Gas‐phase pyrolytic reaction of 3‐phenoxy and 3‐phenylsulfanyl‐1‐propanol derivatives: Kinetic and mechanistic study

3‐Phenoxy‐1‐propanols 1a–c and 3‐phenylsulfanyl‐1‐propanols 2a–c containing primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols were prepared and subjected to gas‐phase pyrolysis in a static reaction system. Pyrolysis of 4‐phenyl‐1‐butanol 3 , 2‐methyl‐3‐phenyl‐1‐propanol 4 , and 2‐methyl‐3‐phenylpropanoic acid 5 was also studied, and results were compared with those obtained for compounds 1–3 . The pyrolytic reactions were homogeneous and followed a first‐order rate equation. Analysis of the pyrolysate showed the products to be phenol (from 1a to 1c ), thiophenol (from 2a to 2c ), and toluene (from 3 to 5 ) and carbonyl compounds. The kinetic results and product analysis of each of the nine investigated compounds are rationalized in terms of a plausible transition state for the elimination pathway. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 40: 51–58, 2008     

The pyrolytic identification of organic molecules: I. The pyrolytic behavior of organic molecules

Results of a study on the pyrolysis of about 70 organic compounds of varied composition are presented and discussed. Identification of the volatile products formed was accomplished by mass spectrometry. It is shown how the pyrolytic patterns may be employed to distinguish one molecule from another. Some attention has been given to isomeric compounds and to aromatic structures containing one or more functional groups.     

Adsorbent screening for biobutanol separation by adsorption: kinetics, isotherms and competitive effect of other compounds

Butanol, considered as one of the best renewable alternatives for gasoline, has attracted significant attention in recent years. However, biobutanol production via fermentation is plagued by the low final product concentration due to product inhibition. It is possible to enhance productivity by selectively removing biobutanol from the fermentation broth. Adsorption is one of the most promising and energy-efficient techniques for butanol separation and recovery. In the present study, different adsorbents were tested by performing kinetic and equilibrium experiments to find the best adsorbent for butanol separation. Activated carbon (AC) F-400 showed the fastest adsorption rate and the highest adsorption capacity amongst ACs and zeolites tested. AC F-400 also showed the highest affinity toward butanol and to a lesser extent for butyric acid whereas its adsorption capacity for the other main components present in acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation broths was very low. In addition, the butanol adsorption capacity was not affected by the presence of ethanol, glucose and xylose while the presence of acetone led to a slight decrease in adsorption capacity at low butanol concentrations. On the other hand, the presence of acids (acetic acid and butyric acid) showed a significant effect on the butanol adsorption capacity over a wide range of butanol concentration and this effect was more pronounced for butyric acid.     

Structure of butanol and hexanol at aqueous, ammonium bisulfate, and sulfuric acid solution surfaces investigated by vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy

The organization of 1-butanol and 1-hexanol at the air-liquid interface of aqueous, aqueous ammonium bisulfate, and sulfuric acid solutions was investigated using vibrational broad bandwidth sum frequency generation spectroscopy. There is spectroscopic evidence supporting the formation of centrosymmetric structures at the surface of pure butanol and pure hexanol. At aqueous, ammonium bisulfate, and at most sulfuric acid solution surfaces, butanol molecules organize in all-trans conformations. This suggests that butanol self-aggregates. The spectrum for the 0.052 M butanol in 59.5 wt % sulfuric acid solution is different from the other butanol solution spectra, that is, the surface butanol molecules are observed to possess a significant number of gauche defects. Relative to surface butanol, surface hexanol chains are more disordered at the surface of their respective solutions. Statistically, an increase in the number of gauche defects is expected for hexanol relative to butanol, a six carbon chain vs a four carbon chain. Yet, self-aggregation of hexanol at its aqueous solution surfaces is not ruled out because the methylene spectral contribution is relatively small. The surface spectra for butanol and hexanol also show evidence for salting out from the ammonium bisulfate solutions.     

Modeling and simulation of butanol separation from aqueous solutions using pervaporation

A study was conducted to separate butanol from an aqueous solution using pervaporation. A specially designed and manufactured cell was used to separate the butanol from butanol/water solutions of different butanol concentrations (6-8-11-16-20-50) g/l. A 250 cm³ butanol mixture at 33 °C was used to feed the cell, while the pressure of permeation side was about 0 bar. Results revealed that butanol concentration changes non-linearly during the first 3 h, and then proceeds linearly. The percentage of butanol removal increases with increasing feed concentration. The permeability of the used membrane was determined experimentally. A resistance in series model was used to simulate the pervaporation step. The butanol concentration in the feed during the pervaporation step was predicted by using the developed model. There is a fair agreement between butanol concentration in feeding tank of pervaporation cell both experimentally and predicted from the developed model.     

FeNiO_x和LiOH催化剂体系上乙醇转化到丁醇（英文）

随着生物发酵技术的进步和化学转化方法的发展,全球乙醇产量迅速增加.然而,乙醇存在能量密度低、吸水、对发动机腐蚀性高等缺点,其在汽油中的添加量有限,一般低于15%,这严重限制了乙醇产业的发展.与此相比,丁醇具有更高的能量密度和汽油添加量,是一种更加理想的油品添加剂.因此,乙醇催化转化为丁醇是连接高乙醇产量和优质丁醇需求的桥梁,具有重要的学术和应用价值.在过去的几十年里,均相催化剂、复合氧化物催化剂、羟基磷灰石及金属促进的氧化物催化剂迅速发展,但是仍存在乙醇转化率低、丁醇选择性差和催化剂不能循环等问题.乙醇催化转化为丁醇是一个Guerbet反应,乙醇首先脱氢生成乙醛,乙醛通过缩合、脱水生成巴豆醛,巴豆醛通过加氢得到丁醇.反应中主要涉及氢转移活性位和羟醛缩合活性位.因此,本文中我们根据催化反应机理,筛选了不同金属氧化物和碱催化剂体系,分别用于乙醇脱氢、巴豆醛加氢和乙醛缩合、脱水反应.结果发现,在FeNiOx和LiOH催化体系中,乙醇转化率和丁醇选择性最好.通过优化反应温度、反应时间、金属氧化物和碱量等条件,在493 K反应釜中反应24 h,得到28%的乙醇转化率、71%的丁醇选择性和超过90%的C4-C8高碳醇选择性,达到了部分均相贵金属催化剂上的反应结果.在FeNiOx和LiOH催化体系中,FeNiOx具有较强的磁性,便于磁性分离,循环八次后仍具有较高的催化活性,展示出优异的稳定性.LiOH可以通过蒸馏分离,循环三次没有明显失活,但有少量Li2CO3生成,其可以通过焙烧的方式恢复.通过穆斯堡尔谱、氢气吸附、XPS等表征和条件实验发现,FeNiOx中存在金属态的镍、铁和不同氧化态的铁物种,其能促进乙醇的脱氢和后续巴豆醛的加氢,起到氢转移的作用.LiOH具有合适的酸碱性,能够促进乙醛的羟醛缩合,并加速乙醇转化.在两者协同作用下,乙醇转化率和丁醇选择性都有显著提高.这一研究策略对此反应中新型催化剂的开发和反应机理的认识都具有重要的推动作用.     

Determination of the alternative butanol/gasoline and butanol/diesel fuel blends heats of combustion by a heat-loss compensated semi-microcalorimeter

The heat of combustion (HOC) of butanol/gasoline and butanol/diesel fuel blends was systematically determined in a Parr 6725/6772 heat-loss compensated semi-microcalorimeter under controlled temperature and pressure conditions. A set of blends containing 15 and 30% of butanol, in mass fraction, was tested, and the results were compared to those obtained for pure ethanol, pure gasoline, pure diesel, and Brazilian commercial gasoline. In view of the high volatility of samples, the use of gelatin capsules was necessary to avoid evaporation losses during the critical step of sampling. Results evidenced that despite a slight energy reduction observed for all blends, HOC values remained quite close to those measured for gasoline and diesel, even when considering blends with 30% of butanol in mass fraction, which reduction does not exceed 8.5%. Compared to ethanol, a HOC up to 14.7% higher was achieved for butanol. The present work confirms that in mass fractions up to 30%, butanol can be satisfactorily blended with gasoline and diesel without causing major impacts on the fuel energy density and, more than that, can offer energy advantage compared to ethanol.

     

Surface tensions for isomeric chlorobutanes with isomeric butanols

A drop volume tensiometer was employed to measure the surface tensions for the binary mixtures of each of the isomers of chlorobutane with each of the isomers of butanol at a temperature of 298.15 K. From these data the surface tension deviations were calculated. The results have been compared with the predictions obtained by the group contribution method proposed by Suarez.     

Butanol Tolerance in a Selection of Microorganisms

Butanol tolerance is a critical factor affecting the ability of microorganisms to generate economically viable quantities of butanol. Current Clostridium strains are unable to tolerate greater than 2% 1-butanol thus membrane or gas stripping technologies to actively remove butanol during fermentation are advantageous. To evaluate the potential of alternative hosts for butanol production, we screened 24 different microorganisms for their tolerance to butanol. We found that in general, a barrier to growth exists between 1% and 2% butanol and few microorganisms can tolerate 2% butanol. Strains of Escherichia coli, Zymomonas mobilis, and non-Saccharomyces yeasts were unable to surmount the 2% butanol growth barrier. Several strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae exhibit limited growth in 2% butanol, while two strains of Lactobacillus were able to tolerate and grow in up to 3% butanol.     

Enhanced Butanol Production Through Adding Organic Acids and Neutral Red by Newly Isolated Butanol-Tolerant Bacteria

As alternative microorganisms for butanol production with high butanol tolerant and productivity are in high demand, one excellent butanol-tolerant bacterium, S10, was isolated and identified as Clostridium acetobutylicum S10. In order to enhance the performance of butanol production, organic acids and neutral red were added during butanol fermentation. Synergistic effects were exhibited in the combinations of organic acids and neutral red to promote butanol production. Consequently, the optimal concentrations of combined acetate, butyrate, and neutral red were determined at sodium acetate 1.61 g/L, sodium butyrate 1.88 g/L, and neutral red 0.79 g/L, respectively, with the butanol yield of 6.09 g/L which was 20.89 % higher than that in control. These results indicated that combination of adding organic acid and neutral red is a potential effective measure to improve butanol production.     

南海石珊瑚Acropora pulchro中的含氮化合物

从中国南海石珊瑚Acroporapulchro的正丁醇可溶部分获得四个含氮化合物．通过EIMS，IR，1HNMR，13CNMR和1H－1HCOSY等实验确定它们的结构为：胸腺嘧啶脱氧核苷（1）；尿嘧啶脱氧核苷（2），胸腺嘧啶（3）和尿嘧啶（4）。其中，化合物（2）为首次从珊瑚类动物中分离获得。     

Direct Fermentation of Gelatinized Cassava Starch to Acetone,Butanol, and Ethanol Using Clostridium acetobutylicum Mutant Obtained by Atmospheric and Room Temperature Plasma

The mutant strain designated as ART18, obtained from the wild-type strain Clostridium acetobutylicum PW12 treated by atmospheric and room temperature plasma, showed higher solvent tolerance and butanol production than that of the wild-type strain. The production of butanol was 11.3?±?0.5 g/L, 31 % higher than that of the wild-type strain when it was used for acetone, butanol, and ethanol fermentation in P2 medium. Furthermore, the effects of cassava flour concentration, pH regulators, and vitamins on the ABE production were also investigated. The highest butanol production of 15.8?±?0.8 g/L and butanol yield (0.31 g/g) were achieved after the above factors were optimized. When acetone, butanol, and ethanol fermentation by ART18 was carried out in a 15-L bioreactor, the butanol production, the productivity of butanol, and the total solvent were 16.3?±?0.9, 0.19, and 0.28 g/L^/h, respectively. These results indicate that ART18 is a promising industrial producer in ABE fermentation.     

The Use of A 25 Factorial Design to Study the Effect of Various Alcohols on the Paper Chromatographic Separation of Selected Amino Acids

Abstract

A 2⁵ factorial design was used to evaluate the effect of methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol and pentanol on the paper chromatographic separation of Arginine, Threonine, Leucine, Histidine, and Tryptophan. The most significant effects occur for the alcohols themselves with an increasing effect with an increase in carbon chain length. The major interaction terms involve the combinations of butanol and pentanol with the other alcohols or with themselves.     

Ultrasound-Enhanced Recovery of Butanol/ABE by Pervaporation

The search for renewable sources of energy has led to renewed interests on the biochemical route for the production of butanol. Butanol production suffers from several drawbacks, mainly caused by butanol inhibition to the butanol-producing microorganism which makes it economically uncompetitive against the chemical process. One possible solution proposed is the in situ recovery of acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE). Among the in situ recovery options, membrane processes like pervaporation have a great potential. Thus, the effects of temperature, feed concentration, and ultrasound irradiation on permeate concentration and permeation flux for the recovery of butanol/ABE by pervaporation from aqueous solutions were investigated in this study. In the butanol–water system, permeate butanol concentration as well as flux increased with an increase in temperature and butanol feed concentration. When pervaporation studies with ABE–water mixture were carried out at 60 °C for 2, 4, 8, 16, and 24 h, pervaporation profile revealed an optimal permeate concentration as well as permeation flux. Applications of ultrasound irradiation on pervaporation improved permeate concentration by about 23 g/L for both butanol and ABE. Ultrasound irradiation also improved butanol and ABE mass permeation flux by about 13 and 11 %, respectively.     

Water/i‐Propanol/n‐Butanol Microemulsions

Water and n‐butanol are immiscible. In this paper, i‐propanol was found to be surface active for both water and n‐butanol using surface tension measurement at 25.0±0.1°C, especially the system with i‐propanol in water displays a pronounced decrease in surface tension with a distinct inflexion point indicating aggregation. Investigation on phase behavior of water/i‐propanol/n‐butanol ternary system at 25.0±0.1°C showed i‐propanol could promote remarkably the miscibility of water and n‐butanol. Cyclic voltammetric technique was employed to locate the micro‐regions in single region, indicating the existence of three micro‐regions of water/n‐butanol, n‐butanol/water and bicontinuous region. Thus, a novel water/i‐propanol/n‐butanol microemulsion without general surfactant is expected to form. Dynamic light scattering also demonstrated the size (hydrodynamic diameter) distribution of the microemulsion, verifying further the formation of the microemulsion droplets.     

Recovery of butanol from model ABE fermentation broths using MFI adsorbent: a comparison between traditional beads and a structured adsorbent in the form of a film

Butanol, a promising biofuel, can be produced by ABE (acetone, butanol and ethanol) fermentation using e.g. Clostridium acetobutylicum. However, the butanol concentration in the resulting broth is limited to only ca. 20 g/L due to the toxicity for the microorganisms. This low product concentration demands an efficient recovery process for successful commercialization of this process. In this study, a structured adsorbent in the form of steel monolith coated with a silicalite-1 film was prepared using the in situ growth method. The adsorbent was carefully characterized by SEM and XRD. The performance of the adsorbent was evaluated by performing breakthrough experiments at room temperature using model ABE fermentation broths and the performance was compared with that of traditional adsorbents in the form of beads. The structured silicalite-1 adsorbent showed less saturation loading time as compared to commercial binder free silicalite-1 beads, reflecting the different dimensions of the columns used, set by experimental constraints. Studies of the desorption process showed that by operating at appropriate conditions, butanol with high concentration i.e. up to 95.2 wt% for butanol–water model system and 88.5 wt% for ABE fermentation broth can be obtained using the structured silicalite-1 adsorbent. Commercial silicalite-1 beads also showed good selectivity but the concentration of butanol in the desorbed product was limited to 70 % for the butanol–water model system and 69 % for ABE fermentation broth, probably as a result of entrained liquid between the beads.     

MFI zeolite as adsorbent for selective recovery of hydrocarbons from ABE fermentation broths

1-Butanol and butyric acid are two interesting compounds that may be produced by acetone, butanol, and ethanol fermentation using e.g. Clostridium acetobutylicum. The main drawback, restricting the commercialization potential of this process, is the toxicity of butanol for the cell culture resulting in low concentrations of this compound in the broth. To make this process economically viable, an efficient recovery process has to be developed. In this work, a hydrophobic MFI type zeolite with high silica to alumina ratio was evaluated as adsorbent for the recovery of butanol and butyric acid from model solutions. Dual component adsorption experiments revealed that both butanol and butyric acid showed a high affinity for the hydrophobic MFI zeolite when adsorbed from aqueous model solutions. Multicomponent adsorption experiments using model solutions, mimicking real fermentation broths, revealed that the adsorbent was very selective to the target compounds. Further, the adsorption of butyric and acetic acid was found to be pH dependent with high adsorption below, and low adsorption above, the respective pKa values of the acids. Thermal desorption of butanol from MFI type zeolite was also studied and a suitable desorption temperature was identified.     

Biosynthesis of Unsaturated Fatty Acids via Mortierella Isabellina Cultivated in a Medium Containing Butanol

IntroductionThe biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acidshasattracted more attention in recent years. Forexample,linoleic and linolenic acids are importantmaterials for pharmaceutical and food industries.Besides,they can be used to synthesize paint,printing ink and surfactant,etc. A number ofmicroorganisms have been studied as potentialcommercial sources to produce unsaturated fattyacids[1] .Agricultural and industrial products,by-products,etc. have been employed in thecultivation of those orga…     

Use of pervaporation to separate butanol from dilute aqueous solutions: Effects of operating conditions and concentration polarization

This study deals with the separation of n-butanol from aqueous solutions by pervaporation. The effects of feed concentration, temperature, and membrane thickness on the separation performance were investigated. Over the low feed butanol concentration range (0.03–0.4 wt%) studied, the butanol flux was shown to increase proportionally with an increase in the feed butanol concentration, whereas the water flux was relatively constant. An increase in temperature increased both the butanol and water fluxes, and the increase in butanol flux was more pronounced than water flux, resulting in an increase in separation factor. While the permeation flux could be enhanced by reducing the membrane thickness as expected for all rate-controlled processes, the separation factor was compromised when the membrane became thinner. The effect of membrane thickness on the separation performance was analyzed taking into account the boundary layer effect. This could not be fully attributed to the concentration polarization, which was found not significant enough to dominate the mass transport. A variation in the membrane thickness would vary the local concentration of permeant inside the membrane, thereby affecting the permeation of butanol and water differently. Thus, caution should be exercised in using permeation flux normalized by a given thickness to predict the separation performance of a membrane with a different thickness because the membrane selectivity can be affected by the membrane thickness even in the absence of boundary layer effect.     

12-钨磷酸催化合成甲基叔丁基醚

甲基叔丁基醚(MTBE)作为汽油抗暴剂已经在全世界范围内普遍使用,它不仅能提高汽油辛烷值,而且还能改善汽车性能,降低排气中CO和有机物含量,同时降低汽油生产成本.