半纤维素及其聚醚多元醇的制备与表征

以粘胶废液中提取的半纤维素和甘油为起始剂,与环氧丙烷(PO)进行开环反应,制备了半纤维素基聚醚多元醇。确定了适宜的反应条件,得到的半纤维素基聚醚羟值为244~302mg KOH/g。通过热重分析发现,半纤维素基聚醚热稳定性比原料半纤维素有所提高;对半纤维素基聚醚多元醇用于聚氨酯硬泡的发泡性能评价发现,其可以替代质量分数0~50%的聚醚4110A。

高沸醇溶剂法制备纤维素和木质素

采用 1,4-丁二醇水溶液的高沸醇溶剂法 ,从松木、杉木、稻草等原料制备纤维素与木质素。使用上述材料 ,在70 %～ 90 % 1,4-丁二醇水溶液中添加少量催化剂、并在 190℃～ 2 2 0℃条件下蒸煮 1～ 3小时的方法制得纤维素和木质素。高沸醇法制得的纤维素可用于造纸 ,纤维素的聚合度在一定范围内可以调节。不溶于水的高沸醇 (HBS)木质素则可以通过加水沉淀的方法 ,从反应后的液体混合物中分离。HBS木质素具有较高的反应活性 ,通过进一步改性 ,还有更多潜在的应用价值。回收的高沸醇溶剂 ,可作为制浆溶剂循环使用。高沸醇溶剂法是一种适用于从木材、草木秸秆类原料制备纤维素与木质素 ,且具有节能、环保等众多优点的好方法。

Study of Sustained Release Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride Hydrophilic Matrix Tablets Containing Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose K100M and Carbopol 971P

选用HPMC K100M和卡波普971P为骨架材料，粉末直接压片法制备骨架片，考察释放度，反相高效液相色谱法检测盐酸苯丙醇胺（PPA·HCl）的浓度。释药曲线均符合Higuchi方程（R＞0．98，P＜0．01）。运用正交设计法，以美国市场的PPA·HCl缓释片Acutrim^R为对照，相似因子f2值为指标，筛选获得了最优处方。其工艺重现性合格。研制片在0．1mol·L^-1 HCl,H2O(pH6.5)，磷酸盐缓冲液（PBS）pH5.0,6.8和7.4的介质中，以及在0.1mol·L^-1HCl中释放2h，转移至PBS6．8中释放10h，相对于对照品的f2值为63－74，表明在各介质中两制剂的释药曲线相似。释药影响因素的考察结果表明：在本实验考察的范围内，骨架片在水中的释药速率与HPMC K100M和卡波普971P的用量呈负相关。HPMC K100M和卡波普971P的比例（保持聚合物总用量相同），硬脂酸镁量和骨架片硬度对释药速率无显著性影响。

Effective production of γ-valerolactone from biomass-derived methyl levulinate over CuO_x-CaCO_3 catalyst

The production of?-valerolactone(GVL)from lignocellulosic biomass has become a focus of research owing to its potential applications in fuels and chemicals.In this study,(n)CuOx-CaCO3(where n is the molar ratio of Cu to Ca)compounds were prepared for the first time and shown to function as efficient bifunctional catalysts for the conversion of biomass-derived methyl levulinate(ML)into GVL,using methanol as the in-situ hydrogen source.Among the catalysts with varied Cu/Ca molar ratios,(3/2)CuOx-CaCO3 provided the highest GVL yield of 95.6% from ML.The incorporation of CaCO3 with CuO resulted in the formation of Cu+species in a CuOx-CaCO3 catalyst,which greatly facilitated the hydrogenation of ML.Notably,CuOx-CaCO3 also displayed excellent catalytic performance in the methanolysis products of cellulose,even in the presence of humins.Therefore,a facile two-step strategy for the production of GVL from cellulose could be developed over this robust and inexpensive catalyst,through the integration of cellulose methanolysis catalyzed by sulfuric acid,methanol reforming,and ML hydrogenation in methanol medium.

Brewing of low-alcoholic drink from corncobs via yeast-cellulase synchronous fermentation process

The present work focuses on the influence of various parameters, i.e., the dosage of cellulase, the inoculum concentration of yeast, the fermentation temperature and the fermentation time, on the alcohol content and sensory evaluation of the low-alcoholic health drink produced from corncob in a yeast-cellulase synchronous fermentation process. The fermentation was performed by inoculating the seed solution (containing corncob powder and yeast) and cellulase into the synchronous saccharification fermentation medium. Single-factor experiments and orthogonal experiments were performed, and the optimal processing conditions were obtained based on the characterizations of alcohol content and sensory evaluation. The results show that the alcohol content and sensory evaluation of the drink can reach 6.1 vol.% and 92, respectively, when the dosage of cellulase, inoculum concentration of yeast, the fermentation temperature and the fermentation time are 15 U/g, 7%, 32℃ and 84 h, respectively.

Production of bio-ethanol by consecutive hydrogenolysis of corn-stalk cellulose

Current bio-ethanol production entails the enzymatic depolymerization of cellulose,but this process shows low efficiency and poor economy.In this work,we developed a consecutive aqueous hydrogenolysis process for the conversion of corn-stalk cellulose to produce a relatively high concentration of bio-ethanol(6.1 wt%)without humin formation.A high yield of cellulose(ca.50 wt%)is extracted from corn stalk using a green solvent(80 wt%1,4-butanediol)without destroying the structure of the lignin.The first hydrothermal hydrogenolysis step uses a Ni–WO_(x)/SiO_(2)catalyst to convert the high cumulative concentration of cellulose(30 wt%)into a polyol mixture with a 56.5 C%yield of ethylene glycol(EG).The original polyol mixture is then subjected to subsequent selective aqueous-phase hydrogenolysis of the C–O bond to produce bioethanol(75%conversion,84 C%selectivity)over the modified hydrothermally stable Cu catalysts.The added Ni component favors the good dispersion of Cu nanoparticles,and the incorporated Au3+helps to stabilize the active Cu^(0)-Cu^(+)species.This multi-functional catalytic process provides an economically competitive route for the production of cellulosic ethanol from raw lignocellulose.

A Mathematical Model for Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-fermentation （SSCF） of C6 and C5 Sugars

Reliable production of biofuels and specifically bioethanol has attracted a significant amount of re-search recently.Within this context,this study deals with dynamic simulation of bioethanol production processes and in particular aims at developing a mathematical model for describing simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation （SSCF） of C6 and C5 sugars.The model is constructed by combining existing mathematical mod-els for enzymatic hydrolysis and co-fermentation.An inhibition of ethanol on cellulose conversion is introduced in order to increase the reliability.The mathematical model for the SSCF is verified by comparing the model predic-tions with experimental data obtained from the ethanol production based on kraft paper mill sludge.When fitting the model to the data,only the yield coefficients for glucose and xylose metabolism were fine-tuned,which were found to be 0.43 g·g-1 （ethanol/glucose） and 0.35 g·g-1 （ethanol/xylose） respectively.These promising validation results encourage further model application to evaluate different process configurations for lignocellulosic bioetha-nol technology.

Preparation and Catalytic Oxidation Activity on 2-mercaptoethanol of a Novel Catalytic Cellulose Fibres

Cobalt tetra（N-carrbonylacrylic） aminophthalocyanine was supported on cellulose fibres by graft reaction to obtain a novel polymer catalyst, catalytic cellulose fibres （CCF）, and the optimal supporting conditions were pH = 6,80℃, t = 120 min. The catalytic oxidation activity of CCF towards oxidation of 2-mercaptoethanol （MEA） in aqueous solution was investigated. The experimental results demonstrated that CCF had good catalytic oxidation activity on MEA at room temperature, causing no secondary pollution and remaining efficient for the repetitive tests with no obvious decrease of catalytic activity.

Ethanol Production Process by Lignocellulosic Material Fermentation from Water Hyacinth Biomass

In order to take advantage of the lignocellulosic material in water hyacinth （Eichhornia crassipes）, dehydration pretreatment in the first step and then sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide pretreatment was performed. The microorganism used for the fermentation process was Zimomonas mobilis. Batch fermentation experiments were carried out with four tests using 22 factorial design with two levels leadings to evaluate the effect of NaOH concentration, conditioning salts as independent variables and ethanol produced as a dependent variable. The optimum condition with higher amount of glucose hydrolyzed and ethanol was： substrate conditioning cellulases, it was pretreated 10% NaOH, with 92.38% conversion of glucose to ethanol and yield of 0.47 g ethanol per g of glucose and 0.018 g ethanol per g of biomass.

Effect of Commercial Cellulase Enzymes on Ethanol Production from Pretreated Rice Straw at High Solid Loading

Effect of commercial cellulose enzymes was investigated by batch enzymatic hydrolysis at 15.0% （w/v） solid. It was found that the best commercial cellulose enzyme was Cellic（R） CTec comparing to Accellerase 1000TM and Accelerase 1500TM. The Cellic（R） CTec gave the highest reducing sugar concentration and rice straw conversion. Moreover, when the hydrolysate obtained from hydrolysis using Cellic（R） CTec was fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae TISTR 5596, it would give the highest ethanol. In this study, the Cellic（R） CTec was used for fed-batch prehydrolysis prior to ethanol production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation （SSF） way at 20% （w/v） solid loading. It could produce 35.76 g/L or 4.6% （v/v） of ethanol concentration and 83.67 L/ton dry matter （DM） of yield.

Improvement of Cellulose Hydrolysis Process and Cost Savings

The hydrolysis process to obtain the so-called ＂reducing sugars＂ represents the main step involved in the production of the second generation bioethanol. This product can be obtained directly from various types of green biomass, replacing the use of cereals cultivations, with obvious benefits to the environment and the economy of agricultural production. However, it is necessary to improve the hydrolysis process of the cellulose to achieve this goal. To this purpose, we applied a chemical process formerly used. The values of sugars yield were increased by about 40% with respect to the previous study. Further significant cost savings were accomplished, resulting from the recovery of the by-product, calcium sulfate, commercially known as gypsum.

Study on the Treatment of Cellulosic Ethanol

Wastewater from the production of cellulosic ethanol was treated by the processes of internal micro-electrolysis method ＋ABR＋UASB ＋MBR. The results of running indicated that, when COD is 12000 mg/L and HRT of UASB is 48 h, the COD removal rate reaches 72% and HRT of MBR is 20 h, COD removal rate is between 80.8% and 87.5%. The effluent COD concentration stabilized at 301- 537 mg/L, it indicates that the MBR system has a strong ability to resist impact load.

Technology and Production of Cellulosic Ethanol in a Pilot Plant in Taiwan

In concert with governmental policy for promoting the use of biofuels, the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research （INER） is dedicated to the research and development of technologies for cellulosic ethanol production. A pilot plant for cellulosic ethanol production with a capacity of one ton in dry biomass per day was established in 2007 and launched test-run operations for mass production in early 2010. The feedstock is focused on rice straw currently, but is also flexible for sugarcane bagasse and hardwood. The operative experiences and the experimental data will provide valuable information for the evaluation of production cost as well as the foundation for design of a commercial production plant in Taiwan. Additionally, this pilot plant will also serve as an important platform for validation of technologies related to cellulosic ethanol production and biorefinery operations. The biomass-to-ethanol process of this plant is based on the route of biochemical conversions. Developed and developing technologies, such as acid hydrolysis pretreatment, high solid to liquid ratio hydrolysis, in-house cellulase production, xylose fermentation, and the distillation and dehydration processes will be introduced.

Enhancing polyphenol extraction from unripe apples by carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzymes

The effects of process variables such as enzyme types, enzyme ratio, reaction temperature, pH, time, and ethanol concentration on the extraction of unripe apple polyphenol were investigated. The results indicated that Viscozyme L had the strongest effect on polyphenols extraction and was selected to study the polyphenol composition. The ratio of enzyme （Viscozyme L） to sobstrate （2 fungal beta-glucanase units （FBG）） at 0.02, reaction at pH 3.7, 50℃ for 12 h, and ethanol concentration of 70% were chosen as the most favorable extraction condition. Total phenolic content （TPC）, reducing sugar content （RSC）, and extraction yield increased by about 3, 1.5, and 2 times, respectively, compared with control. The contents ofp-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, and caffeic acid increased to 8, 4, and 32 times, respectively. The enzyme-aided polyphenol extraction process from unripe apples might be applied to food industry for enhancing bioactive compound production.