Em virtude das várias aplicações do cobre, acredita-se que a demanda por esse metal irá aumentar nos próximos anos, e consequentemente, o seu preço. Dessa forma, as mineradoras enfrentam o desafio de aprimorar e aperfeiçoar os processos produtivos a fim de atender sua futura demanda. Frações de cobre podem ser encontradas no licor de lixiviação do minério limonítico de níquel e a troca iônica com adsorvente sólido é uma das tecnologias disponíveis para promover a sua recuperação e o seu reaproveitamento. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o processo de adsorção dos íons de cobre presente em um licor sintético baseado no licor de lixiviação atmosférica do minério limonítico de níquel através de um sistema de resina de troca iônica utilizando a resina quelante Dowex XUS43605. A viabilidade da técnica escolhida foi analisada em função da influência de parâmetros por meio de ensaios em batelada e coluna de leito fixo utilizando uma solução sintética. O tempo de contato, o pH, a massa de resina e a temperatura foram avaliados. A resina quelante Dowex XUS43605 mostrou-se mais seletiva para o cobre em pH igual a 1,5, tendo sido definido esse pH como o de trabalho. Verificou-se que 1g é uma dosagem suficiente para recuperar o cobre da solução em escala laboratorial considerando 50mL de solução sintética. O incremento na temperatura não alterou a adsorção do cobre pela resina, sendo determinado que a temperatura de trabalho esteja entre 25-35°C. O modelo de isotermas de adsorção de Langmuir apresentou melhor ajuste entre a resina e o cobre do que os modelos de Freundlich e de Temkin. O modelo cinético pseudosegunda-ordem descreveu o processo de adsorção considerando a quimiossorção como a etapa limitante. Os ensaios em coluna de leito fixo possibilitaram a produção de uma solução com concentração reduzida de Cu2+ em 93% na etapa de carregamento. Pela etapa de eluição com ácido sulfúrico (H2SO4) 1mol/L, obteve-se uma solução 10 vezes mais concentrada em Cu2+ com relação à solução sintética. A solução resultante da etapa de eluição seguiu para os ensaios de precipitação, a qual permitiu a separação do cobre dos íons metálicos pela ação do agente precipitante CaCO3 e a geração de um precipitado composto por três fases: brochantite [Cu4SO4(OH)6], posnjatike [Cu4SO4(OH)6.H2O] e gesso (CaSO4.2H2O). / Considering the various applications of copper, it is believed that the demand for copper will increase in the coming years and, consequently, its price. Hence, the mining companies face the challenge of improving the productive processes to supply their future demand. Copper fractions can be found in liquor leaching nickel limonite ore and ion exchange with solid adsorbent is one of the available technologies which promote its recovery and reuse. The present work was aimed at studying the adsorption process of copper ions present in a synthetic liquor based on the atmospheric leaching liquor of the nickel limonite ore through an ion exchange resin system using Dowex XUS43605 chelating resin. The feasibility of the chosen technique was analyzed in relation to the influence of parameters by means of batch and fixed bed tests using a synthetic solution. The contact time, pH, amount of resin and temperature were evaluated. Dowex XUS43605 chelating resin showed to be more selective for copper at pH 1.5, and this pH was defined as the working pH. It has been found that 1g is a sufficient dosage to recover copper from the solution on a laboratory scale considering 50mL of synthetic solution. The increase in temperature did not change the adsorption of the copper by the resin, and it was determined that the working temperature is between 25-35°C. The Langmuir adsorption isotherms model showed a better fit between resin and copper than the Freundlich and Temkin models. The pseudosecond-order describes the sorption process and it indicates that the rate-limiting step is chemisorption. The fixed bed column tests allowed the production of a solution with reduced concentration of Cu2+ in 93% the loading step. By the elution step with 1mol/L of sulfuric acid (H2SO4), a solution 10 times more concentrated in Cu2+ was obtained in relation to the synthetic solution. The solution from the elution step followed to the precipitation tests, which allowed the separation of copper from the metal ions by the action of the precipitating agent CaCO3 and the generation of a precipitate composed of three phases: brochantite [Cu4SO4(OH)6], posnjatike [CuSO4(OH)6.H2O] and gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O).

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The main objective of this work was investigating the physic-chemical effects of the individual and simultaneous replacement of Ca2+ ions for Mg2+, Sr2+ and Mn2+ onto the crystalline structure of hydroxyapatite (HA). The X-ray analyses indicated that the substitution of Ca2+ for other ions after synthesis caused a remarkable decreasing of the crystallinity index comparatively to the pure HA. The lattice parameters revealed that the addition of Mg2+ and Mn2+ lead to a slight reduction of the cell unit volume. After calcination, o Mn2+ changed its oxidation state being introduced at the PO4 3- sites as MnO4 3- groups. The thermal treatment strongly increased the crystallite growth for all samples, and also promoted the change from elongated crystals before calcination to spherical ones after calcination. The simultaneous insertion of three ions in the HA lattice seemed generate a favorable situation for organizing the apatite crystal once the crystallinity index was the highest among the samples and the measured lattice parameters were quite close to those calculated to the pure HA. The samples containing Sr2+ ((HA-Sr e HA-Mn/Sr/Mg) were denser than those containing Mg2+ (HA-Mg) and Mn2+ (HA-Mn). However, the HA-Sr was more soluble than HA-Mn or HA-Mg. The use of three elements with different ionic radii in substitution to the Ca2+ allowed the creation of a new HA ceramic with a high level of crystallinity and a satisfactory thermal stability for applying in the production of bioceramic devices. / O objetivo principal desse trabalho foi estudar o efeito da incorporação individual e simultânea dos íons Sr2+, Mn2+ e Mg2+ sobre as características físicoquímicas da hidroxiapatita visando sua utilização na engenharia de tecido ósseo. As análises de raio X das cerâmicas produzidas indicaram que a introdução de metais à rede da hidroxiapatita (HA), após a síntese, causou uma diminuição significativa no nível de cristalinidade das amostras em relação à HA padrão. Os parâmetros de rede calculados revelaram que a substituição do cálcio por Mg2+ e Mn2+ levou a uma leve contração da célula unitária, comparando-se à HA pura. Após calcinação, o Mn2+ muda de estado de oxidação entrando na rede cristalina da HA também sob a forma MnO4 3- nos sítios do PO4 3-. A calcinação favoreceu o crescimento dos cristalitos em todas as amostras, e promoveu a mudança de cristais antes alongados para cristais mais esféricos. A introdução dos três íons simultaneamente parece criar uma situação mais favorável à ordenação do cristal, uma vez que o índice de cristalinidade medido foi o mais alto entre as amostras não calcinadas e os parâmetros de rede foram muito próximos àqueles observados para a HA pura. As amostras contendo Sr2+ foram as mais compactas, e as amostras contendo Mg2+ e Mn2+, as mais porosas. No entanto, a HA-Sr foi a mais solúvel das amostras enquanto que a HA-Mn foi a menos solúvel. Assim, a introdução dos três íons à rede da HA possibilitou a criação de um material de elevada estabilidade térmica com potencial para aplicação como uma biocerâmica.

Orientador: Sonia Maria Alves Bueno / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T05:04:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ribeiro_MarianaBorsoi_D.pdf: 5252506 bytes, checksum: b9eb50542c7fa4e04b6b4c83526b4ccc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: As imunoglobulinas do isotipo G (IgG) são usadas enOlmemente em aplicações terapêuticas e são requeridas, usualmente, com um elevado grau de pureza. V álias técnicas cromatográficas vêm sendo investigadas para a purificação de IgG a partir do plasma humano. Neste trabalho, investigou-se o efeito dos agentes quelantes ácido iminodiácetico (IDA), ácido aspártico carboxi-metilado (CM-Asp) e TIis-2(aminoetil)amina (TREN) na purificação de IgG a partir do plasma humano utilizando a técnica de cromatografia de afinidade com os íons metálicos imobilizados em membranas de fibras ocas. Para tanto, foram realizados experimentos de adsorção em diferentes sistemas tamponantes em membranas de álcool de poli(etileno) vinílico (PEV A) finamente c011adas e em módulos de filtração derivatizados com IDA, TREN e CM-Asp, utilizando-se os íons metálicos níquel e cobre. A seletividade dos adsorventes foi verificada por eletroforese SDS-P AGE e análise nefelométrica. As melhores condições de purificação foram encontradas utilizando-se as membranas PEV A-CM-Asp-Ni(II) em módulo de filtração, em presença do tampão TrisHCI 25 mM pH 7,0 e eluição por acréscimo da concentração de TIis, sendo obtida IgG com aproximadamente 90% de pureza. As membranas de PEV A-CM-Asp-Ni(II) em módulos de filtraçã? apresentaram melhor seletividade, segundo eletroforese SDS-P AGE, e capacidade dinâmica de adsorção maior comparadas às membranas finamente cortadas (capacidade média de adsorção: 53,0 e 7,7 mg de IgG pOT g seca de membrana, respectivamente). O modelo de LangmUir ajustou-se às isotermas de adsorção, à temperatura ambiente, mostrando alta capacidade de adsorção para os sistemas PEV A-IDA-Ni(II) e PEV A-CM Asp-Ni(II) (204,6 e 302,3 mg/g seca de membrana, respectivamente) e constantes de dissociação característica de sistemas de média afinidade (6, I e 10,1 x 10-6 M, respectivamente). A análise dos parâmetros termodinâmicos encontrados para o sistema modelo PEV A-IDA-Ni(II)-IgG, indicaram a complexidade das interações, indicando a existência de interações hidrofóbicas, eletrostáticas e de ligações de coordenação. Neste trabalho, conseguiu-se purificar IgG a partir do plasma humano em! uma única etapa, utilizando-se a técnica da cromatografia em membranas de afinidade, demonstrando a alta potencialidade da utilização do método desenvolvido em processos industriais / Abstract: The use of immunoglobulin G (lgG) in therapeutic applications has growing vastly and it is used in the treatment of a growing number of indications. Several chromatographic techniques have been investigated for IgG purification. In this work, we investigated the effect of the chelators iminodiacetic acid (IDA), carboxymethylaspartate acid (CM-Asp) and Tris-2(aminoethyl)amine (TREN) for IgG purification, from human plasma using Immobilized Metal-ion Affinity Chromatography (IMAC) technique using hollow fibers membranes as support to the chromatographic experiments. For that, adsorption experiments were done, using different buffers systems, on filtration module and on finely cut poly(ethylene) vinyl alcohol (PEV A) membranes containing chelators IDA, TREN and CM-Asp with the metallic ions nickel and copper. The adsorbent selectivity was verified through electrophoresis SDS-PAGE and nefelometric analysis. Best purification conditions were found with PEV A-CM-Asp-Ni(ll) filtration module in the presence of 25 mM Tris HCI pH 7.0 and elution by increasing Tris concentration. In this case, it was possible to obtain IgG with approximately 90% of purity. According to electrophoresis SDS-P AGE and nefelometric analysis, PEV A-CM-Asp-Ni(ll) filtration modules showed better selectivity and superior adsorption dynamic capacity for IgG than those obtained by finely cut membranes (medium adsorption capacity: 53.0 and 7.7 mg of IgG /g of dry membrane, respectively). Lagmüir model adjusted to adsorption isotherms at room temperature (250 C), showed high adsorption capacity for PEV A-IDA-Ni(ll) and PEV A-CM-Asp-Ni(ll) systems (204.6 and 302.3 mg/g dry of membrane, respectively) and showed dissociation constants characteristic of medium affinity systems (6.1 and 10.1 x 10-6 M, respectively). The thermodynamic parameters analysis obtained for PEV A-IDA-Ni(ll)-lgG system indicated the complexity of the interactions, and the existence of hydrophobic and electrostatics interaction besides the coordination bound. In this work, we could purify IgG from human plasma in a single stage, using the affinity chromatographic membranes technique, allowing in this way, the treatment of great volumes per unit of time, showing the high potentiality of this method in industrial processes / Doutorado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Biotecnologicos / Doutor em Engenharia Química

Introduction: The macroporous Amberlite XAD resins were coated with LIX-64N and examined for the rate of uptake of copper . XAD-7 was by far the best support and gave a satisfactory rate of uptake up to loadings of 60% (w/w). The specific surface area of XAD-7 was measured by the adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution. The area of the wetted resin was five times less than that of the dry resin. LIX-65N was purified and the anti isomer characterised using spectroscopic techniques . The rate of uptake of copper was not improved by use of purified LIX-65N or by addition of LIX-63. XAD-7 coated with LIX-65N was used in columns. Elution curves for copper showed negligible tailing, and rapid separations of copper from iron (111), nickel, cobalt and magnesium by selective absorption were achieved. Copper was concentrated from very dilute solution at a flow rate of 50 ml min -1 ,and a 99% recovery was obtained. The method was applied to the rapid determination of copper in brass and bronze. A series of long-chain hydroxamic acids were synthesised and tested for suitability as stationary phase on XAD-7. Oleohydroxamic acid and naphthenohydroxamic acid were the most promising. The r ate of uptake of copper was reduced by the use of nonylphenol or amyl alcohol as a diluent. The capacities for copper of the hydroxamic acids were less when supported on XAD-7 than when used as liquid ionexchangers. The distribution coefficients of cobalt, nickel, zinc, lead, vanadium, uranium, iron (111) and copper were measured as a function of pH. XAD-7 coated with oleohydroxamic acid was used in columns for the rapid separation of iron (111) from copper and of copper from nickel, cobalt, lead and zinc. Copper was concentrated from very dilute solution at a flow rate of 45 ml min -1 and a 100,8% recovery was obtained. Copper was successfully separated from nickel by selective elution. The elution curves obtained show negligible tailing. The resin loaded with oleohydroxamic acid lost capacity due to chemical instability. Naphthenohydroxamic acid supported on XAD-7 was not suitable for use in columns, because it was physically unstable.

Water is an essential element in all aspects of life and is vital for both domestic and industrial purposes regarding both the quality and quantity thereof. Similar to many other drought stricken countries, South Africa requires water for the socio-economic growth of the country, yet is faced with the problem of maintaining the quality of its drinking water as well as protecting the dwindling supplies. In an attempt to prevent the deterioration of South African water supplies the treatment, purification and recycling of industrial and mining waste water has recently become of prime importance. Many industrial and mining waste waters contain heavy metals in toxic quantities. The conventional processes that have been used till recently to address this problem, are often expensive or contain chemical agents which compound the environmental problem. As an alternative biological methods of metal accumulation appear to offer an economic and efficient alternative to these methods. An advantage to the South African scenario is the commercial production of the yeast, S. cerevisiae as a readily inexpensive by-product from some fermentation industries, Yeast cells, and in particular S. cerevisiae have proven to be capable of accumulating heavy metals, and therefore exhibit potential application in the bioremediation of waste water. The aim of this project was twofold. The initial part of this work attempted to define the mechanisms of metal accumulation by the yeast cells and cellular components. The information obtained from these initial studies provided a data base required for the development of a bioremediation system. Initial contact with the metal ions occurs at the wall interface of the yeast cell. Metal accumulation appears to be a function of all the cell wall components. The isolated cell wall components are better metal chelators then the intact cell walls. An apparent affinity series of mannan > chitin> glucan > intact cell walls exists. However, these components differ in their affinities for metal ions. Storage of metal ions within the cell occurs predominantly in the vacuole. The present study concluded that metal accumulation by the vacuole could be related to size. Metal accumulation occurred in the order of Cu2+ > Co2+ > Cd2+ with a corresponding decrease in atomic radii of Cd2+ > C02+ > Cu2+. Vacuolar ion deposition occurs at an early stage during the internalization of metal ions within the yeast cells. At the onset of vacuolar saturation, depositions of metal ions as granules within the cytosol occurs. In the presence of heavy metal cations viable yeast cells can be shown to exhibit two types of cellular responses. Uptake of Cu2+ and Cd2+ causes the loss of intracellular physiological cations from within the yeast cell. In comparison, uptake of Co2+ into the cell does not have this effect. All three heavy metal cations initiate plasma cell membrane permeability, thus the Cu2+ and Cd2+ induced loss of the intracellular cations, occurs. ~ a result of ion-exchange mechanisms and not due to cation leakage brought about by membrane permeabilization. Uptake of heavy metals by viable yeasts appears to be generally non-selective though the amount of metals accumulated are largely affected by the ratio of ambient metal concentration to biomass quantity. In addition, the energy dependent nature of internalization necessitates the availability of an external energy source for metal uptake by viable yeast cells. For these reasons metal removal from industrial waste water was investigated using non-viable biomass. By immobilizing the yeast cells additional mechanical integrity and stability was conferred apon the biomass. The three types of biomass preparations developed in this study, viz. polyvinyl alcohol (PV A) Na-alginate, PV A Na-orthophosphate and alkali treated polyethylenimine (PEI):glutaraldehyde (GA) biomass pellets, all fulfilled the necessary physical requirements. However, the superior metal accumulating properties of the PEI:GA biomass determined its selection as a biosorbent for bioremediation purposes. Biosorption of heavy metals by PEI:GA biomass is of a competitive nature, with the amount of metal accumulated influenced by the availability of the metal ions. This availability is largely determined by the solution pH. At low pH values the affinity of the biomass for metals decreases, whilst enhanced metal biosorption occurs at higher pHs, ego pH 4.5 - 6.0. PEI:GA biomass pellets can be implemented -as a biosorbent for the bi9remediaiton of high concentration, low-volume metal containing industrial waste. Several options regarding the bioremediation system are available. Depending on the concentration of the metals in the effluent, the bioremediation process can either be used independently or as part of a biphasic remediation system for the treatment of waste water. Initial phase chemical modification may be required, whilst two types of biological systems can be implemented as 'part of the second phase. The PEI:GA biomass can either be contained within continuous-flow fixed bed tanks or continuous-flow stirred bioreactor tanks. Due to the simplicity of the process and the ease with which scale-up is facilitated, the second type of system shows greater application potential for the treatment of this type of industrial waste water than the fixed-bed systems.

Despite the high success rates of hip replacements, implant-wear mediated periprosthetic osteolysis remains the most prominent cause of long-term implant failure. Other adverse tissue reactions including hypersensitivity reactions and pseudotumors have also recently been reported as a cause for short-term implant failures. The objectives of this thesis were: 1.) To analyze the effects of Co2+ and Cr3+ released from CoCrMo alloys used in hip implants on macrophage chemokine release; 2.) To determine if Co2+, Cr3+, and the chemokines in cultures of macrophages exposed to Co2+ and Cr3+ can induce migration of T and B lymphocytes; and 3) To analyze the potential modulation of macrophage response to Cr3+ using simvastatin as an anti-inflammatory agent. Results showed that the release of TNF–α and CC chemokines were ion-specific and dose-dependent. Results also suggested that Co2+ and Cr3+ may be capable of directly stimulating the migration of T cells, but not that of B cells, suggesting the potential of these ions to create a micro-environment that would favour a T cell-mediated response in vivo. Results also showed that simvastatin was capable of decreasing chemokine release in macrophages exposed to Cr3+, suggesting its potential to modulate the Cr3+-induced inflammatory response. Together, these studies improve the understanding of the role metal ions play in ion-mediated adverse tissue reactions and potential therapies that may modulate the immune response to metal ions.

Numerous troponin T (TnT) isoforms are generated by alternative RNA splicing primarily in its NH2-terminal hypervariable region, but the functions of these isoforms are not completely understood. In this dissertation work, calcium and terbium binding behavior of several forms of TnT were investigated by spectroscopic and radioactive techniques. Chicken breast muscle TnT binds calcium and terbium through its NH2-terminal Tx motif (HEEAH)n with high affinity (10-6 mM) and fast on-rate (106 - 107 M-1 s-1). Chicken leg muscle TnT and a human cardiac TnT NH2-terminal fragment, which both lack the Tx motif on their NH2-terminal regions, do not have affinities for calcium in the physiological range. Computational predictions on TnT N47 suggest that the TnT NH2-terminal region might fold into an elongated structure with at least one high affinity metal ion binding pocket comprised primarily of the Tx motif sequence and several lower affinity binding sites. In addition, calcium binding to TnT N47 might alter its conformation and flexibility. Luminescence resonance energy transfer measurements and other experimental observations are consistent with the computational predictions suggesting the computational simulated atomic model is reasonable. TnT mutations are responsible for 15% of familiar hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) cases with a phenotype of relatively mild hypertrophy, but a high incidence of sudden death. Detection of those genetic mutations would facilitate the clinical diagnosis and initiation of treatment at an early stage. This dissertation also investigated a novel hybridization proximity assay (HYPA) combining molecular beacon and luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) technologies. Experimental results suggest that a shared stem probe design produces a more consistent response upon hybridization, whereas the internally labeled probe was less consistent, but can yield the highest responses. Using the optimally designed molecular probes, the HYPA provides a detection of alterations in nucleic acid structure of as little as a single nucleotide. This novel HYPA is expected to expand its applications in the analysis and screening of genetic diseases.

Association constants for the formation of lead (II) chloride complexes were studies in aqueous solutions also containing copper (II) and cadmium (II) ions. The ionic strength was adjusted with sodium perchlorate to resemble that of sea water. The temperature was set at fixed values between 5° and 35° C to determine the effect on the equilibria in these systems. The total metal concentration was less than 10-8 M. Differential pulse anodic striping voltammetry was used with a conventional three electrode system and a thin-film working electrode of Pt/Hg. Complex formation was followed as a function of the ligand concentration by observing the shift in the stripping peak potential Ep. The measured Ep and temperature data were used to obtain thermodynamic information on the formation of the complex ions. The activity coefficients were assumed constant at a given temperature. The values for the base ten logarithm of the overall formation constants at 25.0° are 1.11, 1.48 and 1.83 for PbCl+, PbCl°2 and PbCl-3 complexes respectively. These results are in good agreement with literature values. The Δ H of formation values for those complexes in solution were found to be positive. Tentative results were obtained for copper (II) which was only weakly complexed with Cl - under the present conditions.

The main topic of this diploma thesis is the study of diffusion of humic gels with incorporation of copper ions. Humic gel was prepared by precipitation of humate sodium with 5 M copper dichloride. First, it was necessary to find a useful extraction of surfactant that would have extracted copper from humic gel. Magnesium chloride was chosen as optimal surfactant from obtain relation of concentration copper(II) ions on time. Magnesium chloride was used to elution of copper from the slices of the gel. In next part it was important to verify the diffusion method that reaction in gel was not proceed in. Elution from slices of the gel before and after diffusion were scaled on the UV/VIS spectrophotometer. Experiment was prepared for times 3, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours. Coefficient of the diffusion was calculated from obtained results, but 72 hours was not counted to the result.¨ From the coeficient of diffusion theoretic concentration profiles were calculated and then they were compared with experimentally results. Profile for 72 hours shows that it was unusable because it was oblate and fringe and concentration was lower than in other profiles. Other theoretic profiles agree.

Diploma thesis is based on diffusion processes of copper (II) ions to humic gels obtained from lignite. Solutions with various concentrations and acidity were exposed to diffusion for exact time 24 hours. After the diffusion was ended the copper (II) ionic concentration profiles of tubular gels were create and calculated total diffusion flux. The experiment showed that the higher acidity of copper (II) solution decrease an amount of immobilized Cu2+ ions to the humic gels. In comparison concentration/pH: concentration of the solution has higher influence on sorption metal ions than change of the pH.