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Yes / The growth of cocrystalline phases continues to expand as a key area of crystal engineering research. Understanding the phase behavior of the material and controlling the crystalline form of the material from a solution-based route can be aided by the construction of a ternary phase diagram for the system. A range of methods exist for this process which display a variety of costs and time to achieve the final diagram. The application of quantitative NMR (qNMR) to this problem offers a fast analysis method to directly determine the solution composition of all species (coformers and solvent) and is demonstrated to successfully allow the construction of ternary diagrams with and without a cocrystal phase being formed for systems with high and low solubility.

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The thermodynamic and kinetic phenomena involved in the formation of sub-micron polyimide particles from polyimide/solvent/nonsolvent ternary systems were studied. A quantitative equilibrium approach was considered in the B-bonding studies of these ternary systems. The effect of H-bonding on the physical properties and phase behavior of the ternary systems was investigated. The critical requirements for the control of polymer particle size and size distribution during particle formation by precipitation from solution are discussed. It was found that the equilibrium constants, enthalpies and entropies of H-bonding in the ternary systems containing water can be obtained by analysis of the ^lH_NMR data. Using the calculated equilibrium constants, the determination of the concentration of H-bonds between N-methylpyrrolidinone (NHP) and water is possible. We found a very good correlation between the B-bond concentrations and the deviations of the specific volume and viscosity from ideal mixing in the NHP/water mixtures. / Ph. D.

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En cas d’accident grave dans un réacteur nucléaire à eau sous pression, l’alliage absorbant Ag-Cd-In est susceptible d’interagir à haute température avec leurs tubes guides en zircaloy. L’étude thermodynamique du liquide et des équilibres impliquant cette phase dans les systèmes Ag-Zr et Ag-Cd-In est une étape pour une estimation des relâchements de produits de fission. Le système Ag-Zr est difficile à étudier en raison de la réactivité du zirconium, à l’état liquide et avec l’oxygène, et de la difficulté à atteindre l’équilibre et enfin car les stabilités des phases intermédiaires AgZr et AgZr2 sont faibles. Après la mise en place de protocoles expérimentaux, les réactions invariantes du système sont établies en couplant l’analyse thermique différentielle avec des caractérisations par MEB. Un diagramme de phases Ag-Zr est proposé. Des mesures de calorimétrie de dissolution en bain aluminium sont effectuées à 723°C dans le but de déterminer l’enthalpie de formation de AgZr et AgZr2. Les résultats montrent la difficulté de dissoudre le zirconium dans l’aluminium liquide. Un modèle est développé pour quantifier la cinétique de dissolution. L’enthalpie de formation de AgZr est déterminée par calorimétrie de dissolution en bain acide à 25°C. L’extension dans le diagramme Ag-In-Cd du domaine de stabilité de la phase liquide est précisée en combinant une méthode isotherme de recuit et trempe d’échantillons biphasés solide/liquide avec la calorimétrie différentielle à balayage . La cohérence de ces nouveaux résultats entre eux et avec les données de la littérature est testée par le biais d’une optimisation thermodynamique suivant la méthode CALPHAD. / During a severe accident in a Pressurized Water Reactor, the Ag-In-Cd absorbing alloy is likely to interact at a high temperature with their guide tubes or with the fuel rod cladding, both in Zry. The thermodynamic study of liquid phase and its equilibria in the Ag-Zr and Ag-Cd-In systems is a necessary step for an estimate of the fission product release and of the corium progression. The aim is to bring an experimental contribution to this thermodynamic study. The Ag-Zr system is difficult to study experimentally for various reasons. Zirconium, especially when liquid, is reactive with oxygen. Equilibria often prove difficult to reach. Last, the stabilities of AgZr and AgZr2 are low. After the establishment of experimental protocols, the invariant transformations of the system were established by coupling differential thermal analysis with characterization by metallography and scanning electron microscopy. A Ag-Zr phase diagram is proposed. Solution calorimetry measurements in an Al bath were performed at 723°C to determine the enthalpy of formation of AgZr and AgZr2. Results show the difficulty of dissolving solid zirconium in aluminum. A model was developed to quantify the dissolution kinetics. The formation enthalpy of AgZr was determined by solution calorimetry in an acid bath at 25°C. In the Ag-In-Cd system, the extension of the liquid phase stability domain is specified by combining an isothermal method of annealing and quenching of biphasic solid / liquid samples with differential scanning calorimetry. The consistency of the new results between them and compared to the literature has been tested by means of a thermodynamic optimization following the CALPHAD method.

[pt] No presente trabalho foi feita inicialmente uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a formação e redução da ferrita de zinco. Em seguida fez-se um estudo cinético e termodinâmico da sua formação a partir da mistura dos óxidos de ferro puro, Fe2O3 e de zinco puro, ZnO, em proporção mássica estequiométrica ã do composto Fe2O3/ZnO = 2/1, considerando que este composto tem sido considerado como o constituinte de maior porcentagem em peso nos pós de aciaria elétrica (fornos elétricos a arco).A ferrita de zinco, que geralmente se forma no aquecimento de diferentes proporções de misturas dos óxidos constituintes, incluindo a estequiométrica, foi caracterizada térmica (DTA-TGA) e estruturalmente (XRD). A temperatura onde começou a se formar a ferrita de zinco e os resultados quantitativos das conversões da sua síntese, foram calculadas pelo software Topas 2,1 Difracc Plus, usando o método Reitveld XRD. Os seguintes resultados da análise cinética da formação de ferrita de zinco, foram obtidos; a baixas temperaturas (650-730 graus Celsius) as conversões obtidas ajustaram-se ao modelo de reação de interface ou modelo topoquímico, sendo a reação química o mecanismo de controle obtendo-se uma Ea = 65,6 kcal / mol e um k = 2,32 x 10-3 K-1 ; nas altas temperaturas (750 - 1000 graus Celsius) o ajuste ao modelo de crescimento populacional modificado, foi o mais adequado, sendo o mecanismo de controle o difusional e obtendo-se uma Ea =16,1 kcal /mol e k = 570 K -1. Finalmente encontrou-se um estágio de transição entre os dois mecanismos numa temperatura aproximada de 745 graus Celsius (controle misto). Foram gerados vários diagramas operacionais de predominância de fases (DOPF)necessários para orientar os trabalhos perimentais. Estes diagramas consistiram de uma análise termodinâmica da redução de misturas de ZnO e Fe2O3 pelos gases redutores CO e H2, focando primordialmente à formação e a redução da ferrita de zinco. Foram utilizados os seguintes software: HSC versão 5,0 e Mathcad versão 6,0. Os resultados desta avaliação foram os DOPF dos seguintes sistemas: Zn-C-O, Zn-H-O, Zn-C-H-O, Fe-C-H-O e Zn-Fe-C-H- O com a variação das atividades de suas fases metálicas e de seus óxidos. / [en] The present work includes initially a bibliographical revision on the formation and reduction of the zinc ferrite. Further a thermodynamic and kinetic study was made, focusing its formation from an equimolar mixture of pure iron oxide Fe2O3, and pure zinc oxide ZnO, due to the fact that this substance is often the major constituent in the electric arc furnace dust. The zinc ferrite that is formed during the operation of the electric arc furnaces doesn t necessarily results from an equimolar mixture; it could be produced from a wide range of constituents compositions. Initially the equimolar mixture was characterized thermally (DTA-TGA) and structurally (XRD). The temperature where this compound began its formation and the quantitative results regarding the zinc ferrite synthesis conversion were calculated by the software Topas 2,1 Difracc Plus, using the Reitveld XRD method. The following experimental results from the kinetic analysis of the zinc ferrite formation were obtained: at low temperatures (650-730 Celsius Degree) the phenomena fitted the interface reaction model, or topochemical model, being the chemical reaction the control mechanism. The obtained data in this case was: Ea equal 65,6 kcal / mol and k equal 2,32 x 10-3 K-1. On the other hand, at high temperatures (750-1000 Celsius Degree) the modified population growth formalism showed the best fit, being the diffusional mechanism the controlling process. Again the obtained data was: Ea equal 16,1 kcal / mol and k equal 570 K-1. Finally a transition between the two mechanisms was found to happen at approximate 744 Celsius Degree (mixed control). Several DOPF (phase predominance operational diagrams) were obtained based upon the thermodynamic analysis of the Fe2O3 - ZnO mixtures reduction driven by CO and H2 reducing gases, focusing the formation and reduction of zinc ferrite compound. For that purpose the softwares HSC 5,0 and MathCAD 6,0 were utilized. The DOPF for the systems: Zn-C-O, Zn-H-O, Zn-C-H- O, Fe-C-H-O and Zn-Fe-C-H-O, considering the activities of their metallic and their oxides phases, were generated and discussed.

O principal programa de pesquisa do Grupo de Diagrama de Fases e Termodinâmica Computacional do DEMAR/EEL-USP é o estudo de estabilidade de fases em ligas dos sistemas Me-Si-B (Me = Metal Refratário), os quais apresentam um interesse crescente na área de ligas com potencial para aplicações em altas temperaturas. Destes estudos, este Grupo está construindo uma base de informações termodinâmicas com a finalidade de extrapolá-las para sistemas de ordem superior. Diversos sistemas já foram ou estão sendo estudados. Dando continuidade a este programa, os objetivos principais deste trabalho são a avaliação experimental do sistema ternário Ta-Si-B em sua região rica em Ta e a modelagem termodinâmica dessa mesma região. A projeção liquidus e a seção isotérmica a 1900 ºC, ambas na região rica em Ta, de Ramos (2005), são as únicas informações experimentais para o sistema ternário Ta-Si-B encontradas na literatura. Ramos (2005) identifica em várias de suas amostras a presença de uma nova fase ternária, denominada φ, de estrutura ainda não determinada. A pesquisa de Ramos (2005) foi realizada sempre com amostras produzidas por fusão em forno a arco, a partir de pedaços de Ta, Si e B puros. Nessa condição de preparação das amostras, houve dificuldade em se alcançar o equilíbrio termodinâmico, mesmo após tratamentos térmicos prolongados (1900 oC por 48 horas). Já, neste trabalho, as amostras foram, em sua maioria, produzidas por tratamento térmico de pastilhas prensadas a partir de pós de Ta, Ta5Si3 e TaB. Com essa mudança na forma de confeccionar os experimentos conseguiu-se maior facilidade na obtenção da condição de equilíbrio termodinâmico das amostras durante os tratamentos térmicos, embora ainda com resultados não totalmente satisfatórios. De uma forma geral, os resultados de Ramos (2005) são confirmados no presente trabalho. Uma proposta de relação de fases a 2000 ºC é apresentada para a região envolvendo as fases TaSS, Ta2B, T2, Ta3B4 e TaB. A estabilidade da fase D88, proposta por Nowotny, Lux e Kudielka (1956), também é confirmada e os resultados sugerem que sua estequiometria seja Ta5Si3B. Nenhuma modelagem termodinâmica para este sistema ternário é encontrada na literatura. A otimização do sistema binário Ta-B é realizada por Kaufman (1991) e Chad (2003). A otimização do sistema binário Ta-Si é realizada por Vahlas, Chevalier e Blanquet (1989) e Kaufman (1991). A otimização do sistema binário Si-B é realizada por Fries e Lukas (1991), Zaitsev e Kodentsov (2001) e Fiorani e Coelho (2006). A única otimização adotada completamente é a de Fiorani e Coelho para o sistema binário Si-B. Para o sistema binário Ta-B é adotada a otimização de Chad (2003) com a inclusão de uma nova fase, denominada φ, de alta temperatura, a mesma do sistema ternário, que teria sua origem nesse sistema binário. Já, para o sistema binário Ta-Si é necessária uma nova otimização, por haver algumas inconsistências termodinâmicas nas otimizações anteriores, que poderiam levar a uma descrição inadequada das relações de fases no sistema ternário Ta-Si-B e em sistemas de ordem superior. Neste trabalho é apresentada uma proposta para a modelagem termodinâmica do sistema ternário, que reproduz satisfatoriamente os resultados experimentais disponíveis. / Currently, the main research program of the Phase Diagram and Computational Thermodynamics Group of DEMAR/EEL-USP is the study of phase stability in ternary Me-Si-B systems (Me = Refractory Metal), which presents an increasing interest in the area of alloys with potential for applications at high temperatures. It includes the development of a thermodynamic database to evaluate systems of higher order. Several systems have already been studied. Giving continuity to this program, the main objectives of this work are the experimental evaluation of the ternary Ta-Si-B system in the Ta-rich region and the thermodynamic modeling of this system. The liquidus projection and an isothermal section at 1900 ºC from Ramos (2005), both in the Ta-rich region, are the only experimental information found in literature. Ramos (2005) identifies in several of her samples the presence of a new ternary phase, named as φ, of structure not yet determined. The research of Ramos (2005) is carried out with samples produced from pure Ta, Si and B via arc melting. In this method of sample preparation, it is difficult to obtain thermodynamic equilibrium conditions during heat treatments at 1900 ºC for 48 h. In the present work, the majority of samples were produced via sintering of pressed pellets from Ta, Ta5Si3 and TaB powders. With this method of sample preparation, the attainment of equilibrium conditions was easier during the heat treatments, even though not completely satisfactory. In general, the results of Ramos (2005) were confirmed. A proposal for the phase relations at 2000 ºC is presented for the region involving the phases TaSS, Ta2B, T2, Ta3B4 and TaB. The stability of the D88 phase, proposed by Nowotny, Lux and Kudielka (1956), is also confirmed and the results suggest that its stoichiometry is near Ta5Si3B.No thermodynamic modeling for this ternary system is found in literature. The optimization of the binary Ta-B system is carried out by Kaufman (1991) and Chad (2003). The optimization of the binary Ta-Si system is carried out by Vahlas, Chevalier and Blanquet (1989) and Kaufman (1991). The optimization of the Si-B binary system is carried out by Fries and Lukas (1991), Zaitsev and Kodentsov (2001) and Fiorani and Coelho (2006). In this work the thermodynamic data from Fiorani and Coelho (2006) is used for the Si-B system. For the binary Ta-B system it was adopted the optimization from Chad (2003) with the inclusion of the high temperature φ phase, the same one of the ternary system, which has its origin in this binary system. In addition, for the binary system Ta-Si a new optimization is necessary, since some thermodynamic inconsistencies in the previous optimizations would lead to an inadequate description of the phase relations in the Ta-Si-B and systems of higher order. Thus, in this work presents for the first time a thermodynamic modeling for the Ta-Si-B system, which reproduces the available experimental results satisfactorily.