Search results for "Tellurite"
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Tellurite-dependent blackening of bacteria emerges from the dark ages
2019
Environmental contextAlthough tellurium is a relatively rare element in the earth’s crust, its concentration in some niches can be naturally high owing to unique geology. Tellurium, as the oxyanion, is toxic to prokaryotes, and although prokaryotes have evolved resistance to tellurium, no universal mechanism exists. We review the interaction of tellurite with prokaryotes with a focus on those unique strains that thrive in environments naturally rich in tellurium. AbstractThe timeline of tellurite prokaryotic biology and biochemistry is now over 50 years long. Its start was in the clinical microbiology arena up to the 1970s. The 1980s saw the cloning of tellurite resistance determinants whil…
Study of supercontinuum sources based on tellurite glass optical fibers for mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy applied to gas sensing
2015
This work focuses on the development of mid-infrared supercontinuum light sources and their application for gas detection through absorption spectroscopy. The study of supercontinuum sources is based on nonlinear ultrashort pulse propagation in tellurite glass (80TeO2-10ZnO-10Na2O) and used in three different forms, namely a thin bulk sample, a microstructured suspended-core fiber, and a tapered suspended-core fiber. These technical means adapt themselves to distinct laser sources commercially available, thus optimizing the implementation of ultrawide-band infrared light sources. Experimental observations are compared to corresponding numerical simulations, thus pointing out the different u…
Tolerance, Adaptation, and Cell Response Elicited by Micromonospora sp. Facing Tellurite Toxicity: A Biological and Physical-Chemical Characterization
2022
The intense use of tellurium (Te) in industrial applications, along with the improper disposal of Te-derivatives, is causing their accumulation in the environment, where oxyanion tellurite (TeO32−) is the most soluble, bioavailable, and toxic Te-species. On the other hand, tellurium is a rare metalloid element whose natural supply will end shortly with possible economic and technological effects. Thus, Te-containing waste represents the source from which Te should be recycled and recovered. Among the explored strategies, the microbial TeO32− biotransformation into less toxic Te-species is the most appropriate concerning the circular economy. Actinomycetes are ideal candidates in…
Study of new tellurite glasses in the TeO2-ZnO-La2O3 (TZL) system for the manufacturing of mid-infrared multimaterial optical fibers and specialty op…
2023
This thesis work was carried out using tellurite glasses from the TeO2-ZnO-La2O3 (TZL) ternary diagram for optical fibers manufacturing. The choice to use this system is motivated by the ambition to improve the transmission of optical signals within oxide glasses for which absorption bands related to OH groups are present in the transparency window. A structural study is first carried out on these glasses by Raman spectroscopy in order to understand the influence of the composition on physicochemical properties (especially on optical and thermal properties) but also to estimate the ability of a vitreous matrix to reorganize when subjected to a thermal solicitation such as the preform-to-fib…
Fibres optiques à coeur supendu en verre d'oxyde de tellure et génération d'effets non linéaires dans l'infrarouge au-delà de 2 microns
2012
The work reported in this thesis deals with the fabrication of suspended core tellurite microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) for supercontinuum generation beyond 2 µm. In order to reach our aim, we first studied thermal and optical properties of TeO2-ZnO-R2O and TeO2-WO3-R2O (where R = Li, Na and K) glasses. The glass 80TeO2-10ZnO-10Na2O (molar %) has been chosen in order to make MOFs for characterization of the generated non linear optical effects. Synthesis performed under dry and oxidative atmosphere allowed us to reduce the hydroxyl groups concentration by a factor of 30 compared to fabrication in air atmosphere. Use of dehydrating agents (ZnF2 and TeCl4) allowed to reduce again the OH…
Tellurites fibers for infrared supercontinuum sources : opto-geometric profiles and extrinsic absorptions management
2016
This PhD thesis work focuses on the synthesis and purification of vitreous materials used for the development of waveguides with varied profiles, dedicated to supercontinuum (SC) generation between 1 and 5 μm.Concerning the purification of tellurite glasses, several leads were followed, but best results are obtained for the purification of the TeO2-ZnO-Na2O glassy system by the means of zinc fluoride. Attenuation measurements performed on several meter-long single-index fiber samples reveal the nearly complete elimination of water-related absorptions between 3 and 4 μm (OH ions concentration lower than 1 ppm mass.). Such water-purified glasses were firstly dedicated to microstructured optic…
Elaboration of multimaterial optical fibers with electro-optical functionalities
2022
The emergence of multimaterials optical fibers is of tremendous technological interest in photonics to combine the remarkable properties of glasses with those of other materials such as metals or polymers in order to form a fully integrated fiber optical system with multiple functionalities. Among these hybrid fibers, the development of fibers combining both optical signal and simultaneous electrical transport function could bring alternative interesting solution in many fields such as telecommunications, medicine or sensing. The drawing of architectures merging electrical and optical features in a unique elongated wave-guiding structure will enable to develop electro-optical functionalitie…
Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in chalcogenide and telluride fibers for sensor devices
2019
This thesis reports on the progress made during my PhD concerning supercontinuum generation and its application in two types of materials: chalcogenide and tellurite glasses. Concerning the chalcogenide axis, two new arsenic-free compositions are developed: Ge20Se60Te20 and Ge20Se70Te10. Thermal and optical properties of these two glasses are studied and two types of fibers are manufactured: a step-index fiber and a suspended core fiber. The generation of supercontinuum in these two fibres, pumped by an optical parametric amplifier, gives competitive results compared to the current state of the art of supercontinuum generation in chalcogenide fibres. Supercontinuums widening between 2 and 1…
Assembly, growth and conductive properties of tellurium nanorods produced by Rhodococcus aetherivorans BCP1
2018
AbstractTellurite (TeO32−) is a hazardous and toxic oxyanion for living organisms. However, several microorganisms can bioconvert TeO32− into the less toxic form of elemental tellurium (Te0). Here, Rhodococcus aetherivorans BCP1 resting (non-growing) cells showed the proficiency to produce tellurium-based nanoparticles (NPs) and nanorods (NRs) through the bioconversion of TeO32−, depending on the oxyanion initial concentration and time of cellular incubation. Te-nanostructures initially appeared in the cytoplasm of BCP1 cells as spherical NPs, which, as the exposure time increased, were converted into NRs. This observation suggested the existence of an intracellular mechanism of TeNRs assem…
Mid-IR Fibres from Various Soft Glasses for Wide Band Sources
2013
Optical fibres from various soft glasses (tellurite, sulphide…) are designed, drawn and characterized with the purpose of light generation, through non linear effects, on a wide infrared band, targeting a 1-5 µm continuum source.