Random low vinyl styrene-isoprene copolymers

The present work is to the syntheses and characterization of random, low vinyl copolymers containing styrene and isoprene (SIR’s). The content of these SIR’s ranged from 10% styrene/90% isoprene to 60% styrene/40% isoprene, and all were soluble in hexane solvent. The anionic polymerization of these SIR’s was initiated by a catalyst system of various sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) to n-butyllithium (n-BuLi) ratios. The SDBS allowed for styrene to become randomly incorporated onto the polyisoprene chain without any increase in the 3,4-unit of the isoprene. The glass transition temperature of the resulting polymers could be controlled by the styrene content and microstructure (blocky versus random) in the polymer chain. Kinetic data confirmed that styrene and isoprene have similar reaction kinetics. NMR and ozonolysis confirmed that random, low vinyl SIR’s were indeed being synthesized. The unique features of this system are that it does not metallate the polymers as was seen in the previous publication using the sodium and potassium alkoxides. Molecular weight differences due to SDBS are discussed. Finally, rubber process analyzer (RPA) results were presented for various styrenes content SIR’s.     

Lignin Chemistry: Biosynthetic Study and Structural Characterisation of Coniferyl Alcohol Oligomers Formed In Vitro in a Micellar Environment

Model coniferyl alcohol lignin (the so‐called dehydrogenative polymerisate, DHP) was produced in water under homogeneous conditions guaranteed by the presence of a micellised cationic surfactant. A complete study of the activity of the enzymatic system peroxidase/H₂O₂ under our reaction conditions was reported and all the reaction products up to the pentamer were characterised by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and ESI mass spectrometry. Our system, and the molecules that have been generated in it, represent a closer mimicry of the natural microenvironment since an enzyme, under micellar conditions, reproduces the cell system better than in buffer alone. On the basis of the oligomers structures a new biosynthetic perspective was proposed that focused attention on a coniferyl alcohol dimeric quinone methide as the key intermediate of the reaction. A formal, strictly alternate sequence of a radical and an ionic step underlines the reaction, thus generating ordered oligolignols structures. Alternatively to other model lignins, our olignols present a lower degree of radical coupling between oligomeric units. This offers a closer biosynthetic situation to the observation of a low rate of radical generation in the cell wall.     

Sorption of certain heavy-metal ions by hydrolyzed lignin and its derivatives

The ability to form intermolecular coordination of lignin macromolecules and metal ions through both ionic and coordinative metal—ligand bonds was shown by studying the sorption activity of hydrolyzed lignin from cotton seed husks (HLCSH) and its aminated derivatives. The studied lignins exhibited high sorption activity for metal ions over the whole range of concentrations used. The heavy-metal ions fell in the following order of decreasing lignin sorption activity: Fe > Pb > Cu > Cd > Zn. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 386–388, July–August, 2006.     

Laccases ofRigidoporus lignosus andPhellinus noxius

A laccase that has been isolated previously (1) from the Basidiomycete,Rigidoporus lignosus, a white rot fungus of rubber tree, was used in the present study. When a thioglycolic lignin (TGL) was incubated in the presence of this enzyme, pronounced changes in the UV spectrum and size distribution of the substrate were observed. Sephadex gel filtration indicated that two types of reactions occurred: (1) A degradation of the polymer, as evidenced by the production of low-molecular-weight material; and (2) a condensation of some of the TGL molecules, as revealed by an increase in the fractions of higher molecular weight.     

硼酸钾做润滑油添加剂的抗磨性能之研究

作者利用Shell-Seta四球试验机研究了白油中所含硼酸钾的抗磨特性,以及分散刘中性烷基苯磺酸钙对硼酸钾抗磨性能的影响,并且利用X-射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)和俄歇电子能谱仪(AES)考察了摩擦表面的元素组成及硼元素的价态。结果表明,含硼酸钾的白油能够在摩擦表面形成含硼酸钾的表面膜而具有较好的抗磨性,硼在摩擦表面膜中以硼酸钾的形式存在,分散剂烷基苯磺酸钙会影响硼酸钾沉积腆的形成及其与金属表面的结合强度而降低抗磨性能。     

Detecting changes in arabidopsis cell wall composition using time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry

Time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS) was previously used to characterize lignocellulosic materials, including woody biomass. ToF‐SIMS can acquire both rapid spectral and spatial information about a sample's surface composition. In the present study, ToF‐SIMS was used to characterize the cell walls of stem tissue from the plant model organism, Arabidopsis thaliana. Using principal component analyses, ToF‐SIMS spectra from A. thaliana wild‐type (Col‐0), cellulose mutant (irx3), and lignin mutant (fah1) stem tissues were distinguished using ToF‐SIMS peaks annotated for wood‐derived lignocellulose, where spectra from the irx3 and fah1 were characterized by comparatively low polysaccharide and syringyl lignin content, respectively. Spatial analyses using ToF‐SIMS imaging furthermore differentiated interfascicular fiber and xylem vessels based on differences in the lignin content of corresponding cell walls. These new data support the applicability of ToF‐SIMS peak annotations based on woody biomass for herbaceous plants, including model plant systems like arabidopsis. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

木质素模化物键离解能的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论B3P86方法,在6-31G(d,p)基组水平上,对木质素结构中的6种连接方式(β-O-4、α-O-4、4-O-5、β-1、α-1、5-5)的63个木质素模化物的醚键(C-O)和C-C键的键离解能E_B进行了理论计算研究。分析了不同取代基对键离解能的影响以及键长与键离解能的相关性。计算结果表明,C-O键的键离解能通常比C-C键的小,在各种醚键中C_α-O键的平均键离解能最小,为182.7 kJ/mol;其次是β-O-4连接中的C_β-O键,苯环和烷烃基上的取代基对醚键的键离解能有较强的弱化作用,C-O键的键长和键离解能的相关性较差。与C-O键相比,C-C键的键离解能受苯环上取代基的影响很小,而烷烃基上的取代基对C-C键的键离解能有较大的影响,C-C键的键离解能和键长之间存在较强的线性关系,C-C键的键长越长,其键离解能越小。     

木质素酚类单体化合物制备烷烃燃料

通过引入中间小分子化合物,采用傅克烷基化反应,实现了从木质素酚类单体化合物制备长链烷烃燃料.考察了催化剂、醛酮类小分子化合物、反应时间、反应温度、物料比、底物等条件对从木质素酚类单体制备二聚体反应结果的影响,并对得到的木质素酚类二聚体产物进一步加氢还原,得到C_13~19烷烃燃料.结果表明,当物料比n(木质素酚类单体)/n(醛酮类中间小分子)为15:3,以Amberlyst-15为酸性催化剂,在100 ℃的条件下,反应24 h,可以得到68%产率的二聚体化合物(当底物是愈创木酚和丙醛时).将得到的二聚体化合物在270 ℃,4 MPa H₂的不锈钢反应釜中进行加氢反应,3 h后,二聚体化合物完全转化为液体烷烃.提出从木质素单体出发通过引入中间小分子,实现C-C链增长来制备烷烃燃料的合成路线,为木质素的开发和应用提出了新思路与实验基础.