Ce travail de thèse étudie l’influence de la morphologie des feuillets de sulfure de molybdène sur la sélectivité des catalyseurs d’hydrotraitement. Les feuillets de phase active présentent en effet deux types de bords appelés « M-edge » et « S-edge » susceptibles de conduire à des réactivités différentes. Le changement de la morphologie 2D des feuillets pourrait modifier les proportions de bords M et S exposés et ainsi les propriétés catalytiques des catalyseurs sulfures. Pour cela, des catalyseurs non promus (Mo) et promus (CoMo), supportés sur alumine ont été préparés par imprégnation à sec puis sulfurés dans des conditions variées (gaz et température). Des tests catalytiques en hydrodésulfuration (HDS) sélective des essences de FCC (sélectivité HDS/HYD) ont ensuite permis d’évaluer l’impact de la morphologie en s’appuyant sur des modèles géométriques construits à partir de calculs DFT et de caractérisations expérimentales (TEM, IR (CO), TPR, XPS). Les résultats obtenus pour les catalyseurs de type Mo semblent ainsi confirmer l’influence de la morphologie 2D sur la sélectivité HDS/HYD, le bord M paraissant être le plus sélectif pour les catalyseurs non promus. Ils mettent également en évidence l’importance de la réductibilité plus ou moins marquée des bords sur les propriétés catalytiques, notamment sur le bord M. Le changement des conditions de sulfuration semble donc affecter la morphologie des particules mais également les propriétés chimiques propres à chaque bord. En ce qui concerne les catalyseurs promus, la variation des conditions de sulfuration semble agir essentiellement au niveau de la répartition du promoteur entre les bords M et S. Cependant, les interactions avec le support paraissent constituer un frein aux effets de promotion. Dans ce contexte, les sulfurations à haute température sous H2S pur permettent d’obtenir des gains significatifs en activité et sélectivité. Ces résultats semblent dus à de faibles interactions avec le support et une décoration privilégiée du bord S qui pourrait favoriser la réaction d’HDS et limiter la réaction d’HYD. Au final, les interprétations effectuées en terme de morphologie 2D tendent à confirmer que ce paramètre peut constituer un axe de développement intéressant pour les catalyseurs d’hydrotraitement. L'optimisation des conditions de sulfuration permettraient bien de faire varier la morphologie et le taux de décoration du promoteur des catalyseurs, améliorant ainsi significativement l'activité et la sélectivité / This thesis examines the influence of the morphology of particles of molybdenum sulfide on selectivity of hydrotreating catalysts. Nanoparticles of active phase present two types of edges called “M-edge” and “S-edge” which may lead to different reactivities. The change in morphology of the 2D sheets could change the proportions of M and S edges exposed and thus the catalytic properties of sulfide catalysts. For this, non-promoted (Mo) and promoted (CoMo) catalysts, supported on alumina were prepared by dry impregnation and sulfide in various conditions (gas and temperature). Catalytic tests in selective hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of FCC gasoline (selectivity HDS /HYD) were then used to assess the impact of the morphology based on geometrical models which were constructed with DFT calculations and experimental characterizations (TEM, IR (CO), TPR, XPS). The results for Mo catalysts seem to confirm the influence of the 2D morphology selectivity HDS / HYD, M-edge appearing to be the most selective for non-promoted catalysts. They also highlight the importance of the reducibility more or less pronounced of the edges on the catalytic properties, especially on the M-edge. The different conditions of sulfidation seem to affect the morphology of the particles but also the specific chemical properties at each edge. Regarding to the promoted catalysts, the different conditions of sulfidation appear to act primarily at the distribution of the promoter between the M and S edges. However, interactions with the carrier appear to constitute an obstacle to promoting effects. In this context, sulfidations at high temperature in pure H2S lead to obtain significant gains in activity and selectivity. These results appear to be due to weak interactions with the carrier and to the presence of the promoter on the S-edge which could promote the HDS reaction and limit the HYD reaction. Finally, the interpretations made in terms of 2D morphology tend to confirm that this parameter can be an interesting line of development for hydrotreating catalysts. Optimization of the sulfidation conditions could effectively allow to vary the morphology and the rate of decoration of promoted catalysts which significantly improve the activity and selectivity

La demande en énergie grandissante, les gisements d'uranium à faible teneur pourront être ceux exploités dans le futur. Le traitement conventionnel de minerais d'uranium utilise peu de procédés minéralurgiques de concentration permettant la réduction de consommation de réactifs de lixiviation. Le but de ce travail est de développer un procédé de valorisation visant l'amélioration du procédé d'exploitation (lixiviation alcaline en tas) prenant en compte la variabilité minéralogique et texturale du minerai. Le gisement de Trekkopje, est composé d'une calcrète et d'une gypscrète. Le minéral porteur de l'uranium est la carnotite (K2(UO2)2[VO4]2.3H2O). Les minéraux de gangue sont composés de silicates tels que le quartz, les feldspaths, les micas et de minéraux du calcium, la calcite et le gypse (analyses en DRX, ICP-MS). Un traitement d'images MEB a permis d'étudier les propriétés texturales et la surface exposée des inclusions dans les amas d'argiles (cf. Figure 1). Dans la calcrète broyée à -200 µm, 50 % de l'ensemble de la carnotite est en moyenne associée aux amas d'argiles, composés à 98 % de palygorskite, 2% d'illite, de montmorillonite et d'interstratifiés (analyses DRX et microsonde électronique de Castaing). La taille des grains de carnotite est à 95 % inférieure à 70 µm. La calcite est la principale inclusion dans les amas d'argiles avec un taux moyen d'inclusion de 12% tandis que celui de la carnotite s'élève à 5%. Le pourcentage de surface exposée moyen de ces minéraux, dans les amas, est de 6 % et de 3 %, respectivement, ceci indiquant que les inclusions ne devraient pas influencer le comportement des particules mixtes d'argile. Cependant, les essais de flottation sur minerai n'ont pas vérifié cette hypothèse. Trois voies de séparation minérales ont été proposées en fonction de l'aptitude des minéraux à consommer le réactif de lixiviation : les minéraux calciques des silicates, la palygorskite des minéraux de gangue et la carnotite des minéraux de gangue. Une étude des propriétés électrocinétiques en électrophorèse des silicates et des minéraux calciques a été réalisée afin de choisir les collecteurs et l'intervalle de pH optimal à une flottation sélective. Un pH basique proche de la neutralité est révélé optimal pour la séparation des minéraux de gangue avec des collecteurs cationiques ou anioniques en s'appuyant sur les valeurs de PIE des minéraux : silicates pH 1-2, palygorskite pH 3, francolite pH 3-4 et minéraux du calcium pH 9-10. Les isothermes d'adsorption des amines primaires avec un réactif nonionique obtenues par chromatographie gazeuse mettent en évidence leur coadsorption sur la surface des silicates à pH 8. La présence du réactif non ionique permet la formation d'une couche d'adsorption plus dense sur la surface minérale déduite des déplacements des bandes de vibration symétriques et asymétriques des groupements CH2, CH3 sur les spectres infrarouge en réflexion diffuse. La palygorskite est séparée de l'ensemble de minéraux calciques et silicates purs à pH 8, avec un mélange de collecteurs tels qu'une amine primaire et un alcool aliphatique sans utiliser de déprimants spécifiques. Une séparation nette entre minéraux du calcium et des silicates est réalisée à pH 8 en combinant l'oléate de sodium avec le même réactif nonionique. Des effets synergiques des mélanges de réactifs ioniques avec un réactif non ionique ont été mis en évidence avec un abaissement de la consommation en réactif ionique de deux à dix fois. Les essais de flottation en cellule mécanique de laboratoire de 1L sur le minerai ont confirmé les résultats obtenus en flottation des minéraux purs avec les collecteurs anioniques. L'élimination des minéraux du calcium (produit flotté contenant 25 % de l'uranium), des silicates (produit non flotté contenant 75 % de l'uranium) en utilisant une combinaison d'oléate de sodium et d'un alcool aliphatique est la voie de séparation par flottation retenue [...] / Due to the energy growing demand, uranium low grade ores may be those exploited in the future. Uranium ores conventional treatment doesn't often use mineral processing such as concentration methods for reducing leaching reagent consumption. The aim of this work is to develop an upgrading process to improve the operating process (alkaline heap leaching) taking into account the mineralogical and textural variability of the ore. The Trekkopje deposit is composed of calcrete and a gypscrete. The uranium bearing mineral is carnotite (K2 (UO2)2 [VO4]2.3H2O). The gangue minerals are composed by silicates, such as quartz, feldspars, micas and Ca-minerals, calcite and gypsum (XRD and ICP-MS analysis). A SEM image processing was used to study the textural properties and the exposed free surface of mineral inclusions in clay clusters. In calcrete milled to -200 µm, 50 % of all carnotite is associated with clay clusters, which are composed by 98 % of palygorskite, 2 % of illite, montmorillonite, and interbedded clays (XRD and microprobe analysis). The carnotite grain size is 95% less than 70 µm. Calcite is the main inclusion in clay clusters. Indeed, the calcite inclusions average rate in the clay clusters is 12 % and 5 % for carnotite inclusion. And the free exposed surface percentage of these minerals in clay clusters is 3 % and 6 %, thus indicating that the inclusions should not affect the behavior of mixed clay particles. However, ore flotation essays didn't verify this hypothesis. Three minerals separation have been proposed based on the mineral ability to consume leaching reagents: separating Ca-minerals from silicates, palygorskite from gangue minerals and carnotite from gangue minerals. A study of silicates and Ca-minerals electrokinetic properties (electrophoresis) was carried out to select the collectors and the optimum pH range for selective flotation. Basic pH near neutral was proved to be optimal for the separation of gangue minerals with cationic or anionic collectors (silicates IEP - pH 1-2, palygorskite IEP - pH 3, francolite IEP - pH 3-4 and IEP minerals calcium - pH 9 - 10). The adsorption isotherms of the primary amines with a nonionic reagent obtained by gay chromatography highlight their coadsorption on the silicates surface at pH 8. The presence of nonionic reagent allows to the formation of a compact layer on the mineral surface, derived from the displacement of the symmetric and asymmetric vibration groups CH2, CH3 of the infrared diffuse reflectance spectra. Palygorskite is separated from the pure Ca-minerals and silicates at pH 8, with a mixture of a primary amine and a nonionic reagent such as collectors, without using specific depressant. A clear separation of Ca-minerals and silicates is carried out at pH 8 by combining sodium oleate with aliphatic alcohols. The synergistic effects of ionic and nonionic reagents were highlighted with an ionic reagents consumption reduction by two to ten fold. The ore flotation tests have confirmed the results obtained in pure mineral flotation with anionic collectors. The removal of Ca-minerals (floated product containing 20 % of uranium), silicates (nonfloated product containing 80 % of uranium) using a combination of sodium oleate and an aliphatic alcohol is the separation by flotation chosen solution. This study led to exploitable results in solving the problem by coupling multi-scale approaches

L'absorption du CO2 à l'ammoniaque au sein d'une colonne garnie est une technologie prometteuse pour capter le CO2 en postcombustion. La fuite d'NH3 engendrée par la volatilité de ce solvant gêne néanmoins le déploiement de ce procédé. Dans cette étude, la faculté des contacteurs membranaires à permettre des performances d'absorption du CO2 intensifiées et des pertes en NH3 réduites par rapport au procédé conventionnel est évaluée. Pour cela, l'emploi de fibres composites innovantes constituées d'une peau dense assurant un transport sélectif du CO2 vis-à-vis de NH3 a été proposé. Compte tenu des propriétés de ces molécules, aucun matériau ne présentait jusqu'alors de sélectivité de séparation favorable au CO2. Des essais de temps-retards ont permis de révéler 6 matériaux fluorés présentant les propriétés de sélectivités inverses recherchées. Le Teflon AF2400, polymère hautement perméable au CO2, a été choisi pour constituer les fibres creuses composites employées lors d'expériences d'absorption. Leurs performances ont été comparées à celles de contacteurs commerciaux microporeux (Oxyphan) et composites (Oxyplus) pour différentes conditions opératoires. Alors qu'aucune expérience stable n'a pu être achevée avec les contacteurs microporeux du fait de la précipitation de sels d'ammonium, les contacteurs composites ont permis des performances de capture supérieures aux objectifs fixés. La modélisation 2D du transfert de matière a permis de révéler le rôle prépondérant du support microporeux dans les performances d'absorption observées. Enfin, une intensification élevée des performances d'absorption du CO2 et des pertes en NH3 fortement réduites par rapport au procédé conventionnel ont pu être démontrées / Aqueous ammonia as a solvent for post-combustion CO2 capture in a packed column is seen as a promising technology. Nevertheless, ammonia volatility is a considerable drawback for its large scale deployment. In this study, the ability of hollow fiber membrane contactors to significantly improve CO2 mass transfer performances while mitigating ammonia losses when compared to packed column is evaluated. In that purpose, the use of innovating composite fibers made of a thin dense layer selective for CO2 over NH3 is proposed. Up to now, a faster permeation of CO2 compared to NH3 in dense polymers was totally unexpected and to our knowledge unexplored. Time-lag experiments have revealed a series of 6 fluorinated structures showing the desired reverse selectivity properties. Teflon AF2400 has been selected as the dense skin of composite fibers used during absorption experiments. Their performances have been compared, for different operating conditions, to those given by commercial microporous (Oxyphan) and composite (Oxyplus) membrane contactors. Due to ammonium salt precipitation issues, no stable experiment has been achieved using microporous membrane contactors. At the opposite, absorption efficiencies higher than post-combustion capture standards have been reached using composite membrane contactors. 2D mass transfer modeling has revealed the controlling role of the microporous support in the observed absorption performances. Finally, high CO2 mass transfer intensification factor and drastically reduced ammonia losses have been shown

Seit mehr als 10 Jahren kann biologische Aktivität durch eine Vielzahl photosensorischer Proteine beeinflusst werden. In diesem als Optogenetik bezeichneten Forschungsgebiet, werden Kationen leitende Kanalrhodopsine (CCRs) als lichtinduzierte neuronale Aktivatoren eingesetzt. Diese Arbeit soll zur Vervollständigung von optogenetischen Werkzeugen durch die Entwicklung Anionen leitender Kanalrhodopsine (ACRs) dienen, um die bestehenden Nachteile mikrobieller lichtgetriebener Ionenpumpen zu überwinden, die bislang zur neuronale Inhibition genutzt wurden. Der Austausch von E90 in C. reinhardtii Kanalrhodopsin 2 (CrChR2) durch positiv geladene Aminosäuren führte zu Entwicklung Chlorid leitender ChRs (ChloCs), die jedoch eine Restkationen-permeabilität aufwiesen. Durch Substitution zweier weiterer negativen Ladungen innerhalb des Ionenpermeationsweges, konnte die Kationenleitung vollständig aufgehoben werden. Parallel wurde durch A. Berndt et al. ein inhibitorisches C1C2 (iC1C2), basierend auf der CrChR1/2 Chimäre entwickelt. Wie auch bei den ChloCs, zeigte iC1C2 verbesserungswürdige biophysikalische Eigenschaften. Mutagenesestudien des Ionenpermeationsweges führten zur Entwicklung der verbesserten Nachfolgervariante iC++. Um ausgehend von weiteren CCRs neuartige ACRs zu entwickeln (eACRs), wurden die zuvor angewandten Mutagenesestrategien auf weitere CCRs übertragen. Zwei neue eACRs, Phobos und Aurora, mit jeweils blau- und rotverschobenen Aktionsspektrum konnten generiert werden. Bistabile eACRs wurden erzeugt, die ein lichtgesteuertes Schalten zwischen offenen und geschlossenen Zuständen ermöglichen. Schlussendlich wurde ein natürlich vorkommendes ACR (nACR) aus Proteomonas sulcata (PsACR1) identifiziert und charakterisiert. Die Maximalaktivität von PsACR1 zählt mit 540 nm zu den am stärksten rotverschobenen unter den nACRs. Elektrophysiologische und spektroskopische Untersuchungen ergaben, dass sich der Photozyklus von PsACR1 signifikant von jenen der CCRs unterscheidet. / For more than 10 years, photosensory proteins have developed as powerful tools to manipulate biological activity. In this research field termed optogenetics, cation-conducting channelrhodopsins (CCRs) mainly are utilized as light-induced neural activators. This study aimed at a complementation of the optogenetic tool box by engineering anion-conducting channelrhodopsins (ACRs) to overcome the existing drawbacks of microbial light-driven ion pumps utilized for neural inhibition so far. Replacement of E90 in the cation-conducting C. reinhardtii channelrhodopsin 2 (CrChR2) with positively charged residues reversed the ion selectivity and yielded chloride-conducting ChRs (ChloCs). Applied in neuronal cell culture, ChloCs showed residual cation permeability occasionally leading to excitation instead of the desired inhibition. Further charge elimination within the ion permeation pathway completely abolished cation conduction. In parallel, an inhibitory C1C2 (iC1C2) was developed by A. Berndt et al. based on a CrChR1/2 chimera. Though, iC1C2 displayed unsatisfactory biophysical properties as well. Further mutational modifications of the ion permeation pathway led to the development of the improved successor variant iC++. A systematic transfer of both conversion strategies to other CCRs was conducted to create engineered ACRs (eACRs) with distinct biophysical properties. Two novel eACRs, Phobos and Aurora, with blue- and red-shifted action were obtained. Additionally, step-function mutations greatly enhanced the operational light sensitivity and enabled temporally precise toggling between open and closed states using two different light colors. Finally, a natural ACR (nACR) originating from Proteomonas sulcata (PsACR1) was identified and characterized. With a maximum activation at 540 nm it is one of most red-shifted nACRs. Single turnover electrophysiological measurements and spectroscopic investigations revealed an unusual photocycle compared to that of CCRs.

Les lipases sont des enzymes présentant un grand intérêt industriel. L’intérêt de ces enzymes a conduit à caractériser ces enzymes, à mieux comprendre leur mécanisme réactionnel et leur cinétique, et à établir des méthodes efficaces de production en système d’expression homologue et hétérologue. Plus récemment, l’ingénierie enzymatique permet d’améliorer les caractéristiques des enzymes. Ce thèse s’est fixé deux objectifs principaux: premièrement, la purification et la fonctionnalisation d’acides gras poly-insaturés de type Omega-3 (PUFAs), et spécialement l’acide cis-4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19-docosahexaénoique (DHA) et deuxièmement la production de lipides structurés (SL). Un premier objectif fut de produire une molécule pharmaceutique, le nicotinyl DHA ester. Le co-substrat du DHA est le nicotinol, un alcool qui après absorption, il est rapidement converti en acide nicotinique (Vitamine B3). La trans-esterification enzymatique entre l’ester éthylique du DHA et le nicotinol a été optimisée dans le but de synthétiser un ester présentant les propriétés cumulatives des deux réactants. Après la sélection de l’enzyme optimale (lipase immobilisée de Candida antarctica; Novozyme 435) et le choix du milieu réactionnel (milieu sans solvant), le procédé a été optimisé. Une conversion supérieure à 97 % a été obtenu en 4 heures avec 45 g.L-1 d’enzyme. Dans ces conditions, une productivité de 4.2 g de produit .h-1.g d’enzyme-1 a été obtenue. Ce projet nécessite une haute pureté en DHA. Un procédé de purification enzymatique a été choisi. Les lipases sont capables de discriminer entre les acides gras en fonction de la longueur de chaine et du degré d’insaturation. Les lipases agissent par résolution cinétique, en réagissant plus efficacement avec les acides gras saturés et mono-insaturés qu’avec les PUFAs résistants. La lipase YLL2 de Yarrowia lipolytica apparait comme un bon candidat car elle est homologue à une des lipases les plus efficaces, la lipase de Thermomyces lanuginosus. YLL2 a permis d’obtenir une discrimination très efficace. Les raisons de la sélectivité de l’enzyme ont été identifiées : il s’agit du positionnement de la double liaison la plus proche de la fonction carboxylique. La concentration en DHA la plus élevée a été obtenue avec YLL2 (73%) avec un pourcentage de récupération du DHA-EE de 89%. YLL2 est par conséquent l’enzyme décrite la plus efficace pour la purification du DHA.La mutagénèse ciblée dans le site actif de YLL2 a été utilisée pour améliorer la sélectivité de cette enzyme. L’analyse de la structure 3D et les alignements avec des lipases homologues a permis de choisir les cibles de mutagénèse dirigée. Les acides aminés cibles ont été changés de manière à restreindre ou élargir le site actif. De ce premier screening de variantes deux positions ont permis d’améliorer la spécificité de l’enzyme, les positions I100 et V235. Finalement la saturation de ces 2 positions a été réalisée. Le dernier objectif de la thèse était la production de SL par acidolysis enzymatique entre l'huile d'olive vierge et les acides caprylic ou capric utilisant la lipase YLL2 immobilisé. Le SL obtenu devrait être riche en acide oléique à la position sn-2 tandis que les C8:0 et C10:0 devraient être principalement estérifiés aux positions sn-1,3. YLL2 immobilisé sur Accurel 1000 a été testé dans un système sans solvant. La réaction d’acidolysis d'huile d'olive avec C8:0 ou C10:0 a été optimisée avec la méthodologie de surface de réponse (RSM). / Lipases are enzymes with applications extended to a wide variety of industries. The variety of lipases applications led to increased research to characterize them and better understand their kinetics and reaction mechanisms and to establish methods for lipase production in homologous and heterologous expression systems. Lately enzymatic engineering allowed the improvement of lipase characteristics. This thesis project studies the use of lipases for two main objectives: lipase-catalyzed purification and functionalization of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially cis-4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and production of structured lipids (SL). DHA was used for the synthesis of a pharmaceutical molecule, the nicotinyl DHA ester. The co-substrate of the reaction was nicotinol, an alcohol from the group B pro-vitamin, which after absorption is rapidly converted into nicotinic acid (Vitamin B3). The enzymatic trans-esterification of DHA ethyl esters with nicotinol was optimised to synthesise an ester presenting the cumulative properties of the two reactants. After enzyme (immobilized lipase from Candida antarctica; Novozym 435) and reaction medium (solvent-free system) selection, the process was optimised. A conversion to nicotinyl-DHA superior to 97 % was obtained in 4 hours using 45 g.L-1 of enzyme. With a productivity of 4.2 g of product .h-1.g of enzyme-1.This project requires DHA of high purity. Enzymatic purification was chosen for the production of DHA concentrates. Lipases can discriminate between fatty acids in function of their chain length and saturation degree. Lipases react more efficiently with the bulk of saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids than with the PUFAs. The objective was the discovery of more specific enzymes for DHA purification. The lipase Lip2 from Yarrowia lipolytica (YLL2) appears as a good candidate since it is homologous to one of the most efficient lipase, the lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus. YLL2 enables a high discrimination to be obtained, enzyme selectivity being principally due to the positioning of the double-bond the closest from the carboxylic group. The highest concentration of DHA was obtained with YLL2 (73%) with a recovery percentage of DHA-EE of 89%. YLL2 is the most efficient described lipase for DHA purification.Site directed mutagenesis was used to improve YLL2 from Y. lipolytica. Using its three dimensional structure and alignment with homologous lipases, targets for site directed mutagenesis were chosen. Chosen amino acids were substituted by two amino acids of different sizes. From the screening of variants two positions with promising specificities where chosen, positions I100 and V235. Finally saturation of both positions and the analysis of their performances in the selected reactions were carried out. The last objective was the production of SL by enzymatic acidolysis between virgin olive oil and caprylic or capric acids using immobilized Lip2 from Y. lipolytica. The SL obtained should be rich in oleic acid at the sn-2 position while C8:0 and C10:0 should be mainly esterified at the sn-1,3 positions. Lip2 from Y. lipolytica immobilized on Accurel MP 1000 was tested in a solvent-free system. The acidolysis reaction of olive oil with C8:0 or C10:0 was optimized by response surface methodology (RSM)

[pt] Neste trabalho, métodos analíticos baseados na fosforimetria na temperatura ambiente foram desenvolvidos para a determinação de sete compostos policíclicos aromáticos (CPA) sulfurados e nitrogenados presentes do petróleo. Mais especificamente, o objetivo foi o de fornecer ferramentas analíticas que permitissem avaliar e quantificar estes CPA em gasolina e em uma amostra ambiental (sedimento). Adicionalmente, a informação obtida através da fosforimetria mostrou potencial para permitir diferenciar amostras (por exemplo, a identificação de amostras contaminadas) por meio de perfil em três dimensões ou curvas de nível. A aplicação de técnica de varredura sincronizada e o uso do efeito externo seletivo do átomo pesado aumentaram o grau de seletividade e de discriminação entre amostras, pois induziu fosforescência de componentes específicos na amostra e melhorou a resolução espectral dos resultados. Inicialmente, foi feito um estudo das características fosforescentes das substâncias em diferentes condições experimentais, seguido da maximização do sinal fosforescente de cada uma das substâncias nas condições experimentais mais propícias para observação do sinal fosforescente. Para tal, o papel filtro, previamente tratado para redução do sinal de fundo, foi utilizado como substrato sólido para imobilização dos analitos, permitindo a observação de intensa fosforescência na temperatura ambiente. Os parâmetros de mérito das metodologias desenvolvidas para cada um dos analitos em questão foram obtidos. As faixas lineares se estenderam entre 1,0 x 10-7 e 5,0 x 10-4 mol L-1, considerando as concentrações das soluções dos analitos aplicadas no substrato. Os coeficientes de determinação (r2) obtidos ficaram sempre acima de 0,9784. Os limites de detecção absolutos (para 5 µL de amostra) foram todos na ordem do ng, mostrando a capacidade para detecção sensível em termos de massa efetiva de analito. Os testes de repetibilidade mostraram valores variando entre 12 e 18%, o que pode ser considerado satisfatório para a técnica realizada em substrato sólido. Também foram conduzidos estudos de robustez e reprodutibilidade. Alternativamente, sinais fosforescentes foram maximizados em condições experimentais secundárias do ponto de vista da magnitude de sinal, mas potencialmente relevantes do ponto de vista da seletividade. Testes de recuperação indicaram, na maioria dos casos, resultados bastante satisfatórios no caso das misturas sintéticas contendo quantidades eqüimolares de componentes (nesse caso, foram testadas várias combinações de analitos e de interferentes) ou contendo interferentes, em concentrações cinco vezes maior que a do analito de interesse. Nos casos mais críticos em termos de interferências, recursos instrumentais ou quimiométricos foram aplicados para melhorar a seletividade e possibilitar a quantificação. Os métodos desenvolvidos foram testados em amostras simuladas de gasolina, em gasolina comercial e em uma matriz ambiental (sedimento) fortificadas com os analitos de interesse. As recuperações obtidas foram bastante satisfatórias e compreendidas entre 90% e 117%. Estudos envolvendo varreduras de fosforescência total (TPS) também foram realizados, com o intuito de se obter uma impressão digital característica para cada um dos analitos. Testes de TPS em gasolina comercial indicaram a presença de pelo menos seis dos sete analitos estudados, devido à obtenção de perfis espectrais muito semelhantes aos dos padrões. Testes adicionais mostraram a capacidade de identificar contaminações (misturas) na gasolina pela adição de diesel e de querosene. / [en] In this work, analytical methods based on room-temperature phosphorimetry were developed aiming the quantification of seven polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC) containing sulfur and nitrogen present in petroleum. More specifically, the goal was to obtain analytical tool to allow the evaluation and the quantification of these PCA in sediment and gasoline. In addition, the phosphorimetric information displayed potential for the discrimination of samples (for instance, the identification of contaminated samples) by means of three dimension plots or level curves. The application of synchronized sweeping technique and the use of the selective external heavy atom effect had increased the degree of selectivity and discrimination between samples, since it induces phosphorescence from specific components of the sample and improved the spectral resolution of the results. Initially, a study of the phosphorescent characteristics of the compounds in different experimental conditions was made, followed of the signal maximization in the most appropriate experimental conditions for the observation of phosphorescence. Filter paper, previously treated for background reduction, was employed as solid substrate for the immobilization of analytes. The analytical figures of merit for each one of the methods had been obtained. The linear range varied between 1,0 x 10-7 mol L-1 and 5,0 x 10-4 mol L-1, taking into consideration the concentration of the solutions spotted on the substrate. The determination coefficient values (r2) were always above of 0.9784. The absolute limits of detection (5 µL sample) were in ng order, showing the sensitivity of the developed methods. The repeatability tests had enabled values varying between 12 and 18%, which can be considered satisfactory for solid substrate technique. Robustness and reproducibility studies were also carried out. Additionally, secondary experimental conditions, in terms of signal magnitude, were optimized since these could be relevant from the selective point of view. Recovery tests indicated, in most of the cases, satisfactory results for synthetic mixtures containing equimolar quantities of components (in these cases, several analyte/interferent combinations were tested) and containing interferents in concentrations five times higher than the one of the analytes. In the most critical cases in terms of interferences, instrumental or quimiometric approaches had been applied to improve selectivity and make the quantification possible. The developed methods had been tested in simulated gasoline samples, commercial gasoline and in a sediment sample fortified with the analytes of interest. The obtained recoveries had been considered satisfactory and within 90 and 117%. Total phosphorescence scanning (TPS) studies had been also carried out in order to get the characteristic fingerprint for each one of the compounds of interest. TPS tests in gasoline had indicated the presence of six out of seven of the studied analytes, since very similar fingerprints were obtained. Additional tests had demonstrated the capability of this procedure to detect gasoline contaminations with diesel or kerosene.

Målet med detta arbete var att undersöka hur mikroproduktion med solceller och laddning av elbilar i våra hushåll kommer att se ut i framtiden och om elkvalitén, kapaciteten i distributionsnätet, utlösningsvillkoren och elnätsdimensioneringen i nya bostadsområden påverkas av detta. Två olika scenarier har tagits fram, där det som skiljer dem åt är hur många procent av hushållen som har elbilsladdare och solcellsproduktion. De två scenarierna jämförs sedan med hur det ser ut i dagsläget för att få en uppfattning om vad som krävs vid fram-tidens elnätsdimensioneringar. Två extremfall används där maximal produktion och minimal konsumtion sommartid jämförs med maximal konsumtion och ingen produktion vintertid. Arbetet visar att den totala effektförbrukningen ökar med procentökningen av elbilsladdare och solcellsanläggningar vilket leder till att nya bostadsområden måste dimensionernas för högre belastningsström-mar. Detta resulterar i att större transformatorer och att kablar med grövre ledarareor måste användas för att klara av den ökade belastningsströmmen. Spänningsvariationerna ökar vilket gör att acceptans-gränserna i vissa fall inte kan hållas. Vid simulering och beräkningar visade det sig att utlösningsvillkoren för alla sammankopplingspunkter och anslutningspunkter mot bostäder låg inom gränsvärdet fem sekunder samt att selektiviteten var god i de delsträckor som testades. / The goal with this work was to study how micro-production with solar cells and charging of electric cars in our households will look like in the future and whether the electricity quality, the capacity of the distribution network, the release conditions and the electricity grid dimensioning in new residential areas are affected by this. Two different scenarios have been developed, where what distinguishes them is how many percent of households have electric car chargers and solar cell production. The two scenarios are then compared with how it currently looks to get an idea of what is needed in future electricity grid dimensioning. Two extreme cases are used where maximum production and minimal consumption in summer are compared with maximum consumption and no production in winter. The work shows that the total power consumption increases with the percentage increase of electric car chargers and solar cell installations, which means that new residential areas must be dimensioned for higher load currents. This results in larger transformers and that cables with larger conductor areas must be used to cope with the increased power. The voltage variations increase, which means that the acceptance limits in some cases cannot be kept. During simulation and calculations, it was found that the triggering conditions for all inter-connection points and connection points against housing were within the limit value of five seconds and that the selectivity was good in the sub-sections that were tested.

A proteção de sistemas de energia elétrica possui papel extremamente importante no aspecto de garantir o fornecimento de energia de maneira segura e confiável. Assim, a ação indevida ou a não atuação deste sistema de proteção pode causar danos materiais ou econômicos tanto para as concessionárias quanto para os consumidores de energia elétrica. Dessa forma, o sistema de proteção deve estar bem ajustado para que possa garantir suas funções, sendo sensível, seletivo, confiável e rápido. Para tanto, uma boa coordenação entre os relés de proteção deve ser estabelecida. No caso de um sistema de transmissão, o qual costuma ser um sistema malhado, a proteção é comumente realizada por relés de distância aliados a relés de sobrecorrente com unidade direcional, sendo que estes funcionam como elemento de retaguarda daqueles. O processo de ajuste desses relés é um trabalho muito difícil e demorado, que pode ainda estar sujeito a erros do engenheiro de proteção responsável pelo estudo. Neste contexto, este trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver uma metodologia baseada na otimização por enxame de partículas que obtenha automaticamente os ajustes desses relés de forma a garantir a coordenação e seletividade entre eles, tornando assim o processo de ajuste mais rápido e preciso. Dessa forma, essa metodologia pode constituir uma ferramenta de auxílio muito favorável ao engenheiro de proteção. Além disso, como em todo problema de otimização, a função objetivo e as restrições foram definidas de maneira a retratar o problema de coordenação envolvendo tanto os relés de distância quanto os direcionais de sobrecorrente. A metodologia foi aplicada a dois sistemas, um fictício com 16 relés e um sistema de transmissão real com 44 relés, sendo que em ambos os casos ela apresentou resultados bastante satisfatórios proporcionando ajustes bem coordenados. / Electrical power systems protection has a very important role in the aspect of ensuring energy supply with safety and reliability. Thus, improper action or non-actuation of this protection system can cause materials and/or economics damages to electricity utilities as well as ordinary energy consumers. Therefore the protection system must be well adjusted so it can ensure its functions and thus being sensible, selective, reliable and fast. In order to achieve these characteristics, the protective relays must be well coordinated. In the case of meshed transmission systems, the protection is generally performed by distance relays as primary protection associated with directional overcurrent relays as backup protection. The process of adjusting these relays is very tough, slow and it can even be subject to the protection engineer mistakes. In this context, this work aims to develop a particle swarm optimization based methodology that can automatically obtain these relays adjusts so they can ensure relays coordination and selectivity, and then make this setting process faster and more precise. Thus, this methodology may provide a very favorable tool to aid the protection engineer. Moreover, as in any optimization problem, the objective function and the constraints were defined to represent the coordination problem involving both distance and directional overcurrent relays. The methodology was applied to two systems, a fictitious with 16 relays and a real transmission system with 44 relays, and in both cases it showed satisfactory results providing well-coordinated settings.

SH3-Domänen sind Proteinmodule, die über die Erkennung prolinreicher Peptidsequenzen Protein-Protein-Interaktionen in einer Vielzahl von zellulären Prozessen vermitteln. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die Erkennung von Peptidliganden durch ausgewählte SH3–Domänen hinsichtlich Selektivität versus Promiskuität untersucht. Diese Arbeiten dienten als Vorversuche für einen kompletten proteomischen Ansatz aller SH3-Domänen aus S. cerevisiae. Für die vier ausgewählten SH3-Domänen, nämlich Myo5, Abp1, Yhr016 und Rvs167, wurden die Ligandenpräferenzen durch Interaktionsanalysen mit einem vollständigen Satz prolinreichen Peptidliganden, abgeleitet aus dem Hefeproteom ermittelt. Hierzu wurde ein Peptid–Array Ansatz gewählt. Mit der SPOT-Technologie wurden 2953 15mere Peptide als Array auf einem Celluloseträger Schritt für Schritt synthetisiert. Hierfür wurde zuerst die Art des Celluloseträgers festgelegt und anschließend überprüft, ob sich ein Array mehrmals in Interaktionsexperimenten verwenden lässt. Es zeigte sich, dass eine Regeneration der Arrays nicht möglich war, so dass für jedes Interaktionsexperiment ein neues Peptidarray synthetisiert werden musste. Die Interaktionsstudien bestätigten die Bindung prolinreicher Sequenzmotive als eine universelle Eigenschaft der vier SH3-Domänen, wobei die einzelnen SH3–Domänen-Peptid-Interaktionen von zusätzlichen, spezifitätsdetermierenden Resten im Liganden abhängig waren. Darüber hinaus zeigten die Experimente deutliche Unterschiede hinsichtlich Selektivität und Promiskuität im Erkennungsverhalten der vier Domänen. Die Domänen konnten nach steigender Selektivität an Hand der Bestimmung von Grenzwerten und Integralen geordnet werden, nämlich Myo5 < Abp1 < Yhr016 < Rvs167. Ein gemeinsamer Ligand für alle vier Domänen konnte nicht identifiziert werden. Dagegen konnten gemeinsame Liganden für die Domänenpaare Myo5/Abp1 und Yhr016/Rvs167 bestimmt werden. Die Bindungspräferenzen zweier ausgewählter Liganden, dem Myo5/Abp1 Liganden ERPKRRAPPPAPKKP und dem Yhr016/Rvs167 Liganden VQQDSLPKLPFRSWG, wurden mit Hilfe von Substitutions- und Längenanalysen detailliert charakterisiert. Es zeigte sich deutlich, dass die selektiveren SH3-Domänen Yhr016 und Rvs167 einen klar definierten und kurzen Konsensus im Liganden binden, hingegen die mehr promiskuitiven Domänen Myo5 und Abp1 ein stärker variables und längeres Motiv im Liganden erkennen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit zeigten, dass die hier gewählte Methode geeignet ist, die proteomische Charakterisierung aller dreißig Hefe SH3-Domänen in Angriff zu nehmen. / SH3-Domains are protein modules, which recognize polyproline sequences. The Domains are involved in a variety of cellular processes. The recognition rules between peptide ligands and selected SH3-Domains were analysed in respect of selectivity versus promiscuity. This dissertation is a preliminary test for subsequent scanning the whole number of yeast SH3-Domains. The SH3-Domains Myo5, Abp1, Yhr016 and Rvs167 were selected and chosen for interaction with all yeast polyproline ligands. A peptide array was chosen and built up with SPOT-Synthesis. 2953 15-mere peptides were spotted as an array on a cellulose membrane and inspected for regeneration method. The regeneration failed and therefore four arrays were synthesised. The scanning experiments revealed an interaction between Ligand and Domain with a common polyproline core. However, these experiments demonstrated as well that specific residues were needed for operative ligand domain interaction. In addition, these four SH3-Domains exhibited clear differences in selectivity and promiscuity of recognition profiles. The integrals and the results after the setting of the threshold showed a distinct increase in selectivity. The arrangement was based on the increasing selectivity: 1. Myo5 2. Abp1 3. but cases of consistency were found between Abp1- and Myo5-SH3, as well as ligands between Yhr16- and Rvs167-SH3. The Myo5-/Abp1-Ligand ERPKRRAPPPAPKKP and the Yhr016-/Rvs167 ligand VQQDSLPKLPFRSWG were selected for characterisation of the peptide domain interaction through the analysis of substitution and length. The data showed that more selective Domains like Yhr016 and Rvs167 had a well-defined and short consensus, whereas more promiscuous Domains like Yhr016 and Rvs167 showed a mutable and longer consensus. In conclusion, the data showed that the SPOT-Synthesis is a suitable technique for a proteomic characterisation of the whole 30 yeast SH3-Domains.

Die Umsetzung von alpha,beta-ungesättigten Aldehyden und Ketonen mit Wasserstoff über Pd-Modellkatalysatoren wurde anhand von Molekularstrahlmethoden, kombiniert mit Infrarot-Reflexions-Absorptions-Spektroskopie (IRAS), Quadrupol-Massenspektrometrie (QMS) und Röntgen-Nahkanten-Absorptions-Spektroskopie (NEXAFS), unter wohldefinierten Ultrahochvakuumbedingungen untersucht. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, ein atomistisches Verständnis der strukturellen Faktoren zu gewinnen, die die Aktivität und Selektivität eines Pd(111)-Einkristalls und Eisenoxid-geträgerter Pd-Nanopartikel für die Hydrierung der C=C- und C=O-Bindungen bestimmen. Exemplarisch für diese Art von Kohlenwasserstoffen wurden das Aldehyd Acrolein und das Keton Isophoron gewählt. Die NEXAFS- und IRAS-Studien zeigten, dass Isophoron bei niedrigen Bedeckungen auf Pd(111) in einer flachliegenden Geometrie adsorbiert wird. Die Neigungswinkel der C=C- und C=O-Bindungen in Bezug auf die Pd(111)-Ebene nehmen mit zunehmender Oberflächenbedeckung zu. Auf reinem Pd(111) ist die Neigung der C=C-Bindung stärker ausgeprägt, was auf eine Verzerrung des konjugierten pi-Systems hindeutet. Bei Anwesenheit von Wasserstoff wird eine schwächere Bindung von Isophoron an Pd beobachtet. Die selektive partielle Hydrierung über einer Pd(111)-Oberfläche und geträgerten Pd-Nanopartikeln unterschiedlicher Größen wurde unter Verwendung von Acrolein untersucht. Molekularstrahlmethoden wurden mit IRAS- und QMS-Messungen kombiniert, um gleichzeitig die Bildung von Adsorbaten auf der Oberfläche und die der Produkte in der Gasphase verfolgen zu können. Über einem Pd(111)-Kristall wird Propenol mit nahezu 100% Selektivität durch Hydrierung der C=O-Gruppe gebildet, während über Pd-Partikeln Propanal durch selektive Hydrierung der C=C-Gruppe erzeugt wird. IRAS-Untersuchungen zeigten, dass die Propenol-Bildung eine Modifikation der Pd(111)-Oberfläche mit einer dichten Oxopropyl-Monolage voraussetzt. / The conversion of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones with hydrogen over model Pd catalysts was investigated using molecular beam techniques combined with infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRAS), quadrupole mass spectrometry (QMS), and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) studies under well-defined ultra-high vacuum conditions. The aim of this work was to gain atomistic-level understanding of structural factors governing the selectivity and activity of a Pd(111) single crystal and iron-oxide-supported Pd nanoparticles for C=C and C=O bond hydrogenation. The ketone isophorone and the aldehyde acrolein were chosen as prototypical alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. NEXAFS and IRAS studies showed that isophorone is adsorbed on Pd(111) in a flat-lying geometry at low coverages. With increasing coverage, both C=C and C=O bonds tilt with respect to the surface plane. The tilting is more pronounced for the C=C bond on pristine Pd(111), indicating a strong distortion of the conjugated pi system upon interaction with Pd. Co-adsorbed hydrogen leads to a conservation of the in-plane geometry of the conjugated pi system, pointing to a much weaker interaction of isophorone with Pd in the presence of hydrogen. The selective partial hydrogenation over a Pd(111) surface and supported Pd nanoparticles with different particle sizes was investigated using acrolein. Molecular beam techniques were combined with IRAS and QMS measurements in order to simultaneously monitor the evolution of surface species and the formation of the final gas-phase products. Over a Pd(111) single crystal, acrolein is hydrogenated at the C=O bond to form propenol with nearly 100% selectivity, while over supported Pd particles, selective conversion of the C=C bond to propanal occurs. IRAS investigations showed that a distinct modification of the Pd(111) surface with a dense overlayer of an oxopropyl species is required for propenol formation.