L'objectif de cette thèse est de mettre en place des outils permettant l'éco-purification de produits naturels par chromatographie de partage centrifuge (CPC), une technique préparative permettant la séparation de composés grâce à un système solvant constitué de deux liquides non miscibles. Ce manuscrit expose dans un premier temps une brève présentation des différentes techniques préparatives fréquemment utilisées pour la purification de produits naturels, puis détaille la technique de chromatographie de partage centrifuge. Le concept de chimie verte est alors introduit avant d'exposer la manière dont il sera pris en compte par la suite. Ainsi, un développement de méthode CPC à petite échelle, dans le but de limiter la consommation de solvants et la production de déchets, tout en limitant la consommation d'énergie, est illustré par la purification du carnosol issu du romarin. Par la suite, une nouvelle méthodologie de changement d'échelle en CPC est introduite, afin de pouvoir augmenter de manière efficace la productivité d'une méthode de purification, sans avoir à la redévelopper à grande échelle. L'utilisation de cette méthodologie peut notamment permettre à un utilisateur CPC de réduire considérablement sa consommation de solvants et d'énergie, tout comme sa génération de déchets chimiques. Cette méthodologie de changement d'échelle est appliquée dans le cadre de la purification du carnosol développée en amont. Enfin, la dernière partie de ces travaux est consacrée à la substitution de solvants d'origine pétrolière, par des solvants plus respectueux de l'environnement, principalement d'origine agro-sourcée / The main objective of this thesis is to propose some clues for natural products eco-purification by centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC), a preparative separation technique that uses a biphasic solvent system. First, the manuscript describes the differents preparative techniques commonly used for natural products purification. Then, the centrifugal partition chromatography technique is detailed. The green chemistry concept is subsequently introduced and discussed in regard to its application in purification process. A method development is realized on a small scale CPC, illustrating the reduction of solvent consumption and waste production, through the carnosol purification from rosemary. Later, a new scale-up methodology for CPC is introduced to efficiently transfer the method on larger instrument and increase production. This new methodology will allow for a CPC user to reduce solvent and energy consumption and chemical wastes discharges. This scale-up methodology is then applied to carnosol purification from a rosemary solid extract. Finally, the last part of this manuscript is devoted to petroleum solvents substitution by more environmentally friendly solvents like bio-sourced solvents

L'Agence Nationale de la Recherche, créée en 2005, contribue à rapprocher le système de recherche français du modèle anglo-saxon, dans lequel les agences de financement jouent un rôle déterminant dans la conduite des politiques scientifiques. À partir d'une enquête sur l'agence et de l’étude des programmes de financement en génomique végétale et en chimie durable, cette thèse analyse le rôle de l'ANR dans la transformation du mode d'allocation des financements. Elle s’appuie sur des données issues d'entretiens auprès de chercheurs, d’un traitement statistique des projets déposés et de l'analyse de sources primaires et secondaires sur l’activité de l'ANR. Nous montrons notamment que l'ANR constitue une organisation intermédiaire partiellement autonome dont le métier a considérablement évolué depuis sa création en 2005. La carrière de l'agence témoigne des luttes de définition dont elle fait l'objet. Le gouvernement par projet pratiqué par l'ANR a contribué à généraliser la pratique des appels à projets compétitifs en France, qui favorise la différenciation des situations locales, la fragmentation des communautés de recherche et le changement du rapport des chercheurs aux financements. Plus généralement, nous montrons que la multiplication des appels à projets compétitifs conduit à établir ce que nous qualifions une économie de la recherche sur projets. Dans une telle économie, l'enjeu central pour les chercheurs devient le contrôle de la traduction des activités de recherche locales sous la forme générique de « projet » afin de mener leur activité. / The National Research Agency (ANR) created in 2005 brings the French research system closer to Anglo-saxon ones, where funding agencies play an important part in research policies. Based on an investigation of the ANR and two funding programs in plant genomics and green chemistry, this dissertation shows the significant role played by the ANR in the transformation of funding allocation in France. It contributes both to sociology of science policies and to sociology of organisations. We use data from interviews with researchers, statistical analysis of submitted projects and various reports and media contents. We show that the ANR is an intermediate and semi-autonomous organisation whose aims have significantly evolved since its creation in 2005. The definition of its missions has been a continuous object of struggles which can be seen in the « career » of the agency. Because the ANR mainly « governs through projects », its activities led to the multiplication of competitive calls for projects in France. Some of the consequences are the singularisation of local situations, the scattering of research communities and a change in how researchers behave regarding fundings. More broadly, we show that the multiplication of competitive project funding opportunities leads to an « economy of projectified research ». In this type of economy, the main issue for researchers is to control the way their research is converted into « project » in order to be funded.

De nos jours, les nanomatériaux inorganiques sont devenus des objets importants pour de nombreuses applications. En même temps la pureté du matériau employé est le facteur clé, et souvent les méthodes de synthèse chimiques ne peuvent assurer l'absence d'une contamination résiduelle. Dans ce contexte, nous avons investigué et développé la synthèse par laser de nanoparticules d'or et de silicium en contrôlant leurs taille et composition. Cette technique se révèle être une approche entièrement physique de la fabrication des nanoparticules pures et exemptes d'agents tensioactifs et de sous-produits toxiques. L'approche engagé comprend deux étapes : 1) la génération de la suspension de micro- et nanoparticules par broyage mécanique, et par ablation préliminaire d'une cible solide ; 2) la fragmentation laser ultra-rapide de colloïdes en suspension qui aboutit à la formation de nanoparticules stables, non agrégées, cristallines et avec une faible dispersion de taille. Ce travail se concentre sur la synthèse de nanoparticules d'or de taille contrôlable entre 7 et 50 nm en absence de ligands. De plus, cette technique nous permet d'obtenir des nano-alliages bimétalliques et d'effectuer un couplage in situ de nanoparticules d'or avec des molécules organiques. Ensuite nous montrons la possibilité d'ajuster la taille moyenne et l'épaisseur de la couche d'oxyde des nanoparticules de Si en variant la concertation des particules initiale, le pH et la quantité d'oxygène dissoutes. Enfin, nous démontrons les propriétés optiques et plasmoniques des nanoparticules obtenues au cours de ce travail et leur potentiel pour les applications catalytiques et biomédicales. / Inorganic nanomaterials are of a major interest for numerous applications, specifically bioimaging, biomedicine, catalysis, and also surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy. In most cases, the purity of the employed material is a key factor. Often the conventional chemical ways of synthesis cannot provide the desirable cleanliness. The aim of this thesis is to investigate and develop a laser-based synthetic concept for the fabrication of Au and Si-based nanoparticles with controlled parameters, free of surfactants and toxic by-products. The engaged approach includes two steps: 1) the generation of a raw suspension of micro- and nanoparticles by either mechanical milling or preliminary ablation of a target; 2) ultrafast laser-induced fragmentation from the suspended colloids leading to the formation of stable, non-aggregated, low-size dispersed and crystalline nanoparticles. In particular, we focus on the technique of the synthesis of bare Au nanoparticles with tunable size between 7 and 50 nm in the absence of any ligands. Moreover, this technique allows performing the in situ coupling of the Au nanoparticles with organic molecules and alloying at the nanoscale. Furthermore, we show the possibility of tuning the mean size and the thickness of the oxide shell of Si nanoparticles by varying the initial concentration of microparticles, the pH and the amount of dissolved oxygen. Finally, we demonstrate the optic and plasmonic properties of the nanoparticles synthesized by the techniques established in our work and their potential for the applications in catalysis and biomedicine.

Les huiles essentielles et les arômes des plantes constituent un réel potentiel pour l’industrie dans le but de substituer aux composés synthétiques ayant des effets néfastes sur la santé et l’environnement. Afin de contribuer aux principes de la chimie verte, cette étude porte sur l’éco-extraction et la valorisation des extraits naturels des plantes et le développement d’une nouvelle technologie «verte» pour l’extraction des composés aromatiques naturels. La première partie de ce manuscrit mets en évidence les propriétés biologiques des huiles essentielles et des arômes et l’importance de leurs applications dans différents domaines surtout le domaine agroalimentaire. Dans la deuxième partie, les études sur les propriétés biologiques des huiles essentielles des plantes des Alliacées montrent leurs bonnes activités antioxydantes et antimicrobiennes. Ces résultats encourageants ont permis dans la troisième partie de valoriser les sous-produits d’oignon issus de la turbo hydrodistillation et qui sont considérés normalement comme déchets. La technique offre une bonne extraction des composés phénoliques et des flavonoïdes utilisant l’eau comme solvant naturel. La quatrième et la dernière partie de ce travail s’est orientée vers l’optimisation et le développement d’une technologie « verte» utilisant les ultrasons et l’huile de tournesol comme solvant naturel pour l’extraction des composés aromatiques du thym. Cette nouvelle approche écologique permet l’extraction des absolues dépourvues de cire et des résidus de solvants pétroliers, contenant la teneur la plus élevée en thymol et exerçant la plus forte activité antioxydante. / Plant essential oils and aromas are a real potential for the industry to substitute the synthetic compounds that might have harmful effects on the human health and the environment. In order to contribute to the green chemistry principles, this study focuses on the “eco-extraction” and valorization of natural plant extracts and the development of a new «green» technology for the extraction of aromatic compounds. The first part of this manuscript highlights the biological properties of the essential oils and aromas and the importance of their applications in various sectors especially in the food industry. In the second part, studies on the biological properties of the essential oils from plants of the Alliaceae family show their good antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. These encouraging results have allowed in the third part to evaluate the onion by-products resulting from the turbo hydrodistillation, which are normally considered as waste. The technique offers a good extraction of flavonoids and phenols using water as natural solvent. The fourth and final part of this work deals with the optimization and the development of a «green» technology using ultrasound and sunflower oil as a natural solvent for the extraction of aromatic compounds from thyme. This new ecological approach allows the extraction of absolutes free from waxes and petroleum solvent residues, having the highest content in thymol and exerting the strongest antioxidant activity.

Ce projet scientifique porte sur le développement de nouvelles voies d’accès à des composés azotés hautement fonctionnalisés en s’adaptant aux principes de chimie verte. Tout d’abord, une réaction d’Ugi quatre composants à partir d’alcools a été étudiée. L’utilisation de dérivés de l’iode hypervalent comme oxydant en quantités stoechiométriques ou catalytiques a permis de réaliser un processus one-pot oxydation d’alcools/réaction d’Ugi efficace. Par la suite, une nouvelle réaction de Mannich quatre composants, réalisée en présence d’un acide phosphorique dérivé du BINOL, a permis l’accès à des 1,3-diamines énantiopures. La modification de l’électrophile imine par un composé de type diazène a ensuite mené à des précurseurs d’aminocétones ou d’1,2-diamines énantiopures par un procédé alliant catalyse, synthèse asymétrique et utilisation de composés non toxiques.Enfin, dans la continuité des travaux sur la réactivité des énamides, deux nouvelles réactions multicomposants catalysées au fer ont pu être développées. A partir d’énamides, d’un radical libre et de différents nucléophiles, plusieurs dérivés d’aminoalcools ont pu être synthétisés selon des processus propres et sélectifs. / The aim of this study is the development of new access to highly functionalized nitrogen-containing compounds with respect to the green chemistry principles.First, an Ugi four-component reaction from alcohols has been studied. In the presence of hypervalent iodine compounds, used as oxidant and introduced in stoechiometric or catalytic quantites, an efficient one-pot sequence has been developed.Then, a new four-component Mannich reaction using a catalytic amount of BINOL-derived phosphoric acid gave an access to enantioenriched 1,3-diamines from enamides. Changing the electrophilic imine partner to a diazene compound afforded aminoketones or 1,2-diamines precursors in high yields and excellent enantiomeric excess.Finally, two new iron-catalyzed multicomponent reactions of enamides with TEMPO and various nucleophiles provided an efficient synthesis of aminoalcohols derivatives. These domino reactions involving an oxidative process from enamides offered a convenient and economical method to establish two C-O bonds in a single operation.

This thesis is about sustainability within chemistry, the so-called, green chemistry. With this work  I seek to combine green chemistry with sustainable  development  and find methods for teaching green chemistry in a laboratory environement.  I have designed  and tested two labs with ingredients of green  chemistry and sustainable development in my study. I wanted to determine if my design model  leads to conception for the students. The students have through forms and interviews declared their perspective on the education and their conception. In a laboratory environment the pros of a laboratory way of work should be recognized. Pre- and post-work puts the lab in a context. The students understand the concepts better if they are allowed to test their knowledge in a discussion. The teachers role in the discussion should be to lift the level of the discussion by controlling the conversation and in a constructiveway contribute to making the discussion move forward whenever necessary. / Denna uppsats behandar hållbarhet inom kemi, den så kallade gröna kemin. Med arbetet söker jag förena grön kemi med hållbar utveckling och hitta metoder för att undervisa grön kemi i en laborativ miljö. I undersökningen har jag designat och testat två laborationer med inslag av grön kemi och hållbar utveckling. Jag ville undersöka om undervisningsmodellen leder till en begreppsutveckling hos studenter och elever. Studenterna/eleverna har genom enkäter och intervjuer uttalat sig om dels sina egna kunskaper och dels om undervisningens inslag och dess bidrag till deras begreppsutveckling. I ett laborativt sammanhang bör fördelarna med ett laborativt arbetssätt utnyttjas. Förarbete och efterarbete ger laborationen ett sammanhang. Studenten/eleven förstår begreppen bättre om de får testa sina kunskaper i en diskussion. Lärarens roll i diskussionen bör vara att lyfta diskussionsnivån genom att styra samtalet och på ett konstruktivt sätt bidra till att föra diskussionen framåt när det är nödvändigt.

L'utilisation de matériaux renouvelables est considérée comme l'un des points clés du développement durable. Les glucides sont facilement biodégradables et ont tendance à se dégrader dans les environnements biologiquement actifs. L'hémicellulose (HC) est l'un des polysaccharides les plus courants, représentant environ 20 à 35% de la biomasse lignocellulosique, et n'a pas encore trouvé sa place dans de larges applications industrielles comme la cellulose, autre ressource forestière. L'hémicellulose est un hétéro-polysaccharide. C'est aussi un substitut vert pour les polyols issus du pétrole ainsi qu'un substitut non alimentaire des polyols d'amidon. Les objectifs de ce projet sont le développement d'une stratégie optimisée pour l'extraction de l'hémicellulose et son utilisation dans les biomatériaux à forte valeur ajoutée. L'extraction de l'hémicellulose aurait un grand potentiel comme matière première de la nouvelle bio-économie. Pour étendre ses applications au domaine porteur des hydrogels, comme aux revêtements et adhésifs sensibles aux stimuli, des réseaux de polymères ou des systèmes de relargage de médicaments, les propriétés de l'hémicellulose ont été modifiées en introduisant sur sa chaîne principale des groupes réactifs pour le rendre réticulable réversiblement par la réaction de Diels-Alder. Par cette approche, le potentiel de remplacement des matières premières dérivées du pétrole par des ressources renouvelables pour la production de matériaux polymères biodégradables est important du point de vue sociétal et environnemental. / The increased use of renewable materials is considered as one of the key issue of the sustainable development. Carbohydrates are readily biodegradable and tend to degrade in biologically active environments. Hemicelluloses (HC) are one of the most common polysaccharides next to cellulose and chitin, representing about 20-35% of lignocellulosic biomass, and have not yet found broad industrial applications as does cellulose. Hemicellulose is a hetero-polysaccharide and a green substitute for petroleum based polyols and is a non-food-based substitute for starch polyols. The aims of this project are to develop an optimized strategy for the extraction of hemicellulose and the use of the extracted hemicellulose in value-added biomaterials. The extraction of hemicellulose would have great potential to supply raw materials for the new bio-economy. To expand its applications to the field of stimuli-responsive hydrogels, coating and adhesives, polymer networks, as well as drug-delivery systems, the properties of hemicellulose were functionalized by introducing reactive groups onto its main chain to reversibly crosslink it by the Diels-Alder reaction. Hemicellulose based materials were prepared and characterized for their suitable application. Finally, the worldwide potential demand for replacing petroleum-derived raw materials by renewable resources in the production of valuable biodegradable polymeric materials is significant from both social and environmental viewpoints fuel and will predominate in the coming periods.

Orientador: Jonas Contiero / Resumo: A contaminação ambiental causada por compostos orgânicos é um importante problema que afeta solos e água superficiais. Para reduzir ou remover esses poluentes, os locais contaminados são geralmente tratados com métodos físicos e químicos. No entanto, a maioria dessas técnicas de remediação é custosa e geralmente leva à remoção incompleta e à produção de resíduos secundários. A nanotecnologia consiste na produção e aplicação de estruturas extremamente pequenas, cujas dimensões estão na faixa de 1 a 100 nm, neste cenário a nanopartícula de ferro zero valente representa uma nova geração de tecnologias de remediação ambiental. É não tóxica, abundante, barata, fácil de produzir, e seu processo de produção é simples. No entanto, a fim de diminuir a tendência de agregação, a nanopartícula de ferro zero é frequentemente revestida com surfactantes. A maioria dos surfactantes é quimicamente sintetizado a partir de fontes petroquímicas, eles são persistentes ou parcialmente biodegradáveis, enquanto oferecem baixos riscos à saúde humana, esses compostos podem prejudicar plantas e animais. Para diminuir o uso de métodos químicos, a síntese e estabilização verde de nanomateriais metálicos apresentam-se como uma opção menos perigosa ao meio ambiente. Os biossurfactantes podem potencialmente substituir qualquer surfactante sintético, eles são compostos extracelulares produzidos por microrganismos, como bactérias, e cultivados em diferentes fontes de carbono, podendo ser substratoshidrofílico... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Environmental contamination caused by organic compounds is the most important challenge that affects a huge number of soils and water surfaces. To reduce or remove these pollutants, contaminated sites are usually treated using physical and chemical methods. However, most of these remediation techniques are expensive and commonly lead to incomplete removal and to the production of secondary wastes. Nanotechnology is the production and application of extremely small structures, whose dimensions are in the range of 1 to 100 nm and Nanoscale zero-valent iron represents a new generation of environmental remediation technologies, is non-toxic, abundant, cheap, easy to produce, and its reduction process requires little maintenance. Nonetheless, in order to diminish the tendency of aggregation, nanoscale zero-valent iron is often coated with surfactants. Most surfactants are chemically synthesized from petrochemical sources, they are slowly or partially biodegradable, while offer low harm to humans, such compounds can influence plants and animals. To decrease the use of chemical methods green synthesis and stabilization of metallic nanomaterials viable option. Biosurfactants can potentially replace virtually any synthetic they are extracellular compounds produced by microbes such as by bacteria and grown on different carbon sources containing hydrophobic/hydrophilic substrates. The biosurfactants have a wide variety of chemical structures and surface properties and among them is the ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

[pt] Corrosão é um fenômeno natural que afeta basicamente todo tipo de material, consome bilhões de dólares anualmente em todo o mundo e pode ter resultados catastróficos. Revestimentos são a técnica de prevenção de corrosão mais utilizada de todas. Nesse sentido, resinas epóxi são amplamente utilizadas em todos os setores da indústria. Apesar de serem polímeros de alta performance, resinas epóxi apresentam problemas, como a necessidade do uso de endurecedores normalmente tóxicos e longos tempos de cura. Benzoxazinas são uma classe emergente de monômeros termofixos de alta performance e auto-cura. Enquanto monômeros mono- e bifuncionais são tipicamente explorados, benzoxazinas de funcionalidade mais alta e sintetizados em procedimento sem solvente e purificados por solventes mais seguros, são um caminho mais desejável em direção à síntese de PBZ para aplicações de alta performance. Nesse trabalho nós descrevemos uma abordagem sustentável para a síntese de benzoxazina trifuncional a partir de melamina, fenol e paraformaldeído. A estrutura química do monômero sintetizado foi confirmada por análises espectroscópicas, enquanto o processo de polimerização foi monitorado por análise calorimétrica. O monômero de benzoxazina foi, então, copolimerizado com uma resina epóxi bifuncional comercial. Nós investimgamos o efeito sinergístico no aumento das propriedades térmicas por meio de DSC e TGA. Resultados revelaram temperatura de transição vítrea de até 268 Graus C. Alta estabilidade térmica também foi obtida, com início de degradação próximo a 400 Graus C e rendimento residual de 22 wt (porcentagem) a 800 Graus C. Posteriormente, o copolímero foi combinado com sílica para produzir revestimentos anti-corrosão. Resultados revelaram superfícies superhidrofóbicas com ótimas resistência a risco e adesão ao substrato de aço. Teste eletroquímico provou alta efetividade dos revestimentos como barreira anti-corrosão, com performance aumentada pela incorporação de sílica. / [en] Corrosion is a natural phenomenon that affects virtually every material, consumes billions of dollars annually worldwide and may result in catastrophic events. Coating is the most utilized technique to prevent corrosion. In this sense, epoxies are widely applied in all sectors of industry. Despite being high performance polymers, epoxies present issues, such as the use of toxic crosslinkers and long curing time. Benzoxazines are an emerging class of high performance self-curing thermosets. While typical monomers are based on mono- and difunctional derivatives, higher functional benzoxazines, prepared without using solvents, but purified with nontoxic solvents, are more desirable towards a greener synthesis of PBZ for high performance applications. Herein, we describe an environment-friendly approach to synthesizing a trifunctional benzoxazine from melamine, phenol, and paraformaldehyde. The chemical structure of the synthesized benzoxazine was confirmed by spectroscopic analyses, while the polymerization was monitored by thermal analysis. The synthesized benzoxazine monomer is, then, copolymerized with a commercial difunctional epoxy resin. We investigate the synergistic effect on improved thermal properties using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Results showed that a glass transition temperature of up to 268 Degrees C was obtained. A higher thermal stability was also achieved with an onset degradation of nearly 400 Degrees C and char yield of 22 wt (percentage) at 800 degrees C. Later, the copolymer was combined with silica to produce anticorrosion coatings. Results revealed superhydrophobic surfaces with great scratch resistance and adhesion to steel substrate. Electrochemical test proved high effectiveness of the coatings as anti-corrosion barrier, with increasing performance with the incorporation of silica.

This study was carried out at the Department of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials,Uppsala University, one of several places where the interest of lignin in cosmetics is constantly growing. The functionalities of lignin have been studied to a great extent revealing its potential as a natural biopolymer to serve as a replacement for environmentally hazardous components in cosmetic formulations, namely UV-filters in sunscreens. Using ethnographic methods and qualitative interviews the lignin-cosmetic industry was observed and analyzed in order to discern how concerned the industry is with ecological andaesthetic value. Ecological value is a hallmark of the value proposition in the cosmetic industry, and leaders of the industry indeed share this view. The analysis further revealed that the actors of the lignin-cosmetic industry are at different stages of development and that as of this year we can expect the first product to be launched. Furthermore, the value chain of the lignin actors was identified and for the first time mapped out in detail from the qualitative analysis that was carried out targeting lignin actors within the lignin-cosmetic industry. Mapping the value chain revealed the actors included in the entire chain identified as biorefinery, manufacturer, modifier, formulator, distributor and retailer which together compose the lignin-cosmetic value chain. A qualitative, semi structured interview approach was used and adapted as we met with eleven actors interviewing them about ecological and aesthetic values in the lignin based product value proposition. The grounded theory was applied to analyze the data, generating eight categories representing the concepts comprising ecological and aesthetic values of the value proposition. The kernel category, Green Profile, explains the most important concepts valued by lignin actors in terms of what ecological and aesthetic value could be offered to be appealing to customers. The findings of this study reveals the current situation of lignin in the cosmetic market as of today, and discerns where the value of lignin lies. The understanding of lignin actors' values contributes to the current gray-area in biopolymer research, lacking information on the value chain of lignin in cosmetics. The findings therefore foster the advancement of sustainable innovative solutions for cosmetics and personal care.