Hemicellulose Hydrolysis in the Presence of Heterogeneous Catalysts

A prominent autocatalytic effect in the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses was observed in the presence of heterogeneous cation-exchange catalysts, Amberlyst 15 and Smopex 101. The kinetic models proposed were based on the reactivities of the non-hydrolysed sugar monomer units and the increase of the rate constant as the reaction progresses and the degree of polymerization decreases. General kinetic models were derived and the kinetic parameters, describing the autocatalytic effect, were determined by non-linear regression analysis. The kinetic model explained very well the overall kinetics, as well as the product distribution in the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses.

     

Kinetic modeling of hemicellulose hydrolysis in the presence of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts

Kinetic models were developed for the hydrolysis of O‐acetyl‐galactoglucomannan (GGM), a hemicellulose appearing in coniferous trees. Homogeneous and heterogeneous acid catalysts hydrolyze GGM at about 90°C to the monomeric sugars galactose, glucose, and mannose. In the presence of homogeneous catalysts, such as HCl, H₂SO₄, oxalic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid, the hydrolysis process shows a regular kinetic behavior, while a prominent autocatalytic effect was observed in the presence of heterogeneous cation‐exchange catalysts, Amberlyst 15 and Smopex 101. The kinetic models proposed were based on the reactivities of the nonhydrolyzed sugar units and the increase of the rate constant (for heterogeneous catalysts) as the reaction progresses and the degree of polymerization decreases. General kinetic models were derived and special cases of them were considered in detail, by deriving analytical solutions for product distributions. The kinetic parameters, describing the autocatalytic effect were determined by nonlinear regression analysis. The kinetic model described very well the overall kinetics, as well as the product distribution in the hydrolysis of water soluble GGM by homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. The modelling principles developed in the work can be in principle applied to hydrolysis of similar hemicelluloses as well as starch and cellulose. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 60: 1066–1077, 2014     

头孢地嗪钠溶剂化物结晶过程自催化动力学

采用在线拉曼光谱在不同结晶温度和溶液初始浓度的条件下,研究了头孢地嗪钠溶剂化物结晶过程的动力学行为,从热力学和成核机理的角度分析了温度和初始浓度对动力学的影响。根据动力学曲线的特征,将头孢地嗪钠溶剂化物的结晶过程假定为"自催化"过程。针对头孢地嗪钠溶剂化物结晶过程的特殊性,修正了Prout-Tompkins模型;并通过不同温度下的动力学数据,采用多元线性回归拟合了头孢地嗪钠溶剂化物结晶过程的自催化动力学模型参数E和k。     

A kinetic study of the activated anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam

The diversities existing among published kinetic studies on activated anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam are closely examined. A kinetic model derived from a regular, linear reversible reaction mechanism is employed to explain the experimentally observed autocatalytic character of the polymerization system and to examine the dependence of the apparent activation energy on the experimental method. Several existing kinetic models tested with our experimental data show that the autocatalytic type rate equation best describes the polymerization process.     

Tetrafunctional epoxy resins: Modeling the curing kinetics based on FTIR spectroscopy data

The curing kinetics of two thermosetting systems based on a tetrafunctional epoxy resin was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Two formulations were studied, in which the hardener was an aromatic diamine and a carboxylic dianhydride, respectively. The quantitative evaluation of the epoxy conversion was based on spectra collected in the near‐infrared range (8000–4000 cm⁻¹) as well as in the medium infrared range (4000–400 cm⁻¹). The kinetic parameters evaluated in the above frequency intervals were significantly different. The reasons for such a discrepancy are discussed critically. Several kinetic models, based on the widely employed Kamal approach, were applied to verify their predictive capability. Satisfactory results were obtained for the amine‐cured system, particularly with a modified equation taking into account the autocatalytic nature of the process as well as a limiting diffusional effect. Less accurate results were achieved for the anhydride‐cured system. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 532–540, 1999     

SO4^2-／Ti-MCM-41固体酸催化半纤维素水解动力学研究

用水热法制备了SO4^2-／Ti-MCM-41固体酸催化剂,用X射线衍射分析（XRD）及N2吸附一脱附对催化剂进行了表征。研究了温度和时间对SO4^2-／Ti-MCM-41固体酸催化水解半纤维素的影响,采用Garrote模型模拟水解过程并进行动力学研究。模拟结果表明,Garrote模型能较好地描述介孔分子筛催化剂催化水解半纤维素过程。半纤维素、还原糖和糠醛的降解反应活化能分别为93．05、91．54和81．67kJ／mol。根据实验结果和模拟结果可得到最佳水解条件为：反应物固液比为1：60,催化剂质量分数为20％,反应温度为160℃,水解时间10min。     

Fractionnement de deux bois tropicaux (eucalyptus et wapa) par traitement thermomécanique en phase aqueuse. Partie II: Caractéristiques chimiques des résidus et considérations cinétiques sur la solubilisation des hémicelluloses

We have characterized the residual solids derived from the aqueous phase liquefaction of two tropical wood species. The liquefaction process comprises the following steps: preparation of an aqueous suspension of milled wood, preheating at 135°C, sudden decompression through an orifice (ΔP = 17.2 MPa), reaction at 80–230°C and rapid quenching. The residues have been analyzed by two methods: acid hydrolysis and elemental analysis. The quantification of the monosaccharides present in the residues allows us to follow the solubilization profiles of both hemicelluloses and cellulose. The elemental composition of the residues is related to the severity of the process and it becomes a solubilization index for the hemicelluloses and the lignin. The chromatographic analysis of the gaseous phase after liquefaction has resulted in the determination of CO₂ as the only gas produced up to 230°C. Kinetic first order models represent well the solubilization of the hemicelluloses and the CO₂ formation.     

Cure kinetics of aqueous phenol–formaldehyde resins used for oriented strandboard manufacturing: Analytical technique

The cure kinetics of commercial phenol–formaldehyde (PF), used as oriented strandboard face and core resins, were studied using isothermal and dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The cure of the face resin completely followed an nth‐order reaction mechanism. The reaction order was nearly 1 with activation energy of 79.29 kJ mol^?1. The core resin showed a more complicated cure mechanism, including both nth‐order and autocatalytic reactions. The nth‐order part, with reaction order of 2.38, began at lower temperatures, but the reaction rate of the autocatalytic part increased much faster with increase in curing temperature. The total reaction order for the autocatalytic part was about 5. Cure kinetic models, for both face and core resins, were developed. It is shown that the models fitted experimental data well, and that the isothermal DSC was much more reliable than the dynamic DSC in studying the cure kinetics. Furthermore, the relationships among cure reaction conversion (curing degree), cure temperature, and cure time were predicted for both resin systems. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 1642–1650, 2006     

玉米秸秆半纤维素制备木糖醇的研究

首先采用无污染的碱性过氧化氢法研究了半纤维素的分离与提取,然后对提取的半纤维素分别进行化学水解和酶水解比较,最后研究了水解液发酵制备木糖醇。结果表明,半纤维素分离提取的优化参数为:2%过氧化氢,2%氢氧化钠,加热时间4 h,反应温度75℃。使用CF3COOH水解半纤维素所得木糖含量为67%~73%,水解率为76%~84%,稀盐酸预处理半纤维素再化学水解所得木糖含量高达88%,水解率上升至大约90%。半纤维素的酶水解实验表明,木聚糖酶的水解专一性高于半纤维素酶,木聚糖酶水解率为38%~60%。在水解液发酵实验中,酶水解液的木糖醇转化率高于化学水解液。另外,通过浓缩半纤维素水解液,提高发酵液的木糖初始浓度,有利于菌株生长,可以提高木糖醇转化率。研究对于玉米秸秆半纤维素制备化学品具有一定的指导意义。     

Modeling the curing kinetics of two thermoset adhesives under varying temperature conditions

This paper presents detailed curing kinetics models for two thermoset adhesives. The cure kinetics were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry in both anisothermal and isothermal modes. The Sestak–Berggren autocatalytic model was applied to describe the anisothermal cure kinetics of the two adhesives with the Malek and undetermined coefficients methods determining their kinetic parameters. The Kamal autocatalytic model was adopted for the isothermal curing processes with the Kenny analytical-graphical method determining the kinetic parameters. A modified Kamal model was developed by introducing a concept of the maximum degree of cure (DOC) and temperature-depended kinetic parameters to describe the isothermal cure kinetics of the adhesive with a typical exothermic peak, and an extended Kamal model was further proposed by adding an initial-phase-control term to the modified Kamal model to describe the isothermal cure kinetics of the adhesive with two exothermic peaks. The results showed that the presented curing kinetics models with the determined parameters can precisely predict the evolutions of the DOC of the two thermoset adhesives in both anisothermal and isothermal modes.     

Thermal Decomposition of Energetic Materials 69. Analysis of the kinetics of nitrocellulose at 50 °C–500 °C

Kinetic constants for decomposition of nitrocellulose in the 50 °C to 500°C range are analyzed. At T < 100°C, three processes (depolymerization, peroxide formation, and hydrolysis) are consistent with the reported kinetics. For T = 100°C–200°C, 28 of 30 previously reported kinetic measurements can be organized clearly into two categories by the use of the kinetic compensation effect. These two groups fit the first-order and autocatalytic processes. Conflicting interpretations are reconciled by this approach. At T > 200°C, the kinetics are consistent with the existence of the first-order step and desorption of the products as two parallel processes which, together, control the rate. Time-to-exotherm and mass burning rate kinetics are compared as temperature-dependent reaction-desorption events.     

Heterogeneous hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) microspheres: Mathematical modeling

A new mathematical model for the prediction of the heterogeneous hydrolytic degradation of poly(D,L‐lactide‐co‐glycolide) (PLGA)‐based microspheres was developed. The model takes into account the autocatalytic effect of carboxylic groups and polymer composition on the degradation rate. It is based on mass balances for the different species, considering the kinetic and mass transport phenomena involved. The model estimates the evolution of average molecular weight, mass loss, and morphological change of the particles during degradation, and it was validated with novel experimental data. Theoretical predictions are in agreement with the hydrolysis data of PLGA microspheres (error values less than 5%). The model is able to predict the effect of particle size and molecular weight on the degradation of PLGA‐based microspheres and estimates the morphological changes of the particles due to the autocatalytic effect. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134, 45464.     

Toughening of a trifunctional epoxy system. II. Thermal characterization of epoxy/amine cure

The cure of a trifunctional epoxy resin with an amine coreactant was studied using two thermal analysis techniques: differential scanning claorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). These techniques were used to monitor the development of both the thermal and mechanical properties with cure. Detailed kinetic analysis was performed using a variety of kinetic models: nth order, autocatalytic, and diffusion-controlled. The reaction was found to be autocatalytic in nature during the early stages of cure while becoming diffusion-controlled once vitrification had taken place. By combining the results obtained from DSC and DMTA, the degree of conversion, at which key events such as gelation and vitrification take place, were determined. A TTT diagram was constructed for this epoxy/amine system showing the final properties that can be achieved with the appropriate cure history. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Comparative DSC kinetics of the reaction of DGEBA with aromatic diamines. II. Isothermal kinetic study of the reaction of DGEBA with m-phenylene diamine

In the first part of the present series the non-isothermal kinetics of the reaction of an epoxy resin based on diglycidyl ether of bis-phenol A (DGEBA) with m-phenylene diamine (mPDA) was studied. A four step kinetic analysis was applied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data. It allowed us to confirm the validity of the three molecular autocatalytic model of this reaction, as well as to obtain reliable kinetic data in programmed temperature mode.The isothermal study of the DGEBA-mPDA reaction was performed applying a similar kinetic approach: (i) analysis at the peak maximum of the DSC curves; (ii) apparent activation energy analysis of the isothermal DSC data; (iii) integral and differential curve fitting methods; and (iv) modeling of the reaction and comparison of the model with the experiment.It was established that the overall kinetic parameters measured under programmed temperature conditions sufficiently well described the isothermal shift of the DSC curves along the logarithmic time scale, especially the initial stage of the reaction. A more precise analysis of the data showed that the isothermal DSC kinetics obeyed a formal model whose power exponent was approximately 2.5, or it was not well represented by the mechanistic-like three molecular autocatalytic velocity equation. Nevertheless, the activation energy of the autocatalytic rate constant determined at constant temperature mode, i.e. was found out in close agreement with the one obtained previously in programmed temperature mode, On the contrary, the ratio of the impurity catalytic to autocatalytic rate constant was slightly temperature dependent.     

Kinetic model for the hydrolysis of sterilized palm press fibre

In this study, a kinetic model for enzymatic hydrolysis of oil palm residues considering the effect of sterilization was proposed and validated. Experiments were performed in batch reactor using palm oil mill effluent (POME) supplemented with sterilized and non-sterilized pressed pericarp fibers (PPF) as substrates. Kinetic parameters were estimated by fitting the experimental data to the models. It was found that the sterilization process as well as the variety in substrate particle size exerted an effect on the apparent rate constant (k), but no effect on the apparent Michaelis constant (K_M) and apparent competitive inhibition constant (K_I). When compared with the experimental data, the kinetic model provided good prediction to the oil palm residues hydrolysis with mean square error less than 10%.     

蔗髓水解生产木糖工艺研究

用盐酸水解蔗髓中的半纤维素,考察了不同盐酸浓度、固液比、水解时间及温度对蔗髓水解条件的影响,并确定出最佳的水解条件为：盐酸浓度1．09％、固液比1：8、水解时间120min、水解温度105℃,此条件下制备木糖得率为6．7％。     

Saccharification of douglas-fir wood by a combination of prehydrolysis and pyrolysis

A process has been investigated for the saccharification of wood, involving prehydrolysis, lignocellulose pyrolysis, and tar hydrolysis. In this process, ground wood was first prehydrolyzed to remove the more readily hydrolyzable hemicelluloses. The residual lignocellulose was then pyrolyzed rapidly to provide a tar containing levoglucosan and its condensation products. The tar was hydrolyzed to convert these products to glucose. Laboratory experiments have shown that this process can convert a common softwood such as Douglas-fir to 14% char and 42% hexoses. This amounts to a 59% recovery of the hexoses: 32% from prehydrolysis and 27% from pyrolysis. The prehydrolysis served not only to remove hemicelluloses, but also to increase the yield of glucose from pyrolysis and subsequent tar hydrolysis. It has been shown that this enhancement is due to the removal of inorganic ash and the catalytic effect of trace amounts of acid remaining in the lignocellulose.     

基于一种改进的自适应遗传算法估算环已烷自催化氧化反应动力学参数

A modified genetic algorithm of multiple selection strategies, crossover strategies and adaptive operator is constructed, and it is used to estimate the kinetic parameters in autocatalytic oxidation of cyclohexane. The influences of selection strategy, crossover strategy and mutation strategy on algorithm performance are discussed. This algorithm with a specially designed adaptive operator avoids the problem of local optimum usually associated with using standard genetic algorithm and simplex method. The kinetic parameters obtained from the modified genetic algorithm are credible and the calculation results using these parameters agree well with experimental data. Furthermore, a new kinetic model of cyclohexane autocatalytic oxidation is established and the kinetic parameters are estimated by using the modified genetic algorithm.     

Reactive polymers. 60. glycidyl methacrylate-styrene-ethylene dimethacrylate terpolymers modified with strong-acid groups

Glycidyl methacrylate-styrene-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (GMA-ST-EDMA) terpolymers were prepared by suspension radical polymerization. The polymer is enriched in styrene during the polymerization, and this can be explained by kinetic and thermodynamic factors operating simultaneously. The terpolymers were used in the preparation of strong-acid ion exchangers. Special attention was paid to the stability of ion exchange derivatives under the conditions of ion exchange. The GMA-EDMA copolymer, which according to its IR spectra contained sulfonate groups, was the most stable: its exchange capacity did not decrease even after one hundred exchange cycles. Modified GMA-ST-EDMA terpolymers undergo an autocatalytic hydrolysis of the polymeric matrix, which gradually dissolves.     

Comparison of model‐fitting kinetics for predicting the cure behavior of commercial phenol–formaldehyde resins

Phenol–formaldehyde (PF) resins have been the subject of many model‐fitting cure kinetic studies, yet the best model for predicting PF dynamic and isothermal cure has not been established. The objective of this research is to compare and contrast several commonly used kinetic models for predicting degree of cure and cure rate of PF resins. Toward this objective, the nth‐order Borchardt–Daniels (nth‐BD), ASTM E698 (E698), autocatalytic Borchardt–Daniels (Auto‐BD), and modified autocatalytic methods (M‐Auto) are evaluated on two commercial PF resins containing different molecular weight distributions and thus cure behaviors. The nth‐BD, E698, and M‐Auto methods all produce comparable values of activation energies, while Auto‐BD method yields aberrant values. For dynamic cure prediction, all models fail to predict reaction rate, while degree of cure is reasonably well predicted with all three methods. As a whole, the nth‐BD method best predicts degree of cure for both resins as assessed by mean squared error of prediction. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007