Preparation and Properties of HBS Lignin from Masson Pine

In order to establish a new method for making cellulose and lignin from Masson pine, a high boiling solvent (HBS) pulping process with an aqueous solvent of 1,4-butanediol was investigated. Masson pine chips were pulped with a 70%--90% aqueous solution of 1,4-butanediol containing a small amount of a catalyst at 200--220℃ for 60--180 min. HBS Masson pine cellulose is suitable for making paper. Water-insoluble HBS lignin was separated from the liquor reaction mixture by water precipitation. The recovered high boiling solvent (RHBS) is able to be recycled as a pulping solvent, indicating that the HBS method is a pulping process of Masson pine which is energy saving, resources saving and pollution free. HBS lignin has a better chemical reactivity and a lower ash content than lignin sulfonate.     

粘土矿物参与微生物利用木质素形成矿物-菌体残留物的结构特征研究

粘土矿物在催化木质素形成腐殖质方面具有重要贡献。为有效阐明微生物-木质素-粘土矿物三者间的关系，探明矿物-菌体残留物的结构特征，采用液体摇瓶培养法，以木质素为碳源，通过添加高岭石和蒙脱石，在接种复合菌剂后启动110 d液体培养，期间动态收集矿物-菌体残留物，利用傅里叶红外光谱及扫描电子显微镜技术对其结构特性进行了研究。结果表明：高岭石颗粒边缘多由管状体卷曲而成，在参与微生物利用木质素形成矿物-菌体残留物后，连片状细小颗粒结构进一步团聚，结合更加紧凑，短管状结构增多，但整体仍保持多水高岭石的结构特征；在初始富营养条件下，高岭石能够促进微生物繁衍，使大量菌体聚集于高岭石表面，掩蔽了Si-O和Si-O-Al键，且矿物-菌体残留物中脂族碳结构比例增加；菌体中多糖物质通过含氧官能团与高岭石表面的水化层在多个部位形成氢键，氢键的形成对于高岭石稳定木质素及其降解产物具有重要作用，芳香碳结构比例和多糖类物质含量随培养时间逐渐增加，而后复合菌株对掩蔽在矿物表面的菌体进行二次利用，使高岭石Si-O-Al键重现；蒙脱石多由浑圆的颗粒结构组成，接种微生物可使其表面产生溶蚀，团粒结构遭到破碎；与10 d相比，历经30 d培养所得矿物-菌体残留物中的多糖类物质增多，使原本归属蒙脱石Si-O-Si及Si-O结构的1 034~1 038 cm-1处吸收峰强度增加，而后因多糖类物质与蒙脱石表面羟基发生缔合，又使该处吸收峰强度减弱，同时发生了氢键键合，该作用是蒙脱石-微生物-木质素间相互作用、形成矿物-菌体残留物的主要机制；高岭石在稳定有机碳方面的能力要高于蒙脱石，更易促进HS前体物质的形成。     

木质素催化转化制取苯、甲苯和二甲苯

对HZSM-5、HY和MCM-22三种催化剂进行了比较, 其中HZSM-5催化裂解木质素制备苯、甲苯和二甲苯(BTX)的结果最优．确定了木质素催化裂解的最佳反应条件,包括反应温度、载气流速、催化剂/木质素配比．当反应温度为550～600 oC,载气流速为300 mL/min,催化剂/木质素配比为2时,使用HZSM-5催化裂解制备BTX的最高C产率和芳香选择性分别可达25.3%和90.9%。     

Synthesis ofa trimeric lignin model compound composed ofol-O-4 and β-O-4 linkages under microwave irradiation

A trimeric lignin model compound composed of α-O-4 and β-O-4 linkages was prepared by the microwave-assisted synthesis, which consisted of three steps： （a） the synthesis of 3-methoxy-4- benzyloxyacetophenone （2） from acetovanillone （1）, （b） the bromination of compound 2 to produce 3- methoxy-4-benzyloxy-α-bromoacetophenone （3）, and （c） followed by a nucleophilic substitution of compound （3） to obtain 3-methoxy-4-benzyloxy-α-（3-methoxy-4-（1-propenyl）phenol）-acetophenone （4）. The target product was characterized by MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy. It was found that the trimeric compound synthesized can be used as a preferable lignin model compound because it contains guaiacyl structural unit （3-methoxy-4-hydroxy phenyl propane） linked by α-O-4 and β-O-4 linkages. In addition, under the conditions of microwave irradiation, the reaction time of each step is significantly reduced, and the selectivity of target product is greatly improved. The yields of each step and the overall sequence are 95.31%. 87.3%. 90.6% and 75.4% （95.31%× 87.3% × 90.6%）. respectively.     

单双核金属配合物选择性催化氧化对甲氧基苦杏仁酸

制备了以铜、钴、锰为中心离子的三种单核金属配合物L¹Cu、L¹Co、L¹Mn (L¹=N,N'-(2-羟乙基)丙二酰胺)和三种双核金属配合物L²Cu、L²Co、L²Mn (L²=N,N'-{2-(2-羟乙基氨基)乙基}丙二酰胺). 研究发现在缓冲溶液中六种金属配合物能将对甲氧基苦杏仁酸(4-MMA)高选择性地氧化成对甲氧基苯甲醛(AAD)以及少量对甲氧基苯甲酸(4-MBA), AAD的选择性(S)大于96%. 然而不同的催化体系在反应速率上表现了很大的不同: 铜金属配合物的催化活性最好; 双核配合物表现出更高的催化效率. 研究了酒石酸(TA)、磷酸(H₃O₄)、醋酸(HAc)三种缓冲溶液体系对L¹Cu催化H₂O₂氧化4-MMA反应的影响, 结果表明缓冲溶液种类对反应速率和选择性影响很大.研究了35℃时弱酸性条件(pH值从2.5到4.5的范围内)在酒石酸缓冲溶液中六种金属配合物催化H₂O₂氧化4-MMA的动力学, 计算出不同pH值条件下催化反应的表观反应速率常数k_obs, 并且讨论了pH值对催化反应的影响.     

TS-1/H2O2碱溶液中低温氧化愈创木酚制备马来酸（英）

可再生生物质资源的开发与利用能够缓解化石燃料产生的温室气体对环境的负面影响.在生物质燃料制备过程中联产高附加值化学品能大幅提高生物质炼制的经济性.愈创木酚是常见的木质纤维素快速热解产物.本文研究了低温液相氧化愈创木酚制备马来酸,并重点考察了催化剂添加量、pH值、反应时间和反应温度等反应条件的影响.研究发现,在钛硅沸石-过氧化氢碱溶液氧化反应体系中（80℃,pH=13.3）,20₃0mol%的愈创木酚可以选择性转化为马来酸.同时初步探讨了愈创木酚氧化开环转化为马来酸的反应机理.     

海南制浆树种中主要成分的近红外分析与模型优化

为提高制浆树种的利用效率,缓解国内制浆造纸原料短缺的现状,降低行业污染与总体成本,尝试将近红外光谱技术用于海南省制浆树种的成分含量分析,以期根据实时所得成分含量相应调整工艺参数。用结构简单、易改装的全息光栅分光近红外光谱仪采集了海南省常见的适龄制浆树种（尾细桉、尾巨桉、尾叶桉、马占相思和粗果相思）共205个样本的近红外光谱,按传统实验室方法分析其主要成分--综纤维素和木质素的含量。选择合适的预处理方法与偏最小二乘法结合,建立了两种分析模型,并通过遗传算法剔除不相关的变量,筛选出特征波段,明确综纤维素和木质素的特征吸收,优化了模型。其中综纤维素分析模型建立时采用Savitzky-Golay 13点3倍平滑、矢量归一化和一阶导数预处理原始光谱,1 150.3～2 362.0 nm波段参与建模。筛选出的波段包含了1 188～1 196 nm之间CH₃中C-H伸缩振动的二级倍频吸收,1 742～1 633 nm区间内O-H伸缩振动的一级倍频,2 112 nm附近O-H变形振动、O-H伸缩振动的合频等纤维素的特征吸收;也包含了1 470～1 495 nm之间O-H伸缩振动的一级倍频,1 906和1 911 nm附近C═O伸缩振动的二级倍频等聚戊糖的特征吸收。模型RMSEP值为0.55%,绝对偏差范围为-0.91%～0.87%。木质素分析模型建立时采用Savitzky-Golay 13点3倍平滑、多元信号校正和二阶导数预处理原始光谱,1 137.6～1 872.5和2 131.0～2 424.1 nm波段参与建模。筛选出的波段包含了1 143 nm附近苯环C-H伸缩振动的二级倍频吸收和CH₃的C-H伸缩振动的二级倍频吸收,1 670～1 684 nm处苯环C-H伸缩振动的一级倍频,2 205 nm附近C-H、C═O伸缩振动的合频等木质素的特征吸收。模型RMSEP值为0.45%,绝对偏差范围为-0.76%～0.79%。两个模型的RPD值分别为4.71和3.47,均能满足制浆树种主要成分在线快速分析测定的工业需求。同时,本研究为制浆树种近红外表征体系的建立提供了理论依据,对近红外技术助力制浆造纸工业由自动化向智能化转变具有较为显著的意义。     

Multidimensional solid-state NMR spectroscopy of plant cell walls

Plant biomass has become an important source of bio-renewable energy in modern society. The molecular structure of plant cell walls is difficult to characterize by most atomic-resolution techniques due to the insoluble and disordered nature of the cell wall. Solid-state NMR (SSNMR) spectroscopy is uniquely suited for studying native hydrated plant cell walls at the molecular level with chemical resolution. Significant progress has been made in the last five years to elucidate the molecular structures and interactions of cellulose and matrix polysaccharides in plant cell walls. These studies have focused on primary cell walls of growing plants in both the dicotyledonous and grass families, as represented by the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon, and Zea mays. To date, these SSNMR results have shown that 1) cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectins form a single network in the primary cell wall; 2) in dicot cell walls, the protein expansin targets the hemicellulose-enriched region of the cellulose microfibril for its wall-loosening function; and 3) primary wall cellulose has polymorphic structures that are distinct from the microbial cellulose structures. This article summarizes these key findings, and points out future directions of investigation to advance our fundamental understanding of plant cell wall structure and function.     

Emission of gases and degradation volatiles from polymeric wood constituents in friction welding of wood dowels

Analysis of volatile compounds and gases emitted as smoke at the welding interface during rotational wood dowel welding of a hardwood (beech) and of a softwood (Norway spruce) has shown that the compounds in such a smoke are water vapour, CO₂, degradation compounds from wood polymeric carbohydrates and from amorphous lignin, as well as some volatile terpenes, these latter only for the softwood used, Norway spruce. The main carbohydrates contributing to the volatile compounds are xylans for beech and glucomannans for spruce. Numerous compounds, in very small proportions derived from the degradation and rearrangement reactions of lignin, have also been identified. The proportion of CO₂ emitted is very low, and neither CO nor methane is emitted due to the relatively low temperature of dowel welding. Experiments at temperature slightly higher than that of dowel welding but prolonged in time have shown that the main component of the smoke produced during welding appears to be water vapour.