Practical uses of FTIR spectroscopy in wood science and technology

Based on own research activities this survey demonstrates the potential applications of FTIR spectroscopy in wood and wood-product research. This rapid method can be used e.g. with success for determination of lignin in woody materials and pulps. Crucial analytical data of lignins were also determined by quantitative evaluation of FTIR data. The degree of substitution of cellulose derivatives can be estimated. The course of delignification during pulping was monitored using transmission and circular ATR cells for the IR spectroscopy of the cooking liquors. Based on these spectra the Kappa number of pulps can be predicted.     

聚对苯乙烯磺酸钠添加剂的分子量对水煤浆浆体性质的影响

选用了变质程度不同的八种煤和三种不同分子量的聚对苯乙烯磺酸钠（PSS）添加剂，详细考查了该添加剂的分子量对水煤浆浆体性质的影响。结果发现，在考查PSS相对分子量的范围内（质均分子量为5.34×104～33.39×104），八种煤的水煤浆成浆性随着分子量的增大而增加，水煤浆成浆性与PSS添加剂的平均分子量的关系可归因于添加剂在煤粒上的吸附，分子量小的PSS在煤粒上的吸附量大于分子量大的PSS；PSS分子量的增加有利于水煤浆的流变性由胀性向假塑性转变；PSS分子量的增加使水煤浆的静态稳定性得到显著的改善。     

Studies on polymers and composites from lignin and fiber derived from sugar cane

Sugarcane fiber (i.e. bagasse) lignin has a larger fraction of aromatics unsubstitution in the ortho position than hardwood or softwood lignin and hence has the greater ability to be derivatized. Furthermore, organosolv lignin has a higher purity than sulfonated and kraft lignins. This work examines the purification of organosolv lignin derived from bagasse and the physico‐chemical properties of the lignin and lignin‐phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin coatings, and composites. The wetability tests have shown that lignin and lignin‐PF resin films are effective water barrier coatings, though the contact angles of lignin‐PF resin films were considerably less than the wax films. The overall mechanical properties (i.e. peak stress, peak strain and modulus) of the bagasse fiber composites were lower than the values obtained with the composites without the inclusion of bagasse fiber. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

聚丙烯酰胺与混合表面活性剂的相互作用

通过粘度和紫外吸收光谱的测定，研究了ＰＡＭ与Ｒ１２ＳＯ３Ｎａ－Ｒ１１ＣＯＯＮａ混合表面活性剂之间的相互作用，结果表明，ＰＡＭ可与混合表面活性剂形成复合物，从而使体系表现出典型聚电解质的粘度行为。可能的机理是，以疏水力形成的Ｒ１２ＳＯ３＾－—Ｒ１１ＣＯＯＨ（Ｎａ）预胶束或二聚体通过ＰＡＭ－Ｒ１１ＣＯＯＨ间的氢键力相结合。进而使大分子链上带有大量负电荷，静电斥力引起大分子链伸展，因而产生电粘效应。     

Sensing of Trace Amounts of Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate by Solid Phase Spectrophotometry

A very simple, selective and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of dodecyl benzene sulfonate (DBS) has been investigated. In this method, the ion pair of DBS and methylene blue was adsorbed onto plasticized poly(vinylchloride) membrane as a solid phase extraction medium. The absorbance of the blue membrane was measured at 660nm against a blank membrane using a spectrophotometer. The influence of type and amount of plasticizer, pH, concentration of methylene blue, temperature of sample solution and time of extraction on the absorbance of membrane was studied. Linear calibration was obtained over a concentration range of 0.1 to 6.5µgmL^–1 of DBS. The method was applied to the determination of DBS in different commercial detergents. The precision and accuracy of the method is comparable with the conventional standard method. This method is cost-effective, and the use of organic solvent such as chloroform is completely eliminated.     

荧光光度法直接测定环境水中苯酚和十二烷基苯磺酸钠的含量

本文研究了用荧光分光光度法直接测定环境水中苯酚和十二烷基苯磺酸钠（ＳＤＢＳ）二种水中污染物。在ｐＨ〉１１直接测定ＳＤＢＳ含量，波长为λｅｘ／λｅｍ＝２３０／２９５ｎｍ，检出限４．４ｎｇ／ｍＬ，线性范围０￣２．２μｇ／ｍｌ。在ｐＨ＝６，波长为λｅｘ／λｅｍ＝２３０／２９５ｎｍ，测得二者合量，从合量中减去ＳＤＢＳ含量即得苯酚含量，检出限４．０ｎｇ／ｍｌ，线性范围０￣０．８５μｇ／ｍＬ，回收率达９９％￣     

有机金属化合物降低柴油机炭烟排放及其机理的研究

在直喷式柴油机上按自由加速法进行了柴油机炭烟排放试验，考察了8种有机金属化合物降低炭烟排放的效果，并对其作用机理进行了研究。实验表明，8种有机金属化合物均能有效降低炭烟排放，降烟效果顺序为二壬基萘磺酸钡>二茂铁>环烷酸铁>石油磺酸钡>环烷酸锰>环烷酸铜>环烷酸钡>环烷酸铈。在纯柴油中添加4‰二壬基萘磺酸钡时，降低炭烟排放40.7%；添加1‰二茂铁时，降低炭烟排放35.3%。试验还表明，有机结构影响有机金属化合物的降烟效果，同时影响着它在添加量上的感受性。炭烟的生成，主要与生成的乙炔（C2H2）和多环芳香烃（PAH）有关，而炭烟的氧化则与炭烟周围氧浓度和炭烟颗粒表面积有关。多数有机金属化合物本身携氧，能使燃油迅速分解生成CO，CO的增加使PAH明显减少，从而抑止炭烟的生成。茂型金属有机物能活化CO分子，进而有效抑止炭烟先导物的生成。     

Adsorptive Voltammetry of Polyelectrolyte Complex Between 11‐Ferrocenyltrimethylundecylammonium and Polyanions at Carbon Paste Electrode

For polyelectrolyte complex between cationic surfactant and polyanion, the adsorptive voltammetry at carbon paste electrode using an electroactive cationic surfactant was examined. The adsorption state of the cationic surfactant in the complexes at CPE was estimated from the half‐height width of the oxidation waves. The half‐height width for poly(styrene sulfonate) was independent of the molecular weight, and was same as that for poly(vinyl sulfate). The half‐height width for heparin was broad and different from that of the vinyl polyanions. According to the analysis by Frumkin isotherm, the interaction between cationic surfactants was attractive in heparin complex at CPE, however, in the vinyl polyanion complexes at CPE the interaction was non‐cooperative as that predicted with the Langmuir isotherm. In spite of the same adsorption state, the concentration dependency of the peak current for poly(styrene sulfonate) was quite different from that for poly(vinyl sulfate). The concentration dependence indicated the reactive property of each polyanion on the association with the cationic surfactant in aqueous solution.     

Influence of media nutrients on synthesis of lignin peroxidase from Aspergillus sp

The effect of carbon and nitrogen sources, lignocellulosic substrates, and metal ions on lignin peroxidase (LiP) activity of Aspergillus sp., which was isolated from a mangrove area, was studied. Glucose (1%) was found to be the best carbon source. Among the various lignocellulosic substrates used, coir pith at 3% concentration increased LiP activity twofold on the second day of incubation. Peptone and KNO₃ completely inhibited the enzyme synthesis while (NH₄)₂SO₄ at 12.5 mM produced maximum activity. Since seawater contained all the requisite metal ions, any added ions had a negative effect on activity. Cu²⁺ had the most inhibiting effect while K⁺ the least. When all the optimized conditions were provided, in nitrogen- and carbon-sufficient medium, a maximum LiP activity of 345 U/mL was obtained on the second day of incubation.     

Purification and characterization of a laccase from the white-rot fungus Trametes multicolor

The wood-degrading fungus Trametes multicolor secretes several laccase isoforms when grown on a simple medium containing copper in the millimolar range for stimulating laccase synthesis. The main isoenzyme laccase II was purified to apparent homogeneity from the culture supernatant by using anion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration. Laccase II is a monomeric glycoprotein with a molecular mass of 63 kDa as determined by sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, contains 18% glycosylation, and has a pI of 3.0. It oxidizes a variety of phenolic substrates as well as ferrocyanide and iodide. The pH optimum depends on the substrate employed and shows a bell-shaped pH activity profile with an optimum of 4.0 to 5.0 for the phenolic substrates, while the nonphenolic substrates ferrocyanide and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) show a monotonic pH profile with a rate decreasing with increasing pH.