The Sterilization Results of Dense Phase Carbon Dioxide on Liquid Egg White and the Effect on Physicochemical and Functionial Properties

[Objective]The aim was to investigate the sterilization effect of dense phase carbon dioxide（ DPCD） on liquid egg white（ LEW） and the effect on functionial properties and physicochemical properties. [Method]The prepared liquid egg white was subjected to DPCD treatment at 10 MPa,20 MPa and 30 MPa respectively at 30 ℃,the microorganism amount,pH value,dissolubility and surface sulfhydryl were detected after adjusted to 4 ℃. [Result]The results showed that the longer the sterilization time,the more obvious of the sterilization effect at 10 MPa. There was no aerobe was detected at the rest conditions. [Conclusion]The functionial properties and physicochemical properties of liquid egg white were effected by DPCD treatment.

Poly(amide-6-b-ethylene oxide)/[Bmim][Tf2N] blend membranes for carbon dioxide separation

Poly（amide-6-b-ethylene oxide）（Pebax1657）/1-butyl-3-methylimidazo-lium bis[trifluoromethyl）sulfonyl]-imide（[Bmim][Tf2N]） blend membranes with different [Bmim][Tf2N] contents were prepared via solution casting and solvent evaporation method. The permeation properties of the blend membranes for CO2, N2,CH4 and H2 were studied, and the physical properties were characterized by differential scanning calorimeter（DSC） and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. Results showed that [Bmim][Tf2N] was dispersed as amorphous phase in the blend membranes, which caused the decrease of Tg（PE） and crystallinity（PA）. With the addition of [Bmim][Tf2N], the CO2 permeability increased and reached up to approximately 286 Barrer at 40 wt%[Bmim][Tf2N], which was nearly double that of pristine Pebax1657 membrane. The increase of CO2 permeability may be attributed to high intrinsic permeability of [Bmim][Tf2N], the increase of fractional free of volume（FFV） and plasticization effect. However, the CO2 permeability reduced firstly when the [Bmim][Tf2N]content was below 10 wt%, which may be due to that the small ions of [Bmim][Tf2N] in the gap of polymer chain inhibited the flexibility of polymer chain; the interaction between Pebax1657 and [Bmim][Tf2N]decreased the content of EO units available for CO2 transport and led to a more compact structure. For Pebax1657/[Bmim][Tf2N] blend membranes, the permeabilities of N2, H2 and CH4decreased with the increase of feed pressure due to the hydrostatic pressure effect, while CO2 permeability increased with the increase of feed pressure for that the CO2-induced plasticization effect was stronger than hydrostatic pressure effect.

Polyethylene glycol-supported ionic liquid as a highly efficient catalyst for the synthesis of propylene carbonate under mild conditions

The coupling reaction ofpropylene and CO2 to form propylene carbonate （PC） was promoted by an ionic liquid （IL） covalently bound to polyethylene glycol （PEG）. The supported ionic liquid, which has both acidic and basic components, proved to be an active catalyst for PC synthesis under mild conditions. The effects of different cations and anions, reaction temperature, CO2 pressure, and reaction time were investigated. It was demonstrated that the acid group in the catalyst plays an important role in the reaction. With this system, a high PC yield （95%） was achieved under mild conditions （3.0 MPa, 120℃ and 4 h） without a co-solvent. In addition, the catalyst was readily recovered and reused. Based on the experimental results, a plausible mechanism for the catalyst was proposed.

Interfaced Ag/Cu nanostructures derived from metal thiolate nanoplates:A highly selective catalyst for electrochemical reduction of CO_(2) to ethanol

Selective reduction of CO_(2) into liquid products such as ethanol through electrochemical catalysis is promising in storing renewable energy in more deliverable chemicals and balancing the carbon footprint in the environment.However,the lack of efficient catalysts for electrochemical CO_(2) reduction reaction(eCO_(2)RR)makes the promise challenging because the formation of C2+alcohols requires coupling reactions between the shallow reduction intermediates and deep reduction intermediates that are usually difficult to form on uniform catalyst surfaces simultaneously with appropriate transient kinetics.Herein,we report a new strategy for synthesizing bimetallic nanostructures with high densities of interfaced Ag/Cu boundaries,which facilitate the coupling reaction of the high‐oxidation‐number intermediates(CO)formed on the Ag surface and the low‐oxidation‐number intermediates(CHx)formed on the Cu surface.The synthesis relies on the electrochemical reduction of bilayered nanoplates made of silver thiolate and copper thiolate,resulting in Ag/Cu nanostructures exposing Ag surface,Cu surface,and the Ag/Cu interfaced boundaries.Balancing the accessible surface areas of the Ag surface,Cu surface,and Ag/Cu boundaries is beneficial for maximizing the activity and selectivity of eCO_(2)RR towards ethanol production.Faradaic efficiency of forming ethanol has been observed as high as about 50%using the Ag/Cu nanostructure catalyst with molar ratio nAg:nCu of 1:1.Moreover,the promoted coupling reaction at the Ag/Cu boundaries and surface modification with thiolate anions significantly suppress the undesirable hydrogen evolution reaction,particularly at high cathodic potentials,maintaining high energy efficiency for eCO_(2)RR.