Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:08:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AngeloASO_DISSERT.pdf: 1949187 bytes, checksum: e1a09a3868062ecaf1e44bef8c6c67fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-18 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Ionic liquids (ILs) are organic compounds liquid at room temperature, good electrical conductors, with the potential to form as a means for electrolyte on electrolysis of water, in which the electrodes would not be subjected to such extreme conditions demanding chemistry [1]. This paper describes the synthesis, characterization and study of the feasibility of ionic liquid ionic liquid 1-methyl-3(2,6-(S)-dimethyloct-2-ene)-imidazole tetrafluoroborate (MDI-BF4) as electrolyte to produce hydrogen through electrolysis of water. The MDI-BF4 synthesized was characterized by thermal methods of analysis (Thermogravimetric Analysis - TG and Differential Scanning Calorimetry - DSC), mid-infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transform by method of attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of hydrogen (NMR 1H) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Where thermal methods were used to calculate the yield of the synthesis of MDI-BF4 which was 88.84%, characterized infrared spectroscopy functional groups of the compound and the binding B-F 1053 cm-1; the NMR 1H analyzed and compared with literature data defines the structure of MDI-BF4 and the current density achieved by MDI-BF4 in the voltammogram shows that the LI can conduct electrical current indicating that the MDI-BF4 is a good electrolyte, and that their behavior does not change with the increasing concentration of water / Os l?quidos i?nicos (LIs) s?o compostos org?nicos l?quidos ? temperatura ambiente, bons condutores el?tricos, com potencial para constitu?rem como meio eletr?lito para a eletr?lise da ?gua, no qual os eletrodos n?o seriam submetidos a condi??es t?o extremas de exig?ncia qu?mica [1]. O presente trabalho descreve a s?ntese, a caracteriza??o e o estudo da viabilidade do l?quido i?nico tetrafluoroborato de 1-metil-3(2,6-(S)-dimetiloct-2-eno)-imidazol (MDI-BF4) como eletr?lito para a produ??o de hidrog?nio atrav?s da eletr?lise da ?gua. O MDI-BF4 sintetizado foi caracterizado por: m?todos t?rmicos de an?lise (An?lise Termogravim?trica - TG e Calorimetria Explorat?ria Diferencial - DSC); espectroscopia de infravermelho m?dio com transformada de Fourier pelo m?todo da reflect?ncia total atenuada (FTIR-ATR); espectroscopia de resson?ncia magn?tica nuclear de hidrog?nio (RMN 1H) e voltametria c?clica (VC). Onde os m?todos t?rmicos foram utilizadas para calcular o rendimento da s?ntese do MDI-BF4 que foi de 88,84 %; a espectroscopia de infravermelho caracterizou os grupos funcionais do composto e a liga??o B-F em 1053 cm-1; o RMN 1H analisado e comparado com dados da literatura define a estrutura do MDI-BF4 e a densidade de corrente alcan?ada pelo MDI-BF4 no voltamograma mostra que o LI consegue conduzir corrente el?trica indicando que o MDI-BF4 ? um bom eletr?lito e que seu comportamento n?o sofre altera??o com o aumento da concentra??o de ?gua