The fluids that are operated above their critical temperature and pressure are known as supercritical fluids (SCFs). SCFs replaces the conventional organic solvents in the chemical processes due to their attractive properties such as liquid like densities, gas like diffusivities, negligible surface tension, lower viscosity and high compressibility. Carbon dioxide, being non-toxic, non-flammable with ambient critical temperature and moderate critical pressure, is the most widely used SCF in many chemical processes. Supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) finds applications in industrial processes such as extraction and separation processes. The feasibility of a supercritical process can be determined from the solubility of solute in SCF. For the efficient design of a SCF process, the effects of temperature and pressure on the solubility of a solid should be examined thoroughly. In general, the solute of interest is not present alone; it is present along with many other components in the compound. The solute has to be extracted or separated from matrix of components. Therefore, it is important to determine the mixture solubilities in SCCO2. The mixture solubility of a solute is not same as that of pure component solubility. The presence of the other component alters the solubility of the solute to a greater extent; hence the effects of the other components present along with the solute, temperature and pressure need to be known to understand the mixture behavior of the solute in SCCO2. The solubilities of solid isomers (ortho-, meta-, para-) in SCCO2 vary to a greater extent. This huge difference in the solubilities of isomers is due to interactions between the molecules. The high solubility of an isomer in SCCO2 might be due to the solute-solvent interactions. The interactions between the molecules are significant in the solid mixtures solubilities in SCCO2. This research work focuses on experimental determination and modeling of mixture solubilities of solids in SCCO2. The solubilities of several pairs of isomers have been experimentally determined at different temperatures and pressures. These include the ternary solubilities of ntrophenols, nitrobenzoic acids and dihydroxy benzene isomers mixtures in SCCO2. The experimental solubilities of nitrophenol (meta- and para-) isomers mixture have been determined. This study includes the effect of temperature, pressure and each isomer on the ternary mixture solubilities of nitrophenol mixtures. The enhancements in the ternary solubilities of nitrophenols over their binary solubilities and the selectivity of SCCO2 for the nitrophenol mixture have been discussed in detail. The solubilities of dihydroxy benzene (ortho-: pyrocatechol, meta- : resorcinol and para-: hydroquinone) isomers in SCCO2 have been determined at various temperatures and pressures. The ternary solubilities of pyrocatechol and resorcinol and quaternary solubilities of pyrocatechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone mixtures in SCCO2 have been investigated. The effect of each isomer on the mixture solubilities of other isomers has been included in this work. Selectivity for dihydroxy benzene isomers and variation of solubilities enhancements with temperature and pressure has been presented in this study. The equilibrium mixture solubilities of nitrobenzoic acid isomers (meta- and para) mixture have been studied. The variation of mixture solubilities and their enhancements with temperature and pressure has been thoroughly analyzed. Selectivity of SCCO2 for this nitrobenzoic acid mixture has been studied in detail. The increase or decrease in the ternary solubilities of the solid mixtures that have been considered in this study is due to the interactions between the molecules. The ternary solubilities of m-nitrophenol increase whereas they decrease for pnitrophenol for the nitrophenol solid mixture. Quaternary solubilities of dihydroxy benzene isomers (pyrocatechol + resorcinol + hydroquinone) increases compared to their pure component solubilities. The ternary solubilities of pyrocatechol increases while resorcinol decreases over the pressure range at different temperatures (except 338 K) considered in this study. The mixture solubilities of p-nitrobenzoic acid of nitrobenzoic acid isomers increase to a greater extent. An average of separation efficiency of 70%, 85% and 90% has been observed for ternary solid mixtures of nitrophenol, nitrobenzoic acid and dihydroxy benzene isomers respectively. Modeling of high pressure multi-component systems is useful to understand the behavior of the mixtures. Moreover, the experimental determination of multicomponent solubilities of solids in SCCO2 is tedious and time consuming; hence the modeling of mixture solubilities is essential. The interactions between the molecules have been incorporated in the association theory and a five parameter equation with two constraints has been derived for binary systems. The new equation correlates the solubilities of m-dinitrobenzene in this study along with 72 other systems available in literature. Seven new model equations have been developed to correlate ternary (2 for cosolvent (solid + cosolvent + SCCO2) systems; 5 for solid mixtures in SCCO2) solubilities of solids in SCCO2. A new model equation for cosolvent ternary systems has been derived by using the concepts of association of molecules. The model equation contains seven adjustable parameters with three constraints and correlates mixture solubilities in terms of temperature, pressure, density and cosolvent composition. The interactions between the molecules have been included in the association theory then the number of parameters decreased to five with two constraints. The performance of the newly developed equations has been evaluated for 32 ternary systems with various cosolvents along with experimental data of mdinitrobenzene in methanol cosolvent of this study. The same association theory has been extended to ternary (solid mixtures + SCCO2) solubilities of solids in SCCO2 and two new equations have been derived with and without incorporating interactions between the molecules. Both the equations have five adjustable parameters with three constraints for the equation which has been derived from association theory alone and two constraints for the equation which has been derived by considering the interactions between the molecules in the association theory. A new model equation has been derived by combining solution model with Wilson activity coefficient model to account for nonidealities of the solute. This equation has four adjustable parameters and no constraints on the parameters. The non-idealities of both solutes in the solution model have been included and two more equations with no constraints on the parameters have been developed. One equation uses NRTL activity coefficient model which results in three adjustable parameters while the other equation with five parameters has been obtained from Wilson activity coefficient model for solid mixtures solubilities in SCCO2. The performance of the newly developed equations has been evaluated for the solid mixtures (ternary systems) in SCCO2. The equations with constraints make them limited for few systems and the equations with no constraints are able to correlate the solubilities of solids of all the ternary systems that are available in literature along with the generated ternary experimental data of this study. The quaternary solubilities of solids have been correlated by using a five parameter model equation which has been derived by combining solution and Wilson activity coefficient models. The equation for the quaternary systems does not have constraints on the parameters; hence can be applied for quaternary systems. The equation correlates the quaternary solubilities of solids in terms of temperature, pressure, density and cosolute compositions. Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction on the solubilities of solid mixtures and their behavior in SCCO2. Chapter 2 presents the experimental setup and the solubility data of binary, ternary and quaternary systems determined in this study. Chapter 3 focuses on the models that have been derived to correlate the solubilities of solids in SCCO2. Chapter 4 discusses in detail about the results obtained in this research work. Chapter 5 briefly summarizes the work and presents major conclusions. The new equations that have been developed here are first of its kind for the ternary and quaternary systems. These equations give information about the nonidealities of the systems. The nature of the interactions between the molecules can be determined from the parameters of the equations which incorporate interactions between the molecules. The multi-component solubilities of the solids can be correlated by using the semi-empirical equations that have been derived in this research.

Orientador: Fernando Antonio Cabral / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-18T13:55:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gomes_DanielaCaioAndre_M.pdf: 2263142 bytes, checksum: 6a08300201853fde99cabfc0824e3b26 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Corrigiu-se empiricamente o parâmetro a da equação de estado de Peng-Robinson para o CO2 em função da temperatura e pressão, para que a equação pudesse calcular corretamente a fugacidade do dióxido de carbono em condições supercríticas. Em princípio, o intuito foi verificar se a modelagem termodinâmica com esta correção poderia correlacionar melhor os dados de equilíbrio de fases de sistemas constituídos de dióxido de carbono supercrítico e substâncias de interesse presentes em alimentos. Para testar esta hipótese, os seguintes sistemas bifásicos constituídos de dióxido de carbono supercrítico e componentes graxos foram selecionados da literatura: CO2 ¿ esqualeno, CO2 ¿ ácido oleico, CO2 ¿ tricaprilina, CO2 ¿ éster etílico de EPA, CO2 ¿ éster etílico de DHA, CO2 ¿ alfa-tocoferol, CO2 ¿ alfa-tocoferol, CO2 ¿ trioleína, CO2 ¿ tripalmitina. Tais escolhas são decorrentes do crescente interesse de se recuperar esses componentes minoritários de óleos brutos ou dos subprodutos resultantes do processamento convencional de óleos e gorduras, devido a sua importância na manutenção da saúde humana. Além disso, tem crescido o interesse por produtos naturais isentos de solventes orgânicos indesejáveis. Nesse sentido, os processos de extração com dióxido de carbono supercrítico vêm suprir esta demanda atual, pois é um solvente inerte que não agride o meio ambiente. Os resultados mostraram que as propriedades críticas que são estimadas por métodos de contribuição de grupos influenciaram mais no desempenho da modelagem termodinâmica que a correção do parâmetro a da equação de estado de Peng-Robinson. As maiores correções do parâmetro foram obtidas nas condições de maiores valores de temperatura e menores de pressão. No geral, a correção do parâmetro a não diminuiu o desvio em relação aos valores experimentais quando comparados aos valores obtidos sem a correção do parâmetro. No entanto, em alguns sistemas observou-se que a correção deste parâmetro para as condições de pressões elevadas modificou o comportamento dos valores de solubilidade calculados, produzindo valores mais próximos aos experimentais / Abstract: Corrected empirically the parameter a of the Peng- Robinson equation of state of for CO2 as a function of temperature and pressure, so that the equation could correctly calculate the fugacity of carbon dioxide in supercritical conditions. In principle, the aim was to verify whether the thermodynamic modeling with this correction could better correlate the phase equilibrium data from system consisting of supercritical carbon dioxide and substances of interest in food. To test this hypothesis, the following two-phase systems consisting of supercritical carbon dioxide and fatty components were selected from the literature: CO2 - squalene, CO2 - oleic acid, CO2 - tricaprylin, CO2 - ethyl ester of EPA, CO2 - DHA ethyl ester, CO2 - ?-tocopherol, CO2 - ?-tocopherol, CO2 - triolein, CO2 - tripalmitin. Such choices are the result of growing interest to recover these minor components of crude oils or byproducts resulting from conventional processing of oils and fats, due to its importance in maintaining human health. In addition, interest has grown in natural products free of undesirable organic solvents. In this sense, the processes of extraction with supercritical carbon dioxide come meet this current demand, it is an inert solvent that does not harm the environment. The results showed that the critical properties are estimated by group contribution methods of influence over the performance of thermodynamic modeling that the correction of the parameter to the equation of state of Peng-Robinson. The larger corrections of the parameter were obtained under conditions of higher temperatures and under pressure. In general, the correction of the parameter a does not diminish the deviation from the experimental values when compared to values obtained without the correction parameter. However, in some systems it was observed that the correction of this parameter for the conditions of high pressures changed the behavior of the solubility values calculated, yielding values closer to experimental / Mestrado / Engenharia de Alimentos / Mestre em Engenharia de Alimentos

Nonwoven polypropylene has been utilized broadly in various hygienic and medical textile applications because of its excellent mechanical properties, chemical resistance, and minimal expense contrast with other synthetic polymers. However, the insufficiency of surface tethering groups, including adhesion, wettability, and hydrophilicity, some applications are not convenient on nonwoven polypropylene surfaces such as dyeing, printing, attachment of antibacterial and bioactive agents. To stimulate nonwoven polypropylene surface energy, utilization of supercritical carbon dioxide technology provides a resource-efficient and environment-friendly solution compares to other commonly developed wet chemical processes and ionized gas treatment techniques. This thesis investigates the possibility of functional group endorsement from 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid onto nonwoven polypropylene surface in supercritical carbon dioxide media through impregnation where supercritical carbon dioxide acts as a solvent for the monomer and swelling agent for polypropylene. Two-level three-factor full factorial with a centre point statistical model implemented where pressure ranges from 9MPa to 13MPa, temperature ranges from 60°C to 100°C, and treatment time ranges from 6 hours to 8 hours, to optimize process condition to achieve less hydrophobic surface. Ethanol used as co-solvent and concentration of 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid utilized 0.4 moles/litre in this investigation. Water contact angle analysis confirms surface functionalization for each treated sample and exhibits the highest decrease in surface hydrophobicity for (11MPa, 80°C, 7hrs) process condition treated sample (contact angle, θ = 114°). Statistical analysis shows the higher significance of temperature factor (p-value 0.008) with the feasibility of selected model efficacy (R2= 0.91). FTIR-ATR analysis authenticates the existence of hydrophilic functional groups (-OH, C=O, and C-O) from 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid onto nonwoven polypropylene surface. Four stages mass loss thermogram of (11MPa, 80°C, 7hrs) process condition treated sample obtained from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) confirm impregnation of organic molecules into nonwoven polypropylene matrix. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis shows a 7.56% decrease in crystallinity percentage of (11MPa, 80°C, 7hrs) process condition treated sample than non-treated nonwoven polypropylene. In this investigation, each process condition treated nonwoven polypropylene surfaces achieve a less hydrophobic surface due to the impregnation of hydrophilic functional groups from 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid did not accomplish hydrophilic character. Analysis among carbonyl index and work of adhesion results revealed a decrease in hydrophobicity depend on the concentration of hydrophilic functional groups on polypropylene surface and at the same time rely upon the crystallinity percentage and swelling properties of nonwoven polypropylene.

<p>  </p> <p>In this thesis, two optimizations of squealer tip geometries are completed for first stage turbine blades for use in a supercritical carbon dioxide turbine. First, an optimization is performed on a baseline trapezoidal turbine blade and a set of solution geometries is chosen from along the Pareto front. Next, a second optimization is completed on an advanced blade design and the geometries are grouped by performance characteristics and geometric features. The success of similar geometries across these two optimizations is also analyzed and demonstrates consistency of performance increases from tip geometries over the baseline geometry. An analysis of a flat tip geometry in a stationary condition is also performed to begin validation of annular cascades as a method for testing squealer tip geometries. </p>

To push the thermal efficiency of turbomachinery, the turbine inlet temperature must be raised, eventually reaching and surpassing the blade material thermal limits. Internal geometry, such as pin fin arrays, has been the go-to solution for higher thermal environments to remove heat from blades and vanes to prevent material failure. The industry standard for turbomachinery in energy generation uses the steam Rankine or the Brayton cycle. Classically, these cycles have used air as the operating fluid environment. Over the past decade, novel solutions have begun changing how we design cycles, with one promising solution emerging: the supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycle. Promising higher cycle efficiency with a smaller footprint has quickly become an attractive alternative for power generation. Although thorough research of pin fin arrays as turbulators in the trailing edge of turbine blade internal design has been a focus of research for the past several decades, in the sCO2 novel working environment, the need to re-visit the heat transfer characterization of internal cooling is necessary. This study was executed two-fold, first numerically and then experimentally. The first objective of this paper is to explore the heat transfer characteristics of sCO2 as the cooling environment in a staggered pin fin array, defined within the supercritical phase, using steady RANS conjugate heat transfer. An adapted correlation for the Nusselt number was derived, dependent on the Reynolds number, to provide a stronger correlation than existing air data-derived correlations in the literature. Taking this numerically derived correlation, the second objective of this paper is to design and run a matching experimental geometry fabricated for testing at target operating conditions of 400 Celsius and 200 bar. This data was then processed in tandem with the numerical and available derived data in the literature for direct comparison.

La connaissance des propriétés physiques, et plus particulièrement le comportement rhéologique, est un paramètre essentiel pour contrôler la mise en forme de polymère fondu dans des procédés tels que la synthèse ou l'extrusion. Cependant, il est parfois difficile de reproduire les conditions de température et de pression rencontrées (ici entre 200°C et 270°C et entre 10bars et 200bars) dans ces procédés par des méthodes de rhéologie standard. C'est pourquoi, ce doctorat propose un important travail expérimental sur le développement d'une cellule de rhéologie sous pression permettant de travailler au-delà du point de fusion du polymère (185°C) mais également sous pression de vapeur d'eau et de dioxyde de carbone supercritique. De plus, de manière à pouvoir améliorer le mélange dans la cellule et se rapprocher des conditions d'extrusion, une géométrie hélicoïdale a été mise à disposition. Premièrement, grâce à cette nouvelle cellule sous pression, l'importance des liaisons hydrogènes, créées par la configuration du polyamide 11, est mise en évidence et explique la viscosité élevée de celui-ci. Deuxièmement, la quantification de la plastification, lorsque le polymère est exposé à de la vapeur d'eau et du dioxyde de carbone supercritique, est mesuré. Ce résultat, combiné à différentes lois, à des approximations thermodynamique et à la compréhension de l'interaction entre les liaisons hydrogènes du polymère et la molécule d'eau ou de dioxyde carbone, conduit à un mécanisme de plastification. Finalement, les différentes géométries permettent de donner différentes informations; un coté procédé qui détermine des cinétiques d'incorporation proches de celles du futur procédé et un aspect diffusionnel avec l'approximation de temps de diffusion grâce à la géométrie Couette. / Mastering extrusion and synthesis processes of melt polymers means to understand their physical properties and, more especially, their rheological behavior. However, these processes operate, sometimes, at particularly high temperature and pressure which are difficult to reach with a classical rheometer (in this thesis the range is between 200°C and 270°C and between 10bars and 200bars). This PhD thesis suggests a new method to understand rheological properties of melt polyamide 11 above its melting point (185°C) and, also, under steam or supercritical carbon dioxide pressure. Moreover, the possibility to replace the classical Couette geometry by a helical ribbon impeller, in order to mimic somehow the mixing process, allows being closer to the extrusion process and opens new perspectives: At first, thanks to this new pressure cell, the high viscosity of the polyamide 11 is explained by the important impact of hydrogen bond, involved by the polyamide 11 structure. Secondly, beyond the plasticization quantification, the plasticization knowledge as a function of temperature, steam and supercritical carbon dioxide pressure is improved. Furthermore, a mechanism, based on hydrogen bond interaction with water and carbon dioxide molecules, is presented and strengthened thanks to the use of different thermodynamical laws and equations of state to describe the steam pressure. To conclude, the geometry change allows obtaining different information. On the one hand, a kinetics incorporation of supercritical carbon dioxide in the polyamide 11, closer to the future process, is determined. On the other hand, their comparison combined to the no-mixing condition encountered in the Couette geometry leads to approach the diffusion time of the CO2 in the polymer.

Materiais poliméricos têm sido explorados para o encapsulamento e liberação controlada de moléculas e o CO2-sc é um dos solventes alternativos de maior interesse da indústria farmacêutica para tal, por não deixar resíduos no produto final. Neste trabalho foram sintetizados e caracterizados polímeros do tipo \"core-shell\" tendo como \"core\" poligliceróis hiperramificados, sintetizados via abertura de anel glicidol, iniciados por três diferentes polióis e possuindo dois tipos de \"shell\" contendo grupos acetila, potencialmente compatíveis com CO2-sc. Também foi sintetizada &#946;-Ciclodextrina peracetilada (TA-&#946;-CD) que foi utilizada como molécula encapsulante modelo, por também ser um tipo de poliéter, ser reconhecida pela sua capacidade encapsulante, por ser uma ciclodextrina, e ser solúvel no CO2-sc. O Ibuprofeno foi o fármaco utilizado como modelo de molécula encapsulada, por ser solúvel em CO2-sc e possuir logP intermediário. O primeiro grupo de polímeros foram os poligliceróis peracetilados (PGH-Acs), que possuiam grupos acetilas como \"shell\". O estudo de seu comportamento em CO2-denso (CO2-sc e CO2 líquido próximo ao ponto crítico), pré-requisito para o encapsulamento neste meio, foi avaliado através de experimentos de expansão volumétrica e/ou solubilidade e determinação de pontos de névoa. Estes materiais apresentaram solubilidade total ou parcial, solubilizaram o CO2 e apresentaram expansão volumétrica em sua presença. A incorporação de Ibuprofeno foi realizada com sucesso, alcançando teores pouco maiores do que o apresentado para a TA-&#946;-CD, e se mostrou associada aos valores de temperatura de transição vítrea (Tg) dos polímeros, sendo que a caracterização dos materiais encapsulados sugere que a molécula do fármaco interage preferencialmente com os grupos acetila dos materiais. Os dados do estudo de liberação das moléculas de Ibuprofeno dos materiais encapsulantes foi modelado principalmente segundo o modelo de Weibull e mostrou que ela foi prolongada, para os PGH-Acs, numa escala de horas e que foi menos lenta quanto mais hidrofílico o polímero, enquanto a liberação apresentada pela TA-&#946-CD foi imediata. Com o propósito de alcançar maiores teores de encapsulamento e liberações mais prolongadas, o segundo grupo de polímeros, com maior massa molar foi proposto. Este grupo foram os polímeros estrela PGH-PVAcs, contendo os mesmos cores dos polímeros anteriores, porém possuindo como \"shell\" cadeias lineares de poliacetato de vinila, sintetizadas via polimerização por Transferência Reversível de Cadeia por Adição-Fragmentação (RAFT). Os PGH-PVAcs solubilizaram o CO2 e apresentaram expansão, mas não foram solúveis neste solvente. A comparação do comportamento de todos os materiais estudados mostrou que a presença de grupos acetila é determinante para a sua CO2-filicidade, devido a interações específicas do tipo ácido-base de Lewis. Para os PGH-PVAcs, também houve encapsulamento do Ibuprofeno, os seus teores atingiram valores seis vezes maior do que os obtidos pelos PGH-Acs e também apresentaram associação com os valores de Tg dos polímeros. A liberação a partir deste materiais também foi prolongada, mas agora numa escala de dias e/ou meses. Os materiais obtidos se mostraram CO2-fílicos e capazes de encapsular Ibuprofeno em CO2-sc, sendo que o seu comportamento em CO2 denso, sua capacidade encapsulante e suas características de liberação podem ser modulados pela composição de sua estrutura \"core-shell\". / Polymeric materials have been explored for encapsulation and controlled release of molecules and sc-CO2 is one of the alternative solvents with most interest for the pharmaceutical industry for this purpose, for it does not leave traces at the final product. In this work, core-shell type polymers were synthesized and characterized. The polymers had hyperbranched polyglycerols initiated by three different polyols and synthesized through ring opening polymerization of glicidol, as cores; and had two diferente types of shells, bearing acetyl groups, potentially compatible with sc-CO2. Also Peracetilated &#946;-Cyclodextrin (TA-&#946;-CD) was synthesized, to be used as the model encapsulating material, because it is also a kind of polyether, is known for its encapsulating capacity, for being a cyclodextrin, and is soluble in sc-CO2. The Ibuprofen was the model drug chosen for the encapsualtion because it is soluble in sc-CO2 and has an intermediary logP. The first group of polymers were the peracetilated polyglycerols (PGH-Acs), bearing acethyl groups as their \"shell\". The behavior of those materials in dense CO2 (sc-CO2 and liquid CO2), pre-requisite for the encapsulation using this media, was evaluated through experiments of volumetric expansion and/or solubility and determination of cloud points. These materials presented solubility (total or partial), solubilized the CO2 and presented expansion in its presence. The incorporation of Ibuprofen was successfully performed, reaching levels slightly higher than the one presented by the TA-&#946;-CD, and it showed to be associated with the values of the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polymers; the characterization of the encapsulated materials suggests that the molecule of the drug interacts preferentially with the acetyl groups of the materials. The data of the release study of the Ibuprofen molecules from the encapsulating materials was modelled mainly through the Weibull model and showed, for the PGH-Acs materials, that the release was prolonged for a time scale of hours and was faster as the hydrophilicity of the polymers increases, while the release of Ibuprofeno from the TA-&#946;-CD was immediate. Aiming to reach higher levels of encapsulation and also more prolonged releases, a second group of core-shell polymers, with a higher molar mass was proposed. This group was the one of the star polymers PGH-PVAc, having the same cores as the other polymers, but bearing as shell, linear chains of polyvinyl acetate, synthesized via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization. The PGH-PVAc presented expansion, solubilized the solvent, but where not soluble in it. The comparison of the behavior of all studied materials showed that the presence of the acetyl groups is determinant for their CO2 -philicity and this because these groups and CO2 show specific interactions of the Lewis acid-base type. For the PGH-PVAcs the incorporation of Ibuprofen was also successfully performed and their levels reached six times higher than the ones obtained for the PGH-Acs and also presented association with the values of the Tg of the polymers. The release from these materials are also prolonged, but now in a time scale of days/months. The obtained materials have shown to be CO2-philic and able to encapsulate Ibuprofen in CO2-sc media. Their behavior in dense CO2, their encapsulation ability and the characteristics of the release can be modulated through the composition of their core-shell structure.

O dióxido de carbono no estado supercrítico (CO2-SC) tem despertado considerável interesse nos últimos anos como um novo solvente para reações orgânicas. Nesta tese foi investigada a influência do uso de CO2 supercrítico, associado ou não a líquidos iônicos ou cossolventes, como solvente em reações químicas visando à obtenção de precursores quirais. Foram estudadas as reações de condensação Aldólica, de Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) e do tipo adição de Michael, empregando Organocatálise quando conveniente, isto é, catalisadores provenientes de aminoácidos e ácidos carboxílicos. As reações de MBH foram otimizadas através de um planejamento experimental e sua condição ótima se deu a 70°C, 110 bar, com 6 equivalentes de H2O, tempo reacional de 2h30 min e sem a presença de liquido iônico, tendo um rendimento de 84,6%. Para as condensações aldólicas os melhores resultados com acetona e p-nitrobenzaldeido como materiais de partida foram obtidos a 150 bar e 40°C, com a presença de liquido iônico, em 2 horas de tempo reacional com um rendimento de 54,0% e um excesso enantiomérico de 79,0% utilizando o catalisador (2S,4R)-4-(terc-butildimetilsililoxi)pirrolidina-2-ácido carboxílico. Com ciclohexanona como material de partida foram obtidos a 150 bar e 40°C com a presença de um doador de prótons (resina de troca iônica) em 2 horas de tempo reacional com um rendimento de 70,9% e um excesso enantiomérico de 91,2%, utilizando o catalisador (2S,4R)-4-(terc-butildimetilsililoxi)pirrolidina-2-ácido carboxílico. Outros aldeídos e cetonas utilizados como materiais de partida apresentaram rendimentos menores. Estudos de comportamento de fases foram feitos para os materiais de partida, catalisadores e produtos da reação de condensação Aldólica. Os melhores rendimentos foram obtidos em situações em que os materiais de partida e os catalisadores eram solúveis na fase supercrítica, mas os produtos não, formando uma segunda fase. / Supercritical carbon dioxide (sc-CO2) has attracted considerable interest in the last years as a new solvent for organic reactions. In this thesis, the influence of supercritical CO2 use, associated or not to ionic liquids or cosolvents, as a solvent for chemical reactions aiming at the synthesis of chiral precursors was studied. Aldol condensation, Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) and Michael addition reactions were studied, employing organocatalysis when it was convenient, i.e., catalysts derived from aminoacids or carboxylic acids. MBH reactions were optimized through experimental design, resulting in a maximum yield of 84.6% for the optimal condition at 70°C, 110 bar, and 6 equivalents of H2O, reaction time of 2h30 min and the absence of ionic liquids. For the Aldol condensation reactions employing acetone and p-nitrobenzaldehyde, a maximum yield of 54.0%, with an enantiomeric excess of 79.0% was obtained at 150 bar, 40°C, 2h reaction time, in the presence of ionic liquid, using the catalyst (2S,4R)-4-(terc-butyldimethylsililoxy)pirrolidine-2-carboxylic acid. The yields were significantly lower for other aldehydes and ketones. Yields for Michael addition reactions were very low and their study was discontinued. Phase behavior studies were performed with starting materials, catalysts and products for the Aldol condensation reactions. The best yields were obtained for situations where the starting materials and catalysts were soluble in the supercritical phase and the products were not, forming a second phase.

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit homogenkatalytisch gesteuerten Dehydrierungsreaktionen unter Verwendung von fluorierten und hochfluorierten Metallkomplexen. Reaktivitätsuntersuchungen wurden vorrangig in einem perfluorierten Lösungsmittel durchgeführt, in dem die hochfluorierten Komplexe besondere Löslichkeit aufwiesen. Ferner fand in überkritischem Kohlenstoffdioxid ebenfalls homogen katalysiert die Hydrierung eines Alkens mit hoher Umsatzzahl statt. Die Aktivierung der Katalysatorvorläufer erfolgte in allen Fällen photolytisch. Die Modifizierung bekannter Strukturmotive metallorganischer Komplexe wurde durch die Einfuhr unterschiedlich langer fluorierter Ketten der Art Rf = CH2CH2CnF2n+1 (2n+1 = 13, 17 bzw. 21 → Rf13, Rf17 bzw. Rf21) vorgenommen und somit die Fluorophilie beeinflusst. Es wurden Dicarbonylkomplexe der Art [M(pentahapto-C5H4Rf)(CO)2] (M = Rh, Ir) synthetisiert. Die Rhodiumverbindungen zeigten eine latente Instabilität und bildeten höhernukleare Zersetzungsprodukte. Unterschiedliche Substrate wie Methyliodid und primäre Silane konnten erfolgreich mit den mononuklearen Spezies umgesetzt und die Komplexe [Rh(pentahapto-C5H4Rf13)(COMe)(I)(CO)] und [Rh(pentahapto-C5H4Rf13)(H)(SiEt3)(CO)] isoliert sowie auf Reaktivität untersucht werden. Durch die Reaktion der Dicarbonylkomplexe mit ausgewählten Phosphanen waren Phosphan-basierte Spezies der Art [M(pentahapto-C5H4Rf)(CO)(PR3)] (M = Rh, Ir; R = Et, Ph, Rf13) zugänglich. Die Verbindungen mit Triethylphosphanliganden zeigten gute Löslichkeit in Perfluormethylcyclohexan und Reaktivität in der C‒H-Bindungsaktivierung unterschiedlicher Cycloalkane. Die höchste Reaktivität in einer Dehydrierung von Cyclooktan konnte unter Verwendung von [Rh(pentahapto-C5H4Rf21)(CO)(PRf13)3] beobachtet werden. Gelöst in überkritischem CO2 zeigte dieser Komplex ebenfalls katalytische Reaktivität bei der Hydrierung von 3,3-Dimethyl-1-buten. / This work involves studies with homogeneous catalytically dehydrogenation reactions in use of fluorinated and highly fluorinated metalorganic compounds. Reactivity test were primarily carried out in perfluorinated solvents in use of highly fluorinated complexes with particularly high solubility. Furthermore, the hydrogenation of an alkene was possible under homogeneous conditions in supercritical carbon dioxide with high turnover numbers. Activation of all catalytic precursors was made photolytic. Influence on fluorophilic characteristics of known metalorganic compound motivs was made by substitution of fluorinated sidechains such as Rf = CH2CH2CnF2n+1 (2n+1 = 13, 17 or 21 → Rf13, Rf17 or Rf21). Thus complexes with two carbonyl ligands were available in use of rhodium and iridium [M(pentahapto-C5H4Rf)(CO)2] (M = Rh, Ir). Compounds with rhodium center were potential instable and higher nuclear species are formed due to decomposition. Substrates like methyliodide and primary silanes have been successfully activated at the mononuclear species and the complexes [Rh(pentahapto-C5H4Rf13)-(COMe)(I)(CO)] und [Rh(pentahapto-C5H4Rf13)(H)(SiEt3)(CO)] have been isolated and examined for reactive properties. In the reaction of biscarbonylic compounds and samples of free phosphines complexes such as [M(pentahapto-C5H4Rf)(CO)(PR3)] (M = Rh, Ir; R = Et, Ph, Rf13) with different phosphine ligands were available. All compounds bearing the triethylphosphine ligand are showing good solubility in perfluor(methylcyclohexane) and also showing reactivity towards C‒H bonds at different cycloalkanes. Highest reactivity in dehydrogenation reactions were carried out with [Rh(pentahapto-C5H4Rf21)(CO)(PRf13)3] towards cyclooctane. Further, dissolved in supercritical carbon dioxide it shows catalytic reactivity in the hydrogenation of 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene.

Materiais poliméricos têm sido explorados para o encapsulamento e liberação controlada de moléculas e o CO2-sc é um dos solventes alternativos de maior interesse da indústria farmacêutica para tal, por não deixar resíduos no produto final. Neste trabalho foram sintetizados e caracterizados polímeros do tipo \"core-shell\" tendo como \"core\" poligliceróis hiperramificados, sintetizados via abertura de anel glicidol, iniciados por três diferentes polióis e possuindo dois tipos de \"shell\" contendo grupos acetila, potencialmente compatíveis com CO2-sc. Também foi sintetizada &#946;-Ciclodextrina peracetilada (TA-&#946;-CD) que foi utilizada como molécula encapsulante modelo, por também ser um tipo de poliéter, ser reconhecida pela sua capacidade encapsulante, por ser uma ciclodextrina, e ser solúvel no CO2-sc. O Ibuprofeno foi o fármaco utilizado como modelo de molécula encapsulada, por ser solúvel em CO2-sc e possuir logP intermediário. O primeiro grupo de polímeros foram os poligliceróis peracetilados (PGH-Acs), que possuiam grupos acetilas como \"shell\". O estudo de seu comportamento em CO2-denso (CO2-sc e CO2 líquido próximo ao ponto crítico), pré-requisito para o encapsulamento neste meio, foi avaliado através de experimentos de expansão volumétrica e/ou solubilidade e determinação de pontos de névoa. Estes materiais apresentaram solubilidade total ou parcial, solubilizaram o CO2 e apresentaram expansão volumétrica em sua presença. A incorporação de Ibuprofeno foi realizada com sucesso, alcançando teores pouco maiores do que o apresentado para a TA-&#946;-CD, e se mostrou associada aos valores de temperatura de transição vítrea (Tg) dos polímeros, sendo que a caracterização dos materiais encapsulados sugere que a molécula do fármaco interage preferencialmente com os grupos acetila dos materiais. Os dados do estudo de liberação das moléculas de Ibuprofeno dos materiais encapsulantes foi modelado principalmente segundo o modelo de Weibull e mostrou que ela foi prolongada, para os PGH-Acs, numa escala de horas e que foi menos lenta quanto mais hidrofílico o polímero, enquanto a liberação apresentada pela TA-&#946-CD foi imediata. Com o propósito de alcançar maiores teores de encapsulamento e liberações mais prolongadas, o segundo grupo de polímeros, com maior massa molar foi proposto. Este grupo foram os polímeros estrela PGH-PVAcs, contendo os mesmos cores dos polímeros anteriores, porém possuindo como \"shell\" cadeias lineares de poliacetato de vinila, sintetizadas via polimerização por Transferência Reversível de Cadeia por Adição-Fragmentação (RAFT). Os PGH-PVAcs solubilizaram o CO2 e apresentaram expansão, mas não foram solúveis neste solvente. A comparação do comportamento de todos os materiais estudados mostrou que a presença de grupos acetila é determinante para a sua CO2-filicidade, devido a interações específicas do tipo ácido-base de Lewis. Para os PGH-PVAcs, também houve encapsulamento do Ibuprofeno, os seus teores atingiram valores seis vezes maior do que os obtidos pelos PGH-Acs e também apresentaram associação com os valores de Tg dos polímeros. A liberação a partir deste materiais também foi prolongada, mas agora numa escala de dias e/ou meses. Os materiais obtidos se mostraram CO2-fílicos e capazes de encapsular Ibuprofeno em CO2-sc, sendo que o seu comportamento em CO2 denso, sua capacidade encapsulante e suas características de liberação podem ser modulados pela composição de sua estrutura \"core-shell\". / Polymeric materials have been explored for encapsulation and controlled release of molecules and sc-CO2 is one of the alternative solvents with most interest for the pharmaceutical industry for this purpose, for it does not leave traces at the final product. In this work, core-shell type polymers were synthesized and characterized. The polymers had hyperbranched polyglycerols initiated by three different polyols and synthesized through ring opening polymerization of glicidol, as cores; and had two diferente types of shells, bearing acetyl groups, potentially compatible with sc-CO2. Also Peracetilated &#946;-Cyclodextrin (TA-&#946;-CD) was synthesized, to be used as the model encapsulating material, because it is also a kind of polyether, is known for its encapsulating capacity, for being a cyclodextrin, and is soluble in sc-CO2. The Ibuprofen was the model drug chosen for the encapsualtion because it is soluble in sc-CO2 and has an intermediary logP. The first group of polymers were the peracetilated polyglycerols (PGH-Acs), bearing acethyl groups as their \"shell\". The behavior of those materials in dense CO2 (sc-CO2 and liquid CO2), pre-requisite for the encapsulation using this media, was evaluated through experiments of volumetric expansion and/or solubility and determination of cloud points. These materials presented solubility (total or partial), solubilized the CO2 and presented expansion in its presence. The incorporation of Ibuprofen was successfully performed, reaching levels slightly higher than the one presented by the TA-&#946;-CD, and it showed to be associated with the values of the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polymers; the characterization of the encapsulated materials suggests that the molecule of the drug interacts preferentially with the acetyl groups of the materials. The data of the release study of the Ibuprofen molecules from the encapsulating materials was modelled mainly through the Weibull model and showed, for the PGH-Acs materials, that the release was prolonged for a time scale of hours and was faster as the hydrophilicity of the polymers increases, while the release of Ibuprofeno from the TA-&#946;-CD was immediate. Aiming to reach higher levels of encapsulation and also more prolonged releases, a second group of core-shell polymers, with a higher molar mass was proposed. This group was the one of the star polymers PGH-PVAc, having the same cores as the other polymers, but bearing as shell, linear chains of polyvinyl acetate, synthesized via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization. The PGH-PVAc presented expansion, solubilized the solvent, but where not soluble in it. The comparison of the behavior of all studied materials showed that the presence of the acetyl groups is determinant for their CO2 -philicity and this because these groups and CO2 show specific interactions of the Lewis acid-base type. For the PGH-PVAcs the incorporation of Ibuprofen was also successfully performed and their levels reached six times higher than the ones obtained for the PGH-Acs and also presented association with the values of the Tg of the polymers. The release from these materials are also prolonged, but now in a time scale of days/months. The obtained materials have shown to be CO2-philic and able to encapsulate Ibuprofen in CO2-sc media. Their behavior in dense CO2, their encapsulation ability and the characteristics of the release can be modulated through the composition of their core-shell structure.