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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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Unconventional properties of the antiperovskite oxide superconductor Sr₃-xSnO and a related compound / 逆ペロブスカイト酸化物超伝導体Sr₃-xSnOと関連物質の特異な物性

Ikeda, Atsutoshi 23 March 2020 (has links)
京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第22235号 / 理博第4549号 / 新制||理||1654(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科物理学・宇宙物理学専攻 / (主査)教授 前野 悦輝, 教授 松田 祐司, 教授 佐藤 昌利 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM
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Studium vlastností nanočástic obsahujících železo s důrazem na jejich aplikační potenciál / Study of properties of iron-containing nanoparticles stressing their application potential

Kubíčková, Lenka January 2021 (has links)
Magnetic nanoparticles offer a plethora of application possibilities in various fields of human endeavors. The fundamental understanding of their physical properties, related to the constituent magnetic phase, surface termination, and possible coating, synthesis method, size, shape, or even clustering, is crucial for their effective use and optimization for the intended applications. This thesis aims to contextualize original results, concerning especially the structure and magnetic properties, obtained during fundamental research on nanoparticles of selected iron-containing systems and employ these findings in testing the nanoparticles in chosen applications. Iron presents an ideal constituting element due to its low cost, high abundance in the Earth's crust, exploitability, and low toxicity. The selected systems involved in this thesis comprise iron-containing oxides (ferrites, and various polymorphs of iron(III) oxide, including ε-Fe2O3 and doped counterparts), and sulfides (greigite, chalcopyrite), all of which exhibit specific properties such as magnetic or structural transitions. Among the studied applications, the largest attention is devoted to the use of magnetic nanoparticles as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging, and the analysis of their efficacy in contrast enhancement -...
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Disordering kinetics in orthopyroxenes

Besancon, James Robert January 1975 (has links)
Thesis. 1975. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences. / Bibliography: leaves 124-128. / by James R. Besancon. / Ph.D.
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Étude de l'ajout d'un promoteur au système Pt-Sn supporté sur alumine chlorée utilisé en reformage catalytique / Study of the effect of adding a promoter on the chlorinated alumina supported Pt-Sn system for catalytic reforming

Jahel, Ali 30 September 2010 (has links)
L'objectif de ce travail était d'étudier de manière approfondie l'effet de l'indium dans des catalyseurs trimétalliques de reformage catalytique à base de platine, étain et indium. Des catalyseurs ont ainsi été synthétisés selon différents protocoles de préparation et de multiples caractérisations (spectroscopies Mössbauer d'étain, XANES, EXAFS, IR-CO, MEBT, chimisportion du CO, TPR et TPD) ont été mises en oeuvre afin d'élucider l'impact de l'indium sur la nature des phases métalliques présentes au sein du catalyseur. Il a ainsi été montré que la nature des sites métalliques dépend de la méthode d'introduction de l'indium. Quand l'indium est précipité avec la source d'alumine des alliages de type PtxSn sont obtenus alors que lorsque les métaux sont imprégnés sur la surface de l'alumine des espèces subsitutionnelles Pt-Sn sont formées. Il a aussi été montré que l'augmentation de la teneur en indium entraine une augmentation de la concentration atomique d'étain dans les alliage PtxSn et un remplacement de l'étain par l'indium dans les espèces substitutionnelles. Nous avons également réussi à préparer des catalyseurs avec des quantités élevées d'alliage Pt3Sn sur la base des connaissances acquises sur l'impact de l'indium et en déposant l'étain par une réaction organométallique contrôlée de surface. D'un point de vue catalytique, les tests de reformage du n-heptane mettent en évidence l'impact positif de l'indium puisque les catalyseurs à base de Pt-Sn-In sont moins sélectifs pour les réactions parasites d'hydrogénolyse et d'hydrocraquage et plus sélectifs pour l'isomérisation que les catalyseurs à base de Pt-Sn. / This work consists of a detailed study on the effect of indium in alumina supported trimetallic PtSnIn-based naphtha reforming catalysts. These catalysts were reproduced using different preparation protocols and the indium effect was investigated using 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy, XANES, EXAFS spectroscopies, IR-CO, STEM, CO chemisorption, TPR and TPD. It appears that the nature of the metallic active centres depends on the method with which indium was introduced. When co-precipitating the indium precursor with the Al source, PtxSn alloys were formed, whereas when metals were impregnated on the surface, substitutional Pt-Sn alloys were observed. Increasing the In content in the frst type of catalysts leads to an increase in the Sn concentration in PtxSn alloys, whereas a gradual replacement of Sn by indium in susbstitutinal alloys is observed in the second type of catalysts. These results allowed preparing catalysts with high Pt3Sn alloy contents using the effect of indium in catalysts prepared by Sn organometallic controlled surface reactions (CSR). From a catalytic point of view, n-heptane reforming tests show that trimetallic PtSnIn-based catalysts are less selective to hydrogenolysis and hydrocracking reactions, and highly selective to isomerisation, compared to the bimetallic PtSn-based catalyst.
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Příprava dvoufázových magnetických nanočástic a jejich charakterizace / Preparation and characterization of bi-phasic magnetic nanoparticles

Alemayehu, Adam January 2019 (has links)
Title: Preparation and characterization of bi-phasic magnetic nanoparticles Author: Bc. Adam Alemayehu Department: Department of Innorganic Chemistry Supervisors: doc. RNDr. Daniel Nižňanský, Ph.D. RNDr. Václav Tyrpekl, Ph.D. Consultant: M.Sc. Dominika Zákutná Abstract The work is focusing on the magnetic properties of ferrimagnetic spinel ferrites before and after the introduction of a shell on a core particle with different magnetic properties. The core nanoparticles were prepared by hydrothermal decomposition of oleate precursors. The introduction of shell was carried out by hydrothermal treatment of the already prepared core particles. The phase composition, spinel structure and the sizes of the prepared samples were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction and by transmission electron microscopy. Formation of the shell on top of the core particle was determined indirectly, using Mössbauer spectroscopy at room temperature. The interparticle interactions and the particle shape was studied by small angle X-ray scattering. The magnetic properties of the prepared samples were measured on a SQUID magnetometer. Key words: magnetic nanoparticles, core, shell, spinel structure, powder X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetic measurements, TEM
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Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Meteoritic and Synthetic Fe-Ni Alloys

Abdu, Yassir Ahmed Mohamed January 2004 (has links)
<p>This thesis reports on the results of investigating Fe-containing minerals in meteorites, with focus on Fe-Ni minerals and their magnetic properties, along with some synthetic Fe-Ni analogues. The New Halfa meteorite, which fell in Sudan 1994, has been studied using Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electron microprobe analysis techniques, and classified as an ordinary L-type chondrite of petrologic type 4. Mössbauer spectra of taenite-enriched samples from the metal particles of the New Halfa (L4) and Al Kidirate (H6) meteorites identify the following γ (fcc) Fe-Ni phases: the ferromagnetic atomically ordered taenite (<i>tetrataenite</i>) with ~ 50 at % Ni, the ferromagnetic disordered taenite with ~ 50 at % Ni, the low-Ni (~ 25 at %) paramagnetic taenite (<i>antitaenite</i>). The presence of the superstructure of tetrataenite is confirmed by synchrotron X-ray diffraction.</p><p>Fe-rich γ (fcc) Fe-Ni alloys with compositions Fe<sub>79</sub>Ni<sub>21</sub>, Fe<sub>76</sub>Ni<sub>24</sub>, and Fe<sub>73</sub>Ni<sub>27</sub>, which serve as synthetic analogues of antitaenite, are prepared by mechanical alloying and subsequent annealing at 650 °C. The Mössbauer results indicate that these alloys are inhomogeneous and contain a high moment (HM) ferromagnetic Ni-rich phase (> 30 at % Ni) and a low moment (LM) paramagnetic Fe-rich phase, which orders antiferromagnetically at low temperature. The coexistence of these phases is attributed to phase segregation occurring on short range, probably nanometer scale, consistent with the Fe-Ni phase diagram below 400 °C where there is a miscibility gap associated with a spinodal decomposition in alloys with < 50 at % Ni.</p><p>The combined high field Mössbauer spectroscopy and SQUID magnetometry results on these alloys at room temperature indicate large induced local magnetic moments in the paramagnetic part of the sample, which increases with increasing the Ni content. The results, when compared with the high field Mössbauer results on antitaenite from the metal particle of Al Kidirate and New Halfa meteorites may be used to estimate the Ni content of antitaenite in meteorites.</p><p>High pressure <sup>57</sup>Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements up to ~ 41 GPa have been carried out at room temperature using the diamond anvil cell (DAC) technique in order to investigate the magnetic properties of γ (fcc) <sup>57</sup>Fe<sub>53</sub>Ni<sub>47</sub> alloy. The results indicate a pressure induced Invar effect at ~ 7 GPa and a non-magnetic or paramagnetic state above 20 GPa, demonstrating the volume dependence of the magnetic moment of γ (fcc) Fe-Ni alloys.</p>
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Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Meteoritic and Synthetic Fe-Ni Alloys

Abdu, Yassir Ahmed Mohamed January 2004 (has links)
This thesis reports on the results of investigating Fe-containing minerals in meteorites, with focus on Fe-Ni minerals and their magnetic properties, along with some synthetic Fe-Ni analogues. The New Halfa meteorite, which fell in Sudan 1994, has been studied using Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electron microprobe analysis techniques, and classified as an ordinary L-type chondrite of petrologic type 4. Mössbauer spectra of taenite-enriched samples from the metal particles of the New Halfa (L4) and Al Kidirate (H6) meteorites identify the following γ (fcc) Fe-Ni phases: the ferromagnetic atomically ordered taenite (tetrataenite) with ~ 50 at % Ni, the ferromagnetic disordered taenite with ~ 50 at % Ni, the low-Ni (~ 25 at %) paramagnetic taenite (antitaenite). The presence of the superstructure of tetrataenite is confirmed by synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Fe-rich γ (fcc) Fe-Ni alloys with compositions Fe79Ni21, Fe76Ni24, and Fe73Ni27, which serve as synthetic analogues of antitaenite, are prepared by mechanical alloying and subsequent annealing at 650 °C. The Mössbauer results indicate that these alloys are inhomogeneous and contain a high moment (HM) ferromagnetic Ni-rich phase (&gt; 30 at % Ni) and a low moment (LM) paramagnetic Fe-rich phase, which orders antiferromagnetically at low temperature. The coexistence of these phases is attributed to phase segregation occurring on short range, probably nanometer scale, consistent with the Fe-Ni phase diagram below 400 °C where there is a miscibility gap associated with a spinodal decomposition in alloys with &lt; 50 at % Ni. The combined high field Mössbauer spectroscopy and SQUID magnetometry results on these alloys at room temperature indicate large induced local magnetic moments in the paramagnetic part of the sample, which increases with increasing the Ni content. The results, when compared with the high field Mössbauer results on antitaenite from the metal particle of Al Kidirate and New Halfa meteorites may be used to estimate the Ni content of antitaenite in meteorites. High pressure 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements up to ~ 41 GPa have been carried out at room temperature using the diamond anvil cell (DAC) technique in order to investigate the magnetic properties of γ (fcc) 57Fe53Ni47 alloy. The results indicate a pressure induced Invar effect at ~ 7 GPa and a non-magnetic or paramagnetic state above 20 GPa, demonstrating the volume dependence of the magnetic moment of γ (fcc) Fe-Ni alloys.
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3d Transition Metals Studied by Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Kamali-Moghaddam, Saeed January 2005 (has links)
Layered crystals with magnetic elements as Co and Fe have been studied. In TlCo2Se2, where Co atoms in one sheet are separated by Tl and Se from the next Co sheet, magnetic interaction within and between the sheets have been studied. Samples doped with 4% 57Fe replaced Co, show a magnetic spiral character with hyperfine fields in a flower shape in the ab-plane. The magnetic moment of 0.46 μB per Co atom derived from the average field is in good agreement with the result from neutron diffraction. In TlCu1.73Fe0.27Se2 the easy axis of magnetisation is the c-axis. The magnetic moment calculated from the Mössbauer data and SQUID magnetrometry is 0.97 μB per Fe atom with TC = 55(5) K. Multilayers of different elements have been studied. The effect of vanadium atoms on iron atoms at the interface of FeNi/V multilayers has been determined and the intermixing at the interface has been calculated to be 2-3 monolayers. For FeNi/Co 1/1 monolayer the magnetic hyperfine field (Bhf) is 45° out-of-plane, while for superlattices containing 2 to 5 monolayers it is in the plane. An study on Fe/Co superlattice were done by experimental, theoretical and simulational methods. The Bhf is highest for the Fe at the second layer next to the interface and gets the bulk value in the centre of thicker Fe layers. Studied magnetic nanoparticles coated with a lipid bilayer (magnetoliposomes) are found to have the magnetite structure but being non-stoichiometric as a result of the manufacturing process. The composition was approximately 32% γ-Fe2O3 and 68% Fe3O4. The oxidation evolution and its effect on magnetic properties of Fe clusters were also studied by means of different techniques. The extraction and insertion mechanism of lithium in the cathode material Li2FeSiO4 has been monitored by in situ x-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy during the first two cycles. The relative amount of Fe+3/ Fe+2 at each end state was in good agreement with the results obtained from electrochemical measurements. A possible explanation to the observed lowering of the potential plateau from 3.10 to 2.80 V occurring during the first cycle, involves a structural rearrangement process in which some of the Li ions and the Fe ions are interchanged. The behaviour of small amounts of Fe in brass is investigated using Mössbauer spectroscopy. It was shown that a heat treatment can increase the amount of the precipitates of γ-Fe and ~650° C is the optimal treatment for having the highest amount of this phase.
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Synthesis and Applications of Size and Shape Controlled Magnetic Oxide Particles for Magnetorheological Fluids

Anupama, A V January 2017 (has links) (PDF)
Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) are non-colloidal stable suspensions of polarizable mesoscale soft magnetic particles, usually metallic Fe-particles, in a carrier liquid such as oil or water; the solidity of which can be tuned by varying the applied magnetic field strength. Magnetorheological fluids are agile candidates for impact mitigation due to their tunable “solidity”, quick and complete reversibility of physical states, durability and reusability in comparison to their mechanical counterparts. The highly desirable property of an MRF is its yield strength and hence the conventional MRFs are Fe-based. However, uncoated Fe-particles suffer from poor chemical and thermo-oxidative stabilities, poor sedimentation stability and redispersibilities necessitating the coatings / additives; which always lead to compromised performance when used in MRFs. An alternative (to Fe) magnetic filler phase is the use of magnetic oxide particles. Soft magnetic spinel ferrites and garnets (though with moderate yield strength in an MRF) with their excellent chemical, thermo-oxidative and sedimentation stabilities, ready-redispersibility, less stringent synthesis and preservation conditions, lower cost, need no stabilizers and additives make them potential contenders for use in MRFs which can provide reliable MR performance. As the microstructure and magnetic nature of particles have direct influence on the MR property, the effects of these were studied by preparing MRFs with magnetic oxide particles of different sizes and shapes. These MRFs were simple bi-phasic as magnetic oxide particles were dispersed in versatile carrier fluid (silicone oil) without any additives; where the magnetic fill fraction was decided based on off state viscosity and the wettability criteria. As the MRFs in a device can undergo different stress / strain conditions of varying amplitudes and frequencies during their service, such a response was studied in laboratory using magnetorheometer via different modes of operation which mimic the service conditions. By varying the applied magnetic field strength and applied shear conditions, the performance of MRFs was evaluated and correlated to the physical and magnetic properties of the particles. Such a study provides a basis for the choice of magnetic phase in MRFs and their required concentration in the base fluid to provide highest efficiency. The dynamic yield strengths (field dependent yield stress) of MRFs extracted from steady shear measurements showed that the yield strength was strongly dependent on the saturation magnetization as well as on the microstructure of the particles used in MRF. The yield strength scaled with the saturation magnetization, magnetic fill fraction and applied magnetic field strength due to stronger magnetic column formation. The stability of MRFs (via the absence of wall slip) was found to depend predominantly on the microstructure of magnetic particles in the fluid such that MRFs containing structured particles showed the absence of wall slip while the MRFs containing irregular shaped powder particles showed poor stability via the occurrence of wall slip. The steady shear tests highlight the importance of using particles of definite shape with superior magnetic properties at a certain magnetic fill fraction for an efficient and reliable MR performance. The MRFs subjected to different oscillatory shear conditions showed that sturdier structures form in-field (exhibited via high gain modulus or low loss factor) when the particles have certain shapes (and size distribution) which result in high surface contact and are highly magnetic. Hence, the MRF containing Fe3O4 micro-octahedrons with high magnetization and large surface area for contact with other octahedron showed the large value of gain modulus and low loss factor compared to all other MRF samples. Poly-dispersity in spheres was found to be advantageous over monodisperse spherical magnetic particles due to void-bridging effects that strengthen the magnetic structuration. The irregular shaped particles based MRFs showed lower gain (higher loss factor) due to weak structuration. Anomalously high loss factor observed for rod shaped LZFP particles based MRF at medium strains and low field strengths is attributed to the rotation hindrance and low density of particles. The polydisperse particles based MRFs showed need for higher applied field strengths to decrease the loss and irregular particles based MRFs showed noisy response. The magnetosweep results showed that shape anisotropic particles based MRFs respond faster to applied field manifested as a faster decrease in loss factor with field. With magnetorheological parameters showing high dependence on the physical and magnetic nature of particles, oscillatory shear tests can serve as a means to select and assess the suitability of these particles for magnetorheological fluid for specific applications. The time dependent magneto-mechanical behaviour such as creep-recovery in MRFs showed that the strain recovery was dependent on the microstructure and magnetic nature of the particles such that fluids containing structured particles with high saturation magnetization showed higher recovery (due to better in-field structuration) compared to the irregular shaped and lower magnetization particles based MRF counterparts. The endurance of the MRFs (sustenance of strength of the MRF) under sustained stress conditions were estimated by a novel method which showed that MRFs containing ‘structured’ particles with high saturation magnetization showed high creep strength. In case of spherical particles based MRFs, the polydispersity of particles was found to aid in better column strength due to void-filling. The high surface contact between rod-shaped particles in the fluid resulted in good creep-strength among all MRFs. Among all the particles, the octahedron shaped Fe3O4 particles with large surface contact coupled with high saturation magnetization makes the Fe3O4 micro-octahedron particles based MRF the best amongst all the MRFs studied in this work. In case of irregular shaped particles based MRFs, the creep strength lagged behind the yield strength suggesting that such MRFs are not suitable for applications which demand sustained strength over prolonged action of stresses. Thus, the present work highlights the importance of considering the physical and magnetic properties of magnetic particles while selecting them for application specific MRFs where high endurance is sought. The stress relaxation behaviour of MRFs showed an overall high strength (via relaxation moduli) for MRFs containing particles with definite shape and high magnetization values (increased structure strength). However, the rod shaped particles based MRF did not witness increased strain limit with increased field strength, probably due to the mass flow in fluid due to higher inter-particle interaction than the interaction with applied field. The observation of increase in critical strain with increase in field for MRFs containing irregular shaped particles is only due to the higher number of particles resulting in overall increase in viscosity with field. Among all the MRFs, octahedron Fe3O4 particles with superior magnetic properties and large surface contact between facets showed highest critical strain for flow, which is in corroboration with other magnetorheological studies discussed so far. The creep-recovery and stress relaxation behaviours of MRFs are rarely studied, yet very important when selecting an MRF for an application which seeks high retention of MR strength over prolonged action of stress or strains. A comparison of particle shapes used in the MRFs suggests that although both octahedron shaped and rod shaped particles make high surface contact during structuration, the former is better due to lack of rotation hindrance, thus useful for preparing quickly responding MRFs. The inadequacies in th e conventio nal FOMs are address ed by a new FOM which is based o n a wholistic approach formulated consideri ng all relev ant physical and magnetic paramete rs of the particles. Also, the individ ual terms of this FOM help in selecting a particular MRF for a specific application. The FOM is as follows: λ – sedimentation constant (time taken by the MRF to sediment to about 1/eth of its total volume) With the MRFs containing octahedron shape d Fe3O4 pa rticles showing the highest FOM followed by s pheres (mod erate value ) which are succeeded by irregular powder samples based MRFs, the FO M observed in all MRF cases follow the same trend as observed by results from different magnetorheologi cal studies. Hence, the highest F4 (or FAB) observed for Fe3O4 octahedron particles based MR F in comparison to a ll other MR Fs (including Fe-based) is justified by the o Mbserved large yield strength, creep-resistance, low density and ready-redispersibilities, validating the FOM. The entire thesis is organized as follows. Chapter 1 details the motivation for the present research work, introduction to the material of interest (Magnetorheological fluid) with overview of different areas of potential applications, important properties of MRF, the current status of MRF, the challenges / issues needed to be addressed followed by choice of alternate materials for addressal of these drawbacks faced by conventional (Fe based) MRFs. Chapter 2 explains the synthesis of magnetic-oxide particles of different sizes and shapes by following different synthesis techniques. This is followed by the structural, microstructural and magnetic properties characterizations carried out by employing different, standard characterization techniques. The procedure for preparation of MRFs from the synthesized magnetic oxide particles is discussed. The basis of carrier fluid selection and magnetic particle concentration in MRF is explained. Chapter 3 gives a background to magnetorheology, in terms of the instrumentation (magnetorheometer), the relation between the magnetorheological parameters and the instrumental parameters (conversion factors), the different operating modes and the relevance of characterization modes in terms of practical applications, the procedure of different characterizations and the standard response behavior of MRFs to the characterizations. Chapter 4 is comprehensive characterization of all the MRFs subjected to steady shear conditions at various applied fields. The detailed analyses in terms of MR response are given with respect to the structure, microstructure, magnetic nature, and magnetic fill fraction of the magnetic particle in the fluid. Chapter 5 is extensive study of all the MRFs subjected to dynamical shear conditions at various applied fields. The magnetorheological responses of MRFs under different dynamical conditions (amplitude sweep, frequency sweep and magnetosweep) are analyzed in regard to role of microstructure, magnetic nature and magnetic fill fraction of the magnetic particle in the fluid. Chapter 6 explains the creep-recovery response of MRFs for the best magnetic fill fraction, decided from the steady and dynamical shear responses for all concentrations of MRFs. The recovered strain is analyzed with respect to a range of applied field strength and stress values. The creep strength determined from this study is correlated to the microstructure and magnetic nature of particles constituting the MRFs. Chapter 7 elaborates the stress relaxation behaviour of MRFs for the best magnetic fill fraction, decided from the steady and dynamical shear responses for all concentrations of MRFs. The stress relaxation (plateau values) moduli for the MRFs extracted at various applied field strength and strain values are analyzed to estimate the critical stress for flow in MRFs. This relationship between the critical stress that an MRF can withstand and the microstructure and magnetic nature of the particles in the fluid are investigated. Chapter 8 is about the study of sedimentation stability (and the redispersibility) of magnetic oxide particles based MRFs and the comparison of these properties with Fe- based MRFs. The role of mass-density and microstructure of particles in the fluid on sedimentation rate is briefly explained. Chapter 9 compares the important outcome of all the magnetorheological characterizations for all the studied MRFs in terms of extent and speed of response, the sedimentation stability and eases of redispersibility, and relates the observations to the physical and magnetic properties of the magnetic particles. The method of developing a new figure of merit based on a wholistic approach for assessing the efficiency and reliability of MRF is discussed which overcomes the shortcomings of conventional figures of merit. Chapter 10 summarizes the important findings of research work and highlights the validity of the new figure of merit in assessing ‘reliability and performance’ of MRFs.
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Conception, élaboration et caractérisation d’emballages actifs absorbeurs d’O2 / Design, development and characterization of O2 scavenger active packaging

Kombaya Touckia Linin, Erland Modeste 29 January 2019 (has links)
Actuellement, on observe le développement de nouveaux matériaux, à savoir les matériaux actifs, au travers de divers processus et applications. Par exemple, l’utilisation de nanoparticules de fer (NanoFe) absorbantes d’O2 dans le cadre de l’emballage actif, implique la maîtrise de plusieurs paramètres pour une application en tant que matériau actif. En effet, il est indispensable d’avoir une très bonne compréhension des mécanismes d’oxydation et de consommation d’O2, de pouvoir quantifier les capacités d’absorption ainsi que la vitesse d’absorption d’O2. Bien que nécessaires, ces deux paramètres n’ont été jusqu’à présent que peu caractérisés et encore moins mis en relation avec les propriétés morphologiques (tailles, surface spécifique, etc) et physico-chimiques (tel que l’état du fer) des nanoparticules de fer mises en oeuvre.Dans le but de concevoir à façon un film d’emballage monocouche absorbeur d’O2, ce travail vise à combiner une barrière passive, liée au phénomène de tortuosité induit par la présence des lamelles d’argile dispersées dans une matrice polymérique et une barrière active, liée à l’absorption d’oxygène par les NanoFe synthétisées. Les Nano-Fe ont été synthétisées par réduction chimique au Borohydrure de sodium sur support d’argile Montmorillonite (MMT). La caractérisation MET a révélé la formation d'agrégats de nanoparticules de fer d'une taille moyenne de 57 ± 17 nm dispersées sur la surface des MMT. La cinétique Mössbauer sur la poudre MMT-Fe confirme que les différentes phases du fer (Fe0 et FeII) dans les nanoparticules de fer ne s'oxydent pas à la même vitesse. Cela a permis d’ajuster le modèle mathématique de prédiction des propriétés d’absorption de l’O2. L'étude de propriétés d'absorption d’O2 sur les poudres a montré que la constante de réaction (k), le coefficient de proportionnalité (n) et les capacités d'absorption d’O2 sont du même ordre de grandeur pour la poudre humide, séchée et stockée. Les films nanocomposites préparés à partir des poudres séchées de MMT-Fe synthétisées, incorporées dans un polymère de LLDPE ont montré une bonne capacité d’absorption, mais inférieure à celle de la poudre seule, lié à l’oxydation avancée du fer dans ces films, confirmée par la spectroscopie Mössbauer (les films sont oxydés à 60% contre 30% pour les poudres). Un modèle numérique utilisant la seconde loi de Fick couplée au système d’équations de cinétique chimique obtenue sur la poudre, a permis de prédire le phénomène de diffusion et réaction de l'oxygène dans des films réalisés. Ce modèle est comparé aux données expérimentales obtenues par oxydation de films. En parallèle, une étude de la cinétique d'absorption d’absorbeurs d’O2 commerciaux, couramment utilisés dans les emballages sous atmosphère modifiée, a été effectuée. Sur ces systèmes commerciaux, la cinétique d'absorption a été décrite aussi par une réaction de cinétique de second ordre avec un comportement de type Arrhenius pour l’effet de la température. Toutefois, la spectroscopie Mössbauer a révélé que, dans ce cas-là, seule l’espèce Fe0 était prépondérante pour décrire la cinétique (celle de FeII étant négligeable tant elle est rapide). Nous avons montré pour la première fois, que la spectroscopie de Mössbauer peut être couplée avec succès à la mesure de l'oxygène afin de caractériser in situ l’oxydation du fer, sa spéciation et la capacité d’absorption d’O2. Cette configuration associant spectroscopie de Mössbauer et mesure de l’oxygène ont fourni des informations précieuses sur les mécanismes réactionnels régissant les absorbeurs d’O2. Tous ces résultats auront des implications importantes pour la compréhension de l’absorption d’oxygène dans le système actif absorbeur d’O2. / Currently, we are seeing the development of new materials, namely active materials, through various processes and applications. Among these active materials, the use of O2 scavenging iron nanoparticles (NanoFe) as required knowledge of several parameters for efficient application in the field of food packaging such as knowledge about oxidation mechanism and O2 consumption rate. These parameters are necessary to be able to quantify the absorption capacity and absorption rate of O2. Although necessary, these two parameters have so far been little characterized and even less related to the morphological (size, specific surface, etc.) and physico-chemical properties (such as the iron speciation) of iron nanoparticles implemented.In order to tailor nanocomposite film with O2 scavenging properties, this work aims to combine a passive barrier, related to the phenomenon of tortuosity induced by the presence of clay platelets dispersed in a polymeric matrix and an active barrier, related to oxygen uptake by synthesized NanoFe. Nano-Fe were synthesized by chemical reduction with sodium borohydride on Montmorillonite clay (MMT) support. The TEM characterization revealed the formation of iron nanoparticle aggregates with an average size of 57 ± 17 nm scattered on the MMT surface. The Mössbauer kinetics on the MMT-Fe powder confirms that the different iron phases (Fe0 and FeII) in the iron nanoparticles do not oxidize at the same speed. This allowed to adjust the mathematical model of O2 absorption properties prediction. The study of O2 absorption properties on powders has shown that the reaction constant (k), the proportionality coefficient (n) and the O2 absorption capacities are of the same order of magnitude for the wet, dried and stored powders. The nanocomposite films prepared from the synthesized MMT-Fe dried powders incorporated in a LLDPE polymer showed good absorption capacity, but lower than that of the fresh powder, related to the advanced oxidation of iron in these films, confirmed by Mössbauer spectroscopy (films are 60% oxidized versus 30% for powders). A numerical model using the second law of Fick coupled to the system of chemical kinetics equations obtained on the powder, made it possible to predict the phenomenon of diffusion and reaction of oxygen in films produced. This model was compared with experimental data obtained by measuring O2 absorption by films. In parallel, a study of the absorption kinetics of commercial O2 scavengers, commonly used in modified atmosphere packaging, was carried out. On these commercial systems, absorption kinetics has also been described by a second-order kinetic reaction with Arrhenius-like behavior for the effect of temperature. Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed that, in this case, only the Fe0 species were predominant to describe the kinetics (that of FeII being negligible as it was fast). We have shown for the first time that Mössbauer spectroscopy can be successfully coupled to the measurement of oxygen in order to characterize iron oxidation, speciation and O2 absorption capacity in situ. This configuration associating Mössbauer spectroscopy and oxygen measurement provided valuable information on the reaction mechanisms governing the O2 absorbers. All of these results will have important implications for understanding oxygen uptake in the active O2 absorber system.

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