Aquesta tesi doctoral es basa en l'estudi de l'aplicació en catàlisi de dos tipus de complexos organometallics basats en dos metalls de tansició diferents. Concretament s'estudien complexos macrocíclics triolefínics de pal·ladi(0) com a catalitzadors per a les reaccions de Suzuki i Heck, i oxocomplexos carbènics de ruteni(II) com a espècies catalítiques en oxidacions de compostos orgànics. En el cas dels complexos de ruteni s'ha vist que en augmentar el nombre de lligands carbènics en l'esfera de coordinació del metall s'aconseguiex afavorir els processos bielectrònics, obtenint-se catalitzadors més actius i més selectius.En un segon pas, els dos tipus de catalitzadors homogenis s'han immobilitzat sobre la superfície d'un elèctrode mitjançant l'estratègia d'electropolimerització del grup pirrol. Els elèctodes modificats resultants s'han aplicat com a catalitzadors heterogenis. En ambdós casos els catalitzadors heterogenis han mostrat una activitat equiparable o superior a la del sistema homogeni corresponent.Finalment, s'ha assajat una reacció de catàlisi tàndem en què els dos catalitzadors (immobilitzats sobre el mateix elèctrode) actuen en cooperació. S'ha aconseguit realitzar dues transformacions consecutives d'un substat orgànic. / This thesis studies the application in catalysis of two types of organometallic complexes based on two different transition metals. Concretely, we have studied the application of palladium triolefinic macrocyclic complexes as catalysts in the Suzuki and Heck reactions, and the application of ruthenium carbenic aquacomplexes as catalysts in the oxidation of organic substrates. For Ru complexes we have seen that the more carbenic groups in the coordination sphere, the more favored is a bielectronic process, that meaning a better catalytic activity and selectivity.In a second step, both catalysts have been immobilized on an elecctrode surface by pyrrole electropolymerization. The resulting modified electrodes have been used as heterogeneous catalysts, showing a similar or a better activity that the corresponding homogeneous systems.Finally, We have designed and tested a tandem reaction with both catalysts (immobilized on the same electrode) acting in cooperation. We have been able to realize two consecutive transformations of an organic substrate.

Die Nutzung von Kraftstoffen auf der Basis von Biodiesel erlaubt es, konventionelle, etablierte Antriebstechniken mit Nachhaltigkeit zu kombinieren. Daher kann in den nächsten Jahren mit einer weiteren weltweiten Steigerung der Biodieselproduktion gerechnet werden. Damit verbunden ist jedoch auch ein Anstieg der anfallenden Menge an Glycerol, das bei der Herstellung von Biodiesel als Koppelprodukt entsteht. Da traditionelle Märkte für Glycerol kaum mehr Wachstum zeigen, müssen neue Wege zur effizienten Verwertung von Glycerol gefunden werden. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der heterogen-katalysierten Umsetzung von Glycerol zu Acrolein. Unter Verwendung von ZSM-5-Katalysatorproben mit unterschiedlichem Si/Al-Verhältnis und phosphorsäure-modifizierten Katalysatorproben konnte die Existenz von Synergieeffekten zwischen den texturellen, strukturellen und aciden Eigenschaften in der heterogen-katalysierten Glyceroldehydratisierung zu Gunsten der Acroleinselektivität eindeutig nachgewiesen werden. Eine selektive Umsetzung von Glycerol zu Acrolein wird daher an solchen Katalysatorproben ermöglicht, die ausgewogene texturelle, strukturelle und acide Eigenschaften aufweisen.

A large concern of the fossil fuel and renewable energy industries is the sulfur poisoning of catalysts. In the case of noble metals, such as platinum, it is seen that there is a size trend associated with the level of activity in the presence of sulfur. Smaller nanoparticles could be more tolerant due to sulfur surface vacancies. On the other hand, larger particles could have less deactivation because the sulfur is more attracted to the smaller particles and the sulfur molecules bind stronger to these smaller particles. The size effect of sulfur deactivation was investigated by testing four sizes of nanoparticles, ranging from 2 - 7 nm with and without sulfur by running an ethylene hydrogenation reaction. The synthesized particles were characterized by mass spectrometry, X - ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The 7 nm catalyst resulted in being the most sulfur tolerant due to the sulfur particles binding strongly to the smaller particles.

Nowadays, the modern chemical industry has to deal with increasing environmental concerns, including the disposal of waste and its economic impact, or the diminution of important worldwide resources such as transition metals. In this Ph.D. thesis, we aimed to bring improvement in this area by the development of green processes, based on the use of recyclable heterogeneous catalysts. By combining the catalytic properties of several metal cations with the properties of solid catalysts such as polyoxometalates or zeolites, we were able to set up new tools for organic synthesis. Silver-doped polyoxometalates proved to be very efficient catalysts in the rearrangement of alkynyloxiranes to furans. Acetals and spiroketals were synthetized by dihydroalkoxylation of alkynediols under catalysis with silver-zeolites. As a perspective, we highlighted the potential applications of such green procedures in the total synthesis of more complex molecules. The first results suggested that these environmental friendly processes should gain increasing interest in the future.

This work focuses on understanding the heterogeneous/homogeneous nature of the catalytic species for a variety of immobilized metal precatalysts used for C-C coupling reactions. These precatalysts include: (i) tethered organometallic palladium pincer complexes, (ii) an encapsulated small molecule palladium complex in a polymer matrix, (iii) mercapto-modified mesoporous silica metalated with palladium acetate, and (iv) amino-functionalized mesoporous silicas metalated with Ni(II). As part of this investigation, the use of metal scavengers as selective poisons of homogeneous catalysis is introduced and investigated as a test for distinguishing heterogeneous from homogeneous catalysis. The premise of this test is that insoluble materials functionalized with metal binding sites can be used to selectively remove soluble metal, but will not interfere with catalysis from immobilized metal. In this way the test can definitely distinguish between surface and solution catalysis of immobilized metal precatalysts. This work investigates three different C-C coupling reactions catalyzed by the immobilized metal precatalysts mentioned above. These reactions include the Heck, Suzuki, and Kumada reactions. In all cases it is found that catalysis is solely from leached metal. Three different metal scavenging materials are presented as selective poisons that can be used to determine solution vs. surface catalysis. These selective poisons include poly(vinylpyridine), QuadrapureTM TU, and thiol-functionalized mesoporous silica. The results are contrasted against the current understanding of this field of research and subtleties of tests for distinguishing homogeneous from heterogeneous catalysis are presented and discussed.

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abstract: In-situ environmental transmission electron microscopy (ETEM) is a powerful tool for following the evolution of supported metal nanoparticles under different reacting gas conditions at elevated temperatures. The ability to observe the events in real time under reacting gas conditions can provide significant information on the fundamental processes taking place in catalytic materials, from which the performance of the catalyst can be understood. The first part of this dissertation presents the application of in-situ ETEM studies in developing structure-activity relationship in supported metal nanoparticles. In-situ ETEM studies on nanostructures in parallel with ex-situ reactor studies of conversions and selectivities were performed for partial oxidation of methane (POM) to syngas (CO+H2) on Ni/SiO2, Ru/SiO2 and NiRu/SiO2 catalysts. During POM, the gas composition varies along the catalyst bed with increasing temperature. It is important to consider these variations in gas composition in order to design experiments for in-situ ETEM. In-situ ETEM experiments were performed under three different reacting gas conditions. First in the presence of H2, this represents the state of the fresh catalyst for the catalytic reaction. Later in the presence of CH4 and O2 in 2:1 ratio, this is the composition of the reacting gases for the POM reaction and this composition acts as an oxidizing environment. Finally in the presence of CH4, this is the reducing gas. Oxidation and reduction behavior of Ni, Ru and NiRu nanoparticles were followed in an in-situ ETEM under reacting gas conditions and the observations were correlated with the performance of the catalyst for POM. The later part of the dissertation presents a technique for determining the gas compositional analysis inside the in-situ ETEM using electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Techniques were developed to identify the gas composition using both inner-shell and low-loss spectroscopy of EELS. Using EELS, an "operando TEM" technique was successfully developed for detecting the gas phase catalysis inside the ETEM. Overall this research demonstrates the importance of in-situ ETEM studies in understanding the structure-activity relationship in supported-metal catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis application. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering 2011

Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-11-05T21:41:01Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) adeline_cristina_pereira.pdf: 1853338 bytes, checksum: 3a89c6c8bdef22cb94ac757e146a9e2a (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-11-10T11:58:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) adeline_cristina_pereira.pdf: 1853338 bytes, checksum: 3a89c6c8bdef22cb94ac757e146a9e2a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-10T11:58:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) adeline_cristina_pereira.pdf: 1853338 bytes, checksum: 3a89c6c8bdef22cb94ac757e146a9e2a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018 / O catalisador denominado SiO2-SO3H foi empregado em tr?s processos reacionais distintos: transesterifica??o, cetaliza??o e eterifica??o. Utilizado em uma propor??o de 20% (m/m) contendo tolueno, o SiO2-SO3H se mostrou muito eficiente no processo de transesterifica??o de triacilglicer?deos fornecendo glicerol e ?steres met?licos de ?cidos graxos (biodiesel) com um rendimento de 98%. Empregou-se o glicerol obtido como reagente em uma mistura com acetona, em um meio reacional livre de solventes e utilizando o SiO2-SO3H, obteve-se convers?o total e 100% de seletividade para o composto contendo o anel de 5 membros [(?)- 2,2-Dimetil-4-hidroximetil-1,3-dioxolano] conhecido como solketal, um produto qu?mico vers?til, com diversas aplica??es, na ind?stria de cosm?tico e farmac?utica, al?m de aditivo para diesel com a finalidade de reduzir o ponto de congelamento, melhorar as propriedades lubrificantes e aumentar a pot?ncia anti-detonante. Posteriormente realizou-se o processo de eterifica??o do solketal, empregando o catalisador SiO2-SO3H, levando a forma??o do 4,4'-[oxibis(metileno)]-bis(2,2-dimetil-1,3-dioxolano)], ??ter de di-solketal?, precursor do diglicerol, importante emulsificante das ind?strias farmac?utica e aliment?cia com 98% de rendimento. A eterifica??o do solketal foi tamb?m promovida empregando o catalisador denominado SiO2-Nb levando a forma??o do 4,4'-[oxibis(metileno)]-bis(2,2-dimetil-1,3-dioxolano)], ??ter de di-solketal? com um rendimento de 96%. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-gradua??o em Biocombust?veis, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2018. / The catalyst called SiO2-SO3H was at the forefront of several distinct reaction processes: transesterification, ketalization and etherification. Used at a ratio of 20% (m / m) to toluene, SiO2 -SO3H became very efficient in the transesterification process of triacylglycerides, providing glycerol and fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) in 98% yield. The glycerol was used as reagent in a mixture with acetone, in a solvent-free reaction medium and in the use of SiO2 -SO3H, obtained and 100% total resolution for the compound with the 5-membered compound [(?) - 2,2-Dimethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane], known as solalto, a versatile chemical with various applications in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, as well as a diesel additive for freezing purpose, lubricants and increase anti-detonating power. Subsequently, the sputtering determination was carried out using the SiO2 -SO3H catalyst, leading to the formation of 4,4 '- [oxybis (methylene)] bis (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane)], di-solketal, precursor of diglycerol, a major emulsifier of the pharmaceutical and food industries in 98% yield. The etherification of the solketal was also promoted using the catalyst called SiO2-Nb leading to the formation of 4,4 '- [oxybis (methylene)] bis (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane)], di -solketal "in 96% yield.

L'éthylène représente l'une des molécules plateforme les plus importantes de l'industrie de la chimie avec une capacité de production de l'ordre de 140 millions de tonnes par an. La recherche réalisée dans cette thèse porte sur le développement de nouveaux catalyseurs hétérogènes, ainsi que des procédés pour l'oligomérisation et la métathèse de l'éthylène. Les catalyseurs sont des matériaux mésoporeux (topologie SBA-15 ou SiO2 commerciale) au Ni (pour l'oligomérisation) et au Mo (pour la métathèse). Les catalyseurs Ni-AlSBA-15 (~ 2,6% Ni, Si/Al ~ 7) ont été préparés par alumination post-synthèse de la silice SBA-15 avec de l'aluminate de sodium, suivie d'un échange d'ions avec du nickel. D'une manière similaire ont été préparés les catalyseurs Ni-AlSiO2. Les techniques de caractérisation, telles que diffraction des rayons X, sorption d'azote, MET, RMN de 27Al et 29Si ont prouvé le système de pores parfaite des solides SBA-15, avec de l'aluminium coordonnée principalement en mode tétraédrique dans le réseau de silice. Ni-AlSBA-15 et Ni-AlSiO2 présentent des comportements catalytiques exceptionnels dans la réaction d'oligomérisation de l'éthylène. A 150 ° C et 3,5 MPa, à la fois en mode discontinu et en flux, les catalyseurs sont très actifs (jusqu'à 175 g d'oligomères par gramme de catalyseur et par heure), sélectifs (oléfines en C4, C6, C8 et C10, aucun des produits de craquage) et stable (taux de conversion élevé pendant 80 h de réaction). Ces performances sont supérieures à celles présentées par d'autres catalyseurs hétérogènes à base de Ni, sans utiliser cocatalyseurs alkylaluminium. Un mécanisme impliquant des ntermédiaires metallocycliques est soutenu par nos résultats expérimentaux. Nous avons aussi développé un procédé original pour convertir directement l'éthylène en propylène, à travers des réactions en cascade, d'oligomérisation, d'isomérisation et de métathèse, avec deux catalyseurs hétérogènes solides très actifs. Dans un seul réacteur à flux et dans des conditions identiques, l'éthylène a été dimérisé/isomérisé sélectivement sur Ni-AlSBA-15 pour former le 2-butène, qui réagit avec l'excès d'éthylène dans une deuxième étape, sur un catalyseur au MoO3 pour produire du propylène. A 80 ° C et 3 MPa, des activités spécifiques allant jusqu'à 48 mmoles de propylene par gramme de catalyseur et par heure ont été obtenues. La désactivation et la régénération des catalyseurs ont été étudiées. Un mécanisme, en trois étapes (dimérisation/isomérisation/métahèse), sur trois sites différents (Ni+, H+ et respectivement Mo6+) a été proposé. MOTS CLES : éthylène ; propylène ; oligomérisation ; métathèse ; catalyse hétérogène ; Ni-AlSBA-15 ; MoO3 / Ethylene is one of the most important platform molecules of the chemical industry with a production capacity of around 140 million tons per year. The research conducted in this thesis focuses on the development of new heterogeneous catalysts and processes for the oligomerization and metathesis of ethylene. The catalysts are mesoporous materials (SBA-15 topology or commercial SiO2) with Ni (for the oligomerization) and with Mo (for metathesis). Ni-AlSBA-15 oligomerization catalysts (2.6 wt% Ni, Si/Al = 7) were prepared by post-synthesis alumination of SBA-15 silica with sodium aluminate, followed by ion exchange with nickel. In a similar manner was prepared the catalyst Ni-AlSiO2. Characterization techniques, including powder X-ray diffraction, N2 sorption, TEM, 27Al and 29Si MAS NMR proved the perfect pore system of the SBA-15 materials, with aluminum tetrahedrally mainly coordinated in the silica framework. Ni-AlSBA-15 and Ni-AlSiO2 exhibited outstanding catalytic behaviour in the oligomerization reaction of ethylene. At 150 °C and 3.5 MPa, in both batch and flow mode, the catalyst was highly active (up to 175 g of oligomers per gram of catalyst per hour), selective (C4, C6, C8, and C10 olefins, no cracking products) and stable (high conversion during 80 h on-stream). These performances were superior than those exhibited by other Ni-based heterogeneous catalysts, without using alkylaluminum cocatalysts. A mechanistic pathway involving metallacyclic intermediates is supported by the experimental results. Additionally, an original process for converting ethylene to propylene, involving cascade oligomerization/isomerisation/metathesis reactions, over two robust and highly active heterogeneous catalysts has been proposed. In a single flow reactor and under identical conditions, ethylene was first selectively dimerized/isomérized over Ni-AlSBA-15 catalyst to form 2-butene, which reacted then with the excess of ethylene over MoO3–based catalyst, to produce propylene. At 80°C and 3 MPa, specific activities up to 48 mmol of propylene per gram of catalyst per hour were obtained.KEYWORDS : ethylene ; propylene ; oligomerization ; metathesis ; heterogeneous catalysis ; Ni-AlSBA-15; MoO3

O biodiesel é definido como um mono alquil éster de ácidos graxos de cadeia longa derivado de fontes renováveis tais como óleos vegetais e gorduras animais. Sua importância está associada ao uso como um combustível alternativo para motores do ciclo Diesel. É obtido através da reação de transesterificação nas quais os triacilglicerídeos (óleo ou gordura) reagem com o álcool, em presença de um catalisador ácido ou básico, produzindo ésteres de ácidos graxos e glicerol. Esta transesterificação pode ser por catálise homogênea ou heterogênea, dependendo do tipo de catalisador. O grande desafio da indústria é encontrar os parâmetros ideais desse processo a fim de alcançar um produto e uma rota de produção tecnologicamente eficiente e que seja ambientalmente correta. Nesta dissertação, estudou-se a síntese do biodiesel a partir da transesterificação do óleo de soja por catálises homogênea e heterogênea. Foram realizadas reações de transesterificação por rotas metílica e etílica, empregando os catalisadores homogêneos (hidróxido de potássio e ácido sulfúrico) e heterogêneos [resinas comerciais de troca iônica (Amberlyst 15, Amberlyst 26 e Lewatit VPOC 1800)]. Estudou-se o efeito da variação do tipo e da percentagem de catalisador, razão molar álcool/óleo, temperatura e tempo de reação. As reações foram conduzidas em um reator de vidro, a pressão atmosférica e a conversão foi avaliada pela massa do produto, análises de espectrometria na região do infra-vermelho (FTIR) e de espectrometria de ressonância magnética nuclear de 1H (RMN1H). Na catálise homogênea, observaram-se rendimentos acima de 95 % com 1 % de KOH em todas as proporções metanol/óleo à temperatura ambiente. Com etanol, o máximo atingindo foi de 82 % de ésteres na razão molar 6:1. Na catálise ácida homogênea, os rendimentos foram menores, atingindo o máximo de 81 % de conversão, com 3 % de ácido sulfúrico, razão metanol/óleo 12/1, 50 C, por 3h. Nas reações aplicando as resinas de troca iônica, a melhor condição de reação encontrada foi com a utilização da Amberlyst 26, percentagem molar de 12,5 % (de grupos funcionais da resina em relação ao óleo), obtendo-se 100 % de conversão em ésteres com metanol, por 8 h de reação, a 65 C e agitação 300 rpm. Com a Amberlyst 15, o máximo atingido foi de 13 % de rendimento, utilizando metanol, 50 % de resina, a 65 C e por 8 h. Com a VPOC, não foram obtidos resultados significativos. Estes testes provam a viabilidade do uso da resina de troca iônica básica como um potencial catalisador para a produção de biodiesel. / Biodiesel is defined as a mono alkyl ester of fatty acids of long chain derived from renewable sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats. Its importance is related to the use as an alternative fuel for diesel cycle engines. The biodiesel could be obtained by the transesterification reaction in which triacylglycerides (oil or grease) react with alcohol in the presence of an acid or base catalyst to produce esters of fatty acids and glycerol. Such transesterification can be carried out by homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysis, depending on the type of catalyst. The major challenge is to find the ideal parameters of this process in order to achieve a technologically efficient product and route of production environmentally friendly. In this work, we studied the synthesis of biodiesel from transesterification of soybean oil employing homogeneous or heterogeneous catalyses. Transesterification reactions by methanol and ethanol routes were carried out using the homogeneous catalysts (potassium hydroxide and sulfuric acid) and heterogeneous [ion-exchange commercial resins (Amberlyst 15, Amberlyst 26 and Lewatit VPOC 1800)]. We studied the effect of varying the type and percentage of catalyst, molar ratio alcohol/oil, temperature and reaction time. The reactions were conducted in a glass reactor, atmospheric pressure and the conversion was evaluated by the product mass, analysis of spectrometry in the infrared region (FTIR), and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR). In homogeneous catalysis, yields above 95% with 1% KOH at any ratio methanol/oil at room temperature were achieved. With ethanol, the maximum conversion achieved was 82% ester at a molar ratio of 6:1. In homogeneous acid catalysis, the yields were lower, reaching a maximum of 81% conversion, with 3% sulfuric acid, methanol/oil ratio of 12/1, at 50 C for 3 h. In the reactions where ion exchange resins were applied, the best reaction condition was found with the use of Amberlyst 26, molar percentage of 12.5% (functional groups of the resin in relation to oil), obtaining 100% conversion esters with methanol for 8h-reaction at 65C and agitation at 300 rpm. With Amberlyst 15, the maximum reached was 13% yield, using methanol, 50% resin at 65 C for 8 h. No significant results were obtained with VPOC resin. These results prove the feasibility of using basic ion-exchange resin as a potential catalyst for the production of biodiesel.