SiO2-Supported Highly Dispersed Rh Catalysts

A series of Rh/SiO₂ catalysts were prepared by a sol-gel method, characterized by N₂ physical adsorption, H₂ chemisorption and FTIR, and studied in the hydrogenolysis of propane. The results show that rhodium exists in very high, nearly atomic dispersion in the catalysts after reduction; this was not obtained by conventional preparative methods. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

丙三醇对水溶液中血红蛋白构象的影响——荧光猝灭和动态光散射研究

利用荧光猝灭法和动态光散射法测定丙三醇-水混合溶剂中血红蛋白(Hb)与联苯胺的结合距离和Hb的流体动力学半径, 并通过分析Hb荧光光谱和吸收光谱的变化, 探讨丙三醇与蛋白质分子在水溶液中相互作用的机理及其对蛋白质构象的影响. 结果表明, 丙三醇-水混合溶剂中Hb通过优先水化作用形成更紧密的构象, 溶剂体系的氢键形成能力下降对稳定蛋白质的构象有重要的影响, 丙三醇浓度较高的混合溶剂中氢键网络发生崩塌, 导致蛋白质构象产生进一步的折叠. 实验显示, 尽管Hb在丙三醇-水混合溶剂中保持较完整的血红素疏水空穴结构, 但是血红素疏水空穴以外肽段的构象发生显著变化, 并对血红蛋白的聚集状态造成一定的影响.     

微波辐射对酶促合成甘油酯位置选择性的影响

研究了微波辐射和常规加热下脂肪酶Novozyme 435催化甘油与n-辛酸的反应。在2种加热模式下,n-辛酸与甘油反应的初速度随着反应温度(50~75℃)的升高而加快;同样条件下,微波辐射下的反应初速度略高于常规加热条件下的。微波辐射的产物中的2-单甘酯和1,2-二甘酯的含量增加,但仍明显低于1-单甘酯和1,3-二甘酯的含量,即微波辐射并未根本改变脂肪酶的1,3-专一性;但实验条件下微波辐射均削弱了Novozyme 435的1,3-专一性:微波辐射反应产物中1-单甘酯与2-单甘酯的量比由常规加热下的26.9~43.4下降为16.2~40.4,其中1,3-二甘酯与1,2-二甘酯的量比亦由10.5~19.6降为7.6~15.3。     

甘油催化氢解的研究与应用

近年来由于生物柴油产业的快速发展,甘油作为其生产过程中的副产品大量生成,合理利用这些过剩的甘油将有助于增加整个生物柴油产业的经济效益。本文对近年来利用甘油为原料催化氢解合成二元醇（1,2-丙二醇、1,3-丙二醇和乙二醇）的研究进展进行了综述,介绍了甘油催化氢解的研究背景,着重讨论了甘油催化氢解生成二元醇的反应机理（包括脱水-加氢机理、脱氢-加氢机理和螯合机理）和甘油催化氢解在生产二元醇上的应用,并对甘油催化氢解的发展前景做了展望。     

气相色谱法监测氧化钙催化制备生物柴油的反应进度

建立了一种通过检测氧化钙催化制备生物柴油过程中产生的甘油来监测反应进度的方法. 在反应样品中加入草酸、硫酸溶液, 除掉由催化剂引入的钙离子, 释放与氧化钙结合的甘油, 利用气相色谱方法检测甘油的含量. 讨论了实验中加入草酸、硫酸的目的及对结果的影响. 实验结果表明, 此法可用于氧化钙催化制备生物柴油过程中反应进度监测的研究.     

Strengthening the Connection between Science,Society and Environment to Develop Future French and European Bioeconomies: Cutting-Edge Research of VAALBIO Team at UCCS

The development of the future French and European bioeconomies will involve developing new green chemical processes in which catalytic transformations are key. The VAALBIO team (valorization of alkanes and biomass) of the UCCS laboratory (Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide) are working on various catalytic processes, either developing new catalysts and/or designing the whole catalytic processes. Our research is focused on both the fundamental and applied aspects of the processes. Through this review paper, we demonstrate the main topics developed by our team focusing mostly on oxygen- and hydrogen-related processes as well as on green hydrogen production and hybrid catalysis. The social impacts of the bioeconomy are also discussed applying the concept of the institutional compass.     

甘油的催化选择氧化

综述了近年来生物柴油主要副产物甘油的催化选择氧化的研究进展。分析了甘油的化学催化选择氧化的反应网络;介绍了催化甘油选择氧化反应主要的催化剂如负载型金属催化剂、多孔催化剂以及有机酰基-TEMPO催化剂的催化性能及其催化机理;评述了甘油催化氧化过程中各反应条件等对产物选择性和反应物转化率的影响;概括了甘油的电催化氧化、甘油催化氧化聚合生成新型聚合物-聚丙酮二酸盐（Polyketomalonate）等新催化反应及其机理,总结了甘油生物催化氧化的产物二羟基丙酮（DHA）的新进展。最后提出了甘油的催化氧化存在的一些问题,并展望了甘油催化氧化的研究和发展方向。     

Selective Conversion of Glycerol to Methanol over CaO-Modified HZSM-5 Zeolite

Biodiesel is generally produced from vegetable oils and methanol, which also generates glycerol as byproduct. To improve the overall economic performance of the process, the selective formation of methanol from glycerol is important in biodiesel production. In the present study, a CaO modified HZSM-5 zeolite was prepared by an impregnation method and used for the conversion of glycerol to methanol. We found that the 10%CaO/HZSM-5 with Si/Al ratio of 38 exhibited highest selectivity to methanol of 70%, with a glycerol conversion of 100% under 340 ℃ and atmospheric pressure. The characterization results showed that the introduction of a small amount of CaO into the HZSM-5 did not affect the structure of zeolite. The incorporation of HZSM-5 as an acidic catalyst and CaO as a basic catalyst in a synergistic catalysis system led to higher conversion of glycerol and selectivity of methanol.     

Improved mechanical properties of poly (vinyl alcohol) films with glycerol plasticizer by uniaxial drawing

In this work, the uniaxial stretching poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) films with glycerol as plasticizer were prepared to explore the influence of drawing temperature and drawing ratio. The structure and property were investigated with scanning electron microscope, wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, mechanical tests, etc. With the increase of stretching temperature, the melting and crystallization temperatures increased. The tensile strength and Young modulus of glycerol/PVA films increased first and then decreased; when the temperature was 80°C, the tensile strength and Young modulus reached to maximum values of 197.2 and 470 MPa, respectively. In addition, with the increase of draw ratio, the orientation degree of the PVA molecular chains increased, indicating the improved regularity of molecular chains. When the PVA films were stretched to 4 times, the tensile strength and Young modulus of the films reached 162 and 143 MPa, respectively, which were 4 and 1.3 times compared with those of unoriented films. These environmentally friendly PVA films with excellent mechanical properties would find wide applications in the industry such as packaging, coating, etc.     

Rauvolfianine,a new antimycobacterial glyceroglycolipid and other constituents from Rauvolfia caffra. Sond (Apocynaceae)

The chemical investigation of the extract of the dried leaves of Rauvolfia caffra (Sond) (synonym Rauvolfia macrophylla) (Apocynaceae) led to isolation of a new glycoside derivative, rauvolfianine (1) as well as six known compounds: oleanolic acid (2), sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), betulinic acid (4), vellosimine (5), sarpagine (6) and D-fructofuranosyl-β-(2→1)-α-D-glucopyranoside (7). Compounds 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 were evaluated for antitubercular activity. Compounds 1 and 2 were the most active (MIC = 7.8125 and 31.25 μg/mL) towards the Isoniazid resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis AC45. Their structures and relative stereochemistry were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.