[pt] O fluxo intenso de mercadorias entre países é uma característica marcante da globalização. Isto ocorre porque cada vez mais empresas procuram instalar unidades produtivas próximas aos mercados consumidores, enquanto que seus fornecedores situam-se em vários países. Conseqüentemente, cresce a importância do planejamento da movimentação de materiais dentro de um sistema logístico internacional. Decisões relativas à escolha dos meios de transportes, dos terminais multi-modais de carga, dos equipamentos para manuseio, das estratégias de armazenagem, da embalagem e unitização dos produtos, e de sistemas de informação, são estratégicas para o sucesso do projeto de rede. As cadeias de suprimentos projetadas pelas multinacionais automotivas são um dos os maiores exemplos de redes de fluxos internacionais de produtos. Neste contexto, a presente dissertação realiza uma análise da logística de importação de partes e peças amparadas pelos conceitos de produção, embalagem e transporte Completely-Knocked-Down (CKD) e Part-By- Part (PBP), através do estudo de caso dos projetos dos automóveis Classe A e Classe C, produzidos pela montadora DaimlerChrysler do Brasil na sua unidade produtiva localizada na cidade de Juiz de Fora. / [en] The increase of material flows between countries is a strong characteristic of globalization. It happens because more and more companies are installing production units near their main markets and their suppliers` plants can be in located in different sites around the world. Therefore the importance of supply chain planning increases into the logistics system. Decisions about warehousing, transport modes, inter-modal terminals, handling equipments, packaging, unitization and information systems are strategic for the success of the network project. The multinational automakers are one of the biggest players of the international material flow. Within this context, the present master`s thesis proposes a supply chain analysis of automotive import parts involving Completely-Knocked-Down (CKD) and Part-By-Part (PBP) production, packaging and transport concepts, by the analysis of a case study of A-Class and C-Class logistics project models assembled by DaimlerChrysler in Juiz de Fora city (Brazil).

A radiação gama é uma das tecnologias aplicadas para a esterilização de sistemas de embalagens contendo produtos para a saúde. No processo de esterilização, é fundamental que as propriedades das embalagens sejam mantidas. Neste estudo, duas amostras de embalagens comerciais, no formato de envelope compostas por papel grau cirúrgico de um dos lados e filme plástico laminado do outro, foram irradiadas com raios gama com doses de 25 kGy (taxa de dose de 1,57 kGy/h) e 50 kGy (taxa de dose de 1,48 kGy/h). Uma das amostras de embalagem era constituída por papel de fibras de coníferas e filme plástico laminado de poli(tereftalato de etileno) (PET)/polietileno (PE) e a outra por papel de fibras de coníferas e de folhosas e filme plástico laminado de poli(tereftalato de etileno) (PET)/polipropileno (PP). Os efeitos da radiação nas propriedades físicas e químicas dos papéis e dos filmes plásticos, assim como nas propriedades da embalagem foram estudados. O papel foi o material mais sensível à radiação, sendo a alvura, o pH e as resistências ao rasgo, ao arrebentamento e à tração os parâmetros nos quais foram observadas maiores modificações, em ambas as amostras. Todavia, dos dois tipos de papel, o efeito foi mais pronunciado para a amostra com fibras de conífera e de folhosas. A porosidade dos papéis foi alterada com 50 kGy. No caso dos filmes plásticos, a propriedade com maior modificação foi a resistência à tração, em ambas as amostras. No caso das embalagens, a irradiação diminuiu a resistência da selagem. Os efeitos observados para a dose de 50 kGy foram em média mais pronunciados quando comparados com as modificações nos valores das amostras tratadas com 25 kGy, que é a dose usualmente empregada para esterilização de produtos para a saúde. A dosimetria deste estudo foi realizada nos materiais irradiados com 25 kGy, 40 kGy e 50 kGy, demonstrando sua importância à medida que a variação média para as três doses estudadas foi de 20 %. / Gamma radiation is one of the technologies applied for the sterilization of packaging systems containing products for health. During sterilization process it is critical that the properties of packages are maintained. In this study two samples of commercial pouch packaging comprised of surgical grade paper on one side and the other side multilayer plastic film were irradiated with gamma rays. The following doses were applied 25 kGy (1,57 kGy/h) and 50 kGy (1,48 kGy/h). One packaging sample was paper formed by softwood fibers and multilayer plastic film based on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/polyethylene (PE). The second type of paper sample was made by a mixture of softwood and hardwood fibers and multilayer plastic film based on polyethylene terephthalate (ethylene) (PET)/polypropylene (PP). The effects of radiation on the physical and chemical properties of papers and multilayer plastic films, as well as the properties of the package were studied. The paper was the more radiation sensitive among the studied materials and radiation effects were more pronounced at brightness, pH, tearing resistance, bursting strength and tensile strength. Nonetheless, worst comparatively effects were noted on the sample made by a mixture of softwood and hardwood fibers. The porosity of paper was enhanced by 50 kGy. In the case of plastic films, radiation effects on tensile strength was the most pronounced property for both samples. In the case of the packaging the sealing resistance decreased with radiation. The effects observed for the treatment at 50 kGy were more pronounced when compared to 25 kGy. This last is the dose which is usually applied to sterilize health products. A dosimetry study was performed during irradiation at 25 kGy, 40 kGy and 50 kGy and its importance may be reported by the average dose variation 20 %.

Neste trabalho, ingredientes naturais antimicrobianos foram adicionados em filme biodegradável (biofilme) à base de fécula de mandioca tendo como plastificantes sacarose e açúcar invertido. A seleção dos ingredientes antimicrobianos (cravo em pó, canela em pó, pimenta vermelha em pó, óleo essencial de laranja, café em pó, mel e extrato de própolis) foi conduzida por meio de um delineamento experimental (fatorial fracionado 27-3) e os biofilmes foram analisados quanto às suas propriedades de barreira (permeabilidade ao vapor de água e taxa de permeabilidade ao vapor de água) e propriedades mecânicas (resistência máxima à tração e porcentagem de alongamento na ruptura). Os biofilmes apresentaram valores inferiores aos apresentados pelo biofilme controle quanto às propriedades mecânicas. Em geral, a taxa de permeabilidade ao vapor de água nos biofilmes antimicrobianos manteve-se estatisticamente igual ao do controle. Na segunda etapa do trabalho, a otimização dos ingredientes selecionados foi realizada através de delineamento experimental, com somente adição de cravo e canela em pó, que apresentaram resultados mais promissores na etapa anterior. Foi constatado que a adição de cravo e canela em pó alterou as propriedades mecânicas, porém as alterações foram menos intensas com a adição da canela em pó do que com o cravo em pó, o que pode ser justificado pela diferença de granulometria entre eles. A taxa de permeabilidade diminuiu até certa concentração dos ingredientes (0,34% para a canela em pó e 0,20% para o cravo em pó). O efeito antimicrobiano dos biofilmes foi investigado como embalagem de fatias de pão tipo forma e foi constatado que a atividade de água dos biofilmes aumentou após 7 dias de contato. É provável que os biofilmes tenham se tornado meios propícios para o desenvolvimento de bolores e leveduras visto que estes microrganismos cresceram de forma similar ou mais intensa nas fatias de pão na presença do que na ausência dos biofilmes. A partir dos resultados obtidos, não é possível avaliar de forma clara, o efeito antimicrobiano dos ingredientes incorporados na matriz dos biofilmes contra o crescimento de bolores e leveduras em fatias de pão tipo forma. / In this work, natural antimicrobial ingredients were added to biodegradable film (biofilm) based on cassava starch with sucrose and inverted sugar as plasticizers. The selection of the antimicrobial ingredients (clove powder, cinnamon powder, red pepper powder, orange essencial oil, coffee powder, honey and propolis extract) was carried out applying an experimental design (incomplete factorial 27-3) and the barrier properties (water vapour permeability and water vapour permeability rate) and mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation at break) of the biofilms were determined. The biofilms presented lower data regarding mechanical properties when compared to biofilm control. In general, the water vapour permeability rate of the antimicrobial biofilms was statistically equal to the control. In the second phase of the work, the optimization of the selected ingredients was carried out applying an experimental design, with the addition of only clove and cinnamon powder due to the fact that they showed the most promissing results at the previous phase. The addition of clove and cinnamon powder modified the mechanical properties but the modifications resulted by the addition of cinnamon powder were less intense tha n the ones resulted by the addition of clove powder, which can be justified by the particle size differences between them. The water vapour permeability rate decreased by specific ingredients concentration (0.34% for the cinnamon in powder and 0.20% for the clove in powder). The biofilms antimicrobial effect was investigated as packaging of pan bread slices and it was verified that the biofilms water activity increased after 7 days of contact. Probably, the biofilms became suitable substrates for yeast and mold development due to the fact that these microorganisms grew equally or more intensely in the pan bread slices when the biofilms were present in comparison to the cases of its absence. According to the results, it is not possible to evaluate clearly the antimicrobial effect of the added ingredients to the biofilm matrix against yeast and mold development in pan bread slices.

Uma das variáveis que interfere na manutenção da esterilidade dos materiais diz respeito ao armazenamento. Muitas são as recomendações, oficiais ou não oficiais, feitas para a temperatura e a umidade relativa do ar (UR) desta área física, embora sem embasamento teórico ou experimental. Nem todos os hospitais possuem sistema que possibilite o controle da temperatura e da UR, e a área onde ficam dispostas as autoclaves, geralmente é contígua a área de guarda dos materiais esterilizados, liberando calor e vapor constantemente. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar e analisar os efeitos da alta umidade e da alta temperatura ambientais na contaminação do conteúdo de caixas cirúrgicas. Considerando que uma das funções das embalagens é manter a esterilidade do conteúdo, ainda que sob condições adversas, a recomendação para controle ambiental da área de armazenamento, a priori, teria uma importância secundária. Suscitou-se, então, a dúvida quanto à real importância da temperatura e da UR na contaminação dos artigos armazenados, após a esterilização em autoclave. Portanto, foi realizado um estudo experimental, em que caixas contendo instrumentais cirúrgicos e carreadores de porcelana foram embaladas em campo de algodão tecido, papel crepado, SMS e papel grau cirúrgico, autoclavadas, contaminadas externa e intencionalmente com Serratia marcescens 106 e armazenadas em ambiente com temperatura em torno de 35°C e UR em torno de 75%. Foram comparados com um grupo controle negativo armazenado em temperatura em torno de 20°C e UR em torno de 60%, parâmetros estes recomendados por várias literaturas. Após o período de 30 dias de armazenamento, os carreadores retirados do interior das caixas foram incubados e não foi observado crescimento bacteriano em nenhuma das amostras. Os resultados do experimento permitiram concluir que alta temperatura ambiental e alta UR não interferiram na capacidade de biobarreira das embalagens. / One of the variables which interfere in the maintenance of sterility in the materials is the storage. There are many official and not-official recommendations for temperature and air humidity control in the storage area, however without any theoretical or experimental basis. Some hospitals do not have a system that makes the control of temperature and humidity possible, and, in most cases, the sterilizing chambers are next to the storage area, constantly releasing heat and water vapour. Considering that one of the functions of the wraps is to maintain the sterility of the content, even under adverse conditions, the recommendations to have an environmental control in the storage area, a priori, would have a secondary importance. For these reason the doubt about the real importance of the temperature and humidity in the contamination of the materials stored after the autoclave sterilization arise. Therefore, an experiment was developed in which boxes with surgical instruments and cylinders carriers were packed in cotton sheets, crepe paper, SMS and surgical-grade paper, sterilized, and intentionally contaminated externally with Serratia marcescens 106 and stored in an environment with temperature around 35ºC and air humidity around 75%. This group was compared with another group, the negative control, stored in temperature around 20 ºC and air humidity around 60%. After a period of 30 days of storage, the carriers were removed from the boxes and incubated. No bacterial growth was detected in any of the samples. The experiment results allowed concluding that the high temperature and high air humidity do not interfere in the barrier efficiency of the packs.

Les composants hyperfréquences embarqués dans des satellites utilisent actuellement l’encapsulation hermétique dans des boîtiers métalliques ou céramiques. La très forte amélioration des matériaux organiques en termes de dégazage et d’impureté ionique notamment rend possible l’utilisation de solutions quasi-hermétiques pour l’environnement spatial. Les encapsulations plastiques ouvrent des perspectives avérées de gain de dimension et de coût. La validation d’une technologie d’encapsulation repose sur la réalisation d’essais de fiabilité normatifs (1000 heures à 85°C et 85% d’humidité relative). Ces essais sont applicables quels que soient le profil de stockage de la mission, le type d’encapsulation et la technologie des composants utilisés. Les conditions de réalisation de ces essais ne sont pas clairement définies, par exemple l’application ou pas d’un fort champ électrique au niveau du composant. Or ce seul paramètre devient prépondérant lorsque les conditions sont réunies pour permettre la mise en place de phénomènes de corrosion. Ces travaux de thèse se sont axés sur la compréhension des mécanismes de défaillance mis en jeu dans des tests de vieillissement accéléré en chaleur humide. Pour cela, une méthodologie a été mise en œuvre pour établir les signatures électriques en statique de composants défaillants de deux filières technologiques de MMICs GaAs. Ces tests ont été reproduits sur des composants avec et sans encapsulation par une résine époxyde chargée silice, déposée selon le procédé dam-and-fill. Ainsi, il a été possible de distinguer les défaillances liées à la dégradation intrinsèque des composants, de l’effet protecteur ou non de l’encapsulation plastique. En parallèle, le comportement d’échantillons de résines sous différentes ambiances de chaleur humide a été testé et une modélisation a été proposée pour prédire leur prise d’humidité. Concernant l’effet de l’encapsulation par dam-and-fill, les résultats obtenus ont été contradictoires et dépendant des lots de composants. Ces résultats sont à pondérer par la taille restreinte de l’échantillonnage des files de test. En effet, pour la technologie représentative de cette étude, la présence d’une encapsulation plastique, pour un premier lot de composants, a eu tendance d’une part, à ne pas éviter ni même retarder l’apparition de fuites électriques, et d’autre part à aggraver ces dégradations, au point de mener à des défaillances dans la majorité des cas. De plus, des doutes subsistent sur la qualité de ce lot, notamment celle de la passivation. Pour un second lot de composants testés de technologie identique, il a été observé une amélioration de la résistance à l’humidité des composants encapsulés, vis-à-vis des puces nues. L’analyse de défaillance des composants encapsulés est extrêmement difficile car il faut pouvoir accéder aux défauts à la surface, voire sous la surface, du composant protégé. Une solution alternative a donc été cherchée afin de contourner les problèmes posés par la présence du matériau d’encapsulation. La nouvelle approche proposée combine la thermographie infrarouge avec la méthode du point chaud, l’imagerie en optique et l’analyse aux rayons X. Le défaut est tout d’abord localisé par la face avant, malgré la présence de la résine d’encapsulation. Ensuite, la transparence du substrat GaAs aux infrarouges permet des observations par la face arrière du composant. Une méthodologie de préparation relativement simple et rapide a pu être proposée et sa faisabilité démontrée. / Microwave devices for satellite applications are encapsulated in hermetic packages as metal or ceramic housings. The strong improvement of organic materials, especially outgassing and ionic impurity characteristics, makes it possible to use them as non-hermetic packaging solutions for space environment. Plastic encapsulations open proven gain perspectives of miniaturization and cost. The validation of an encapsulation technology is based on the achievement of standard reliability tests, typically 1000 hours at 85°C and 85% of relative humidity. Such tests are applicable regardless of the mission storage profile, devices and packaging technology. Moreover, the conditions of these tests are not clearly defined, e.g. the application or not of a strong electric field to the component. Yet this single parameter becomes dominant when the conditions are met to allow corrosion mechanisms, e.g. by the presence of condensed water and ionic contamination. This thesis focused on understanding the failure mechanisms that can occur during accelerated aging tests in high temperature and high humidity environment. For this work, a methodology has been implemented to establish DC electrical signatures of two different AsGa MMIC technologies. These tests were replicated on components with and without encapsulation by a silica-filled epoxy resin, dispensed by the dam-and-fill process. Thus, it was possible to distinguish failures due to the intrinsic degradation of the components from the effective protection or not of the plastic encapsulation. In parallel, the behavior of resin samples under different moist and heat atmospheres has been tested and a modeling was proposed to predict their moisture uptake. Concerning the effect of the dam-and-fill encapsulation technology, the results were contradictory and dependent of components batch. These results are to balance by the relatively limited size of the sampling for each test series, with and without encapsulation. Indeed, for the representative technology of this work, the presence of dam&fill encapsulation on a first batch of components has tended on one hand not to avoid nor even to delay the appearance of electric leakage, and on the other hand to aggravate these damages in the point to lead to failures in most of cases. Furthermore, doubts remain on the quality of this batch, especially regarding the passivation. For a second batch of devices with the same technology, an improvement of the humidity resistance was observed for encapsulated devices, compared to bare devices. In the failure analysis process of encapsulated devices, it is not possible to access directly to the observation of a defect at its surface. We therefore sought an alternative to overcome the problems represented by the encapsulating materials. A new approach was proposed. It combined infrared thermography method in hot spot mode, X-ray imaging and optical observations. We first located the defect from the front side of the encapsulated device. Then, the transparency of the AsGa substrate allowed infrared observations by the back side of the component. A relatively rapid and simple methodology was proposed and its feasibility demonstrated.

Afin de protéger les denrées alimentaires, l’industrie d’emballage enduit sur un film une couche très fine de polymère pour augmenter ses propriétés barrière aux gaz. Le problème majeur de ces enduits, généralement faits de poly (chlorure de vinylidène), vient de leur production de gaz toxiques à l’incinération. Les restrictions environnementales mondiales évoluent rapidement et sont de plus en plus strictes. De ce fait, des bioplastiques sont envisagés comme alternative. Dans ce contexte, l’objectif de la présente thèse est d'étudier le revêtement de films poly(téréphtalate d’éthylène) avec un polysaccharide, le chitosane. Ce dernier possède de bonnes propriétés barrières au gaz à sec. Cependant, son application dans l’emballage est limitée à cause de son caractère hydrophile. Le but de notre étude est donc d'améliorer les propriétés barrières à sec du chitosane par l’ajout de nano-charges d’argile et sa résistance à l’humidité par greffage de l’acide palmitique à la chaine du chitosane. L'efficacité d'incorporation de la vermiculite a été confirmée par DLS, DVS et DRX. Un facteur d'amélioration de la barrière (BiF) d’environ 100 pour l'hélium et de plus de 10 pour le dioxygène avec l'addition de 50% de vermiculite a été obtenu à sec. Le greffage de l’acide palmitique a été confirmé par spectroscopie IR-TF, ATG, DSC et RMN. Les résultats de mesures de la perméabilité hélium montrent une amélioration de facteur de la barrière (BIF) de 2 d’une couche de chitosane-g-acide palmitique et vermiculite à 60% en poids par rapport au PET non revêtu à 98% HR. / In order to protect food, the packaging industry performs a film coating with a very thin polymer layer to increase its gas barrier properties. The major problem of these coatings is that they are generally made of poly(vinylidene chloride) which leads to a toxic gas production during incineration. In view of the rapid change of the global environmental restrictions that become quite stringent, bioplastics seem promising alternatives. In this context, this thesis deals with a fundamental study of poly(ethylene terephthalate) films coated with a polysaccharide: chitosan. Chitosan offers good barrier properties in dry conditions. However, its application in the packaging is limited because of its hydrophilic character. Therefore, the main goal of our work is on one hand to enhance the dry barrier properties of the material through adding nanoclays and on the other hand to improve its resistance to moisture by incorporating palmitic acid by grafting it to the chitosane backbone. The incorporation efficiency of vermiculite was confirmed by DLS, DVS and XRD. A barrier improvement factor (BiF) of about 100 for helium and more than 10 for dioxygen with the addition of 50% vermiculite was obtained under dry conditions. The grafting of palmitic acid has been confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy, ATG, DSC and RMN. The results of helium permeability measurements showed an improvement of the barrier factor (BIF) of 2 in the case of a chitosan-grafted-palmitic acid layer with 60 weight% of vermiculite compared to the uncoated PET at 98% RH.

Ce projet contribue à développer la prochaine génération de nano-emballages en utilisant une approche plus sûre et éco-conçue avec des avantages directs à la fois pour l'environnement et la sécurité des consommateurs. Les emballages alimentaires constituent l’un des principaux secteurs d’applications des nanotechnologies avec des enjeux environnementaux prometteurs de substitution des pétro-plastiques par des bio-plastiques et de réduction des pertes et gaspillages alimentaires grâce à des emballages plus performants, de type actifs et intelligents. Dans le cas de matériaux nano-composites (matrice polymérique contenant des nano-particules) destinés au contact alimentaire, le risque majeur en terme de santé humaine est lié à leur impact sur la migration de composés indésirables de l’emballage vers l’aliment (stabilisants UV, antioxydants, plastifiants, etc) qui peuvent avoir des effets néfastes en fonction des doses et durées d’exposition. Ces interactions contenant/contenu sont soumises à une réglementation européenne dont l’objectif est la protection de la santé du consommateur en fixant des limites de migration spécifique pour tous les composés supposés entrer dans la composition des matériaux plastiques dédiés au contact alimentaire. Dans le cas des nanomatériaux, la présence de nanoparticules est susceptible de modifier les interactions entre le polymère et les additifs et par voie de conséquence leurs propriétés de transfert. Ainsi, la formalisation des phénomènes de migration de l’emballage vers l’aliment établie sur des matériaux plastiques ne contenant pas de nanoparticules ne peut pas être directement transposée au nano-matériaux. De plus la présence de ces nanoparticules peut profondément modifier l’éco-toxicité environnementale du système matrice- nanoparticule -additif.La présente étude vise à comprendre et contrôler l’impact des structures nanocomposites (matrice polymérique contenant des nano-particules) sur les propriétés de transport (diffusivité et solubilité) des nanoparticules et des additifs chimiques en condition d’usage. À cet égard, il est nécessaire de combler le déficit de connaissances dans a caractérisation de la structure 3D, des propriétés physico-chimique et des interactions aux interfaces entre nanoparticules et matrice dans les nanomatériaux. Devant la complexité du système étudié, la modélisation est indispensable pour représenter (simplifier sans pour autant perdre trop de connaissances) la structure 3D des nanomatériaux et simuler, reproduire puis prédire, l’évolution de leurs propriétés de transfert en fonction des paramètres structurels et en condition d’usage. La modélisation des transferts est également indispensable pour, dans une approche d’ingénierie inverse, éco-concevoir et dimensionner à façon des nano-emballages sûrs pour l’Homme et l’Environnement. Dans cette optique une démarche de modélisation multi-échelle des relations structure/propriétés de transfert de masse a été mise en place sur des matériaux nanocomposites ciblés choisis pour leur pertinence dans le domaine de l’emballage alimentaire. / The market of nanotechnologies is dominated by the food packaging area which amounts more than 20% of the total nanotechnologies market in 2015. However, the wide-scale use of nanomaterials raises important questions about environmental and safety issues that could hinder their development. In the case of plastics intended to be in contact with food, the risk of contamination concerns not only the nanoparticles but also all the chemical additives added during the material processing. The presence of nanoparticles is susceptible to modify the interactions between polymer and the additives with a possible change in their transport properties and therefore the food contamination.The present work aims at identifying the relationship between the structural characteristic and the transport properties (diffusivity and solubility) of nanoparticles and chemical additives incorporated in nanocomposites. In this regard, it is necessary to fill the gap of knowledge in 3D nanostructure characterization and a multi-scale modeling of mass transfer properties of nanocomposites in real usage conditions.In this way, polyethylene and nanoclay were selected based on the best compromise between real potential applications and the scientific knowledge previously published and eventually the nanocomposites were synthesized with LLDPE, Cloisite20 and a compatibilizer by melt intercalation method.The nanocomposite structure was characterized using TEM, X-ray nanotomography, TGA and XRD then submitted to migration tests undertaken in contact with different food simulants which represent various types of food (aqueous, acid, alcoholic) following the recommendation of the European regulation on the food contact material. To evaluate the positive or adverse effects of the nanomaterials on the contamination of the food by chemical additives which are usually incorporated with the plastic packaging, the virgin polymer and nanocomposite material were spiked with a mixture of the additives exhibiting various volatility, polarity and molecular weight. Then, the transport properties (i.e inertia) of nanocomposite structure was distinctively investigated on kinetic (apparent diffusion coefficient) and thermodynamic (partition coefficient) considerations.The results indicated that nanoclay addition in plastic materials favorably reduced the migration of additives by modifying both their diffusivity in the polymer and their partition between the polymer and the food simulant. However, while the partition coefficient of additives increases in nanocomposite in comparison to pure LLDPE for the samples in contact with all types of food simulants, the reduction of diffusion coefficient is significantly dependent on the nature of the food simulant in contact. Hence, it can be concluded that the major role in the migration of additives is not played by the imposed tortuosity path, but by the factors such as the affinity between the base polymer and simulants as well as the effects of simulants on swelling and crystallinity of the samples. Moreover, the effect of additive-related parameters and the structural parameters were assessed and put in perspective with their impact on the transport properties of nanostructures. Integrating the results of characterization and transfer properties led to an improved understanding of the influence of structure of nanocomposites on their mass transfer properties and therefore on the suitability of using them as food contact materials.

<p>Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and its composite coatings may impart many benefits in packaging, electronic, optical, etc. applications; however, large-scale coating production is a major engineering challenge. To fill this knowledge gap, a potential large-scale manufacturing technique, roll-to-roll reverse gravure processing, has been described in this work for the manufacture of CNC and CNC-poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) coatings on a flexible polymer substrate. Various processing parameters which control the coating structure and properties were examined. The most important parameters in controlling liquid transfers were gravure roll, gravure speed, substrate speed, and ink viscosity. After successful fabrication, coating adhesion was investigated with a crosshatch adhesion test. The surface roughness and morphology of the coating samples were characterized by atomic force microscopy and optical profilometer. The Hermans order parameter (S) and coating transparency were measured by UV–Vis spectroscopy. The effect of viscosity on CNC alignment was explained by the variation of shear rate, which was controlled by the micro-gravure rotation. Finally, the CNC alignment effect was investigated for gas barrier and thermal management applications.</p> <p>In packaging applications, cellulose nanomaterials may impart enhanced gas barrier performance due to their high crystallinity and polarity. In this work, low to superior gas barrier pristine nanocellulose films were produced using a shear-coating technique to obtain a range of anisotropic films. Induction of anisotropy in a nanocellulose film can control the overall free volume of the system which effectively controls the gas diffusion path and hence, controlled anisotropy results in tunable barrier properties. The highest anisotropy materials showed a maximum of 900-fold oxygen barrier improvement compared to the isotropic arrangement of nanocellulose film. The Bharadwaj model of nanocomposite permeability was modified for pure nanoparticles, and the CNC data were fitted with good agreement. Overall, the oxygen barrier performance of anisotropic nanocellulose films was 97 and 27 times better than traditional barrier materials such as biaxially oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate) (BoPET) and ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH), respectively, and thus could be utilized for oxygen-sensitive packaging applications. </p> The in-plane thermal conductivity of CNC - PVA composite films containing different PVA molecular weights, CNC loadings and varying order parameters (S) were investigated for potential application in thermal management of flexible electronics. Isotropic CNC - PVA bulk films with 10-50 wt% PVA solid loading showed significant improvement in thermal conductivity compared to either one component system (PVA or CNC). Furthermore, anisotropic composite films exhibited in-plane thermal conductivity as high as ~ 3.45 W m-1 K-1 in the chain direction, which is higher than most polymeric materials used as substrates for flexible electronics. Such an improvement can be attributed to the inclusion of PVA as well as to a high degree of CNC orientation. The theoretical model was used to study the effect of CNC arrangement (both isotropic and anisotropic configurations) and interfacial thermal resistance on the in-plane thermal conductivity of the CNC-PVA composite films. To demonstrate an application for flexible electronics, thermal images of a concentrated heat source on both neat PVA and CNC-PVA composite films were taken that showed the temperature of the resulting hot spot was lower for the composite films at the same power dissipation.

O estufamento de embalagens a vácuo de carnes refrigeradas, também conhecido como blown pack, é atribuído a bactérias psicrófilas e psicrotróficas, dentre as quais fazem parte algumas espécies de clostrídios, enterobactérias e bactérias lácticas. A capacidade desses microrganismos crescer em temperaturas de refrigeração adequadas torna um desafio o seu controle pela indústria. O Brasil é um dos grandes produtores de carne bovina no mundo e apesar da importância que a indústria de carne representa para o país, existem poucos estudos sobre as possíveis causas da deterioração do tipo blown pack. A importância deste trabalho fundamenta-se na escassez de pesquisas sobre esse problema que afeta a indústria de carne. O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi avaliar a presença dos principais microrganismos envolvidos na deterioração tipo blown pack, com ênfase em clostrídios, enterobactérias e bactérias láticas. Assim, o método Terminal- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, disponível no laboratório de Biologia Molecular do CENA-USP, foi empregado por permitir um diagnóstico rápido e preciso para detecção de microrganismos. Foram analisadas 15 amostras de carne bovinas refrigeradas, embaladas a vácuo e estufadas, provenientes de frigoríficos dos estados de São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul e Goiás. Os cortes utilizados para as análises foram contrafilé, músculo, alcatra, cupim, picanha e filé de costela. As amostras apresentavam características de deterioração tipo blown pack dentro da data de validade, com períodos armazenamento variando de 30 a 120 dias. Foram identificadas as espécies Clostridium algidicarnis, Clostridium gasigenes, Clostridium putrefaciens, Clostridium frigidicarnis, Lactobacillus sakei, Hafnia alvei e Serratia liquefaciens pela técnica T-RFLP, que se mostrou uma excelente ferramenta de identificação microbiana nas amostras de carne. Devido à alta prevalência de enterobactérias nas amostras de carnes detectadas pela técnica de T-RFLP, foram realizadas análises convencionais com isolamento e identificação de enterobactérias, a fim de confirmar a presença destes microrganismos viáveis e cultiváveis nas amostras. As espécies de enterobactérias cultivadas e identificadas foram H. alvei, Ser. liquefaciens, Citrobacter braakii, Pantoea sp e Yersinia enterocolitica, sendo esta última potencialmente patogênica e de interesse em saúde pública. Observou-se que a H. alvei foi a espécie predominante nas amostras avaliadas, tanto pela técnica de T-RFLP como pelas análises microbiológicas convencionais. Com o objetivo de complementar os resultados, foram realizadas análises convencionais de cultivo visando o isolamento de Clostridium estertheticum e Clostridium gasigenes nas amostras de carne. A técnica de PCR foi empregada com a finalidade de identificação dos isolados obtidos. / The distension of the packaging of vacuum packed chilled meat, also know as blown pack, is assigned to psichrophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria, among which are part some clostridium, enterobacteria and lactic bacteria.The ability of these microorganisms to grow at refrigeration temperatures makes it an appropriate challenge its control by the industry. Brazil is a major producer of beef in the world and despite the importance of the beef industry represents for the country, there are few studies on the possible causes of deterioration of blown pack type. The importance of this work is based on the dearth of research on this problem that affects the meat industry. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of the main microorganisms involved in the deterioration blown pack type, with emphasis on clostridia, enterobacteria and lactic bacteria. Thus, the method-Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, available at Molecular biology laboratory of CENA-USP, was used to allow a rapid and accurate diagnosis for the detection of microorganisms. We analyzed 15 samples of beef chilled, vacuum packed wich abundant gas production, refrigerators from the states of São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Goiás cuts used for the analysis were striploin, shin, rump, hump, cop of rump and cube roll. The samples showing signs of deterioration such blown pack within the shelf life, with storage periods ranging from 30 to 120 days. Were identified Clostridium algidicarnis, Clostridium gasigenes, Clostridium putrefaciens, Clostridium frigidicarnis, Lactobacillus sakei, Hafnia alvei and Serratia liquefaciens by TRFLP technique, which proved an excellent tool for microbial identification in meat samples. The high prevalence of enterobacteria in samples of meat detected by the technique of TRFLP analysis was performed with conventional isolation and identification of enterobacteria, in order to confirm the presence of viable and culturable microorganisms in the samples. The species of enterobacteria were identified and cultivated H. alvei, Ser. liquefaciens, Citrobacter braakii, Pantoea sp. and Yersinia enterocolitica, the latter being potentially pathogenic and interest in public health. It was observed that H. alvei was the predominant species in the samples evaluated by both the T-RFLP technique and by conventional microbiological tests. In order to complement the results were analyzed conventional cultivation and isolation of Clostridium estertheticum and Clostridium gasigenes in meat samples. The PCR technique was employed for the purpose of identification of isolates.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:40:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ALESSANDRO ARAUJO MEDEIROS.pdf: 2454802 bytes, checksum: d8f8ec98bf26f15e624e8fbf4aa62488 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-10 / In last few years the industry has become a lot more competitive, forcing companies to improve their productive performances. The study shows how a production process of a Flexible Packaging Industry can improve it using the performance indicators. The research developed several performance indicators to various departments. Adopting the methodology of research-action study has taken interventional actions and continuous in whole research process. The result improvements has concentrated on reduces waste, overtime and production increase. So, this work consolidates a methodology implementation and performance indicators developing that support obtain better performances in a flexible packaging industry. / Nos últimos anos, a indústria se tornou muito mais competitiva, obrigando as empresas melhorarem seus desempenhos produtivos. Este trabalho apresenta uma análise de indicadores de desempenho para uma indústria de embalagens flexíveis. O estudo mostra como um processo produtivo de uma indústria de embalagens flexíveis pode melhorar, por meio da utilização de indicadores de desempenho. Na pesquisa foram desenvolvidos vários indicadores de desempenho para os departamentos de extrusão e pintura da organização submetida ao estudo, mediante a adoção de uma abordagem investigativa de pesquisa-ação. A melhoria dos resultados se concentrou em redução de desperdícios, horas extras e aumento da produtividade. Nesse sentido, o trabalho consolidou uma metodologia de implantação e desenvolvimento de indicadores de desempenho que podem auxiliar na obtenção da melhoria de desempenho em uma indústria do setor de embalagens plásticas.