Orientador: Ines Joeks / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T13:30:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cardoso_AtiliodeOliveira_D.pdf: 4999395 bytes, checksum: 7096b1378702c52ba1881ec1b2449019 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Crisotila é um silicato de magnésio de hábito fibroso, com fórmula ideal Mg6Si4O10(OH)8 e estrutura 1:1, intercalando camada tetraédrica de tridimita (sílica) com camada octaédrica de hidróxido de magnésio (brucita). Para haver coordenação entre os planos de tridimita e brucita as bicamadas se curvam e se enrolam sobre si mesmas, formando fibrilas cilíndricas com superfície constituída de brucita. As fibrilas se agregam dando origem a fibras que em meio aquoso, sob extensa faixa de pH, possuem potencial zeta positivo, em razão de haver cátions magnésio na superfície, originados por dissociação de ânions hidroxila, o que ocasiona pH de equilíbrio igual a 8,5. Apesar do potencial zeta essencialmente positivo, crisotila é um material sobre o qual aderem, espontaneamente, e em grande quantidade, materiais particulados de natureza negativa ou positiva. Visando compreender as causas do fenômeno, partículas de látex de poliestireno, com superfície negativa, PS-, e positiva, PS+, foram sintetizadas em meio aquoso, na ausência de surfactantes, e utilizadas em experimentos de heterocoagulação com crisotila, variando: i) o grau de desfibrilamento da crisotila, em meio aquoso, através de ação mecânica e através de hidrofobicidade causada por metilação da superfície das fibras usando Si(CH3)2Cl2; ii) o potencial zeta de crisotila através de lavagem com HCl, variação do pH do meio de dispersão usando NaOH e lavagem com solução aquosa de silicato de sódio; iii) a quantidade adicionada de partículas de poliestireno por mg de crisotila; iv) o potencial zeta das partículas de poliestireno através da adsorção de surfactante catiônico brometo de cetil-trimetil-amônio (CTAB). Resultados de análise microscópica via MEV mostraram que a formação de heterocoágulos ocorre preferencialmente sobre fibras de crisotila mais finas e portanto flexíveis, havendo expressiva formação de homocoágulos de látex a partir de aproximadamente 10 partículas por mg de crisotila. De acordo com resultados de medidas de densidade óptica residual de sobrenadantes, os procedimentos que diminuem o grau de desfibrilamento e o potencial zeta de crisotila diminuem a velocidade inicial de formação de heterocoágulos com partículas de PS-. A adsorção de CTAB inibe a adesão de partículas PS- e não interfere na adesão de partículas PS+ sobre crisotila. A heterocoagulação de látex PS- é completamente revertida com a adição de silicato de sódio ao meio de dispersão. Em meio aquoso, silicato de sódio extrai impurezas da crisotila, detectadas por aumento da densidade óptica do meio de dispersão. Partículas de látex PS+ praticamente não aderem sobre crisotila lavada com silicato de sódio. Os resultados indicam que a adesão de partículas negativas sobre crisotila ocorre preferencialmente sobre sítios positivos oriundos de magnésio dissociado de hidroxila, enquanto a adesão de partículas positivas ocorre sobre sítios negativos, ocasionados pela pré-adesão de impurezas durante a etapa de lavagem da crisotila com água. A densidade superficial de sítios positivos é significativa em fibras mais finas e flexíveis, sobre as quais a heterocoagulação ocorre preferencialmente. Sugerese que a homocoagulação seja dependente principalmente da mobilidade de heterocoágulos préformados, que sob agitação do sistema colidem entre si com energia mecânica suficiente para causar a adesão entre as partículas de látex / Abstract: Chrysotile is a magnesium silicate with fibrous habit and ideal formula Mg6Si4O10(OH)8, having 1:1 layered structure of tetrahedral tridimite (silicate) with octahedral brucite (magnesium hydroxide). The layers are curved and rolled, resulting in cylindrical fibrils with brucite in the external surface and tridimite in the hollow internal surface. The fibrils aggregate giving rise to bundles, or fibers, which have a positive zeta-potential in aqueous medium. This results from the Mg occurrence after dissociation of the surface hydroxyl groups. Despite its positive zeta potential, the surface of chrysotile attaches colloidal particles of negative or positive nature. Aiming to understand this phenomenon, polystyrene latex particles, with negative (PS-) and positive (PS+) surface charge, were synthesized in aqueous solution, in the absence of surfactants, and used in experiments of heterocoagulation with chrysotile. The aggregation of the fibers was controled through mechanical action or improved hidrofobicity by metilation of the surface using Si(CH3)2Cl2. The zeta potential of chrysotile was modified by washing with HCl or adding NaOH or sodium silicate aqueous solution. The amount of polystyrene particles was varied and its surface charge adjusted adding cetyl trimethylammonium bromide cationic surfactant (CTAB). Results of microscopic analysis (MEV) showed that the formation of heteroaggregates occurs preferentially on disaggregated fibers, or fibrils, which are the most flexible. Also, an expressive quantity of homoaggregates of latex with approximately 10 particles/mg of chrysotile are formed. According with the results of optical density of the supernatants, procedures that reduce the disaggregation and the zeta-potential of chrysotile decrease the initial rate of formation of heteroaggregates with particles of PS-. The adsorption of CTAB inhibits the adhesion of PS- particles and does not interfere in the adhesion of PS+ particles on chrysotile. The heterocoagulation of PS- latex is completely reverted with the addition of sodium silicate to the dispersion. In aqueous suspension, sodium silicate removes impurities of the chrysotile surface, as detected by the increase in the optical density of the dispersion. Particles of PS+ latex practically will not attach on chrysotile washed with sodium silicate. The results indicate that the adhesion of negative particles on chrysotile occurs preferentially at positive surface sites, while the adhesion of positive particles occurs at the negative surface sites, probably caused by the pre-adhesion of impurities on the chrysotile when washing with water. The surface density of positive sites is more significant in flexible and disaggregated fibers, on which the heterocoagulation occurs preferentially. The homoaggregation of the latex particles seems to be dependent mainly on the mobility of the preformed heteroaggregates, which, under stirring, collide among themselves with enough mechanical energy to cause the adhesion between the latex particles / Doutorado / Físico-Química / Doutor em Ciências

La calcite (carbonate de calcium) est un matériau extrêmement répandu dans les roches telles que le marbre et comme constituant dans des domaines variés (bâtiment, pharmacie, papier, art). La compréhension des propriétés mécaniques des suspensions de calcite constitue une étape importante pour améliorer à la fois leur maniabilité ainsi que les propriétés finales du matériau fabriqué. Cette étude relie les propriétés rhéologiques (élasticité, écoulement) de ces suspensions à leurs interactions microscopiques. Les interactions attractives entre particules de calcite confèrent aux pâtes les propriétés de gels colloidaux caractérisés par un module élastique et une déformation critique, et ce pour une large gamme de concentrations. L'étude de ces grandeurs en fonction de la concentration a permis de mettre en évidence pour la première fois l'existence de deux régimes de déformation (liens forts et faibles) prédits théoriquement et de caractériser la dimension fractale. L'étude des interactions a été réalisée grâce à la mesure du potentiel Zeta des pâtes, du pH et au calcul de la longueur de Debye résultant de la force ionique. L'ajout d'additifs tels que la chaux ou la soude modifie les interactions. La chaux réduit fortement l'élasticité initiale des pâtes, facilitant leur maniabilité et renforçant la réactivité de la pâte en présence de CO2. L'ajout de soude augmente fortement l'attraction entre les particules ce qui se traduit à l'échelle macroscopique par l'existence de bandes de cisaillement. Cette manifestation de l'attraction entre colloïdes à l'échelle macroscopique avait été observée dans des émulsions concentrées mais encore jamais dans les gels colloïdaux / Calcite (calcium carbonate) is an extremely widespread material that can be found naturally in rocks (i.e. marble, limestone) and is employed in many industrial fields such as paper filling, pharmaceutical, art or construction. Understanding the mechanical properties of calcite suspensions is a first step to improve the workability of the paste as well as the final properties of solid mineral materials. Macroscopic characterization of calcite suspensions via rheological measurements are linked to microscopic interactions, via DLVO analysis. Our calcite pastes are weakly attractive systems showing a typical colloidal gel behavior and characterized by an elastic shear modulus and a critical strain. The elastic domain of pure calcite suspensions is characterized for a wide range of volume concentrations. The deformation at the end of linearity exhibits a minimum versus concentration, a major prediction of colloidal gel theory, never verified so far. The interaction forces between particles are tuned by addition of simple ionic species. Rheological measurements are analyzed through DLVO calculations, obtained by chemical speciations and ζ potential measurements on dense suspensions. Addition of calcium hydroxide improves initially the workability of the paste, enhancing the reactivity when in contact with CO2. The role of interaction forces is also evaluated with flow measurements. The addition of sodium hydroxide increases strongly the attraction between particles, inducing shear bands at the macroscopic scale. This correlation is well known for emulsions but never verified so far for colloidal gels

Le fil conducteur des recherches que j'ai effectuées depuis 1995 est la compréhension de la réactivité de surface des oxy-hydroxydes métalliques et de son implication dans les processus de sorption et d'adhésion. J'ai débuté ces recherches par une thèse sur l'étude des interactions des ions iodure avec plusieurs composés du cuivre (oxydes, carbonates et sulfures) par des méthodes spectroscopiques (XPS, Raman) et électrochimiques pour caractériser les composés formés. L'application de ces recherches au stockage souterrain des déchets radioactifs (l'iode étant un vecteur potentiel de contamination) a justifié leur financement par l'ANDRA. Ces premiers travaux m'ont dévoilé l'étendue des études nécessaires à l'avancée des connaissances dans le domaine des interfaces oxydes/solution. Mon embauche au CNRS m'a permis de mettre en œuvre un programme de recherche basé sur une approche multiéchelle (des colloïdes aux substrats massifs) et multitechnique (caractérisation en masse et en surface). Dans une première étape, j'ai utilisé des solides de référence pour améliorer les méthodes de caractérisation acido-basiques et les modèles de complexation de surface. La plate-forme expérimentale du CECM, laboratoire spécialisé dans les matériaux, a permis de réaliser une caractérisation approfondie des solides, au-delà des analyses réalisées habituellement par des chercheurs n'ayant pas un accès direct à ces moyens analytiques (MET, XRD, ATG, XPS,...). J'ai ainsi mis en évidence l'instabilité de la surface de l'alumine gamma en solution, alors que ce composé était utilisé depuis plusieurs dizaines d'années comme un solide de référence. Aidé d'un stagiaire, j'ai synthétisé un hydroxyde d'aluminium (bayerite) avec différentes morphologies pour prendre en compte la cristallographie sur la réactivité de surface, en accord avec les modèles les plus récents. La sorption des anions reste une problématique importante pour le stockage souterrain des déchets radioactifs puisqu'ils seraient les principaux vecteurs de contamination dans la géosphère. Avec une doctorante, nous avons travaillé sur le système sélénite/hématite pour aboutir à la publication de la première étude approfondie sur la sorption de cette espèce anionique du sélénium sur ce minéral. A cette occasion, la nécessité de disposer d'informations spectroscopiques en présence de solution m'a conduit à développer un système permettant de réaliser des spectres infrarouges en mode ATR (réflexion totale atténuée). J'ai ainsi analysé plusieurs systèmes (sulfate, carbonate, uranyle/hématite, uranyle/rutile,...) pour lesquels j'ai obtenu la spéciation des espèces sorbées, notamment en distinguant les complexes de sphère interne et externe. Ces expériences m'ont permis de publier la première étude française avec ce moyen d'investigation de la sorption. Ces études ont été suivies par un séjour de près d'un an à EDF R&D, résultat de la volonté de cette entreprise de développer ses activités de recherche sur la réactivité des produits de corrosion colloïdaux dans les circuits de refroidissement des réacteurs à eau pressurisée (REP), et de mon souhait de renforcer ma connaissance du milieu industriel et de la recherche finalisée. De retour dans un laboratoire CNRS, j'ai appliqué mes compétences sur la sorption aux phénomènes d'adhésion, de la mise en place d'essais en laboratoire jusqu'à l'analyse des retours d'expérience des centrales nucléaires. De manière étonnante, les interactions entre particules colloïdales et matériaux de structure ont fait l'objet de peu d'études, à l'inverse des systèmes modèles (latex/verre, mica,...) dont les conditions expérimentales sont très éloignées des applications. En parallèle à mes activités dédiées à la sorption, j'ai alors porté mes efforts sur cette thématique. Un premier volet a été consacré à la caractérisation acido-basique des matériaux, colloïdaux ou massifs, avec acquisition d'instruments commerciaux ou développement de méthodes originales de mesure de l'adhésion. Cette approche a permis de dégager les processus majeurs à la base de la déposition des particules (interactions électrostatiques et hydrodynamique). La caractérisation de la réactivité des produits de corrosion colloïdaux envers les ion dissous (sulfate, nickel,...) ainsi que la détermination du point de charge nulle ont été réalisées en conditions simplifiés (température ambiante) jusqu'aux conditions industrielles (320°C, présence d'hydrogène).

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Heterogeneity of surfaces is often included in mathematical treatments of colloid transport and deposition as an afterthought, if at all. Most previous models of colloid transport and deposition have employed idealizations and simplifications such as assuming smooth collector surfaces with uniform chemical properties. This research proposes a new heterogeneous interaction model (HIM) to account for colloidal forces between particles and heterogeneous substrates. Extending the approach employed with the HIM, the inclusion of convection and diffusion in the model leads to a Lagrangian particle tracking model (PTM) for predicting colloid transport and deposition on a planar substrate containing one or more protruding asperities in the presence of shear flow. An important part of the PTM is an accurate rendering of the fluid flow field around the model substrate, which is obtained from a numerical solution of the Stokes equations. A simple approximation of the particle-substrate hydrodynamic interactions was developed for the PTM based on the universal hydrodynamic correction functions. This model was employed to quantitatively predict how presence of asperities on a collector can influence the deposition of particles on the substrate in shear flow. Flow field modifications due to the substrate's physical heterogeneity -- coupled with hydrodynamic interactions -- and the lateral migration (colloidal) forces near chemically heterogeneous substrates yield remarkably diverse deposition probabilities and deposit morphologies. The general approach of this research, which involves the use of the HIM in conjunction with the Brownian PTM, results in the first simulation tool of its kind to attempt to quantify deposition on heterogeneous substrates.

Emulsions and foams are thermodynamically unstable dispersions that will eventually succumb to coalescence, leading to phase separation. However the kinetic stability of emulsions and foams can vary from transiently stable systems with lifetimes of seconds to indefinitely stable systems with lifetimes of many years. Understanding and controlling emulsion and foam stability is fundamental to their widespread application in consumer products and industrial processes. Designed stimuliresponsive peptide surfactants that allow the stability of emulsions and foams to be controlled by changes in solution conditions have recently been developed at the University of Queensland. The research objective of this thesis was to establish the mechanism by which these switchable biosurfactants control emulsion and foam stability and hence contribute design rules for future generations of peptide surfactants. In particular, research focused on the control of emulsion coalescence kinetics and the fundamental insights that these peptide-based emulsions provide into the coalescence phenomena. It was proposed that these switchable peptide surfactants allow the mechanical strength of the viscoelastic surfactant layer to be decoupled from other contributions to emulsion stability. It was found that the established Derjaguin– Landau–Vervey–Overbeek (DLVO) theory, which is frequently used as the basis for predicting emulsion stability, was not able to describe the stability switching observed in the peptide-based emulsions. Different designs of peptide surfactant were used to demonstrate that the kinetics of emulsion coalescence could be shifted by changing the interfacial elasticity, clearly illustrating the critical role of the surfactant layer’s mechanical properties in the coalescence mechanism. Where the peptide-surfactant-based emulsions enabled triggering a rapid transition to coalescence from a flocculation stable system it was shown that both the electrostatic repulsion (flocculation barrier) and the interfacial elasticity (coalescence barrier) were switched. This work made use of a number of experimental techniques to study the coalescence mechanism, including the observation of droplet interactions in microfluidic channels. The switchable peptide surfactants were shown to enable triggered coalescence in droplet based microfluidics, something that had hereto with proved an intractable challenge for surfactant containing oil-in-water systems. Having established the importance of the mechanical properties of the adsorbed peptide layer in enabling control over coalescence kinetics, it was of interest to study the effect of adding other surfactant species. Mixed surfactant systems are likely to be encountered in industrial applications or commercial products. The peptide surfactant AM1 was mixed with the common anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and synergistic behaviour was identified, including enhanced interfacial adsorption and reversible association of structures in the bulk solution. Furthermore the interfacial layers formed by AM1-SDS retained the switchable mechanical behaviour despite considerable increases in the absolute mechanical strength.

The dispersion of graphene in 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE), its subsequent attachment at the water-DCE interface and the reduction of oxygen at the water-DCE interface proceeding via interfacial graphene have been investigated. Using addition of an electrolyte which screens surface charge, it was found that electrostatic repulsions play a significant role in determining the kinetic stability of lyophobic non-aqueous graphene dispersions. The onset of aggregation was determined and it was found that dispersions prepared from higher-oxygen content graphite were more stable than those prepared from lower-oxygen content graphite, indicating that oxygen content is important in determining the surface charge on graphene in non-aqueous dispersion. The presence of organic electrolyte was also found to promote assembly of graphene into a coherent film at the liquid-liquid interface. Measurement of the liquid-liquid interfacial tension and three-phase contact angle revealed that the energetics of particle attachment did not change in the presence of organic electrolyte, thus indicating a mechanism of inter-particle electrostatic repulsion minimisation through surface charge screening. Interfacial graphene was found to display a catalytic effect toward the oxygen reduction reaction at the water-DCE interface. A bipolar cell was developed which showed that this reaction occurs heterogeneously, with graphene acting as a conduit for electrons across the water-DCE interface.

The extended DLVO theory was used to develop a flotation model by considering both hydrodynamic and surface forces involved in the process. A stream function was used to estimate the kinetic energies for thinning the water films between bubbles and particles, which were compared with the energy barriers, created by surface forces, to determine the probability of adhesion. A general expression for the probability of detachment was derived from similar mechanism for chemical reaction, and the kinetic energy for detachment was estimated with French and Wilson's model. The hydrophobic force parameter (K132) calculated from the rate constants of single bubble flotation tests showed that, K132 for bubble-particle interaction were close to the geometric means of K131 for particle-particle interactions and K232 for bubble-bubble interaction, indicating that the combining rules developed for dispersion forces may be useful for hydrophobic forces. The model was used to predict flotation results as functions of several important parameters such as contact angle, double-layer potentials, particle size, bubble size, etc. The predictions were consistent with experience, and could be explained in view of the various subprocesses considered in the model development. Furthermore, the model suggested optimum conditions for achieving the maximum separation efficiency. The extended DLVO theory was also used to determine the hydrophobic force between two oil/solution interfaces from the equilibrium film thicknesses of dodecylammonium chloride (RNH3Cl) solutions obtained using Thin Film Balance (TFB) technique. The results showed that, the oil droplets were inherently hydrophobic, and the hydrophobic force played an important role in the stability of emulsions. This force decreased with increasing surfactant concentration, and also changed with pH and the addition of electrolyte. The interfacial area occupied by molecules indicated that, the dodecane molecules might present between two surfactant ions at interface, thus the hydrophobicity of oil/solution interface was less sensitive to the addition of the surfactant than that of air/solution interface. Thermodynamic analysis suggested that, there might exist a relationship between the interfacial hydrophobicity and the interfacial tension. / Ph. D.

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