Degradation of Sucrose,Glucose and Fructose in Concentrated Aqueous Solutions Under Constant pH Conditions at Elevated Temperature

ABSTRACT

The degradation of sucrose can decrease sucrose yield, reduce the efficiency of sugar factory and refinery processes, and effect end product quality. Characterization of sucrose degradation under modeled industrial processing conditions will underpin further technological improvements. Effects of constant reaction pH on sucrose degradation were investigated using simulated industrial model systems (100 °C; 65 °Brix [% dissolved solids]; N₂; 0.05-3 mol NaOH titrant; 8 h), with the use of an autotitrator. Reaction pH values ranged from 4.40 to 10.45. Polarimetry and ion chromatography with integrated pulsed amperometric detection (IC-IPAD) were used to quantify sucrose degradation and first-order reaction constants were calculated. Minimum sucrose degradation occurred between pH 6.45 - 8.50, with minimum color formation between pH's 4.40 - 7.00. Polarimetry, often used in U.S. sugar factories and refineries to monitor chemical sucrose losses, was shown not to be viable to measure sucrose degradation under alkaline conditions, because of the formation of fructose degradation products with an overall positive optical rotation. For comparison, fructose and glucose (80 °C; 65 °Brix; N₂; 3 mol NaOH; 2 h) were also degraded at constant pH 8.3 conditions. For sucrose, fructose, and glucose, formation of organic acids on degradation was concomitant with color formation, indicating they are probably produced from similar reaction pathways. For the glucose and fructose degradation reactions, color and organic acid formation also were highly correlated (R²>0.966) with changes in optical rotation values, confirming that these compounds are formed from similar reaction pathways.     

Phase Behavior and Rheological Properties of Concentrated Lecithin Aqueous Solutions with Additives

The phase behavior and rheological properties of the concentrated lecithin aqueous solutions were investigated at 37°C. When adding Isopropyl myristate (IPM) to lecithin solutions, besides an anisotropic liquid crystal (LC) phase, an isotropic liquid (L₂) region and an isotropic viscous (I) phase are found. By continuously adding Brij 97, the LC region shifts towards higher water content and the L₂ region is extended to the area of lower IPM concentration, meanwhile the I phase disappears. By analyzing the shear rate (η_γ=0.1) and yield stress (σ₀), adding IPM to lecithin solutions increases the values of η_γ=0.1 and σ₀, and after further adding Brij 97, the η_γ=0.1 and σ₀ decrease dramatically. Notably, different from the lecithin/DDAB/water system studied by Youssry and Montalvo, in lecithin/Brij 97/IPM/H₂O system, at the relatively higher water content area of the LC phase, the water content has little effect on the critical stress. It is also found that the change of dynamic storage modulus (G′) is similar with that of η_γ=0.1 and σ₀ parameters when adding IPM and Brij 97. Maxwell model fitting results show that in the LC phase, the relaxation of the water molecule is prolonged by adding IPM and Brij 97 to lecithin solutions.     

Thermal Degradation and Fire Behavior of High Performance Polymers

Abstract

High performance and high temperature polymers are a class of polymeric materials exhibiting high thermal stability and their resistance to fire makes them valuable assets for many applications. Those applications include as typical examples high temperature gas separation membranes, automotive and aerospace industry as well as the construction industry. The high performance polymers have been synthesized since the early 1960s, and have developed rapidly over the past few decades. Most high performance polymers comprise a highly aromatic backbone, linear chains, and strong inter-chain interactions. This review deals mostly with commercial polymeric materials. Studies regarding their thermal behavior, degradation mechanism and their reaction to fire have been synthetically combined in order to bring out potential insight concerning the effect of the thermal decomposition and thermal behavior on the fire properties of those polymers.     

Thermal Degradation Behavior and Kinetic Analysis of Biodegradable Polymers Using Various Comparative Models, 1

Thermal degradation behavior of a biodegradable polymer (PBS) has been investigated by conventional and MTGA methods. The kinetic parameters of degradation were calculated by a general analytical solution and by the Coats‐Redfern, Ozawa, Horowitz‐Metzger, and MTGA methods. The results reveal that the reaction mechanism at lower temperature is probably the F1 model through the reaction of random chain cleavage via cis‐elimination. However, the reaction mechanism at higher temperature is likely to be D1 model because of the dominant diffusion control effect.

     

Thermal Degradation Behavior of Vinyl Ketone Polymers and Copolymers with Styrene

Thermal degradation behavior of six alkyl vinyl ketone (RVK) polymers and copolymers with styrene was investigated by means of infrared spectrometry (IR), thermogravimetry (TG), derivative TG (DTG), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The observed TG curves of the RVK polymers changed with both structure of their substituents and initiators used, and the temperature of the beginning of weight loss for the radical polymers increased in the order: poly(methyl isopro-penyl ketone) < poly(methyl vinyl ketone) < poly(ethyl vinyl ketone) < poly(isopropyl vinyl ketone) < poly(tert-butyl vinyl ketone). From the infrared spectral determination of thermally degraded polymers, the formation of a cyclized structure was observed. It was also found from the results of thermal degradation of the RVK copolymers with styrene at 210° C that the formation of such a cyclized unit tended to increase in the order: tert-butyl vinyl ketone < isopropyl vinyl ketone < ethyl vinyl ketone < methyl vinyl ketone.     

Relationship between the Structural State of Water and the Character of Ion Hydration in Concentrated 1:1 Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes in Extreme Conditions

It is suggested that the association parameter A be used as an indicator demonstrating the effect of extremal conditions on the structure of water in the series of solutions . Analysis of the diagrams A parameter–external conditions permitted us to establish that compression has a weak effect on association of water molecules in the systems, in which case the effect of the ion field on the mutual ordering of solvent molecules does not change. In conditions of strong compression in NaCl–H₂O, positive hydration of Na⁺ changes to negative. On the contrary, at elevated temperatures, the probability of association of bulk water molecules increases and the effect of ions on the structure of the solvent decreases. Positive hydration of Li⁺ and negative hydration of K⁺ become less pronounced, and Na⁺ has no ordering effect on the structure of the solvent any longer.     

Propylene Glycol and Ethoxylated Surfactant Effects on the Phase Behavior of Water/Sucrose Stearate/Oil System

In this work, we studied the phase behavior as function of temperature of water/sucrose stearate/propylene glycol/oil and water/sucrose stearate/ethoxylated mono‐di‐glyceride/oil systems. The oils were R (+)‐limonene, isopropylmyristate, and caprylic‐capric triglyceride. It was found that adding propylene glycol and ethoxylated mono‐di‐glyceride to the water/sucrose stearate/R (+)‐limonene and water/sucrose stearate/isopropylmyristate systems decreases the temperature and surfactants concentration needed for the formation of a microemulsion phase region and no three phase region is observed. In the case of water/sucrose stearate/caprylic‐capric triglyceride system a three phase region is observed. In the caprylic‐capric based system, it was found that increasing the propylene glycol and ethoxylated mono‐di‐glyceride contents decrease the phase inversion temperature and increases the efficiency. In the case where the mixed surfactants (sucrose stearate and ethoxylated mono‐di‐glyceride) were present in the system, the efficiencies observed are higher than those observed in the system based on the mixture of sucrose stearate and propylene glycol.     

C80 Calorimeter Studies of the Thermal Behavior of LiPF 6 Solutions

The thermal behavior of several LiPF₆ solutions was studied using a C80 calorimeter. It was found that oxygen might react with the solvents and decrease their thermal stability. The dissolution of LiPF₆ influences the thermal behavior remarkably with more heat generation and a lower onset temperature. Furthermore, the exothermic peak of LiPF₆ based on an electrolyte containing diethyl carbonate (DEC) was found around 185 ^∘C, which is 9.5–13.6 ^∘C lower than that containing dimethyl carbonate (DMC), which may be due to the relative activity of C₂H₅— and CH₃— in DEC and DMC, respectively.     

超临界流体色谱中溶质的保留行为

超临界流体色谱中热力学参数最佳化和动力学最佳化同等重要。溶质的保留行为和物质对的分离受柱固定相和流动相各种参数的影响。在本研究中,使用纯CO_2作为流动相,饱和烃、芳烃、以及它们的硝基取代物作为溶质,对上述影响进行了系统地考察。结果发现影响物质对分离的(以分离系数,α,表示)最主要因素是流体的密度。而温度的影响并不明显。柱固定相的性质也有一定程度的影响。在柱固定相相同的情况下,改变操作参数,溶质峰的洗馏顺序可能出现倒置。表明在超临界流体色谱中流动相溶解能力的重要作用。实验结果为了解和优化超临界流体色谱热力学参数提供了依据。     

Thermal Behavior and Primary Degradation Mechanism of Some Aromatic Polyethers with Semi-flexible Chain

The present paper describes a thermogravimetric study combined with mass spectrometry of some aromatic polyethers and copolyethers in order to obtain information on the degradation mechanism. The investigated polymers were synthesized starting from 3,3-bis(chloromethyl) oxetane and various bisphenols: 4,4'-dihydroxyazobenzene, 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl, bisphenol A and 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenylether. The presence of an oxetanic spacer in the structure, permitting the opening of the cycle, induces more complications in the characterization procedure. But, due to the possibilities relative to the modification of polymers or cross-linking reactions, the presence of the oxetanic moiety may offer some advantages. Out of all the investigated polymers, those containing azobenzenic moieties have the lower thermostability. If the chain flexibility is augmented, the degradation mechanism is based on chain transfer reactions. All polymers present higher thermostability in an argon atmosphere. Based on mass spectra, a degradation mechanism sustained with the assumption that the oxetanic unit is the most labile was proposed. The opening of the oxetanic cycle begins with the most tensioned bond (-C-CH₂-) and generates across-linking process, which is more evident if the polymer melts below 200°C. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Polarimetry as a Tool for the Study of Solutions of Chiral Solutes

Optical rotation of aqueous solutions of D ‐levoglucosan was studied experimentally in the 0.03–4.0 mol L^?1 concentration range and a nonlinear concentration dependence of specific optical rotation (SR) was revealed. Discontinuities observed in the concentration plot of SR (at 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mol L^?1) are well correlated with those found by static and dynamic light scattering and identify concentration ranges in which different solution domains (supramers) may exist. The average SR experimental value for a D ‐levoglucosan aqueous solution ([α]_D²⁸ ?58.5±8.7 deg dm^?1 cm^?3 g^?1) was found to be in good agreement with values obtained by theoretical calculation (TD‐DFT/GIAO) of SR for 15 different conformers revealed by conformational sampling at the PCM/B3LYP/6‐311++G(2d,2p)//B3LYP/6‐31+G(d,p) level, which were shown to be strongly affected by the solvation microenvironment (0, 1, 2, and 3 explicit solvent molecules considered) due to local geometrical changes induced in the solute molecule. This exceptionally high sensitivity of SR makes polarimetry a unique method capable of sensing changes in the structure of supramers detected in this study.     

Ultrasonic Degradation of Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Solutions in Water,Ethanol, and Tetrahydrofuran

Ultrasonic degradations of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) have been carried out in water, ethanol, and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions. In the HPC-water system, cavitation intensity did not increase linearly with ultrasound intensity because of a lower threshold of ultrasonic intensity below which cavitation does not occur. At 27°C the rate of degradation in the three solvents followed the order water > ethanol > THF which is not in line with their characteristic impedance values. The rate of degradation for 20 kHz, 70 W ultrasound intensity was found to increase with a decrease in solution volumes, concentration of HPC, and temperature. Increased rate of degradation at lower temperatures supports the concept based on sonoluminescence experiments that it is the cavitation in a polymer solution that is responsible for ultrasonic degradations and the dissolved polymer molecules do not act as cavitation nuclei. Increased surface tension and density of the solvent are thought to be responsible for improved cavitation at low temperatures. Infrared spectroscopy and x-ray analysis of HPC subjected to ultrasonic treatments remained unchanged, suggesting that there were no chemical or structural (e.g., degree of order) changes on irradiation. The decreases in molecular weights on irradiation arise due to random chain scission whereas similar decreases in Huggins coefficients can be attributed to physical changes (decrease in molecular weight or branching) in the degraded HPC samples.     

Influence of Confined Water on the Photophysics of Dissolved Solutes in Reverse Micelles

The photophysical parameters of two probes with largely different hydrophobic character, namely, coumarin 1 and coumarin 343, are investigated in sodium bis‐(2‐ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)/hexane/water reverse micelles at various water/AOT molar ratio w₀. Correlation of photophysical parameters such as fluorescence quantum yield, fluorescence lifetime, and emission maxima with w₀ indicate distinctly different trends below and above w₀≈7 for both probes. The variation of the average rotational correlation times obtained from fluorescence anisotropy decays for both probes in reverse micelles further corroborate the above observation. Similar studies were also performed in nonaqueous reverse micelles with acetonitrile as polar solvent. Similar to aqueous reverse micelles, breaks in the photophysical parameters with increasing acetonitrile/AOT molar ratios w′₀ were also observed in these cases, although at a much lower w′₀ value of 3. The present results indicate that around w₀≈7 for aqueous reverse micelles (and around w′₀≈3 for nonaqueous reverse micelles) a distinct change occurs in the probe microenvironment, which is rationalized on the basis of the relative populations of interfacial and core water. We propose that until the ionic head groups and counterions are fully solvated by polar solvents, that is, up to w₀≈7 (or w′₀≈3), the interfacial water population dominates. Above these molar ratios coalescence of excess water molecules with each other to form truncated H‐bonded water clusters leads to a sizable population of core water. This is further substantiated by changes in the IR absorption spectra for the O? D stretching mode of diluted D₂O in reverse micelles with varying w₀. Critical comparison of the present results with relevant literature reports provide clear support for the proposals made on water structure in reverse micelles. The role of relative size of the probe and the reverse micelles for differences in polar solvent to AOT ratios (w₀=7 and w′₀=3) in the observed breaks in the two types of reverse micelles is also discussed.     

Kinetics of Thermal Degradation of Copolymers of Acrylamide with Sodium Acrylate in Aqueous Solutions

The kinetics of thermal degradation of commercial samples of copolymers of acrylamide with sodium acrylate of various molecular characteristics in water and 1.5% NaCl aqueous solutions at 40–80°C was studied viscometrically.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 6, 2005, pp. 1016–1020.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by V. Kurenkov, Trofimov, A. Kurenkov, Khartan, Lobanov.     

Properties of Concentrated Solutions of Fibroin and Its Derivatives

Rheological properties of concentrated solutions of fibroin from natural silk and its chemically and physically modified derivatives were studied. The structure and properties of these solutions, which have characteristically anomalous viscous flow, are determined by the degree and type of modification.     

NaCl、KCl在蔗糖水溶液中的粘度

报导了在298．15及308．15K下，NaCl、KCl在含有蔗糖5，10，15，20，25％（质量分数w）的水溶液中的密度及粘度数据．计算了在无限稀释条件下，NaCl和KCl在该体系中的粘度B系数及偏摩尔体积．结果发现：两种电解质的B系数随蔗糖含量的增加及温度的升高而增大且对蔗糖水溶液的结构起破坏作用．讨论了该三元体系内部溶质－溶质、溶质－溶剂间的相互作用，同时应用流动过渡状态理论计算了两种电解质在各组成下蔗糖水溶液中的流动活化参数     

强酸性环境中氧氟沙星的质子化模型研究

利用核磁共振波谱技术研究了不同浓度硫酸溶液中氧氟沙星(OFL)的1H,19F和13C核磁共振谱,对不同硫酸浓度引起的δH,δF,δC和JFC耦合常数的变化进行比较分析,由此推测其结构状态.综合1H,19F和13C核磁共振谱特点及其变化,提出OFL分子在强酸性环境中N1'被进一步质子化的结构模型.在浓硫酸溶液中,N1'被进一步质子化,并与F9形成氢键(N1'—H+┈F9),该结构使分子的共轭程度大幅降低,导致其荧光发射波长、荧光激发波长及紫外吸收波长均发生蓝移.硫酸溶液中氧氟酸和甲基氧氟沙星的荧光光谱行为进一步证明了OFL分子在浓硫酸溶液中质子化模型的合理性.     

阴离子型胶束液相色谱的溶质保留行为

以SDS阴离子表面活性剂作流动相,酸性、中性及两性药物为受试药物,运用三相平衡理论考察影响阴离子型胶束液相色谱（AMLC）溶质保留行为的几个因素。保留由溶质与胶束相及修饰后固定相的综合作用决定。有机调节剂正丙醇的加入改变了溶质从水相到固定相或到胶束相的平衡,保留取决于溶质疏水性和静电性间的平衡。此外对羟基苯甲酸酯类同系物的亲脂性与3种细菌最小抑菌浓度具有显著相关性,提示其抑菌机理主要取决于药物与生物膜的亲和性。     

溶质在动态改性氧化锆液相色谱柱上的保留行为

分别采用硬脂酸、环糊精和十二烷基磺酸钠动态改性自制的ZrO2微球,研究了流动相中甲醇和改性剂浓度对苯酚及苯甲酸的衍生物、苯胺衍生物及芳香烃类化合物的色谱保留行为的影响。中性及碱性化合物的保留时间较短,色谱峰对称;酸性化合物保留时间较长,色谱峰拖尾较严重。改性氧化锆表现出反相色谱性能。     

浓硫酸脱水实验中蔗糖炭化产物对Pb~(2+)的吸附性能研究

将《人教版必修1》浓硫酸脱水实验中蔗糖炭化废弃物经洗涤、水煮、干燥等处理后制得蔗糖炭产物,将处理后的炭产物用于铅离子的吸附实验,探讨了炭产物的用量、浸泡温度、溶液p H值等单因素对吸附铅离子的影响;并将炭产物的吸附效果与一些已经商业化的吸附剂进行对比,实验取得良好的实验结果,表明该废弃炭产物可以有效除去溶液中的铅离子。