[pt] Em processos de lixiviação sulfúrica de concentrados minerais contendo magnésio, é comum que este metal permaneça em solução após as etapas de neutralização e precipitação seletiva de impurezas. Sob a perspectiva de integração mássica desse material, é possível utilizar o MgSO4.7H2O obtido como um precursor na formação de MgO que, por sua vez, pode ser empregado nas etapas de neutralização dos fluxogramas de processo em substituição aos insumos tradicionalmente empregados e adquiridos pela indústria. Desta forma, os processos de decomposição redutora se apresentam como uma alternativa para a redução da temperatura de processamento do MgSO4.7H2O, incorporando aos produtos um melhor desempenho quanto à reatividade. Dentro desse contexto, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo apreciar o processo de decomposição redutora deste sal na presença de hidrogênio, entender o comportamento do sistema reacional e caracterizar os produtos reacionais, via MEV/EDS, ICP/OES e FTIR. O estudo termodinâmico através do software Medusa confirmou a alta solubilidade entre o sulfato e o magnésio e o software HSC certificou que a presença de um agente redutor é significante, pois há uma diminuição considerável de temperatura do processo. Já o estudo experimental da decomposição em atmosfera redutora indica que é possível transformar o referido sulfato no óxido de interesse em temperaturas abaixo de 800 graus Celsius o que, por sua vez, caracteriza-se como uma redução de pelo menos 400 graus Celsius quando comparado com o mesmo processo em atmosfera não redutora. A reatividade do produto final foi classificada como adequada, de acordo com a metodologia proposta, atingindo a faixa de pH básico dentro do intervalo de tempo apropriado (abaixo de 120 s). Com isso, o estudo indica que o referido processo unitário pode se configurar, de fato, como uma alternativa para a diminuição da temperatura de decomposição do MgSO4.7H2O. / [en] In sulfuric leaching processes of mineral concentrates containing magnesium, it is common for this metal to remain in solution after the steps of neutralization and selective precipitation of impurities. Removing the liquors can easily be achieved by crystallization of the sulfate in the heptahydrate form. From the perspective of the mass integration of this material, it is possible to use the MgSO4.7H2O obtained as an intermediate in MgO formation which, in return, can be used in the neutralization steps of the process flowcharts instead of the inputs traditionally used and acquired by the industry. To this end, the resulting oxide must have a high surface area and, consequently, a high acid reactivity. Considering the simple decomposition of the magnesium salt, the temperature which this reaction occurs is high so that such properties are incorporated into the product. In this way, the reductive decomposition processes are presented as an alternative for the reduction of the processing temperature of the MgSO4.7H2O, incorporating a better performance in the reactivity to the products. In this context, the present work aims to evaluate the process of reductive decomposition of this salt in the presence of hydrogen, to understand the behavior of the reaction system and to characterize the reaction products, via MEV/EDS, ICP/OES and FTIR. The experimental study of the decomposition in reducing atmosphere indicates that it is possible to transform said sulfate into the oxide of interest at temperatures below 800 Celsius degrees which, in return, is characterized as a reduction of at least 400 Celsius degrees when compared to the same process in a non-reducing atmosphere. The reactivity of the final product was classified as adequate, according to the proposed methodology, reaching the basic pH range within the appropriate time interval (below 120s). Thus, the study indicates that the said unitary process can in fact be configured as an alternative for the decrease in the decomposition temperature of MgSO4.7H2O.

Les actions conjointes en faveur d’une meilleure isolation du bâti et de l’expansion des énergies renouvelables dans l’habitat jouent un rôle de premier plan dans la politique de réduction des gaz à effet de serre et la recherche d’une plus grande efficacité énergétique. La présente thèse vise à développer un système de stockage de chaleur par voie thermochimique dédié au chauffage solaire d’une maison individuelle. A cet effet, un matériau de stockage spécifique à été mis au point, à base de zéolithe et de sulfate de magnésium. Le principe, reposant sur un phénomène mixte d’adsorption physique de vapeur d’eau et de réaction chimique d’hydratation, est à caractère inter-saisonnier : en été, la chaleur issue de capteurs solaires thermiques à air est stockée par le matériau, qui se déshydrate selon une réaction endothermique ; en hiver, l’exothermicité de la réaction inverse est exploitée afin de chauffer l’habitat. Après un état de l’art des technologies de stockage thermique, un protocole de préparation de ce matériau composite innovant est établi. Des travaux de caractérisation sont alors entrepris à l’échelle micro et macroscopique. A partir de ces données expérimentales macroscopiques, le système de stockage est dimensionné en fonction des besoins en chaleur pour le chauffage d’une maison individuelle de type Bâtiment Basse Consommation. A l’issue de cette étude, un modèle de réacteur de stockage thermique est élaboré, afin d’interpréter les transferts couplés de matière et de chaleur intervenant dans le lit de matériau et d’optimiser le réacteur de stockage en conséquence. La validité du modèle est ensuite testée et discutée à la lumière des résultats expérimentaux. / The combined efforts promoting an improved insulation and a growth of renewable energies use in buildings play a key role in the road towards greenhouse gas reduction and better energy efficiency. This thesis purpose is to develop a chemicalbased thermal energy storage system devoted to solar space heating of single-family houses. A specific heat storage material has thus been created, made of zeolite and magnesium sulphate. The storage principle, based on a hybrid phenomenon between water vapour physical adsorption and chemical hydration reaction, is seasonal : during the summer, the material stores heat obtained from evacuated tube solar collectors using an endothermic dehydration reaction ; the stored heat is released by rehydration of the material during the winter to produce hot air dedicated to space heating. After a state of the art regarding thermal energy storage technologies, a preparation method is set up. Then, characterization studies of this innovative composite material have been performed, at both micro- and macroscopic scales. Thanks to the macroscopic experimental data, the system size is estimated to meet the space heating energy demand of a low energy single-family house. Afterwards, a thermochemical storage model is developed to understand the coupled heat and mass transfer occurring in the composite sorbent bed, and consequently optimize the reactor design. The model relevancy is finally discussed with respect to experimental results.

[pt] O sulfato de magnésio está presente em diversos rejeitos industriais e de mineração. Ele e seus derivados poderiam ser reaproveitados em várias áreas industriais, deixando de ser um rejeito para se tornar parte de um processo. Seu óxido, MgO, pode ser utilizado em algumas funções, como regulador de pH, dependendo de sua reatividade. Devido a isto sua formação deve ocorrer em temperaturas abaixo das temperaturas de decomposição do MgSO4. Assim sendo este trabalho avaliou aspectos da decomposição do MgSO4 através de dois artigos. O artigo 1 (Thermodynamics Simulations and Kinetics Modeling of the Thermal Decomposition of MgSO4.7H2O: Part 1 – Reducing Agent Effect), avaliou o efeito cinético da utilização do carbono, através de quatro diferentes agentes redutores, na decomposição térmica do MgSO4.7H2O, enquanto que o artigo 2 (Thermodynamics Simulations and Kinetics Modeling of the Thermal Decomposition of MgSO4.7H2O: Part 2 – Hydration Effect) analisou as influências da taxa de aquecimento dos ensaios e do grau de hidratação do sulfato de magnésio utilizado. Os ensaios termogravimétricos realizados ao longo destes artigos, utilizaram amostras com massa de aproximadamente 10 mg de mistura (sulfato + agente redutor) e estas misturas tiveram uma relação estequiométrica de 1:1. Os experimentos realizados no artigo 1, utilizaram como agentes redutores agentes redutores, carvão vegetal, coque verde, coque breeze e grafite. No artigo 2, os sulfatos analisados foram o anidro, o monohidratado e o heptahidratado e as taxas de aquecimento utilizadas foram de 5 K.min(-1) , 10 K.min(-1) , 15 K.min(-1) e 20 K.min(-1) . Todos os dados obtidos dos ensaios termogravimétricos foram processados através de modelagem matemática para se obter os dados cinéticos. No artigo 1 a utilização dos agentes redutores se mostrou eficiente reduzindo a energia de ativação da decomposição do sulfato de magnésio de 22,731 kJ.mol(-1) (sulfato puro) para 340,391 kJ.mol(-1) (coque verde), 196,120 kJ.mol(-1) (grafite), 191,100 kJ.mol(-1) (coque breeze) e 162,302 kJ.mol(-1) (carvão vegetal). No artigo 2, a taxa de aquecimento não se mostrou como um fator determinante para a decomposição do MgSO4, já em relação a hidratação do sulfato de magnésio, os resultados indicaram que uma pequena parcela de H2O no sistema pode influenciar positivamente a decomposição, visto que os valores de Ea médio foram de 404,5 KJ.mol(-1) (mono), 407 KJ.mol(-1) (anidro) e 433,3 KJ.mol(-1) (hepta). / [en] Magnesium sulfate is present in several industrial and mining wastes. It and its derivatives could be reused in various industrial areas, ceasing to be a waste to become part of a process. Its oxide, MgO, can be used in some functions, as a pH regulator, depending on its reactivity. Due to this, its formation must occur at temperatures below the decomposition temperatures of MgSO4. Therefore, this work evaluated aspects of the decomposition of MgSO4 through two articles. Article 1 (Thermodynamics Simulations and Kinetics Modeling of the Thermal Decomposition of MgSO4.7H2O: Part 1 – Reducing Agent Effect), evaluated the kinetic effect of using carbon, through four different reducing agents, on the thermal decomposition of MgSO4.7H2O, while article 2 (Thermodynamics Simulations and Kinetics Modeling of the Thermal Decomposition of MgSO4.7H2O: Part 2 – Hydration Effect) analyzed the influences of the heating rate of the tests and the degree of hydration of the magnesium sulfate used. The thermogravimetric tests carried out throughout these articles used samples with a mass of approximately 10 mg of the mixture (sulfate + reducing agent) and these mixtures had a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1. The experiments carried out in article 1 used reducing agents, charcoal, green coke, breeze coke, and graphite as reducing agents. In article 2, the sulfates analyzed were anhydrous, monohydrate, and heptahydrate and the heating rates used were 5 K.min(-1) , 10 K.min(-1) , 15 K.min(-1) , and 20 K.min(-1). All data obtained from thermogravimetric tests were processed through mathematical modeling to obtain kinetic data. In article 1, the use of reducing agents proved efficient, reducing the activation energy of magnesium sulfate decomposition from 22.731 kJ.mol(-1) (pure sulfate) to 340.391 kJ.mol(-1) (green coke), 196.120 kJ.mol(-1) (graphite), 191,100 kJ.mol(-1) (coke breeze) and 162,302 kJ.mol(-1) (charcoal). In article 2, the heating rate was not shown to be a determining factor for the decomposition of MgSO4, in relation to the hydration of magnesium sulfate, the results indicated that a small portion of H2O in the system can positively influence the decomposition since the average Ea values were 404.5 KJ.mol(-1) (mono), 407 KJ.mol(-1) (anhydrous) and 433.3 KJ.mol(-1) (hepta).

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:40:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 866222 bytes, checksum: cbdbded2850cc1ef6103484fe1a6ca43 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-18 / Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4.7H2O) rates on potato nitrogen status indicators and tuber yield, biofortification, greening and sprouting, Agata cultivar. The experiment was carried out on the field of Universidade Federal de Viçosa from June 7 to September 23th, 2013. The treatments consisted of five magnesium sulfate rates (0, 100, 200, 400 and 800 kg ha-1) pre planting applied with four replications. Plant nitrogen status indicators were evaluated at 21 and 60 days after plant emergence (DAE). Such indicators were SPAD, Dualex, and greenness indices and biomarkers determined in the fourth leaf (length, width, petiole diameter, leaf number, area, fresh and dry matter mass). Also they were determined the biomarkers in the plant organs (stem, leaf and tuber numbers, length and diameter of the main stem, fresh and dry matter mass of leaves, stems, roots and tubers and total plant leaf area). Besides, it was also determined the N content and concentration in the fourth leaf. The fourth leaf, leaves, stems, tubers and roots magnesium (Mg) contents in the dry matter were evaluated at 21 and 60 DAE and the Mg in the tubers was evaluated at end of the harvest, at 88 DAE. Additionally, it was performed analysis of the emergence speed índex (EVI), tuber number, commercial tubers (classes 2 and 3) fresh and dry yield, greening and sprouting of washed and unwashed tubers. Different potato nitrogen status indicators are differently influenced by Mg rates and evaluation time. The highest commercial tuber yield was 40,09 t ha-1 with 800 kg ha-1 of magnesium sulfate which led to 0,904 dag kg-1 of Mg in the fourth leaf dry matter, at 21 DAE. Greenness of tubers yielded from plants fertilized with 800 kg ha -1 of magnesium sulfate, washed or not, were more intense than those from plants without Mg fertilization. After 90 days of storage, increasing magnesium sulphate rates increased linearly the number of sprouted tubers washed and unwashed. It was not possible to biofortify potato tubers using magnesium sulphate rate up to 800 kg ha-1 however, there were Mg "luxury concentration" inductions in leaves, stems and roots of potato plant at early plant development stages. / O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de doses de sulfato de magnésio (MgSO4.7H2O) sobre indicadores do estado de nitrogênio na planta, produtividade, biofortificação, esverdeamento e brotação de tubérculos de batata, cultivar Ágata. O experimento de campo foi realizado na Horta Nova do Departamento de Fitotecnia da Universidade Federal de Viçosa (DFT/UFV), no período de 7 de junho a 23 de setembro de 2013. Os tratamentos foram constituídos de cinco doses de sulfato de magnésio (0, 100, 200, 400 e 800 kg ha -1) aplicadas em pré - plantio, com quatro repetições. Foram avaliadas, aos 21 e 60 dias após emergência (DAE), características indicadoras do estado de nitrogênio na planta. Tais características foram os índices SPAD, Dualex, intensidade do verde e os bioindicadores determinados na quarta folha (comprimento, largura, diâmetro do pecíolo, número de folíolos, área foliar, massas das matérias fresca e seca) e nos órgãos da planta (número de hastes, folhas e tubérculos, comprimento e diâmetro da haste principal, massas das matérias fresca e seca de folhas, hastes, raízes e tubérculos e área foliar), além do teor e conteúdo de N na massa da matéria seca da quarta folha. Também foram avaliados teor e conteúdo de magnésio (Mg) na massa da matéria seca da quarta folha, folhas, hastes, tubérculos e raízes, aos 21 e 60 DAE e nos tubérculos na colheita final, aos 88 DAE. Adicionalmente foram avaliados o índice de velocidade de emergência (IVE), número, massas das matérias seca e fresca de tubérculos comerciais (classes 2 e 3), esverdeamento e brotamento de tubérculos lavados e não lavados. Diferentes características indicadoras do estado de nitrogênio da batata são diferentemente influenciadas por doses de Mg e por época de avaliação. A maior produtividade comercial foi 40,09 t ha -1 de tubérculos com a aplicação da dose de 800kg ha-1 de sulfato de magnésio que propiciou, aos 21 DAE, a concentração de 0,904 dag kg-1 de Mg na massa da matéria seca da quarta folha. Tubérculos oriundos das plantas do tratamento que recebeu 800kg ha-1 de sulfato de magnésio, lavados ou não, apresentaram maior intensidade de esverdeamento do que aqueles produzidos nas plantas não adubadas com Mg. Após 90 dias de armazenamento, dose crescente de sulfato de magnésio aumentou linearmente o número de brotos de tubérculos lavados e não lavados. Não foi possível biofortificar os tubérculos de batata usando dose de até 800kg ha-1 de sulfato de magnésio, porém, houve indução da concentração de luxo de Mg em folhas, hastes e raízes de batata, no início do ciclo da planta.

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Basische Magnesiumsalz-Hydrate, insbesondere die Chloride, stellen die Bindemittelphasen des Magnesiabaustoffs (auch Sorelbaustoff genannt) dar. Eine besondere Anwendung findet dieser Baustoff aufgrund seiner empirisch bekannten Beständigkeit gegenüber Salz bzw. salzhaltigen Lösungen zur Errichtung geotechnischer Barrieren in tiefen geologischen Formationen des Salinars. Die Bewertung der Langzeitbeständigkeit von Sorel-basierten Baustoffen in salinarer Umgebung erfordert Kenntnisse zu den Löslichkeitsgleichgewichten ausgehend vom ternären Grundsystem Mg(OH)2-MgCl2-H2O bis hin zu komplexeren Systemen bei NaCl-Sättigung und Anwesenheit von Sulfaten. Zielstellung dieser Arbeit war daher die experimentelle Bestimmung von Löslichkeitsdaten basischer Magnesiumchlorid- und Magnesiumsulfat-Hydrate im Temperaturbereich von 25 °C bis 120 °C. Der Einfluss von NaCl-Sättigung auf die Löslichkeit der basischen Magnesiumchlorid-Hydrate wurde im quaternären System Na+, Mg2+ / Cl-, OH- // H2O bei 25 °C untersucht. Anhand dieser Ergebnisse wurden PITZER-Parameter angepasst und erstellt, um thermodynamische Modellierungen auf Basis des Aktivitätskoeffizientenmodells nach PITZER für diese Systeme durchführen zu können.

The provision of clean drinking water typically involves treatment processes to remove contaminants. The conventional process involves coagulation with hydrolysing metal salts, typically of aluminium (‘alum’) or trivalent iron (‘ferric’). Along with the product water this also produces a waste by-product, or sludge. The fact of increasing sludge production — due to higher levels of treatment and greater volume of water supply — conflicts with modern demands for environmental best practice, leading to higher financial costs. A further issue is the significant quantity of water that is held up in the sludge, and wasted. / One means of dealing with these problems is to dewater the sludge further. This reduces the volume of waste to be disposed of. The consistency is also improved (e.g. for the purpose of landfilling). And a significant amount of water can be recovered. The efficiency, and efficacy, of this process depends on the dewaterability of the sludge.In fact, good dewaterability is vital to the operation of conventional drinking water treatment plants (WTP’s). The usual process of separating the particulates, formed from a blend of contaminants and coagulated precipitate, relies on ‘clarification’ and ‘thickening’, which are essentially settling operations of solid–liquid separation.WTP operators — and researchers — do attempt to measure sludge dewaterability, but usually rely on empirical characterisation techniques that do not tell the full story and can even mislead. Understanding of the physical and chemical nature of the sludge is also surprisingly rudimentary, considering the long history of these processes. / The present work begins by reviewing the current state of knowledge on raw water and sludge composition, with special focus on solid aluminium and iron phases and on fractal aggregate structure. Next the theory of dewatering is examined, with the adopted phenomenological theory contrasted with empirical techniques and other theories.The foundation for subsequent analyses is laid by experimental work which establishes the solid phase density of WTP sludges. Additionally, alum sludges are found to contain pseudoböhmite, while 2-line ferrihydrite and goethite are identified in ferric sludges. / A key hypothesis is that dewaterability is partly determined by the treatment conditions. To investigate this, numerous WTP sludges were studied that had been generated under diverse conditions: some plant samples were obtained, and the remainder were generated in the laboratory (results were consistent). Dewaterability was characterised for each sludge in concentration ranges relevant to settling, centrifugation and filtration using models developed by LANDMAN and WHITE inter alia; it is expressed in terms of both equilibrium and kinetic parameters, py(φ) and R(φ) respectively.This work confirmed that dewaterability is significantly influenced by treatment conditions.The strongest correlations were observed when varying coagulation pH and coagulant dose. At high doses precipitated coagulant controls the sludge behaviour, and dewaterability is poor. Dewaterability deteriorates as pH is increased for high-dose alum sludges; other sludges are less sensitive to pH. These findings can be linked to the faster coagulation dynamics prevailing at high coagulant and alkali dose.Alum and ferric sludges in general had comparable dewaterabilities, and the characteristics of a magnesium sludge were similar too.Small effects on dewaterability were observed in response to variations in raw water organic content and shearing. Polymer flocculation and conditioning appeared mainly to affect dewaterability at low sludge concentrations. Ageing did not produce clear changes in dewaterability.Dense, compact particles are known to dewater better than ‘fluffy’ aggregates or flocs usually encountered in drinking water treatment. This explains the superior dewaterability of a sludge containing powdered activated carbon (PAC). Even greater improvements were observed following a cycle of sludge freezing and thawing for a wide range of WTP sludges. / Further aspects considered in the present work include deviations from simplifying assumptions that are usually made. Specifically: investigation of long-time dewatering behaviour, wall effects, non-isotropic stresses, and reversibility of dewatering (or ‘elasticity’).Several other results and conclusions, of both theoretical and experimental nature, are presented on topics of subsidiary or peripheral interest that are nonetheless important for establishing a reliable basis for research in this area. / This work has proposed links between industrial drinking water coagulation conditions, sludge dewaterability from settling to filtration, and the microstructure of the aggregates making up that sludge. This information can be used when considering the operation or design of a WTP in order to optimise sludge dewaterability, within the constraints of producing drinking water of acceptable quality.