An HPLC-DAD-ELSD method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quantitation of seven active components（liquiritin, baicalin, wogonoside, baicalein, wogonin, ginsenosides Re and ginsenosides Rb1） in n-butan...An HPLC-DAD-ELSD method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quantitation of seven active components（liquiritin, baicalin, wogonoside, baicalein, wogonin, ginsenosides Re and ginsenosides Rb1） in n-butanol effective fraction of Xiao Chai Hu Tang. A Diamonsil C18（2） column（4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm） was used as the stationary phase and the mobile phase was consisted of acetonitrile and aqueous phosphate acid（0.05%, v/v）. Gradient elution was carried out at the flow rate of 1 m L/min. The detection wavelength was set at 276 nm and an evaporative light scattering detector was also used. Good linearity for all the seven active components was observed. The established method is simple, fast, reliable, and suitable for the quality control of n-butanol effective fraction of Xiao Chai Hu Tang.展开更多
One-step synthesis of n-butanol from bimolecular condensation of ethanol was firstlyachieved over nickel supported gamma alumina catalyst. A mechanism of dehydration path for thegrowth of carbon chain by eliminating a...One-step synthesis of n-butanol from bimolecular condensation of ethanol was firstlyachieved over nickel supported gamma alumina catalyst. A mechanism of dehydration path for thegrowth of carbon chain by eliminating a hydroxy group from one ethanol molecule with a α-H ofother ethanol molecule rather than aldol condensation was verified.展开更多
In this study,ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-heterostructured nanosheets were prepared using a one-step hydrothermal method.The effects of ZnO content on the gas-sensing performance were discussed,with ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-2 exhibiting t...In this study,ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-heterostructured nanosheets were prepared using a one-step hydrothermal method.The effects of ZnO content on the gas-sensing performance were discussed,with ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-2 exhibiting the highest performance among the prepared sensors.The response of ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-2 to n-butanol was 302 at 26℃,which was 11.93 times higher than that of pure In_(2)O_(3).Among the eight tested gases,ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-2 displayed the highest response to n-butanol.Moreover,the lower detection limit of the ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)nanosheets was reduced from 10×10^(-6)to 0.1×10^(-6)(for pure In_(2)O_(3)nanosheets)toward n-butanol.This is because the doping of Zn2+increases the number of oxygen vacancies on the sensor surface and allows the formation of an n-n heterostructure between ZnO and In_(2)O_(3),which increases the initial resistance of the sensor.展开更多
Upgrading ethanol to n-butanol is an attractive way for renewable n-butanol production. Herein, Cu was selected to modify NiMgAlO catalysts for improving ethanol conversion and n-butanol selectivity. Over the optimize...Upgrading ethanol to n-butanol is an attractive way for renewable n-butanol production. Herein, Cu was selected to modify NiMgAlO catalysts for improving ethanol conversion and n-butanol selectivity. Over the optimized 2%Cu-NiMgAlO catalyst, ethanol conversion and n-butanol selectivity were enhanced to 30.0% and 64.2%, respectively, in 200 h time on stream at 523 K. According to physicochemical characterizations and theoretical calculations, the key role of multiple active sites in this reaction was extensively investigated. The plate-like structure of hydrotalcite was maintained over 2%Cu-NiMgAlO catalysts, with an average Ni particle size of ca. 5.4 nm. The presence of Cu species created CuNi alloy sites and Lewis acid-base pairs, and increased hydrogen transfer and condensation reactions, resulting in elevated ethanol conversion and n-butanol selectivity. Additionally, CuNi alloy had a strong interaction with CuNiMgAl oxides, forming homogeneous boundary due to their close ionic radius and lattice matching, and afforded the long time stability in the ethanol to n-butanol reaction.展开更多
In this study, n-butanol-diesel blends were burned in a turbo-charged, direct injection diesel engine where the brake thermal efficiency, (BTE) or brake specific fuel consumption, (BSFC) was compared with that of etha...In this study, n-butanol-diesel blends were burned in a turbo-charged, direct injection diesel engine where the brake thermal efficiency, (BTE) or brake specific fuel consumption, (BSFC) was compared with that of ethanol-diesel or methanol-diesel blends in another study by other authors. The test blends used were B5, B10 and B20 (where B5 is 5% n-butanol by volume and 95% diesel fuel-DF). In this study, the BTE was higher and the BSFC improved more than in the other study. Because of improved BTE with increasing brake mean effective pressure, BMEP, the BSFC reduced, however the increased shared volume of n-butanol in DF increased BSFC. Adding n-butanol in DF slightly derated the torque, brake power output with increasing speed, and caused a fall in exhaust gas temperatures, (EGT) which improves the volumetric efficiency and reduces compression work. Therefore, a small-shared volume of n-butanol in DF fired in a turbo-charged diesel engine performs better in terms of BTE and BSFC than that of ethanol or methanol blending in DF.展开更多
The esterification reactions of lactic acid with isobutanol and n-butanol have been studied in the presence of acid ion-exchange resin Weblyst D009. The influences of catalyst loading, stirrer speed, catalyst particle...The esterification reactions of lactic acid with isobutanol and n-butanol have been studied in the presence of acid ion-exchange resin Weblyst D009. The influences of catalyst loading, stirrer speed, catalyst particle size, initial reactant molar ratio and temperature on the reaction rate have been examined. Experimental kinetic data were correlated by using the pseudo-homogeneous, Langnluir-Hinshelwood and Eley-Rideal models. Nonideality of the liquid phase was taken into account by using activities instead of molar fractions. The activity coefficients were calculated according to the group contribution method UNIFAC. Provided that the nonideality of the liquid is taken into account, the esterification kinetics of lactic acid with isobutanol and n-butanol catalyzed by the acid ion-exchange resin can be described using all threemodels with reasonable errors.展开更多
The alcohol and n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. significantly protects myocardium from acute ischemic injury. However, its effects on rat hippocampal neurons and the mechanism of protection remain unclear....The alcohol and n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. significantly protects myocardium from acute ischemic injury. However, its effects on rat hippocampal neurons and the mechanism of protection remain unclear. In this study, primary cultured hippocampal neurons from neonatal rats were incubated in 95% N2 and 5% CO2 for 4 hours. Results indicated that hypoxic injury decreased the viability of neurons, increased the expression levels of caspase-9 and caspase-3 mRNA, as well as cytochrome c, Caspase-9, and Caspase-3 protein. Pretreatment with 0.25, 0.062 5, 0.015 6 mg/mL n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. led to a significant increase in cell viability. Expression levels of caspase-9 and caspase-3 mRNA, as well as cytochrome c, Caspase-9, and Caspase-3 protein, were attenuated. The neuroprotective effect of n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. was equivalent to tanshinone IIA. Our data suggest that the n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. could protect primary hippocampal neurons from hypoxic injury by deactivating mitochondrial cell death.展开更多
Herein,a WO3-CuWO4 nanostructured heteroj unction was prepared by a facile two-step hydrothermal method.It is composed of a WO3 square microplate and CuWO4 nanoparticles.Then,the gas sensing properties were investigat...Herein,a WO3-CuWO4 nanostructured heteroj unction was prepared by a facile two-step hydrothermal method.It is composed of a WO3 square microplate and CuWO4 nanoparticles.Then,the gas sensing properties were investigated under optimal operating temperature(120℃).The WO3-CuWO4 heterostructure shows good sensing performance towards n-butanol,with a response value up to 9.4 to towards 30 ppm n-butanol,and the response value is about 3 times higher than that of pristine Wo3.Its detection limit for n-butanol is 0.1 ppm,which indicates a potential application in lower concentration detection.Moreover,the response time of Wo3-CuWO4 nanostructured hete rojunction and the pristine WO3 are 21 s and 240 s respectively,revealing that there is a faster gas sensing process in the heterostructure.A possible sensing mechanism was then proposed on the basis of experimental data and band structure analysis.The significant enhancement of WO3-CuWO4 heterostructure could be attributed to the formation of heterojunction,which brings electronic sensitization and electron transport pathway modulation.The work offered a kind of novel and cost-effective sensing materials,and inspired more novel devices based on nanostructured heterojunction mechanism.展开更多
In order to explore the advantages of self-heat recuperative distillation(SHRD) process, the design and control of the SHRD process was studied for the separation of n-butanol and iso-butanol mixtures. The economic su...In order to explore the advantages of self-heat recuperative distillation(SHRD) process, the design and control of the SHRD process was studied for the separation of n-butanol and iso-butanol mixtures. The economic superiority of SHRD process is presented when a comparison on the total annual cost(TAC) of the conventional distillation process, the vapor recompression distillation process and the SHRD process was made. For the SHRD process, 37.74% and 11.35% savings of TAC can be achieved as compared to the conventional distillation process and vapor recompression distillation process, respectively. The dynamic characteristics of this promising SHRD sequence had been studied, and the dynamic responses demonstrated that 10% changes in both feed flow rate and feed composition can be well handled by the control strategy with dual-temperature control. It is proven that the SHRD system not only can provide economical savings but also can operate normally with good controllability.展开更多
The herb Butea monosperma constitutes several human health beneficial components, which are mostly studied for their anticancer effects. In this study, the activity of n-butanol fractions of B. monosperma floral extra...The herb Butea monosperma constitutes several human health beneficial components, which are mostly studied for their anticancer effects. In this study, the activity of n-butanol fractions of B. monosperma floral extract was examined on inhibiting aberrant crypt foci(ACF) formation in azoxymethane induced Wistar albino rats. The n-butanol extracts(150 mg/kg) decreased the ACF formation(per rat) by 92% and78% in short- and long-term in vivo treatments, respectively. All the compounds in the n-butanol extract were isolated and purified using column and reverse-phase high pressure liquid chromatography(HPLC).Their structures were characterized using UV–visible spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)and electrospray–ionisation mass spectrometry(ESI–MS) to determine important flavonoids, namely isocoreopsin, butrin and isobutrin. These compounds were studied for their free radical scavenging and anticancer activities. The compound isocoreopsin showed significantly greater efficacy in cell death on human colon and liver cancer cell lines(50 μg/m L in HT-29 and 100 μg/m L in Hep G2) than butrin(100 μg/m L in HT-29 and 500 μg/m L in Hep G2) and isobutrin(80 μg/m L in HT-29 and 150 μg/m L in Hep G2). These results suggest that isocoreopsin, butrin and isobutrin are the important key compounds for the chemoprevention of colon cancer and isocoreopsin can be considered as a promising novel drug.展开更多
The phase behavior of supercritical (SC) CO2 + PEG 1000 (PEG with average molecular weight of 1000 g/mol) + n-butanol system was studied. It was demonstrated that SC CO2 could induce phase separation of PEG 1000 + n-b...The phase behavior of supercritical (SC) CO2 + PEG 1000 (PEG with average molecular weight of 1000 g/mol) + n-butanol system was studied. It was demonstrated that SC CO2 could induce phase separation of PEG 1000 + n-butanol system under suitable conditions. This hints that SC CO2 has potential applications in the separation of mixtures of PEG + organic compound.展开更多
Preliminary work by our research team revealed that Schisandra, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine, causes learning and memory improvements in ovariectomized mice. This activity was attributed to active ingredien...Preliminary work by our research team revealed that Schisandra, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine, causes learning and memory improvements in ovariectomized mice. This activity was attributed to active ingredients extracted with N-butyl alcohol, named Schisandra N-butanol extract. In this study, ovariectomized mice were pretreated with Schisandra N-butanol extract given by intragastric administration. This treatment led to the enhancement of learning, and an increase in hippocampal CA1 synaptic, surface and postsynaptic density. A decrease in the average size of the synaptic active zone was also observed. These experimental findings showing that Schisandra N-butanol extract improved synaptic morphology indicate an underlying mechanism by which the ability of learning is enhanced in ovariectomized mice.展开更多
Oxidation of n-butanol and 2-pentanol using molecular oxygen in supercritical (SC) CO2 with and without co-solvent is investigated. The results showed that the reaction selectivity is high when the reaction is carried...Oxidation of n-butanol and 2-pentanol using molecular oxygen in supercritical (SC) CO2 with and without co-solvent is investigated. The results showed that the reaction selectivity is high when the reaction is carried out in SC CO2. It has been observed that co-solvent affects conversion and selectivity of the reaction considerably.展开更多
Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum shows promise as a host for n-butanol production since it natively has the required genes involved in the n-butanol biosynthetic pathway. Overexpression of the natively occu...Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum shows promise as a host for n-butanol production since it natively has the required genes involved in the n-butanol biosynthetic pathway. Overexpression of the natively occurring bcs operon containing the genes thl, hbd, crt, bcd, etfA, and etfB responsible for the formation of butyryl CoA increased the n-butanol production by 180% compared to the wild type from a n-butanol titer of 1.8 mM to 5.1 mM. The deletion of one of the six alcohol dehydrogenase genes confirmed that it was the primary gene responsible for ethanol and n-butanol production from acetyl CoA and butyryl CoA respectively.展开更多
20%n-butanol is blended in diesel by volume(noted as D80B20)and experiment has been carried out to study the effect on the combustion and emission characteristics based on a common rail diesel engine with exhaust gas ...20%n-butanol is blended in diesel by volume(noted as D80B20)and experiment has been carried out to study the effect on the combustion and emission characteristics based on a common rail diesel engine with exhaust gas recirculation(EGR)system.The results reveal thatD80B20 has longer ignition delay,shorter combustion duration and higher maximumin-cylinder temperature than pure diesel(noted as D100).Further,the number concentration and volume concentration of ultrafine particles decrease significantly while NO_(X) emissions increase a little with the addition of n-butanol.When the exhaust gas is induced into cylinder,NO_(X) emissions significantly decrease and ultrafine particles emissions increase.The number geometric mean diameters and volume geometricmean diameters of ultrafine particles increase withEGR ratio.Compared toD100 without EGR,D80B20 with 20%EGR ratio can reduce both NO_(X) and ultrafine particles emissions at 0.14MPa BMEP and 0.56MPa BMEP.展开更多
It is already well known that availability of petroleum oil, as a world energy source, is running low. Much work has been done by experts to produce renewable energy, especially using vegetable oil as a raw material. ...It is already well known that availability of petroleum oil, as a world energy source, is running low. Much work has been done by experts to produce renewable energy, especially using vegetable oil as a raw material. Accordingly, this paper presents preparation and activity test of Cu catalyst using coconut shell activated carbon （AC） as a support, for conversion of n-pentanol and n-butanol to their alkenes as the first step of conversion of ethanol to biogasoline. This conversion is interesting due to any agriculture product containing sugar or starch can be converted to ethanol. Activated carbon was used as a catalyst support because this material is inert; hence, it would not yield unexpected side product, and pollution of environment with the used catalyst can be prevented because the used catalytic metal can easily be recovered. Results of the work showed that coconut shell carbon contained some metals, which disturbed in preparation catalyst by cation exchange process. Washing the carbon with ammonium acetate or HCI solution could reduce the metals content more compared to using water, with optimum concentration for ammonium acetate solution was 1.25 M. Application of Cu/AC in converting n-pentanol and n-butanol, based on qualitative analysis to the products using GLC, GC-MS, and FTIR, when n-pentanol and nitrogen gas were flowed into a reactor filled with Cu/AC catalyst, it could be converted to n-pentene with 200 ℃ as the optimal temperature. While when n-butanol and nitrogen gas were flowed into a reactor filled with more Cu/AC catalyst, the product was supposed to contain its aldehyde and butyl vinyl ether.展开更多
[Objectives]To study the protective effect and mechanism of n-butanol extract of Diploclisia glaucescens(B1.)Diels on rats with adjuvant arthritis.[Methods]A rat adjuvant arthritis(AA)model with similarities to a clin...[Objectives]To study the protective effect and mechanism of n-butanol extract of Diploclisia glaucescens(B1.)Diels on rats with adjuvant arthritis.[Methods]A rat adjuvant arthritis(AA)model with similarities to a clinical RA(rheumatoid arthritis)patient was used,and the model was made by injection of Complete Freund s adjuvant(CFA).Body mass and joint swelling degree were used as indicators,and the organ index was calculated and the synovial tissue of rats was examined under microscope to evaluate the protective effect of n-butanol extract on arthritis.The effects of n-butanol extract on TNF-α,IL-1βand PGE_(2)contents in rat serum were detected by ELISA kit.[Results]Arthritic rats experienced significant weight loss;the n-butanol extract reduced the joint swelling in rats.It exerted an effect on rat organs and reduced the contents of TNF-α,IL-1βand PGE_(2) in rat serum,and also reduced synovial inflammation in rats.[Conclusions]The n-butanol extract of D.glaucescens can protect rats with adjuvant arthritis by reducing the content of inflammatory factors.展开更多
A headspace/gas chromatography method was established for the determination of n-butanol in water. After the sample was placed in a top-air bottle, the sample was kept at a constant temperature of 80℃ for 30min, 1.0m...A headspace/gas chromatography method was established for the determination of n-butanol in water. After the sample was placed in a top-air bottle, the sample was kept at a constant temperature of 80℃ for 30min, 1.0mL of top-air was taken for injection, separated by a DB-FFAP chromatographic column, and detected by a hydrogen flame ionization detector. Finally, good experimental results were obtained: the linear relationship R=0.9991, the detection limit was 0.3mg/L when the sample volume was 10mL, The accuracy (spiked recovery) of the actual samples is 93.8%-112%, and the relative standard deviation is 4.2%-8.9%. The method is suitable for the determination of n-butanol in groundwater, surface water and wastewater.展开更多
In this study,we did exploratory tests on the combustion duration of n-butanol,of which the object was lean mixture whose excess air ratio is 1.6,the independent variable was the initial temperature of combustion bomb...In this study,we did exploratory tests on the combustion duration of n-butanol,of which the object was lean mixture whose excess air ratio is 1.6,the independent variable was the initial temperature of combustion bomb.We did combustion tests on constant volume combustion bomb by changing the boundary conditions of the medium temperature.And we got its influence rules on the combustion duration of n-butanol,analyzing the combustion characteristic parameters about cylinder pressure,pressure rise rate,the combustion temperature,temperature rise rate,heat release and heat release rate.The results show that: With the increasing of medium temperature,the combustion duration is shortened significantly.展开更多
The effects of excess air coefficients on the combustion characteristics have been experimentally investigated by means of a constant volume combustion bomb.N-butanol was tested as the research fuel at different air-f...The effects of excess air coefficients on the combustion characteristics have been experimentally investigated by means of a constant volume combustion bomb.N-butanol was tested as the research fuel at different air-fuel equivalence ratios.Through the discussion of the combustion pressure,the combustion temperature,accumulated heat release,ignition delay and combustion duration,the effects of the excess air coefficient on combustion characteristics is clarified.Experimental results show that near the theoretical air-fuel ratio,the combustion rate is the fastest accompanying with shorter combustion duration while the combustion pressure and temperature reach the maximum.With increase or decrease of the excess air coefficient the combustion pressure,the temperature and the heat release reduce.Simultaneously,the combustion timing is deferred and the combustion duration becomes longer.展开更多
基金Foundation for Young Scholars of Shanxi Province,China(Grant No.2011021007-2)
文摘An HPLC-DAD-ELSD method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quantitation of seven active components（liquiritin, baicalin, wogonoside, baicalein, wogonin, ginsenosides Re and ginsenosides Rb1） in n-butanol effective fraction of Xiao Chai Hu Tang. A Diamonsil C18（2） column（4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm） was used as the stationary phase and the mobile phase was consisted of acetonitrile and aqueous phosphate acid（0.05%, v/v）. Gradient elution was carried out at the flow rate of 1 m L/min. The detection wavelength was set at 276 nm and an evaporative light scattering detector was also used. Good linearity for all the seven active components was observed. The established method is simple, fast, reliable, and suitable for the quality control of n-butanol effective fraction of Xiao Chai Hu Tang.
文摘One-step synthesis of n-butanol from bimolecular condensation of ethanol was firstlyachieved over nickel supported gamma alumina catalyst. A mechanism of dehydration path for thegrowth of carbon chain by eliminating a hydroxy group from one ethanol molecule with a α-H ofother ethanol molecule rather than aldol condensation was verified.
基金financially supported by the National R&D Program of China(No.2020YFB2008702)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62033002,61833006,62071112 and 61973058)+4 种基金the 111 Project(No.B16009)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China(Nos.N180408018,N2004019 and N2004028)Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program(No.XLYC1807198)Liaoning Province Natural Science Foundation(No.2020-KF-11-04)Hebei Natural Science Foundation(No.F2020501040)。
文摘In this study,ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-heterostructured nanosheets were prepared using a one-step hydrothermal method.The effects of ZnO content on the gas-sensing performance were discussed,with ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-2 exhibiting the highest performance among the prepared sensors.The response of ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-2 to n-butanol was 302 at 26℃,which was 11.93 times higher than that of pure In_(2)O_(3).Among the eight tested gases,ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)-2 displayed the highest response to n-butanol.Moreover,the lower detection limit of the ZnO/In_(2)O_(3)nanosheets was reduced from 10×10^(-6)to 0.1×10^(-6)(for pure In_(2)O_(3)nanosheets)toward n-butanol.This is because the doping of Zn2+increases the number of oxygen vacancies on the sensor surface and allows the formation of an n-n heterostructure between ZnO and In_(2)O_(3),which increases the initial resistance of the sensor.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China(21690081,21721004 and 21776268)the“Transformational Technologies for Clean Energy and Demonstration,”Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA 21060200)。
文摘Upgrading ethanol to n-butanol is an attractive way for renewable n-butanol production. Herein, Cu was selected to modify NiMgAlO catalysts for improving ethanol conversion and n-butanol selectivity. Over the optimized 2%Cu-NiMgAlO catalyst, ethanol conversion and n-butanol selectivity were enhanced to 30.0% and 64.2%, respectively, in 200 h time on stream at 523 K. According to physicochemical characterizations and theoretical calculations, the key role of multiple active sites in this reaction was extensively investigated. The plate-like structure of hydrotalcite was maintained over 2%Cu-NiMgAlO catalysts, with an average Ni particle size of ca. 5.4 nm. The presence of Cu species created CuNi alloy sites and Lewis acid-base pairs, and increased hydrogen transfer and condensation reactions, resulting in elevated ethanol conversion and n-butanol selectivity. Additionally, CuNi alloy had a strong interaction with CuNiMgAl oxides, forming homogeneous boundary due to their close ionic radius and lattice matching, and afforded the long time stability in the ethanol to n-butanol reaction.
文摘In this study, n-butanol-diesel blends were burned in a turbo-charged, direct injection diesel engine where the brake thermal efficiency, (BTE) or brake specific fuel consumption, (BSFC) was compared with that of ethanol-diesel or methanol-diesel blends in another study by other authors. The test blends used were B5, B10 and B20 (where B5 is 5% n-butanol by volume and 95% diesel fuel-DF). In this study, the BTE was higher and the BSFC improved more than in the other study. Because of improved BTE with increasing brake mean effective pressure, BMEP, the BSFC reduced, however the increased shared volume of n-butanol in DF increased BSFC. Adding n-butanol in DF slightly derated the torque, brake power output with increasing speed, and caused a fall in exhaust gas temperatures, (EGT) which improves the volumetric efficiency and reduces compression work. Therefore, a small-shared volume of n-butanol in DF fired in a turbo-charged diesel engine performs better in terms of BTE and BSFC than that of ethanol or methanol blending in DF.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB714300)
文摘The esterification reactions of lactic acid with isobutanol and n-butanol have been studied in the presence of acid ion-exchange resin Weblyst D009. The influences of catalyst loading, stirrer speed, catalyst particle size, initial reactant molar ratio and temperature on the reaction rate have been examined. Experimental kinetic data were correlated by using the pseudo-homogeneous, Langnluir-Hinshelwood and Eley-Rideal models. Nonideality of the liquid phase was taken into account by using activities instead of molar fractions. The activity coefficients were calculated according to the group contribution method UNIFAC. Provided that the nonideality of the liquid is taken into account, the esterification kinetics of lactic acid with isobutanol and n-butanol catalyzed by the acid ion-exchange resin can be described using all threemodels with reasonable errors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30672774 and No. 81073152the Great Program of Science Foundation of Tianjin, No.10JCZDJC21100
文摘The alcohol and n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. significantly protects myocardium from acute ischemic injury. However, its effects on rat hippocampal neurons and the mechanism of protection remain unclear. In this study, primary cultured hippocampal neurons from neonatal rats were incubated in 95% N2 and 5% CO2 for 4 hours. Results indicated that hypoxic injury decreased the viability of neurons, increased the expression levels of caspase-9 and caspase-3 mRNA, as well as cytochrome c, Caspase-9, and Caspase-3 protein. Pretreatment with 0.25, 0.062 5, 0.015 6 mg/mL n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. led to a significant increase in cell viability. Expression levels of caspase-9 and caspase-3 mRNA, as well as cytochrome c, Caspase-9, and Caspase-3 protein, were attenuated. The neuroprotective effect of n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. was equivalent to tanshinone IIA. Our data suggest that the n-butanol extract of Potentilla anserine L. could protect primary hippocampal neurons from hypoxic injury by deactivating mitochondrial cell death.
基金financially support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China as general projects(Nos.21303118 and 21872102)。
文摘Herein,a WO3-CuWO4 nanostructured heteroj unction was prepared by a facile two-step hydrothermal method.It is composed of a WO3 square microplate and CuWO4 nanoparticles.Then,the gas sensing properties were investigated under optimal operating temperature(120℃).The WO3-CuWO4 heterostructure shows good sensing performance towards n-butanol,with a response value up to 9.4 to towards 30 ppm n-butanol,and the response value is about 3 times higher than that of pristine Wo3.Its detection limit for n-butanol is 0.1 ppm,which indicates a potential application in lower concentration detection.Moreover,the response time of Wo3-CuWO4 nanostructured hete rojunction and the pristine WO3 are 21 s and 240 s respectively,revealing that there is a faster gas sensing process in the heterostructure.A possible sensing mechanism was then proposed on the basis of experimental data and band structure analysis.The significant enhancement of WO3-CuWO4 heterostructure could be attributed to the formation of heterojunction,which brings electronic sensitization and electron transport pathway modulation.The work offered a kind of novel and cost-effective sensing materials,and inspired more novel devices based on nanostructured heterojunction mechanism.
基金Financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant:21276279 and Grant:21476261)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.14CX05030ANo.15CX06042A)
文摘In order to explore the advantages of self-heat recuperative distillation(SHRD) process, the design and control of the SHRD process was studied for the separation of n-butanol and iso-butanol mixtures. The economic superiority of SHRD process is presented when a comparison on the total annual cost(TAC) of the conventional distillation process, the vapor recompression distillation process and the SHRD process was made. For the SHRD process, 37.74% and 11.35% savings of TAC can be achieved as compared to the conventional distillation process and vapor recompression distillation process, respectively. The dynamic characteristics of this promising SHRD sequence had been studied, and the dynamic responses demonstrated that 10% changes in both feed flow rate and feed composition can be well handled by the control strategy with dual-temperature control. It is proven that the SHRD system not only can provide economical savings but also can operate normally with good controllability.
基金financially supported by University Grant Commission(UGC)New Delhi,India(Grant No:F.41-1289/2012(SR)/dt.26.07.2012)
文摘The herb Butea monosperma constitutes several human health beneficial components, which are mostly studied for their anticancer effects. In this study, the activity of n-butanol fractions of B. monosperma floral extract was examined on inhibiting aberrant crypt foci(ACF) formation in azoxymethane induced Wistar albino rats. The n-butanol extracts(150 mg/kg) decreased the ACF formation(per rat) by 92% and78% in short- and long-term in vivo treatments, respectively. All the compounds in the n-butanol extract were isolated and purified using column and reverse-phase high pressure liquid chromatography(HPLC).Their structures were characterized using UV–visible spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)and electrospray–ionisation mass spectrometry(ESI–MS) to determine important flavonoids, namely isocoreopsin, butrin and isobutrin. These compounds were studied for their free radical scavenging and anticancer activities. The compound isocoreopsin showed significantly greater efficacy in cell death on human colon and liver cancer cell lines(50 μg/m L in HT-29 and 100 μg/m L in Hep G2) than butrin(100 μg/m L in HT-29 and 500 μg/m L in Hep G2) and isobutrin(80 μg/m L in HT-29 and 150 μg/m L in Hep G2). These results suggest that isocoreopsin, butrin and isobutrin are the important key compounds for the chemoprevention of colon cancer and isocoreopsin can be considered as a promising novel drug.
文摘The phase behavior of supercritical (SC) CO2 + PEG 1000 (PEG with average molecular weight of 1000 g/mol) + n-butanol system was studied. It was demonstrated that SC CO2 could induce phase separation of PEG 1000 + n-butanol system under suitable conditions. This hints that SC CO2 has potential applications in the separation of mixtures of PEG + organic compound.
文摘Preliminary work by our research team revealed that Schisandra, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine, causes learning and memory improvements in ovariectomized mice. This activity was attributed to active ingredients extracted with N-butyl alcohol, named Schisandra N-butanol extract. In this study, ovariectomized mice were pretreated with Schisandra N-butanol extract given by intragastric administration. This treatment led to the enhancement of learning, and an increase in hippocampal CA1 synaptic, surface and postsynaptic density. A decrease in the average size of the synaptic active zone was also observed. These experimental findings showing that Schisandra N-butanol extract improved synaptic morphology indicate an underlying mechanism by which the ability of learning is enhanced in ovariectomized mice.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(20073056).
文摘Oxidation of n-butanol and 2-pentanol using molecular oxygen in supercritical (SC) CO2 with and without co-solvent is investigated. The results showed that the reaction selectivity is high when the reaction is carried out in SC CO2. It has been observed that co-solvent affects conversion and selectivity of the reaction considerably.
文摘Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum shows promise as a host for n-butanol production since it natively has the required genes involved in the n-butanol biosynthetic pathway. Overexpression of the natively occurring bcs operon containing the genes thl, hbd, crt, bcd, etfA, and etfB responsible for the formation of butyryl CoA increased the n-butanol production by 180% compared to the wild type from a n-butanol titer of 1.8 mM to 5.1 mM. The deletion of one of the six alcohol dehydrogenase genes confirmed that it was the primary gene responsible for ethanol and n-butanol production from acetyl CoA and butyryl CoA respectively.
基金The paper is supported by Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi(Hao Chen received the Grant and Grant No.is 2021TD-28)Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi(Hao Chen received the Grant and Grant No.is 2019ZDLGY15-07).
文摘20%n-butanol is blended in diesel by volume(noted as D80B20)and experiment has been carried out to study the effect on the combustion and emission characteristics based on a common rail diesel engine with exhaust gas recirculation(EGR)system.The results reveal thatD80B20 has longer ignition delay,shorter combustion duration and higher maximumin-cylinder temperature than pure diesel(noted as D100).Further,the number concentration and volume concentration of ultrafine particles decrease significantly while NO_(X) emissions increase a little with the addition of n-butanol.When the exhaust gas is induced into cylinder,NO_(X) emissions significantly decrease and ultrafine particles emissions increase.The number geometric mean diameters and volume geometricmean diameters of ultrafine particles increase withEGR ratio.Compared toD100 without EGR,D80B20 with 20%EGR ratio can reduce both NO_(X) and ultrafine particles emissions at 0.14MPa BMEP and 0.56MPa BMEP.
文摘It is already well known that availability of petroleum oil, as a world energy source, is running low. Much work has been done by experts to produce renewable energy, especially using vegetable oil as a raw material. Accordingly, this paper presents preparation and activity test of Cu catalyst using coconut shell activated carbon （AC） as a support, for conversion of n-pentanol and n-butanol to their alkenes as the first step of conversion of ethanol to biogasoline. This conversion is interesting due to any agriculture product containing sugar or starch can be converted to ethanol. Activated carbon was used as a catalyst support because this material is inert; hence, it would not yield unexpected side product, and pollution of environment with the used catalyst can be prevented because the used catalytic metal can easily be recovered. Results of the work showed that coconut shell carbon contained some metals, which disturbed in preparation catalyst by cation exchange process. Washing the carbon with ammonium acetate or HCI solution could reduce the metals content more compared to using water, with optimum concentration for ammonium acetate solution was 1.25 M. Application of Cu/AC in converting n-pentanol and n-butanol, based on qualitative analysis to the products using GLC, GC-MS, and FTIR, when n-pentanol and nitrogen gas were flowed into a reactor filled with Cu/AC catalyst, it could be converted to n-pentene with 200 ℃ as the optimal temperature. While when n-butanol and nitrogen gas were flowed into a reactor filled with more Cu/AC catalyst, the product was supposed to contain its aldehyde and butyl vinyl ether.
基金Supported by Guangxi First-class Discipline Construction Project(2018xk0602019xk105)+2 种基金Open Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Zhuang and Yao Medicine(GXZYKF2019-2,GXZYKF2022-11)Research Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine(19-050-39-A6)Program of Key Laboratory for Purification and Quality Analysis of TCM Extraction in Guangxi Universities(Gui Jiao Ke Yan[2014]No.6).
文摘[Objectives]To study the protective effect and mechanism of n-butanol extract of Diploclisia glaucescens(B1.)Diels on rats with adjuvant arthritis.[Methods]A rat adjuvant arthritis(AA)model with similarities to a clinical RA(rheumatoid arthritis)patient was used,and the model was made by injection of Complete Freund s adjuvant(CFA).Body mass and joint swelling degree were used as indicators,and the organ index was calculated and the synovial tissue of rats was examined under microscope to evaluate the protective effect of n-butanol extract on arthritis.The effects of n-butanol extract on TNF-α,IL-1βand PGE_(2)contents in rat serum were detected by ELISA kit.[Results]Arthritic rats experienced significant weight loss;the n-butanol extract reduced the joint swelling in rats.It exerted an effect on rat organs and reduced the contents of TNF-α,IL-1βand PGE_(2) in rat serum,and also reduced synovial inflammation in rats.[Conclusions]The n-butanol extract of D.glaucescens can protect rats with adjuvant arthritis by reducing the content of inflammatory factors.
文摘A headspace/gas chromatography method was established for the determination of n-butanol in water. After the sample was placed in a top-air bottle, the sample was kept at a constant temperature of 80℃ for 30min, 1.0mL of top-air was taken for injection, separated by a DB-FFAP chromatographic column, and detected by a hydrogen flame ionization detector. Finally, good experimental results were obtained: the linear relationship R=0.9991, the detection limit was 0.3mg/L when the sample volume was 10mL, The accuracy (spiked recovery) of the actual samples is 93.8%-112%, and the relative standard deviation is 4.2%-8.9%. The method is suitable for the determination of n-butanol in groundwater, surface water and wastewater.
文摘In this study,we did exploratory tests on the combustion duration of n-butanol,of which the object was lean mixture whose excess air ratio is 1.6,the independent variable was the initial temperature of combustion bomb.We did combustion tests on constant volume combustion bomb by changing the boundary conditions of the medium temperature.And we got its influence rules on the combustion duration of n-butanol,analyzing the combustion characteristic parameters about cylinder pressure,pressure rise rate,the combustion temperature,temperature rise rate,heat release and heat release rate.The results show that: With the increasing of medium temperature,the combustion duration is shortened significantly.
文摘The effects of excess air coefficients on the combustion characteristics have been experimentally investigated by means of a constant volume combustion bomb.N-butanol was tested as the research fuel at different air-fuel equivalence ratios.Through the discussion of the combustion pressure,the combustion temperature,accumulated heat release,ignition delay and combustion duration,the effects of the excess air coefficient on combustion characteristics is clarified.Experimental results show that near the theoretical air-fuel ratio,the combustion rate is the fastest accompanying with shorter combustion duration while the combustion pressure and temperature reach the maximum.With increase or decrease of the excess air coefficient the combustion pressure,the temperature and the heat release reduce.Simultaneously,the combustion timing is deferred and the combustion duration becomes longer.
