Neste trabalho foram testados métodos de obtenção de zeólitas e sílica amorfa a partir das cinzas volantes do carvão utilizado na Usina Termoelétrica Presidente Médici, Candiota, RS, tendo como objetivo principal a transformação de um resíduo sólido de grande impacto ambiental em materiais com maior valor agregado e uma ampla gama de aplicações. As matérias primas, assim como os produtos obtidos foram caracterizados por um conjunto de técnicas, a saber: Difratometria de Raios X(DRX), Fluorescência de Raios X(XFD), CHNS elementar, área superficial específica (BET), Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV). Para a síntese das zeólitas foi utilizado o processo em duas etapas que consiste em fusão alcalina seguida de tratamento hidrotérmico. Visando a comparação entre as estruturas formadas, os parâmetros avaliados neste processo foram: natureza da fonte de silício e alumínio, tempo de reação, temperatura de reação e proporção cinza/NaOH. As temperaturas utilizadas foram de 350°C, 600°C e 800°C .em tempos de 3h, 5h e 8h e as proporções cinza/NaOH de 1:1 e 1:2. As análises por difração de raios X dos produtos obtidos por fusão alcalina indicaram estruturas zeolíticas naqueles em que foram usadas as proporções cinza/NaOH de 1:1 em todas as temperaturas utilizadas neste processo variando os tempos de reação. Com a proporção cinza/NaOH de 1:2, não foram obtidas estruturas com características zeolíticas. Para a obtenção da sílica amorfa, as cinzas foram submetidas à fusão alcalina com NaOH seguida de lixiviação com HCl a 25%,sendo obtidos dois produtos:um a partir da fase gel e outro da fase precipitada Os produtos obtidos, analisados por difração de raios X apresentaram valores de 2θ (26,6) característicos da sílica amorfa. Uma avaliação semiquantitativa feita por fluorescência de raios X indica que a sílica amorfa precipitada apresentou pureza acima de 95% e a sílica amorfa obtida a partir do gel, apresentou pureza de 75%. / In this essay, methods of obtaining amorphous silica and zeolites from coal fly ash Presidente Médici Thermoelectric Power Plant have been tested, having as main objective the transformation of a large solid waste environmental impact in high value applicable materials. The raw materials, and the products were characterized by a set of techniques: particle size analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence (XFD), CHNS elemental (BET) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Microscope bench. For the synthesis of zeólitas, the process was done in two steps. It consisted in alkaline fusion followed by hydrothermal treatment. The parameters evaluated in this process were the origin of the source of silicon and aluminum; reaction time, reaction temperature, proportion fly ash/ hydroxide. The temperatures used were 350 °C, 600 °C and 800 °C. To time of 3h, 5h and 8h and cinza/ NaOH proportion of 1:1 and 1:2 . The products obtained by alkaline fusion those in witch were subjected the proportion fly ash /NaOH 1:1 showed zeolitic structures at all temperatures used in this process by varying the reaction time. With the ratio fly ash/NaOH 1:2 not zeolitic structures were obtained.. To obtain amorphous silica, ash was subjected to alkali fusion with NaOH and treated with hydrochloric acid (25%). Two products were obtained: one from the gel phase and other from the the precipitated phase, The x-ray diffraction patterns shows a amorphous band in the 2 θ region in the range between 20° and 40° which is related to the amorphous silica. A semi quantitative evaluation by X-ray fluorescence shows that the amorphous precipitated silica had purity of above 95%, and amorphous silica obtained from gel showed 75% purity.

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As metodologias de síntese mais bem sucedidas envolvem o uso de agentes geradores de mesoporosidade (agentes orgânicos e nanopartículas) ou nanomoldes (moldagem em nanoespaços), que geram sólidos com mesoporosidade intracristalina com uma estreita distribuição de tamanho de poros; isto resulta em sólidos contendo mesoporos, além dos microporos intrínsecos das zeólitas. Entretanto, ainda não existem estudos sistemáticos, que permitam estabelecer o efeito das variáveis de preparação sobre as características dos sólidos finais. A fim de superar essa dificuldade, neste trabalho foi estudado o efeito do tempo e da temperatura de cristalização do gel de síntese sobre as características de materiais baseados em mordenita com estrutura hierárquica de poros. Na preparação das amostras, adicionou-se um organossilano gerador de mesoporosidade (TPOAC, cloreto de [3- (trimetoxissilil)propil]octadecildimetilamônio), ao gel de síntese da mordenita, que foi cristalizado por diferentes períodos e em distintas temperaturas. Os sólidos obtidos foram submetidos à troca iônica com cloreto de amônio e posterior calcinação, de modo a obter a forma ácida do material. As amostras foram caracterizadas por termogravimetria, espectroscopia no infravermelho com transformada de Fourier, difração de raios X, análise textural por adsorção de nitrogênio, ressonância magnética nuclear de 29Si e de 27Al, microscopia eletrônica de varredura e medidas de acidez por dessorção de amônia à temperatura programada. Observou-se que a formação da mordenita contendo mesoporos é influenciada pelo tempo e temperatura de cristalização do gel da zeólita. O emprego de tempos relativamente curtos ou baixas temperaturas favorece a formação de um sólido amorfo, enquanto longos tempos ou elevadas temperaturas favorecem a formação de mesoporos intracristalinos na mordenita. Por outro lado, tempos e temperaturas intermediárias favoreceram a formação da mordenita com uma estrutura hierárquica de poros e mesoporos desordenados. O aumento da cristalinidade da mordenita acarreta uma diminuição na área e no volume de mesoporos, mas promove um acréscimo na área e no volume de microporos. A área externa também tende a diminuir devido ao aumento do tamanho do cristal da mordenita em função da cristalinidade. Os sólidos obtidos foram susceptíveis à desaluminação durante a etapa de calcinação. A extensão da desaluminação diminuiu com o aumento do tempo ou da temperatura de cristalização, devido à inserção dos átomos de alumínio na rede da zeólita em formação. Porém, em tempos de cristalização longos e temperaturas altas, pode ocorrer a redispersão dos átomos de alumínio. Todos os sólidos apresentaram elevada acidez que aumentou com a cristalinidade. Entretanto, nas amostras preparadas em tempos curtos e temperaturas baixas, a maioria dos sítios apresentou força ácida moderada, enquanto aquelas obtidas em tempos longos e temperaturas altas apresentaram maior quantidade de sítios ácidos fortes. / The diffusion restrictions of the reactants caused by the micropores limit the use of zeolites for processing heavy molecules. This demands for the development of materials that can combine the properties of zeolites and of mesoporous materials. A significant number of experimental procedures, pre or post synthesis, has been suggested for obtaining hierarchically structured zeolites. The most successful synthesis involve the use of mesoporosity generating agents (nanoparticles and organic agents) or nanotemplates (templating in nanospaces), which generate solids with intracristaline mesoporosity with a narrow pore size distribution. This results in solids containing mesoporous besides the intrinsic zeolite micropores. However, there is not any systematic study which allows to state the effect of crystallization time and temperature of the synthesis gel on the properties of the final solid. In order to overcome this difficulty, the effect of time and temperature of the synthesis gel on the properties of mordenite-based materials with hierarchical pore structure was studied in this work. In the samples preparation a mesoporosity generating organosilane (TPOAC, [3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl] octadecyldimethylammonium chloride) was added to the synthesis gel of mordenite, which was crystallized for different times and temperatures. The solids were then submitted to ion exchange with ammonium chloride and further calcination to obtain the acidic form of the zeolite. The samples were characterized by thermogravimetry, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, textural analysis by nitrogen adsorption, 29Si and 27Al NMR, scanning electron microscopy and acidity measurements by ammonia desorption. It was observed that the formation of mordenite containing mesoporous is affected by the time and temperature of crystallization of the zeolite gel. The use of relatively short times and low temperatures favors the formation of an amorphous solid, while long times or high temperatures favor the formation of intracristaline mesoporosity in the mordenite. On the other hand, intermediate times and temperatures favor the formation of mordenite with hierarchical pore structure and disordered mesopores. The increase in mordenite crystallinity leads to a decrease in mesopore area and volume but promotes an increase in micropore area and volume. The external area also tends to decrease due to the increased crystal size as a function of mordenite crystallinity. The solids obtained were susceptible to dealumination during the calcination step. The degree of dealumination decreased with the increasing crystallization time or temperature due to the insertion of aluminum atoms in the zeolite lattice. However, at long crystallization times and high crystallization temperatures the redispersion of aluminum atoms can occur. All solids showed high acidity which increased as a function of crystallinity. However, the samples prepared at short times and low temperatures showed the majority of moderate acid sites of medium strength, whereas those obtained at long times and high temperatures have more strong acid sites. Thus, intermediate times and temperatures favor the formation of solids having zeolitic characteristics and high mesoporosity.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 fernandes_rs_me_ilha.pdf: 4246909 bytes, checksum: 19c74f241fc5b3a706f6c977c778131d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-01 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Com a grande visibilidade e avanços que a área médica recebe, esta necessita de grande investimento para adquirir equipamentos sofisticados, porém existem materiais comumente encontrados no dia a dia que se destacam para aplicação no ramo medicinal devido suas propriedades satisfatórias e principalmente o baixo custo. Um desses materiais são os hidrogéis, nos quais são polímeros altamente hidrofílicos que quando obtidos por meio de fontes naturais possuem características atrativas para utilização nesta área. A combinação de hidrogéis com nanoestruturas resulta na produção de nanocompósitos que são materiais promissores para o uso em sistemas que necessitam de processo de liberação controlada. Tais sistemas têm o intuito de aumentar o tempo de liberação seja do fármaco, pesticida, água, fertilizante e minimizar perdas expressivas. Com isso, a proposta do trabalho é desenvolver e caracterizar hidrogéis nanocompósitos a base de polissacarídeos para possível utilização como veículos carreadores em sistemas de liberação controlada de fármacos. Os hidrogéis foram obtidos gotejando controladamente a solução de alginato de sódio e alginato de sódio com nanocargas em diferentes concentrações de cloreto de cálcio (CaCl2) ou cloreto de alumínio (AlCl3). Para caracterização, as propriedades hidrofílicas foram determinadas por medidas de grau de intumescimento, as morfológicas e espectroscópicas foram avaliadas por meio das técnicas de Espectroscopia de Absorção no Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier (FTIR) e Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV) acoplada a EDX (Espectroscopia de Energia Dispersiva de Raios-X), respectivamente. Além disso, as propriedades térmicas foram estudadas por meio de Análise Termogravimétrica (TG); e por fim a técnica de Difração de Raios-X foi utilizada para determinar a propriedade estrutural e o grau de intercalação da nanoargila. Com base nos resultados obtidos foi possível determinar a concentração ideal do polissacarídeo, o melhor agente reticulador e a nanocarga que melhor se adequou a matriz do hidrogel. As análises de MEV, EDX e FTIR confirmam a incorporação e a boa dispersão da nanocarga nos hidrogéis. Além disso, a nanoargila melhorou a estabilidade térmica dos hidrogéis. Os resultados demonstraram que os hidrogéis nanocompósitos a base de polissacarídeo podem ser considerados materiais promissores em sistemas de liberação controlada como carreadores de fármacos. / With the high visibility and advances in the medical field, needing that high investment to get sophisticated equipments, however there are materials generally found daily that stand out for application in the medical field due its satisfactory properties and mainly the low cost. One of these materials is the hydrogels, which are highly hydrophilic polymers that when obtained from natural sources have attractive characteristics for use in this field. The combination of hydrogels with nanofillers , i.e., nanoclay and zeolite, result in the production of promising nanocomposites for the use in system that require of controlled release process. Such systems have objective to increase the release time of drug, pesticide, water, fertilizer and minimize the significant losses. Thus, the proposal of this study is to develop and characterize nanocomposite hydrogels based on polysaccharide for possible utilization as carrier vehicles in controlled release systems of drugs. The hydrogels were obtained dripping controllably the sodium alginate and sodium alginate with nanofillers solutions in different concentration of calcium chloride and aluminum chloride. Hydrophilic properties were determined by degree of swelling measurements, and the morphological and spectroscopic were evaluated by means of techniques Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy). In addition, the thermal properties were studied using the Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA); and finally the X-ray diffraction technique was used to determine the structural property and the degree of interleaving of nanoclay. Based on the results, it was possible to determine the optimal concentration of polysaccharide, the best crosslinking agent and the nanofiller that best suited the hydrogel matrix. The SEM and EDS analyzes and FTIR technique confirmed the incorporation and good dispersion of the nanoclay in the hydrogels. Furthermore, the nanoclay improved thermal stability of hydrogels. The results showed that the polysaccharide-based nanocomposite hydrogels can be considered as promising materials for controlled release systems as carriers of drugs. / CNPq: 132357/2014-3

abstract: Membrane-based gas separation is promising for efficient propylene/propane (C3H6/C3H8) separation with low energy consumption and minimum environment impact. Two microporous inorganic membrane candidates, MFI-type zeolite membrane and carbon molecular sieve membrane (CMS) have demonstrated excellent thermal and chemical stability. Application of these membranes into C3H6/C3H8 separation has not been well investigated. This dissertation presents fundamental studies on membrane synthesis, characterization and C3H6/C3H8 separation properties of MFI zeolite membrane and CMS membrane. MFI zeolite membranes were synthesized on α-alumina supports by secondary growth method. Novel positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) techniques were used to non-destructively characterize the pore structure of these membranes. PAS reveals a bimodal pore structure consisting of intracrystalline zeolitic micropores of ~0.6 nm in diameter and irregular intercrystalline micropores of 1.4 to 1.8 nm in size for the membranes. The template-free synthesized membrane exhibited a high permeance but a low selectivity in C3H6/C3H8 mixture separation. CMS membranes were synthesized by coating/pyrolysis method on mesoporous γ-alumina support. Such supports allow coating of thin, high-quality polymer films and subsequent CMS membranes with no infiltration into support pores. The CMS membranes show strong molecular sieving effect, offering a high C3H6/C3H8 mixture selectivity of ~30. Reduction in membrane thickness from 500 nm to 300 nm causes an increase in C3H8 permeance and He/N2 selectivity, but a decrease in the permeance of He, N2 and C3H6 and C3H6/C3H8 selectivity. This can be explained by the thickness dependent chain mobility of the polymer film resulting in final carbon membrane of reduced pore size with different effects on transport of gas of different sizes, including possible closure of C3H6-accessible micropores. CMS membranes demonstrate excellent C3H6/C3H8 separation performance over a wide range of feed pressure, composition and operation temperature. No plasticization was observed at a feed pressure up to 100 psi. The permeation and separation is mainly controlled by diffusion instead of adsorption. CMS membrane experienced a decline in permeance, and an increase in selectivity over time under on-stream C3H6/C3H8 separation. This aging behavior is due to the reduction in effective pore size and porosity caused by oxygen chemisorption and physical aging of the membrane structure. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Materials Science and Engineering 2015

abstract: In this study, two novel sorbents (zeolite 4A and sodium polyacrylate) are tested to investigate if utilizing ultrasonic acoustic energy could decrease the amount of time and overall energy required to regenerate these materials for use in cooling applications. To do this, an experiment was designed employing a cartridge heater and a piezoelectric element to be simultaneously providing heat and acoustic power to a custom designed desorption bed while measuring the bed mass and sorbent temperature at various locations. The results prove to be promising showing that early in the desorption process ultrasound may expedite the desorption process in zeolite by as much as five times and in sodium polyacrylate as much as three times in comparison to providing heat alone. The results also show that in zeolite desorption utilizing ultrasound may be particularly beneficial to initiate desorption whereas in sodium polyacrylate ultrasound appears most promising in the after a temperature threshold is met. These are exciting results and may prove to be significant in the future as more novel heat-based cooling cycles are developed. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Mechanical Engineering 2018

Dans cette étude, nous proposons des procédures basées sur des calculs informatiques et des modèles théoriques qui peuvent être utilisés pour prévoir le comportement de certains matériaux membranaires d'intérêt pour les applications de séparation de gaz. En particulier, nous nous sommes concentrés sur: i) des alliages VNiTi de structure cubique centrée, considérés comme de nouveaux matériaux pour les membranes denses sélectives à H2 et ii) sur des matériaux poreux cristallins qui sont des systèmes attractifs pour la séparation de gaz légers tels que H2, O2, CO, CO2, CH4 et N2. Les deux groupes de matériaux sont traités en utilisant une méthodologie différente, adaptée aux besoins des recherches associées à ces matériaux.Dans le cas des membranes métalliques denses, nous nous sommes intéressés à la controverse, connue de longue date, concernant l'occupation de l'hydrogène interstitiel dans les alliages à base de vanadium. Le système V-Ni-Ti est en effet particulièrement intéressant grâce à sa perméabilité élevée pour H2 et à ses propriétés mécaniques accrues par rapport au vanadium pur. Ce travail cible la compréhension de la structure ces alliages à l'échelle atomique, de façon à les optimiser et à activer la conception et le développement de ces matériaux comme nouvelles membranes pour la séparation de H2. Notre approche, basées sur les premiers principes, donne un aperçu des sites préférentiels de l'hydrogène et évalue le rôle des solutés de substitution Ti et Ni, sur l'affinité d'absorption de l'hydrogène. La méthode basée sur la théorie de la fonctionnelle de la densité (DFT) ne nécessite aucune donnée expérimentale autre que l'information sur la structure cristalline. En outre, cette méthode n’utilise aucun paramètre empirique ou d’ajustement, contrairement à d'autres techniques de calcul. Ainsi, cette approche est une voie alternative pour explorer de nouveaux alliages métalliques utilisables comme membranes de séparation de H2. La méthodologie appliquée pourra être utilisé ensuite dans des calculs à haut débit pour cribler diverses compositions d'alliage. Les résultats reportés ici seront utilisés comme guide pour adapter la formulation des solutions solides VNiTi et préparer des membranes en alliage denses à faible coût (par rapport aux membranes à base de palladium) dans le cadre d’autres projets (e.g. Projet Européen FP7- DEMCAMER).Dans le cadre de notre étude sur les membranes cristallines microporeuses, nous démontrons comment les données sur un composant unique peuvent être utilisées pour prédire la sélectivité idéale de ces membranes envers les gaz légers. Des modèles théoriques sont ainsi proposés pour décrire les propriétés de séparation de gaz de matériaux de type zéolithiques (« zeotypes ») en fonction de leurs paramètres structuraux et des conditions de fonctionnement. Les paramètres du modèle peuvent être obtenus expérimentalement ainsi que par le calcul. Afin d’analyser le degré de validité et les limites des modèles, les sélectivités idéales de deux membranes zéolithes classiquement étudiées (NaA, CaA) et d’une membrane MOF (ZIF-8) ont été évaluées. Les résultats démontrent que les expressions théoriques peuvent être utilisées pour le criblage de séries de matériaux microporeux cristallins sous réserve que des données fiables sur l'adsorption de gaz purs soient disponibles pour ces matériaux. Cependant, étant donné que les modèles n’intègrent pas tous les paramètres (notamment liés au design des membranes) et mécanismes impliqués dans le transport de gaz à travers ces membranes, les prédictions doivent être considérées comme celles correspondant à un cas idéal. / In this study, we propose procedures based on computational calculations and theoretical models that can be used to predict the behaviour of some of the membrane materials of interest for gas separation applications. In particular, we focus on: i) body-centred cubic VNiTi alloys as novel materials for H2-selective dense membranes and ii) crystalline porous materials that are attractive media for separation of light gases such as H2, O2, CO, CO2, CH4 and N2. These two types of materials are treated using different methodologies, adapted to the needs of our research objectives associated to each material.In the case of dense metal membranes, the long-standing controversy over occupancy of interstitial hydrogen in V-based alloys is addressed. The V-Ni-Ti system is of particular interest here, exhibiting high H2 permeability and improved mechanical properties relative to pure V. This work intends to gain understanding of hydrogen-metal interactions as function of alloy composition and thereby to optimize these new materials and advance their development as novel membranes for H2 separation. We use a first-principles approach that gives insights into the sites preference of hydrogen and assesses the role of Ti and Ni substitutional solutes for the hydrogen absorption affinity. The method based on Density Functional Theory requires no experimental input except crystal structure information. Furthermore, it uses no empirical or fitting parameters in contrast to other computational techniques. Hence this approach provides an alternative way to explore new metal alloys for H2 separation membranes. The applied methodology can be used further in high-throughput calculations to screen various alloy compositions. The hereto-reported results will be used as guidance for tailoring the formulation of VNiTi solid solutions and preparation of low cost dense alloy membranes in the frame of other projects (e.g. European DEMCAMER project).Further, we explore how single-component inputs can be used to forecast the ideal selectivity towards light gases of crystalline porous materials, used for membrane preparation. Theoretical models for describing gas separation properties of zeotype materials as function of structural characteristics and operation conditions are proposed. The model parameters can be obtained as experimentally as well as computationally. To analyse the extent of validity and limitations of the models, ideal selectivities of few crystalline porous materials are evaluated, including widely used zeolites (NaA, CaA) and a metal organic framework structure (ZIF-8). The results verified that the theoretical expressions could be used for screening series of zeotype materials when reliable single gas adsorption data are available. However, since the models don’t take into account all parameters (namely related to the membrane design) and mechanisms involved in gas transport through porous membranes, their predictions should be considered as values referring to an ideal case.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-11-08Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:55:53Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 vasconcellos_a_me_sjrp.pdf: 3559439 bytes, checksum: 7626ad7d7fb3ecc2909ae46dc06812db (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Os principais objetivos do presente trabalho de pesquisa são a síntese de novos catalisadores zeolíticos, a avaliação de seus usos como possíveis matrizes para imobilização enzimática, e o uso desse complexo zeólita/enzima como catalisador para produção de biodiesel. Inicialmente foram sintetizadas duas classes de zeólitas: faujasita (FAU) e gismondina (GIS), em suas formas sódicas, e estas zeólitas foram convertidas para as formas Cu2+, Ni2+ e Zn2+ por troca iônica. Na sequência foi avaliado o potencial desses materiais zeolíticos para imobilização e atividade lipolítica da enzima (Lipase de Rhizomucor miehei) na reação de hidrólise do p-nitrofenil palmitato (pNPP) a p-nitrofenol (pNP). Os estudos de imobilização foram feitos variando os parâmetros térmicos do pré-tratamento do suporte zeolítico e o meio catiônico dominante. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que dos 16 suportes avaliados para imobilização enzimática, todos se mostraram capazes de imobilizar a enzima em questão e produzir atividade catalítica, no entanto, o melhor compromisso entre imobilização e atividade enzimática foi obtido pelo complexo LIPASE/GIS/Ni2+ pré-tratada a 200ºC. Este complexo que imobilizou 11,2 ± 0,6% da quantidade de enzima da solução e obteve uma atividade de 13,278 U/mg-suporte. Para as reações de transesterificação foram usados como catalisadores as zeólitas puras (GIS/Ni2+ e GIS/Zn2+), enzimas livres (Lipases de Rhizomucor miehei) e enzimas imobilizadas sobre as zeólitas (LIPASE/GIS/Ni2+ e LIPASE/GIS/Zn2+) para a produção de biodiesel a partir do óleo vegetal (óleo de soja). Os resultados obtidos indicaram que os dois complexos produziram biodiesel, no entanto, o teor de ésteres metílicos de 56,2% produzidos pelo suporte LIPASE/GIS/Ni2+ mostrou que houve... / The main goals of this research work are the syntheses of new zeolitic catalysts and their use as possible solid matrices for enzyme immobilization, and the study this complex zeolite/enzyme as a catalyst for biodiesel production. Initially, two different zeolites were synthesized: faujasite (FAU) and gismondine (GIS). The two zeolites were first prepared in their sodic forms and thereafter they were submitted to an ion exchange process in order to the replace the extra-framework Na+ by Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+. The potential of these zeolitic materials for immobilization and lipolytic activity of the enzyme (Lipase from Rhizomucor miehei) was evaluated through the hydrolysis reaction from p-nitrophenyl palmitate (pNPP) to p-nitrophenol (pNP). Several immobilization studies were performed and two main parameters were singled out for this study: the thermal parameters or thermal stability of the zeolitic support and the main dominant cationic medium. The results showed that all of the 16 prepared zeolitic supports were not only able to immobilize the enzyme, but also they were able to show significant catalytic activity. However, the best compromise between immobilization and enzymatic activity was obtained with the complex LIPASE/GIS/Ni2+ pre-treated at 200°C, since it was able to immobilize 11.2 ± 0.6% of the amount of enzymes in solution and an activity of 13.278 U/mg-support. The transesterification reactions for the production of biodiesel from vegetable oils (soybean oil) were performed with the following catalysts: zeolite pure (GIS/Zn2+ and GIS/Ni2+), free enzymes (Lipases from Rhizomucor miehei) and immobilized enzymes on zeolites (LIPASE/GIS/Zn2+ and LIPASE/GIS/Ni2+). The results indicated that two zeolite/enzyme complexes were able to produce biodiesel, but the content... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-01-15Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:17:02Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 berto_da_me_botfmvz.pdf: 1549467 bytes, checksum: a18145f5b9726bd2a8b0320ac9279799 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / Com o objetivo de avaliar a influência de concentrações de clinoptilolita e de cálcio na dieta, sobre o desempenho e a qualidade dos ovos, foram utilizadas 576 poedeiras Hisex Brown em um delineamento experimental inteiramente ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 3X4 (três níveis de cálcio - 2,5; 3,1 e 3,7% e quatro níveis de clinoptilolita – 0,0; 0,15; 0,25 e 0,50%), com 12 tratamentos, seis repetições e oito aves por gaiola. O experimento compreendeu quatro ciclos de 28 dias. As rações experimentais foram formuladas à base de milho e farelo de soja. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Tukey, a 5% de significância, utilizando-se o programa estatístico SISVAR. Houve interação significativa (p<0,05) entre os fatores estudados, sendo que os tratamentos contendo 0,0; 0,25 e 0,50% de clinoptilolita com 2,5% de cálcio apresentaram as piores conversões alimentares por dúzia de ovos. A utilização de 2,5% de cálcio com 0,25 ou 0,50% da zeólita diminuiu significativamente a postura e piorou as conversões alimentares por dúzia e por massa de ovos. Efeitos significativos (p<0,05) dos níveis de cálcio foram encontrados sobre porcentagem de postura, massa de ovos, conversão alimentar por dúzia e por massa de ovos, porcentagens de albúmen e casca, gravidade específica e resistência da casca à quebra, sendo que o nível mais baixo de cálcio usado nas dietas piorou os índices de desempenho e de qualidade de casca dos ovos citados, e proporcionou maior porcentagem de albúmen. Os níveis de clinoptilolita apresentaram efeitos (p<0,05) sobre as porcentagens de albúmen e gema, sendo que os teores de gema aumentaram com a utilização da zeólita na dieta. Conclui-se que a utilização de clinoptilolita em dietas de poedeiras em final de primeiro ciclo produtivo não influenciou beneficamente o desempenho e a qualidade... / The goal of this experiment was to evaluate the influence of several dietary concentrations of clinoptilolite and calcium on the performance and egg quality. Five hundred and seventy six Hisex Brown layers were used in a 3x4 factorial (three calcium concentrations, 2,5; 3,1 and 3,7%; and four clinoptilolite concentrations, 0,0; 0,15; 0,25 and 0,50%) arranged in a fully randomized design with 12 treatments, six replicates and eight birds per cage. The experiment lasted four 28-day cycles. The experimental diets were based on corn and soybean meal. The results were submitted to analysis of variance and the averages were compared through Tukey's test at 5% of significance, using the statistical program SISVAR. There was a significant interaction (p <0.05) between the factors, and the treatments containing 0.0, 0.25 and 0.50% of clinoptilolite with 2.5% of calcium had the worst feed conversion ratios (kg feed / egg dozen). Using 2.5% calcium with 0.25 or 0.50% clinoptilolite significantly worsened laying and feed conversion (kg feed / egg dozen and kg feed / kg eggs). Significant effects (p <0.05) of calcium levels were found for laying percentage, egg mass, feed conversion (kg feed / egg dozen and kg feed / kg eggs), percentages of albumen and shell, specific gravity and shell breaking strength, while the lowest level of calcium worsened the above indices of performance and shell quality and produced a higher percentage of albumen. The levels of clinoptilolite had effects (p <0.05) on the percentages of albumen and yolk, and yolk content increased with the use of clinoptilolite. In conclusion, the use of clinoptilolite in diets for laying hens at the end of the first production cycle does not improve the performance and egg... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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