Processos biotecnológicos dependem significativamente das técnicas de separação e purificação utilizadas, para manter boa relação custo-benefício na produção em escala industrial de produtos biotecnológicos com fins comerciais, industriais e terapêuticos. A aplicação do sistema micelar de duas fases aquosas (SMDFA) é proposta como alternativa para purificação de biomoléculas/biopartículas, pois permite sua separação e análise, muitas vezes sem que essas percam sua atividade ou propriedades desejadas. Com essa técnica é possível realizar uma partição seletiva que possibilita altos rendimentos. Esse trabalho destinou-se a estudar o emprego dessa metodologia na extração e purificação de Adenovírus em sistema micelar de duas fases aquosas formado por Triton X-114/Suspensão viral. Os ensaios foram realizados em sistemas de 5 g seguindo um planejamento fatorial completo (23) com 4 pontos centrais. Os fatores estudados foram temperatura de extração, pH da suspensão viral e concentração do tensoativo. Sistemas contendo massas de 3g, 10g e 40g foram avaliados. Foi avaliado o efeito do processo de extração com SMDFA sobre a integridade e infectividade de Adenovírus. Alguns dos parâmetros avaliados no processo foram a recuperação da potência viral (RPv) e a recuperação da potência viral específica (RPvø). Esses dois parâmetros avaliam a inativação do Adenovirus pelo processo de extração e ambos apresentaram melhoras quando comparados com a própria suspensão viral para alguns dos sistemas estudados (i.e RPv:341 % e RPvø 1466 %). Esses resultados indicam que o SMDFA foi capaz de particionar seletivamente as partículas virais infecciosas. De acordo com os resultados do planejamento é possível aumentar ainda mais esses resultados controlando as variáveis concentração de tensoativo, pH da suspensão viral e temperatura de extração. / Biotechnological processes depend significantly on separation and purification techniques used to maintain cost-effective industrial-scale production of biotechnological products for commercial, industrial and therapeutic uses. The application of the aqueous two-phase micelar system (ATPMS) is proposed as an alternative for purification, since it allows the separation and analysis of biomolecules /bioparticles, often without loses of activity or their properties. This allows to perform a selective partition that enables high yields. This work aims to study the use of this methodology in the extraction and purification of adenovirus in micelle aqueous two-phase formed by TritonX-114/Viral suspension. All assays were performed in 5 g systems following a full factorial design (23) with four central points. The studied factors were extraction temperature, pH of the viral suspension and concentration of the surfactant. Systems containing masses of 3g, 10g and 40g were evaluated. Extraction procedure effects over integrity and infectivity of adenovirus were also evaluated. Some of the parameters evaluated in the viral recovery process were viral potency (RPv) and recovery of viral specific potency (RPvø). These two parameters measure the inactivation of Adenovirus by the extraction process and both showed improvement when compared with the viral suspension for some of the systems studied (i.e RPv: 341% and RPvø 1466%). These results show that ATPMS selectively partition the infectious viral particles. According to the results of the experimental design is possible to increase, even further, these results controlling the surfactant concentration, viral suspension pH and temperature of extraction.

Uma possível perda de qualidade dos óleos essenciais pode estar associada à decomposição dos compostos terpênicos, quando submetidos ao aquecimento ou contato com o ar, produzindo odores desagradáveis. A redução do teor dos compostos terpênicos, processo conhecido como desterpenação, pode ser realizada por meio de diversas técnicas. Dentre as inúmeras possibilidades, a extração líquido-líquido tem apresentado resultados bastante promissores. Neste contexto, a presente dissertação de mestrado teve como objetivo a determinação experimental e modelagem do equilíbrio líquido-líquido, a (25,0 ± 0,1) °C, dos sistemas modelo de óleo essencial de bergamota e limão compostos, respectivamente, por: limoneno/ acetato de linalila/ linalol/ etanol/ água e limoneno/ γ- terpineno/ β- pineno/ citral/ etanol/ água. Adicionalmente, as propriedades físicas (viscosidade e densidade) dos sistemas supracitados, bem como dos compostos puros, foram também determinadas. Observou-se que o aumento do teor de água no solvente promoveu uma diminuição da extração do linalol (óleo de bergamota) e citral (óleo de limão), entretanto o maior nível de hidratação do etanol acarretou em aumento da região bifásica e da seletividade do solvente em ambos os sistemas estudados. Os dados experimentais obtidos foram correlacionados utilizando-se os modelos termodinâmicos NRTL e UNIQUAC. Para o sistema de óleo essencial de bergamota, o desvio global obtido foi de 0,43% para o modelo UNIQUAC e 0,52% para o NRTL. No que se refere ao sistema de óleo de limão, a equação NRTL foi a que proporcionou a melhor descrição, apresentando um desvio global de 0,29%, em relação ao modelo UNIQUAC, para o qual o desvio obtido foi de 0,32%. Quanto às propriedades físicas, notou-se que a água não exerce muita influência sobre as propriedades da fase terpênica (fase rica em componentes do óleo essencial); entretanto, na fase solvente observou-se que os valores de densidade e a viscosidade foram aumentados com o aumento do nível de água no etanol. / A possible oil quality loss may be associated to the terpenes compounds decomposition, when heated or exposed to air, producing off -flavors. Terpene partial removal, process known as deterpenation, can be performed using many different techniques. Among these various possibilities, the liquid-liquid extraction has shown successful results. The aim of this work was to determine and correlate the liquid-liquid equilibrium experimental data, using thermodynamic models at (25.0 ± 0.1) ºC for bergamot and lemon essential oils model systems composed respectively of limonene/ linalyl acetate/ linalool/ ethanol/ water and limonene/ γ- terpinene/ β- pinene/ citral/ ethanol/ water. Additionally, physical properties (viscosity and density) of the aforementioned systems and pure compounds were determined. It was observed that the higher water content in the solvent led to a lower linalool (bergamot oil) and citral (lemon oil) extraction. However, the highest level of ethanol hydration enlarged the biphasic region and solvent selectivity for both systems. The experimental data were correlated using the NRTL and UNIQUAC thermodynamic models. For bergamot essential oil system, the global deviation was 0.43% for UNIQUAC and 0.52% for NRTL. The NRTL equation provided a better representation of the lemon oil system, with a global deviation value of 0.29%, compared to the UNIQUAC model with a deviation of 0.32%. It was observed that water does not have a significant effect on the terpene phase (essential oil components rich phase) properties. On the other hand, in the solvent phase, it was observed that a higher water content in the ethanol led to higher density and viscosity values.

O mesilato de imatinibe é um importante fármaco pertencente à classe dos inibidores da tirosina-quinase, desenvolvido e utilizado atualmente no tratamento da Leucemia Mielóide Crônica. No histórico da utilização deste medicamento, casos de resistência tem sido relatados cujos mecanismos envolvidos, além dos mecanismos celulares, podem estar relacionados ao metabolismo aumentado deste fármaco. O imatinibe é metabolizado principalmente pelo CYP 3A4, cuja atividade enzimática apresenta grande variabilidade interindividual e é suscetível a indução ou inibição por inúmeras co-medicações, constituintes ambientais e dietéticos. Sendo assim uma dose do medicamento pode resultar em concentrações plasmáticas muito diferentes entre pacientes. A maior parte dos métodos existentes para a determinação do imatinibe em amostras biológicas utiliza a cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência. Entretanto, o método desenvolvido e validado neste trabalho propôs a utilização da eletroforese capilar para a análise deste fármaco em plasma. Para isto foi utilizado um capilar de sílica fundida (46,5 cm de comprimento total, 38 cm de comprimento efetivo e 50 µm de diâmetro interno), tampão fosfato de sódio 50 mmol/L, pH 2,5 como eletrólito de corrida, injeção hidrodinâmica por 20 s a pressão de 50 mbar, tensão de 30 kV, temperatura de 35 °C e detecção em 200 nm. O procedimento de preparo das amostras foi baseado na extração líquido-líquido com o éter metil-terc-butílico como solvente extrator. Os parâmetros de desempenho analítico, linearidade, precisão, exatidão, recuperação, limite de quantificação, seletividade e estabilidade, avaliados na validação do método, cumpriram os requisitos preconizados na legislação vigente e o método desenvolvido foi validado com sucesso. Além disso, sua aplicação foi demonstrada na análise de amostras de plasma de pacientes portadores de Leucemia Mielóide Crônica. / Imatinib mesylate is an important tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been used for the treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). Despite the efficacy of imatinib therap, some cases of treatment resistance have been described. A number of mechanisms of resistance have been identified, which include innate or acquired mutations in the BCR-ABL gene, imatinib binding to 1- acid glycoprotein and altered imatinib pharmacokinetics. Imatinib is mainly metabolized by CYP 3A4, whose enzymatic activity presents a large inter-individual variability and is susceptible to induction or inhibition by numerous co-medications, environmental and dietary constituents. Therefore a given dose can yield very different circulating concentrations between patients. The major of methods available for the determination of imatinib in biological samples apply high performance liquid chromatography as analytical technique. However, in this work, we developed and validated a method by capillary electrophoresis for the determination of this drug in human plasma. The analysis was performed using a fused silica capillary (50 µm internal diameter x 46.5 cm total length, 38.0 cm effective length), a 50 mmol/L sodium phosphate buffer pH 2,5 as background electrolyte, hydrodynamic injection time of 20s (50 mbar), voltage of 30 kV, capillary temperature of 35°C and detection at 200 nm. Plasma samples pre-treatment involved liquid-liquid extraction with methyl-terc-butyl ether as extractor solvent. The analytical parameters investigated, linearity, precision, accuracy, recovery, limit of quantification, selectivity and stability, presented in accordance with the confidence criteria established in the literature. Furthermore the application of the method was performed in the analysis of plasma samples from CML patients undergoing treatment with imatinib.

Pour augmenter les performances de nos composants électroniques, les fabricants ont recourt à de nouveaux matériaux tels que les terres rares. Malgré leur nom, les terres rares sont présentes en quantité sur le globe terrestre mais de façon diluée dans les minerais extraits. L’extraction de ces éléments est peu effectuée en Europe mais majoritairement en Asie où les procédés chimiques de séparations employés sont parfois peu respectueux de l’environnement. De plus les industriels européens sont contraints économiquement par le marché asiatique pour l’achat de ces matières premières. En revanche l’Europe dispose d’une grande quantité de déchets électroniques contenant les éléments d’intérêts. Les procédés de recyclage sont donc primordiaux pour réduire notre dépendance économique et répondre aux besoins d’une économie circulaire. Des procédés de recyclage comme par exemple, l’extraction liquide-liquide existent déjà, mais la diversité des déchets présents nécessite d’adapter le procédé en fonction du lot de déchets afin d’améliorer le rendement. Mais l’optimisation d’un procédé nécessite des expérimentations qui peuvent prendre plusieurs années. L’objectif de la thèse est de trouver des moyens innovants pour réduire le temps nécessaire à l’étude d’un système d’extraction liquide-liquide de quelques années à quelques semaines. Pour cela le domaine a besoin d’une instrumentation dédiée pouvant analyser de façon automatique et rapide les procédés. Les travaux de cette thèse ont donc porté sur le développement d’un dispositif microfluidique d’extraction liquide-liquide associé à deux techniques principales d’analyses en ligne. La première technique d’analyse est basée sur une méthode de fluorescence des rayons X (XRF) pour déterminer la performance d’extraction. La seconde méthode est basée sur de la spectrométrie infrarouge à transformée de Fourrier (FTIR) afin d’étudier l’activité des solvants (aqueux et organiques), informant sur les mécanismes d’extraction. / To increase the performance of our electronic components, manufacturers are using new materials such as rare earth elements (REE). Despite their name, the REE are present in quantity on Earth but in a diluted way in the ores extracted. The extraction of these elements is little carried out in Europe but mainly in Asia where the chemical processes of separations employed are sometimes not very respectful of the environment. Moreover European manufacturers are economically constrained by the Asian market for the purchase of these raw materials. On the other hand, Europe has a large quantity of electronic waste containing the elements of interest. Recycling processes are therefore essential to reduce our economic dependence and meet the needs of a circular economy. Recycling processes such as, for example, liquid-liquid extraction already exist, but the diversity of the present waste requires to adapt the process according to the batch of waste in order to improve the yield. But the optimization of a process requires experiments that can take several years. The aim of the thesis is to find innovative ways to reduce the time needed to study a liquid-liquid extraction system from a few years to a few weeks. For this the domain needs a dedicated instrumentation that can analyse processes automatically and quickly. The work of this thesis is focused on the development of a microfluidic liquid-liquid extraction device associated with two main online analysis techniques. The first analytical technique is based on an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) method to determine the extraction performance. The second method is based on Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) in order to study the activity of solvents (aqueous and organic), informing about extraction mechanisms.

Dans le cadre du développement de nouveaux procédés par extraction liquide-liquide pour le recyclage du combustible nucléaire usé, de nouvelles molécules extractantes sont à l’étude. Les molécules à fonction amide (monoamide, malonamide ou diglycolamide) sont particulièrement étudiées. Les objectifs de cette thèse sont d’étudier la spéciation moléculaire et supramoléculaire de solutions organiques représentatives des différents procédés en cours de développement. Cette spéciation a été réalisée en couplant des études expérimentales et théoriques. Après extraction de solutés, la composition des solutions organiques est déterminée expérimentalement. Des boites de simulation par dynamique moléculaire ayant la même composition que les solutions expérimentales sont ensuite construites. Après simulation, les trajectoires de dynamique moléculaire permettent de calculer les masses volumiques et les intensités diffusées aux petits angles théoriques des solutions simulées. Dès lors que les données calculées et les données expérimentales sont en accord, on estime que les simulations sont représentatives des solutions réelles. Ces simulations couplées à des caractérisations expérimentales supplémentaires (spectroscopie infra-rouge – IR – et spectrométrie de masse à ionisation par électrospray – ESI-MS –) permettent de décrire les structures en solution à la fois à l’échelle moléculaire et supramoléculaire. Cette méthodologie a été appliquée à l’extraction d’eau et de nitrate d’uranyle par les monoamides DEHBA et par le malonamide DMDOHEMA ainsi qu’à l’extraction d’eau et de nitrate de néodyme par des solutions à base de TODGA.L’extraction d’eau en phase organique est dépendante de l’organisation de la solution : les solutions de monoamides essentiellement constituées de monomères et dimères solubilisent peu d’eau contrairement aux solutions de DMDOHEMA ou de TODGA majoritairement constituées d’agrégats. L’extraction de nitrate d’uranyle a mis en évidence différents comportements dépendant de la structure de la molécule ou de la concentration d’uranyle. Des complexes UO2(NO3)2L2 sont observés à faible concentration d’uranium après extraction par les monoamides. Lorsque la concentration d’uranium augmente, des espèces polymétalliques sont observées et deviennent majoritaire en solution. Dans le cas du DMDOHEMA, des complexes monométalliques sont majoritaires mais n’ont pas une stœchiométrie unique. L’uranyle peut être coordiné à 1 ou 2 malonamides (monodenté ou bidenté), 2 nitrates et parfois une molécule d’eau. Le néodyme est extrait par le TODGA dans l’heptane sous forme de petits agrégats contenant 2 ou 3 cations liés par des nitrates pontants. Une augmentation de la concentration de néodyme entraine une augmentation de l’agrégation jusqu’à l’apparition d’une démixtion de phase. La présence d’octanol (0,3 mol/L) permet d’extraire une plus forte concentration de Nd sans séparation de phase. Les simulations ont montré que l’octanol se place dans la 1ère sphère de coordination du néodyme à la place des molécules d’eau ou de TODGA améliorant ainsi la solubilité des complexes et agrégats dans la phase organique. L’ajout de 0,5 mol/L de DMDOHEMA à une solution de TODGA permet également d’éviter la démixtion en structurant la solution. En présence de malonamide des agrégats plus petits sont observés.Pour les deux systèmes étudiés (mono et diamides), les phases obtenues après démixtion de la phase organique (phénomène de formation de 3ème phase) ont également été caractérisées.Ces travaux ont permis de déterminer l’organisation moléculaire et supramoléculaire dans des solutions d’extraction par l’utilisation d’une méthode couplant études expérimentales et simulations par dynamique moléculaire. / In the framework of development of new processes for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, new extractant molecules are studied.The goals of this thesis are to study the molecular and supramolecular speciation of representative organic solutions. The speciation was determined by coupling experimental and theoretical study. After solute extraction, the composition of the organic solutions is experimentally determined. Simulations boxes with the same composition than experimental solutions are build. After simulation, trajectories are used to calculate small angle scattered intensities. The representativeness of the simulations is checked by comparison of experimental and calculated scattered intensities. The use of the simulation, ESI-MS spectrometry and IR spectroscopy provides the description of the structures in organic solution at the molecular and supramolecular scale. This methodology was applied on water and uranyl nitrate extraction by the monoamide DEHBA and MOEHA and by the malonamide DMDOHEMA as well as the extraction of water and neodymium nitrate by TODGA solutions.The extraction of water is dependent of the organization of the solution: monoamide solution made of monomer and dimer solubilize few amount of water in comparison with DMDOHEMA or TODGA solutions.The extraction of uranyl nitrate showed different behavior. UO2(NO3)2L2 complexes are observed at low uranium concentration after extraction by the monoamides. Polymetallic species are observed with the increase of uranium concentration. In the case of DMDOHEMA, monometallic complexes are majority but without a unique stoichiometry. The uranyl can be linked to 1 o 2 malonamides, 2 nitrates and sometimes to a water molecule. Neodymium is extracted by TODGA within small aggregates made of 2 or 3 cations liked by bridging nitrates. The increase of the concentration of neodymium leads to a phase separation. The presence of octanol provides the extraction of higher concentration of neodymium nitrate. Simulations showed the replacement of water and TODGA molecules and the first coordination sphere of the cation with octanol molecule. This increases the solubility of the aggregates. The presence of DMDOHEMA prevents also the phase separation by structuring the solution. With malonamide, smaller aggregates are observed.For both systems, phases after demixing (third phase formation) were characterized.This work provides the study of the molecular and supramolecular organization of organic solutions by combining experimental studies and molecular dynamic simulations.

Woven textile fabrics were designed and constructed from hydrophilic and hydrophobic spun yarns to give planar substrates containing amphiphilic microchannels with defined orientations and locations. Polypropylene fibers were spun to give hydrophobic yarns, and the hydrophilic yarns were spun from a poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolyester. Water wicking rates into the fabrics were measured by video microscopy and longitudinal wicking tests from single drops and from reservoirs. Intra-yarn microchannels in the hydrophilic polyester yarns were shown to selectively transport aqueous fluids, with the flow path governed by the placement of the hydrophilic yarns in the fabric. Simultaneous wicking of an aqueous and hydrocarbon fluid into the hydrophilic and hydrophobic microchannels of an amphiphilic fabric was successfully demonstrated. The high degree of interfacial contact and micron-scale diffusion lengths of such co-flowing immiscible fluid streams inside amphiphilic fabrics suggest potential applications as highly scalable and affordable microcontactors for industrial liquid-liquid extractions. The efficiency of liquid-liquid extractions carried out with the amphiphilic fabrics was evaluated. Solvent extraction efficiencies were shown to reach up to ~98%.

Die Effektivität der Reaktivextraktion als Verfahren zur Stoffabtrennung aus wässrigen Lösungen mit organischen Lösungsmitteln lässt sich durch den Zusatz weiterer Stoffe deutlich steigern. Das können Co-Ionen, Lösungsvermittler und Stoffe sein, die die Phasengrenzfläche beeinflussen. Wichtigste Vertreter der letzteren Gruppe sind Tenside, die die Grenzflächenspannung zwischen den Phasen verringern. Sie werden in der industriellen Technik bereits seit Jahrzehnten mit gleich bleibendem Erfolg angewandt. Dabei sind die Vorgänge an der Phasengrenze, die durch die Tenside beeinflusst werden, noch nicht vollständig geklärt. In diesem Umfeld ist auch die vorliegende Arbeit entstanden. Sie soll bereits am Lehrstuhl vorliegende Arbeiten ergänzen. Gegenstand der Untersuchungen ist der Einfluss von Tensiden auf die Extraktion von Schwermetallionen im elektrischen Feld, hier untersucht an dem kationischen Tensid Hexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromid (CTAB). Als Untersuchungsmethode wird die Polarographie verwendet. Der Ladungsdurchtritt durch die Grenzfläche Wasser/Quecksilber und deren Beeinflussung durch das Tensid werden für die Metallionen von Zink, Cadmium, Blei und Chrom bei unterschiedlichen pH-Werten untersucht. Es zeigt sich, dass die Modifizierung der Grenzfläche nur einen Teil der Beeinflussung ausmacht, weitere entstehen durch die chemische Modifizierung der vorhandenen Spezies. Weiterhin kann abgeleitet werden, dass trotz chemischer Verwandtschaft der eingesetzten Systeme eine klare Vorhersage der Beeinflussung nur begrenzt möglich ist. Der grundlegende Trend von Systemen mit chemisch ähnlicher Zusammensetzung ist zwar der gleiche, jedes System reagiert jedoch individuell in Abhängigkeit der genauen stofflichen Zusammensetzung und der Versuchsbedingungen, so dass stets konkrete Voruntersuchungen notwendig erscheinen.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.

De nombreux procédés de la recherche et de l'industrie utilisent l'extraction liquide-liquide, technique qui permet la séparation sélective de produits au sein d'un mélange. À cet effet, deux liquides non miscibles sont mis en contact : une phase aqueuse et une phase organique, l'une contenant généralement une molécule extractante capable de transférer les éléments désirés à l'autre. Le transfert se produit à la surface de contact entre les deux phases. Après le transfert, les deux phases sont séparées par décantation. Dans la pratique, ces opérations sont effectuées dans des appareils industriels. Pour optimiser et comprendre le fonctionnement de ces dispositifs, il est important de déterminer les caractéristiques fondamentales de l'émulsion. Il s'agit notamment des paramètres liés à la vitesse des écoulements ainsi que ceux liés au mélange des fluides comme l'aire interfaciale, le taux de rétention, ou la distribution en taille de la population de gouttes. Plusieurs techniques d'imagerie peuvent être utilisées pour les mesurer. L'une d'elles, l'holographie numérique, est bien connue pour permettre la reconstruction complète en 3D d'un écoulement à partir d'une seule acquisition. Ce travail de thèse traite d'une application de l'holographie numérique en ligne directement sur des gouttes en mouvement dans une phase liquide continue. La taille des gouttes a imposé l'exploration d'un régime de diffraction peu étudié à ce jour. Dans ce domaine, le modèle du disque opaque classiquement employé n'est pas valide et un meilleur accord est obtenu avec un modèle mixte lui associant une lentille mince. La focalisation des hologrammes est réalisée via une méthode dédiée et automatique qui a été établie à partir d'une étude complète de la littérature. Dans un deuxième temps, afin de mesurer des rétentions plus élevées, elle est complétée par une approche inverse permettant de corriger les mauvais positionnements et de restituer les gouttes non détectées. Ce traitement a été appliqué à des résultats expérimentaux, sur un dispositif de référence produisant des gouttes calibrées, et comparé à des mesures indépendantes. Ces essais ont validé la pertinence de l'holographie pour la caractérisation des émulsions. / Several processes used in research and industry are based on liquid-liquid extraction, a method designed for selective separation of products in a mixture. In liquid-liquid extraction, two immiscible liquids are contacted: an aqueous phase and an organic phase, one of which generally contains an extractant molecule capable of transferring the desired elements to the other phase. The transfer occurs at the contact surface between the two phases. After transfer, both phases are separated by settling. In practice, these operations are performed in industrial apparatus. In order to optimize the operation of these devices, it's important to determine the fundamental characteristics of the emulsion. These include parameters related to the fluid flow velocity as well as parameters related to fluid mixing such as the interfacial area, hold-up, and size distribution of the droplets population. Numerous imaging techniques can be used to measure these parameters. One of them, digital holography, is well-known for allowing complete reconstruction of information about a 3D flow in a single shot. This PhD work deals with a direct application of digital in line holography to droplets rising in a continuous liquid phase. The droplet size imposes a regime of intermediate-field diffraction hardly explored to date. Acquired diffraction patterns show that the usual dark disk model is not valid and that good agreement is obtained with a mixed model coupling thin lens with opaque disk. Hologram focusing is nevertheless performed with a dedicated automated method. A literature review has been conducted to identify the sharpest autofocus function for our application. In a second step, in order to measure high retention rates, an inverse problem approach is applied on all the outliers and missing droplets. This hologram restitution treatment has been applied to experimental results with a comparison to independent measurements. The main results obtained with calibrated droplets are presented detailing the test device and instrumentation. They have validated the relevance of holography for the characterization of emulsions.