离子液体在纤维素研究中的应用*

离子液体是一种新型的绿色溶剂,纤维素是一种可再生的生物资源,作为非衍生化纤维素溶剂,离子液体在纤维素研究中呈现出了良好的发展态势。本文综述了纤维素在离子液体溶解、再生、衍生化反应及其在生物酶催化等方面的一些研究成果。     

离子液体中的纤维素溶解、再生及材料制备研究进展

近年来,离子液体作为一类新型的环境友好介质和软功能材料受到了广泛的关注,并被广泛应用于有机合成、催化、电化学、分离分析等领域.其中,离子液体中的纤维素化学是当前离子液体研究的热点领域之一,离子液体的出现也为纤维素化学的进一步发展提供了广阔的空间.离子液体以其低熔点、高稳定性、低蒸汽压、溶解性能可调节等优异的理化性能已被证实为纤维素的有效溶剂,被广泛用于纤维素的溶解、再生及应用研究.综述了离子液体中纤维素的溶解行为,包括纤维素溶解度的影响因素、纤维素在离子液体中的溶解过程、纤维素的溶解及再生机理等,以及离子液体中基于纤维素的新型材料制备研究进展,并对离子液体中纤维素研究存在的问题和未来的发展方向进行了总结和展望.     

离子液体1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑醋酸盐的制备及用于纤维素溶解纺丝的研究进展

离子液体1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑醋酸盐（[EMIM3Ac）可以溶解天然高分子等许多聚合物,尤其对于纤维素具有较强的溶解能力,且溶解过程基本不造成纤维素降解,故可以作为纤维素的有效溶剂,用于纤维素的溶解加工。与其它溶剂相比,[EMIM]Ac具有使用安全、不污染环境、易回收循环利用等优势,故在纤维素溶解、纺丝方面具有广阔的应...     

可持续高分子-纤维素新材料研究进展

21世纪"绿色"化学已成为世界各国社会经济发展中的研究与开发战略方向.纤维素是自然界中储量最丰富的天然高分子,是重要的可再生资源以及未来的主要工业原料.然而由于纤维素存在着大量的分子内以及分子间氢键,其结构致密,难以溶解或熔融进一步加工.本文简要介绍了近几年来关于直接使用物理溶剂方法(非衍生化)对纤维素材料开发利用的新进展,主要包括以下4个方面:(1)纤维素在"绿色"溶剂-碱/尿素以及离子液体体系中的溶解和再生;(2)纳米纤维素的制备以及组装;(3)木材纳米技术的开发及利用;(4)细菌纤维素基材料等,旨在推进"绿色"技术实现纤维素资源的研究开发及利用.     

离子液体介质中纤维素酶降解纤维素的研究进展

以不可再生资源为原料和能源进行的传统加工工业正面临着资源日益枯竭的现实,所以对可再生资源的研究势在必行。在各种可再生资源中,纤维素生物质是唯一可再生的碳资源,具有取之不尽用之不竭的物质基础,被普遍认为将会部分替代或补充不可再生资源。但由于纤维素的超分子结构,传统的工艺很难将其降解转化,离子液体作为一种新型的绿色溶剂,不仅能够很好地溶解纤维素,同时也是纤维素酶解反应的良好溶剂。综述了国内外离子液体对纤维素溶解、再生以及降解的近期研究成果,分析了其中存在的问题,提出了离子液体降解纤维素的发展方向。     

复合离子液体中纤维素的催化分解

通过将酸性功能化离子液体与对纤维素具有溶解作用的离子液体进行复合, 构建了一类新型的高效催化纤维素分解的体系, 并采用热重(TG)分析方法, 研究了复合离子液体中纤维素的分解行为. 结果表明: 复合离子液体中纤维素的分解温度明显降低, 溶于离子液体中的纤维素可被酸性离子液体原位催化分解. 纤维素的分解温度受离子液体催化剂的酸性及纤维素在复合离子液体中的溶解度影响明显: 酸性越强, 溶解度越大, 纤维素的分解温度越低.     

离子液体再生纤维素水凝胶的形成机理及其在凝胶电泳中的应用

以离子液体为溶剂,将天然纤维素溶解后,以水作为溶剂浴可再生出一种新型纤维素水凝胶.元素分析和红外光谱测试结果表明得到的纤维素水凝胶中只含有纤维素和水.纤维素水凝胶具有很高的透明度,2mm厚的水凝胶在650 nm处的透光率可以达到80%.应力应变试验结果表明纤维素水凝胶具有可接受的力学强度,能满足一般的应用要求.凝胶电泳的初步实验结果表明纤维素水凝胶可用做凝胶电泳支持物,可成功分离染料甚至蛋白质等目标分子.讨论了再生纤维素水凝胶的形成机理.多种溶剂均可制备相应的纤维素凝胶.研究发现,溶剂的性质将决定相应的纤维素凝胶是否可以形成.如果溶剂分子能够与离子液体混溶,而且溶剂分子中含有活泼氢,则该溶剂将可能在溶剂/纤维素体系中通过氢键构筑出三维网络结构,从而有助于该溶剂纤维素凝胶的形成.     

离子液体在纤维素化学中的应用研究新进展

纤维素是自然界中储量最大的天然高分子，具有可再生、可完全生物降解、生物相容性好等诸多优点，被认为是未来能源、化工的主要原料。由于聚集态结构的特点，天然纤维素不熔融、难溶解，使其应用受到极大限制。近年来，人们发现一定结构的离子液体可以高效地溶解纤维素，这为纤维素的加工与功能化提供了一个崭新和多用途的平台。以离子液体为介质...     

羧酸根阴离子型功能化离子液体对纤维素的溶解性能

通过两步法合成了1,3-二甲基咪唑乙酸盐([C₁mim][CH₃COO])和1,3-二甲基咪唑羟基乙酸盐([C₁mim][HOCH₂COO])两种羧酸根阴离子型功能化离子液体。 研究了纤维素在这两种离子液体中的溶解性能。 结果表明,阴离子的结构对纤维素的溶解性能有明显影响,在120 ℃下,两种离子液体对纤维素的溶解度分别为19.7%和21.2%。 通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)以及热重分析(TG)等技术手段对再生纤维素的结构和热稳定性进行表征,表明两种离子液体均为纤维素的直接溶剂,纤维素在溶解及再生过程中晶体结构由I型转变为无定型结构,且热稳定性有所下降。 此外,研究发现溶解温度的提高和溶解时间的延长均会导致再生纤维素聚合度的降低。 所获得的研究结果为纤维素溶剂体系的开发具有指导意义。     

离子液体在气体分离中的应用

离子液体是一类“可设计溶剂”,具有极低的蒸气压,几乎不挥发以及选择性溶解能力,近年来在气体分离领域得到了广泛的关注。本文综述了CO₂和SO₂等酸性气体、低碳链烷烃、烯烃和炔烃等有机气体,以及H₂、O₂、CO、N₂、Ar、Xe等其他气体在离子液体中的溶解性能,归纳了气体在离子液体中的溶解机理和溶解规律,分析了离子液体结构与溶解度、分离性质的定性关系,其中具有胺基、胍基等碱性基团的功能化离子液体对CO₂、SO₂等酸性气体具有良好的溶解性,含有不饱和基团的离子液体通过π-π相互作用可以改善烯烃在离子液体中的溶解度,炔烃则易溶于氢键碱性较强的离子液体;并介绍了离子液体/气体二元体系分子模拟、溶解度关联模型以及离子液体固定化用于气体分离等工作的研究进展,探讨了离子液体气体分离研究存在的问题和未来发展方向。     

深共熔溶剂及其生物催化应用

在绿色化学研究领域,溶剂占据着重要的位置。作为一个绿色溶剂必须满足廉价易得、可生物降解、无毒、可循环使用、无挥发性等标准的要求。但是至今能满足这些要求的溶剂仍然非常有限。近年来,深共熔溶剂（Deep Eutectic Solvents,DESs）被认为可以作为绿色溶剂替代传统的有机溶剂而受到广泛关注。DESs是由两个或多个成分在特定比例下形成的凝固点大大降低室温液态混合物。与离子液体相比,DESs具有廉价、低毒、可生物降解等特点,在许多领域成为研究热点。本文综述了DESs的生物降解性、毒性/细胞毒性及其作为生物催化反应介质的研究现状。基于对研究现状的认识,对DESs未来研究、应用需要解决的问题进行了讨论。作者期望对DESs生物催化应用研究现状的综述更进一步促进DESs研究、应用的发展。     

Comparison of photophysical properties of the hemicyanine dyes in ionic and nonionic solvents

The fluorescence properties of 4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-1-n-alkylpyridinium bromide (hemicyanine) dissolved in solvents of different polarities and viscosities (methanol, ethylene glycol, tetra-ethylene glycol, glycerol, benzyl alcohol, pyridine, and two ionic liquids, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, [BMIM]BF4, and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, [BMIM]PF6) were investigated. Significant increase in the fluorescence quantum yield and the fluorescence decay lifetime was observed with the increase in the viscosity of the solvent medium. It is because the intramolecular rotational motion of the molecule becomes more difficult in viscous liquid, which leads to a decrease in the nonradiative decay processes. The fluorescence quantum yields for all of the solutions followed a semiempirical law that depends only on the solvent viscosity. The correlation function C(t) was obtained for each solution by joining fluorescence decay curves measured at different wavelengths. From the fitted results of C(t), we observed the distinctive feature unique to the ionic liquids, in which the correlation functions for ionic liquid solutions are fitted to be biphasic, while they are monophasic for other solvents. The fluorescence maximum of hemicyanine dissolved in these ionic liquids red-shifted following the increase in the excitation wavelength.     

Dissolution capacity and rheology of cellulose in ionic liquids composed of imidazolium cation and phosphate anions

Cellulose is one of the most abundant natural polymer sources, but the applications of cellulose are limited due to difficulty in dissolving cellulose in water and common chemical solvents. In the past decades, ionic liquids have been studied to dissolve cellulose efficiently, sustainably, and in an eco‐friendly manner. In this study, a series of imidazolium‐based ionic liquids were synthesized to explore as solvents for cellulose, including 1,3‐dimethylimidazolium dimethylphosphate ([mmim]dmp), 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium dimethylphosphate ([emim]dmp), 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium dimethylphosphate ([bmim]dmp), 1‐hexyl‐3‐methylimidazolium dimethylphosphate ([hmim]dmp), 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium diethylphosphate ([emim]dep), 1,3‐diethylimidazolium diethylphosphate ([eeim]dep), and 1‐butyl‐3‐ethylimidazolium diethylphosphate ([beim]dep). Rheology experiments were conducted to study the flow behavior of cellulose in these ionic liquids and cosolvents. We found that the dissolution capacity of cellulose increases with decreasing viscosity of the solvent and that the rheological properties depend most strongly on the concentration of cellulose dissolved. Systems composed of cellulose in [mmim]dmp, [emim]dmp, and [emim]dep behave as viscoelastic gels, while formulations of cellulose in [bmim]dmp, [hmim]dmp, [eeim]dep, and [beim]dep show viscoelastic liquid behavior. These results will impact development of new solvents for processing of cellulose‐based polymeric materials.     

Ionic Liquids-New "Solutions" for Transition Metal Catalysis

Ionic liquids are salts that are liquid at low temperature (<100 degrees C) which represent a new class of solvents with nonmolecular, ionic character. Even though the first representative has been known since 1914, ionic liquids have only been investigated as solvents for transition metal catalysis in the past ten years. Publications to date show that replacing an organic solvent by an ionic liquid can lead to remarkable improvements in well-known processes. Ionic liquids form biphasic systems with many organic product mixtures. This gives rise to the possibility of a multiphase reaction procedure with easy isolation and recovery of homogeneous catalysts. In addition, ionic liquids have practically no vapor pressure which facilitates product separation by distillation. There are also indications that switching from a normal organic solvent to an ionic liquid can lead to novel and unusual chemical reactivity. This opens up a wide field for future investigations into this new class of solvents in catalytic applications.     

CO2/离子液体体系热力学性质的分子动力学模拟

超临界CO2和离子液体(ILs)是两种绿色溶剂. 离子液体可以溶解超临界CO2, 而超临界CO2不能溶解离子液体. 由此设计构成的CO2/IL二元系统, 同时具备了超临界CO2和离子液体的许多优点: 既可以降低离子液体的粘度, 还便于相分离, 是新型的耦合绿色溶剂. 其物理化学性质对于设计反应、分离等过程非常重要. 因此, 本文以CO2/IL二元系统为研究对象, 通过选择合适的分子力场和系综, 运用分子动力学(MD)模拟方法研究了CO2/[bmim][PF6]、CO2/[bmim][NO3]等体系的热力学性质. 结果表明, CO2对ILs膨胀度的影响非常小, 当CO2摩尔分数为0.5时, ILs膨胀仅为15%. CO2/ILs的扩散系数远小于CO2膨胀甲醇、乙醇溶液的扩散系数. 随着CO2含量的增加, ILs的扩散系数提高, 粘度显著下降, 表明CO2能有效地改善ILs扩散性, 减小其粘度. 因此CO2可用以改善离子液体溶剂体系的传递特性, 增强反应分离过程在其中的进行.     

A novel method for in situ measurement of solubility via impedance scanning quartz crystal microbalance studies

We introduce here a novel in situ measurement method for solubility of solids in various liquids. Without any calibration the saturation point can be obtained in a relative manner. We exemplified the new method at four systems including water, organic carbonates and an ionic liquid as the solvents and various salts as dissolved solids.     

Extraction of organic compounds with room temperature ionic liquids

Room temperature ionic liquids are novel solvents with a rather specific blend of physical and solution properties that makes them of interest for applications in separation science. They are good solvents for a wide range of compounds in which they behave as polar solvents. Their physical properties of note that distinguish them from conventional organic solvents are a negligible vapor pressure, high thermal stability, and relatively high viscosity. They can form biphasic systems with water or low polarity organic solvents and gases suitable for use in liquid–liquid and gas–liquid partition systems. An analysis of partition coefficients for varied compounds in these systems allows characterization of solvent selectivity using the solvation parameter model, which together with spectroscopic studies of solvent effects on probe substances, results in a detailed picture of solvent behavior. These studies indicate that the solution properties of ionic liquids are similar to those of polar organic solvents. Practical applications of ionic liquids in sample preparation include extractive distillation, aqueous biphasic systems, liquid–liquid extraction, liquid-phase microextraction, supported liquid membrane extraction, matrix solvents for headspace analysis, and micellar extraction. The specific advantages and limitations of ionic liquids in these studies is discussed with a view to defining future uses and the need not to neglect the identification of new room temperature ionic liquids with physical and solution properties tailored to the needs of specific sample preparation techniques. The defining feature of the special nature of ionic liquids is not their solution or physical properties viewed separately but their unique combinations when taken together compared with traditional organic solvents.