Les zéolithes sont largement utilisées en catalyse. Un enjeu majeur est d'obtenir des cristaux nanométriques qui offrent des perspectives prometteuses dans la conception de catalyseurs acides plus actifs et plus sélectifs, notamment pour les procédés de conversion des coupes lourdes pétrolières. L'obtention de ces nano-cristaux peut résulter de l'utilisation d'inhibiteurs de croissance. Cette thèse s'est attachée à identifier deux familles de composés organiques limitant la croissance des cristaux. Pour la première, l'inhibition est envisagée par adsorption de composés organiques (polycations, acides aminés...) sur la surface des cristaux en formation. Cette étude a été réalisée en suivant une méthodologie d'expérimentation à haut-débit et a conduit à des cristaux de zéolithe Y (FAU) de 300 nm par l'ajout de L-lysine. La seconde famille est dérivée de l’approche de l’équipe de Ryoo et consiste en l’utilisation de composés bifonctionnels comportant une fonction structurante et une fonction inhibitrice de croissance. Cette étude a démarré par la synthèse de zéolithe MFI. La modélisation moléculaire a permis d'identifier un mono-ammonium alkylé favorisant la formation de nanofeuillets de zéolithe ZSM-5 d'épaisseur voisine de 2 nm. L'étude cinétique a révélé par ailleurs que cette zéolithe est synthétisée à partir d’un polysilicate lamellaire formé in situ. Cette stratégie d'identification, couplée à une méthodologie d'expérimentation à haut débit, a alors été appliquée à la synthèse des zéolithes EMC-1 (FAU) et EMC-2 (EMT), et a conduit à l'élaboration de nouveaux agents structurants et composés bi-fonctionnels. / Zeolites are widely used in catalysis. One of today’s major challenges is to obtain nanometer-sized crystals, offering promising prospects for the design of more active and more selective acid catalysts, in particular for heavy oil conversion processes. Zeolite nanocrystals can be obtained by using growth inhibitors. This thesis focused on the identification of two families of organic compounds limiting the crystals growth. For the first one, the growth inhibition is favored by the adsorption of organic compounds (polycations, amino acids…) on the surface of growing crystals. This study was conducted using a high-throughput experiment methodology and led to zeolite Y (FAU) crystals of 300 nm by the addition of L-lysine. The second family is derived from Ryoo’s team approach and consists of the use of bifunctional compounds including one structure-directing function and one growth-inhibiting function. This study started with the synthesis of MFI zeolite. The molecular modelling allowed identifying an alkyl mono-ammonium directing the formation of 2 nm-thick nanosheets of zeolite ZSM-5. The kinetic study revealed that this zeolite is synthesized from a lamellar polysilicate formed in situ. This identification strategy, coupled to a high-troughput experiment methodology, was applied to the synthesis of zeolites EMC-1 (FAU) and EMC-2 (EMT) and conducted to the elaboration of new structure-directing agents and their bifunctional counterparts.

Organic materials are ubiquitous in the geologic environment, and can exert significant influence over the interfacial properties of minerals. However, due to the complexity in their structure and interaction with soil solids, their impact has remained relatively unquantified. This study investigated the engineering behaviors of organoclays, which were synthesized in the laboratory using naturally occurring clay minerals and quaternary ammonium compounds of controlled structure and density of loading. Organic cations were chosen to study the effects of functional group structure and size. The laboratory investigation showed that the presence of the organic cations on the mineral surfaces led to increased hydrophobicity of all clays tested. Conduction studies on the electrical, hydraulic, and thermal properties of the organoclay composites suggested that increasing the total organic carbon content resulted in decreased electrical and thermal conductivity, but increased hydraulic conductivity, due to the reduced swelling of the base clay mineral phase. Electrokinetic properties of the organoclays illustrated that compared with the clay's naturally occurring inorganic cations, exchanged quaternary ammonium cations were more likely bound within a particle's shear plane. Consequently, organoclays had less negative zeta potential than that of unmodified bentonite. Increasing the length of one carbon tail was more effective at binding organic cations within the shear plane than increasing the size of the cation, when compared on the basis of total organic carbon content. In terms of large strain strength, the modified organic clays exhibited increased shear strength, in part owing to the reduction in water content caused by the presence of the hydrophobic organic layering. Shear strength increased with single carbon tail length or with cation size, although the latter effect tended to reach a plateau as the length of the four short cation tails increased from 2 to 4. In terms of small strain behavior, the shear modulus was shown to be a function of the total organic carbon content. It is believed that number of particle contacts increased as the organic carbon content increased. Stiffness increased as either the size of the cation or the total organic carbon content was increased. Damping also increased as the organic loading was increased, with the organic phase acting as an energy dissipation mechanism.

Mechanisms of adsorption of alkaline copper quat (ACQ) components in wood were investigated with emphasis on: copper chemisorption, copper physisorption, and quat adsorption. Various factors were investigated that could affect the adsorption of individual ACQ components in red pine wood. Copper chemisorption in wood was affected by ligand types coordinating with Cu and the stability of the Cu-ligand complexes in solution. For Cu-monoethanolamine (Cu-Mea) system, the prevailing active solvent species at the solution pH, [Cu(Mea)2-H]+ complexes with wood acid sites and loses one Mea molecule through a ligand exchange reaction. The amount of adsorbed Cu was closely related to the cation exchange capacity of wood. An increase in Mea/Cu ratio increased the proportion of the uncharged Cu-Mea complex and resulted in decreased Cu chemisorption in wood. Copper precipitation is also an important Cu fixation mechanisms of Cu-amine treated wood. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that in vitro precipitated Cu was a mixture of copper carbonates (azurite and malachite) and possibly Cu2O. Higher concentration Cu-amine solutions retarded the Cu precipitation to a lower pH because of higher free amine in the preservative-wood system. The changes in zeta potential of wood in relationship to the quaternary ammonium (alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride: ADBAC) adsorption isotherm showed two different adsorption mechanisms for quat in wood: ion exchange reaction at low concentration and additional aggregation form of adsorption by hydrophobic interaction at high concentration. Because of the aggregation effect, when wood was treated with ACQ, high amounts of ADBAC were concentrated near the surface creating a steep gradient with depth. This aggregated ADBAC was easily leached out while the ion exchanged ADBAC had high leaching resistance. Free Mea and Cu of ACQ components appeared to compete with ADBAC for the same bonding sites in wood.

The effects of ACQ solution parameters such as copper to quat ratio, pH and copper to ligand ratio on distribution of copper complexes in solution and insoluble precipitates, and on fixation and leaching of copper in treated wood were evaluated. The distribution of ionic complexes, predicted by equilibrium speciation model (MINTEQA2), was related to laboratory fixation and leaching results at controlled ACQ solution parameters. A decrease in the relative proportion of copper in the ACQ formulation from a copper oxide (CuO) to didecyldimethylammonium carbonate (DDACb) ratio of 2:1 to 1:1 and 1:2 resulted in lower copper retention in the treated samples and substantially decreased the amount of copper leached per unit area. For monoethanolamine (Mea) based ACQ, solution parameters which favour a higher proportion of monovalent cationic complex, which consume one reactive site in wood, and the presence of insoluble carbonate precipitate of copper in wood during preservative treatment resulted in higher leach resistance compared to the neutral copper complex present at higher pH. Ammonia (NH3) based ACQ can fix more copper at high pH as there is no chelated neutral complex as in Mea based ACQ; however divalent copper-NH3 complexes may consume two sites to fix in wood. Addition of NH3 in Mea based ACQ at Cu:Mea:NH3 ratio of 1:4:6 at pH 10.6 significantly reduced copper leaching compared to 1:4:0 (without ammonia) at pH 9 due to increased divalent copper-ammonia complexes and decreased neutral copper amine complex at elevated pH. Ammonia addition with a lower proportion of Mea (1:2.5:4 at pH 10.5-10.7), significantly reduced copper leaching compared to 1:4:0 at pH 9; no reduction was observed for ammonia addition in ACQ with a higher proportion of Mea (1:4:4 at pH 10.45). The lower copper leaching from 1:2.5:4 resulted from the higher amount of divalent copper-NH3 complexes at higher pH without compromising the amount of copper precipitated at lower pH. The higher percent copper leached from tetramethylethylenediamine (Tmed) based ACQ compared to Mea and NH3 based ACQ suggested that highly stable complexes tend to stay in solution and do not result in leach resistant copper in the wood.

Para aumentar os volumes de extração de petróleo, resolver e prevenir problemas nas operações de produção são utilizados diversos produtos químicos, dentre os quais se destacam os inibidores de corrosão, que são utilizados em toda cadeia produtiva do petróleo visando proteger o sistema da deterioração por corrosão. Os sais de amônio quaternário são uma das classes de inibidores mais utilizadas pela indústria do petróleo devido a sua grande eficiência. Entretanto, sua solubilidade em água faz com que estejam presentes na água produzida representando um risco para contaminação ambiental, visto que possuem baixa biodegrabilidade e potencial de bioacumulação. Como se encontram misturados a outros produtos químicos e sob efeitos das variações do ambiente em que são aplicados, definir um método de análise confiável e viável para monitoramento em linha representa um desafio para os laboratórios de campos de produção. Neste trabalho, foi estudado o emprego da fluorescência de ultravioleta na quantificação de um inibidor de corrosão do tipo sal de amônio quaternário em água. Foram obtidos espectros de emissão do produto comercial em água, além do estudo de variáveis instrumentais e interferentes presentes na água produzida. A comparação com padrões de sal de amônio quaternário permitiu identificar como principal fluorófilo, um sal alquil-aril de amônio quaternário. Estudos de estabilidade revelaram que a adsorção do inibidor de corrosão nas superfícies dos frascos plásticos provoca a queda do sinal fluorescente e que a adição de isopropanol reduz este efeito de 40 para 24%. Foram obtidas curvas de calibração com a formulação comercial e com o cloreto de 2-metil-4-dodecil-benzil-trimetil amônio com uma boa correlação. Amostras sintéticas do inibidor foram determinadas com um erro relativo de 2,70 a 13,32%. O método de adição padrão foi avaliado usando uma amostra de água produzida, e os resultados não foram satisfatórios, devido à interferência, principalmente, de compostos orgânicos aromáticos presentes / In order to increase the volume of oil extraction, solve and prevent problems in oil production, several chemical products are used. Corrosion inhibitors are the main chemical products used in the whole oil production chain, whose objective is to protect the system from deterioration caused by corrosion. The quaternary ammonium salts are the kind of inhibitor which is more frequently used by the oil industry due to its great efficiency. However, its solubility in water allows them to remain in the produced water representing a risk of environmental contamination, since they have low biodegrability and tendency to bioaccumulation. Once they are mixed to other chemical products and affected by the variations of the environment where they are applied, it becomes a challenge to production field laboratories to select a reliable and viable analysis method for on-line monitoring. This essay tends to focus on the use of the ultraviolet fluorescence in the quantification of an inhibitor of corrosion of the quaternary ammonium salt type in water. There has been obtained emission spectra of the commercial product in water besides the study of instrumental variables and interference of chemical substances in the produced water. The comparison with quaternary ammonium salt standards allow identifying an alkyl-aryl quaternary ammonium salt as the main fluorophore. Tests of stability have demonstrated that the addition of isopropyl alcohol reduces the fall of the fluorescent signal from 40 to 24% in three days time. This fall is caused by the adsorption of corrosion inhibitor in the surface of plastic containers. Good correlation curves of calibration have been obtained with commercial formularization and methyldodecylbenzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride. Synthetic samples of inhibitor have been determined with a relative error from 2,70 to 13,32%. One produced water sample from a production field has been used to evaluate the standard addition method. Satisfactory results have not been successfully achieved, principally, due to the interference of aromatics organic compounds found in the water sample

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertacao_Fernanda_Demoliner.pdf: 883689 bytes, checksum: 17b2361f24d2dcbcf6fa64f2b8eb26cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-20 / Sem bolsa / A adesão e formação de biofilmes de micro-organismos a superfícies de equipamentos e utensílios no processamento de alimentos resulta em grave problema para a indústria, pois atua como fonte de contaminação do alimento, por serem mais resistentes a ação de sanitizantes e antimicrobianos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a capacidade de Pseudomonas spp. e Listeria spp., provenientes de cortes de carnes de frango e de búfalo de frigoríficos e do comércio varejista da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, de formar biofilmes em superfície de placas de poliestireno e aço inoxidável, bem como verificar a resistência destes a sanificantes e a antimicrobianos. Foram utilizados 69 isolados bacterianos provenientes de cortes de carnes de frango e de búfalo, sendo 19 de espécies de Listeria e 50 de Pseudomonas spp. Os isolados foram avaliados quanto à formação de biofilme em microplacas de poliestireno e em corpos de prova de aço inoxidável. Os isolados formadores de biofilme em aço inoxidável foram testados quanto à ação de sanitizantes: cloro orgânico e quaternário de amônio (200 ppm) e submetidos ao teste de resistência antimicrobiana. A formação biofilme em microplacas de poliestireno foi de 73,7 % para isolados de Listeria spp. e de 32 % para isolados de Pseudomonas spp. Todos os isolados de Listeria spp. e 72% dos isolados de Pseudomonas spp. formaram biofilmes em corpos de prova de aço inoxidável. O quaternário de amônio foi mais eficaz que o cloro orgânico na redução de biofilme de Listeria spp. e Pseudomonas spp. Os isolados pertencentes ao gênero Listeria apresentaram maior resistência à penicilina (94,7 %), à clindamicina (84,2 %), à oxacilina (73,7 %) e à cefepime (57,9 %), sendo que 94,7 % foram resistentes a dois ou mais antimicrobianos. Meropenem foi o antimicrobano menos efetivo para Pseudomonas spp. Também foram encontrados 84% dos isolados de Pseudomonas spp. multirresistentes a antimicrobianos. Conclui-se que os isolados provenientes de cortes de carnes de frango e de bubalino foram formadores de biofilme em poliestireno e aço inoxidável e apresentaram resistência a antimicrobianos, o que confere riscos a saúde do consumidor. / The adhesion and microorganisms biofilm formation on surfaces of equipment and utensilsin food processingresults inserious problem for the industry because it actsas a source of contamination are less resistant to sanitizers and antimicrobial action. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of Pseudomonas spp. and Listeria spp. present in chicken and buffalo meat, to form biofilms on the surface of polystyrene plates and stainless steel as well as verify their resistance to sanitizers and antimicrobials. Sixty nine bacterial isolates were used, 19 species of Listeria and 50 species of Pseudomonas spp. The isolates were evaluated to their biofilm formation capacity in polystyrene microplates and stainless steel. Isolated stainless steel biofilm formers were tested for sanitizing action of organic chlorine and quaternary ammonium (200 ppm) and submitted antimicrobial resistance testing. The ability to form biofilmon polystyrene microplates was 73,7 % in isolates of Listeria spp. and 32 % for Pseudomonas spp. All isolates of Listeria spp. and 72 % of Pseudomonas spp. showed the ability to form biofilm on stainless steel specimens. The sanitizing organic chlorine and quaternary ammonium were effective to reduce Listeria spp. and Pseudomonas spp. biofilm formation in stainless steel. Quaternary ammonium was more effective than organic chlorine to reduce Listeria spp. biofilm formation from buffalo meat. Isolates belonging to the Listeria generous showed greater resistance to penicillin (94.7 %), clindamycin (84.2 %), oxacillin (73.7 %) and cefepime (57.9 %), and 94.7 % were resistant to two or more antimicrobial. Meropenem was the less effective antimicroban of or Pseudomonas spp. It was also found that 84 % of isolates of Pseudomonas spp. were multirresistentes to antimicrobianos. The isolates from chicken meat cuts and buffalo were biofilm-forming polystyrene and stainless steel and were resistant to antimicrobials, which gives risk to consumer health.

Les hydrates de gaz sont une façon non conventionnelle de piéger et de stocker des molécules de gaz par cristallisation d’eau à haute pression et à basse température. Les sels d'ammonium quaternaire forment des semiclathrates hydrates à pression atmosphérique et des hydrates mixtes en présence de gaz. Il est important de connaître leurs propriétés thermodynamiques, afin d'évaluer leurs applications potentielles : une des ces-ci est la capture du dioxyde de carbone à partir des gaz de combustion. Dans nos expériences, les semiclathrates ont été fabriqués à partir de sels de peralkylammonium (TBAB, TBACl, TBAF), et de bromure de tétra-butylphosphonium (TBPB) en combinaison avec plusieurs gaz : CO2, N2, CH4. La pression de formation a été fortement réduite par rapport aux hydrates de gaz respectifs.Afin de déterminer les coefficients d'activité des hydrates en présence de sels, un modèle eNRTL a été conçue. Des systèmes comportant un sel ou deux sels ont été modélisés en présence d’hydrate de CH4 et sont en accord avec la littérature. Un système en présence de TBAB et de CH4 a été également étudié : la modélisation diffère des données expérimentales de la littérature, probablement en raison d’une structure différente. Cependant, les résultats sont prometteurs, et le modèle donne une bonne prédiction. Sur la base des résultats expérimentaux, un procédé à l'échelle pilote a été conçu. Ce nouveau procédé consiste à former des hydrates mixtes de TBAB et de CO2 dans une colonne à bulles. Les hydrates sont ensuite retirés de la colonne et après dépressurisation, les hydrates mixtes se transforment en hydrates de TBAB, libérant du CO2, qui est renvoyé à la colonne à bulles. / Gas hydrates are a non conventional way of trapping and storing gas molecules trough the crystallization of water under the high pressure and low temperature conditions. Quaternary ammonium salts form hydrates at atmospheric pressure and can also form mixed hydrates in the presence of gas. It’s important to know their thermodynamic properties in order to evaluate their potential applications: one of these applications is the capture of carbon dioxide from flue gas. The semiclathrates studied were made from peralkylamonium salts (TBAB, TBACl, TBAF) and tetrabutyl phosphonium bromide (TBPB) plus several gases: CO2, N2, and CH4. The formation pressure was greatly reduced with regards to the respective gas hydrates. An eNRTL model for determining the activity coefficients of hydrate forming systems with salts has been used. Single and double salts systems were analyzed in the presence of CH4 and the data obtained is in a good agreement with the literature. The TBAB and CH4 semiclathrates system was also investigated with the results being different of those of the literature probably due to a difference on the structure of the semiclathrate. However, the results are promising, and the model gives a good predictionBased on the experimental results, a pilot plant scale process was designed. This new process consists in forming mixed hydrates of TBAB and CO2 in a bubble column. The hydrates are then removed from the column and after expansion, the mixed hydrates transform into TBAB hydrates releasing CO2, which can be returned to the bubble column.

La résistance aux antibiotiques est l'une des menaces les plus graves pour la santé mondiale de nos jours. L'émergence de bactéries multirésistantes encourage les chercheurs à développer de nouveaux antibiotiques et stratégies pour compenser leurs différents mécanismes de résistance. L'un de ces mécanismes de défense est la formation de biofilms. Sous cette forme, les bactéries développent une matrice extracellulaire protectrice les rendant plus résistantes à divers traitements antimicrobiens. Nous avons conçu et synthétisé des composés de déstabilisation des membranes avec des caractéristiques clés : un cation benzimidazolium ou imidazolium, une chaîne apolaire hydrophobe et/ou un site de reconnaissance des anions lipophiles. Ces caractéristiques leur confèrent une activité antimicrobienne accrue et une grande capacité à perturber les membranes cellulaires. Ces composés perturbateurs de la membrane agissent via un mécanisme rapide et efficace et ont montré de bons résultats contre les souches de SARM (staphylococcus aureus résistant à la méthiciline) en tant que candidats antibiofilms prometteurs. Ces nouveaux agents ont le potentiel de se disperser et d'inhiber la formation de biofilms et pourraient avoir un impact positif sur la médecine humaine à l'avenir. / Antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious threats to global health nowadays. Emergence of resistant bacteria encourages researchers to develop new antibiotics and strategies to mitigate their different resistance mechanisms. One of these defense mechanisms is the formation of biofilms. In this form, bacteria develop a protective extracellular matrix making them more resistant to various antimicrobial treatments. We have designed and synthesized membrane destabilizing compounds with three key features: a benzimidazolium or an imidazolium cation, a hydrophobic apolar chain, and a lipophilic anion recognition site. These characteristics give these compounds increased antimicrobial activity and greater ability to disrupt cell membranes. These membrane-disrupting compounds act via a fast and efficient mechanism and showed good results against MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) strains as promising antibiofilms candidates. These new agents have the potential to disperse and inhibit the formation of biofilms and could have a positive impact on human medicine in the future.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Both quaternary ammonium bromide (QAB) and furanone derivatives were synthesized, characterized and formulated into dental resin composites for improved antibacterial properties. Compressive strength (CS) and S. mutans viability were used to evaluate the mechanical strength and antibacterial activity of the restoratives. The effects of chain length, loading, saliva and aging on CS and S. mutans viability were investigated. Chapter 2 describes how we studied and evaluated the formulated antibacterial resin composites by incorporating the synthesized QAB-containing oligomers into the formulation. The results show that all the QAB-modified resin composites showed significant antibacterial activity and mechanical strength reduction. Increasing chain length and loading significantly enhanced the antibacterial activity but dramatically reduced the CS as well. The 30-day aging study showed that the incorporation of the QAB accelerated the degradation of the composite, suggesting that the QAB may not be well suitable for development of antibacterial dental resin composites or at least the QAB loading should be well controlled. Chapter 3 describes how we studied and evaluated the formulated antibacterial resin composite by incorporating the synthesized furanone derivative into the formulation. The results show that the modified resin composites showed a significant antibacterial activity without substantially decreasing the mechanical strengths. With 5 to 30% addition of the furanone derivative, the composite kept its original CS unchanged but showed a significant antibacterial activity with a 16-68% reduction in the S. mutans viability. Further, the antibacterial function of the new composite was found not to be affected by human saliva. The aging study indicates that the composite may have a long-lasting antibacterial function. In summary, we have developed a novel QAB- and furanone-containing antibacterial system for dental restoratives. Both QAB- and furanone-modified resin composites have demonstrated significant antibacterial activities. The QAS-modified experimental resin composite may not be well suitable for development of antibacterial dental resin composites due to its accelerated degradation in water unless the QAB loading is well controlled. The furanone-modified resin composite shows nearly no reduction in mechanical strength after incorporation of the antibacterial furanone derivative. It appears that the furanone-modified resin composite is a clinically attractive dental restorative that can be potentially used for long-lasting restorations due to its high mechanical strength and permanent antibacterial function.