L'activité chimique des catalyseurs a longuement été le coeur des travaux R&D, conduisant à une influence accrue des limitations diffusionnelles internes. Il est donc important de quantifier et modéliser ces limitations dans le but d'optimiser la conception et les performances des catalyseurs.Dans le cadre de notre projet, en s'appuyant sur une approche de Monte Carlo, des réseaux aléatoires en 2D ou 3D, constitués par des pores cylindriques interconnectés, sont générés de façon à reproduire la porosité, la surface spécifique et le volume poreux des supports d'alumine-gamma. Cet outil est capable de générer des réseaux jusqu'à 18000×18000 noeuds en 2D et 600×600×600 en 3D et contenant 2 milliards de pores. Seulement 4s sont nécessaires à la génération de réseaux 2D carré en 200x200.Un modèle 1D du transport de matière est utilisé à l'échelle du pore en supposant une diffusion fickienne. La diffusion peut être simulée dans des réseaux de taille jusqu'à 200×200. La confrontation des tortuosités simulées aux données de la littérature montre un bon accord. Cependant, la comparaison avec les valeurs expérimentales issues d'études par chromatographie inverse, montre des valeurs expérimentales plus élevées, probablement dû à la présence de deux niveaux de porosité.L'algorithme a par conséquent été modifié afin de générer des réseaux à deux niveaux de porosité et ainsi, reproduire les propriétés texturales et de transfert de matière d'une alumine. Pour un réseau 2D périodique en 100×100, concernant les propriétés texturales, des erreurs relatives inférieures à 10% ont été obtenues. De plus, des tortuosités comparables ont été estimés, 2.34 pour 2.40 expérimentalement / The chemical activity of catalysts has long been the core of R&D studies, leading to an increased influence of internal diffusion limitations. It is therefore important to model and quantify these mass transfer limitations in order to optimize catalyst design and increase performance.In the framework of our project, 2D or 3D pore networks, constituted by interconnected cylindrical pores, are randomly generated by a Monte Carlo approach to reproduce the porosity, specific surface area and pore volume of gamma-alumina supports. A highly efficient tool, capable of generating 2D networks of 18000×18000 and 600×600×600 nodes in 3D, containing up to 2 billion pores. Only 4s are required to generate 2D networks of size 200x200.Mass transfer is simulated by the 1D Fick’s diffusion model within each pore of the network. 200×200 networks, containing up to 80,000 pores, can be simulated. The confrontation of the calculated tortuosities as a function of porosity, to theoretical correlations shows a good agreement. However, when comparing with experimental values from fixed-bed tracer experiments obtained for different gamma-alumina pellets, actual aluminas exhibit higher tortuosities, probably due to the organisation of the porous structure in two levels.Hence, by modifying the developed model to generate two-level networks, we have been able to reproduce both textural and diffusion properties of one alumina. Taking a 2D periodic network of size 100×100 and concerning the textural properties, relative errors less than 10% were obtained. In addition, a good agreement was found for the tortuosity values, 2.34 against the experimental value of 2.40

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Esses compostos vêm sendo utilizados em diversas aplicações, dentre elas, uma nova técnica de catálise heterogênea denominada de método SILP (do inglês, supported ionic liquid phase). Essa inovadora técnica consiste em suportar um líquido iônico na superfície de um sólido poroso para que a fase líquida, o líquido iônico, atue como solvente, membrana ou catalisador. Nesse trabalho foi realizado um estudo teórico-experimental para compreender como se dá a interação entre o filme ultrafino de líquido iônico e um suporte sólido e propor um mecanismo para a degradação do sal suportado, predizendo as temperaturas em que esse processo ocorre. A parte experimental do estudo consistiu em experimentos de análises termogravimétricas e de obtenção de espectros vibracionais na região do infravermelho. Os experimentos de termogravimetria ajudaram a definir o grau de hidratação da superfície, utilizado nas simulações de adsorção e, aliados aos espectros vibracionais obtidos experimentalmente, serviram como base na concepção das propostas para os mecanismos de degradação do [C4C1Im]+[BF4]- suportado. A combinação das duas análises experimentais levou a mecanismos de degradação onde a superfície é fluoretada pelo ânion, perdendo uma hidroxila. Esse resultado levou a uma investigação teórica da fluoretação da superfície de gama-alumina, com simulação de espectros de RMN de 19F, obtenção de espectros vibracionais e estudo termodinâmico. A simulação de espectros de ressonância magnética nuclear foi realizada para que fossem feitas atribuições com o intuito de auxiliar na discrepância existente entre trabalhos previamente publicados. A simulação da adsorção do líquido iônico no suporte foi realizada através de cálculos de teoria do funcional da densidade. Nessa parte do trabalho foram obtidos resultados geométricos e energéticos de várias conformações do líquido iônico sobre as superfícies mais importantes do óxido para depois serem realizados cálculos de pós-processamento, tais como, análise de Bader, análise da densidade de cargas, análise da contribuição das forças de dispersão e obtenção das frequências vibracionais para estudo termodinâmico da simulação da degradação do líquido iônico suportado. / There are various types of salts, including some that are liquid at room temperature. The Ionic Liquids. These compounds have been used in several applications, among them , a new technique for heterogeneous catalysis called SILP method (supported ionic liquid phase). This innovative technique is to adsorp an ionic liquid in a porous surface so that the ionic liquid acts as a liquid phase solvent, membrane or solid catalyst. In this work, a theoretical and experimental study was conducted to understand how the interaction between the ultrathin film of ionic liquid and the solid support is and to propose a mechanism for the degradation of the supported salt, predicting the temperatures at which this process occurs. The experimental section of this study consisted of thermogravimetric analysis and obtaining vibrational spectra in the infrared region. The thermogravimetric experiments helped to define the degree of hydration on the surface used in the simulations of adsorption and, combined with the acquired vibrational spectra, served as the basis of design proposals for mechanisms of the degradation of the supported [C4C1Im]+[BF4]-. The combination of the experimental analyses led to the degradation mechanisms where the surface is fluoridated by the anion, therefore losing a hydroxyl. This result led to an investigation of the gamma-alumina fluoridation surface with the simulated 19F NMR spectra, vibrational spectra and thermodynamic study. The simulated spectra of nuclear magnetic resonance was conducted in order to make the assignments with the intention of assisting in the divergence between previously published works. The simulation of the ionic liquid adsorption was performed by ab initio electronic structure. In this part of the job, geometrical and energy results of multiple conformations of the ionic liquid on the most important oxide surfaces were obtained for later post-processing calculations such as Bader charge, analysis of the dispersion forces contribution and vibrational frequencies to obtain the thermodynamic simulation study of the supported ionic liquid degradation.

Aluminas have had some form of chemical and industrial use throughout history. For little over a century corundum (α-Al2O3) has been the most widely used and known of the aluminas. The emerging metastable aluminas, including the γ, δ, η, θ, κ, β, and χ polymorphs, have been growing in importance. In particular, γ-Al2O3 has received wide attention, with established use as a catalyst and catalyst support, and growing application in wear abrasives, structural composites, and as part of burner systems in miniature power supplies. It is also growing in importance as part of the feedstock for aluminium production in order to affect both the adsorption of hydrogen fluoride and the feedstock solubility in the electrolytic solution. However, much ambiguity surrounds the precise structure of γ-Al2O3. Without proper knowledge of the structure, understanding the properties, dynamics and applications will always be less than optimal. The aim of this research was to contribute towards settling this ambiguity. This work was achieved through extensive computer simulations of the structure, based on interatomic potentials with refinements of promising structures using density functional theory (DFT), and a wide range of supporting experiments. In addition to providing a more realistic representation of the structure, this research has also served to advance knowledge of the evolution of the structure with changing temperature and make new insights regarding the location of hydrogen in γ-Al2O3. / Both the molecular modelling and Rietveld refinements of neutron diffraction data showed that the traditional cubic spinel-based structure models, based on m Fd3 space group symmetry, do not accurately describe the defect structure of γ-Al2O3. A more accurate description of the structure was provided using supercells of the cubic and tetragonal unit cells with a significant number of cations on c symmetry positions. These c symmetry based structures exhibited diffraction patterns that were characteristic of γ-Al2O3. The first three chapters of this Thesis provide a review of the literature. Chapter One provides a general introduction, describing the uses and importance of the aluminas and the problems associated with determining the structure of γ-Al2O3. Chapter Two details the research that has been conducted on the structure of vi γ-Al2O3 historically. Chapter Three describes the major principles behind the computational methods employed in this research. In Chapter Four, the specific experimental and computational techniques used to investigate the structure of γ-Al2O3 are described. All preparation conditions and parameters used are provided. Chapter Five describes the methodology employed in computational and experimental research. The examination of the ~ 1.47 billion spinel-based structural possibilities of γ-Al2O3, described using supercells, and the selection of ~ 122,000 candidates for computer simulation, is detailed. This chapter also contains a case study of the structure of κ-Al2O3, used to investigate the applicability of applying interatomic potentials to solving complex structures, where many possibilities are involved, and to develop a systematic procedure of computational investigation that could be applied to γ-Al2O3. Chapters Six to Nine present and discuss the results from the experimental studies. / Preliminary heating trials, performed to determine the appropriate preparation conditions for obtaining a highly crystalline boehmite precursor and an appropriate calcination procedure for the systematic study of γ-Al2O3, were presented in Chapter Six. Chapter Seven details the investigation of the structure from a singletemperature case. Several known structural models were investigated, including the possibility of a dual-phase model and the inclusion of hydrogen in the structure. It was demonstrated that an accurate structural model cannot be achieved for γ-Al2O3 if the cations are restricted to spinel positions. It was also found that electron diffraction patterns, typical for γ-Al2O3, could be indexed according to the I41/amd space group, which is a maximal subgroup of m Fd3 . Two models were presented which describe the structure more accurately; Cubic-16c, which describes cubic γ-Al2O3 and Tetragonal-8c, which describes tetragonal γ-Al2O3. The latter model was found to be a better description for the γ-Al2O3 samples studied. Chapter Eight describes the evolution of the structure with changing calcination temperature. Tetragonal γ-Al2O3 was found to be present between 450 and 750 °C. The structure showed a reduction in the tetragonal distortion with increasing temperature but at no stage was cubic γ-Al2O3 obtained. Examination of the progress of cation migration indicates the reduction in the tetragonal nature is due to ordering within inter-skeletal oxygen layers of the unit cell, left over from the breakdown of the hydroxide layers of boehmite when the transformation to γ-Al2O3 occurred. Above 750 °C, δ-Al2O3 was not observed, but a new phase was identified and designated γ.-Al2O3. / The structure of this phase was determined to be a triple cell of γ-Al2O3 and is herein described using the 2 4m P space group. Chapter Nine investigates the presence of hydrogen in the structure of γ-Al2O3. It was concluded that γ-Al2O3 derived from highly crystalline boehmite has a relatively well ordered bulk crystalline structure which contains no interstitial hydrogen and that hydrogen-containing species are located at the surface and within amorphous regions, which are located in the vicinity of pores. Expectedly, the specific surface area was found to decrease with increasing calcination temperature. This trend occurred concurrently with an increase in the mean pore and crystallite size and a reduction in the amount of hydrogen-containing species within the structure. It was also demonstrated that γ-Al2O3 derived from highly crystalline boehmite has a significantly higher surface area than expected, attributed to the presence of nano-pores and closed porosity. The results from the computational study are presented and discussed in Chapter Ten. Optimisation of the spinel-based structural models showed that structures with some non-spinel site occupancy were more energetically favourable. However, none of the structural models exhibited a configuration close to those determined from the experimental studies. Nor did any of the theoretical structures yield a diffraction pattern that was characteristic of γ-Al2O3. This discrepancy between the simulated and real structures means that the spinel-based starting structure models are not close enough to the true structure of γ-Al2O3 to facilitate the derivation of its representative configuration. / Large numbers of structures demonstrate migration of cations to c symmetry positions, providing strong evidence that c symmetry positions are inherent in the structure. This supports the Cubic-16c and Tetragonal-8c structure models presented in Chapter Seven and suggests that these models are universal for crystalline γ-Al2O3. Optimisation of c symmetry based structures, with starting configurations based on the experimental findings, resulted in simulated diffraction patterns that were characteristic of γ-Al2O3.

This thesis describes applications of advanced multinuclear solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments to the characterisation of industrially-relevant catalyst materials. Experiments on γ-Al₂O₃ introduce the use of solid-state NMR spectroscopy for the investigation of disordered solids. The existence of Al(V) sites on the surface of this material is demonstrated, showing that removal of adsorbed H₂O may facilitate a rearrangement effect in γ-Al₂O₃ that promotes the formation of these Al environments. A range of aluminium oxide-based supported metal catalysts has been investigated. Studies of these systems by ¹H and ²⁷Al solid-state NMR spectroscopy indicate that a metal-support interaction (MSI) exists between surface cobalt oxide crystallites and the γ-Al₂O₃ support, and is strongest for materials containing small, well dispersed Co oxide crystallites. It is shown that the hygroscopic nature of γ-Al₂O₃ allows the extent of the MSI to be visualised by ¹H MAS NMR, by observing the extent of the proton-metal oxide interaction resulting from the presence of adventitious adsorbed H₂O. The surface/bulk chemistry of Co spinel aluminate materials is also investigated. ¹H, ²⁹Si, ²⁷Al and ¹⁷O solid-state NMR techniques are used to gain insight into the structural nature of silicated alumina catalysts. The combination of isotopic enrichment and dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP) surface-enhanced NMR spectroscopy can provide a definitive and fully quantitative description of the surface structure of Si-γ-Al₂O₃ (1.5 wt% Si), and the role of adventitious surface water is highlighted. Analysis of silicated aluminas prepared by “sequential grafting” and “single shot” approaches shows that silica growth on γ-Al₂O₃ follows two distinct morphologies. ¹⁷O gas exchange enrichment is also shown to be successful in facilitating ¹⁷O solid-state NMR studies of these materials. It is demonstrated that double (²⁹Si and ¹⁷O) enrichment of Si-γ-Al₂O₃ (1.5 wt% Si) can facilitate access to ²⁹Si-¹⁷O 2D correlation experiments, even at low silica loading. An exploratory investigation of Ti-alumina model catalysts has also been carried out using ¹H, ²⁷Al and ¹⁷O solid-state NMR spectroscopy. These studies indicate that Ti-γ-Al₂O₃ and Ti-Al M50 may be structurally distinct materials.

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Este trabalho teve como objetivos: preparar a zeólita Y via síntese hidrotérmica, ɣ-alumina pelas decomposições do sulfato de alumínio e acetato de alumínio e membranas zeolíticas utilizando 3 métodos distintos: transporte a vapor e crescimento secundário: dip-coating e rubbing. Os produtos obtidos foram caracterizados por DRX, Adsorção Física de Nitrogênio, MEV, ATD e TG, FRX-ED e Porosimetria de Mercúrio. Além da síntese e caracterização, numa segunda etapa as membranas zeolíticas foram avaliadas no processo de remoção óleo/água de um efluente sintético, utilizando uma coluna de separação por membrana. Os ensaios foram realizados nas condições de concentração inicial do óleo 500 mg.L-1, Temperatura igual a 25 °C e Pressão atmosférica, permitindo observar a variação da concentração do permeado em (mg.L-1) e o coeficiente de rejeição (R%). Para síntese da alumina foram utilizadas os precursores sulfato de alumínio e acetato de alumínio, utilizando temperaturas de decomposição de 1000 ºC e 850 °C, respectivamente. Foi selecionada a alumina que obteve menor custo operacional, ou seja, ɣ-alumina oriunda da decomposição térmica do sulfato de aluminio. A zeólita Y e as membranas zeolíticas Y/ɣ-alumina foram preparadas em condições hidrotérmica, com temperatura de 90 ºC, durante 7 horas. Foram realizadas modificações térmicas (500, 600, 700, 750, 800, 900, 950, 1000 e 1100 °C) por período de 1 e 2 horas no sulfato de alumínio (após moagem, conformação e compactação). Baseado nos resultados de DRX pode-se concluir que: (i) os materiais de partida (sulfato de alumínio e acetato de alumínio), evoluem termicamente, resultando como produto final em ɣ-alumina; (ii) é possível obter a zeólita Y; observou-se também a formação dos suportes cerâmicos ɣ-alumina, após sinterização. O estudo térmico realizado no suporte cerâmico (DTSA) evidenciou que a temperatura ótima deve limitar-se em valores entre 700-750 °C/1h. O maior valor de cristalinidade foi observada para o suporte tratado a 700 °C/1h. O mesmo foi classificado como um material mesoporoso podendo ser utilizados em processos de ultrafiltração (UF). Os resultados obtidos por caracterização das membranas zeolíticas evidenciaram que as mesmas foram obtidas com sucesso independente do método utilizado. Dos testes de separação da emulsão óleo/água pode-se concluir que a inserção da zeólita (Y) ao suporte cerâmico (ɣ-alumina) melhorou o processo de separação da emulsão óleo/água. Como conclusão geral, as membranas zeolíticas obtidas utilizadas em coluna de separação por membrana são bastante promissoras no processo de separação emulsão óleo/agua. / The zeolite membranes have attracted attention of researchers in separation processes and catalysts since they have high thermal and chemical stability, are highly selective because of the potential on the molecular sieve. The innovation of this study gives the synthesis of zeolite membrane Y/ɣ-alumina for oil/water separation. This study aimed to: prepare the zeolite Y via hydrothermal synthesis, ɣalumina by decomposition of aluminum sulfate and ethyl aluminum and zeolite membranes using three different methods: steam transportation and secondary growth: dip-coating and rubbing. The products obtained were characterized by XRD, nitrogen adsorption of Physics, SEM, DTA and TG, ED-XRF and Porosimetry Mercury. In addition to the synthesis and characterization in a second step the zeolite membranes were evaluated in the process of removing oil/water of a synthetic effluent using a column separation membrane. Assays were performed under the conditions of the initial oil concentration 500 mg.L-1, temperature of 25 °C and atmospheric pressure, allowing to observe the change in concentration of the permeate (mg.L-1) and the rejection coefficient ( R%). For synthesis of the precursors used were alumina aluminum sulfate and aluminum acetate using decomposition temperatures of 1000 °C and 850 °C respectively. Was selected alumina which had lower operating costs, so, ɣ-alumina originating from the thermal decomposition of aluminum sulfate. The zeolite Y and zeolite membranes Y/ɣ-alumina were prepared in hydrothermal conditions, with a temperature of 90 for 7 hours. Thermal changes were performed (500, 600, 700, 750, 800, 900, 950, 1000 and 1100 °C) per period of 1 hour and 2 hours in aluminum sulphate (after milling, shaping and compacting). Based on the XRD results it can be concluded that: (i) the starting materials (aluminum sulphate and aluminum acetate) to evolve heat, resulting in a finished product ɣ alumina; (ii) it can get the zeolite Y; It also noted the formation of ɣ-alumina ceramic brackets after sintering. Thermal study on ceramic support (DTSA) showed that the optimum temperature should be limited to values between 700-750 °C/1h. The greatest amount of crystallinity was observed for material treated at 700 °C/1h. The same was classified as a mesoporous materials can be used in ultrafiltration process (UF). The results of the characterization of the zeolite membranes showed that they were obtained with successful independent of the method used. From tests separation of the emulsion oil/water can be concluded that the insertion of zeolite (Y) to the ceramic support (ɣ-alumina) improved separation process of the oil/water emulsion. As a general conclusion, the obtained zeolite membranes used in membrane separation column are very promising in the separation process oil / water emulsion.

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