▼ Capítulo 1. Adiciones Michael asimétricas organocatalizadas en líquidos eutécticos. Siguiendo los principios de la “Química Verde” se desarrolló un sistema catalítico basado en disolventes eutécticos y organocatalizadores quirales derivados de 2-amino benzimidazol. Este nuevo sistema fue empleado para catalizar la adición enantioselectiva de compuestos de 1,3-dicarbonílicos a β-nitroestirenos. El procedimiento evita el uso de disolventes orgánicos volátiles tóxicos como medio reacción, proporcionando acceso a moléculas quirales altamente funcionalizadas de forma selectiva y eficiente. Además, la reacción puede realizarse a una escala de gramos y a su vez este sistema catalítico es fácilmente reciclable y reutilizable durante cuatro ciclos, lo que da lugar a un procedimiento limpio, económico, sencillo y escalable que cumple la mayoría de los criterios necesarios para ser un proceso medioambientalmente benigno y sostenible. Los estudios de RMN realizados a la mezcla organocatalizador-líquido eutéctico han confirmado el papel clave de los enlaces de hidrógeno entre el disolvente y el organocatalizador quiral, que permiten su recuperación y la reciclabilidad del sistema. Capítulo 2. α-Aminación electrofílica asimétrica organocatalizada en líquidos eutécticos. Empleando el sistema catalítico basado en el uso de catalizadores quirales de 2-benzoimidazol y líquidos eutécticos se realizó la α-aminación enantioselectiva de compuestos de 1,3-dicarbonílicos. Con este procedimiento, se evita el uso de compuestos orgánicos volátiles tóxicos como medios de reacción. Las moléculas quirales altamente funcionalizadas sintetizadas, que son importantes en la síntesis de productos naturales, se sintetizaron mediante un protocolo eficiente y estereoselectivo. Además, la reacción puede llevarse a cabo para la síntesis de un gramo de producto, siendo posible el reciclaje del sistema catalítico durante al menos cinco ciclos de reacción consecutivos. Este procedimiento representa un método barato, simple, limpio y escalable que cumple con la mayoría de los principios para ser considerado un proceso medioambientalmente benigno y sostenible. Capítulo 3. Líquidos eutécticos quirales. Diferentes mezclas eutécticas basadas en prolina fueron empleadas en la adición Michael asimétrica de cetonas sobre nitroalquenos. En vista de los resultados, y los estudios de 1H-RMN realizados, se confirmó una relación entre la conversión y selectividad del proceso con la constante asociación de los componentes de la mezcla eutéctica. Con estos datos un nuevo disolvente eutéctico quiral a base de bromuro de (S)-N,N,N,-trimetil-1-(pirrolidin-2-il)-metanamina y glicerol fue diseñado y sintetizado con éxito. Este sistema catalítico se mostró eficiente en la adición Michael de ciclohexanona a β-nitroestirenos, obteniendo selectividades moderadas en condiciones suaves. El sistema catalítico eutéctico fue recuperado fácilmente y reciclado hasta cinco veces en la adición de ciclohexanona a β-nitroestireno sin pérdida significativa de actividad catalítica. Advisors/Committee Members: Alonso, Diego A (advisor), Guillena, Gabriela (advisor).

▼ In recent years, the Bergbreiter group has investigated the synthesis and use of recyclable polymer-supported catalysts. If the polymer-supported catalyst has high phase selective solubility in certain solvents, the catalyst can often be separated from products with opposite phase selective solubility by using a biphasic separation. Thermomorphic systems, comprised of two solvents that are initially immiscible but that form one phase at elevated temperature, are used to run a reaction under homogeneous conditions and to separate the catalyst and the product in two phases afterward. This work details the use of polymer-supported dyes as catalyst surrogates to examine the phase selective solubility of catalyst supports in thermomorphic systems and to study how leaching of polymer-supported materials into a product phase can be minimized. These studies include the synthesis of a nonpolar phase selectively soluble PIB-supported naphthol azo dye and its use as a catalyst surrogate to study leaching into the polar phase of a heptane/methanol thermomorphic system. It was found that leaching of the PIB-supported dye into the methanol phase was effectively minimized by the addition of nontoxic and nonvolatile poly(α-olefins) (PAOs) as cosolvents. Furthermore, when PAOs were used as a replacement for heptane, PAOs did not appreciably leach into the polar solvent when DMF or methanol were used. The synthesis of a polar phase selective MPEG-supported dansyl fluorophore and its use as a catalyst surrogate to study the phase selective solubility of PEG supports in a heptane/DMF thermomorphic system is also described. The addition of MPEG as a polymer cosolvent did not affect the leaching of PEG-supported dansyl dyes into heptane when PEG supports with molecular weights of greater than 1000 Da were used. Thus, MPEG could serve as a green cosolvent for this system. Finally, the synthesis of a PIB-supported BINOL ligand is detailed. This ligand was prepared in a few steps and was tested in an N-arylation reaction. Although it showed very low reactivity in comparison with BINOL, similar PIB-supported ligands could be prepared and tested. The previous studies of alternative solvents can then be applied to the design of greener recycling systems for such polymer-supported materials. Advisors/Committee Members: Bergbreiter, David E (advisor), Wooley, Karen L (committee member), Grunlan, Jaime C (committee member), Romo, Daniel (committee member).

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Le développement du concept de chimie analytique « verte » représente l’une des préoccupations majeures du tout début du 21ème siècle ; elle a amené les différents acteurs du domaine à s’interroger sur le bien-fondé du développement de méthodes ayant un impact sur l’environnement et sur l’homme. Dans le domaine de l’analyse des lipides, les séparations par classe nécessitent de travailler sur une très large gamme de polarité, conséquence directe de la diversité des structures et des solubilités mises en jeu. La chromatographie en phase normale (NPLC) permet de réaliser l’élution des composés par ordre de polarité croissante. La mise en solution des classes lipidiques nécessite le recours à des mélanges de solvants incluant le chloroforme, le n-heptane, dichlorométhane. Les solvants organiques classiquement utilisés en NPLC, bien que performants, soulèvent aussi de nombreux problèmes liés à leur toxicité pour l'homme et l'environnement, leur volatilité, ou encore leur origine quand ils sont issus des hydrocarbures fossiles. Une des voies envisagée est la substitution de ces solvants par des solvants alternatifs, tels ceux proposés par les différents acteurs de la chimie verte. L'intérêt suscité par ces solvants est prometteur en termes de réduction de l'utilisation de solvants avec un impact significatif sur l'environnement. Les propriétés de la chromatographie en phase dioxyde de carbone supercritique sont semblables à la NPLC et offrent également une alternative verte à cette méthode. Ce travail a mis en évidence que des méthodes de séparation pourraient être développées avec des solvants alternatifs au n-heptane, au méthanol et au chloroforme. Leur utilisation est compatible avec la chromatographie liquide et la chromatographie supercritique et offre une meilleure sélectivité en termes de séparation des classes de lipides. La compatibilité de solvants alternatifs avec ELSD et la spectrométrie de masse a également été évaluée, ce qui a montré que l'absence de pureté suffisante pourrait être un problème. Cependant, ce problème a également été observé avec l'utilisation de solvants commerciaux, qui présentaient des impuretés telles que des acides gras, des polymères et des antioxydants.

Green analytical chemistry development represents one of the main issues of the 21th century. Many investigators in analytical chemistry are actually involved in the development of well-established analytical methods that prevent irreversible damage to humans and environment. In the domain of lipid analysis, structural diversity as well as difference in solubility of these compounds is leading to work with a very large polarity range to separate lipids by classes. The normal-phase liquid chromatography (NPLC) allows realising the elution of compounds in order of increasing polarity. The solubilisation of lipid classes requires the use of a mixture of several solvents, among them chloroform, n-heptane, dichloromethane. Moreover, organic solvents traditionally used in NPLC, although well performing are raising different problems due…

Advisors/Committee Members: Chaminade, Pierre (thesis director), Thiébaut, Didier (thesis director).

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Neste trabalho foram estudadas a atividade e a estabilidade de lacases dos fungos Coriolus hirsutus e Trametes versicolor em meio aquoso contendo líquidos iônicos (LI) como co-solventes, com o objetivo de se obter informações sobre os efeitos desses solventes na atividade enzimática. Foi avaliado o efeito de onze LI (cátions: tetrabutilamônio, 1-butil-3-metilpiperidina e 1-alquil-3-metilimidazólios; combinados com ânions: brometo, cloreto, metilsulfato, metanossulfonato e tetrafluorborato) em diferentes frações molares em meio aquoso tamponado com ácido acético (0,1 mol L-1, pH 4,7 e 25 °C). De um modo geral, a atividade inicial das lacases nos diferentes líquidos iônicos foi inferior à obtida em solução aquosa somente tamponada. O aumento da concentração dos LI também resultou no decréscimo da atividade enzimática. Tanto os resultados obtidos para atividade, como para estabilidade enzimática, se correlacionaram bem com a série de Hofmeister, que ordena os íons de acordo com suas propriedades cosmotrópicas/caotrópicas. Ânions cosmotrópicos e cátions caotrópicos estabilizam proteínas, enquanto ânions caotrópicos e cátions cosmotrópicos as desestabilizam. As lacases estudadas foram fortemente inibidas na presença dos ânions caotrópicos Br- e BF4-. Entre os LI utilizados neste trabalho, o metanossulfonato de 1-etil-3-metilimidazólio foi co-solvente mais promissor para lacase. Os dados cinéticos das reações enzimáticas em metanossulfonato de 1-etil-3-metilimidazólio e metanossulfonato de 1-butil-3-metilimidazólio, utilizando os substratos catecol e siringaldazina, revelaram que o decréscimo da atividade enzimática é resultado do aumento da constante michaeliana. Os resultados obtidos da estabilidade e temperatura de transição de desnaturação térmica da lacase em LI formado por MeSO3-, cosmotrópico, foram comparáveis aos obtidos em tampão. A ordem crescente de atividade e estabilidade da lacase em líquidos iônicos para cátions foi BuN+≈BMPP+≈BMIM+<EMIM+, enquanto para ânions foi Br-≈BF4- < MeSO4- < MeSO3-. A diminuição da eficiência catalítica da reação (Kcat/Km) em meio contendo líquido iônico foi proporcionada principalmente pelo aumento da Km. Líquidos iônicos têm se apresentado como potenciais solventes para utilização em biocatálise. As propriedades físico-químicas dos LI podem ser moduladas pela combinação de diferentes cátions e ânions, visando características diferenciais para atividade enzimática. O estudo do mecanismo catalítico e dos efeitos específicos dos íons é de fundamental importância para a utilização vantajosa desses solventes em reações enzimáticas.

In this study, the activity and stability of laccase of T. versioclor and C. hirsutus were studied in ionic liquid (IL)-containing aqueous systems to provide valuable information with regard to the effect of IL on the enzyme activity. The effect of IL on the laccase performance was investigated by comparing the activity, stability, kinetic (such as Km, Vmax) and thermal denaturation. An excessive amount of these ILs in the…

Advisors/Committee Members: Freire, Renato Sanches.

▼ We develop, characterize, and apply novel solvent systems for enhanced separations. The field of separations has long been explored by chemical engineers. One way to optimize separations is through solvent manipulation. Through molecular design, smart solvents can be created which accomplish this task. Smart solvents undergo step or gradual changes in properties when activated by a stimulus. These property changes enable unique chemistry and separations. This thesis explores the application of two different types of smart solvents: switchable and tunable solvents. First we show that a neutral liquid can react with carbon dioxide and be switched into an ionic liquid which can then be thermally reversed back to its molecular form. Each form that the solvent takes has unique properties that can be structurally tuned to span a large range. We also look at a tunable solvent system based on polyethylene glycol/dioxane that is initially homogeneous, but induced to a heterogeneous system through carbon dioxide pressurization. Finally, we look at the advantage of using carbon dioxide as a co-solvent that is easily removed post-reaction for the grafting of silanes onto polyolefin backbones. Advisors/Committee Members: Charles Eckert (Committee Chair), Charles Liotta (Committee Co-Chair), Amyn Teja (Committee Member), Christopher Jones (Committee Member), William Koros (Committee Member).

▼ The work presented in this thesis explores novel routes for the processing of bio-based polymers, developing a sustainable approach based on the use of alternative solvents such as supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2), ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DES). The feasibility to produce polymeric foams via supercritical fluid (SCF) foaming, combined with these solvents was assessed, in order to replace conventional foaming techniques that use toxic and harmful solvents. A polymer processing methodology is presented, based on SCF foaming and using scCO2 as a foaming agent. The SCF foaming of different starch based polymeric blends was performed, namely starch/poly(lactic acid) (SPLA) and starch/poly(ε-caprolactone) (SPCL). The foaming process is based on the fact that CO2 molecules can dissolve in the polymer, changing their mechanical properties and after suitable depressurization, are able to create a foamed (porous) material. In these polymer blends, CO2 presents limited solubility and in order to enhance the foaming effect, two different imidazolium based ILs (IBILs) were combined with this process, by doping the blends with IL. The use of ILs proved useful and improved the foaming effect in these starch-based polymer blends. Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR) proved the existence of interactions between the polymer blend SPLA and ILs, which in turn diminish the forces that hold the polymeric structure. This is directly related with the ability of ILs to dissolve more CO2. This is also clear from the sorption experiments results, where the obtained apparent sorption coefficients in presence of IL are higher compared to the ones of the blend SPLA without IL. The doping of SPCL with ILs was also performed. The foaming of the blend was achieved and resulted in porous materials with conductivity values close to the ones of pure ILs. This can open doors to applications as self-supported conductive materials. A different type of solvents were also used in the previously presented processing method. If different applications of the bio-based polymers are envisaged, replacing ILs must be considered, especially due to the poor sustainability of some ILs and the fact that there is not a well-established toxicity profile. In this work natural DES – NADES – were the solvents of choice. They present some advantages relatively to ILs since they are easy to produce, cheaper, biodegradable and often biocompatible, mainly due to the fact that they are composed of primary metabolites such as sugars, carboxylic acids and amino-acids. NADES were prepared and their physicochemical properties were assessed, namely the thermal behavior, conductivity, density, viscosity and polarity. With this study, it became clear that these properties can vary with the composition of NADES, as well as with their initial water content. The use of NADES in the SCF foaming of SPCL, acting as foaming agent, was also performed and proved successful. The SPCL structure obtained after SCF foaming presented enhanced characteristics (such as… Advisors/Committee Members: Paiva, Alexandre, Duarte, Ana, Barreiros, Susana.

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Dióxido de carbono supercrítico (scCO2) é um solvente pouco eficiente para substâncias polares em geral. Uma maneira interessante de superar esta limitação e explorar todo o seu potencial como solvente verde, possível substituto para os solventes orgânicos voláteis comuns, é a introdução de tensoativos específicos para scCO2 no sistema. No presente trabalho, foram sintetizadas três novas séries de tensoativos oxigenados para scCO2. As moléculas possuem cabeças CO2-fóbicas mono e poli-hidroxiladas, em sua maioria à base de açúcares, e três tipos de cadeias CO2-fílicas, duas delas perfluoradas (-C7F15 e -C9F19) e uma peracetilada (derivada do ácido D-glucônico). Foram investigadas as suas solubilidades e comportamentos de fase em CO2 e em sistemas ternários (água-CO2-tensoativo), bem como a atividade na interface CO2-água. Todos eles dispersaram água em scCO2 com [água] / [tensoativo] (W) igual a 10, exibindo pressões de névoa comparáveis àquelas do sistema ä seco\". Adicionalmente, os tensoativos reduziram a tensão interfacial CO2-água. O efeito das cabeças CO2-fóbicas e cadeias CO2-fílicas nessa redução pôde ser analisado separadamente. Os resultados dos experimentos de tensão interfacial dinâmica sugerem que tanto a difusão das moléculas da fase contínua para a subinterface, quanto a sua inserção e migração na interface contribuem para o decaimento das tensões interfaciais.

Supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) is a poor solvent for polar substances in general. An interesting way to overcome this limitation and fulfill its potential as a green solvent, a possible substitute for common volatile organic solvents, is the introduction of scCO2-suitable surfactants in the system. In the present work, three series of novel oxygenated surfactants for scCO2 were synthesized. The amphiphiles contain mono and poly-hydroxylated CO2-phobic heads, most of them sugar-based, as well as three types of CO2-philic tails, two of them perfluorinated (-C7F15 and -C9F19) and one peracetylated (D-gluconic acid derivative). Their solubilities and phase behaviors in CO2 and in ternary systems (water-CO2-surfactant), as well as their activities at the CO2-water interface, were investigated. All of them dispersed water in scCO2- with water-to-surfactant ratio (W) of 10, exhibiting cloud pressures comparable to those of \"drys̈ystems. Also, the surfactants reduced the CO2-water interfacial tension. The effect of both the CO2-phobic heads and the CO2-philic tails could be analyzed separately. Dynamic interfacial tension results suggest that both diffusion from bulk CO2 to subinterface and insertion and migration of molecules within the interface contribute to the time-dependent decay of the interfacial tensions.

Advisors/Committee Members: Bazito, Reinaldo Camino.

▼ In recent years, ionic liquids have emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to traditional volatile organic solvents when it comes to catalytic reactions. Stable metal nanoparticles suspended in ionic liquids, are catalytic systems that mimic aspects of nanoparticles on solid supports, as well as traditional metal-ligand complexes used in organometallic catalysis. While alkylimidazolium ionic liquids, with or without appended functionalities, have been earmarked as the media of choice for the dispersal of nanoparticles, the tetraalkylphosphonium family of ionic liquids has largely been overlooked, despite their facile synthesis, commercial availability, chemical resemblance to surfactants traditionally used for nanoparticle stabilization, stability under basic conditions, and wide thermal as well as electrochemical windows. It is only recently that a number of research groups have given this family of novel alternative solvents the recognition it deserves, and used metal NPs dispersed in these ILs as catalysts in reactions such as hydrogenations, oxidations, C-C cross-couplings, hydrodeoxygenations, aminations, etc. This thesis investigates the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications of transition metal nanoparticles in tetraalkylphosphonium ionic liquids. The ionic liquids described in this thesis functioned as the reaction media as well as intrinsic nanoparticle stabilizers during the course of the catalytic processes. Metallic nanoparticles synthesized in these ionic liquids proved to be stable, efficient and recyclable catalytic systems for reactions of industrial significance, such as hydrodeoxygenations, hydrogenations, and oxidations. It was demonstrated that stability and catalytic activity of these systems were profoundly dependent on the properties of the ionic liquids, such as the nature of the alkyl chains attached to the phosphonium cation, and the coordination ability of the anion. Since heat-induced nanoparticle sintering was a problem, a procedure was devised to redisperse the aggregated and/or sintered nanoparticles so as to restore their initial sizes and catalytic activities. The presence of halides as counter-ions in tetraalkylphosphonium ionic liquids was seen to facilitate the oxidative degradation of agglomerated metal nanoparticles, which was a key step in our redispersion protocol. It was demonstrated that this redispersion protocol, when applied to heat-sintered nanoparticles, produces nanostructures that resemble the freshly made nanoparticles not only in size but also in catalytic activities. The presence of by-products from the borohydride reduction step used to generate the nanoparticles in the ionic liquids actually facilitated multistep reactions such as hydrodeoxygenation of phenol, where a Lewis Acid was necessary for a dehydration step. Finally, an attempt was made to utilize nanoparticles of an earth-abundant metal (iron) as a hydrogenation catalyst in a variety of alternative solvents (including tetraalkylphosphonium ionic liquids) in order to enhance the… Advisors/Committee Members: Scott, Robert W., Foley, Stephen, Müller, Jens, Dalai, Ajay, Baker, Tom.

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Ces dernières années, l’intérêt croissant porté aux considérations environnementales et à la sécurité des procédés pose la question de l’utilisation de solvants pétrochimiques nocifs non renouvelables tels que l’hexane, mais aussi de la quantité d’énergie investie dans le procédé de trituration des graines oléagineuses. L’objectif de cette thèse a donc consisté en la recherche et le développement de procédés d’éco-extraction d’huile végétale, issue de graines oléagineuses, grâce à des technologies innovantes (ultrasons et micro-ondes) et des solvants alternatifs plus respectueux de la santé et de l’environnement. La première partie de ce manuscrit propose en premier lieu l’optimisation du procédé d’extraction à l’hexane d’huile de colza à partir d’écailles de pression avec des ultrasons. Bien que ceux-ci aient un impact positif sur les rendements, le temps d’extraction et la consommation de solvant, l’utilisation de l’hexane reste problématique. Dans une deuxième partie, la substitution de l’hexane par des solvants alternatifs plus « verts » a donc été considérée. Une première approche expérimentale a été complétée par une approche prédictive grâce à l’utilisation d’outils d’aide à la décision : les paramètres de solubilité de Hansen et le modèle COSMO-RS. Cette démarche a conduit à la sélection d’un solvant, le 2-méthyltétrahydrofurane, pour la réalisation d’une étude complète allant de l’échelle laboratoire à l’échelle pilote. Dans une troisième et dernière partie, la combinaison de solvants alternatifs avec une technique innovante, les micro-ondes, pour l’extraction d’huile colza à partir d’écailles de pression a été envisagée. Cette étude a mis en évidence l’intérêt des micro-ondes dans le cas d’une sélectivité de chauffage entre la biomasse et le solvant.

In recent years, the growing interest in environmental considerations and process safety raises the issue of the use of non-renewable petrochemical harmful solvents such as hexane, but also the amount of energy invested in the process of oilseed crushing. The objective of this thesis has consisted in the research and development of green extraction processes of vegetable oil from oil seeds through innovative technologies (ultrasonic and microwave) and alternative solvents more respectful of health and environment. The first part of this manuscript describes the optimization with ultrasound of the extraction process, using hexane, of oil from rapeseed cake. Although ultrasound have a positive impact on extraction yield, extraction time and solvent consumption, the use of hexane remains questionable. In the second part, substituting hexane by "green" alternative solvents has been considered. A first experimental approach was supplemented by a predictive approach through the use of decision tools: Hansen solubility parameters and COSMO-RS model. This led to the selection of a solvent, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, for conducting a comprehensive study from laboratory to pilot scale. In a third and final part, the combination of alternative solvents with an innovative…

Advisors/Committee Members: Abert, Maryline (thesis director), Chemat, Farid (thesis director).

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Le développement d'une chimie soucieuse de l'environnement doit passer par la recherche de solutions concernant l'utilisation de solvants organiques. Ces solvants sont souvent toxiques et volatiles et créent, surtout dans le cas des solvants halogénés, des dégâts environnementaux. L'objectif premier de ce projet est de développer des alternatives à l'utilisation en chimie de solvants organiques toxiques et volatiles. Plus précisément, le but est de mettre au point des méthodes de transformations chimiques qui permettent de diminuer fortement l'utilisation de solvant ou de les remplacer par des solvants alternatifs. Le développement de ces méthodes par mécanochimie a permis d'atteindre cet objectif. Plusieurs méthodologies ont été développées et appliquées à la protection des acides aminés ainsi qu'à la synthèse de molécules bioactives que sont les hydantoïnes, avec notamment la préparation de composés pharmaceutiques tels que la phénytoïne et l'éthotoïne, deux médicaments prescrits contre l'épilepsie.

The development of environmentally-friendly chemistry has to go through the search for solutions concerning the use of organic solvents. Such solvents are often toxic and volatile, and create, especially in the case of halogenated solvents, environmental damage. The primary objective of this project is to develop alternatives to the use in synthetic chemistry of toxic and volatile organic solvents. Specifically, the goal is to develop methods of chemical transformations that can greatly reduce the use of solvent or replace them with alternative solvents. The development of these methods by mechanochemistry enabled to achieve this goal. Several methodologies have been developed and applied to the protection of amino acids and the synthesis of bioactive molecules such as hydantoins, including the preparation of pharmaceutical compounds such as phenytoin and ethotoin, two drugs prescribed against epilepsy.

Advisors/Committee Members: Colacino, Evelina (thesis director), Lamaty, Frédéric (thesis director).

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Les huiles essentielles et les arômes des plantes constituent un réel potentiel pour l’industrie dans le but de substituer aux composés synthétiques ayant des effets néfastes sur la santé et l’environnement. Afin de contribuer aux principes de la chimie verte, cette étude porte sur l’éco-extraction et la valorisation des extraits naturels des plantes et le développement d’une nouvelle technologie «verte» pour l’extraction des composés aromatiques naturels. La première partie de ce manuscrit mets en évidence les propriétés biologiques des huiles essentielles et des arômes et l’importance de leurs applications dans différents domaines surtout le domaine agroalimentaire. Dans la deuxième partie, les études sur les propriétés biologiques des huiles essentielles des plantes des Alliacées montrent leurs bonnes activités antioxydantes et antimicrobiennes. Ces résultats encourageants ont permis dans la troisième partie de valoriser les sous-produits d’oignon issus de la turbo hydrodistillation et qui sont considérés normalement comme déchets. La technique offre une bonne extraction des composés phénoliques et des flavonoïdes utilisant l’eau comme solvant naturel. La quatrième et la dernière partie de ce travail s’est orientée vers l’optimisation et le développement d’une technologie « verte» utilisant les ultrasons et l’huile de tournesol comme solvant naturel pour l’extraction des composés aromatiques du thym. Cette nouvelle approche écologique permet l’extraction des absolues dépourvues de cire et des résidus de solvants pétroliers, contenant la teneur la plus élevée en thymol et exerçant la plus forte activité antioxydante.

Plant essential oils and aromas are a real potential for the industry to substitute the synthetic compounds that might have harmful effects on the human health and the environment. In order to contribute to the green chemistry principles, this study focuses on the “eco-extraction” and valorization of natural plant extracts and the development of a new «green» technology for the extraction of aromatic compounds. The first part of this manuscript highlights the biological properties of the essential oils and aromas and the importance of their applications in various sectors especially in the food industry. In the second part, studies on the biological properties of the essential oils from plants of the Alliaceae family show their good antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. These encouraging results have allowed in the third part to evaluate the onion by-products resulting from the turbo hydrodistillation, which are normally considered as waste. The technique offers a good extraction of flavonoids and phenols using water as natural solvent. The fourth and final part of this work deals with the optimization and the development of a «green» technology using ultrasound and sunflower oil as a natural solvent for the extraction of aromatic compounds from thyme. This new ecological approach allows the extraction of absolutes free from waxes and petroleum solvent residues, having the highest content in…

Advisors/Committee Members: Fabiano-Tixier, Anne-Sylvie (thesis director).

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L'objectif de cette thèse est de mettre en place des outils permettant l'éco-purification de produits naturels par chromatographie de partage centrifuge (CPC), une technique préparative permettant la séparation de composés grâce à un système solvant constitué de deux liquides non miscibles. Ce manuscrit expose dans un premier temps une brève présentation des différentes techniques préparatives fréquemment utilisées pour la purification de produits naturels, puis détaille la technique de chromatographie de partage centrifuge. Le concept de chimie verte est alors introduit avant d'exposer la manière dont il sera pris en compte par la suite. Ainsi, un développement de méthode CPC à petite échelle, dans le but de limiter la consommation de solvants et la production de déchets, tout en limitant la consommation d'énergie, est illustré par la purification du carnosol issu du romarin. Par la suite, une nouvelle méthodologie de changement d'échelle en CPC est introduite, afin de pouvoir augmenter de manière efficace la productivité d'une méthode de purification, sans avoir à la redévelopper à grande échelle. L'utilisation de cette méthodologie peut notamment permettre à un utilisateur CPC de réduire considérablement sa consommation de solvants et d'énergie, tout comme sa génération de déchets chimiques. Cette méthodologie de changement d'échelle est appliquée dans le cadre de la purification du carnosol développée en amont. Enfin, la dernière partie de ces travaux est consacrée à la substitution de solvants d'origine pétrolière, par des solvants plus respectueux de l'environnement, principalement d'origine agro-sourcée

The main objective of this thesis is to propose some clues for natural products eco-purification by centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC), a preparative separation technique that uses a biphasic solvent system. First, the manuscript describes the differents preparative techniques commonly used for natural products purification. Then, the centrifugal partition chromatography technique is detailed. The green chemistry concept is subsequently introduced and discussed in regard to its application in purification process. A method development is realized on a small scale CPC, illustrating the reduction of solvent consumption and waste production, through the carnosol purification from rosemary. Later, a new scale-up methodology for CPC is introduced to efficiently transfer the method on larger instrument and increase production. This new methodology will allow for a CPC user to reduce solvent and energy consumption and chemical wastes discharges. This scale-up methodology is then applied to carnosol purification from a rosemary solid extract. Finally, the last part of this manuscript is devoted to petroleum solvents substitution by more environmentally friendly solvents like bio-sourced solvents

Advisors/Committee Members: Faure, Karine (thesis director).

▼ Developing greener, more efficient, and less energy-intensive processes will lead the chemical industry into a more sustainable future. Gas-expanded liquids (GXLs) form a unique class of environmentally benign and tunable solvents that can be used in a variety of applications. Through the series of studies presented in this thesis, we have investigated both the properties and applications of GXLs. We have developed a more complete understanding of the interactions between the gas, the organic liquid, and solutes at the molecular level through kinetic and solvatochromic experiments. We have examined a Diels-Alder reaction and an SN2 reaction and have described the kinetic results in terms of intermolecular interactions and local composition enhancement. We have also demonstrated the use of Organic-Aqueous Tunable Solvents, a special case of GXLs, to recycle homogeneous hydroformylation catalysts. The results of this research can be used to guide future applications of GXLs as green reaction solvents. Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Charles A. Eckert (Committee Chair), Dr. Charles L. Liotta (Committee Co-Chair), Dr. Amyn Teja (Committee Member), Dr. Dennis W. Hess (Committee Member), Dr. Victor Breedveld (Committee Member).

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Le développement de la chimie verte, l’épuisement des ressources pétrolières et la prise de conscience des risques liée à l’utilisation des solvants pétroliers ont conduit à la recherche de nouvelles alternatives pour réduire l’utilisation des solvants nocifs non renouvelables tels que l’hexane. L’objectif de cette thèse a donc consisté en la recherche de solvants alternatifs plus respectueux de la santé et de l’environnement pour l’éco-extraction des composés phénoliques et des acides gras à partir des graines de Pistacia lentiscus et des arômes à partir de ces feuilles. Pour ce faire, une première approche in silico basée sur des outils de prédictions tels que COSMO-RS a été complétée par une approche expérimentale associée à des traitements chimiométriques. Cette démarche a conduit à la sélection de quatre solvants verts, le MetHF pour l’extraction des acides gras, l’EtOAc pour l’extraction des arômes, l’EtOH/H2O (70/30) pour l’extraction des polyphénols et des flavonoïdes et l’EtOH/H2O (80/20) pour l’extraction des anthocyanes. Par la suite, l’activité anti-inflammatoire de l’extrait lipidique obtenu par le MeTHF et l’activité antioxydante des extraits aromatiques et des extraits phénoliques de P. lentiscus ont été évaluées in vitro. Ces travaux ont montré que l’huile végétale a présenté une activité anti-inflammatoire potentielle, inhibant de 91,9% la libération d’oxyde nitrique (NO.) dans les macrophages RAW 264,7. De plus, les résultats ont permis de mettre en évidence la richesse des fruits en antioxydants. En effet, l’extrait obtenu par l’EtOH/H2O (80/20) a montré une activité antiradicalaire (IC50 = 2,39 μg/ml) comparable à celle de l’antioxydant de synthèse le Trolox (IC50 = 2,56 μg/ml). En outre, l’extrait aromatique de P. lentiscus obtenu avec l’EtOAc a présenté une activité antiradicalaire intéressante contre le DPPH (IC50 = 5,82 μg/ml).

The development of Green chemistry, the depletion of petroleum resources and the awareness of the risks associated to the use of petroleum solvents have led to search a new alternatives to reduce the use of non-renewable petrochemical harmful solvents such as hexane. The objective of this thesis has consisted in the research of alternative solvents more respectful of health and environment for the eco-extraction of fatty acids and phenolic compounds from Pistacia lentiscus fruits and aromas from these leaves. A first in silico approach using the COSMO-RS predictions was supplemented by an experimental approach paired with chemometrics analysis. This led to selection of four alternative solvents, MeTHF for oil extraction, EtOAc for aromas extraction, EtOH/H2O (70/30) for polyphenols and flavonoids extraction and EtOH/H2O (80/20) for anthocyanins extraction. Subsequently, the anti-inflammatory activity of MeTHF lipid extract and the antioxidant activity of aromatic and phenolic extracts of P. lentiscus were evaluated in vitro. Results showed that vegetable oil exhibited a potential anti-inflammatory activity, inhibiting by 91.9% the release of (nitric oxide) NO in RAW…

Advisors/Committee Members: Abert, Maryline (thesis director), Ksouri, Riadh (thesis director).