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Argentina cuenta con una gran extensión de ambientes áridos y semiáridos, muchos bajo riego y con marcados problemas de desertificación, siendo fundamental la incorporación de materia orgánica para restaurar o mejorar las propiedades químicas, físicas y biológicas de los suelos. En estas mismas regiones coexisten agroindustrias que producen una gran cantidad de residuos que no son correctamente manejados, constituyendo fuentes de contaminación y que podrían ser reciclados dentro del proceso productivo en forma directa o tratados, tanto aeróbica (compostaje) como anaeróbicamente (biometanización). En esta tesis se complementaron determinaciones químicas básicas con espectroscopia UV-Visible e IR para mejorar la caracterización de los materiales e inferir su biodegradabilidad, se evaluó el efecto de la aplicación de materiales sin procesar y tratados, sobre el sistema suelo-planta utilizando la lechuga como cultivo indicador de fitotoxicidad y fertilidad. Se evaluó la activación de la microbiota y la dinámica de C a corto plazo, el efecto sobre las dinámicas de C, N y P y las comunidades procariotas en el mediano plazo bajo condiciones controladas y el efecto sobre las sustancias húmicas. Sin tratamientos fisicoquímicos previos complejos, y de forma rápida y económica, fue posible hacer una evaluación cualitativa de los componentes de los efluentes a través de sus grupos funcionales y de las interacciones entre solubilidad, peso molecular y complejidad estructural, por medio de ambos métodos espectroscópicos. Los residuos sin procesar presentaron una gran diversidad en el contenido y composición de la materia orgánica. Tanto la digestión anaeróbica como el compostaje generaron productos con mayor uniformidad que los materiales sin procesar y cada tratamiento le confirió características particulares a cada producto (digerido o compost). Los digeridos anaeróbicos presentaron una gran proporción de N inorgánico, y una alta relación N/P, mientras que los compost presentaron la situación inversa. Adicionalmente el incremento en los niveles de Ni producido por los digeridos se limita al aportado como N-NH4+ y no a su posterior mineralización, en contraposición a los compost donde el mayor aporte es por mineralización. Digeridos y compost podrían utilizarse en forma combinada para mejorar la sincronización entre la disponibilidad de nutrientes y la demanda de los cultivos. Adicionalmente, los digeridos contienen una fracción de C muy lábil compuesta principalmente por ácidos orgánicos de cadena corta y una fracción de C recalcitrante conformada por el material lignificado no degradado y polifenoles condensados. Al ser aplicado al suelo genera una rápida activación de la microbiota seguida de una rápida estabilización, generando inmovilización de C, sin modificar la abundancia de las comunidades procariotas. El aporte de N inicial estimuló a las bacterias oxidadoras del amoniaco, quienes presentaron mayor respuesta a la aplicación de los tratamientos. El digerido de cerdo incrementó el rendimiento vegetal de manera similar a los fertilizantes químicos. El biochar y el digerido de cerdo presentaron una gran complementariedad, el primero como fuente de C estable y el segundo como fuente de N y otros nutrientes disponibles. La aplicación combinada adelantó la estabilización del biochar, incrementó la disponibilidad promedio de N y la relación P lábil/ P no lábil. / Argentina has a wide range of arid and semi-arid environments, many of them under irrigation and with desertification problems. The incorporation of organic matter to restore or improve the chemical, physical and biological soil properties is crucial in those areas. Intensive agroindustrial systems (dairy farms, feed lot, pig breeding and food processing plants) coexist in these regions, providing large quantity of organic wastes that are not properly managed and constitute a source of pollution. Recycling within the productive systems, either directly or after treatment, is a more sustainable option. This thesis complemented basic chemical determinations with IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy to improve the characterization of materials and infer their biodegradability, assessed the effect of the application of raw materials and processed on the Soil-Plant system using lettuce as a crop indicator of fitotoxicity and fertility. The microbial activities and C dynamics in the short term, the effect on the dynamics of C, N, P and prokaryotes communities in the medium term under controlled conditions and the effect on humic substances were assessed. It is possible to easily make a qualitative evaluation of the effluent components through their functional groups and the interactions between solubility, molecular weight and structural complexity, by means of both spectroscopic methods, rapidly and without previous complex physicochemical treatments. The wastes without process present a complex and variable composition. Both, anaerobic digestion and aerobic processing (composting) generated products with greater uniformity than raw materials, and each treatment gave particular characteristics to the resulting product (digestate or compost). The anaerobic digestate showed a large proportion of inorganic N, and a high N/P ratio, while the compost presented the reverse situation. Additionally, the increase in the levels of inorganic N produced by the digestates is limited to the contribution as NH4+-N and not to its subsequent mineralization, as opposed to the compost, where the greatest contribution is by mineralization. Digestates and compost could be used in a combined way to improve the synchronization between nutrient availability and crop demand. Additionally, the digestates contain a fraction of very labile C, composed mainly of short-chain organic acids and a fraction of recalcitrant C, composed by the non degraded lignified material and condensed polyphenols. When applied to the soil they generate a rapid microbiota activation followed by a rapid stabilization, resulting in immobilization of C, although prokaryotes communities’ abundance remains unchanged. The N initial contribution stimulates the ammonia oxidizing bacteria, which presented a greater response to the treatments application. Pig digestate increased plant yield in a similar way to chemical fertilizers. Biochar and pig digestate presented good complementarity, the first as a source of stable C and the second as a source of N and other available nutrients. The combined application improves the stabilization of biochar, increased the N availability and the P labile/P recalcitrant ratio.

The following work describes the instrumentation and application of hyphenated FT-IR techniques specifically involving supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), and liquid chromatography (LC). Three studies are presented. The first involves the application of SFE/FT-IR towards the extraction of finishes from textile fibers. SFE has previously been applied to less complex finish systems. The proposed method making use of intermediate trapping is viable for more complex systems that show limited solubility in a supercritical fluid. Quantification of the percent finish on yarn was performed and results were favorable when compared with plant data. The range of applications was expanded to on-line SFE/SFC in the extraction and analysis of components from the polymer matrix itself. SFE/SFC/FT-IR was used to identify extractable components from a variety of Nylons. Following identification of one of the primary extractables, caprolactam, SFE/SFC was used to quantitate the amount of residual starting material in a Nylon copolymer. The second study involves the extractables in polystyrene which is a softer polymer with respect to solubility of components in supercritical CO ₂. Dimers and trimers as well as processing agents were identified via FT-IR with relatively mild supercritical extraction conditions. Following these two studies was the expansion of hyphenated FT -IR to mobile phase elimination. A system optimization was carried out using polymer additive standards. The effects of nebulizer flow, sheath flow, and sheath temperature were shown. The data were analyzed at in terms of library matches as well as GramSchmidt reconstruction peak heights. Peak intensities were the primary source for choosing optimum conditions. Under optimized conditions, approximately 200 ng of analyte were analyzed and found to be above the limit of detection. The applicability of the interface was demonstrated by the identification/analysis of triclosan, an antibacterial agent, in Colgate toothpaste. Aside from the identification of the analyte this study was used to show the effect of deposition parameters such as disk rotation rate as well as the effectiveness of FT-IR spectral library searches. The analysis of triglycerides was also carried out to show the effectiveness of using LC/FTIR for viscous liquids which are difficult analytes to deposit onto a solid substrate. Using this FT-IR technique allowed one to look at the degree of saturation/unsaturation in an olive oil sample. The linearity of the method was shown using a set of triglyceride standards. Lastly, the feasibility of using the commercially manufactured mobile phase elimination interface for SFC was demonstrated. Additive standard was deposited using both pure and methanol modified CO₂. No effluent split mechanism was used for decompressed flows up to 150 mL/min. Detection limits are proposed to fall in the low (10 - 25) ng range. The infrared spectra are enhanced over those acquired with a flow cell interface because CO₂ absorbance bands no longer obscure a portion of the analyte absorption spectrum. / Ph. D.

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Os vanadosilicatos foram nomeados seguindo a numeração dos SDAs utilizados em suas sínteses (VN1 a VN8). As caracterizações físico-químicas dos vanadosilicatos foram realizadas utilizando-se técnicas como difração de raios-X (DRX), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), espectroscopia no infravermelho (FT-IR), espectroscopia Raman, espectroscopia no UV – Visível e ressonância magnética nuclear com rotação em torno do ângulo mágico (RMN-MAS) no estado sólido para os núcleos de 13C, 29Si e 51V. Os resultados experimentais indicam que as moléculas orgânicas podem atuar como agentes direcionadores de estrutura (SDAs). Os SDAs 1, 3, 4 e 5 direcionaram a formação dos vanadosilicatos VN1, VN3, VN4 e VN5 isomorfos ao titaniosilicato ETS-10 e ao vanadosilicato do tipo AM-6, enquanto os SDAs 2, 6, 7 e 8 direcionam a estrutura de novos vanadosilicatos (VN2, VN6, VN7 e VN8). Evidências experimentais da incorporação de vanádio na estrutura cristalina dos materiais foram obtidas por FT-IR, UV – Visível, 29Si RMN-MAS. Na espectroscopia no infravermelho (FT-IR) o sinal localizado na frequência 870 cm-1 é proveniente da vibração da ligação V-O e o sinal centrado na frequência 1030 cm-1 é proveniente da vibração dos grupos vanadila. Na espectroscopia no UV – Visível o comprimento de onda 600 nm representa os grupos vanadila e os comprimentos onda 450 e 545 nm indicam a presença de vanádios em coordenação octaédrica distorcida (VN2) e ordenada (VN1, VN3 e VN4), respectivamente. E no caso do RMN de 29Si o sinal centralizado em -93 ppm é proveniente de núcleos de silício da forma Si(3Si, 1V), estes dados comprovam a incorporação do vanádio na rede cristalográfica do material microporoso. A espectroscopia no UV – Visível juntamente com a ressonância magnética nuclear de 29Si sugerem que os vanadosilicatos isomorfos ao titaniosilicato VN1, VN3, VN4 e VN5 apresentam uma rede cristalográfica mais ordenada que os vanadosilicatos VN2, VN6, VN7 e VN8. Visto que a espectroscopia no UV – Visível indica que os octaedros VO6 dos vanadosilicatos isomorfos ao ETS-10 são mais regulares que os octaedros de vanádio dos novos vanadosilicatos, e os resultados experimentais de RMN-MAS de 29Si revelam que os vanadosilicatos isomorfos ao ETS-10 apresentam somente o sinal centralizado em -93 ppm, proveniente de núcleos de silício da forma Si(3Si, 1V), enquanto os novos vanadosilicatos apresentam, além do sinal centralizado em -93 ppm, um novo sinal centralizado em -110 ppm, proveniente de núcleos de silício da forma Si(4Si, 0V). / New vanadosilicates were synthesized in this work. They have been synthesized using organic molecules derivatives of 3,5-dimethylpiperidine (SDAs 1 – 4) and 2,6-dimethylpiperidine (SDAs 5 – 8) in their reactional mixture. The vanadosilicates were named using the same numbers of the SDA used in their synthesis (VN1 to VN8). Physicochemical characterization of the new vanadosilicates was carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, UV – Visible spectroscopy (UV – Vis), solid state 13C, 29Si and 51V magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy. The experimental results suggest that the organic molecules can act as structure directing agents (SDAs). The SDAs 1, 3, 4 and 5 directed the synthesis to the formation of vanadosilicates VN1, VN3, VN4 and VN5 isomorphs to titanosilicate ETS-10 and vanadosilicate AM-6; on the other hand the SDAs 2, 6, 7 and 8 show selectivity to the formation of new vanadosilicates (VN2, VN6, VN7 and VN8). Experimental evidences of the vanadium incorporation into the vanadosilicate framework were obtained by FT-IR, UV – Vis and 29Si MAS NMR. The infrared spectroscopy has a signal at the frequency of 870 cm-1 designed to the vibration of V-O bond and the signal at the frequency of 1030 cm-1 designed to the vibration of vanadyl groups. The UV – Vis spectroscopy reveals the presence of vanadyl groups at 600 nm and the wavelengths 450 and 545 nm indicate the presence of distorted (VN2) and ordely (VN1, VN3 and VN4) octahedrally coordinated vanadium, respectively. And the 29Si MAS NMR shows a chemical shift centred at -93 ppm assigned to the Si(3Si, 1V) neighbourhood. UV – Vis spectroscopy and 29Si MAS NMR evidence that the vanadosilicates VN1, VN3, VN4 and VN5, isomorphs to ETS-10, show their framework more crystalline than the new vanadosilicates framework (VN2, VN6, VN7 and VN8). This affirmative is supported by both UV – Vis and 29Si MAS NMR data. UV – Vis data indicates that VO6 octahedra in vanadosilicates isomorphs to ETS- 10 are more regular than the VO6 octahedra in the new vanadosilicates. 29Si MAS NMR experimental data shows that vanadosilicates isomorphs to ETS-10 have only one chemical shift centred at -93 ppm, assigned to the Si(3Si, 1V) neighbourhood, while the new vanadosilicates have two chemical shifts that one centred at -93 ppm and other centred at -110 ppm assigned to Si(4Si, 0V) neighbourhood.

Le domaine de la bioénérgétique traîte de la circulation et de la transformation de l’énergie dans et entre des organismes et leur environnement. Dans ce manuscrit de thèse, la respiration cellulaire et plus particulièrement la première enzyme de la chaîne respiratoire, la NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complexe I) ont été étudiées, dans l’objectif de clarifier sa fonction et son implication dans certaines maladies. Dans une première partie, la création d’une sonde impliquant l’enzyme immobilisée de façon biomimétique est décrite. La caractérisation de ce système est effectuée via spectroscopie infrarouge par exaltation de surface (SEIRAS) couplée à de l’électrochimie. Sa réponse à l’ajout de substrats et d’inhibiteurs est ensuite présentée. Dans une seconde partie, l’interaction du Complexe I avec des lipides et des inhibiteurs (Zn2+ et NADH-OH) ainsi que le rôle d’une Tyrosine située au site de fixation du NADH ont été étudiés par spectroscopies IR et UV-Vis différentielles induites par électrochimie. L’exploration des résultats obtenus sous un angle structural a finalement permis de proposer un modèle pour le mécanisme de couplage entre la réduction d’ubiquinone et le pompage de protons par le Complexe I. / The field of bioenergetics deals with the flow and transformation of energy within and between living organisms and their environment. The work presented in this thesis report focuses on cellular respiration and more specifically on the first enzyme of the respiratory chain, NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Complex I). This was done to clarify details about its function and its implication in disease. First, the creation of a sensor involving the biomimetically immobilized enzyme is presented and probed through a combination of surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) and electrochemistry. This sensor is then tested against different substrates and inhibitors. In a second part, the interaction of Complex I with lipids, inhibitors (Zn2+ and NADH-OH) and the role of a Tyrosine residue situated in the NADH binding pocket are investigated through electrochemically induced UV-Vis and FTIR difference spectroscopies. The results gathered through these experiments are then explored under a structural perspective and a coupling mechanism between quinone reduction and proton translocation by Complex I is proposed.

This master´s thesis is focused on measurement of optical properties of thin layer of materials used in organic solar cells (OSC). The usage of graphene oxides and its reduced forms as parts of hole transport layer (HLT) in OSC were studied. At the beginning of the thesis, there is described basic theory necessary to understand the optical properties of thin layers. The thin layer deposition and reduction of GO are discussed too. The experimental part is aimed to the optical characterization of prepared thin films. The results from optical microscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and spectroscopic ellipsometry were obtained. At the end of the thesis, the results are concluded and compared with already published literature.

The migration behavior of actinides and other radioactive contaminants in the environment is controlled by prominent molecular phenomena such as hydrolysis and complexation reactions in aqueous solutions as well as the diffusion and sorption onto minerals present along groundwater flow paths. These reactions significantly influence the mobility and bioavailability of the metal ions in the environment, in particular at liquid-solid interfaces. Hence, for the assessment of migration processes the knowledge of the mechanisms occurring at interfaces is crucial. The required structural information can be obtained using various spectroscopic techniques. In the present study, the speciation of uranium(VI) and neptunium(V) at environmentally relevant mineral – water interfaces of oxides of titania, alumina, silica, zinc, and alumosilicates has been investigated by the application of attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy. Moreover, the distribution of the hydrolysis products in micromolar aqueous solutions of U(VI) and Np(V/VI) at ambient atmosphere has been characterized for the first time, by a combination of ATR FT-IR spectroscopy, near infrared (NIR) absorption spectroscopy, and speciation modeling applying updated thermodynamic databases. From the infrared spectra, a significant change of the U(VI) speciation is derived upon lowering the U(VI) concentration from the milli- to the micromolar range, strongly suggesting the dominance of monomeric U(VI) hydrolysis products in the micromolar solutions. In contradiction to the predicted speciation, monomeric hydroxo species are already present at pH ≥ 2.5 and become dominant at pH 3. At higher pH levels (> 6), a complex speciation is evidenced including carbonate containing complexes. For the first time, spectroscopic results of Np(VI) hydrolysis reactions are provided in the submillimolar concentration range and at pH values up to 5.3, and they are comparatively discussed with U(VI). For both actinides, the formation of similar species is suggested at pH ≤ 4, whereas at higher pH, the infrared spectra evidence structurally different species. At pH 5, the formation of a carbonate-containing dimeric complex, that is (NpO2)2CO3(OH)3−, is strongly suggested, whereas carbonate complexation occurs only under more alkaline conditions in the U(VI) system. The results from the experiments of the sorption processes clearly demonstrate the formation of stable U(VI) surface complexes at all investigated mineral phases. This includes several metal oxides, namely TiO2, Al2O3, and SiO2, serving as model systems for the elucidation of more complex mineral systems, and several alumosilicates, such as kaolinite, muscovite and biotite. From a multiplicity of in situ experiments, the impact of sorbent characteristics and variations in the aqueous U(VI) system on the sorption processes was considered. A preferential formation of an inner-sphere complex is derived from the spectra of the TiO2 and SiO2 phases. In addition, since the in situ FT-IR experiments provide an online monitoring of the absorption changes of the sorption processes, the course of the formation of the U(VI) surface complexes can be observed spectroscopically. It is shown that after prolonged sorption time on TiO2, resulting in a highly covered surface, outer-sphere complexation predominates the sorption processes. The prevailing crystallographic modification, namely anatase and rutile, does not significantly contribute to the spectra, whereas surface specific parameters, e.g. surface area or porosity are important. A significant different surface complexation is observed for Al2O3. The formation of inner-spheric species is assumed at low U(VI) surface coverage which is fostered at low pH, high ionic strength and short contact times. At proceeded sorption the surface complexation changes. From the spectra, an outer-spheric coordination followed by surface precipitation or polymerization is deduced. Moreover, in contrast to TiO2, the appearance of ternary U(VI) carbonate complexes on the γ-Al2O3 surface is suggested. The first results of the surface reactions on more complex, naturally occurring minerals (kaolinite, muscovite and biotite) show the formation of U(VI) inner-sphere sorption complexes. These findings are supported by the spectral information of the metal oxide surfaces. In this work, first spectroscopic results from sorption of aqueous Np(V) on solid mineral phases are provided. It is shown that stable inner-sphere surface species of NpO2+ are formed on TiO2. Outer-sphere complexation is found to play a minor role due to the pH independence of the sorption species throughout the pH range 4 – 7.6. The comparative spectroscopic experiments of Np(V) sorption onto TiO2, SiO2, and ZnO indicate structurally similar bidentate surface complexes. The multiplicity of IR spectroscopic experiments carried out within this study yields a profound collection of spectroscopic data which will be used as references for future investigations of more complex sorption systems in aqueous solution. Furthermore, from a methodological point of view, this study comprehensively extends the application of ATR FT-IR spectroscopic experiments to a wide range in the field of radioecology. The results obtained in this work contribute to a better understanding of the geochemical interactions of actinides, in particular U(VI) and Np(V/VI), in the environment. Consequently, more reliable predictions of actinides migration which are essential for the safety assessment of nuclear waste repositories can be performed. / Das Migrationsverhalten von Aktiniden und anderen radioaktiven Schadstoffen in der Umwelt wird von wichtigen molekularen Prozessen entlang der Grundwasserfließwege reguliert. Dazu gehören sowohl die Hydrolyse und Komplexierung in wässrigen Lösungen als auch Diffusion und Sorption der Schwermetalle an Mineralen. Diese Reaktionen beeinflussen entscheidend die Mobilität und Bioverfügbarkeit der Metallionen in der Umwelt, insbesondere an den fest-flüssig Grenzflächen. Genaue Kenntnisse über die an diesen Grenzflächen stattfindenden Mechanismen sind somit entscheidend, um Migrationsprozesse verlässlich abschätzen zu können. Die benötigten strukturellen Informationen können mit verschiedenen spektroskopischen Techniken ermittelt werden. Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war die Untersuchung der Speziation von Uran(VI) und Neptunium(V) an umweltrelevanten Grenzflächen von Oxiden des Titans, Aluminiums, Siliziums und Zinks und von Alumosilikaten mittels ATR FT-IR Spektroskopie. Des Weiteren wurde die Verteilung aquatischer Spezies in mikromolaren Lösungen des U(VI) und Np(V/VI) unter Normalbedingungen charakterisiert. Diese erstmalige Untersuchung wurde mit einer Kombination aus Speziationsmodellierung unter Anwendung aktueller thermodynamischer Daten und ATR FT-IR und NIR Absorptionsspektroskopie realisiert. Die Infrarotspektren zeigen eine deutliche Änderung der Speziesverteilung im Konzentrationsverlauf vom millimolaren zum mikromolaren Bereich. Dies verweist auf die Bildung monomerer U(VI) Hydrolyseprodukte. Im Gegensatz zu berechneten Speziationen werden diese monomeren Komplexe schon bei pH ≥ 2,5 gebildet und dominieren die Speziation bei pH 3. Bei höheren pH-Werten (> 6) konnte eine komplexe Speziesverteilung mit Anteilen von Karbonatkomplexen nachgewiesen werden. Erstmals konnten im Rahmen dieser Arbeit spektroskopische Befunde der Hydrolysereaktionen des Np(VI) im submillimolaren Konzentrationsbereich bis pH 5,3 erhalten werden. Diese wurden im Vergleich mit der U(VI) Speziation diskutiert. Obwohl im sauren Bereich (pH ≤ 4) die Bildung ähnlicher Komplexe nachgewiesen wurde, zeigen die bei höheren pH-Werten erhaltenen Spektren eine unterschiedliche Speziesverteilung. Im Gegensatz zum U(VI) bildet das Np(VI) schon bei pH 5 karbonathaltige aquatische Spezies wie (NpO2)2CO3(OH)3−. Die Ergebnisse der Sorptionsexperimente von U(VI) zeigen die Bildung stabiler Oberflächenkomplexe an allen untersuchten Mineralphasen. Dies umfasst mehrere als Modellsystem dienende Metalloxide wie TiO2, Al2O3 und SiO2, als auch komplexere Alumosilikate wie Kaolinit, Muskovit und Biotit. Für eine detaillierte Charakterisierung der Oberflächenkomplexe wurde eine Vielzahl von in situ Sorptionsexperimenten durchgeführt, die den Einfluss unterschiedlicher Parameter der mineralischen Phase als auch des wässrigen U(VI) Systems berücksichtigen. Die bevorzugte Bildung von innersphärischen Komplexen an TiO2 und SiO2 wird aus den spektroskopischen Daten abgeleitet. Da die in situ FT-IR Spektroskopie eine kontinuierliche Registrierung der Absorptionsänderungen während der ablaufenden Sorptionsprozesse erlaubt, kann somit der Verlauf dieser Prozesse quasi in Echtzeit spektroskopisch verfolgt werden. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass mit fortschreitender Sorptionsdauer, d.h. bei hohen Beladungsdichten, die Bildung einer weiteren außersphärischen Spezies die Sorption dominert. Die vorliegende kristallographische Modifikation, Anatas und Rutil, ist nicht maßgeblich für das Auftreten unterschiedlicher Sorptionsprozesse verantwortlich, obwohl Parameter wie die spezifische Oberfläche und die Porosität für den Sorptionsprozess von Bedeutung sind. Deutlich verschiedene Oberflächenreaktionen werden für Al2O3 beobachtet. Aus den Spektren kann die Ausbildung einer innersphärischen Spezies bei sehr niedrigen U(VI) Beladungen, niedrigen pH-Werten, hohen Ionenstärken und kurzen Kontaktzeiten abgeleitet werden. Bei fortschreitender Sorption ändert sich die Art der Oberflächenkomplexe. Zunächst bilden sich außersphärische Spezies, während im weiteren Verlauf die Spektren auf eine beginnende Oberflächenausfällung bzw. Polymerisation hinweisen. Weiterhin wird das Auftreten von ternären U(VI) Karbonatkomplexen an γ-Al2O3 aus den spektroskopischen Daten abgeleitet. Die ersten Ergebnisse der Sorptionsexperimente an komplexeren, natürlich auftretenden Mineralphasen (Kaolinit, Muskovit und Biotit) zeigen eine bevorzugte Ausbildung von innersphärischen U(VI) Komplexen. Diese Resultate werden durch die spektralen Befunde der Experimente der Metalloxide gestützt. Erstmalig werden in dieser Arbeit spektroskopische Ergebnisse der Sorptionsprozesse von wässrigen Np(V) an verschiedenen Mineralphasen präsentiert. Wie U(VI) bildet Np(V) stabile innersphärische Oberflächenkomplexe an TiO2. Die Speziesverteilung an der TiO2 Oberfläche ist im pH Bereich 4 – 7,6 konstant. Daher ist zu erwarten, dass eine außersphärische Komplexierung hier nur eine untergeordnete Rolle spielt. Der Vergleich von Spektren der Np(V) Sorptionskomplexe an TiO2, SiO2 und ZnO weist auf die Bildung strukturell ähnlicher bidentater Komplexe hin. Die Vielzahl der hier vorgestellten infrarotspektroskopischen Experimente bietet eine fundierte Sammlung spektroskopischer Daten, die für zukünftige Untersuchungen komplexer aquatischer und mineralischer Systeme unerlässlich ist. Gleichzeitig wurde der Anwendungsbereich der ATR FT-IR Technik auf dem Gebiet der Radioökologie umfassend erweitert. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit gewonnenen Ergebnisse tragen zu einem besseren Verständnis der geochemischen Wechselwirkungen von Aktiniden, im Speziellen von U(VI) und Np(V) in der Umwelt bei. Damit unterstützen sie den Aufklärungsprozess der Migration von radioaktiven Kontaminationen und dienen als Grundlage für zuverlässige Prognosen für die Sicherheitsbewertung von Endlagern für nukleare Abfälle.

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Die Unsicherheit analytischer Ergebnisse lässt Rückschlüsse auf die Zuverlässigkeit der angewandten Analyseverfahren zu. Entsprechend den Qualitätsanforderungen an akkreditierte Prüf- und Kalibrierlaboratorien (siehe u.a. Norm ISO/IEC 17025) ist daher die Angabe der Messunsicherheit erforderlich. Zur Ermittlung der Messunsicherheit typischer FT-IR-spektroskopischer Analysen von Feststoffen und Flüssigkeiten wurde eine systematische Untersuchung des Einflusses zahlreicher FT-, proben- und gerätespezifischer Parameter auf den Messwert durchgeführt. Die Überprüfung der Ordinatenrichtigkeit bei FT-IR-spektroskopischen Messungen an Gläsern erfolgte mit Hilfe eines Transmissionsstandards des National Physical Laboratory (NPL), der aus einem Schott NG11 Neutralglasfilter besteht, und bei Messungen an Flüssigkeiten durch Vergleich der nach einem Absolutverfahren bestimmten Extinktionskoeffizienten des Dichlormethans mit von der IUPAC publizierten Standardwerten. Nach Optimierung der Messbedingungen stimmen die Transmissionswerte des NPL-Standards und die Extinktionskoeffizienten des Dichlormethans mit den entsprechenden Standardwerten überein. Die für die Bestimmung dieser Messgrößen aufgestellten Unsicherheitsbilanzen gestatten die quantitative Abschätzung des Einflusses einzelner Parameter auf die Gesamtunsicherheit. Bei Anwendung der KBr-Presstechnik für die quantitative Analyse von unlöslichen Feststoffen haben die Partikelgröße des Analyten und die Homogenität der Presslinge einen dominierenden Einfluss auf die Qualität der Spektren. Um die Unsicherheit zu minimieren, die auf dem Einfluss der Partikelgröße beruht, muss es ein Ziel der Probenvorbereitung sein, dass die Partikeldurchmesser der Kalibriersubstanz und des Analyten einen Wert von ca. 2 µm nicht überschreiten und möglichst gleich groß sind. Bei Untersuchungen mit Calciumcarbonat-Proben unterschiedlicher Partikeldurchmesser hat sich die Halbwertsbreite der auszuwertenden Bande, die mit der Partikelgröße korreliert, als ein geeignetes Maß für die Beurteilung erwiesen, wie gut letztere Bedingung erfüllt ist. Eine inhomogene Verteilung der absorbierenden Partikel im Pressling kann durch Durchstrahlen der gesamten Oberfläche des Presslings oder durch Mitteln der an verschiedenen Positionen des Presslings gemessenen Spektren berücksichtigt werden. Diese Arbeiten zeigen, dass die Anwendung der KBr-Presstechnik bei sorgfältiger Probenvorbereitung und Einhaltung optimaler Messbedingungen im Rahmen der Messunsicherheit zu richtigen Ergebnissen führt. / The uncertainty of analytical results allows to assess the reliability of the applied analytical methods. According to quality requirements for accredited laboratories (see e.g. ISO/IEC 17025) it is necessary to report the uncertainty of measurement. In order to evaluate the uncertainty of typical quantitative FT-IR spectroscopic analysis of solids and liquids a detailed study of the influence of numerous FT-, sample- and instrument-specific parameters on the measurand was performed. The trueness of FT-IR spectroscopic measurements on glasses was tested with a transmittance standard of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) that consists of a Schott NG11 neutral density filter. The trueness of FT-IR spectroscopic measurements on liquids was checked by the comparison of the molar absorptivities of dichloromethane determined by transmission measurements with the standard values published by IUPAC. After optimisation of the measurement conditions the transmittance values of the NPL standard and the molar absorptivities of dichloromethane are in accordance with the corresponding standard values. The uncertainty budgets evaluated for these measurends makes it possible to assess the contribution of a single parameter on the combined uncertainty. By using the KBr pressed pellet technique for the quantitative analysis of insoluble solids the particle size of the analyte and the homogeneity of the pellets are the major contributions to the quality of spectra. In order to minimize the uncertainty due to the particle size a purpose of the sample preparation must be to reduce the particle sizes of the calibration sample and the analyte to a maximum size of 2 µm and both particle sizes should agree. A detailed study with calcium carbonate samples with different mean particle sizes has shown that the half-width of the analysed band depends on the particle size and is suitable to test how far the last mentioned condition is fulfilled. In order to minimize the uncertainty due to an inhomogeneous distribution of the absorbing particles in the pellets the infrared beam must pass through the whole surface area of a pellet or the mean value of the spectra measured at different positions on the surface area has to be evaluated. This work proves that the use of the pressed pellet technique can lead to correct results within the limits of the uncertainty if the sample preparation is carried out carefully and optimal measurement conditions are kept.