Acid-catalyzed and solvolytic desulfation of H2SO4-hydrolyzed cellulose nanocrystals

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) prepared by H(2)SO(4) hydrolysis have sulfate groups on their surface, which have negative implications for some CNC applications. In this study, two desulfation methods were evaluated, and the properties of desulfated CNCs were compared to those of unsulfated CNCs, prepared by HCl hydrolysis. H(2)SO(4)-hydrolyzed CNCs from softwood sulfite pulp were subjected to either a mild acid hydrolytic desulfation or a solvolytic desulfation in dimethyl sulfoxide via the pyridinium salt. Removal of the sulfate groups was confirmed by conductometric titration and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effect of the desulfation procedure on the lateral crystallite dimensions was analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The extent of particle aggregation in the samples was assessed by atomic force microscopy and dynamic light scattering. The acid hydrolytic method achieved only partial desulfation and produced gradually decreasing sulfate contents upon successive repetition. The solvolytic method achieved nearly complete desulfation in a single step. The desulfated CNCs showed similar particle aggregation as the HCl-hydrolyzed CNCs, but the extent of aggregation was slightly less.     

Chemical Modification of Polystyrene. VI. Thermal Stability Studies of Sulfonic Acid Resins from Anhydride Modified Polystyrene

Thermal stabilities of the H form of sulfonic acid resins from polystyrene electrophilically substituted with phthalic anhydride, pyro-mellitic dianhydride, trimellitic anhydride, and cis-1,2,3,6-tetra-hydrophthalic anhydride have been studied and compared by DTA and TGA. Isothermal degradation studies of these resins at 150 ± 10°C for 72 h in air and nitrogen reveal significant changes in IR, decreases in sulfur content, and increases in ion-exchange capacity values. The pH-metric titration characteristics of the pyro-mellitic-dianhydride-modified sulfonated polystyrene after isothermal heating under the above conditions indicate weak acid behavior, in contrast to the strong acid nature of the original resin.     

Cellulose nanocrystals as promising adsorbents for the removal of cationic dyes

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) prepared from cellulose fibre via sulfuric acid hydrolysis was used as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. The effects of pH, adsorbent dosage, temperature, ionic strength, initial dye concentration were studied to optimize the conditions for the maximum adsorption of dye. Adsorption equilibrium data was fitted to both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, where the Langmuir model better described the adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacity was 118 mg dye/g CNC at 25 °C and pH 9. Calculated thermodynamic parameters, such as free energy change (ΔG = ?20.8 kJ/mol), enthalpy change (ΔH = ?3.45 kJ/mol), and entropy change (ΔS = 0.58 kJ/mol K) indicates that MB adsorption on CNCs is a spontaneous exothermic process. Tunability of the adsorption capacity by surface modification of CNCs was shown by oxidizing the primary hydroxyl groups on the CNC surface with TEMPO reagent and the adsorption capacity was increased from 118 to 769 mg dye/g CNC.     

Tough nanocomposite hydrogels from cellulose nanocrystals/poly(acrylamide) clusters: influence of the charge density,aspect ratio and surface coating with PEG

Cellulose-derived materials are usually characterized by sophisticated structures, leading to unique and multiple functions, which have been a source of inspiration for the fabrication of a wide variety of nanocomposites. Cellulose nanocrystals/poly(acrylamide) (CNCs/PAM) nanocomposite hydrogels were synthesized via in situ polymerization in the CNC suspension. The cellulose from pulp fiber under different sulfuric acid hydrolysis conditions, examined by conductometric titration and transmission electron microscopy, was applied to study how the effects of the surface charge and aspect ratio affect CNCs’ mechanical reinforcement in nanocomposites. The results indicated that the higher surface charge concentration resulted in better dispersibility in aqueous suspension, leading to a more efficient energy dissipation process. The CNC reinforcement behavior followed the percolation model where the greater aspect ratio of CNC contributed to higher mechanical properties. The preferential adsorption of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) on the CNC surface was characterized by zeta potential measurements where the fracture strength and fracture elongation of nanocomposites decreased with increasing PEG concentration. The adsorption of PEG on the CNC surface occupied the active sites for polymer chain propagation, which hindered the PAM cross-linking effect on the CNC surface and decreased the cross-linking density of the network.     

Gamma-irradiation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs): investigation of physicochemical and antioxidant properties

Gamma irradiation is a common process mostly used for sterilization against bacteria growth. However, when the process is applied to a material, physical and chemical changes may alter its integrity and behaviour. The aim of this study was to observe the effect of γ-irradiation on the surface chemistry of CNCs. The carbonyl content (both carboxylic acid and aldehyde functionalities) was followed to investigate the influence of the irradiation dose. Thermal stability, wettability and antioxidant properties were also measured. Conductometric titration showed that the carboxylic acid groups content (COOH) was increased from 43 mmol COOH kg^?1 CNCs for native CNCs to 631 mmol COOH kg^?1 CNCs when a dose of 80 kGy was applied. These changes were confirmed by FTIR and fluorescence spectroscopy. At high irradiation doses, a significant decrease of approximately 30% was observed in the cellulose degree of polymerization while the aldehyde groups content was increased to 379 mmol CHO kg^?1 CNCs due to the cleavage of glycosidic linkages. These physicochemical changes led to enhanced antioxidant properties of CNCs.     

沥青质含量对渣油加氢转化残渣油收率和性质的影响

以塔河常渣脱沥青油掺兑不同含量的沥青质为原料,于高压釜反应器内进行加氢转化反应实验,考察沥青质含量对渣油加氢转化残渣油收率和性质的影响。研究结果表明,随原料中沥青质含量的增加,加氢残渣油的收率逐渐降低,加氢残渣油中的沥青质和焦炭产量之和与原料中沥青质含量的比值逐渐减小,在实验选定的条件下,高沥青质含量时沥青质更倾向于发生氢解反应生成小分子组分。与原料相比,反应后所得>350 ℃残渣油的平均相对分子质量、H/C摩尔比减小,密度增大,硫含量降低,氮含量增加,饱和分和沥青质含量增加,芳香分及胶质含量降低。随渣油中沥青质含量的增加,硫、氮脱除率先增加后降低。     

ZnCl2改性离子交换树脂的制备及其催化乙醇和乙酸酯化反应性能

 采用离子交换法制备了 ZnCl2 改性的阳离子交换树脂催化剂, 考察了 ZnCl2 浓度、离子交换时间和溶剂等对催化剂催化乙酸和乙醇微波酯化反应性能的影响. 结果表明, 以去离子水为溶剂, 以 0.15%ZnCl2 溶液进行离子交换 30 h, 所得催化剂的性能较好. 采用酸碱滴定法、紫外-可见光谱、傅里叶变换红外光谱、扫描电镜和 N2 吸附脱附等手段对催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明, 改性后的催化剂 H+交换量约为原来的 1.5 倍, 表面酸强度增加; 树脂骨架结构变化不大; 紫外吸收峰发生蓝移, 吸收强度减小; 比表面积略有减小; 催化剂在含水体系中表现出较高的催化活性, 且重复使用性能大大提高.     

Cellulosic nanocomposite membranes from hydroxypropyl cellulose reinforced by cellulose nanocrystals

Cellulosic nanocomposite membranes were prepared by incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) into a hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) matrix using a mixing/evaporation technique. CNCs were obtained from filter paper using the sulfuric acid hydrolysis method with the aid of ultrasonication. The relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties of the CNCs/HPC nanocomposite membranes was studied. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the CNCs were well dispersed in the HPC matrix, and the fracture surface demonstrated a fibrous characteristic. With increasing CNCs content, the tensile strength and Young’s modulus of the CNCs/HPC nanocomposite membranes gradually increased. At 5 wt% content of CNCs, the strength was increased by 525 % and the Young’s modulus by 124 % compared with pure HPC membrane. Moreover, the effect of the phase change of HPC on the mechanical properties of the CNCs_5wt%/HPC nanocomposite membranes and the corresponding mechanism were also studied.     

Determination of free and total sulfur dioxide in wine samples by vapour-generation inductively coupled plasma–optical-emission spectrometry

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is used as a preservative and stabilizer in wine production to prevent undesired biochemical processes in the must and the final product. The concentration of SO₂ is restricted by national regulations. There are two main forms of SO₂ in wine—free (inorganic forms) and bound (fixed to organic compounds, e.g. aldehydes). Iodometric titration is commonly employed for determination of SO₂ concentration (either by direct titration or after pre-separation by distillation); other techniques are also used. In this work inductively coupled plasma–optical-emission spectrometry with vapour generation was used for determination of free and total SO₂ in wine. Gaseous SO₂ is released from the sample by addition of acid and swept into the ICP by an argon stream. The intensity of the sulfur atomic emission lines is measured in the vacuum UV region. Determination of total SO₂ is performed after hydrolysis of bound forms with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Concentrations of acid for vapour generation and NaOH for hydrolysis were optimised. The method was used for determination of free and total SO₂ in red and white wine samples and results were compared with those from iodometric titration.     

Using a fully recyclable dicarboxylic acid for producing dispersible and thermally stable cellulose nanomaterials from different cellulosic sources

We fabricated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) from different cellulose materials (bleached eucalyptus pulp (BEP), spruce dissolving pulp (SDP) and cotton based qualitative filter paper (QFP) using concentrated oxalic acid hydrolysis and subsequent mechanical fibrillation (for CNFs). The process was green as acid can be easily recovered, and the prepared cellulose nanomaterials were carboxylated and thermally stable. In detail, the CNC yield from the different materials was similar. After hydrolysis, the DP of the cellulose materials decreased substantially, whereas the mechanical fibrillation of the cellulosic solid residues (CSRs) did not dramatically reduce the DP of cellulose. CNCs with different aspect ratios were produced from different starting materials by oxalic acid hydrolysis. The CNCs and CNFs obtained from BEP and QFP possessed more uniform dimensions than those from SDP. On the other hand, CNFs derived from SDP presented the best suspension stability. FTIR analyses verified esterification of cellulose by oxalic acid hydrolysis. The results from both XRD and Raman spectroscopy indicated that whereas XRD crystallinity of CNCs from BEP and QFP did not change significantly, there was some change in Raman crystallinity of these samples. Raman spectra of SDP CNCs indicated that the acid hydrolysis preferably removed cellulose I portion of the samples and therefore the CNCs became cellulose II enriched. TGA revealed that the CNCs obtained from QFP exhibited higher thermal stability compared to those from BEP and SDP, and all the CNCs possessed better thermal stability than that of CNCs from sulfuric acid hydrolysis. The excellent properties of prepared cellulose nanomaterials will be conducive to their application in different fields.     

Isolation of a novel,crystalline cellulose material from the spent liquor of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)

We have modified the standard sulphuric acid hydrolysis method for the production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) to successfully isolate a novel, highly crystalline cellulose material from the spent liquor of CNCs. The novel material has a cellulose II crystal structure that is distinctly different from the cellulose I crystal structure of CNCs. The modified method uses a shorter time for the hydrolysis, followed by maintaining a high residual acid concentration for the separation of the spent liquor and CNCs, and by adding the spent liquor to water. The modified method offers an opportunity to concurrently produce CNCs in up to ~40 % yield and the novel, highly crystalline, sulphated cellulose II in ~15 % yield in separate and pure forms from sulphuric acid hydrolysis of a commercial northern bleached softwood kraft pulp. It can potentially reduce the production cost of CNCs, allow easier downstream processing of CNCs and recovery of sulphuric acid, and generate a new cellulose bio-material for product development.     

Studies on the synthetic compatibility of aryloxime linkers in the solid-phase synthesis of 3-aminobenzisoxazoles

Further exploration of the scope of our solid-phase method for the synthesis of 3-aminobenzisoxazoles (using the Kaiser oxime resin 1) is described. The effects of base, leaving group, and solvent on the nucleophilic aromatic substitution based resin-loading reaction are discussed. Representative aryloxime intermediates were subjected to a variety of acidic conditions commonly used in protecting group removal to establish the acid stability profile of this linker. Regioselectivity was evaluated with various di- and trifluorobenzonitriles, which gave single benzisoxazole products after loading and cyclorelease reactions. Substituent effects observed in the course of the acid stability and regioselectivity studies suggest that the nitrile plays a critical role in the oxime hydrolysis mechanism. Finally, to establish the compatibility of the aryloxime linker with a variety of useful on-resin synthetic transformations, functionalized substrates were loaded onto resin 1, and carbon-nitrogen, carbon-oxygen, and carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions were successfully executed.     

Estimation of aspect ratio of cellulose nanocrystals by viscosity measurement: influence of surface charge density and NaCl concentration

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with similar size and various surface charge densities were prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis and NaOH desulfation. The influence of surface charge density and NaCl concentration on the intrinsic viscosity of CNC suspensions and predicted aspect ratio were investigated by Ubbelohde viscometer. With decreased CNC surface charge density, the intrinsic viscosity initially decreased due to the electric double layers on the CNC surface and subsequently increased due to CNC aggregation. To screen electroviscous effect, NaCl was added into CNC suspensions. With increased NaCl concentration, the intrinsic viscosity of CNC suspensions first decreased and then increased. The aspect ratios of CNCs predicted by Batchelor equation from the minimum intrinsic viscosity were consistent with that measured by transmission electron microscopy. Suspensions of CNCs with higher surface charge density needed less NaCl to obtain minimum intrinsic viscosity. The NaCl content that should be added to the suspension to predict the actual physical aspect ratio of CNC can be estimated by Debye–Hückel theory, assuming that the Debye length is equal to the CNC diameter.     

活性炭的表面处理对二苯并噻吩催化氧化脱除的影响

将一种木质活性炭经过三种表面处理,即高锰酸钾稀硫酸溶液液相氧化、浓硝酸液相氧化和350℃低温气相氧化处理。实验所选活性炭及相应的表面改性炭使用氮气吸附和Boehm滴定分别进行了结构性质和表面化学表征。研究了所选活性炭和相应的表面改性炭催化过氧化氢氧化脱除二苯并噻吩（DBT）。实验结果表明,活性炭表面化学对二苯并噻吩的氧化脱除影响很大;炭表面化学对DBT吸附脱除的影响不同于对DBT氧化脱除的影响,表面酸性越强越有利于DBT的吸附;表面羰基能加速过氧化氢产生自由基,表面羰基量的增加明显有利于DBT的氧化脱除。活性炭经过热处理后,在二苯并噻吩的氧化脱除中催化活性明显增加,正辛烷溶液中硫的体积质量从0.556g·L-1降到0.009g·L-1。     

EXTRACTION OF CITRIC ACID FROM FERMENTATION BROTH USING ION—EXCHANGE METHOD

A number of ion-exchange resins were tested on their capacity to adsorb citric acid,among them resin 335,d315, Amberlite IRA-35 and IRA-68 exhibited higher adsorption capacity.We chose resin 335 and D315 to be used for extraction of citric acid from fermentation broth,followed by elution with 10% ammonia liquor,decoloration with K-15 carbon and removal of ammonia with resin 732,converting citrate of free citric acid with a concentration of 10% and an amount of readily carbonizable substance meeting the GB 8269-87 standard.     

Problems associated with the surface characterization of polystyrene latices

It has been shown that polystyrene latices prepared by the surfactant free emulsion polymerization process often contain sufficient residual monomer and possibly low-molecular-weight material and reaction by-products, such as benzaldehyde, which are not efficiently removed by dialysis, to affect their bulk and surface characteristics. These materials have been identified by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy studies and their effective removal by steam stripping has been investigated. Steam stripping has proved to be efficient in this process but it led to rapid hydrolysis of the surface sulfate groups and a consequent change in the surface characteristics. The problem of hydrolysis of sulfate groups under various environments has been studied. The problems associated with the identification of weak acid end groups are discussed and several alternative explanations for their occurrence are advanced.     

纤维素纳米晶体手性复合材料:结构色的调控与应用

结构色在自然界中扮演了重要的角色,在昆虫外骨骼、鸟类羽毛以及植物果实中广泛分布.纤维素纳米晶体(CNCs)的水悬浮液达到一定浓度时会自组装形成左旋的手性向列液晶结构,这种手性向列结构在水分挥发后仍能保持并形成光子晶体虹彩薄膜,具有极强的手性和光子晶体的双重性质.膜内的周期性层状结构与光线产生干涉、衍射作用,表现出复杂的...     

Effects of pretreatments on crystalline properties and morphology of cellulose nanocrystals

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have drawn tremendous attention because of their extraordinary physical and chemical properties as well as renewability and sustainability. In this work, after a range of pretreatments, such as freeze-drying, ball-milling, mercerization, N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide dissolution and ionic liquid dissolution, various CNCs with different crystalline properties and morphologies were obtained by hydrolysis or oxidation. XRD and AFM were used to determine the influences of pretreatments on the crystalline properties and morphologies of CNCs. New methods, i.e., specific pretreatments followed by sulfuric acid hydrolysis or 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) oxidation, were developed to obtain sphere-like CNCs. It was found that sphere-like CNCs were more likely to be obtained from cellulose materials possessing high accessibility. Pretreatments produced cellulose with various crystallinities and polymorphs, and therefore changed the yields of CNCs and influenced their morphology. CNCs prepared by TEMPO oxidation generally had smaller size than the corresponding products obtained by sulfuric acid hydrolysis. In addition, for the dissolved/regenerated cellulose, TEMPO oxidation was a better method to yield sphere-like CNCs than sulfuric acid hydrolysis.     

EXTRACTION OF CITRIC ACID FROM FERMENTATION BROTH USING ION-EXCHANGEMETHOD

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Towards a Non-Biased Formaldehyde Quantification in Leather: New Derivatization Conditions before HPLC Analysis of 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine Derivatives

In leathers, formaldehyde is currently analyzed according to EN ISO 17226-1 standard, by reversed phase liquid chromatography after off-line precolumn derivatization with 2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) in strong acidic conditions. We first demonstrate that this standard is not adapted to leather retanned with resins likely to release formaldehyde by hydrolysis. Indeed, formaldehyde content may be largely overestimated due to concomitant resin hydrolysis (in harsh acidic conditions) that releases formaldehyde during the derivatization step and during the waiting time on autosampler before analysis. Therefore, we thoroughly studied the derivatization step in order to propose new derivatization conditions. Replacing orthophosphoric acid by less acidic buffer solutions is not enough to avoid hydrolysis. A derivatization without adding acid is realized by solubilizing DNPH in acetonitrile instead of orthophosphoric acid. These conditions lead to a complete derivatization of formaldehyde in 3 h at 50 °C (in a water bath) while avoiding the hydrolysis of co-extracted dicyandiamide and melamine resins. The as-obtained leather extracts are stable over time. Formaldehyde contents found with this method agree with the formaldehyde content measured immediately at the end of derivatization reaction in standard conditions or with formaldehyde content measured by a home-designed flow injection analysis with acetylacetone online derivatization and UV detection.