Orientador: Carlos Raimundo Ferreira Grosso / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T20:01:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Souza_FlaviaNoelide_M.pdf: 960857 bytes, checksum: 86bfea219b44c6fdc64e31d18b5491df (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi produzir micropartículas capazes de resistir ao ambiente gástrico e liberar o material encapsulado em ambiente intestinal. As partículas foram produzidas pela gelificação iônica da pectina de baixo teor de esterificação amidada com íons cálcio e posteriormente recobertas com proteínas utilizando soluções de diferentes concentrações de concentrado proteíco do soro do leite (WPC), submetidas ou não a tratamento térmico. A condição de adsorção das proteínas sobre a superfície das partículas de pectina foi definida a partir da análise da carga livre total das soluções de proteína e polissacarídeos e assim a definição de pH e a relação entre eles foi usada para produção das micropartículas. As micropartículas obtidas foram caracterizadas com relação a sua carga elétrica de forma a se obter as condições de pH e a relação de concentração de polissacarídeo : proteína em solução em que a interação eletrostática entre os biopolímeros fosse possível. Foram testados 5 níveis de proteína em soluções ( 2, 4, 6, 8 e 12%) associados a proteína sem tratamento térmico (STT) e tratada termicamente (TT), desnaturação a 80ºC por 15 minutos, sendo que as partículas obtidas foram caracterizadas com relação a morfologia, teor de proteína e conteúdo de umidade. A partir deste estudo preliminar foram selecionados dois tipos de partículas, uma partícula recoberta com proteína STT e outra partícula recoberta com proteína TT, utilizando como critério de seleção as soluções proteícas onde foram obtidas partículas com o maior teor de proteína adsorvida. As partículas selecionadas foram avaliadas com relação à resistência ao ambiente gástrico e capacidade de liberação do material encapsulado em ambiente intestinal, sendo que, para isso, as micropartículas foram submetidas a uma simulação das condições gastrointestinais in vitro, avaliando sua integridade nestas condições e quantificando-se o teor de proteína solubilizada em ambiente gástrico simulado. Também foi avaliada a estabilidade das partículas em diferentes pHs, tamanho médio, morfologia interna e externa e capacidade de reidratação pós liofilização. As concentrações de proteína em solução em que foram obtidos os mais altos valores de proteína adsorvida foram de 4 a 6%, com adsorção de 49,2 ± 1,0 % para partículas com WPC - STT e 27,6 ± 1,8% para solução de WPC - TT. Variações de tamanho das micropartículas após sua inserção em diferentes pHs assim como em suco gástrico artificial, foram de 224,8 µm a 342,9 µm. As partículas liofilizadas e reidratadas readquiriram forma e tamanho original após uma hora de inserção em água além de apresentarem estabilidade às variações de pH. As partículas permaneceram íntegras em ambiente gástrico e desintegraram-se em meio intestinal, entretanto durante a simulação das condições gástricas houve uma alta solubilização da proteína em suco gástrico quando o pH foi ajustado a 1,2 com a presença de pepsina, enquanto menor solubilização foi observada quando o pH do suco gástrico foi ajustado para 3, também em presença de pepsina / Abstract: The aim of this study was to produce microparticles able to resist the gastric environment and after releasing the encapsulated material in the gut environment. Particles were produced by ionic gellling using low methoxyl amidated pectin with calcium ions and coated with protein using solutions of different concentrations of whey protein concentrated (WPC), submitted or not submitted to thermal treatment. The condition of the protein adsorption on the surface of pectin particles was defined as the analysis of free charge total protein and polysaccharide solutions and thus defining the relationship between pH and ratio used for the production of particles. The particles obtained were characterized with to their electrical change so as to obtain conditions of pH and the concentration of polysaccharide to protein in solution in which the electrostatic interaction between the biopolymer possible. Five levels of protein in solution (2, 4, 6, 8 e 12%) associated with non-denatured (STT) and denatured (TT) protein in a water bath at 80°C for 15 minutes were tested, and the resulting particles were characterized with respect to their morphology, protein and moisture content. From this preliminary study were selected two types of particles, one particle with STT protein and another with TT protein, using as a standard the conditions of protein in solution which produced the highest level of protein adsorbed. The particles selected were evaluated with respect to resistance to the environment of the stomach and ability to release encapsulated material in intestinal environment, and for that, the microparticles were subjected to a simulated gastrointestinal conditions in vitro evaluating its integrity in these conditions and the protein solubilized in the simulated gastric environment quantified. The stability of the particles at different pHs, average size, internal and external morphology and capacity to rehydration after freeze drying were also evaluated. The concentration of protein in solution where the highest values of protein adsorbed was obtained was 4 ¿ 6%, with adsorption of 49.2 ± 1.0% for particles with WPC - STT and 27.6 ± 1.8 % for the solution contained WPC - TT. The size of the microparticles after their insertion at different pHs as well as in artificial gastric juice, ranging from 224,8 µm to 342,9. The microparticles freeze dried and rehydrated regained the shape and original size after one hour of insertion in water and were stable against changes in pH. The particles remained intact in the environment of the stomach and disintegrated at the intestinal environment, however during the simulation of gastric conditions the was a high concentration of protein in gastric juice while the pH was adjusted to 1.2 with the presence of pepsin while smaller solubilization was observed then the pH of gastric juice was adjusted to 3, also in the presence pepsin / Mestrado / Nutrição Experimental e Aplicada à Tecnologia de Alimentos / Mestre em Alimentos e Nutrição

Orientadores: Léa Maria Leme Strini Velho, Tamas Jósef Márton Käroly Szmrecsányi / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T23:15:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Medeiros_TharsilaReisde_D.pdf: 4762434 bytes, checksum: 6a26f396d5471087ac0cb25a426c9912 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: O tema central do presente trabalho reside no desenvolvimento da física experimental com aceleradores de partículas na Universidade de São Paulo (USP), mais especificamente nos empreendimentos científicos do físico Oscar Sala. O ponto de partida da narrativa aqui proposta se encontra em 1934, ano em que a atividade de investigação científica do recém criado Departamento de Física da USP deu seus primeiros passos em direção à Física dos Raios Cósmicos, sendo este seu principal ramo de pesquisa experimental nos próximos dez anos. Argumenta-se que esse período foi de fundamental importância à posterior inserção da USP na era dos aceleradores de partículas, devido à continuidade instrumental verificada entre a Física Nuclear e a dos Raios Cósmicos. Foi nesse último ramo que Oscar Sala realizou sua iniciação científica, começando, logo após a Segunda Guerra Mundial, seu primeiro empreendimento científico - projetar e construir, na sua própria universidade e com a colaboração de empresas instaladas em São Paulo, um acelerador de partículas do tipo Van de Graaff. Constata-se que a consolidação do Laboratório do Acelerador Eletrostático se tornou possível graças à filantropia científica norte americano e à cooperação científica firmada com o Departamento de Física Nuclear da Universidade de Wisconsin. Em meados dos anos 1960, a obsolescência do acelerador Van de Graaff engendrou, naquele mesmo laboratório, um processo de atualização tecnológica pautado na aquisição de uma nova máquina eletrostática, do acelerador Pelletron, e na informatização do trabalho experimental. Demonstra-se que a reprodução daquela mesma estratégia utilizada na construção do primeiro acelerador eletrostático foi descartada, devido à incapacidade da indústria nacional de fornecer os materiais necessários à construção de uma máquina tecnologicamente mais sofisticada que a anterior, aliada às mudanças de orientação na política nacional de ciência e tecnologia, que garantiram os recursos financeiros necessários à estruturação do novo laboratório. Como frutos dessa experiência, além da produção de conhecimentos e artefatos de informática, atividade então incipiente no país, foram elaborados, pela própria equipe de Oscar Sala, soluções tecnológicas originais para os diversos problemas apresentados pelo Pelletron em sua fase inicial de funcionamento. Por fim, observa-se, em 1982, o início do último empreendimento científico de Sala, direcionado à expansão do Laboratório Pelletron através do acoplamento de mais um acelerador ao arranjo experimental. Conclui-se que fatores de ordem material diferenciam o desenvolvimento da Física Nuclear em São Paulo daquele verificado nos países desenvolvidos. Nesses últimos países, a estrutura industrial deu suporte ao desenvolvimento da tecnologia dos aceleradores de partículas; já no Brasil, os laboratórios dirigidos por Oscar Sala se tornaram núcleos de inserção de novas tecnologias no setor produtivo nacional / Abstract: The central theme of this work is founded on the development of experimental physics with particle accelerators in the University of São Paulo (USP), and specifically on the scientific accomplishments of the physicist Oscar Sala. Here, our narrative begins in 1934, year in which the scientific investigations of the recently created Department of Physics of USP gave their first steps towards Cosmic Ray Physics, the latter becoming the department's main branch of experimental research for the following ten years. We discuss that this period was essentially important for the insertion of USP in the epoch of particle accelerators, due to the instrumental continuity between Nuclear Physics and Cosmic Rays. It was in the second branch that Oscar Sala carried out his scientific initiation, starting, after the Second World War, his first scientific enterprise - to project and build, in his own university and with the collaboration of companies settled in São Paulo, a Van de Graaff-type particle accelerator. We discuss that the consolidation of the Electrostatic Accelerator Laboratory was viable thanks to north-American scientific philanthropy and to scientific cooperation established with the Nuclear Physics Department of the University of Wisconsin. In the mid-1960s, the disuse of the Van de Graaff accelerator engendered, in that same lab, a process of technological renovation based on the acquisition of a new electrostatic machine, the Pelletron accelerator, and the digitalization of experimental work. We demonstrate that the reproduction of the same strategy used in the construction of the first electrostatic accelerator was put aside, due to national industry's incapability to supply the materials needed for the construction of a more technologically advanced machine than the last, allied to changes in national policies of science and technology, which guaranteed the financial resources needed for the organization of the new lab. As consequence to this experience, more than the production of knowledge and computing artifacts, an activity until then just commencing in the country, Oscar Sala's own team developed original technological solutions to the many problems presented by the Pelletron in its initial usage. Finally, we observe, in 1982, the beginning of Sala's last scientific enterprise: the expansion of the Pelletron Laboratory by joining yet another accelerator to the experimental arrangement. We conclude by stating that factors of a material order differentiate the development of Nuclear Physics in São Paulo from that observed in developed countries. These countries presented an industrial structure that sustained the development of particle accelerator technology whilst, in Brazil, the laboratories directed by Oscar Sala became the centre of insertion of new technologies in the national production sector / Doutorado / Politica Cientifica e Tecnologica / Doutor em Política Científica e Tecnológica

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul / The increasing industrial development results in a large consumption of products and materials. Among them, stand out the polymeric materials, due to their versatility and low cost, and electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), such as mobile phones and their batteries. In this scenario, an efficient and environmentally friendly recycling technology has a great importance. Therefore, this study presents an alternative to the mechanical recycling of these wastes. The separation of the polymeric mixtures was performed using the triboelectrostatic separation process. The components of lithium-ion batteries were recovered by a corona electrostatic separation process. In polymeric waste processing, the methodology employed was the characterization, washing, drying, comminution, secondary washing, secondary drying, tribocharging and electrostatic separation of the different polymeric blends (HDPE / PP, LDPE / PP and PET / PVC). The variables studied were the tribocharging mechanism, the relative humidity, the tribocharging residence time, the angle of the deflector, the distance of the static electrode, the electrode voltage and the rotation of the roll. In lithium ion batteries waste processing, the methodology employed was the characterization, comminution, drying, particle size separation and electrostatic separation. The selected parameters were the electrodes voltage, cylinder rotation, the distance of the static electrode and the angle of the deflector of the collector. For the polymeric waste processing the best results were: low relative humidity, tribocharging residence time of 5 minutes, angle of the deflector of 2.5 °, the distance of the static electrode of 3 cm, voltage of 30 kV and speed rotation 10 rpm. With these parameters, was obtained the recovery of 92.8% of PP (purity of 95.7%) and 95.9% of HDPE (purity of 93.1%). In the separation of PP and LDPE, was obtained a PP recovery of 90.2% (purity 93.8%) and a LDPE recovery of 94.2% (purity of 90.8%). Also, was achieved a recovery of 96.8% of PET (purity of 95.9%), and recovery of 95.9% for PVC (purity of 96.8%). For lithium ion batteries waste processing the best conditions were: rotation speed of 20 rpm, voltage of 25 kV, distance of the static electrode 6 cm and angle of the deflector 0 °. Through this process, was obtained a conductive fraction with 98.98% of metals content and a nonconductive fraction with 99.6% of polymer. The characterization of the batteries showed the batteries heterogeneity, being the electrostatic separation efficient to the different models tested. Therefore, the application of electrostatic separation is a promising method and efficient to recycling of polymer waste and lithium ion batteries waste. The studied process enabled a significant recovery of the components with a high purity. / O crescente desenvolvimento industrial acarreta em um grande consumo de produtos e materiais. Entre eles, destacam-se os materiais poliméricos, devido à sua versatilidade e baixo custo, e os equipamentos elétricos e eletrônicos (EEE), tais como os telefones celulares e suas baterias. Nesse cenário, tecnologias de reciclagem eficientes e ambientalmente aceitáveis tem uma grande importância. Diante disso, o presente trabalho apresenta uma alternativa para a reciclagem mecânica destes diferentes resíduos. A separação das misturas poliméricas foi realizada através do processo de separação triboeletrostática. Já os diferentes componentes das baterias de íon de lítio foram recuperados por um processo de separação eletrostática por efeito corona. No processamento dos resíduos poliméricos, a metodologia empregada consistiu na caracterização, lavagem, cominuição, lavagem e secagem secundária, tribocarregamento e separação eletrostática das diferentes misturas poliméricas (PEAD/PP, PEBD/PP e PET/PVC). As variáveis estudadas foram o mecanismo de tribocarregamento, a umidade relativa do ar, tempo de tribocarregamento, ângulo do defletor, distância do eletrodo de atração, tensão dos eletrodos e a rotação do rolo. No processamento das baterias de íon de lítio, realizaram-se a caracterização das baterias, cominuição, secagem, separação granulométrica e separação eletrostática. Os parâmetros selecionados foram a tensão dos eletrodos, rotação do rolo, distância do eletrodo de atração e o ângulo do defletor do coletor. Para o processamento dos resíduos poliméricos os melhores resultados foram: umidade relativa do ar de ± 42%, tempo de tribocarregamento de 5 minutos, ângulo do defletor de 2,5°, distância do eletrodo de atração de 3 cm, tensão de 30 kV e velocidade de rotação de 10 rpm. Com esses parâmetros, obteve-se a recuperação de 92,8% de PP (pureza de 95,7%) e 95,9% de PEAD (pureza de 93,1%). Na separação de PP e PEBD, obteve-se uma recuperação de PP de 90,2% (pureza de 93,8%), e uma recuperação de PEBD de 94,2% (pureza de 90,8%). Também, conseguiu-se uma recuperação de 96,8% de PET (pureza de 95,9%), e de 95,9% de PVC (pureza de 96,8%). Para a reciclagem de baterias de íon de lítio as melhores condições foram: velocidade de rotação de 20 rpm, tensão de 25 kV, distância do eletrodo de atração de 6 cm e ângulo do defletor de 0°. Através deste processamento, obteve-se uma fração condutora com 98,98% de metais e uma fração não condutora com 99,6% de polímeros. A caracterização das baterias demonstrou uma heterogeneidade desse tipo de resíduo, sendo o processo de separação eletrostática eficiente para os diferentes modelos testados. Sendo assim, a aplicação da separação eletrostática se mostrou um método eficiente e promissor para a reciclagem de resíduos poliméricos e de resíduos de baterias de íon de lítio. O processo estudado possibilitou a obtenção de uma expressiva recuperação dos componentes com uma alta pureza.

The interaction of a diverse set of opioid alkaloids and peptides with various opioid receptors has been examined using biochemical and pharmacological techniques. Structural information on the compounds was obtained from single crystal X-ray diffraction and nuclear magnetic resonance studies, and modelled by computational methods. The introduction of a dithiocarbazate moiety into the 7a-position of a bridged thebaine was shown to afford a degree of μ selectivity in this class of nonselective compounds. X-ray diffraction analysis of this compound and comparison with the structure of [Met5]enkephalin showed the importance of the sulphydryl moiety. The conformation of [Leu5]enkephalin, in which the amino acid methionine is replaced by leucine, at the same receptor is unlikely to be similar. A series of morphinan derivatives which had been developed as μ-antagonists were evaluated. Substitution patterns of the morphinan ring nucleus and their effect upon activity were examined. X-ray analysis of several key compounds was performed. Unexpectedly a 3-hydroxymorphinan-6-one analogue showed an ability to differentiate apparently similar opioid Kreceptors. The implications in terms of K-receptor subtypes are discussed. The opioid receptor binding characteristics of structurally diverse K-receptor ligands were examined in two different buffer systems. Electrostatic modelling of the K-ligands, based upon crystal structure coordinates, was performed. From electrostatic potential maps a requirement for ligands acting at Kreceptors is postulated. Solution conformations of the endogenous K-ligand, dynorphin A(1-8), were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance studies and compared with the wo preferring [Leu5]enkephalin. Models were proposed based upon dihedral angles determined from HCtl-NH coupling constants, amide proton-deuteron exchange and amide proton temperature coefficient data. Candidate conformations were shown to be stable under dynamic simulation conditions. Electrostatic modelling of a chosen dynorphin An-8) conformation gave results comparable with the observed electrostatic model of the K-ligands. The proposed model is discussed in terms of its suitability as a retro-model for the active site ofthe K-opioid receptor.

Avec la réduction de l’énergie consommée par les capteurs miniatures, a émergé le nouveau concept de capteurs autonomes. Il s’agit de capteurs dont l’alimentation ne dépend pas d’une source embarquée de type batterie, dont la durée de vie est limitée. Ils ont en effet la capacité de puiser l’énergie nécessaire à leur fonctionnement à partir de l’environnement dans lequel ils se trouvent. Ce concept présente de nombreux avantages, notamment la diminution des coûts de maintenance des capteurs par l’absence d’une nécessité de remplacement des piles et par conséquent une facilité accrue du déploiement des réseaux de capteurs sans fil. Parmi les sources d’énergie envisageables, les vibrations mécaniques ambiantes comptent parmi les plus prometteuses puisqu’elles sont présentes dans un grand nombre de structures : véhicules, avions, bâtiments, etc. La conversion des vibrations mécaniques en énergie électrique est réalisée en deux étapes. Dans un premier temps, un résonateur mécanique, constitué d’une masse mobile associée à un ressort, est couplé avec les vibrations de l'environnement. Grâce à ce couplage, la masse oscille dans le système de référence et accumule une énergie mécanique. La deuxième étape est la conversion de cette énergie en énergie électrique. Un transducteur électromécanique est le siège d’une force d'amortissement sur la masse en résonance, et effectue donc un travail négatif sur le système mécanique. Notre choix de transducteur électromécanique s’est arrêté sur les transducteurs électrostatiques et piézoélectriques car ils présentent l'avantage d’être compatibilité avec le procédé CMOS et adaptés à la miniaturisation. Nous avons ensuite conçu et fabriqué un transducteur électrostatique utilisant une technologie silicium verre, qui a nécessité le développement d’un procédé ad hoc de gravure DRIE. Le dispositif a été testé en utilisant un circuit électronique de type pompe de charge. Nous avons obtenu une conversion d’énergie mécanique en énergie électrique de 61 nW au moyen d’un dispositif dont la surface est de seulement 66 mm², la sollicitation vibratoire étant à la fréquence de résonance mécanique de la microstructure, qui est de 250 Hz et avec une accélération externe de 0,25 g ainsi qu’une tension initiale de 6V. Le résultat a été confronté avec des simulations effectuées sur la base d’un modèle VHDL-AMS. L’écart avec les mesures est inférieur à 3%. Ce dispositif est le premier convertisseur miniature d’énergie basé sur une transduction électrostatique, fabriqué dans un procédé collectif à base de silicium et sans l'adjonction d'un électret. Afin de procéder à une comparaison pertinente de notre travail avec les autres dispositifs rapportés dans la littérature et qui utilisent la transduction électrostatique, nous proposons une nouvelle figure de mérite (FOM) définie comme une puissance convertie normalisée. Bien que l’état de l’art actuel montre que notre réalisation présente l’un des meilleurs facteurs de mérite, la puissance produite n'est cependant pas suffisante pour alimenter un microsystème réel, à cause notamment d’une tension de « pull-in » trop basse. Quelques pistes d’amélioration sont proposées, notamment l’exploitation de non-linéarités mécaniques pour augmenter la bande passante du spectre énergétique exploitable par le micro-dispositif / Due to size effects, the microtechnologies that are used to manufacture micro-sensors, allowed a drastic reduction of electrical power consumption. This feature contributed to the emergence of the concept of autonomous sensors, which have the ability to take the energy needed for their operation from the environment where they are located. Among the different energy sources, our choice was made on ambient mechanical vibrations. The electromechanical conversion is done within a transducer integrated with a micromechanical structure. In this work, we have designed and fabricated an electrostatic transducer based on silicon-glass technology, which required the development of a dedicated deep etching process. The device was tested experimentally and we have obtained a conversion of mechanical energy into electrical energy, corresponding to a power of 61 nW, with a device whose surface area is only 66 mm². This device is the first miniaturized silicon converter based on electrostatic transduction which does not use an electret

Ce manuscrit présente une étude expérimentale de phase isolante non-conventionnelle, l'isolant d'Anderson, induit par le désordre, l'isolant de Mott, induit par les interactions de Coulomb, et les isolants topologiques.Dans une première partie du manuscrit, je décrirais le développement d'une méthode pour étudier la réponse de charge de nanoparticules par Microscopie à Force Electrostatique (EFM). Cette méthode a été appliquée à des nanoparticules de magnétite (Fe3O4), un matériau qui présente une transition métal-isolant, i.e. la transition de Verwey, lors de son refroidissement en dessous d'une température TV~120 K.Dans une seconde partie, ce manuscrit présente une étude détaillée de l'évolution de la densité d'états au travers de la transition métal-isolant entre un isolant de type Anderson-Mott et une phase métallique dans le matériau SrTiO3, et ceci, en fonction de la concentration de dopants, les lacunes d'oxygènes. Nous avons trouvé que dans un dispositif memoresistif de type Au-SrTiO3-Au, la concentration de dopants pouvait être ajustée par migration des lacunes d'oxygènes à l'aide d'un champ. Dans cette jonction tunnel, l'évolution de la densités d'états au travers de la transition métal-isolant peut être étudiée de façon continue. Finalement, dans une troisième partie, le manuscrit présente le développement d'une méthode pour la microfabrication d'anneaux de Aharonov-Bohm avec l'isolant topologique, Bi2Se3, déposée par épitaxie à jet moléculaire. Des résultats préliminaires sur les propriétés de transport quantique de ces dispositifs seront présentés. / This manuscript presents an experimental study of unconventional insulating phases, which are the Anderson insulator, induced by disorder, the Mott insulator, induced by Coulomb interactions, and topological insulators.In a first part of the manuscript, I will describe the development of a method to study the charge response of nanoparticles through Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM). This method has been applied to magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles, a material that presents a metal-insulator transition, i.e. the Verwey transition, upon cooling the system below a temperature Tv=120K. In a second part, this manuscript presents a detailed study of the evolution of the Density Of States (DOS) across the metal-insulator transition between an Anderson-Mott insulator and a metallic phase in the material SrTiO3 and this, as function of dopant concentration, i.e. oxygen vacancies. We found that in this memristive type device Au-SrTiO3-Au, the dopant concentration could be fine-tuned through electric-field migration of oxygen vacancies. In this tunnel junction device, the evolution of the DOS can be followed continuously across the metal-insulator transition. Finally, in a third part, the manuscript presents the development of a method for the microfabrication of Aharonov-Bohm rings with the topological insulator material, Bi2Se3, grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Preliminary results on the quantum transport properties of these devices will be presented.

abstract: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is a unique issue in the electronics industry that can cause failures of electrical components and complete electronic systems. There is an entire industry that is focused on developing ESD compliant tooling using traditional manufacturing methods. This research work evaluates the feasibility to fabricate a PEEK-Carbon Nanotube composite filament for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) Additive Manufacturing that is ESD compliant. In addition, it demonstrates that the FFF process can be used to print tools with the required accuracy, ESD compliance and mechanical properties necessary for the electronics industry at a low rate production level. Current Additive Manufacturing technology can print high temperature polymers, such as PEEK, with the required mechanical properties but they are not ESD compliant and require post processing to create a product that is. There has been some research conducted using mixed multi-wall and single wall carbon nanotubes in a PEEK polymers, which improves mechanical properties while reducing bulk resistance to the levels required to be ESD compliant. This previous research has been used to develop a PEEK-CNT polymer matrix for the Fused Filament Fabrication additive manufacturing process / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Engineering 2020

Goal of this dissertation is introduce the problem of small dust particles present in the gaseous products of combustion. Further I´m looking technologies cyclone and an electrostatic filter to capture small particles and comparing the effectiveness of separability. Dissertation is concluded by designed cyclone and an electrostatic filter.

Thesis are focus for detailed description of fine solid particulates which are product from flue gas. Introduction type of Technologies for capture fine solid particulates. Calculation of electrostatic separator for specific coal and wood boiler.

Dans un propulseur à courant de Hall, la création des ions et leur accélération sont régis par le même phénomène physique. L'idée du propulseur de Hall double étage (DSHT) est de découpler l'ionisation du gaz (poussée) et l'accélération des ions (ISP), de sorte à rendre le système davantage versatile. Les travaux menés durant cette thèse visent à démontrer, grâce à des essais expérimentaux, la pertinence et la faisabilité d'un tel concept. Dans un premier temps, un prototype de DSHT, baptisé ID-HALL, a été conçu et assemblé. Il est constitué d'une source inductive magnétisée insérée dans un tube en céramique et d'un étage d'accélération identique à une barrière magnétique de propulseur simple étage. La source inductive a été optimisée de sorte à réduire le couplage capacitif et à maximiser l'efficacité du transfert de puissance par ajout de pièces en ferrite et diminution de la fréquence RF d'excitation. Dans un deuxième temps, la source inductive du propulseur a été caractérisée indépendamment du propulseur en argon et xénon pour différentes pressions. Le dispositif expérimental a permis notamment de tracer une cartographie 2D de la densité et de la température. Enfin, le propulseur a été monté dans son caisson et des mesures préliminaires (caractéristiques courant-tension, mesures par sonde RPA) ont été menées. En parallèle, des simulations utilisant un modèle hybride 2D ont été effectuées en mode simple et double étage. Elles mettent en évidence un fonctionnement versatile du moteur pour des tensions inférieures à 150 V. A terme, on visera à démontrer que la densité de courant et l'énergie des ions peuvent être, dans certaines conditions, significativement découplées. / In Hall thrusters, the same physical phenomenon is used both to generate the plasma and to accelerate ions. Furthermore, only a single operating point is experimentally observed. The double stage Hall thruster (DSHT) design could allow a separate control of ionization (thrust) and ions acceleration (ISP) to make the system more versatile. The work carried out during this PhD aims to experimentally demonstrate the relevance and the feasibility of this concept. Firstly, a new design of DSHT, called ID-HALL, was proposed and a new prototype was built. It combines the concentric cylinder configuration of a single stage Hall thruster with a magnetized inductively coupled RF plasma source (ICP) whose coil is placed inside the inner cylinder. The ICP source was improved in terms of power coupling efficiency by adding ferrite parts and by decreasing the heating RF frequency. The ICP source used in the ID-HALL thruster was then characterized independently of the thruster using argon and xenon and varying pressure. The experimental setup has allowed to measure the spatial variations of the electron density and temperature. Finally, the thruster was mounted in its vacuum chamber and preliminary measures (voltage-current characteristics, RPA measurements) were led. At the same time, simulations using a two-dimensional hybrid model were performed in single and double stage. A versatile operation for voltages lower than 150 V was highlighted. An emphasis will be given to demonstrate that the current density (given by the ion flux probe) and the ions energy (given by the RPA) might be significantly decoupled.