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Zhu L, Cui C, Xiao X, Zhang J, Kuang X, Liu H, Zhou Z, Qi F. Online Compositional Analysis of Complex Oligomers in Biomass Degradation by High-Pressure Flow-Through Reactor Coupled with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2024; 96:8657-8664. [PMID: 38738643 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Online analysis of the composition and evolution of complex oligomeric intermediates in biomass degradation is highly desirable to elucidate the mechanism of bond cleavage and study the effect of conditions on the selective conversion of feedstocks. However, harsh reaction conditions and complicated conversion systems pose tremendous challenges for conventional, state-of-the-art analytical techniques. Herein, we introduce a continuous and rapid compositional analysis strategy coupling a high-pressure flow-through reactor with online high-resolution mass spectrometry, which enables the molecular-level characterization of most biomass-related products throughout the conversion for over 2 h. Catalytic depolymerization of one model compound was studied, and temperature-dependent data of over 50 intermediates as well as recondensation dimers and oligomers were obtained, which have rarely been reported in the literature. Thousands of products during the flow-through conversion of birch wood with molecular weights up to 1000 Da were presented, and 8 typical lignin dimers and oligomers with various interunit linkages were identified at the molecular level, demonstrating the potential to analyze more complicated systems far beyond conventional methods, especially for complex oligomers. The continuous evolutions of different components and typical products were unveiled for the first time, providing valuable insights into the investigation of the structure, composition, and decomposition mechanism of lignocellulose as well as the influence of reaction conditions. This method leads to the previously unattained ability to probe and reveal complicated chemical compositions in high-pressure reactions and can be applied to all other high-pressure heterogeneous aqueous reactions.
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- Linyu Zhu
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
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Cheng QY, Wang T, Hu J, Chen HY, Xu JJ. In Situ Probing the Short-Lived Intermediates in Visible-Light Heterogeneous Photocatalysis by Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14150-14157. [PMID: 37665645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Visible-light-mediated heterogeneous photocatalysis has recently emerged as an environmentally friendly and energy-sustainable alternative for organic transformations. Despite the advancements in developing wide varieties of photocatalysts during the past decades, the accurate probing and identification of the photogenerated species, especially the short-lived radical intermediates, are still challenging. In this work, we reported a hybrid ion emitter that integrated with a pico-liter heterogeneous photocatalytic reactor, which was fabricated by depositing the photocatalyst (e.g., TiO2) into the front tip of a quartz micropipette. Benefited from the dual-function feature of the hybrid micropipette (i.e., a clog-free tip-confined pico-liter reactor for heterogeneous photocatalysis and an ion emitter for nanoelectrospray ionization), sensitized photoredox reactions at the catalyst-solution interface can be triggered upon visible-light irradiation using a cheap LED laser (453 nm), and the newly produced transient radical intermediates can be rapidly transformed into gaseous ions for mass spectrometric identification. Using this novel low-delay coupling device, photogenerated intermediates, including the cationic radicals produced during the photooxidation of anilines and the anionic radicals produced during the photoreduction of quinones, were successfully captured by mass spectrometry. We believe that our hybrid photochemical microreactor/ion emitter has provided a new and powerful tool for exploring the complicated heterogeneous photochemical processes, especially their ultrafast initial transformations.
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- Qiu-Yue Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Zhou J, Yue Y, Wei X, Xie Y. Preparation and Anti-Lung Cancer Activity Analysis of Guaiacyl-Type Dehydrogenation Polymer. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083589. [PMID: 37110827 PMCID: PMC10142027 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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In this paper, guaiacyl dehydrogenated lignin polymer (G-DHP) was synthesized using coniferin as a substrate in the presence of β-glucosidase and laccase. Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) determination revealed that the structure of G-DHP was relatively similar to that of ginkgo milled wood lignin (MWL), with both containing β-O-4, β-5, β-1, β-β, and 5-5 substructures. G-DHP fractions with different molecular weights were obtained by classification with different polar solvents. The bioactivity assay indicated that the ether-soluble fraction (DC2) showed the strongest inhibition of A549 lung cancer cells, with an IC50 of 181.46 ± 28.01 μg/mL. The DC2 fraction was further purified using medium-pressure liquid chromatography. Anti-cancer analysis revealed that the D4 and D5 compounds from DC2 had better anti-tumor activity, with IC50 values of 61.54 ± 17.10 μg/mL and 28.61 ± 8.52 μg/mL, respectively. Heating electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HESI-MS) results showed that both the D4 and D5 were β-5-linked dimers of coniferyl aldehyde, and the 13C-NMR and 1H-NMR analyses confirmed the structure of the D5. Together, these results indicate that the presence of an aldehyde group on the side chain of the phenylpropane unit of G-DHP enhances its anticancer activity.
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- Junyi Zhou
- Research Institute of Pulp & Paper Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Research Institute of Pulp & Paper Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Research Institute of Pulp & Paper Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Research Institute of Pulp & Paper Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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Wu X, Pan Z, Steglich M, Ascher P, Bodi A, Bjelić S, Hemberger P. A direct liquid sampling interface for photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2023; 94:034103. [PMID: 37012765 DOI: 10.1063/5.0136665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We introduce an effective and flexible high vacuum interface to probe the liquid phase with photoelectron photoion coincidence (liq-PEPICO) spectroscopy at the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) beamline of the Swiss Light Source. The interface comprises a high-temperature sheath gas-driven vaporizer, which initially produces aerosols. The particles evaporate and form a molecular beam, which is skimmed and ionized by VUV radiation. The molecular beam is characterized using ion velocity map imaging, and the vaporization parameters of the liq-PEPICO source have been optimized to improve the detection sensitivity. Time-of-flight mass spectra and photoion mass-selected threshold photoelectron spectra (ms-TPES) were recorded for an ethanolic solution of 4-propylguaiacol, vanillin, and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1 g/l of each). The ground state ms-TPES band of vanillin reproduces the reference, room-temperature spectrum well. The ms-TPES for 4-propylguaiacol and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde are reported for the first time. Vertical ionization energies obtained by equation-of-motion calculations reproduce the photoelectron spectral features. We also investigated the aldol condensation dynamics of benzaldehyde with acetone using liq-PEPICO. Our direct sampling approach, thus, enables probing reactions at ambient pressure during classical synthesis procedures and microfluidic chip devices.
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- Xiangkun Wu
- Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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Zhu L, Cui C, Liu H, Zhou Z, Qi F. Thermochemical depolymerization of lignin: Process analysis with state-of-the-art soft ionization mass spectrometry. FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2022.982126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lignin valorization via thermochemical approaches has the potential to produce renewable fuels and value-added chemicals, which are of great significance to the sustainable development of human beings. During the thermochemical depolymerization which involves acid-catalyzed, alkali-catalyzed, oxidative, reductive, pyrolytic, and other reactions, the lignin structure will undergo a series of bond cleavage, condensation, and functional group changes, while the mechanism is still unclear. To improve the efficiency, the analysis of the evolution of intermediates during depolymerization is very important, among which soft ionization mass spectrometry plays a vital role. This review aims to summarize the research progress of process analysis of lignin depolymerization in both gas-phase, typically thermal and catalytic pyrolysis, and liquid-phase via online mass spectrometry. The challenges and our insights into the future development of the lignin valorization as well as soft ionization mass spectrometry methods are also discussed.
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