New nanostructured oxides for the desulfurization : kinetic and interaction mechanisms towards hydrogen sulfur and thiophene

Ce travail de thèse s’inscrit dans le contexte de la désulfuration par absorption des gaz utilisables dans des technologies émergentes comme les piles à combustible ou le procédé Fischer-Tropsch. Cette purification peut être réalisée à des températures modérées (200-300°C) sans régénération d'échantillon. L’absence de traitements à haute température permet d'envisager l'utilisation des solides nanostructurés qui devraient montrer naturellement une réactivité élevée. En fonction du schéma précis du procédé, on pourra être amené à éliminer des molécules de nature différente : H2S ou des molécules réfractaires comme mercaptans ou thiophènes. Pour répondre à ces exigences, la thèse s'est déroulée en deux parties. Dans la première partie des échantillons à base de nanoparticules de ZnO pur et dopé (M0,03Zn0,97O, M=Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) ont été préparés, caractérisés et leur réactivité vis-à-vis d’H2S a été étudiée. Il a été trouvé que le cuivre est le dopant qui permet d’améliorer le plus les performances de l’échantillon. L'étude du mécanisme de sulfuration par MET, DRX in situ et XPS a permis de conclure que la diffusion des ions O2- à travers la couche de ZnS est l'étape limitante de la sulfuration. Son accélération en présence de cuivre serait due à la formation d'une solution solide Cu2S-ZnS riche en lacunes anioniques. La deuxième partie du travail a été consacrée à l'élimination du thiophène. Un nouveau solide nanocomposite 2,8NiO-H1,8Ni0,6(OH)MoO4 a été mis au point. Sa structure ouverte sous forme de feuillets et sa capacité à se réduire facilement en présence d’H2 créent des conditions propices pour l'interaction avec le thiophène et permettent ainsi d'augmenter considérablement sa vitesse de sulfuration en comparaison avec l'échantillon classique à base de Ni/ZnO. Sa haute réactivité avec le thiophène en fait un excellent candidat pour éliminer les traces d’autres espèces sulfurées (COS, CS2, mercaptans).This work focuses on the desulfurization by absorption of gases which can be used inemerging technologies such as fuel cells or Fischer-Tropsch process. This purification canbe achieved at low temperatures (200-300°C) without regeneration of the sorbent. Theabsence of high temperature treatment allow to use nanostructured solids wich can normallymust exibit higher reactivity. Depending on the process chosen, we will have to eliminatemolecules of different nature : H2S or molecules like mercaptans or thiophene. To answerthese requirements, the thesis work consisted of two parts. In the first part, nanoparticles ofpure and doped ZnO (M0,03Zn0,97O, M=Fe,Co,Ni,Cu) were synthesized and characterized,and their reactivity towards H2S was investigated. It was found that copper is the dopandwhich allow to improve considerably the performances of the sorbent. The study ofsulfidation mechanism by TEM, in situ XRD and XPS allow to conclude that diffusion ofO2- ions trough the ZnS layer is the rate limiting step of sulfidation. The acceleration in thepresence of copper may be due to formation of a solid solution Cu2S-ZnS rich in anionicvacancies. The aim of the second part of this work was to eliminate thiophene. A newnanocomposite solid 2,8NiO-H1,8Ni0,6(OH)MoO4 was prepared. Its layered open structureand its ability to be easily reduced create favorable conditions for interactions withthiophene, and in this way, allow to increase considerably its sulfidation rate (in comparisonwith the sulfidation rate of the classical sample Ni/ZnO). Its high reactivity with thiophenemakes it an excellent candidate for the elimination of other sulfure containing molecules(COS, CS2, mercaptans)

Nouveaux oxydes nanostructurés pour la désulfuration (cinétique et mécanismes d'interaction avec le sulfure d'hydrogène et le thiophène)

Ce travail de thèse s inscrit dans le contexte de la désulfuration par absorption des gaz utilisables dans des technologies émergentes comme les piles à combustible ou le procédé Fischer-Tropsch. Cette purification peut être réalisée à des températures modérées (200-300C) sans régénération d'échantillon. L absence de traitements à haute température permet d'envisager l'utilisation des solides nanostructurés qui devraient montrer naturellement une réactivité élevée. En fonction du schéma précis du procédé, on pourra être amené à éliminer des molécules de nature différente : H2S ou des molécules réfractaires comme mercaptans ou thiophènes. Pour répondre à ces exigences, la thèse s'est déroulée en deux parties. Dans la première partie des échantillons à base de nanoparticules de ZnO pur et dopé (M0,03Zn0,97O, M=Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) ont été préparés, caractérisés et leur réactivité vis-à-vis d H2S a été étudiée. Il a été trouvé que le cuivre est le dopant qui permet d améliorer le plus les performances de l échantillon. L'étude du mécanisme de sulfuration par MET, DRX in situ et XPS a permis de conclure que la diffusion des ions O2- à travers la couche de ZnS est l'étape limitante de la sulfuration. Son accélération en présence de cuivre serait due à la formation d'une solution solide Cu2S-ZnS riche en lacunes anioniques. La deuxième partie du travail a été consacrée à l'élimination du thiophène. Un nouveau solide nanocomposite 2,8NiO-H1,8Ni0,6(OH)MoO4 a été mis au point. Sa structure ouverte sous forme de feuillets et sa capacité à se réduire facilement en présence d H2 créent des conditions propices pour l'interaction avec le thiophène et permettent ainsi d'augmenter considérablement sa vitesse de sulfuration en comparaison avec l'échantillon classique à base de Ni/ZnO. Sa haute réactivité avec le thiophène en fait un excellent candidat pour éliminer les traces d autres espèces sulfurées (COS, CS2, mercaptans).This work focuses on the desulfurization by absorption of gases which can be used inemerging technologies such as fuel cells or Fischer-Tropsch process. This purification canbe achieved at low temperatures (200-300C) without regeneration of the sorbent. Theabsence of high temperature treatment allow to use nanostructured solids wich can normallymust exibit higher reactivity. Depending on the process chosen, we will have to eliminatemolecules of different nature : H2S or molecules like mercaptans or thiophene. To answerthese requirements, the thesis work consisted of two parts. In the first part, nanoparticles ofpure and doped ZnO (M0,03Zn0,97O, M=Fe,Co,Ni,Cu) were synthesized and characterized,and their reactivity towards H2S was investigated. It was found that copper is the dopandwhich allow to improve considerably the performances of the sorbent. The study ofsulfidation mechanism by TEM, in situ XRD and XPS allow to conclude that diffusion ofO2- ions trough the ZnS layer is the rate limiting step of sulfidation. The acceleration in thepresence of copper may be due to formation of a solid solution Cu2S-ZnS rich in anionicvacancies. The aim of the second part of this work was to eliminate thiophene. A newnanocomposite solid 2,8NiO-H1,8Ni0,6(OH)MoO4 was prepared. Its layered open structureand its ability to be easily reduced create favorable conditions for interactions withthiophene, and in this way, allow to increase considerably its sulfidation rate (in comparisonwith the sulfidation rate of the classical sample Ni/ZnO). Its high reactivity with thiophenemakes it an excellent candidate for the elimination of other sulfure containing molecules(COS, CS2, mercaptans).DIJON-BU Doc.électronique (212319901) / SudocSudocFranceF

Sulfidation Mechanism of Pure and Cu-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles at Moderate Temperature: TEM and In Situ XRD Studies

International audienceSulfidation mechanism of pure and Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles (Cu0.03Zn0.97O and Cu0.06Zn0.94O) at 250 and 350 degrees C was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and in situ synchrotron XRD. For nondoped ZnO, we observed by TEM that partial reaction with H2S is accompanied by the formation of voids at the ZnO/ZnS interface. This phenomenon (known as the Kirkendall effect) confirms that sulfidation of nanosized ZnO by gaseous H2S proceeds via the outward growth of ZnS: Zn2+ and O2- are transferred to the external (ZnS/gas) surface, where zinc is combined with sulfur and oxygen reacts with protons yielding H2O. During sulfidation of Cu-doped ZnO, the cavities do not form, showing that the sulfidation proceeds by another mechanism, the inward growth, which implies that S' anions diffuse from the external surface to the internal ZnO/ZnS interface, where they exchange with O2- anions. The change of the transformation Mechanism is attributed to a significant acceleration of sulfur transport (lattice or grain boundary) through the Cu-containing ZnS layer due to the presence of sulfur vacancies formed after the charge compensation of Cu1+ replacing Zn2+. The conclusion about the enhanced sulfur diffusion in Cu-containing ZnS is further supported by the time resolved in situ XRD measurements. It is found that in the case of nondoped ZnO the size of formed ZnS crystallites remains constant during reaction. In contrast, a pronounced crystalline growth takes place in Cu-doped samples during sulfidation under rather mild conditions (250 degrees C for Cu0.06Zn0.94O) pointing out a high mobility of sulfur anions in Cu containing ZnS particles

Experimental study on the influence of nanoparticle PCM slurry for high temperature on convective heat transfer and energetic performance in a circular tube under imposed heat flux

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Mixed responses to targeted therapy driven by chromosomal instability through p53 dysfunction and genome doubling

Abstract The phenomenon of mixed/heterogenous treatment responses to cancer therapies within an individual patient presents a challenging clinical scenario. Furthermore, the molecular basis of mixed intra-patient tumor responses remains unclear. Here, we show that patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma harbouring co-mutations of EGFR and TP53, are more likely to have mixed intra-patient tumor responses to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibition (TKI), compared to those with an EGFR mutation alone. The combined presence of whole genome doubling (WGD) and TP53 co-mutations leads to increased genome instability and genomic copy number aberrations in genes implicated in EGFR TKI resistance. Using mouse models and an in vitro isogenic p53-mutant model system, we provide evidence that WGD provides diverse routes to drug resistance by increasing the probability of acquiring copy-number gains or losses relative to non-WGD cells. These data provide a molecular basis for mixed tumor responses to targeted therapy, within an individual patient, with implications for therapeutic strategies

Neoantigen-directed immune escape in lung cancer evolution

The interplay between an evolving cancer and a dynamic immune microenvironment remains unclear. Here we analyse 258 regions from 88 early-stage, untreated non-small-cell lung cancers using RNA sequencing and histopathology-assessed tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte estimates. Immune infiltration varied both between and within tumours, with different mechanisms of neoantigen presentation dysfunction enriched in distinct immune microenvironments. Sparsely infiltrated tumours exhibited a waning of neoantigen editing during tumour evolution, indicative of historical immune editing, or copy-number loss of previously clonal neoantigens. Immune-infiltrated tumour regions exhibited ongoing immunoediting, with either loss of heterozygosity in human leukocyte antigens or depletion of expressed neoantigens. We identified promoter hypermethylation of genes that contain neoantigenic mutations as an epigenetic mechanism of immunoediting. Our results suggest that the immune microenvironment exerts a strong selection pressure in early-stage, untreated non-small-cell lung cancers that produces multiple routes to immune evasion, which are clinically relevant and forecast poor disease-free survival.status: publishe

Body composition and lung cancer-associated cachexia in TRACERx

Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in individuals with non-small cell lung cancer. Key features of CAC include alterations in body composition and body weight. Here, we explore the association between body composition and body weight with survival and delineate potential biological processes and mediators that contribute to the development of CAC. Computed tomography-based body composition analysis of 651 individuals in the TRACERx (TRAcking non-small cell lung Cancer Evolution through therapy (Rx)) study suggested that individuals in the bottom 20th percentile of the distribution of skeletal muscle or adipose tissue area at the time of lung cancer diagnosis, had significantly shorter lung cancer-specific survival and overall survival. This finding was validated in 420 individuals in the independent Boston Lung Cancer Study. Individuals classified as having developed CAC according to one or more features at relapse encompassing loss of adipose or muscle tissue, or body mass index-adjusted weight loss were found to have distinct tumor genomic and transcriptomic profiles compared with individuals who did not develop such features. Primary non-small cell lung cancers from individuals who developed CAC were characterized by enrichment of inflammatory signaling and epithelial–mesenchymal transitional pathways, and differentially expressed genes upregulated in these tumors included cancer-testis antigen MAGEA6 and matrix metalloproteinases, such as ADAMTS3. In an exploratory proteomic analysis of circulating putative mediators of cachexia performed in a subset of 110 individuals from TRACERx, a significant association between circulating GDF15 and loss of body weight, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue was identified at relapse, supporting the potential therapeutic relevance of targeting GDF15 in the management of CAC