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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Estudo da degradação do dietil ftalato por processo eletroquímico com ânodo dimensionalmente estável em sistemas aquosos / Study of the degradation of diethyl phthalate by electrochemical process with anode dimensionally stable in aqueous systems

Medina, Ana Maria Barbosa 25 April 2016 (has links)
Os ésteres de ftalato (PAEs) são compostos produzidos em grandes quantidades, amplamente utilizados industrialmente como agentes plastificantes. Seus resíduos são lixiviados pela água tornando-se poluentes orgânicos persistentes (POPs) no meio ambiente aquoso, além de apresentar características de interferência endócrina. O dietil ftalato (DEP) é frequentemente encontrado nas amostras ambientais, pois possui elevada solubilidade na água e pode ser gerado durante a degradação de outros PAEs. Assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo a degradação do dietil ftalato em meio aquoso por método eletroquímico utilizando um ânodo dimensionalmente estável (ADE) comercial representado como Ti/Ru0,3Ti0,7O2 em uma célula do tipo filtro-prensa. As eletrólises foram de 120 minutos contendo uma concentração inicial de 100,3 mg L-1 de DEP, pH inicial igual a 3, a temperatura em 25 °C e vazão em 250 mL min-1. Os experimentos foram feitos utilizando planejamento fatorial do tipo 32 com duas réplicas no ponto central, apresentando como variáveis independentes a densidade de corrente (10, 25 e 40 mA cm-2) e o logaritmo em base 10 da forca iônica do eletrólito suporte, NaCl e Na2SO4 (µ = 0,05, 0,15 e 0,5 mol L-1), com o intuito de estudar o efeito da densidade de corrente, concentração e natureza do eletrólito para determinar a melhor condição de degradação do dietil ftalato. O monitoramento da concentração do DEP foi feito com cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) e a mineralização foi acompanhada pelas análises de carbono orgânico total (COT). Foram obtidas maiores porcentagens de remoção e mineralização com uso das maiores densidades de corrente e na presença de altas concentrações de NaCl em comparação com Na2SO4. Dessa maneira, se obteve remoção de 63,2 % e mineralização de 63,9 % em solução 0,5 mol L-1 NaCl e densidade de corrente de 40 mA cm-2, enquanto que para Na2SO4 (µ = 0,5 mol L-1) e 40 mA cm-2 foi removido 51,3 % e mineralizado 53,0 % de DEP. O mecanismo de degradação de DEP foi determinado em meio de NaCl e Na2SO4, através de CLAE-MS nas condições citadas anteriormente, identificando-se os íons moleculares de m/z 149 e 177 em ambos eletrólitos, correspondentes ao anidrido ftálico protonado e ao aduto do anidrido ftálico com C(2)H(5)(+) respectivamente, íons característicos da fragmentação do DEP, além do íon m/z 239 em Na2SO4 correspondente ao dietil 3-hidroxiftalato. A degradação do DEP acontece através da cadeia alifática. / Phthalate esters (PAEs) are compounds produced in large amounts industrially widely used as plasticizers. Their waste are leached by water becoming persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the aqueous environment, besides having endocrine disrupting characteristics. Diethyl phthalate (DEP) is frequently found in environmental samples, it has high solubility in water and can be generated during the degradation of other PAEs. This work studied the degradation of diethyl phthalate in aqueous media by electrochemical method using a commercial dimensionally stable anode (ADE) represented as Ti/Ru0,3Ti0,7O2 in a filter-press flow cell. The electrolysis were carried out during 120 minutes containing an initial concentration of 100.3 mg L-1 DEP, initial pH = 3, temperature at 25 °C and flow rate of 250 ml min-1. The experiments were performed using factorial design 32 with two replicas at the midpoint, with as independent variables the current density (10, 25 and 40 mA cm-2) and the logarithm base 10 of the ionic strength of the electrolyte, NaCl and Na2SO4 (µ = 0.05, 0.15 and 0.5 mol L-1), in order to study the effect of current density, concentration and nature of the electrolyte to determine the best diethyl phthalate degradation condition. The monitoring of DEP concentration was made by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the mineralization was accompanied by total organic carbon (TOC) analysis. They obtained higher percentages of removal and mineralization with the use of higher current densities and in the presence of high concentrations of NaCl in comparison with Na2SO4. Thus, there was obtained the removal of 63.2 % and 63.9 % mineralization in 0.5 mol L-1 NaCl and current density of 40 mA cm-2, whereas for Na2SO4 (µ = 0.5 mol L-1) and 40 mA cm-2 was removed 51.3 % and 53.0% mineralized DEP. The DEP degradation mechanism was determined in NaCl and Na2SO4, by HPLC-MS under the conditions mentioned above, identifying the molecular ion of m/z 149 and 177 on both electrolytes, corresponding to protonated phthalic anhydride and an adduct of phthalic anhydride with C(2)H(5)(+), respectively, characteristic ions of DEP fragmentation, besides the ion m/z 239 over Na2SO4 corresponding to diethyl 3-hydroxyphthalate. The DEP degradation takes place through the aliphatic chain.
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Estudo da degradação do dietil ftalato por processo eletroquímico com ânodo dimensionalmente estável em sistemas aquosos / Study of the degradation of diethyl phthalate by electrochemical process with anode dimensionally stable in aqueous systems

Ana Maria Barbosa Medina 25 April 2016 (has links)
Os ésteres de ftalato (PAEs) são compostos produzidos em grandes quantidades, amplamente utilizados industrialmente como agentes plastificantes. Seus resíduos são lixiviados pela água tornando-se poluentes orgânicos persistentes (POPs) no meio ambiente aquoso, além de apresentar características de interferência endócrina. O dietil ftalato (DEP) é frequentemente encontrado nas amostras ambientais, pois possui elevada solubilidade na água e pode ser gerado durante a degradação de outros PAEs. Assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo a degradação do dietil ftalato em meio aquoso por método eletroquímico utilizando um ânodo dimensionalmente estável (ADE) comercial representado como Ti/Ru0,3Ti0,7O2 em uma célula do tipo filtro-prensa. As eletrólises foram de 120 minutos contendo uma concentração inicial de 100,3 mg L-1 de DEP, pH inicial igual a 3, a temperatura em 25 °C e vazão em 250 mL min-1. Os experimentos foram feitos utilizando planejamento fatorial do tipo 32 com duas réplicas no ponto central, apresentando como variáveis independentes a densidade de corrente (10, 25 e 40 mA cm-2) e o logaritmo em base 10 da forca iônica do eletrólito suporte, NaCl e Na2SO4 (µ = 0,05, 0,15 e 0,5 mol L-1), com o intuito de estudar o efeito da densidade de corrente, concentração e natureza do eletrólito para determinar a melhor condição de degradação do dietil ftalato. O monitoramento da concentração do DEP foi feito com cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) e a mineralização foi acompanhada pelas análises de carbono orgânico total (COT). Foram obtidas maiores porcentagens de remoção e mineralização com uso das maiores densidades de corrente e na presença de altas concentrações de NaCl em comparação com Na2SO4. Dessa maneira, se obteve remoção de 63,2 % e mineralização de 63,9 % em solução 0,5 mol L-1 NaCl e densidade de corrente de 40 mA cm-2, enquanto que para Na2SO4 (µ = 0,5 mol L-1) e 40 mA cm-2 foi removido 51,3 % e mineralizado 53,0 % de DEP. O mecanismo de degradação de DEP foi determinado em meio de NaCl e Na2SO4, através de CLAE-MS nas condições citadas anteriormente, identificando-se os íons moleculares de m/z 149 e 177 em ambos eletrólitos, correspondentes ao anidrido ftálico protonado e ao aduto do anidrido ftálico com C(2)H(5)(+) respectivamente, íons característicos da fragmentação do DEP, além do íon m/z 239 em Na2SO4 correspondente ao dietil 3-hidroxiftalato. A degradação do DEP acontece através da cadeia alifática. / Phthalate esters (PAEs) are compounds produced in large amounts industrially widely used as plasticizers. Their waste are leached by water becoming persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the aqueous environment, besides having endocrine disrupting characteristics. Diethyl phthalate (DEP) is frequently found in environmental samples, it has high solubility in water and can be generated during the degradation of other PAEs. This work studied the degradation of diethyl phthalate in aqueous media by electrochemical method using a commercial dimensionally stable anode (ADE) represented as Ti/Ru0,3Ti0,7O2 in a filter-press flow cell. The electrolysis were carried out during 120 minutes containing an initial concentration of 100.3 mg L-1 DEP, initial pH = 3, temperature at 25 °C and flow rate of 250 ml min-1. The experiments were performed using factorial design 32 with two replicas at the midpoint, with as independent variables the current density (10, 25 and 40 mA cm-2) and the logarithm base 10 of the ionic strength of the electrolyte, NaCl and Na2SO4 (µ = 0.05, 0.15 and 0.5 mol L-1), in order to study the effect of current density, concentration and nature of the electrolyte to determine the best diethyl phthalate degradation condition. The monitoring of DEP concentration was made by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the mineralization was accompanied by total organic carbon (TOC) analysis. They obtained higher percentages of removal and mineralization with the use of higher current densities and in the presence of high concentrations of NaCl in comparison with Na2SO4. Thus, there was obtained the removal of 63.2 % and 63.9 % mineralization in 0.5 mol L-1 NaCl and current density of 40 mA cm-2, whereas for Na2SO4 (µ = 0.5 mol L-1) and 40 mA cm-2 was removed 51.3 % and 53.0% mineralized DEP. The DEP degradation mechanism was determined in NaCl and Na2SO4, by HPLC-MS under the conditions mentioned above, identifying the molecular ion of m/z 149 and 177 on both electrolytes, corresponding to protonated phthalic anhydride and an adduct of phthalic anhydride with C(2)H(5)(+), respectively, characteristic ions of DEP fragmentation, besides the ion m/z 239 over Na2SO4 corresponding to diethyl 3-hydroxyphthalate. The DEP degradation takes place through the aliphatic chain.
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The implications of wicked problems for the legitimacy of European environmental policy development : the case of environmental risks from the pharmaceutical endocrine disrupter, 17α-ethinyl oestradiol, under the European Water Framework Directive

Gardner Le Gars, Joanne Claire January 2018 (has links)
The issue of environmental risks from the pharmaceutical endocrine disrupter 17 alpha-ethinyl oestradiol (EE2), which is an active ingredient in the contraceptive pill, confronts government responsibilities for citizens' health with potential environmental risks from its presence in aquatic ecosystems. Further to a risk appraisal process conducted under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) between 2006 and 2012, the European Commission recommended the imposition of an environmental quality standard for EE2. In 2013, this recommendation was rejected by politicians. The outcome was both contested and commended. The UK Government was particularly vehement in its opposition and claimed that the risk assessment process for EE2 was not robust. The UK Government also insisted that it had swayed opinion of other EU Member States to convince them that action for EE2 was not proportionate given the extremely elevated costs of risk control options. At the present time, environmental policy for EE2 and other endocrine disrupters remains resolutely ineffective. Despite three distinct policy interventions recommending precautionary action for EE2 during the past twenty years, emissions of this potent, oestrogenic endocrine disrupter continue unabated. This thesis explains why European politicians rejected the European Commission’s risk governance recommendations for EE2 in 2013 under the Water Framework Directive. This comprises its principal empirical contribution. A novel analytical framework which draws on insights from the policy sciences, risk governance and wicked problems literature is developed. This framework is employed to determine whether the policy outcome for EE2, and the decision-making processes that preceded it, were legitimate. The research findings in this respect advance understanding of the implications of specific properties of wicked problems, of which it is argued, EE2 is an example, for the legitimacy of decision-making processes during the risk appraisal and political phases of policy development in Europe. This comprises the principle theoretical contribution of the thesis. Recommendations to promote more effective and legitimate policy development for wicked problems in similar multi-level governance contexts are also made.

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