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

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.

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.