木质生物质转化高附加值化学品

本文阐述了木质生物质转化为主要化学品的类型及其转化途径,提出了从木质生物质转化高附加值化学品的新思路.木质生物质通过一定的降解或分解途径,可产生很多有重要价值的有机小分子化合物,这些有机小分子化合物有葡萄糖、木糖、苯丙烷单体及二聚体,气态小分子如CH4和CO,液态小分子如有机酸、醛、醇,重要基础平台化合物糠醛、乙酰丙酸、木糖醇、乙醇等.通过这些小分子有机化合物的转化,可产生替代石油基产品的高附加值化学品,对可持续发展具有重要意义.     

木质生物质转化高附加值化学品

本文阐述了木质生物质转化为主要化学品的类型及其转化途径,提出了从木质生物质转化高附加值化学品的新思路.木质生物质通过一定的降解或分解途径,可产生很多有重要价值的有机小分子化合物,这些有机小分子化合物有葡萄糖、木糖、苯丙烷单体及二聚体,气态小分子如CH4和CO,液态小分子如有机酸、醛、醇,重要基础平台化合物糠醛、乙酰丙酸、木糖醇、乙醇等.通过这些小分子有机化合物的转化,可产生替代石油基产品的高附加值化学品,对可持续发展具有重要意义.     

木质纤维素催化转化制备能源平台化合物

可再生生物质资源的能源化利用能有效缓解能源短缺和环境恶化的双重压力。木质纤维素类生物质原料通过催化转化途径可以转化成为用途广泛的平台化合物,如呋喃类化合物、多元醇和有机酸及其酯类衍生物等。以这些平台化合物为原料,通过基元反应的转化可以制备高附加值的生物质基液体燃料。基于上述背景,本文概述了国内外木质纤维素通过不同催化转化途径制备各种新能源平台化合物的研究进展。目前木质纤维素制备新能源平台化合物的可行途径主要包括液体酸催化、固体酸催化、离子液体催化和多功能材料催化。在介绍这些催化途径的同时,重点讨论了所使用的催化剂,分析了仍然存在的问题和可能的解决措施,同时对今后该领域的研究前景进行了展望。     

由甲壳素生物质合成含氮化学品研究进展

甲壳素是地球上储量丰富且含有生物固定氮元素的天然高分子。将甲壳素生物质高选择性转化为高值含氮化学品是利用甲壳素的有效策略,已经引起研究者的关注。本文综述了近年来由甲壳素及其衍生物(如壳聚糖等)合成氨基糖、氨基醇、氨基酸和杂环化合物等含氮高附加值化学品的研究进展,对甲壳素生物质的高值化利用进行了展望。     

生物质平台化合物电催化制备高值燃料与化学品研究进展

生物质是一类丰富的可再生碳基资源, 有望代替传统化石资源生产燃料和化学品, 受到了广泛关注和研究. 近年来, 电催化作为一种绿色高效的转化策略, 成为生物质催化转化的重要研究方向之一, 具有巨大的应用前景. 本文总结了生物质平台化合物电催化制备高附加值燃料与化学品的研究进展, 根据反应类型重点介绍了电催化氧化、 还原和偶联反应, 对催化反应过程和机理进行了阐述, 并对电催化生物炼制的前景进行了展望.     

油脂和木质纤维素催化转化制备生物液体燃料

世界范围能源短缺和环境恶化的双重压力促使可再生生物质资源的能源化利用成为当前研究的一个重要方向。生物质种类多样,但考虑到粮食安全等因素,其中油脂和木质纤维素适合替代化石资源用于制备液体燃料。本文概述了油脂和木质纤维素通过不同催化转化途径制备液体燃料的一些研究进展。油脂可以通过催化热裂解、加氢和酯交换方法制备生物液体燃料,而木质纤维素制备液体燃料的可行途径包括气化-费托合成、液化-精炼和经历平台化合物的选择性合成。在介绍这些催化途径的同时,特别讨论了其中所使用的催化剂和工艺等方面的研究进展,分析了存在的问题和可能的解决措施,以期能为生物质能源化利用的研究提供参考。     

离子液体中催化解聚木质素研究现状

木质素是木质纤维素的重要组成部分,在木质纤维素中的含量达15%～35%,仅次于纤维素.木质素是一种具有无定形复杂结构的高分子芳香聚合物,由三种苯丙烷类单体芥子醇、松柏醇和p-香豆醇的酶促脱氢聚合产生.离子液体(ILs)作为一种功能化介质具有高沸点、难挥发、可设计性等特质,对木质素具有较好的溶解能力,这对木质素转化过程中的均相化意义重大.因此,离子液体中催化转化木质素为高附加值化学品的研究越来越受关注.本文综述了离子液体作为溶剂和催化剂将木质素或木质素模型化合物有效转化为增值芳香化合物的相关研究,分析并展望了该领域面临的挑战和机遇.     

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.     

光电解水制氢耦合生物质醇/醛氧化的研究进展

生物质醇/醛是一类重要的生物基平台化合物, 通过催化氧化重整可将其进一步转化为高值含氧化学品或燃料. 太阳能驱动的光电催化技术是实现生物质醇/醛氧化最为绿色高效的途径之一. 与传统光电解水制氢相比, 利用生物质醇/醛氧化来替代阳极析氧过程不仅可以提高阳极产物的附加值, 同时可以提升太阳能到氢能的转化效率. 因此, 光电解水制氢耦合生物质醇/醛氧化对绿氢提效降本和高值化学品合成具有重要意义. 本文综合评述了光电解水制氢耦合生物质醇/醛的氧化反应机理, 总结了目前光电催化技术在生物质醇/醛氧化方面的研究进展, 最后对该领域所面临的机遇和挑战进行了展望.     

生物质平台分子γ-戊内酯的研究进展

生物质是自然界存量丰富的可再生资源.随着化石资源的日渐枯竭,由生物质制备燃料和化学品引起人们关注.把生物质转化为燃料和化学品通常经过生物质平台分子步骤.在众多生物质平台分子中,γ-戊内酯(GVL)具有广泛的用途,有关γ-戊内酯的合成和转化的研究成为一个热点课题.由木质纤维素制备GVL已经开发出多种催化体系,将GVL转化为燃料、化学品以及高分子材料也有大量文献报道.着重从不同的原料、催化体系归纳GVL的合成路线和方法,为探索高效、经济、绿色、可持续的GVL合成途径提供思路,并对GVL的高效转化的研究加以总结,为发展新的转化技术,拓展应用范围提供参考.     

汽爆技术促进中药资源高值化利用

汽爆技术在中药资源高值化利用中发挥的作用正在逐渐体现:汽爆处理打破中药植物细胞壁的屏障结构,有利于有效成分的分离提取;汽爆过程物料自体水解发生去糖苷化作用使天然植物中的苷元与糖基分离,提高苷类物质提取和分离效率;汽爆应用于中药炮制和中药脱毒有高效、快速和避免有效成分流失等优点;汽爆处理有利于中药非药用组分如纤维素、半纤维素等的有效分离和利用,联产乙醇、丁醇等能源和化工产品。本文对汽爆技术在中药资源高值化利用中的研究进展进行了综述。     

Catalytic Conversion of Macroalgae-derived Alginate to Useful Chemicals

Alginate, a main carbohydrate compound of macroalgae, can be hydrothermally converted to valuable organic products, such as furfural and organic acids, over various types of catalysts. In this review, alginate is evaluated as a renewable biomass feedstock for the production of the useful chemicals, based on the structural differences between alginate and conventional lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks. The influence of different catalysts and reaction conditions on the alginate depolymerization and the product distribution is discussed. Finally, future research direction for the catalytic conversion of alginate is suggested.     

Biocatalysis and Biomass Conversion in Alternative Reaction Media

In this Minireview, the state of the art in the use of ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as alternative reaction media for biocatalytic processes and biomass conversion is presented. Initial, proof‐of‐concept studies, more than a decade ago, involved first‐generation ILs based on dialkylimidazolium cations and non‐coordinating anions, such as tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate. More recently, emphasis has switched to more environmentally acceptable second‐generation ILs comprising cations, which are designed to be compatible with enzymes and, in many cases are derived from readily available, renewable resources, such as cholinium salts. Protic ionic liquids (PILs), prepared simply by mixing inexpensive amines and acids, are particularly attractive from both an environmental and economic viewpoint. DESs, prepared by mixing inexpensive salts with, preferably renewable, hydrogen‐bond donors such as glycerol and amino acids, have also proved suitable reaction media for biocatalytic conversions. A broad range of enzymes can be used in ILs, PILs and DESs, for example lipases in biodiesel production. These neoteric solvents are of particular interest, however, as reaction media for biocatalytic conversions of substrates that have limited solubility in common organic solvents, such as carbohydrates, nucleosides, steroids and polysaccharides. This has culminated in the recent focus of attention on their use as (co)solvents in the pretreatment and saccharification of lignocellulose as the initial steps in the conversion of second‐generation renewable biomass into biofuels and chemicals. They can similarly be used as reaction media in subsequent conversions of hexoses and pentoses into platform chemicals.     

Useful Products from Complex Starting Materials: Common Chemicals from Biomass Feedstocks

A rapidly expanding area of inquiry is the use of plant biomass for the industrial production of organic compounds for which there is high demand. This interest is fuelled largely by the anticipated decline in the supply of petroleum, and the inevitable concomitant rise in cost. Over the past 30 years, significant progress has been made toward the large‐scale conversion of plant biomass to common chemicals such as methanol, ethanol, glycerol, substituted furans, and carboxylic acids. However, examination of the list of top production organic chemicals reveals numerous opportunities for future development, including simple halocarbons, alkenes and arenes. Progress toward efficient and economical production of these challenging targets from biomass has recently been reported, and future success is likely to continue through academic and industrial collaboration.     

Direct conversion of corn cob to formic and acetic acids over nano oxide catalysts

Considering energy shortage, large molecules in corn cob and easy separation of solid catalysts, nano oxides are used to transform corn cob into useful chemicals. Because of the microcrystals, nano oxides offer enough accessible sites for cellulose, hemicellulose and monosaccharide from corn cob hydrolysis and oxidant. Chemical conversion of corn cob to organic acids is investigated over nano ceria, alumina, titania and zirconia under various atmospheres. Liquid products are mainly formic and acetic acids. A small amount of other compounds, such as D-xylose,D-glucose, arabinose and xylitol are also detected simultaneously. The yield of organic acids reaches 25%–29% over the nano oxide of ceria,zirconia and alumina with 3 h reaction time under 453 K and 1.2 MPa O2. The unique and fast conversion of corn cob is directly approached over the nano oxides. The results are comparative to those of biofermentation and offer an alternative method in chemically catalytic conversion of corn cob to useful chemicals in a one-pot chemical process.     

关于反馈键理论在小分子活化中的应用的讨论

小分子活化是目前的热门研究领域之一。利用过渡金属和小分子间的反馈键作用,是实现对自然界中稳定存在的二氧化碳、氮气、水和氢气等小分子的活化的一种重要策略。本文从分析过渡金属的d轨道和小分子的前线轨道的相互作用入手,对这一策略进行解读,希望可以帮助学生更好地理解在金属有机化学课程中学习到的反馈键理论。     

Transformations of biomass-derived platform molecules: from high added-value chemicals to fuels via aqueous-phase processing

Global warming issues and the medium-term depletion of fossil fuel reserves are stimulating researchers around the world to find alternative sources of energy and organic carbon. Biomass is considered by experts the only sustainable source of energy and organic carbon for our industrial society, and it has the potential to displace petroleum in the production of chemicals and liquid transportation fuels. However, the transition from a petroleum-based economy to one based on biomass requires new strategies since the petrochemical technologies, well-developed over the last century, are not valid to process the biomass-derived compounds. Unlike petroleum feedstocks, biomass derived platform molecules possess a high oxygen content that gives them low volatility, high solubility in water, high reactivity and low thermal stability, properties that favour the processing of these resources by catalytic aqueous-phase technologies at moderate temperatures. This tutorial review is aimed at providing a general overview of processes, technologies and challenges that lie ahead for a range of different aqueous-phase transformations of some of the key biomass-derived platform molecules into liquid fuels for the transportation sector and related high added value chemicals.     

Amidocarbonylation-An Efficient Route to Amino Acid Derivatives

Atom efficient, multicomponent reactions that lead to high-value products from inexpensive starting materials are of both economic and ecological interest for industrial organic synthesis. alpha-Amino acids are amongst the most important compounds in chemistry and biology. As well as their biochemical significance as building blocks of peptides and proteins, alpha-amino acids are also becoming increasingly interesting as fine chemicals. Possibly one of the key reactions in the preparation of these compounds is transition metal catalyzed amidocarbonylation, where the alpha-amino acid framework is constructed in a single step from an aldehyde, an amide, and carbon monoxide. This article gives a current overview of transition metal catalyzed amidocarbonylation reactions used in the synthesis of alpha-amino acids derivatives. A classification and summary of the significant features of this three component reaction is first presented together, with an historical introduction. This section is followed by two sections on cobalt- and palladium-catalyzed amidocarbonylation. A discussion of the mechanism of each of the different amidocarbonylation variants form an introduction. Overviews on further synthetic development of the methodology, such as the domino reaction with an amidocarbonylation step and the expansion of the range of starting materials, form the main topics of both variants. The potential of the method is demonstrated with the help of examples of special synthetic utility (for example, the preparation of arylglycines). Finally, possibilities for future developments in transition metal catalyzed amidocarbonylation reactions are proposed on the basis of the current state of knowledge.     

纤维素及其衍生物催化脱氧转化制化学品

Biomass, as a renewable carbon resource in nature, has been considered as an ideal starting feedstock to produce various valuable chemicals, fuels, and materials, and thus, can help build a sustainable chemical industry. Because cellulose is one of the richest components in lignocellulosic biomass, the efficient transformation of cellulose plays a crucial role in biomass utilization. However, there are many oxygen-containing groups in cellulose, and therefore, the selective removal of particular functional groups from cellulose becomes an essential step in the synthesis of the chemicals or fuels that can meet the requirements set by current chemical industries. In the past decades, several efficient catalytic systems have been developed to selectively split the C―O bonds inside cellulose and its derivatives, thereby producing various valuable chemicals. In this review article, we highlight recent progress made in the selective deoxygenation of cellulose and its derived key platforms such as glucose and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) into ethanol, dimethyl furfural (DMF), 1, 6-hexanediol (1, 6-HD), and adipic acid. The selection of these reactions is primarily because these chemicals are of great significance in chemical industries. More importantly, the formation of these chemicals represents the cleavage of different C―O bonds in biomass molecules. For instance, the synthesis of ethanol requires cleaving of only one C―O bond and two C―C bonds of the glucose unit inside cellulose. If two or more C―O bonds in the sugar or sugar acids are cleaved, olefins, oxygen-reduced sugars, and adipic acid will be attained. HMF has a furan ring linked by hydroxyl/carbonyl groups, and hence, either a furanic compound (e.g., DMF) or linear products (e.g., 1, 6-HD and adipic acid) can be synthesized by selective removal of hydroxyl/carbonyl oxygen or ring oxygen atoms. This article focuses on the selective cleavage of particular C―O bonds via heterogeneous catalysis. Efficient catalytic systems using hydrogenolysis and/or deoxydehydration strategies for these transformations are discussed. Moreover, the functions of typical catalysts and reaction mechanisms are presented to obtain insight into the C―O bond cleavage in these biomass molecules. Additionally, other factors such as reaction conditions that also influence the deoxygenation performance are analyzed. We hope that these knowledge gained on the catalytic deoxygenation of cellulose and its derived platforms will promote the rational design of effective strategies or catalysts in the future utilization of lignocellulosic biomass.