一种复合絮凝剂的絮凝性能及应用研究

以淀粉为原料，通过化学改性研制出同时兼含羟基、氰基、酰胺基和季铵盐基团的两亲型高分子絮凝剂(ASF)，然后加入铝酸纳和硅酸钠，以一定的比例进行复配，制得复合型高分子絮凝剂CF-1，并综合研究了CF-l的絮凝性能。结果表明，CF-1对印染、造纸、皮革、制药等工业废水具有很强的絮凝和脱色效果，废水的色度去除率达96％以上，SS去除率达95％以上，CODCr去除率达74％以上。而且其絮凝性能明显优于阳离子聚丙烯蠢胺(CPAM)、聚合氯化铝(PAC)、硫酸铝以及硫酸亚铁等絮凝剂。     

高取代度淀粉醋酸酯的制备

改善淀粉热塑性的方法主要是用塑化剂对其进行处理和用化学方法制备淀粉衍生物,使羟基被长链取代,减弱淀粉分子间的氢键,大分子可在较低温度下运动,从而达到降低熔融温度的目的。近年来,对高取代度淀粉醋酸酯已有报道^[1-5],Sagar等^[2]认为,粉酯的取代度越高,侧链越长,热塑性和亲水性的改变就越明显,而且酯基可起到内增塑作用,可塑性的提高反映在材料的流变学,热学及力学性能的改变上,Maheras等^[3]用高取代度的淀粉醋酸酯和纤维素醋酸酯共混,制成了纤维和塑料制品,由于高取代度淀粉醋酸酯熔点较高,Brochers等^[4]提出通过加入分子量为100－1000的增塑剂,如甘油三醋酯等,可使熔融温度降到150℃左右,Tanaka等^[6]将淀粉和乙烯类化合物在酯化催化剂的作用下反应,得到的淀粉酯性能较为理想,分子量高,具有相当好的机械性能和耐水性,国外专利报道了以甲磺酸（MSA）为催化剂制备淀粉醋酸酯的方法^[7},但对其结构和性能尚未作系统的研究,本文以冰醋酸和醋酸酐为混合酸,MSA为催化剂,制得了具有较高取代度的高直链淀粉醋酸酯,并系统研究了反应温度,反应时间,反应物比例等不同反应条件对取代度的影响,通过红外分析,特性粘度测试,溶解性等分析手段,表征了高直链淀粉醋酸酯的结构与性能。     

抗菌淀粉-聚乙烯醇水凝胶的制备及性能

以环氧氯丙烷为键合剂将胍盐低聚物（PHMG）接枝到淀粉分子上,设计了正交试验优化接枝反应条件。将产物添加到淀粉和聚乙烯醇（PVA）水溶液中,采用化学交联法合成了具有抗菌性能的淀粉-聚乙烯醇（S-PVA）水凝胶,测试了水凝胶的溶胀率、脱水率以及抗菌性能。结果表明：当反应温度为40°C、时间为0.5 h、pH为9时,PHM...     

淀粉基荧光微球的制备及其布洛芬包载和释药性能

以淀粉为原料,用乙酸酐酰化后,将异硫氰酸荧光素（FITC）接枝到淀粉醋酸酯大分子链上,以自组装的方法制备出包载布洛芬的淀粉基荧光微球,同时考察了淀粉基荧光纳米微球对布洛芬的控制释放性能。 荧光淀粉酯的用量、布洛芬的加入量及丙酮与水的体积比可影响载药微球的包封率和药物释放速度。 研究结果表明,当荧光淀粉酯用量为200 mg、布洛芬的量为60 mg、水和丙酮体积分别为50和20 mL时所合成的载药微球包封率最高,为69.5%,其药物体外释放也最快,48 h可释放62.7%。 用扫描电子显微镜和激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)对包药微球的体外释放过程进行了表征。     

Effect of Long-Term Potato Starch Retention with Citric Acid on Its Properties

The present study aimed to determine changes in the properties of starch triggered by its long-lasting (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, or 14 days) retention with citric acid (5 g/100 g) at a temperature of 40 °C. The starch citrates obtained under laboratory conditions had a low degree of substitution, as confirmed via NMR and HPSEC analyses. The prolonging time of starch retention with citric acid at 40 °C contributed to its increased esterification degree (0.05–0.11 g/100 g), swelling power (30–38 g/g), and solubility in water (19–35%) as well as to decreased viscosity of the starch pastes. Starch heating with citric acid under the applied laboratory conditions did not affect the course of DSC thermal characteristics of starch pasting. The low-substituted starch citrates exhibited approximately 15% resistance to amylolysis.     

动态超高压微射流对糯米淀粉结构的影响

以6%的糯米淀粉溶液为原料,并采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),紫外-可见(UV/Vis),偏光显微(PLM),X射线衍射(XRD)分析动态超高压微射流处理对糯米淀粉微观结构的影响。结果表明：动态超高压微射流处理后,扫描电镜显示不同压力处理下的糯米淀粉颗粒结构受到不同程度的破坏,经过160 MPa处理后,淀粉颗粒被冲击成片状; 紫外-可见分析中碘兰值变小,支链淀粉含量减小,表明超高压处理过程中支链淀粉的结构被破坏; 偏光显微显示糯米淀粉颗粒的偏光十字随着处理压力的增加逐渐模糊,经160 MPa处理后,多数淀粉颗粒偏光十字消失; X射线衍射分析表明在120 MPa处理后,相对结晶度开始降低,但降低幅度较小。     

The effect of resistant starches on fat oxidation in healthy adults as measured by a 13CO2-breath test

A resistant starch (RS) mixture (MIX) consisting of fibre of potatoes (FP) and wrinkled pea starch (WPS), and high amylose maize starch (HAMS) were supplemented in adults to evaluate their effects on fat oxidation by means of a ¹³CO₂-breath test. Sixteen subjects received a regular diet either without or with the supplementation of MIX and HAMS in randomised order. After administration of a [U-¹³C]algal lipid mixture, exhaled air was collected over 14?h in 0.5- and 1-h intervals. The ¹³C abundances were measured by nondispersive infrared spectroscopy. In comparison to the dry run (DR), supplementation with MIX and with HAMS increased the cumulative percentage dose recovery: (DR: 16.7?%, MIX: 16.9?%, HAMS: 18.0?%), but without statistical significance. The colonic degradation of MIX and HAMS to short-chain fatty acids tends to lower the formation of carbohydrate-derived acetyl-CoA and contributes to a postprandial lipid oxidation increase by using fat-derived acetyl-CoA as a compensatory fuel source.     

An efficient approach to synthesize polysaccharides‐graft‐poly(p‐dioxanone) copolymers as potential drug carriers

Starch and poly(p‐dioxanone) (PPDO) are the natural and synthetic biodegradable and biocompatible polymers, respectively. Their copolymers can find extensive applications in biomedical materials. However, it is very difficult to synthesize starch‐graft‐PPDO copolymers in common organic solvents with very good solubility. In this article, well‐defined polysaccharides‐graft‐poly(p‐dioxanone) (SA_n‐PPDO) copolymers were successfully synthesized via the ring‐opening polymerization of p‐dioxanone (PDO) with an acetylated starch (SA) initiator and a Sn(Oct)₂ catalyst in bulk. The copolymers were characterized via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ¹H NMR, gel permeation chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential scanning calorimetry, and wide angle x‐ray diffraction. The in vitro degradation results showed that the introduction of SA segments into the backbone chains of the copolymers led to an enhancement of the degradation rate, and the degradation rate of SA_n‐PPDO increased with the increase of SA wt %. Microspheres with an average volume diameter of 20 μm, which will have potential applications in controlled release of drugs, were successfully prepared by using these new copolymers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 5344–5353, 2009     

General description of the structure of branched polymers

A multidimensional distribution function is defined to describe the branching structure of branched homopolymers such as starch and polyacrylates. Averages of this function give distributions which can be measured using, for example, the number and weight distributions as a function of hydrodynamic volume from size‐exclusion chromatography and field‐flow fractionation, and two‐dimensional separation methods. This provides means to plot data to obtain physically meaningful quantities, and to test mechanistic postulates for the (bio)synthesis, of branched polymers. A simple enzyme‐kinetic model for a reduced form of this multidimensional distribution for starch biosynthesis is derived and solved. One application is to derive number distributions for the molecular weight distribution of debranched glycogen. Fitting this to experiment gives estimates of this ratio for two forms of glycogen. We propose that number distributions from size separation for starch (which, it is pointed out, are obtained directly from in‐line viscometric detection) have a simple and meaningful form when plotted as ln(number distribution) against V_h^p, where V_h is hydrodynamic volume, and p a parameter of order unity determined from multiple‐detection size separation measurements. The new function is also used to propose a two‐dimensional experiment which can yield an unambiguous measurement of the amylose: amylopectin ratio in starch. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3914–3930, 2009     

Structural and physicochemical characterization of modified starch from arrowhead tuber (Sagittaria sagittifolia L.) using tri-frequency power ultrasound

Sagittaria sagittifolia L. is a well-known plant, belongs to the Alismataceae family. Sonication can improve the functional properties of starch; hence, the aim of this study was to develop ultrasonically modified arrowhead starch (UMAS) using a sophisticated and eco-friendly tri-frequency power ultrasound (20/40/60 kHz) method at 300, 600, and 900 W for 15 and 30 min. Significant (p < 0.05) increases in swelling power, solubility, and water and oil holding capacities were achieved. FTIR spectroscopy corroborated the ordered, amorphous, and hydrated crystals of the sonicated samples. Increases in sonication frequency and power led to significant (p < 0.05) increases in onset gelatinization temperatures. Scanning electron microscopic analysis of sonicated samples showed superficial cracks and roughness on starch granules appeared in a sonication power-dependent manner compared with that of untreated sample. Overall, the ultrasonically-treated samples showed improved physicochemical properties, which could be useful for industrial applications.