Developing green and efficient methods to acquire lignocellulose-based chemicals with high added value is beneficial for facilitating green chemistry and sustainable development.The goal of this study is to demonstrat...Developing green and efficient methods to acquire lignocellulose-based chemicals with high added value is beneficial for facilitating green chemistry and sustainable development.The goal of this study is to demonstrate that bio-based benzaldehyde,a noteworthy high-value chemical,is able to be directionally prepared from lignocellulosic biomass.This new control-lable transformation was materialized by uniting catalytic-pyrolysis of lignocellulose to toluene intermediate and catalytic oxidation of toluene intermediate to bio-based benzalde-hyde.This work also developed a highly active magnetic catalyst(CoFe_(2)O_(4)@Biochar(HTR)),achieving 77.1%benzaldehyde selectivity and 46.7%benzaldehyde yield using this catalyst.It was found that introducing the biochar carrier into the cobalt iron composite metal oxide cat-alyst enhanced hydroxyl radical formation and bio-based benzaldehyde synthesis.Based on catalyst characterizations and hydroxyl radical analysis,potential reaction mechanism for bio-based benzaldehyde synthesis was proposed.This strategy may provide a beneficial pathway for developing high-value bio-based chemical(benzaldehyde)using renewable lignocellulosic biomass.展开更多
Aqueous-phase reforming(APR)is an attractive process to produce bio-based hydrogen from waste biomass streams,during which the catalyst stability is often challenged due to the harsh reaction conditions.In this work,t...Aqueous-phase reforming(APR)is an attractive process to produce bio-based hydrogen from waste biomass streams,during which the catalyst stability is often challenged due to the harsh reaction conditions.In this work,three Pt-based catalysts supported on C,AlO(OH),and ZrO_(2)were investigated for the APR of hydroxyacetone solution in afixed bed reactor at 225℃and 35 bar.Among them,the Pt/C catalyst showed the highest turnover frequency for H_(2)production(TOF of 8.9 molH_(2)molPt^(-1)min^(-1))and the longest catalyst stability.Over the AlO(OH)and ZrO_(2)supported Pt catalysts,the side reactions consuming H_(2),formation of coke,and Pt sintering result in a low H_(2)production and the fast catalyst deactivation.The proposed reaction pathways suggest that a promising APR catalyst should reform all oxygenates in the aqueous phase,minimize the hydrogenation of the oxygenates,maximize the WGS reaction,and inhibit the condensation and coking reactions for maximizing the hydrogen yield and a stable catalytic performance.展开更多
Environment friendly and intelligent surfactants have attracted great attention in recent years.A bio-based CO_(2)responsive surfactant rosin acid dimaleimide choline(R-BMI-C)with an extremely rigid skeleton was prepa...Environment friendly and intelligent surfactants have attracted great attention in recent years.A bio-based CO_(2)responsive surfactant rosin acid dimaleimide choline(R-BMI-C)with an extremely rigid skeleton was prepared using rosin and choline as raw materials by Diels-Alder addition reaction and acid-base neutralization reactions.Its structure was confirmed by IR and^(1)H NMR spectra.The foams’properties of R-BMI-C could be adjusted by bubbling CO_(2)/N_(2)to change the structure of the surfactant.At pH 10.4,R-BMI-C forms an unstable foam with a half-life of 1.5 h.When the pH was reduced to 7.4 by bubbling CO_(2),R-BMI-C forms an extremely stable foam with a half-life of 336 h.The surfactant R-BMI-C changed from bola type to conventional type when bubbling CO_(2).And the internal aggregation structure of R-BMI-C aqueous solution changed from spherical micelles to laminar micelles according to the cryogenic-transmission electron microscope.We know that the lamellar structure tends to adsorb at the air/water interface or is trapped in the foam film,which slows down the foam coarsening and agglomeration process,resulting in a significant increase in foam stability.R-BMI-C could be used in oil extraction,fire-fighting and chemical decontamination due to its excellent foaming,stabilization and defoaming properties.展开更多
The dynamic wetting of water spreading on TiO 2 and TiO 2 SiO 2 films prepared by sol gel method and subsequently treated by air plasma and UV irradiation was investigated. Water completely spread on TiO 2 surface wit...The dynamic wetting of water spreading on TiO 2 and TiO 2 SiO 2 films prepared by sol gel method and subsequently treated by air plasma and UV irradiation was investigated. Water completely spread on TiO 2 surface within 3 s and its dynamic contact angles can be expressed by a power law θ d= k(t+a) -n with the n value 0.98. Less than 50%(molar fraction) SiO 2 addition can accelerate the dynamic water spreading rate on the TiO 2 SiO 2 films and the optimum molar fraction of SiO 2 amount corresponding to as annealed, air plasma, and UV irradiation treatment process is 15%, 10% and 20%, respectively.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China(Nos.U21A20288 and 21978280).
文摘Developing green and efficient methods to acquire lignocellulose-based chemicals with high added value is beneficial for facilitating green chemistry and sustainable development.The goal of this study is to demonstrate that bio-based benzaldehyde,a noteworthy high-value chemical,is able to be directionally prepared from lignocellulosic biomass.This new control-lable transformation was materialized by uniting catalytic-pyrolysis of lignocellulose to toluene intermediate and catalytic oxidation of toluene intermediate to bio-based benzalde-hyde.This work also developed a highly active magnetic catalyst(CoFe_(2)O_(4)@Biochar(HTR)),achieving 77.1%benzaldehyde selectivity and 46.7%benzaldehyde yield using this catalyst.It was found that introducing the biochar carrier into the cobalt iron composite metal oxide cat-alyst enhanced hydroxyl radical formation and bio-based benzaldehyde synthesis.Based on catalyst characterizations and hydroxyl radical analysis,potential reaction mechanism for bio-based benzaldehyde synthesis was proposed.This strategy may provide a beneficial pathway for developing high-value bio-based chemical(benzaldehyde)using renewable lignocellulosic biomass.
基金support from European Union Seventh Frame-work Programme(FP7/2007-2013 project SusFuelCat,grant No.310490)is acknowledged.
文摘Aqueous-phase reforming(APR)is an attractive process to produce bio-based hydrogen from waste biomass streams,during which the catalyst stability is often challenged due to the harsh reaction conditions.In this work,three Pt-based catalysts supported on C,AlO(OH),and ZrO_(2)were investigated for the APR of hydroxyacetone solution in afixed bed reactor at 225℃and 35 bar.Among them,the Pt/C catalyst showed the highest turnover frequency for H_(2)production(TOF of 8.9 molH_(2)molPt^(-1)min^(-1))and the longest catalyst stability.Over the AlO(OH)and ZrO_(2)supported Pt catalysts,the side reactions consuming H_(2),formation of coke,and Pt sintering result in a low H_(2)production and the fast catalyst deactivation.The proposed reaction pathways suggest that a promising APR catalyst should reform all oxygenates in the aqueous phase,minimize the hydrogenation of the oxygenates,maximize the WGS reaction,and inhibit the condensation and coking reactions for maximizing the hydrogen yield and a stable catalytic performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32171734)the Scientific Research Funds of Huaqiao University(20BS201).
文摘Environment friendly and intelligent surfactants have attracted great attention in recent years.A bio-based CO_(2)responsive surfactant rosin acid dimaleimide choline(R-BMI-C)with an extremely rigid skeleton was prepared using rosin and choline as raw materials by Diels-Alder addition reaction and acid-base neutralization reactions.Its structure was confirmed by IR and^(1)H NMR spectra.The foams’properties of R-BMI-C could be adjusted by bubbling CO_(2)/N_(2)to change the structure of the surfactant.At pH 10.4,R-BMI-C forms an unstable foam with a half-life of 1.5 h.When the pH was reduced to 7.4 by bubbling CO_(2),R-BMI-C forms an extremely stable foam with a half-life of 336 h.The surfactant R-BMI-C changed from bola type to conventional type when bubbling CO_(2).And the internal aggregation structure of R-BMI-C aqueous solution changed from spherical micelles to laminar micelles according to the cryogenic-transmission electron microscope.We know that the lamellar structure tends to adsorb at the air/water interface or is trapped in the foam film,which slows down the foam coarsening and agglomeration process,resulting in a significant increase in foam stability.R-BMI-C could be used in oil extraction,fire-fighting and chemical decontamination due to its excellent foaming,stabilization and defoaming properties.
文摘The dynamic wetting of water spreading on TiO 2 and TiO 2 SiO 2 films prepared by sol gel method and subsequently treated by air plasma and UV irradiation was investigated. Water completely spread on TiO 2 surface within 3 s and its dynamic contact angles can be expressed by a power law θ d= k(t+a) -n with the n value 0.98. Less than 50%(molar fraction) SiO 2 addition can accelerate the dynamic water spreading rate on the TiO 2 SiO 2 films and the optimum molar fraction of SiO 2 amount corresponding to as annealed, air plasma, and UV irradiation treatment process is 15%, 10% and 20%, respectively.
