Nature Communications
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2025
·Vol. 16
·期 1
·1-12
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IF 15.7
Wu Peiling,Chen Haofeng,Chen Yueyang,Zhang Yang,Yuan Jifeng
Microbial synthesis of chemicals using renewable feedstocks has gained interest due to its sustainability. The class of β,γ-diols has unique chemical and physical properties, making them valuable for diverse applications. Here, we report a biosynthetic platform in Escherichia coli for the synthesis of branched-chain β,γ-diols from renewable feedstocks. Firstly, we identify an acetohydroxyacid synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae to catalyze the condensation of branched-chain aldehydes with pyruvate, forming α-hydroxyketones. Next, de novo production of branched-chain β,γ-diols (4-methylpentane-2,3-diol, 5-methylhexane-2,3-diol and 4-methylhexane-2,3-diol) is realized from branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) metabolism. After systematic optimization of the BCAA pathway, we have achieved high-specificity production of 4-methylpentane-2,3-diol from glucose, achieving 129.8 mM (15.3 g/L) 4-methylpentane-2,3-diol with 72% of the theoretical yield. In summary, our work demonstrates the synthesis of structurally diverse branched-chain β,γ-diols, highlighting its potential as a versatile carbon elongation system for other β,γ-diol productions.
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合成生物学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2015
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IF 2.752
Rongli Zhang,Ling Lin,Sheng Xu,Cuige Zhang,Xiaoya Liu,Jing Luo
Dopamine (DA) was frequently used as a versatile platform to prepare functional coatings for diverse uses due to the excellent surface adhesion property. Our previous research work revealed that the dopamine moieties could enhance the amphiphilicity of polymer and increased the adsorption of polymer at the oil–water interface. This work reported the liquid–liquid interfacial behavior of dopamine modified poly(γ-glutamic acid) polymer (γ-PGA-g-DA) and how the structural transformation of polymer varied with pH value in turn to affect its emulsifying property. The conformation of the γ-PGA-g-DA in aqueous solution was confirmed by means of aqueous electrophoresis techniques, ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry (UV–vis), dynamic light scattering (DLS), pyrene fluorescence probe and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods. The liquid–liquid interfacial behavior was investigated through emulsification experiment. The results revealed that γ-PGA-g-DA had no emulsification below pH 5.0 with a self-assembled aggregate structure. However, γ-PGA-g-DA exhibited excellent emulsifying property above pH 5.0 with a random chain structure. The added tension-activity will offer γ-PGA-g-DA wide applications in the cosmetic, medicine, and food industries due to the biocompatibility and moisture retention of γ-PGA.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2021
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IF 5.062
Jing Bai,Canwei Cheng,Yong Liu,Chenguang Wang,Yuhe Liao,Lungang Chen,Longlong Ma
In this work, Ni-based catalysts were prepared using the impregnation method. Ni/Al 2 O 3 showed good performance with a γ‐valerolactone (GVL) yield of 99.2% from hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA). Among the tested bimetallic catalysts , the NiCo catalyst showed better performance than NiMn, NiMo, and NiCu catalysts for the hydrogenation of LA to GVL. Catalysts with different Ni/Co ratio were synthesized, and 15%Ni-15%Co/Al 2 O 3 shows the best performance with a GVL yield of 99.5%. The textural and chemical characteristics of the NiCo/Al 2 O 3 were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and H 2 temperature-programmed reduction (H 2 -TPD). This study shows that the incorporation of the Ni and Co metals formed a Ni-Co alloy, which significantly increased the activity than other Ni-based bimetallic catalysts and led to a milder condition for hydrogenation of LA to GVL. The test of reuse potential of 15%Ni-15%Co/Al 2 O 3 exhibited good stability up to 5 cycles without obvious deactivation.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2020
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Meng Chen,Wei Lu,Hejun Zhu,Leifeng Gong,Ziang Zhao,Yunjie Ding
Linear α-olefins (C8–C12 α-olefin, LAOs) are acknowledged as high-value-added chemicals in both lubricant production and the polyolefin industry. An alternative route to the synthesis of high-purity LAOs is the dehydration of linear long-chain n-alcohols, whereas elevating the activity and selectivity of catalysts remains a challenge. Herein, we presented that on using sodium-modified γ-Al2O3 as the catalyst, a high selectivity (up to 96.87%) to 1-decene was achieved, and an optimized experimental condition (329 °C and 0.25 h–1) was found using the response surface method. Characterization results including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), pyrolysis (Py)-IR, NH3-temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), and CO2-TPD showed that a suitable ratio (∼0.4 wt %) of sodium impregnation could inhibit the strong acid sites of the catalyst, and sodium impregnation led to the formation of additional base sites, which accounted for the synergistic effect with other acid sites to promote further conversion of ethers to olefins. This work is of significance for the synthesis of LAOs from long-chain n-alcohols.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2018
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IF 4.521
Liqin Wang,Heqin Guo,Qilong Xie,Jungang Wang,Bo Hou,Litao Jia,Jinglei Cui,Debao Li
Furfural is one of the most valuable biomass platform compounds which is typically prepared from hemicellulose. Conversion of cellulose and its derived hexoses, which are the most abundant resource in nature, to furfural, is a big challenge. The amount of the reactive form (fructofuranose) which was beneficial to the formation of furfural and HMF, was increased when the solvent transformed from water to γ-butyrolactone (GBL)-water. The GBL promoted the adsorption of fructose on HY. The transfer of fructose from the solution to the channels of HY was enhanced with the introducing of GBL in solvent. The HY zeolite with apertures of 7.4 Å was found to promote the formation of acyclic fructose from cyclic fructose (8.6 Å) in the synergy with GBL. The Brønsted acid sites in the channels of HY favored the selective cleavage of the C C bond in acyclic fructose to xylose, and promoted the following dehydration of xylose to furfural, simultaneously. The furfural yield was increased while the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) yield was decreased with the decrease of the Brønsted acid sites density. The maximum furfural yield was 37.8% over HY-3, while the maximum HMF yield was 69.2% over HY-1 in the conversion of fructose in GBL-water solvent. In addition, the etherification of HMF was the main factor for the low HMF yield and carbon balance in fructose conversion in GBL-water solvent.
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2021
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Beibei Feng,Yitong Zhai,Lidong Zhang
The combustion and catalytic combustion of ethanol (a typical bioalcohol) at atmospheric pressure and an equivalence ratio of ϕ = 3 were investigated in a flow reactor. Reactants, important intermediates, and products were detected and identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. For ethanol combustion, the hydrogen abstraction reaction attacked by OH radicals is the initial pathway for ethanol consumption. Acetaldehyde is regarded as an important intermediate in ethanol combustion through kinetic analysis. However, catalytic combustion of ethanol over γ-Al2O3 is dominated by bimolecular and unimolecular dehydration reactions to produce diethyl ether and C2H4, while Pd/γ-Al2O3 can strongly oxidize ethanol to CO2 with a dramatic decrease in the decomposition temperature. To further understand the mechanism of catalytic combustion, pyrolysis and catalytic pyrolysis of ethanol were also explored. The product distribution in catalytic pyrolysis demonstrated weaker coke deposition over γ-Al2O3 in comparison to catalytic combustion. In addition, the deactivation of Pd/γ-Al2O3 at high temperatures was probably due to the increase in the concentration of oxygenated species to cover the active Pd site. The apparent activation energy was estimated by the Arrhenius equation to illustrate the difference in primary reaction channels. This work bridges the gap between combustion and catalytic combustion of ethanol, which is beneficial for the improvement of catalytic performance and control of pollutants by combining pyrolysis and combustion.
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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
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2023
·Vol. 29
·期 52
·e202300950
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IF 4.3
Fukun Li,Ronghe Yang,Zheng Tian,Ziting Du,Jinhang Dai,Xingmin Wang,Ning Li,Jie Zhang
Graphical Microwave-assisted one pot cascade transformation of furfural to γ-valerolactone catalyzed by Sc(OTf) 3 . γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is considered as a star biochemical which can be used as a green solvent, fuel additive and versatile organic intermediate. In this study, metal triflate (M(OTf) n ) was utilized as the catalyst for one-pot transformation of furfural (FF) to GVL in alcohol media under microwave irradiation. Alcohol plays multiple functions including solvent, hydrogen donor and alcoholysis reagent in this cascade reaction process. And process efficiency of GVL production from FF upgrading is strongly related to the effective charge density of selected catalyst and the reduction potential of selected alcohol. Complex (OTf) n -M−O(H)R, presenting both Brønsted acid and Lewis acid, is the real catalytic active species in this cascade reaction process. Among various catalysts, Sc(OTf) 3 exhibited the best catalytic activity for GVL production. Various reaction parameters including the Sc(OTf) 3 amount, reaction temperature and time were optimized by the response surface methodology with the central composite design (RSM-CCD). Up to 81.2 % GVL yield and 100 % FF conversion were achieved at 143.9 °C after 8.1 h in the presence of 0.16 mmol catalyst. This catalyst exhibits high reusability and can be regenerated by oxidative degradation of humins. In addition, a plausible cascade reaction network was proposed based on the distribution of product.
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Food Chemistry-X
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2024
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Shaowei Li,Yuting Yuan,Liangxiao Zhang,Fei Ma,Peiwu Li
This study was based on QuEChERS cleanup coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS for the determination of γ-oryzanol compounds in vegetable oils. Several parameters of QuEChERS and UHPLC-MS/MS were studied for purification and detection of γ-oryzanol compounds in oil samples. Under the optimized conditions, the whole pretreatment procedure could be accomplished within 10 min without tedious procedure, larger volume of organic solvent and complicated apparatus. The limit of detections and the limit of quantifications for γ-oryzanol compounds were ranging from 0.1-0.3 µg kg −1 and 0.4–1.0 µg kg −1 , respectively. Satisfactory recoveries of all analyts were ranging from 72.2 % to 101.3 %, and the intra-day and inter-day precision were less than 10.6 %. The validation indicated that rice band oil and corn oil were rich in 24-mCAF, CAF, β-SIF, CMF and STF. The QuEChERS-UHPLC-MS/MS simultaneously quantified five γ-oryzanol compounds in lipid matrices and assessed the nutritional and functional substances of vegetable oils.
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JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
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2017
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IF 2.429
Dongri WANG,Yongqing ZHAO,Shiyong YU
A series of cerium sulfides were successfully prepared using commercially available nanoscale CeO 2 as precursor, anhydrous Na 2 CO 3 as dopants, CS 2 as sulfur source, under 600–800 °C, respectively. Properties of samples were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and spectrophotometry. The results showed that corresponding γ-Ce 2 S 3 with small size was obtained by using nanoscale CeO 2 as precursor; pure phase γ-Ce 2 S 3 could be obtained under low temperature of 700 °C. Coloring properties of γ-Ce 2 S 3 obtained under 800 °C were studied by researching γ-Ce 2 S 3 /PE and γ-Ce 2 S 3 /PVC composites, respectively. The results showed that satisfied coloring effects to PE and PVC were obtained by using 0.5 phr and 0.2 phr γ-Ce 2 S 3 , respectively.
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Gels
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2024
·Vol. 10
·期 1
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Xiang Li,Wenli Han,Gao He,Jiahao Yang,Jing Li,Hongxia Ma,Shige Wang
Hemostatic powder, which can absorb large amounts of water and tends to produce repeated hydration with tissue, has been clinically proven as an ideal engineering material for treating wounds and tissues. We herein designed a polypeptide-based hemostatic powder. A water-soluble polypeptide, γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA), was mixed with the polyethyleneimine (PEI), N-hydroxysuccinimide, and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide. The solution of these polymers was lyophilized to harvest the γ-PGA/PEI powder (PP hemostatic powder). When deposited on a bleeding wound, the PP hemostatic powder can quickly absorb a large amount of blood and interstitial fluid, concentrate coagulation factors, coagulate blood cells, and eventually form a stable mechanical hydrogel. The wound bleeding time of the PP hemostatic powder group was 1.8 ± 0.4 min, significantly lower than that of the commercial chitosan hemostatic powder group (2.8 ± 0.4 min). The PP hemostatic powder was endowed with antioxidant capacity by introducing protocatechuic aldehyde, which can effectively inhibit inflammation and promote wound healing. Therefore, via preparation through a facile lyophilization method, the PP hemostatic powder is expected to find a wide application prospect as a qualified hemostatic powder.Keywords:hemostatic powder;hydrogel;γ-polyglutamic acid;polyethyleneimine;wound hemostasis
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材料科学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 28
·期 32
·43815-43830
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IF 4.223
Liu Yaxin,Ma Yongwen,Wan Jinquan,Wang Yan,Sun Jian,Xue Yangyang
In this work, Co-Ce-Zr/γ-Al 2 O3 3 particle electrodes were prepared for the efficient degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP). Co-Ce-Zr/γ-Al 2 O 3 particle electrodes were analyzed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). According to the results, significant amounts of Co 3 O 4 , CeO 2 , and ZrO 2 were formed on the Co-Ce-Zr/γ-Al 2 O 3 particle electrodes. It was shown that when the conditions of the reaction system were at pH=6, conductivity of 4 ms/cm, current of 0.2 A, initial pollutant concentration of 100 mg/L, and material dosage of 15 g, CIP could be completely degraded within 40 min, and the energy consumed in the reaction was 41.3 kWh/kg CIP. The rate of total organic carbon (TOC) removal by Co-Ce-Zr/γ-Al 2 O 3 particle electrodes was recorded to be approximately 52.6%. Using a response surface methodology, we explored the optimal operating conditions. At the same time, we also explored the influence of inorganic anions in water and actual water medium on the rate of CIP removal. In addition, the ESR data proved that the main active substance in the reaction system was ·OH. The degradation intermediates were investigated, and the possible mechanism was proposed. Thus, this research provided a new solution for the treatment of antibiotic-containing wastewater.
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电化学
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废水处理
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CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
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2019
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IF 3.674
Cuncun Zuo,Yun Tian,Yanxia Zheng,Lei Wang,Zhongjun Fu,Tiantian Jiao,Ming Wang,Haofei Huang,Yuchao Li
Series of gold and ceria supported γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts were developed for the oxidative esterification of methacrolein with methanol. All the catalysts were prepared through one step deposition-precipitation method, and K 2 CO 3 and urea were used as precipitant, respectively. Au, CeO 2 and γ-Al 2 O 3 could self-assemble unique particle morphology during co-precipitation process and form semi-core shell or core shell structure after calcination . The relationship between catalytic reactivity and structural characteristics were analyzed by SEM, TEM, EDS, BET, XRD, XPS, etc. Among Au-CeO 2 /γ-Al 2 O 3 (K 2 CO 3 ), Au-Ce/γ-Al 2 O 3 (Urea) and Au/γ-Al 2 O 3 (Urea) catalysts with different active components and precipitant, the last two exhibited higher catalytic activity. Moreover, the Ce-doped catalysts shown higher stability than just Au supported on pure alumina. The active stability of the optimum Au-Ce/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst was evaluated with seven-time cyclic reactions exhibiting high stability and activity with the yield of MMA above 90%.
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