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Simon J, Schlapp-Hackl I, Sapkota J, Ristolainen M, Rosenau T, Potthast A. Towards Tailored Dialdehyde Cellulose Derivatives: A Strategy for Tuning the Glass Transition Temperature. ChemSusChem 2024; 17:e202300791. [PMID: 37923704 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
The derivatization of dialdehyde cellulose (DAC) has received increasing attention in the development of sustainable thermoplastics. In this study, a series of dialcohol celluloses were generated by borohydride reduction, which exhibited glass transition temperature (Tg ) values ranging from 23 to 109 °C, depending on the initial degree of oxidation (DO) of the DAC intermediate. However, the DAC derivatives did not exhibit thermoplastic behavior when the DO of the modified DAC was below 26 %. The influence of introduced side chains was highlighted by comparing DAC-based thermoplastic materials obtained by either oximation or borohydride reduction. Our results provide insights into the generation of DAC-based thermoplastics and highlight a strategy for tailoring the Tg by adjusting the DO during the periodate oxidation step and selecting appropriate substituents in subsequent modifications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jonas Simon
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- NE Research Center, UPM Pulp Research and Innovations, 53200, Lappeenranta, Finland
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- NE Research Center, UPM Pulp Research and Innovations, 53200, Lappeenranta, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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Hartmann R, Beaumont M, Pasquie E, Rosenau T, Serna-Guerrero R. N-Alkylated Chitin Nanocrystals as a Collector in Malachite Flotation. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2022; 10:10570-10578. [PMID: 35991757 PMCID: PMC9382668 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c01978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The majority of reagents currently used in mineral flotation processes are fossil-based and potentially harmful to the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to find environmentally-friendly alternatives to reduce the impact of mineral processing activities. Chitin nanocrystals are a renewable resource that, due to the natural presence of amino groups on its surface, represents a promising collector for various minerals of economic relevance. This study examines the one-pot functionalization of chitin nanocrystals with aldehyde structures to obtain hydrophobized colloids suitable for mineral flotation. The chemical properties of these nano-colloids were investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, their colloidal behavior and structure by electrophoretic light scattering and atomic force microscopy, and their wettability through water contact angle measurements. The functionalized N-alkylated chitin nanocrystals possessed a hydrophobic character, were able to dress mineral particles and featured a performance in the flotation of malachite similar to commercial collectors, which proves the high potential of chitin nanocrystals in this field of application.
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- Robert Hartmann
- Department
of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O.
Box 12200, FIN-00076 Espoo, Finland
- Fraunhofer
Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes, D-06237 Leuna, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Institute for Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Department
of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FIN-00076 Espoo, Finland
- Université
Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering), LGP2, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department
of Chemistry, Institute for Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Department
of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O.
Box 12200, FIN-00076 Espoo, Finland
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Rencoret J, Rosado MJ, Kim H, Timokhin VI, Gutiérrez A, Bausch F, Rosenau T, Potthast A, Ralph J, del Río JC. Flavonoids naringenin chalcone, naringenin, dihydrotricin, and tricin are lignin monomers in papyrus. Plant Physiol 2022; 188:208-219. [PMID: 34662399 PMCID: PMC8774827 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Recent studies demonstrate that several polyphenolic compounds produced from beyond the canonical monolignol biosynthetic pathways can behave as lignin monomers, participating in radical coupling reactions and being incorporated into lignin polymers. Here, we show various classes of flavonoids, the chalconoid naringenin chalcone, the flavanones naringenin and dihydrotricin, and the flavone tricin, incorporated into the lignin polymer of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) rind. These flavonoids were released from the rind lignin by Derivatization Followed by Reductive Cleavage (DFRC), a chemical degradative method that cleaves the β-ether linkages, indicating that at least a fraction of each was integrated into the lignin as β-ether-linked structures. Due to the particular structure of tricin and dihydrotricin, whose C-3' and C-5' positions at their B-rings are occupied by methoxy groups, these compounds can only be incorporated into the lignin through 4'-O-β bonds. However, naringenin chalcone and naringenin have no substituents at these positions and can therefore form additional carbon-carbon linkages, including 3'- or 5'-β linkages that form phenylcoumaran structures not susceptible to cleavage by DFRC. Furthermore, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance analysis indicated that naringenin chalcone can also form additional linkages through its conjugated double bond. The discovery expands the range of flavonoids incorporated into natural lignins, further broadens the traditional definition of lignin, and enhances the premise that any phenolic compound present at the cell wall during lignification could be oxidized and potentially integrated into the lignin structure, depending only on its chemical compatibility. This study indicates that papyrus lignin has a unique structure, as it is the only lignin known to date that integrates such a diversity of phenolic compounds from different classes of flavonoids. This discovery will open up new ways to engineer and design lignins with specific properties and for enhanced value.
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- Jorge Rencoret
- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avda. Reina Mercedes, 10, 41012-Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avda. Reina Mercedes, 10, 41012-Seville, Spain
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, The Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, USA
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, The Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avda. Reina Mercedes, 10, 41012-Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, The Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avda. Reina Mercedes, 10, 41012-Seville, Spain
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