Durant les cultures cellulaires en bioréacteur, la physiologie des micro-organismes et les paramètres physico-chimiques (alimentations en gaz et en substrat, agitation, température, pH, pression) interagissent très fortement. La spécificité des bioréactions microbiennes, en relation avec les couplages irréductibles entre les transferts de chaleur, de matière et de quantité de mouvement, réside dans la complexité (milieu triphasique) et la dynamique (bioréaction autocatalysé) de ces systèmes. L’objectif de ce travail est de progresser dans la compréhension et le contrôle dynamique des intéractions entre les aspects biologiques et les aspects physiques à différentes échelles (macro, micro et moléculaire) pour conduire la réaction biologique vers l’objectif défini (production de biomasse, de métabolites intra ou extra cellulaires, …) et l’optimiser. Les cellules (concentration, forme, dimension, physiologie, …) affectent fortement les propriétés physico-chimiques des moûts et par conséquent, les performances des bioprocédés (vitesses spécifiques, rendements, productivité). Le comportement rhéologique particulier du moût est souvent utilisé pour comprendre l’impact de la biomasse microbienne sur le rendement et les performances du bioprocédé.Dans ce travail, des cultures axéniques, définies comme des cultures pures de microorganismes unicellulaires procaryote et eucaryote, sont considérées. Notre approche s’appuie sur des mesures physiques et physico-chimiques en ligne et hors ligne réalisées sur un bioréacteur instrumenté, mesures qui sont mises en place de façon à respecter les conditions imposées par les contraintes biologiques propres aux microorganismes et à la stratégie de culture choisie. Des cultures d’Escherichia coli et d’Yarrowia. lipolytica, à taux de croissance controlé par l’apport de substrat, ont été réalisées dans une gamme de concentration allant de 0.1 à 100 g l-1. Le bilan qui peut être dressé pour ce travail, tant sur les aspects scientifiques que technologiques, est le suivant :- conception et réalisation d’un outil d’investigation original construit sur la base d’un bioréacteur (20 l) et pourvu d’une boucle de recirculation instrumentée pour la mesure,- identification hydrodynamique (courbes de frottement) de conduites calibrées permettant la viscosimétrie en ligne durant une culture cellulaire, - conception, développement et validation d’un code, LoCoPREL, permettant simultanément le contrôle de la culture cellulaire suivant une stratégie définie, la gestion de séquences de débit dans la boucle de dérivation et l’acquisition des données issues de l’instrumentation spécifique employée,- comparaison des mesures réalisées en ligne à débit constant ou selon des séquences de débit,- mise en évidence du comportement non newtonien des moûts et d’écarts entre les mesures en ligne et hors ligne,- analyse des mesures physiques réalisées en ligne et hors ligne, en lien avec les performances de la culture / During cell cultures in bioreactors, micro-organism physiology closely interacts with physico-chemical parameters such as gas and feed flowrates, mixing, temperature, pH, pressure. The specificity of microbial bioreactions in relation with irreductible couplings between heat and mass transfers and fluid mechanics, led into complex (three-phase medium) and dynamic (auto-biocatalytics reaction) systems. Our scientific approach aims to investigate, understand and control dynamic interactions between physical and biological systems at different scales (macro, micro and molecular) for molecules, strains and/or bioprocess innovation. Cells (concentration, shape, dimension, physiology…) strongly affect physico-chemical properties of broth. Then the modification of these characteristics interacts with bioprocess performances (specific rates, yields…) with an improvement or, more frequently, a decrease of yields. Among these properties, rheological behaviour is a strategy widely used to understand the impact of cells and the derivation of bioprocess performances.In this manuscript, axenic cultures, defined as cultures of a pure and unicellular Prokaryote and Eukaryote microorganisms in bioreactors, are considered. Our approach is based on physical and physico-chemical on-line and off-line measurements in respect with accurate and stringent conditions imposed by cell culture strategy. Escherichia coli and Yarrowia lipolytica cultures were investigated with a control of growth rate by carbon feed in the range from 0.1 up to 100 g l-1. Our scientific and technical actions and results led:- to design and realize an original pilot based on a bioreactor (20 l) with a derivation loop including a specific on-line rheometric device as well as additional physical and biological measurements,- to identify, from a hydrodynamic standpoint, the generalized friction curves of calibrated ducts enabling on-line viscosimetry during cell cultures,- to conceive and validate a homemade software, named LoCoPREL, enabling simultaneously to control cell cultures under defined strategy and to manage flow sequences within the derivation loop,- to discuss and compare on-line physical measurements under constant flow rate and various sequence strategy related to investigated shear-rates,- to highlight about the non-newtonian rheological behaviour of broths and the gap between on-line and off-line measurements,- to analyse on-line and off-line physical measurements in the light of biological performances during fed-batch cultures (mass balance, specific rate, yield).

Additives, incorporated in film coating formulations, and their process parameters are generally selected using a trial-and-error approach. However, coating problems and defects, especially those associated with aqueous coating systems, indicate the necessity of embracing a quality-by-design approach to identify the optimum coating parameters. In this study, the feasibility of using thermal and rheological measurements to help evaluate and design novel coating formulations has been investigated. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS), an enteric coating polymer, was used as the film forming polymer. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), and Parallel Plate Shear Rheometery (PPSR) were used to evaluate the effect of different plasticisers on the performance of HPMCAS. The results illustrate that, for identical formulations, the DSC and DMA methods yielded up to 40% differences in glass transition temperature (Tg) values. Moreover, Tg measured using loss modulus signals were always 20-30 oC less than those measured using tan delta results in DMA testing. Absolute and relative Tg values can significantly vary depending on the geometry of the samples, clamp size, temperature ramping rate and the frequency of the oscillations. Complex viscosity data for different formulations demonstrated a variable shear thinning behaviour and a Tg independent ranking. It is, therefore, insufficient to rely purely on Tg values to determine the relative performance of additives. In addition, complex viscosity results, obtained using both the DMA and PPSR techniques at similar temperatures, are shown to be comparable. The results from both techniques were therefore used to produce continuous master curves for the HPMCAS formulations. Additionally, step strain tests showed that HPMCAS chains do not fully III disentangle after 105 seconds as predicted by the Maxwell model. Finally, in situ aqueous-based coating experiments proved that mixtures of triethyl acetyl citrate and acetylated monoglyceride (TEAC/AMG), even without cooling of the suspension, do not cause blocking of the spray nozzle whereas triethyl citrate (TEC) based formulae did. TEAC (alone or in a combination with AMG) exhibits superior wettability to HPMCAS than TEC/AMG formulations and can be used to enhance the efficiency and film quality of the dry coating process.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Susceptibility to soil degradation is a function of disturbance intensity and structure resistance, which is usually described by mesoscale properties. However, soil mechanical strength in the microscale (micromechanical) evaluated by rheology is not well known. The objective was to evaluate the micromechanical resistance of soils of Rio Grande do Sul through amplitude sweep tests under oscillatory shear, to know the variables that influence this resistance and to evaluate its relationship with physical and mechanical properties in mesoscale. Surface and subsurface horizons of eight soils, Oxisol (4), Ultisol (2), Alfisol (1) and Vertisol (1), were characterized for particle size, mineralogy, chemical, physical and mechanical in micro and mesoscale. The micromechanical resistance of soils was evaluated by rheological curves and parameters, and the influence of water content on rheological parameters was evaluated by regression analysis. The influence of soil composition on rheological parameters and the relationship between rheological parameters and physical and mechanical properties were evaluated by correlation analysis and principal component analysis. There was great variation between soils and horizons according its constitution of particle size, mineralogy and chemistry, where sand, clay, total carbon and presence of 2:1 clay minerals were the most influential factors on rheological behavior of the soils. Soil matric potential also had a strong influence on micromechanics resistance of soils. There were correlations of rheological parameters with physical properties (bulk density and soil porosity), but few correlations with mesomechanical properties (uniaxial compressibility and direct shear). The higher silt and clay content increased the microstructural resistance of the soil, where higher sand content decreased this resistance. The predominance of smectite in clay fraction increased the microstructural elasticity; the increased of kaolinite decreased the elasticity and the increased of iron oxides raised the microstructural stiffness (shear stress) of the soils. Increased water pressure increased micromechanical resistance of most soils due to meniscus force, occurring reduction in micromechanics stiffness at 10 kPa pressure due to presence of pseudosand associated with low bulk density. The increase of carbon content increased soil elasticity, but decreased soil rigidity; and cations content correlated only indirectly with rheological parameters. The larger correlation between rheological parameters and physical properties is probably due to aggregation factors being the same in both scales, such as particle size, mineralogy and their interactions. On the other hand, the low relation of soil mechanical resistance in micro and mesoscale seem influenced by different factors related to soil composition and structure. / A suscetibilidade do solo à degradação é função da intensidade da perturbação e da resistência da estrutura, a qual é normalmente descrita por propriedades em mesoescala. Entretanto, a resistência mecânica do solo em microescala (micromecânica) avaliada por meio da reologia é pouco conhecida. O objetivo foi avaliar a resistência micromecânica de solos do Rio Grande do Sul com o uso de testes de varredura de amplitude por cisalhamento oscilatório, conhecer as variáveis que influenciam essa resistência e avaliar sua relação com propriedades físicas e mecânicas em mesoescala. Os horizontes superficial e subsuperficial de oito solos das ordens Latossolo (4), Argissolo (2), Planossolo (1) e Vertissolo (1) foram caracterizados quanto à granulometria, mineralogia, propriedades químicas, físicas e mecânicas em micro e mesoescala. A resistência micromecânica dos solos foi avaliada por curvas e parâmetros reológicos e a influência do conteúdo de água sobre parâmetros reológicos foi avaliada por análise de regressão. A influência da composição do solo nos parâmetros reológicos e a relação entre parâmetros reológicos e propriedades físicas e mesomecânicas foram avaliadas por análise de correlação e análise de componentes principais. Houve grande variação entre os solos e horizontes quanto à sua constituição granulométrica, mineralógica e química, sendo areia, argila, carbono e presença de argilominerais 2:1 os fatores que mais influenciaram o comportamento reológico dos solos. A tensão de água também teve forte influência na resistência micromecânica dos solos. Foram verificadas correlações de parâmetros reológicos com propriedades físicas (densidade e porosidade do solo), mas poucas correlações com propriedades mesomecânicas (compressibilidade uniaxial e cisalhamento direto). O aumento dos teores de silte e argila aumentou a resistência micromecânica do solo, enquanto maiores teores de areia diminuíram essa resistência. O predomínio de esmectita na fração argila aumentou a elasticidade microestrutural; a caulinita diminuiu a elasticidade; e o aumento de óxidos de ferro aumentou a rigidez (tensão de cisalhamento) microestrutural dos solos. O aumento da drenagem aumentou a resistência micromecânica da maioria dos solos devido ao aumento das forças de meniscos, ocorrendo redução da rigidez micromecânica na tensão de água de 10 kPa em horizontes com presença de pseudoareia associada com baixa densidade do solo. O incremento dos teores de carbono aumentou a elasticidade do solo, mas diminuiu sua rigidez; e os teores de cátions correlacionaram-se indiretamente com parâmetros reológicos. A maior relação entre parâmetros reológicos e propriedades físicas decorre, provavelmente, dos fatores de agregação serem os mesmos em ambas as escalas, como a granulometria, a mineralogia e suas interações. Por outro lado, a relação da resistência mecânica do solo em micro e mesoescala foi pequena, pois parecem influenciadas por diferentes fatores relacionados à composição e estrutura do solo.

Submitted by Emanuel Varela Cardoso (emanuel.varela@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-06-22T18:16:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JÉSSICA CAMILLA DA COSTA LIMA – DISSERTAÇÃO (UAEMa) 2016.pdf: 6436164 bytes, checksum: 0eb0aed4e907b380df345b619174c509 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-22T18:16:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JÉSSICA CAMILLA DA COSTA LIMA – DISSERTAÇÃO (UAEMa) 2016.pdf: 6436164 bytes, checksum: 0eb0aed4e907b380df345b619174c509 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-24 / Capes / Com o intuito de superar algumas limitações do poli(ácidolático) (PLA), foi feita sua mistura com o copolímero poli(estireno/etileno-butileno/estireno) (SEBS), em diferentes concentrações e avaliadas diversas propriedades. As blendas contendo 5,10, 15 e 20% em massa do SEBS foram preparadas por extrusão seguida de injeção e caracterizadas por ensaios reológicos, difratometria de raios X (DRX), espectroscopia na região do infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (FTIR), calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), análise térmica dinâmico-mecânica (DMTA), temperatura de deflexão térmica (HDT), propriedades mecânicas e a morfologia foi investigada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV). Estas propriedades foram avaliadas antes e após tratamento térmico de recozimento. Os resultados de reometria de torque indicaram que as blendas apresentam maior estabilidade quando comparadas ao PLA puro. Em baixas frequências (reômetro oscilatório) o PLA e as blendas PLA/SEBS contendo 5 e 10% de SEBS apresentam um comportamento de fluido newtoniano, já as blendas contendo 15 e 20% apresentam um comportamento de fluido pseudoplástico, observa-se também a presença de dois arcos distintos para todas as blendas, indicando que as fases de PLA e SEBS são imiscíveis. Verifica-se para as blendas PLA/SEBS contendo 15 e 20% de SEBS, há uma mudança na inclinação das curvas, esta mudança indica que as mesmas passam a apresentar um comportamento de pseudo-sólido. Nos padrões de DRX das amostras submetidas ao tratamento térmico de recozimento observa-se um pico intenso e bem definido caracterizando cristalinidade considerável das amostras. As análises de DSC e DMTA indicaram que com tratamento térmico ocorreu o desaparecimento da temperatura de cristalização a frio (Tcc) doPLA. As amostras recozidas apresentaram valores de HDT mais elevados. Observou-se um balanço de propriedades mecânicas, no qual o módulo elástico e a resistência à tração tiveram uma pequena redução para as blendas sem tratamento e aumento destas propriedades com tratamento térmico, enquanto que o alongamento, a tenacidade e resistência ao impacto tiveram aumento significativo para as amostras sem e com tratamento térmico. Os resultados de MEV indicaram que com o aumento da concentração do copolímero observa-se aumento do tamanho médio das partículas, provavelmente devido à ocorrência de coalescência. Os resultados de MEV após tratamento térmico em geral, pode-se observar um refinamento no tamanho médio das partículas 7 dispersas de SEBS que influenciou nas propriedades mecânicas. As blendas estudadas no presente trabalho apresentam propriedades muito atrativas, contendo pequenas quantidades do copolímero sintético. Omaterial desenvolvido advém, em sua maior proporção, de fontes renováveis, contribuindo assim, com o meio ambiente. / In order to overcome certain limitations of poly (lactic acid) (PLA) biopolymer, the same was modified with poly (styrene / ethylene-butylene / styrene)(SEBS) copolymer, and the effect of different content of this copolymer on the properties of the blends, before and after heat treatment, was evaluated. The blends containing 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt% of SEBS were prepared by extrusion followed by injection molding and characterized by rheological measurements, X-ray diffraction (XRD) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and heat deflection temperature (HDT). The results of torque rheometry indicated that the blends exhibited increased stability compared to pure PLA. At low frequencies (oscillation rheometer) PLA and PLA / SEBS blends containing 5 and 10% of SEBS exhibited a Newtonian fluid behavior, and the blends containing 15 and 20% SEBS showed a shear thinning behavior. It was also observed the presence two distinct arcs for all blends, indicating that the SEBS and PLA phases are immiscible. It was also observed that in the PLA / SEBS blends containing 15 and 20% SEBS, there is a change in the slope of the curves. This change indicates that they begin to present a pseudo-solid behavior. In the XRD patterns of the samples subjected to annealing heat treatment a well-defined intense peak was observed for PLA indicating its considerable crystallinity in the samples. The FTIR analysis pointed out, by the presence of characteristic bands, that the PLA presented higher crystallinity after the annealing heat treatment. The annealed samples showed higher HDT values. There was a balance of mechanical properties, wherein the elastic modulus and the tensile strength proved to be inversely proportional to the content of the copolymer, while the elongation and tenacity were directly proportional to this content. The addition of the copolymer caused a significant increase in the impact strength for samples with and withoutheat treatment. The SEM results showed that when the SEBS copolymer content was increased, an increase in the average particle size of SEBS dispersed phase was observed, probably due to the occurrence of coalescence. SEM results for samples after heat treatment showed a decrease in average size of dispersed particles of SEBS, which affected the mechanical properties. The blend studied in this paper presented very attractive properties, and contains small amounts of the synthetic 9 copolymer. The developed material comes, in its most proportion, from renewable sources, thus contributing to the environment.

Le procédé d'injection soufflage est rendu accessible aux presses d'injection standard à travers le procédé d'injection soufflage cycle chaud, sans stockage puis réchauffe de la préforme. Le but étant de rendre accessible la production de petites séries de pièces creuses à des entreprises possédant un parc machine de presse à injecter. Les pièces sont réalisées en polypropylène et sont soufflées juste après avoir été injectées. Ce processus implique que la préforme se doit d'être suffisamment malléable pour être soufflée mais suffisamment visqueuse pour éviter de se rompre durant la phase de soufflage. Ces contraintes conduisent à une fenêtre de mise en oeuvre réduite, comprise entre la température de fusion du polymère et la température de cristallisation, soit le domaine ou le polypropylène est à l'état amorphe et suffisamment froid pour avoir une viscosité conséquente sans cristalliser. Ce procédé cycle chaud implique des gradients de température, de grands taux d'étirages et d'importantes cinétiques de refroidissement. Des mesures de rhéométrie à l'état fondu sont réalisées pour identifier le comportement de la matière dans la plage de température du procédé, de même que des tests de calorimétrie différentielle. L'observation du procédé et l'étude de la cristallisation du matériau permettent de supposer que ce dernier reste à l'état fondu durant la phase de soufflage. Un modèle rhéologique de Cross est utilisé, avec la dépendance thermique prise en compte par une loi d'Arrhénius. Le procédé est simulé à l'aide d'un logiciel de calcul par éléments finis dédié aux écoulements de fluides complexes (POLYFLOW) dans l'espace de travail ANSYS Workbench. La géométrie autorise une approche axisymétrique, facilitant ainsi la modélisation. Le calcul transitoire est lancé sous conditions anisothermes et l'auto-échauffement est considéré. Des études de sensibilité sont réalisées et révèlent l'influence de paramètres procédé tels que le comportement du matériau, la pression de soufflage et le champ de température initial. Des mesures d'épaisseurs sont réalisées en utilisant une méthode de traitement d'image permettant l'analyse des images numérisées de pièces découpées et des images issues de tomographie X des pièces. Les résultats simulés sont comparés aux mesures expérimentales. Le modèle présente les mêmes tendances que les mesures. L'existence de déformations élongationnelles, mais aussi par cisaillement lors du soufflage après contact avec le moule, est discutée. Une boucle d'optimisation est mise en place afin de déterminer numériquement la géométrie optimale de préforme. Des points de contrôle sont placés le long de la préforme et l'algorithme d'optimisation modifie les épaisseurs à ces points. / Single stage injection blow molding process, without preform storage and reheat, could be run on a standard injection molding machine, with the aim of producing short series of specific hollow parts. The polypropylene bottles are blown right after being injected. The preform has to remain sufficiently malleable to be blown while being viscous enough to avoid being pierced during the blow molding stage. These constraints lead to a small processing window, and so the process takes place between the melting temperature and the crystallization temperature, where the polypropylene is in his molten state but cool enough to enhance its viscosity without crystallizing. This single stage process introduces temperature gradients, molecular orientation, high stretch rate and high cooling rate. Melt rheometry tests were performed to characterize the polymer behavior in the temperature range of the process, as well as Differential Scanning Calorimetry. A viscous Cross model is used with the thermal dependence assumed by an Arrhenius law. The process is simulated through a finite element code (POLYFLOW) in the Ansys Workbench framework. The geometry allows an axisymmetric approach. The transient simulation is run under anisothermal conditions and viscous heating is taken into account. Thickness measurements using image analysis are done and the simulation results are compared to the experimental ones. The experimental measurements are done by analizing tomography datas. The simulation shows good agreements with the experimental results. The existence of elongational strain as well as shear strain during the blowing after contact with the mold is discussed. An optimization loop is run to determine an optimal initial thickness repartition by the use of a Predictor/Corrector method to minimize a given objective function. Design points are defined along the preform and the optimization modifies the thickness at these locations. This method is compared to the Downhill Simplex Method and shows better efficiency.

La bioconversion des biomasses lignocellulosiques est actuellement un grand défi pour le développement de technologies de bio-raffinage. Le manque de connaissances des mécanismes de liquéfaction et de saccharification est l’un des principaux facteurs qui pénalisent le développement des procédés de bio-raffinage. Ce travail est centré sur le développement d’analyses physiques et biochimiques in-situ (viscosimétrie, focus beam reflectance measurement) et ex-situ (rhéometrie, granulométrie laser, morphogranulométrie, sédimentation…) pour améliorer la compréhension des mécanismes de déstructuration desfibres lignocellulosiques et caractériser les cinétiques de libération de carbone fermentescible. Des substrats modèles (cellulose microcristalline, papier Whatman) et industriels (pâte à papier, bagasse de canne à sucre) ont été utilisés avec différentes conditions d'hydrolyse (1% à 30%w/v, 0.1 à 0.5mL enzyme/ g cellulose). Les résultats obtenus ont permis:- de proposer et de valider les mesures in-situ de la viscosité de la suspension et de la distribution des longueurs de corde des particules, ainsi que sa conversion en distribution de diamètre.- de montrer l'impact de la nature et de la concentration de substrat et des ratios enzyme/substrat sur les évolutions des paramètres physico-biochimiques lors de l'hydrolyse. Ces effets ont été quantifiés sur les limitations de transfert.- d'établir un modèle phénoménologique de comportement rhéologique des suspensions initiales- de montrer que les cinétiques physico et bio-chimiques sont des cinétiques du second ordre- de montrer que, pour des hydrolyses à haute teneur en matière sèche, on peut réduire considérablement la limitation des transferts liée aux hautes concentrations et contrôler la cinétique de production de glucose par une stratégie d’ajouts cumulés desubstrat. / In the context of biofuels and chemicals production of petroleum substitutes from renewable carbon, bioconversion of lignocellulose biomasses is currently a major challenge. The limited knowledge of liquefaction and saccharification mechanisms stands as the main factor which penalizes bio-refinery progress. The present work is centred on the development of in-situ(viscosimetry, focus beam reflectance measurement) and ex-situ (rheometry, diffraction light scattered, morphometry, decantation…) physical and biochemical analysis to expand our understanding of the destructuration mechanisms of lignocellulose fibres and to characterise the release kinetics of fermentable cellulosic carbon. Model (microcrystalline cellulose,Whatman paper) and industrial (paper-pulp, sugarcane bagasse) lignocellulose matrices under a large range of hydrolysis conditions (1% up to 30%w/v and 0.1 up to 0.5mL enzyme/g cellulose) were studied during 24h hydrolysis experiments (pertinent period to appreciate transfer limitations). Our scientific results allow:- to propose and validate the in-situ measurements of the suspension viscosity and chord length distribution together with its conversion into particle size distribution.- to demonstrate the impact of the substrate nature and concentration and of the enzymatic ratios on the evolution of physical- and biochemical parameters during hydrolysis. Their impacts on transfer phenomena were quantified.- to establish phenomenological models for rheological behaviour of initial suspensions.- to describe all physical (viscosity, particle size) and biochemical (substrate and product) kinetics by second order reaction models.- to demonstrate that, for high dry matter concentration hydrolysis, a cumulative feeding substrate strategy allows considerably reducing the transfer limitations linked to high concentrations and to control the glucose production kinetics.

[pt] Esta tese é sobre a reologia de óleos parafínicos crus. Um protocolo baseado na literatura relevante é desenvolvido para garantir que históricos térmico e de cisalhamento bem definidos sejam impostos em amostras que serão submetidas à medições reológicas. Com este protocolo, uma caracterização reológica quase completa de um óleo parafínico cru brasileiro é executada . Quatro experimentos reométricos são realizados, a saber, escoamento em estado estacionário, taxa de cisalhamento constante, tensão constante e rampa oscilatória de amplitude de tensão. Propriedades reológicas importantes, tais como, viscosidade, tensão limite de escoamento e módulos elástico e viscoso são medidos com o auxílio de técnicas diferentes em uma ampla faixa de condições. Além disso, uma comparação entre essas técnicas de medição é realizada. O processo de quebra da microestrutura do óleo parafínico brasileiro, assim como os efeitos na reologia do histórico do material e do tempo de repouso isotérmico são estudados. Fenômenos interessantes são observados, incluindo bifurcação da taxa de cisalhamento, dependência da tensão limite com os históricos térmico e de cisalhamento e independência dos resultados de regime permanente com relação à condição inicial após o resfriamento. Por fim, oportunidades para futuros desenvolvimentos e investigações são enfatizadas. / [en] This thesis deals with the rheology of waxy crude oils. A protocol based on the relevant literature is developed to guarantee well defined shear and thermal histories to waxy crude oil samples to be submitted to rheological measurements. With this protocol, a fair complete rheological characterization of a Brazilian waxy crude oil is performed. Four rheometric experiments, namely steady-state flow, constant shear rate, constant shear stress, and dynamic-stress-amplitude sweep are carried out. Important rheological properties, such as, viscosity, yield stress, and storage and loss moduli are measured with di↵erent techniques in a wide range of conditions and a comparison between the techniques is presented. The yielding as well as the history effects and the e↵ects of isothermal holding time on the microstructure and rheology of a Brazilian waxy crude oil are investigated. Interesting phenomena are observed, including bifurcation of shear rate, dependence of the yield stress with thermal and shear histories, and independence of the steady-state results with the post-cooling initial condition of the experiment. At last, opportunities for further developments are highlighted.

Depuis quelques années, la microplasturgie est un secteur en plein développement. Cependant, le comportement rhéologique des matériaux polymères dans des géométries très minces (dimension inférieure à 100 µm) n’est pas bien caractérisé. Peu de travaux ont été entrepris à ce sujet, en particulier en ce qui concerne les écoulements de Poiseuille qui sont pourtant les plus représentatifs des conditions de mise en œuvre usuelles. Ainsi, ce travail a pour but la mise au point d’une méthode expérimentale permettant d’obtenir des données pertinentes afin de caractériser de façon approfondie le comportement des matériaux polymères en écoulement de Poiseuille dans des géométries micrométriques. Afin de décrire au mieux la physique de tels écoulements, nous avons également cherché à les simuler numériquement, soit en utilisant des lois de comportement classiques, soit à l’aide de modèles se référant à la dynamique moléculaire. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, une filière à fente plate instrumentée avec des capteurs de pression et température, d’entrefer variant entre 50 et 200µm, a été conçue afin d’effectuer des mesures à l’aide d’un rhéomètre capillaire. Ce dispositif a été validé en confrontant les mesures à celles obtenues par d’autres méthodes (rhéométrie capillaire en filière classique et rhéométrie dynamique). Le glissement à la paroi a également été étudié, selon la méthode de Mooney. La simulation numérique de l’écoulement a d’abord été réalisée à l’aide de POLYFLOW®. L’effet de la pression sur la géométrie ainsi que sur le matériau polymère a été étudié. Puis, l’écoulement a également été simulé sous MATLAB® en utilisant des lois constitutives de type moléculaire basées sur le modèle du tube de Doï-Edwards ainsi que sur le concept de « Molecular Stress Function » introduit par Wagner pour rendre compte des effets d’orientation des molécules (variation du diamètre du tube) dans le champ de contraintes. L’écart constaté entre ces calculs et les résultats expérimentaux est expliqué et discuté à la lumière des simulations sous POLYFLOW®. Il modifie les perspectives d’étude de ce type d’écoulements. / The rheological behavior of polymer melts in microscale geometries is not really understood yet. In such processes which involve gaps thinner than 100µm (e.g. micro-injection molding), the material behaves differently compared to macroscopic flows. Besides, most polymer processing techniques involve pressure flows and only very few studies can be found about pressure flows in such thin geometries. The aim of this study was, first, to develop an experimental method which can provide relevant data about the rheological behavior of polymer melts in pressure flow taking place in microscale geometries. In order to get better descriptions of the physics involved in such flows, numerical simulation with commercial and home-made softwares was also implemented, especially with molecular dynamics constitutive models. Thus, a modular rheometrical slit die equipped with pressure and temperature transducers was designed to be adapted to a capillary rheometer, with different gap dimensions available, between 50µm and 200µm. The device was assessed by comparing to usual rheological ones, and wall slip was investigated according to Mooney’s method. Then, simulation of the flow was performed with POLYFLOW®. The pressure effect on the geometry and on the polymer material was investigated. Besides, simulation was also conducted with MATLAB® by implementing the Doi-Edwards’ tube model (reptation theory) and the Molecular Stress Function concept of Wagner to take into account the enhanced orientation of the molecules due to the very close vicinity of the die walls. Experimental results were compared to calculations, and the discussion of the discrepancies was supported by POLYFLOW® simulations. The conclusions somewhat modify the prospects for future studies of such flows.

Additives, incorporated in film coating formulations, and their process parameters are generally selected using a trial-and-error approach. However, coating problems and defects, especially those associated with aqueous coating systems, indicate the necessity of embracing a quality-by-design approach to identify the optimum coating parameters. In this study, the feasibility of using thermal and rheological measurements to help evaluate and design novel coating formulations has been investigated. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS), an enteric coating polymer, was used as the film forming polymer. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), and Parallel Plate Shear Rheometery (PPSR) were used to evaluate the effect of different plasticisers on the performance of HPMCAS. The results illustrate that, for identical formulations, the DSC and DMA methods yielded up to 40% differences in glass transition temperature (Tg) values. Moreover, Tg measured using loss modulus signals were always 20-30 oC less than those measured using tan delta results in DMA testing. Absolute and relative Tg values can significantly vary depending on the geometry of the samples, clamp size, temperature ramping rate and the frequency of the oscillations. Complex viscosity data for different formulations demonstrated a variable shear thinning behaviour and a Tg independent ranking. It is, therefore, insufficient to rely purely on Tg values to determine the relative performance of additives. In addition, complex viscosity results, obtained using both the DMA and PPSR techniques at similar temperatures, are shown to be comparable. The results from both techniques were therefore used to produce continuous master curves for the HPMCAS formulations. Additionally, step strain tests showed that HPMCAS chains do not fully III disentangle after 105 seconds as predicted by the Maxwell model. Finally, in situ aqueous-based coating experiments proved that mixtures of triethyl acetyl citrate and acetylated monoglyceride (TEAC/AMG), even without cooling of the suspension, do not cause blocking of the spray nozzle whereas triethyl citrate (TEC) based formulae did. TEAC (alone or in a combination with AMG) exhibits superior wettability to HPMCAS than TEC/AMG formulations and can be used to enhance the efficiency and film quality of the dry coating process.

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