Study of some volumetric and refractive properties of {PEG 300 (1) + ethanol (2)} mixtures at several temperatures

Molar volumes and excess molar volumes were investigated from measured density values for {PEG 300 (1) + ethanol (2)} binary mixtures at temperatures from 278.15 to 313.15 K. Both systems exhibit negative excess volumes probably due to increased interactions like hydrogen bonding and/or large differences in molar volumes of the components. Volume thermal expansion coefficients were also calculated for both binary mixtures and pure solvents. Refractive indices were also determined for all these non-aqueous mixtures and neat solvents at all temperatures. Furthermore, the Jouyban–Acree model was used for density, molar volume and refractive index correlations of the studied mixtures at different temperatures. The mean relative deviations between experimental and back-calculated density, molar volume and refractive index data were 0.07%, 0.99% and 0.01%, respectively.     

Studies on hydroxy inclusion complexes. I. Host-guest interaction of the molecular complexes of 9-hydroxy-9-(1-propynyl) fluorene and 1,1-Bis (2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-butyn-1-ol with water,methanol, ethanol,andn-propanol

Molecular inclusion by hydroxy host systems (9-hydroxy-9-(1-propynyl)fluorene+guest and 1,1-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-butyn-1-ol+guest) has been investigated by using an empirical potential function. Water, methanol, ethanol, andn-propanol have been employed as guest molecules and their relative stabilities are considered. Alcohol is found to be more suitable than water as a guest molecule in the two tested host molecules. It is also found that the nonbonded interaction is the most important factor in determining the relative stabilities of hydroxy host systems.     

甘氨酸在乙醇—水混合溶剂中离解常数的测定

本文利用电位滴定法测定了２５℃，ＫＣｌ离子强度Ｉ＝０．１ｍｏｌ．Ｌ＾－１时，甘氨酸在纯水及８个乙醇－水混合溶剂中的二级离解常数ｐＫａ，对应的碱离解常数ｐＫｂ和混合溶剂的质子自递常数ｐＫ。实验结果表明：在所研究的浓度范围内，随着混合溶剂中乙醇含量的增加，甘氨酸的酸离解常数及溶剂的质子自递常数逐渐减小，碱离解常数则逐渐增大。     

Hybrid process for the conversion of lignocellulosic materials

Because of the recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic materials, it is important to pretreat the biomass in order to obtain a suitable material for the bioconversion. In this study, two different types of pretreatments were performed. The first experiment used a 2-gal Parr reactor operated at 140, 150,160, and 170‡C with sulfuric acid concentrations varying from 0.5 to 2%. A second pretreatment was performed with a two-stage low-temperature process. The first-stage pretreatment was performed at 100 or 120‡C with sulfuric acid concentrations of 0.5, 2, and 5% followed by a secondstage pretreatment at 120‡C with 2% acid concentration. The best residues for enzymatic hydrolysis and simultaneous saccharification and fermentations (SSF) came from the higher temperature pretreatment with the Parr reactor. However, a large portion of the xylose fraction was degraded to furfural and glucose was degraded to HMF. On the contrary, the two-stage low temperature pretreatment resulted in a very low percentage of xylose degradation, and no glucose degradation. The residues from this two-stage pretreatment performed satisfactorily toward the production of ethanol by SSFs. This study discusses the results obtained from these experiments.     

Xylose fermentation

The economic impact of conversion of xylose to ethanol for a wood-to-ethanol plant was examined, and the maximum potential reduction in the price of ethanol from utilization of xylose is estimated to be 0.42 per gallon from a base case price of0.42 per gallon from a base case price of 1.65. The sensitivity of the price of ethanol to the yield, ethanol concentration and rate of the xylose fermentation was also examined, and the price of ethanol is most affected by changes in yield and ethanol concentration, with rate of lesser importance. Current performances of various xylose conversion biocatalysts were analyzed, andC. shehatae andP. stipitis appear to be the best yeasts.     

Model based soft-sensor for on-line determination of substrate

A software sensor for on-line determination of substrate was developed based on a model for fed-batch alcoholic fermentation process and on-line measured signals of ethanol, biomass, and feed flow. The ethanol and biomass signals were obtained using a colorimetric biosensor and an optical sensor developed in previous works that permitted determination of ethanol at a concentration of 0–40 g/L and biomass of 0–60 g/L. The volume in the fermentor could be continuously calculated using the total measured signal of the feed flow. The results obtained show that the model used is adequate for the proposed software sensor and determines continuously the substrate concentration with efficiency and security during the fermentation process.     

Counteractive Effects of Choline Geranate (CAGE) ILs and Ethanol on Insulin’s Stability—A Leap Forward towards Oral Insulin Formulation

Choline geranate (CAGE) ionic liquids (ILs) stabilize insulin, thereby aiding its oral delivery, whereas ethanol (EtOH) affects its stability by disrupting the hydrophobic interactions. In this study, cognizance of the stabilization mechanism of insulin dimer in the presence of both CAGE ILs and EtOH mixtures is achieved through biased and unbiased molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Here, two order parameters are employed to study the insulin dimer dissociation using well-tempered metadynamics (WT-MetaD). The stability of insulin is found to be strongly maintained until a 0.20 mole fraction of EtOH. Besides, higher concentrations of EtOH marginally affect the insulin stability. Moreover, geranate anions form a higher number of H-bonding interactions with water molecules, which aids insulin stabilization. Conversely, the addition of EtOH minimizes the water-mediated H-bonding interactions of geranate. Additionally, geranate traps the EtOH molecules, thereby preventing the interactions between insulin and EtOH. Furthermore, the free energy landscape (FEL) reveals the absence of dimer dissociation along with noticeable deviations in the distances R and the number of contacts Q. The dimerization free energy of insulin was calculated to be −16.1 kcal/mol at a 0.20 mole fraction of EtOH. Moreover, increments in mole fractions of EtOH effectuate a decrease in the insulin stability. Thus, the present study represents CAGE ILs as efficient insulin dimer stabilizes at low concentrations of EtOH.     

四氢呋喃─乙醇─氯化锂体系汽液平衡关系的研究

实验测定了１０１．３ｋＰａ压力下四氢呋喃－乙醇及四氢呋喃－乙醇－氯化锂体系的汽液平衡数据，以Ｆｕｒｔｅｒ拟二元体系模型处理溶盐三元体系并用ＶａｎＬａａｒ方程及Ｗｉｌｓｏｎ方程关联无盐及拟二元体系，得到了较为满意的结果。     

乙醇-柴油在线混合燃料的燃烧排放特性

为了改善柴油机在不同工况时的排放,建立了超声波乙醇柴油在线混合装置,以实现适时混合不同比例的乙醇柴油燃料。在一台柴油机上试验研究了这种在线混合燃料的燃烧与排放特性,结果表明:随着混合燃料中乙醇体积分数的增加,碳烟排放明显降低,其最大降幅达74%,而且燃烧持续期缩短;但在中、高负荷工况NOx排放明显增多,因此尚需采取措施降低乙醇柴油混合燃料燃烧时的NOx排放。在一台可视化发动机上的研究结果表明:随着乙醇体积分数的增加,燃烧持续期也缩短,而且火焰亮度降低,碳烟形成得到了抑制。     

ALR中表面活性物质对氧气液传质影响

在气升式内环流反应实验装置中，添加乙醇和乙酸异戊酯作为表面活性物质考察了氧的气液传质性能．结果表明，在纯水和添加表面活性物质的情况下，较大气速范围内，氧的气液体积传质系数随气速提高而增加．添加表面活性物质可强化气液传质．两种物质的浓度对体积传质系数也有一定影响，且其影响在气速较高的情况下更为显著．提出乙醇分子在界面形成单分子层从而形成电荷分布的观点，并以此观点对乙醇影响氧的气液传质性能进行了分析，同时对添加乙酸异戊酯时体积传质系数出现峰值的情况进行了讨论．