As fibras vegetais utilizadas em compósitos de matriz polimérica podem ser tratadas superficialmente para melhorar sua adesão com a matriz. O tratamento químico com hidróxido de sódio (NaOH) é muito utilizado, porém agride a estrutura das fibras, causando diminuição na sua resistência. Este estudo está relacionado à investigação da utilização inovadora de íons hidreto (H-) em meio alcalino como agente protetor de fibras vegetais, neste caso a fibra de sisal, contra agressões químicas e promovendo sua utilização em compósitos poliméricos. Fibras de sisal foram modificadas pela imersão em solução aquosa de NaOH (2, 5 e 10%, m/v), com ou sem a adição de boroidreto de sódio (NaBH4) (1%, m/v), em diferentes tempos e temperaturas de tratamento. As fibras foram neutralizadas, lavadas e secas a 105°C por 1 h e ensaiadas em tração e testes de pull-out em matriz de poliéster insaturado. A presença do NaBH4 foi eficiente em minimizar a degradação da fibra de sisal em meio alcalino, conforme observado por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e pelos resultados de resistência à tração, além de promover a adesão à matriz poliéster. / The vegetable fibers used for polymer matrix composites commonly undergo surface treatment to improve their adhesion with the matrix. The chemical treatment with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is widely used, but it may damage the fiber structure, consequently reducing its strength. This study focuses on the innovative investigation of hydride ions (H-) as a protective agent for vegetable fibers, in this case sisal, under alkaline conditions, inhibiting chemical damage and promoting their use in polymer composites. Sisal fibers were modified by immersion in a NaOH aqueous solution (2, 5 and 10% wt/vol) with, in some of them, the addition of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) (1% wt/vol), using different treatment conditions (time and temperature). The fibers were neutralized, washed and dried at 105°C for 1 h and analyzed via tensile tests and pull-out evaluations in an unsaturated polyester matrix. The NaBH4 proved effective in minimizing sisal degradation under alkaline conditions, according to scanning electron microscopy and tensile strength results, and also promoted adhesion to the polyester matrix.

As fibras vegetais utilizadas em compósitos de matriz polimérica podem ser tratadas superficialmente para melhorar sua adesão com a matriz. O tratamento químico com hidróxido de sódio (NaOH) é muito utilizado, porém agride a estrutura das fibras, causando diminuição na sua resistência. Este estudo está relacionado à investigação da utilização inovadora de íons hidreto (H-) em meio alcalino como agente protetor de fibras vegetais, neste caso a fibra de sisal, contra agressões químicas e promovendo sua utilização em compósitos poliméricos. Fibras de sisal foram modificadas pela imersão em solução aquosa de NaOH (2, 5 e 10%, m/v), com ou sem a adição de boroidreto de sódio (NaBH4) (1%, m/v), em diferentes tempos e temperaturas de tratamento. As fibras foram neutralizadas, lavadas e secas a 105°C por 1 h e ensaiadas em tração e testes de pull-out em matriz de poliéster insaturado. A presença do NaBH4 foi eficiente em minimizar a degradação da fibra de sisal em meio alcalino, conforme observado por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e pelos resultados de resistência à tração, além de promover a adesão à matriz poliéster. / The vegetable fibers used for polymer matrix composites commonly undergo surface treatment to improve their adhesion with the matrix. The chemical treatment with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is widely used, but it may damage the fiber structure, consequently reducing its strength. This study focuses on the innovative investigation of hydride ions (H-) as a protective agent for vegetable fibers, in this case sisal, under alkaline conditions, inhibiting chemical damage and promoting their use in polymer composites. Sisal fibers were modified by immersion in a NaOH aqueous solution (2, 5 and 10% wt/vol) with, in some of them, the addition of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) (1% wt/vol), using different treatment conditions (time and temperature). The fibers were neutralized, washed and dried at 105°C for 1 h and analyzed via tensile tests and pull-out evaluations in an unsaturated polyester matrix. The NaBH4 proved effective in minimizing sisal degradation under alkaline conditions, according to scanning electron microscopy and tensile strength results, and also promoted adhesion to the polyester matrix.

As fibras vegetais utilizadas em compósitos de matriz polimérica podem ser tratadas superficialmente para melhorar sua adesão com a matriz. O tratamento químico com hidróxido de sódio (NaOH) é muito utilizado, porém agride a estrutura das fibras, causando diminuição na sua resistência. Este estudo está relacionado à investigação da utilização inovadora de íons hidreto (H-) em meio alcalino como agente protetor de fibras vegetais, neste caso a fibra de sisal, contra agressões químicas e promovendo sua utilização em compósitos poliméricos. Fibras de sisal foram modificadas pela imersão em solução aquosa de NaOH (2, 5 e 10%, m/v), com ou sem a adição de boroidreto de sódio (NaBH4) (1%, m/v), em diferentes tempos e temperaturas de tratamento. As fibras foram neutralizadas, lavadas e secas a 105°C por 1 h e ensaiadas em tração e testes de pull-out em matriz de poliéster insaturado. A presença do NaBH4 foi eficiente em minimizar a degradação da fibra de sisal em meio alcalino, conforme observado por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e pelos resultados de resistência à tração, além de promover a adesão à matriz poliéster. / The vegetable fibers used for polymer matrix composites commonly undergo surface treatment to improve their adhesion with the matrix. The chemical treatment with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is widely used, but it may damage the fiber structure, consequently reducing its strength. This study focuses on the innovative investigation of hydride ions (H-) as a protective agent for vegetable fibers, in this case sisal, under alkaline conditions, inhibiting chemical damage and promoting their use in polymer composites. Sisal fibers were modified by immersion in a NaOH aqueous solution (2, 5 and 10% wt/vol) with, in some of them, the addition of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) (1% wt/vol), using different treatment conditions (time and temperature). The fibers were neutralized, washed and dried at 105°C for 1 h and analyzed via tensile tests and pull-out evaluations in an unsaturated polyester matrix. The NaBH4 proved effective in minimizing sisal degradation under alkaline conditions, according to scanning electron microscopy and tensile strength results, and also promoted adhesion to the polyester matrix.

Ce travail de thèse a pour but de modéliser la capacité de dégradation des polysaccharides non digestibles par le microbiote intestinal humain. Nous exploitons pour cela des données métagénomiques. Il s'agit de données d'abondances de séquences de nucléotides dans 1408 échantillons dont les fonctions métaboliques sont assignées par annotation contre une base de données. Les séquences sont annotées par des marqueurs fonctionnels. Après une étape de sélection manuelle de 86 marqueurs fonctionnels pertinents à l'activité de métabolisation des polysaccharides, nous étudions leurs variations d'abondances parmi les échantillons métagénomiques.Nous proposons une approche de modélisation écologique du microbiote intestinal humain et considérons principalement la sélection fonctionnelle intense de cet écosystème pour faire l'hypothèse que des regroupements identiques de fonctions métaboliques sont présents en proportions différentes dans tous les microbiotes intestinaux humains. Nous proposons le terme d'assemblage fonctionnel qui rend compte de la co-occurrence spatiale et temporelle d'un groupement de fonctions. Ces assemblages sont en pratiques déterminés par leur composition en marqueurs fonctionnels, et peuvent s'interpréter comme une combinaison de traits fonctionnels agrégés au niveau des microorganismes composant l'assemblage.Les assemblages fonctionnels sont inférés par le biais d'une factorisation en matrice positive aussi nommée NMF de l'anglais Non-Negative Matrix Factorisation. Cette méthode permet de déterminer les assemblages fonctionnels, à la fois concernant leur composition et à la fois concernant leur abondance dans chacun des 1408 échantillons. Nous exploitons par ailleurs une information métabolique provenant de 190 génomes microbiens et de la bibliographie qui permet de préciser la composition de ces assemblages fonctionnels. Cette information se traduit sous forme d'une contrainte.Nous trouvons 4 assemblages en considérant un consensus entre différents critères. L'utilisation de l'information métabolique nous permet d'interpréter biologiquement ces assemblages. Les métadonnées associées aux 1408 échantillons nous permettent d'observer un comportement différent pour les échantillons provenant d'individus atteints de la maladie de Crohn. Nous validons cette observation sur des données extérieures.Nous avons proposé une approche réductionniste permettant de représenter un processus métabolique important à l'échelle du microbiote. Nous trouvons un nombre réduit de 4 assemblages fonctionnels qui sont biologiquement vraisemblables et permettent de bien approcher les 1408 échantillons métagénomiques. / The purpose of this work of thesis is to model the capacity of degradation of non-digestible polysaccharides by the human intestinal microbiote. To this end we exploit metagenomic data. We use abundances of nucleotide sequences in 1408 samples whose metabolic function are assigned by annotation against a database. The sequences are annotated with functional markers. Upon manual selection of 86 functional markers relevant to the activity of metabolisation of polysaccharides, we their abundances variation among the metagenomic samples are studied.We propose an ecological approach in modeling the human intestinal microbiote. We consider the intense functional selection of this ecosystem and assume that identical cluster of metabolic functions can be found in different proportions in every human gut microbiota. We propose the term of functional assembly as to account for spacial and temporal co-occurence of functional cluster. In practice, theses assemblies are determined by their composition and can be interpreted as combinations of functional traits aggregated at the levels of the cluster of microorganisms composing each assembly. Functional assemblies are inferred by the means of Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (NMF). This method allows to determine the composition of functional assemblies and their abundance in each of the 1408 metagenomic sample.Furthermore, we exploit metabolic information from bibliographic resources and 190 microbial genomes in order to specify the composition of these functional assemblies. This information is translated in the form of a constraint.We find 4 assemblies by considering a consensus between various criteria. The use of metabolic information allow to interpret theses assemblies biologically. By exploiting the metadata of the 1408 samples, we observe a different behaviour for the samples coming from individuals suffering from Crohn disease. We validate this observation on external data.We proposed a reductionistic approach allowing to represent an important metabolic process at the level of the microbiota. We find a small number of 4 functional assemblies which are biologically likely and approach well the 1408 metagenomic samples.