISO, en utilisant les préparations microsomiales de foie de rat. Nous avons donc étudié le potentiel d'inhibition du métabolisme du TOL par HEX, CHX et ISO, aussi bien que l'inhibition du métabolisme du HEX par TOL, CHX et ISO. Initialement, la mesure du coefficient de partage milieu : air (pm : air) a aussi été faite pour permettre une estimation des concentrations des inhibiteurs et des substrats dans le milieu d'incubation (CHX : 0,23 ISO : 0,21 TOL : 2,35 et HEX : 0,04). Aussi en mesurant le taux de disparition des substrats par chromatographie en phase gazeuse après des incubations de 45 min. pour TOL et de 4 min. pour HEX, le taux de métabolisme a été déterminé pour ces 2 composés incubés individuellement ou en présences des autres COVs. Les résultats suggèrent que le métabolisme du TOL est inhibé de façon compétitive par HEX et de façon incompétitive par CHX et ISO (Ki égale respectivement 0,49, 1,84 et 1,798 μM). L'inhibition de HEX par TOI est de type mixte (Ki = 4,5339 μM), alors que le CHX et l'ISO agissent sur le métabolisme de l'HEX par inhibition compétitive (Ki respectif de 0,75 et 1,54 μM). Ces données in vitro sur les interactions métaboliques pourront être intégrées dans un modèle pharmacocinétique à base physiologique (PBPK) pour prédire la dose interne résultant d'une exposition à ces mélanges chimiques. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : toluène, hexane, cyclohexane, isooctane, métabolisme in vitro

This thesis presents the study of biodegradation factors of a candidate naphthenic acid compound, the trans isomer of 4-methyl-1-cyclohexane carboxylic acid (trans-4MCHCA). Low molecular weight components of naphthenic acids such as trans-4MCHCA are known to be toxic in aquatic environments and there is a need to better understand the factors controlling the kinetics of their biodegradation. In this study, a relatively low molecular weight naphthenic acid compound and a microbial culture developed in our laboratory (primarily Alcaligenes paradoxus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) were used to study the biodegradation of this candidate naphthenic acid. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the kinetic parameters and model the biodegradation of this compound in three bioreactor systems: batch reactors, a continuously stirred tank reactor and immobilized cell reactors. <p>In batch reactors, the maximum specific growth rate (0.52±0.04 d-1) of the consortium at 23oC and neutral pH was not highly variable over various initial substrate concentrations (50 to 750 mg/L). Batch experiments indicated that biodegradation can be achieved at low temperatures; however, the biodegradation rate at 4oC was only 22% of that at room temperature (23oC). Biodegradation at various pH values indicated a maximum specific growth rate of 1.69±0.40 d-1 and yield (0.41±0.06 mg/mg) at a pH of 10. <p>Study of the candidate substrate using a continuously stirred tank reactor and the microbial culture developed in the batch experimentations revealed that the kinetics of the candidate naphthenic acid are best described by the Monod expression with a maximum specific growth rate of 1.74±0.004 d-1 and a half saturation constant of 363±17 mg/L. The continuously stirred tank reactor achieved a maximum reaction rate of 230 mg/(L∙d) at a residence time of 1.6 d-1 (39 h).<p>Two high porosity immobilized cell reactors operating continuously over three months were found to consume trans-4MCHCA at a rate almost two orders of magnitude higher than a continuously stirred tank reactor. The immobilized cell systems attained a maximum reaction rate of 22,000 mg/(L∙d) at a residence time of 16 minutes. High porosity immobilized cell reactors were shown to effectively remove a single naphthenic acid substrate in continuously fed operation to dilution rates of 90 d-1. A plug flow model best represented the degradation in the immobilized cell systems and was demonstrated to be a useful tool for studying the effects of parameter variation and prediction of reactor performance. This work highlights the potential of augmented bioremediation systems for the degradation of naphthenic acids.

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Thesis (M. Sc.)--Carleton University, 1993. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Orientador: Ulf Friedrich Schuchardt / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T15:18:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lima_LilianeSchierde_M.pdf: 699085 bytes, checksum: 864f8f983b1935cceb9fe8d839e3fcf4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O interesse nas reações de oxidação do cicloexano e cicloexeno tem sido foco de muitas pesquisas nos últimos anos, objetivando a busca de reações com maiores rendimentos e seletividades. A rota sintética comercialmente utilizada oxida o cicloexano a cicloexanol e cicloexanona com rendimentos muito baixos (em torno de 4 %), fomentando ainda mais a busca por rotas alternativas de oxidação. O presente trabalho estudou a oxidação direta de cicloexano e cicloexeno a 140ºC e pressões de até 50 bar usando carvões ativados de origem mineral e vegetal como catalisadores. O carvão ativado, por se tratar de um material com uma alta área superficial e de característica hidrofóbica, é compatível com reações de hidrocarbonetos e, então, foi utilizado como catalisador para estas oxidações. As oxidações diretas do cicloexano, nas condições em que foram realizadas, apresentaram resultados de conversão abaixo de 1% e, em alguns casos, com resultados irreprodutíveis. Para as reações de oxidação do cicloexeno, além de algumas mudanças nas condições das reações, foram utilizados como catalisadores carvão ativado impregnados com Pd. As reações apresentaram boas conversões, que variaram de 5 a 90%. Os carvões minerais previamente tratados com ácido clorídrico conduziram a melhores resultados nas oxidações catalíticas do cicloexeno, porém um comportamento inverso foi observado para os carvões vegetais. O Pd impregnado favoreceu a formação da bifenila, alcançando 100% de seletividade para este produto quando usou-se um carvão comercial contendo 5% de Pd. / Abstract: The concerning about cyclohexane and cyclohexene oxidation reactions has been subject of many researches lately, in order to find yielder and more selective reactions. The more common synthetic path at the industry, oxidate the cyclohexane to cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone with very low yield (almost 4%), what stimulates the researches looking for alternatives oxidations paths. The present work has studied the straight oxidation from the cyclohexane and cyclohexene in a temperature of 140°C and pressures until 50 bars using activated carbon, mineral and vegetal origins, as a catalyser. Due the activated carbon is a material with very high surface area and it has also hydrophobic characteristics, it is compatible with hydrocarbons reactions, and then it has been used here as catalyser to this oxidations. The straight cyclohexane oxidations, in that conditions, has showed conversion results lower than 1% and, in some cases, with non reproducible results. To the cyclohexene oxidation reactions, besides some changes in the reactions conditions, it has been used as a catalyser, activated carbon impregnated with Pd. Those reactions showed better conversions, between 5% and 90%. The mineral carbons, previously treated with chloride acid, lead to better results in the catalytic oxidation of the cyclohexene, although an inverse behavior has been observed to the vegetal carbons. The Pd impregnation has helped the biphenyl production, reaching 100% selectivity to this product when using a carbon containing 5% of Pd. / Mestrado / Quimica Organica / Mestre em Química

Laminar flat flame combustion has been studied with molecular-beam mass-spectrometry (MBMS) for a fuel-rich cyclohexane (Ф = 2.003) flame, a fuel-lean toluene (Ф = 0.895), and a fuel-rich toluene (Ф = 1.497) flame. Different hydrocarbon species in these flames were identified, and their mole fraction profiles were measured. The information can be used to propose reaction mechanisms for the different hydrocarbon flames. One MBMS apparatus located at Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was used to identify and measure the mole-fraction profiles of different species in these flames. The MBMS apparatus located at University of Massachusetts Amherst was used to measure the temperature profile of the cyclohexane flame. The temperature profile of two different fuel-rich toluene flames (Ф= 2.02 , Ф = 3.94) and a fuel-lean (Ф=0.452) methane flame were also measured with the UMass apparatus.