从竹叶中同步提取多糖、茶多酚和黄酮的研究

研究高压脉冲电场法同步提取竹叶中黄酮、茶多酚和多糖的工艺。以竹叶为原料,在电场强度、脉冲数、提取介质pH和料液比4个单因素实验的基础上,采用L9(34)正交实验确定最优化工艺。结果表明,采用高压脉冲电场法进行同步提取,竹叶黄酮、茶多酚和多糖提取率分别可达到2.48%,0.93%和3.54%,竹叶黄酮与多糖的提取率比传统方法提高了25%以上,但茶多酚的提取率略有降低。该工艺可同步有效地从竹叶中提取黄酮、茶多酚和多糖,对于综合开发竹叶活性成分具有指导意义。     

好氧颗粒污泥中细菌藻酸盐的提取和鉴定

使用Na2CO3将好氧颗粒污泥由凝胶颗粒转化为溶胶,并从中提取出占颗粒污泥干质量约(35.1±1.9)%的细菌藻酸盐,确定了好氧颗粒污泥中单一细菌胞外多糖组分--细菌藻酸盐的提取方法,使好氧颗粒污泥细菌胞外多糖的研究深入到单一多糖组分的层次.好氧颗粒污泥中细菌藻酸盐的发现,不仅证明了贫营养条件是好氧颗粒污泥形成的必要条件,为好氧颗粒污泥中细菌胞外多糖的深入研究奠定了基础,而且也表明了好氧颗粒污泥在农业、化学和医药等领域中潜在的应用前景.     

Effects of axial circulation and dispersion geometry on the scale‐up of ultrasonic extraction of polysaccharides

The ultrasonic‐assisted extraction of polysaccharides (PS) from Ganoderma lucidum, was subjected to a scale‐up study. 0.25 L extractor was used to optimize the extraction conditions toward maximum yield of PS. The extracted PS was observed to be reduced by increasing the scale from 1 to 6 L. To intensify the extraction, axial circulation at different stirring rates was induced and optimized in a 3 L U‐tube extractor. Although circulation at 300 rpm improved the yield of PS for 3 L, introducing dispersion geometry (conical funnel) and adjusting the radiation distance in a 6 L U‐tube extractor further intensified the extraction efficiency. A radiation distance of 4 cm and circulation induced using 600 rpm enhanced the PS as compared to the conventional 6 L extractor. Overall, the scale‐up from 0.25 to 6 L was successful and introducing circulation and dispersion geometry intensified the extraction efficiency under similar dissipation of ultrasonic power. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 1483–1491, 2015     

Plugging behavior of gellan in porous saline media

In this article, the hydrodynamic behavior of dilute aqueous solutions of a natural polysaccharide—gellan in the porous media under the modeled oilfield conditions is described. The hydrodynamic properties of gellan and poly(acrylamide) solutions in saline porous media are compared. The influence of inorganic salts NaCl, KCl, CaCl₂, MgCl₂, and BaСl₂ on sol–gel and gel–sol transitions of dilute gellan solutions was evaluated. The mechanism of sol–gel transition in the presence of individual alkaline and alkaline‐earth metal salts is described on the basis of literature data. The viscometric measurements revealed that the effectiveness of salts to enhance gelation of gellan changes in the following order: BaСl₂ > CaCl₂ ≈ MgCl₂ > KCl > NaCl. The sol–gel and gel–sol phase transitions of gellan solution were also observed upon addition of oil field water containing 73 g L^?1 of alkaline and alkaline earth metal ions. During the injection of gellan solutions into the porous media saturated by saline water an oscillation of the injection pressure was observed. Such behavior of gellan is explained by either the sol‐to‐gel and the gel‐to‐sol transitions of the polymer taking place in saline water or the step‐by‐step plugging of high permeable channels until all high permeable channels of sand packs are plugged due to gellan invasion. The application of brine‐initiated gelation of gellan for water shutoff operations (WSO) in field conditions was demonstrated. Higher technological effectiveness of gellan injection in comparison with existing gelation systems was shown. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41256.     

Preparation and swelling properties of homopolymeric alginic acid fractions/poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) graft copolymers

Graft copolymers of crosslinked poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAAm) and homopolyguluronic acid (GG) and homopolymannuronic acid (MM) fractions of alginic acid were synthesized. MM and GG block fractions were obtained by partial acid hydrolysis of the alkaline extract from the brown seaweed Macrocystis pyrifera. The conjugation of these block fractions with the synthetic polymer was achieved by amidation with crosslinked PNIPAAm functionalized with an amino group at the end of the polymer chain. The structure of conjugates was determined by Fourier transform infrared and NMR spectroscopy. Atomic force microscopy of the graft copolymer GG‐g‐PNIPAAm showed a regular porous pattern, whereas the MM‐g‐PNIPAAm graft copolymer showed a regular netlike structure. Aqueous solutions of the synthesized graft copolymers afforded hydrogels by stirring with 0.1M CaCl₂. The hydrogels showed a well‐defined stimulus–response to temperature and pH. The swelling, thermal, and pH characterizations demonstrated the superior properties of the GG‐g‐PNIPAAm hydrogel over the MM‐g‐PNIPAAm hydrogel. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42398.     

Preparation of modified oligochitosan and evaluation of its scale inhibition and fluorescence properties

To obtain an environmentally friendly and efficient scale inhibitor, carboxymethyl quaternary ammonium oligochitosan (CM‐QAOC) was prepared from chitosan, which was depolymerized by nitrous acid, and then reacted with chloroacetic acid and glycidyl trimethyl ammonium chloride via carboxymethylation and quaternization, respectively. The chitosan derivatives were characterized by Fourier transform infrared and NMR spectroscopy. The inhibition performance for CM‐QAOC was evaluated by a conductivity method and a static antiscaling test. The experiments demonstrated that CM‐QAOC showed an excellent scale‐inhibition performance. With a Ca²⁺ concentration of 240 mg/L, CM‐QAOC at a concentration of 50 mg/L and pH 8.0 gave an antiscaling ratio of more than 98%. So, CM‐QAOC could be applied as an excellent antiscaling agent. Furthermore, a detectable fluorescence of CM‐QAOC solution was observed. To understand this interesting fluorescence phenomenon and to explore the probability of its being a fluorescent tracer, the relations between the fluorescence intensities and CM‐QAOC concentrations and the pH influence on the fluorescence intensities were investigated. The results show the fluorescence intensities accorded well with the concentrations of CM‐QAOC with a detection limit of 0.6046 mg/L, and the fluorescence intensity was constant within pH 5–9; this indicated that it had the potential of its being a fluorescent tracer. Thus, CM‐QAOC could be applied as an antiscaling water‐treatment chemical and as a fluorescence tracer directly without any further modifications. It could be self‐traced online and in real time with its own fluorescence, although more work should be done to investigate its fluorescent mechanism and its tracing properties in detail. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42518.     

Anhydrous proton conductor consisting of pectin–inorganic composite material

An organic–inorganic proton conductive composite material consisting of a biopolymer was prepared by mixing the pectin, tetraethyl titanate, and imidazole. Although the pectin material without the composite dissolved in water, the pectin–inorganic composite material did not show water solubility. In addition, in the composite material, the pectin and imidazole formed an acid–base structure by an electrostatic interaction, and as a result, these composite materials showed a thermal stability at intermediate temperatures (100–200°C). Furthermore, these composite materials indicated the proton conductivity of 5.6 × 10^?4 S cm^?1 at 180°C under anhydrous conditions. The activation energy of the proton conduction under anhydrous conditions was 0.32–0.22 eV and these values were one order of magnitude higher than that of the typical humidified perfluorinated membrane, such as Nafion^®. The organic–inorganic composite material consisting of a biocomponent may have the potential to be utilized as a novel proton conductor under anhydrous conditions. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42433.     

Preparation of pectin‐inorganic composite material as accumulative material of metal ions

Pectin is one of the biopolymers in the cell walls of all plant tissues, but the pectin‐containing materials have been discarded as industrial waste in food‐processing factories. We prepared a water‐insoluble pectin‐inorganic composite material by mixing pectin and a silane coupling reagent, bis(3‐trimethoxysilylpropyl)amine. The mechanical strength of the pectin‐inorganic composite material was higher than that of the pectin material without the addition of an inorganic component. In addition, the thermal stability of the composite material increased with the addition of the inorganic component. Furthermore, when the pectin‐inorganic composite materials were incubated in an aqueous solution of Cu(II), Zn(II), or In(III), these composite materials effectively accumulated not only the heavy metal ions, but also rare‐earth metal ions. Additionally, based on the infrared (IR) measurements, the metal ion accumulative mechanism into the composite material is described. As a result, the IR spectra suggested an electrostatic interaction between the metal ion and carboxy group in the pectin. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42056.     

Starch‐poly(acrylamide‐co‐2‐acrylamido‐2‐methylpropanesulfonic acid) graft copolymers prepared by reactive extrusion

Graft copolymers of starch with acrylamide and 2‐acrylamido‐2‐methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) were prepared by reactive extrusion in a twin‐screw extruder. The weight ratio of total monomer to starch was fixed at 1 : 3, while the molar fraction of AMPS in the monomer feed ranged from 0 to 0.119. Monomer to polymer conversions were 85% or greater, with grafting efficiencies of 68% (highest AMPS content) to 85% (no AMPS). Absorbency in distilled water at pH 7 increased linearly with the mole fraction AMPS in the grafted polymer, while absorbencies in 0.9% NaCl were independent of AMPS content. When swollen in water/ethanol mixtures, swelling decreased gradually with increasing ethanol volume fraction, followed by a large decrease over a narrow ethanol concentration. This behavior is similar to that observed for AMPS‐acrylamide gels. The swelling properties suggest these graft copolymers may have applications as responsive materials. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42405.     

Physical and mechanical properties of the fully interconnected chitosan ice‐templated scaffolds

Porous chitosan scaffolds were prepared with a freeze‐casting technique with different concentrations, 1.5 and 3 wt %, and also different cooling rates, 1 and 4°C/min. The pore morphology, porosity, pore size, mechanical properties, and water absorption characteristics of the scaffolds were studied. Scanning electron microscopy images showed that the freeze‐cast scaffolds were fully interconnected because of the existence of pores on the chitosan walls in addition to many unidirectionally elongated pores. Increases in the chitosan concentration and freezing rate led to elevations in the thickness of the chitosan walls and reductions in the pores size, respectively. These two results led to the enhancement of the compressive strength from 34 to 110 kPa for the scaffolds that had 96–98% porosity. Also, augmentation of the chitosan concentration and decreases in the freezing rate led to the reduction of the number of pores on the chitosan walls. Furthermore, the volume of water absorption increased with a reduction in the chitosan concentration and cooling rate from 690 to 1020%. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41476.