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The effect of cellulose-based polyelectrolytes on biomimetic calcium phosphate mineralization is described. Three cellulose derivatives, a polyanion, a polycation, and a polyzwitterion were used as additives. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, IR and Raman spectroscopy show that, depending on the composition of the starting solution, hydroxyapatite or brushite precipitates form. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy also show that significant amounts of nitrate ions are incorporated in the precipitates. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy shows that the Ca/P ratio varies throughout the samples and resembles that of other bioinspired calcium phosphate hybrid materials. Elemental analysis shows that the carbon (i.e., polymer) contents reach 10% in some samples, clearly illustrating the formation of a true hybrid material. Overall, the data indicate that a higher polymer concentration in the reaction mixture favors the formation of polymer-enriched materials, while lower polymer concentrations or high precursor concentrations favor the formation of products that are closely related to the control samples precipitated in the absence of polymer. The results thus highlight the potential of (water-soluble) cellulose derivatives for the synthesis and design of bioinspired and bio-based hybrid materials.
Thermal cis-trans isomerization of azobenzene studied by path sampling and QM/MM stochastic dynamics
(2017)
Azobenzene-based molecular photoswitches have extensively been applied to biological systems, involving photo-control of peptides, lipids and nucleic acids. The isomerization between the stable trans and the metastable cis state of the azo moieties leads to pronounced changes in shape and other physico-chemical properties of the molecules into which they are incorporated. Fast switching can be induced via transitions to excited electronic states and fine-tuned by a large number of different substituents at the phenyl rings. But a rational design of tailor-made azo groups also requires control of their stability in the dark, the half-lifetime of the cis isomer. In computational chemistry, thermally activated barrier crossing on the ground state Born-Oppenheimer surface can efficiently be estimated with Eyring’s transition state theory (TST) approach; the growing complexity of the azo moiety and a rather heterogeneous environment, however, may render some of the underlying simplifying assumptions problematic.
In this dissertation, a computational approach is established to remove two restrictions at once: the environment is modeled explicitly by employing a quantum mechanical/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) description; and the isomerization process is tracked by analyzing complete dynamical pathways between stable states. The suitability of this description is validated by using two test systems, pure azo benzene and a derivative with electron donating and electron withdrawing substituents (“push-pull” azobenzene). Each system is studied in the gas phase, in toluene and in polar DMSO solvent. The azo molecules are treated at the QM level using a very recent, semi-empirical approximation to density functional theory (density functional tight binding approximation). Reactive pathways are sampled by implementing a version of the so-called transition path sampling method (TPS), without introducing any bias into the system dynamics. By analyzing ensembles of reactive trajectories, the change in isomerization pathway from linear inversion to rotation in going from apolar to polar solvent, predicted by the TST approach, could be verified for the push-pull derivative. At the same time, the mere presence of explicit solvation is seen to broaden the distribution of isomerization pathways, an effect TST cannot account for.
Using likelihood maximization based on the TPS shooting history, an improved reaction coordinate was identified as a sine-cosine combination of the central bend angles and the rotation dihedral, r (ω,α,α′). The computational van’t Hoff analysis for the activation entropies was performed to gain further insight into the differential role of solvent for the case of the unsubstituted and the push-pull azobenzene. In agreement with the experiment, it yielded positive activation entropies for azobenzene in the DMSO solvent while negative for the push-pull derivative, reflecting the induced ordering of solvent around the more dipolar transition state associated to the latter compound. Also, the dynamically corrected rate constants were evaluated using the reactive flux approach where an increase comparable to the experimental one was observed for a high polarity medium for both azobenzene derivatives.
Die klassische Physik/Chemie unterscheidet zwischen drei Bindungstypen: Der kovalenten Bindung, der ionischen Bindung und der metallischen Bindung. Moleküle untereinander werden hingegen durch schwache Wechselwirkungen zusammen gehalten, sie sind trotz ihrer schwachen Kräfte weniger verstanden, aber dabei nicht weniger wichtig. In zukunftsweisenden Gebieten wie der Nanotechnologie, der Supramolekularen Chemie und Biochemie sind sie von elementarer Bedeutung.
Um schwache, intermolekulare Wechselwirkungen zu beschreiben, vorauszusagen und zu verstehen, sind sie zunächst theoretisch zu erfassen. Hierzu gehören verschiedene quantenchemische Methoden, die in dieser Arbeit vorgestellt, verglichen, weiterentwickelt und schließlich auch exemplarisch auf Problemstellungen in der Chemie angewendet werden. Aufbauend auf einer Hierarchie von Methoden unterschiedlicher Genauigkeit werden sie für diese Ziele eingesetzt, ausgearbeitet und kombiniert.
Berechnet wird die Elektronenstruktur, also die Verteilung und Energie von Elektronen, die im Wesentlichen die Atome zusammen halten. Da Ungenauigkeiten von der Beschreibung der Elektronenstruktur von den verwendeten Methoden abhängen, kann man die Effekte detailliert untersuchen, sie beschreiben und darauf aufbauend weiter entwickeln, um sie anschließend an verschiedenen Modellen zu testen. Die Geschwindigkeit der Berechnungen mit modernen Computern ist eine wesentliche, zu berücksichtigende Komponente, da im Allgemeinen die Genauigkeit mit der Rechenzeit exponentiell steigt, und die damit an die Grenzen der Möglichkeiten stoßen muss.
Die genaueste der verwendeten Methoden basiert auf der Coupled-Cluster-Theorie, die sehr gute Voraussagen ermöglicht. Für diese wird eine sogenannte spektroskopische Genauigkeit mit Abweichungen von wenigen Wellenzahlen erzielt, was Vergleiche mit experimentellen Daten zeigen. Eine Möglichkeit zur Näherung von hochgenauen Methoden basiert auf der Dichtefunktionaltheorie: Hier wurde das „Boese-Martin for Kinetics“ (BMK)-Funktional entwickelt, dessen Funktionalform sich in vielen nach 2010 veröffentlichten Dichtefunktionalen wiederfindet.
Mit Hilfe der genaueren Methoden lassen sich schließlich semiempirische Kraftfelder zur Beschreibung intermolekularer Wechselwirkungen für individuelle Systeme parametrisieren, diese benötigen weit weniger Rechenzeit als die Methoden, die auf der genauen Berechnung der Elektronenstruktur von Molekülen beruhen.
Für größere Systeme lassen sich auch verschiedene Methoden kombinieren. Dabei wurden Einbettungsverfahren verfeinert und mit neuen methodischen Ansätzen vorgeschlagen. Sie verwenden sowohl die symmetrieadaptierte Störungstheorie als auch die quantenchemische Einbettung von Fragmenten in größere, quantenchemisch berechnete Systeme.
Die Entwicklungen neuer Methoden beziehen ihren Wert im Wesentlichen durch deren Anwendung:
In dieser Arbeit standen zunächst die Wasserstoffbrücken im Vordergrund. Sie zählen zu den stärkeren intermolekularen Wechselwirkungen und sind nach wie vor eine Herausforderung. Im Gegensatz dazu sind van-der-Waals Wechselwirkungen relativ einfach durch Kraftfelder zu beschreiben. Deshalb sind viele der heute verwendeten Methoden für Systeme, in denen Wasserstoffbrücken dominieren, vergleichsweise schlecht.
Eine Untersuchung molekularer Aggregate mit Auswirkungen intermolekularer Wechselwirkungen auf die Schwingungsfrequenzen von Molekülen schließt sich an. Dabei wird auch über die sogenannte starrer-Rotor-harmonischer-Oszillator-Näherung hinausgegangen.
Eine weitreichende Anwendung behandelt Adsorbate, hier die von Molekülen auf ionischen/metallischen Oberflächen. Sie können mit ähnlichen Methoden behandelt werden wie die intermolekularen Wechselwirkungen, und sind mit speziellen Einbettungsverfahren sehr genau zu beschreiben. Die Resultate dieser theoretischen Berechnungen stimulierten eine Neubewertung der bislang bekannten experimentellen Ergebnisse.
Molekulare Kristalle sind ein äußerst wichtiges Forschungsgebiet. Sie werden durch schwache Wechselwirkungen zusammengehalten, die von van-der-Waals Kräften bis zu Wasserstoffbrücken reichen. Auch hier wurden neuentwickelte Methoden eingesetzt, die eine interessante, mindestens ebenso genaue Alternative zu den derzeit gängigen Methoden darstellen.
Von daher sind die entwickelten Methoden, als auch deren Anwendung äußerst vielfältig. Die behandelten Berechnungen der Elektronenstruktur erstrecken sich von den sogenannten post-Hartree-Fock-Methoden über den Einsatz der Dichtefunktionaltheorie bis zu semiempirischen Kraftfeldern und deren Kombinationen. Die Anwendung reicht von einzelnen Molekülen in der Gasphase über die Adsorption auf Oberflächen bis zum molekularen Festkörper.
In Zeiten eines sich schnell ändernden und vielseitigen Energiemarktes müssen Kohlenstoffmaterialien für verschiedene Anforderungen einsetzbar sein. Dies erfordert flexibel synthetisierbare Kohlenstoffmaterialien bevorzugt aus günstigen und nachhaltigen Kohlenstoffquellen. Es ist allerdings nicht leicht Vorläuferverbindungen auszumachen, welche sich einerseits für verschiedene Herstellungsverfahren eignen und deren Kohlenstoffprodukte andererseits in spezifischen Eigenschaften, wie der Struktur, des Stickstoffanteils, der Oberfläche und der Porengrößen, eingestellt werden können. In diesem Zusammenhang können natürliche Polyphenole, etwa überschüssige Tannine aus der Weinproduktion, eine neue Welt zu hoch funktionalen und vielseitig einstellbaren Kohlenstoffmaterialien mit hohen Ausbeuten öffnen.
Das Hauptziel dieser vorliegenden Thesis war es neue funktionale, einstellbare und skalierbare nanostrukturierte Kohlenstoffmaterialien aus Tanninen (insbesondere Tanninsäure) für unterschiedliche elektrochemische Zwecke zu synthetisieren und zu charakterisieren. Ermöglicht wurde dies durch unterschiedliche synthetische Herangehensweisen, wie etwa der polymeren Strukturdirektion, dem ionothermalen Templatieren und der weichen Templatierung. An Stelle des weitläufig gebräuchlichen, aber kanzerogenen Vernetzungsagens Formaldehyd wurden bei den vorgestellten Synthesen Harnstoff und Thioharnstoff gewählt, um zugleich die synthetisierten Kohlenmaterialien variabel dotieren zu können.
Daher wurden im ersten Teil der Arbeit die Wechselwirkungen, Reaktionen und thermischen Verhaltensweisen von Tanninsäure und Mixturen von Tanninsäure und Harnstoff bzw. Thioharnstoff untersucht, um daraus wichtige Erkenntnisse für die verschiedenen Kohlenstoffsynthesen zu gewinnen.
Durch die Verwendung eines polymeren Strukturierungsagenz Pluronic P123 konnten in einer ersten Kohlenstoffsynthese nachhaltige und dotierbare Kohlenstoffpartikel mit Durchmessern im Nanometerbereich aus Tanninsäure und Harnstoff hergestellt werden. Es konnte dabei gezeigt werden, dass durch die Modifikation der verschiedenen Syntheseparameter die Kohlenstoffnanopartikel gemäß ihres gemittelten Partikeldurchmessers, ihrer BET-Oberfläche, ihrer Komposition, ihrer Leitfähigkeit und ihrer chemischen Stabilität einstellbar sind. Dies eröffnete die Möglichkeit diese Kohlenstoffpartikel als alternatives und nachhaltiges Rußmaterial einzusetzen.
Weiterhin war es durch die ionothermale Templatierung möglich poröse, dotierte und kontrollierbare Kohlenstoffpartikel mit hohen spezifischen Oberflächen aus den gewählten Präkursorverbindungen zu synthetisieren, die sich für den Einsatz in Superkondensatoren eignen.
Auf diesen Erkenntnissen aufbauend konnten mittels der Rotationsbeschichtung poröse binderfreie und strukturierte Kohlenstofffilme synthetisiert werden, die eine spinodale Struktur aufwiesen. Anhand der Modifikation der Stammlösungskonzentration, der Rotationsgeschwindigkeit und der verwendeten Substrate konnten die Filmdicke (100-1000 nm), die Morphologie und Gesamtoberfläche gezielt beeinflusst werden. Die erweiterte elektrochemische Analyse zeigte außerdem ein sehr gut zugängliches Porensystem der porösen Kohlenstofffilme.
Allumfassend konnten demnach verschiedene Synthesewege für Kohlenstoffmaterialien aus Tanninen aufgezeigt werden, die verschiedenartig strukturiert und kontrolliert werden können und sich für diverse Anwendungsgebiete eignen.
In the present work side-chain polystyrenes were synthesized and characterized, in order to be applied in multilayer OLEDs fabricated by solution process techniques. Manufacture of optoelectronic devices by solution process techniques is meant to decrease significantly fabrication cost and allow large scale production of such devices.
This dissertation focusses in three series, enveloped in two material classes. The two classes differ to each other in the type of charge transport exhibited, either ambipolar transport or electron transport. All materials were applied in all-organic solution processed green Ir-based devices.
In the first part, a series of ambipolar host materials were developed to transport both charge types, holes and electrons, and be applied especially as matrix for green Ir-based emitters. It was possible to increase devices efficacy by modulating the predominant charge transport type. This was achieved by modification of molecules electron transport part with more electron-deficient heterocycles or by extending the delocalization of the LUMO. Efficiencies up to 28.9 cd/A were observed for all-organic solution-process three layer devices.
In the second part, suitability of triarylboranes and tetraphenylsilanes as electron transport materials was studied. High triplet energies were obtained, up to 2.95 eV, by rational combination of both molecular structures. Although the combination of both elements had a low effect in materials electron transport properties, high efficiencies around 24 cd/A were obtained for the series in all-organic solution-processed two layer devices.
In the last part, benzene and pyridine were chosen as the series electron-transport motif. By controlling the relative pyridine content (RPC) solubility into methanol was induced for polystyrenes with bulky side-chains. Materials with RPC ≥ 0.5 could be deposited orthogonally from solution without harming underlying layers. From the best of our knowledge, this is the first time such materials are applied in this architecture showing moderate efficiencies around 10 cd/A in all-organic solution processed OLEDs.
Overall, the outcome of these studies will actively contribute to the current research on materials for all-solution processed OLEDs.
I. Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated thiocyanate radical additions to glycals
In this dissertation, a facile entry was developed for the synthesis of 2-thiocarbohydrates and their transformations. Initially, CAN mediated thiocyanation of carbohydrates was carried out to obtain the basic building blocks (2-thiocyanates) for the entire studies. Subsequently, 2-thiocyanates were reduced to the corresponding thiols using appropriate reagents and reaction conditions. The screening of substrates, stereochemical outcome and the reaction mechanism are discussed briefly (Scheme I).
Scheme I. Synthesis of the 2-thiocyanates II and reductions to 2-thiols III & IV.
An interesting mechanism was proposed for the reduction of 2-thiocyanates II to 2-thiols III via formation of a disulfide intermediate. The water soluble free thiols IV were obtained by cleaving the thiocyanate and benzyl groups in a single step. In the subsequent part of studies, the synthetic potential of the 2-thiols was successfully expanded by simple synthetic transformations.
II. Transformations of the 2-thiocarbohydrates
The 2-thiols were utilized for convenient transformations including sulfa-Michael additions, nucleophilic substitutions, oxidation to disulfides and functionalization at the anomeric position. The diverse functionalizations of the carbohydrates at the C-2 position by means of the sulfur linkage are the highlighting feature of these studies. Thus, it creates an opportunity to expand the utility of 2-thiocarbohydrates for biological studies.
Reagents and conditions: a) I2, pyridine, THF, rt, 15 min; b) K2CO3, MeCN, rt, 1 h; c) MeI, K2CO3, DMF, 0 °C, 5 min; d) Ac2O, H2SO4 (1 drop), rt, 10 min; e) CAN, MeCN/H2O, NH4SCN, rt, 1 h; f) NaN3, ZnBr2, iPrOH/H2O, reflux, 15 h; g) NaOH (1 M), TBAI, benzene, rt, 2 h; h) ZnCl2, CHCl3, reflux, 3 h.
Scheme II. Functionalization of 2-thiocarbohydrates.
These transformations have enhanced the synthetic value of 2-thiocarbohydrates for the preparative scale. Worth to mention is the Lewis acid catalyzed replacement of the methoxy group by other nucleophiles and the synthesis of the (2→1) thiodisaccharides, which were obtained with complete β-selectivity. Additionally, for the first time, the carbohydrate linked thiotetrazole was synthesized by a (3 + 2) cycloaddition approach at the C-2 position.
III. Synthesis of thiodisaccharides by thiol-ene coupling.
In the final part of studies, the synthesis of thiodisaccharides by a classical photoinduced thiol-ene coupling was successfully achieved.
Reagents and conditions: 2,2-Dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone (DPAP), CH2Cl2/EtOH, hv, rt.
Scheme III. Thiol-ene coupling between 2-thiols and exo-glycals.
During the course of investigations, it was found that the steric hindrance plays an important role in the addition of bulky thiols to endo-glycals. Thus, we successfully screened the suitable substrates for addition of various thiols to sterically less hindered alkenes (Scheme III). The photochemical addition of 2-thiols to three different exo-glycals delivered excellent regio- and diastereoselectivities as well as yields, which underlines the synthetic potential of this convenient methodology.
The title compound was prepared by the reaction of 1,4,10,13-tetraoxa-7,16-diazacyclo-octadecane with 4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxyacetic acid in a ratio of 1:2. The structure has been proved by the data of elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, NMR ( 1 H, 13 C) technique and by X-ray diffraction analysis. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the azonium protons and oxygen atoms of the carboxylate groups were found. Immunoactive properties of the title compound have been screened. The compound has the ability to suppress spontaneous and Con A-stimulated cell proliferation in vitro and therefore can be considered as immunodepressant.
Nowadays, the need to protect the environment becomes more urgent than ever. In the field of chemistry, this translates to practices such as waste prevention, use of renewable feedstocks, and catalysis; concepts based on the principles of green chemistry. Polymers are an important product in the chemical industry and are also in the focus of these changes. In this thesis, more sustainable approaches to make two classes of polymers, polypeptoids and polyesters, are described.
Polypeptoids or poly(alkyl-N-glycines) are isomers of polypeptides and are biocompatible, as well as degradable under biologically relevant conditions. In addition to that, they can have interesting properties such as lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior. They are usually synthesized by the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of N-carboxy anhydrides (NCAs), which are produced with the use of toxic compounds (e.g. phosgene) and which are highly sensitive to humidity. In order to avoid the direct synthesis and isolation of the NCAs, N-phenoxycarbonyl-protected N-substituted glycines are prepared, which can yield the NCAs in situ. The conditions for the NCA synthesis and its direct polymerization are investigated and optimized for the simplest N-substituted glycine, sarcosine. The use of a tertiary amine in less than stoichiometric amounts compared to the N-phenoxycarbonyl--sarcosine seems to accelerate drastically the NCA formation and does not affect the efficiency of the polymerization. In fact, well defined polysarcosines that comply to the monomer to initiator ratio can be produced by this method. This approach was also applied to other N-substituted glycines.
Dihydroxyacetone is a sustainable diol produced from glycerol, and has already been used for the synthesis of polycarbonates. Here, it was used as a comonomer for the synthesis of polyesters. However, the polymerization of dihydroxyacetone presented difficulties, probably due to the insolubility of the macromolecular chains. To circumvent the problem, the dimethyl acetal protected dihydroxyacetone was polymerized with terephthaloyl chloride to yield a soluble polymer. When the carbonyl was recovered after deprotection, the product was insoluble in all solvents, showing that the carbonyl in the main chain hinders the dissolution of the polymers. The solubility issue can be avoided, when a 1:1 mixture of dihydroxyacetone/ ethylene glycol is used to yield a soluble copolyester.
The motivation of this work was to investigate the self-assembly of a block copolymer species that attended little attraction before, double hydrophilic block copolymers (DHBCs). DHBCs consist of two linear hydrophilic polymer blocks. The self-assembly of DHBCs towards suprastructures such as particles and vesicles is determined via a strong difference in hydrophilicity between the corresponding blocks leading to a microphase separation due to immiscibility. The benefits of DHBCs and the corresponding particles and vesicles, such as biocompatibility, high permeability towards water and hydrophilic compounds as well as the large amount of possible functionalizations that can be addressed to the block copolymers make the application of DHBC based structures a viable choice in biomedicine. In order to assess a route towards self-assembled structures from DHBCs that display the potential to act as cargos for future applications, several block copolymers containing two hydrophilic polymer blocks were synthesized. Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PEO-b-PVP) and Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone-co-N-vinylimidazole) (PEO-b-P(VP-co-VIm) block copolymers were synthesized via reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) techniques starting from a PEO-macro chain transfer agent. The block copolymers displayed a concentration dependent self-assembly behavior in water which was determined via dynamic light scattering (DLS). It was possible to observe spherical particles via laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo SEM) at highly concentrated solutions of PEO-b-PVP. Furthermore, a crosslinking strategy with (PEO-b-P(VP-co-VIm) was developed applying a diiodo derived crosslinker diethylene glycol bis(2-iodoethyl) ether to form quaternary amines at the VIm units. The formed crosslinked structures proved stability upon dilution and transfer into organic solvents. Moreover, self-assembly and crosslinking in DMF proved to be more advantageous and the crosslinked structures could be successfully transferred to aqueous solution. The afforded spherical submicron particles could be visualized via LSCM, cryo SEM and Cryo TEM.
Double hydrophilic pullulan-b-poly(acrylamide) block copolymers were synthesized via copper catalyzed alkyne azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) starting from suitable pullulan alkyne and azide functionalized poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMA) and poly(N-ethylacrylamide) (PEA) homopolymers. The conjugation reaction was confirmed via SEC and 1H-NMR measurements. The self-assembly of the block copolymers was monitored with DLS and static light scattering (SLS) measurements indicating the presence of hollow spherical structures. Cryo SEM measurements could confirm the presence of vesicular structures for Pull-b-PEA block copolymers. Solutions of Pull-b-PDMA displayed particles in cryo SEM. Moreover, an end group functionalization of Pull-b-PDMA with Rhodamine B allowed assessing the structure via LSCM and hollow spherical structures were observed indicating the presence of vesicles, too.
An exemplified pathway towards a DHBC based drug delivery vehicle was demonstrated with the block copolymer Pull-b-PVP. The block copolymer was synthesized via RAFT/MADIX techniques starting from a pullulan chain transfer agent. Pull-b-PVP displayed a concentration dependent self-assembly in water with an efficiency superior to the PEO-b-PVP system, which could be observed via DLS. Cryo SEM and LSCM microscopy displayed the presence of spherical structures. In order to apply a reversible crosslinking strategy on the synthesized block copolymer, the pullulan block was selectively oxidized to dialdehydes with NaIO4. The oxidation of the block copolymer was confirmed via SEC and 1H-NMR measurements. The self-assembled and oxidized structures were subsequently crosslinked with cystamine dihiydrochloride, a pH and redox responsive crosslinker resulting in crosslinked vesicles which were observed via cryo SEM. The vesicular structures of crosslinked Pull-b-PVP could be disassembled by acid treatment or the application of the redox agent tris(2-carboxyethyl)-phosphin-hydrochloride. The successful disassembly was monitored with DLS measurements.
To conclude, self-assembled structures from DHBCs such as particles and vesicles display a strong potential to generate an impact on biomedicine and nanotechnologies. The variety of DHBC compositions and functionalities are very promising features for future applications.
This project was focused on generating ultra thin stimuli responsive membranes with an embedded transmembrane protein to act as the pore. The membranes were formed by crosslinking of transmembrane protein polymer conjugates. The conjugates were self assembled on air water interface and the polymer chains crosslinked using a UV crosslinkable comonomer to engender the membrane. The protein used for the studies reported herein was one of the largest transmembrane channel proteins, ferric hydroxamate uptake protein component A (FhuA), found in the outer membrane of Escherichia coli (E. coli). The wild type protein and three genetic variants of FhuA were provided by the group of Prof. Schwaneberg in Aachen. The well known thermo responsive poly(N isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) and the pH and thermo responsive polymer poly((2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) were conjugated to FhuA and the genetic variants via controlled radical polymerization (CRP) using grafting from technique. These polymers were chosen because they would provide stimuli handles in the resulting membranes. The reported polymerization was the first ever attempt to attach polymer chains onto a membrane protein using site specific modification.
The conjugate synthesis was carried out in two steps – a) FhuA was first converted into a macroinitiator by covalently linking a water soluble functional CRP initiator to the lysine residues. b) Copper mediated CRP was then carried out in pure buffer conditions with and without sacrificial initiator to generate the conjugates.
The challenge was carrying out the modifications on FhuA without denaturing it. FhuA, being a transmembrane protein, requires amphiphilic species to stabilize its highly hydrophobic transmembrane region. For the experiments reported in this thesis, the stabilizing agent was 2 methyl 2,4-pentanediol (MPD). Since the buffer containing MPD cannot be considered a purely aqueous system, and also because MPD might interfere with the polymerization procedure, the reaction conditions were first optimized using a model globular protein, bovine serum albumin (BSA). The optimum conditions were then used for the generation of conjugates with FhuA.
The generated conjugates were shown to be highly interfacially active and this property was exploited to let them self assemble onto polar apolar interfaces. The emulsions stabilized by particles or conjugates are referred to as Pickering emulsions. Crosslinking conjugates with a UV crosslinkable co monomer afforded nano thin micro compartments. Interfacial self assembly at the air water interface and subsequent UV crosslinking also yielded nano thin, stimuli responsive membranes which were shown to be mechanically robust. Initial characterization of the flux and permeation of water through these membranes is also reported herein. The generated nano thin membranes with PNIPAAm showed reduced permeation at elevated temperatures owing to the resistance by the hydrophobic and thus water-impermeable polymer matrix, hence confirming the stimulus responsivity.
Additionally, as a part of collaborative work with Dr. Changzhu Wu, TU Dresden, conjugates of three enzymes with current/potential industrial relevance (candida antarctica lipase B, benzaldehyde lyase and glucose oxidase) with stimuli responsive polymers were synthesized. This work aims at carrying out cascade reactions in the Pickering emulsions generated by self assembled enzyme polymer conjugate.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit konnten erfolgreich zwei unterschiedliche Hybridmaterialien (HM) über die Sol-Gel-Methode synthetisiert werden. Bei den HM handelt es sich um Monolithe mit einem Durchmesser von bis zu 4,5 cm. Das erste HM besteht aus Titandioxid und Bombyx mori Seide und wird als TS bezeichnet, während das zweite weniger Seide und zusätzlich Polyethylenoxid (PEO) enthält und daher als TPS abgekürzt wird. Einige der HM wurden nach der Synthese in eine wässrige Tetrachloridogoldsäure-Lösung getaucht, wodurch sich auf der Oberfläche Goldnanopartikel gebildet haben.
Die Materialien wurden mittels Elektronenmikroskopie, energiedispersiver Röntgenspektroskopie, Ramanspektroskopie sowie Röntgenpulverdiffraktometrie charakterisiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass beide HM aus etwa 5 nm großen, sphärischen Titandioxidnanopartikeln aufgebaut sind, die primär aus Anatas und zu einem geringen Anteil aus Brookit bestehen. Die Goldnanopartikel bei TPS_Au waren größer und polydisperser als die Goldnanopartikel auf dem TS_Au HM. Darüber hinaus sind die Goldnanopartikel im TS HM tiefer in das Material eingedrungen als beim TPS HM.
Die weiterführende Analyse der HM mittels Elementaranalyse und thermogravimetrischer Analyse ergab für TPS einen geringeren Anteil an organischen Bestandteilen im HM als für TS, obwohl für beide Synthesen die gleiche Masse an organischen Materialien eingesetzt wurde. Es wird vermutet, dass das PEO während der Synthese teilweise wieder aus dem Material herausgewaschen wird. Diese Theorie korreliert mit den Ergebnissen aus der Stickstoffsorption und der Quecksilberporosimetrie, die für das TPS HM eine höhere Oberfläche als für das TS HM anzeigten.
Die Variation einiger Syntheseparameter wie die Menge an Seide und PEO oder die Zusammensetzung der Titandioxidvorläuferlösung hatte einen großen Einfluss auf die synthetisierten HM. Während unterschiedliche Mengen an PEO die Größe des HM beeinflussten, konnte ohne Seide kein HM in einer ähnlichen Größe hergestellt werden. Die Bildung der HM wird stark von der Zusammensetzung der Titandioxidvorläuferlösung beeinflusst. Eine Veränderung führte daher nur selten zur Bildung eines homogenen HM.
Die in dieser Arbeit synthetisierten HM wurden als Photokatalysatoren für die Wasserspaltung und den Abbau von Methylenblau eingesetzt. Bei der photokatalytischen Wasserspaltung wurde zunächst der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Goldkonzentrationen beim TPS HM auf die Wasserstoffausbeute untersucht. Die besten Ergebnisse wurden bei einer Menge von 2,5 mg Tetrachloridogoldsäure erhalten. Darüber hinaus wurde gezeigt, dass mit dem TPS HM eine deutlich höhere Menge an Wasserstoff gewonnen werden konnte als mit dem TS HM. Die Ursachen für die schlechtere Aktivität werden in der geringeren spezifischen Oberfläche, der unterschiedlichen Porenstruktur, dem höheren Anteil an Seide und besonders in der geringeren Größe und höheren Eindringtiefe der Goldnanopartikel vermutet. Darüber hinaus konnte mit einem höheren UV-Anteil in der Lichtquelle sowie durch die Zugabe von Ethanol als Opferreagenz eine Zunahme der Wasserstoffausbeute erzielt werden.
Bei dem Methylenblauabbau wurde für beide HM zunächst nur eine Adsorption des Methylenblaus beobachtet. Nach der Zugabe von Wasserstoffperoxid konnte nach 8 h bereits eine fast vollständige Oxidation des Methylenblaus unter sichtbarem Licht beobachtet werden. Die Ursache für die etwas höhere Aktivität von TPS gegenüber TS wird in der unterschiedlichen Porenstruktur und dem höheren Anteil an Seide im TS HM vermutet. Insgesamt zeigen beide HM eine gute photokatalytische Aktivität für den Abbau von Methylenblau im Vergleich zu den erhaltenen Werten aus der Literatur.
The reaction of pharmacological active protic ionic liquid tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium 4-chlorophenylsulfanylacetate H + N(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 3 ∙ ( - OOCCH 2 SC 6 H 4 Cl-4) (1) with zinc or nickel chloride in a ratio of 2:1 affords stable at room temperature powder-like adducts [H + N(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 3 ] 2 ∙ [M(OOCCH 2 SC 6 H 4 Cl-4) 2 Cl 2 ] 2- , M = Zn (2), Ni (3). By recrystallization from aqueous alcohol compound 2 unexpectedly gives Zn(OOCCH 2 SC 6 H 4 Cl-4) 2 ∙ 2H 2 O (4). Unlike 2, compound 3 gives crystals [N(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 3 ] 2 Ni 2+ · [ - OOCCH 2 SC 6 H 4 Cl-4] 2 (5), which have a structure of metallated ionic liquid. The structure of 5 has been proved by X-ray diffraction analysis. It is the first example of the conversion of a protic ionic liquid into potentially biological active metallated ionic liquid (1 → 3 → 5).
This cumulative doctoral dissertation, based on three publications, is devoted to the investigation of several aspects of azobenzene molecular switches, with the aid of computational chemistry.
In the first paper, the isomerization rates of a thermal cis → trans isomerization of azobenzenes for species formed upon an integer electron transfer, i.e., with added or removed electron, are calculated from Eyring’s transition state theory and activation energy barriers, computed by means of density functional theory. The obtained results are discussed in connection with an experimental study of the thermal cis → trans isomerization of azobenzene derivatives in the presence of gold nanoparticles, which is demonstrated to be greatly accelerated in comparison to the same isomerization reaction in the absence of nanoparticles.
The second paper is concerned with electronically excited states of (i) dimers, composed of two photoswitchable units placed closely side-by-side, as well as (ii) monomers and dimers adsorbed on a silicon cluster. A variety of quantum chemistry methods, capable of calculating molecular electronic absorption spectra, based on density functional and wave function theories, is employed to quantify changes in optical absorption upon dimerization and covalent grafting to a surface. Specifically, the exciton (Davydov) splitting between states of interest is determined from first-principles calculations with the help of natural transition orbital analysis, allowing for insight into the nature of excited states.
In the third paper, nonadiabatic molecular dynamics with trajectory surface hopping is applied to model the photoisomerization of azobenzene dimers, (i) for the isolated case (exhibiting the exciton coupling between two molecules) as well as (ii) for the constrained case (providing the van der Waals interaction with environment in addition to the exciton coupling between two monomers). For the latter, the additional azobenzene molecules, surrounding the dimer, are introduced, mimicking a densely packed self-assembled monolayer. From obtained results it is concluded that the isolated dimer is capable of isomerization likewise the monomer, whereas the steric hindrance considerably suppresses trans → cis photoisomerization.
Furthermore, the present dissertation comprises the general introduction describing the main features of the azobenzene photoswitch and objectives of this work, theoretical basis of the employed methods, and discussion of gained findings in the light of existing literature. Also, additional results on (i) activation parameters of the thermal cis → trans isomerization of azobenzenes, (ii) an approximate scheme to account for anharmonicity of molecular vibrations in calculation of the activation entropy, as well as (iii) absorption spectra of photoswitch–silicon composites obtained from time-demanding wave function-based methods are presented.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden verschiedene Polymere hergestellt, die bestimmte funktionelle Gruppen beinhalten. Diese Gruppen werden zum Teil durch Alkylketten geschützt, zum Teil liegen sie ungeschützt im Polymer vor. Mit diesen Polymeren wurden Untersuchungen mit knochenähnlichen Materialien sogenanntem Calciumphosphat durchgeführt. Es wurde der Einfluss der verschiedenen Polymere auf die Bildung dieser knochenähnlichen Substanzen untersucht und auch der Einfluss auf die Stabilität und das Auflösungsverhalten der Calciumphosphate. Dabei sollte ein besonderes Augenmerk auf die funktionellen Gruppen, sogenannte Phosphonsäuren und deren Ester, die die Phosphonsäuren schützen, gesetzt werden. Es stellte sich heraus, dass bei der Bildung der knochenähnlichen Materialien die Polymere mit Estergruppen eine leichte Förderung der Calciumphosphat-Bildung verursachen, während die ungeschützten Polymere die Bildung des „Knochenmaterials“ sehr stark verzögern. Dieser Effekt verstärkt sich noch, wenn eine weitere bestimmte Komponente zum Polymer hinzukommt und somit ein Copolymer gebildet wird. Diese Copolymere beschleunigen bzw. verlangsamen die Calciumphosphatbildung noch stärker. Werden Polymere mit einem anderen Polymergerüst aber den gleichen Phosphonsäuresetern in den Seitenketten verwendet, ändert sich der Einfluss der Calciumphosphat-Bildung wenig. Verglichen mit Polymeren ohne solche Phosphonsäuregruppen wird erkennbar, dass es weniger die Phosphonsäuregruppe ist, die die Mineralisation beeinflusst, sondern es eher eine Folge der Säure im Polymer ist.
Wird die Stabilisierung und Auflösung der Knochenähnlichen Substanzen betrachtet, fällt auf, dass auch hier wieder die Säuren den größten Effekt ausüben. Die Phosphonsäuregruppen scheinen dabei jedoch tatsächlich einen besonderen Effekt auszuüben, da bei diesen die Stabilisierung und auch das Auflösungsvermögen von Calciumphospaht von allen untersuchten Polymeren am größten sind.
In der Arbeit konnte außerdem gezeigt werden, dass die Polymere und Copolymere mit Phosphonsäuregruppen einen leicht positiven Effekt auf die Zahngesundheit zeigen. Die Zahl von Bakterien auf der Zahnoberfläche konnte reduziert werden und bei der Untersuchung der Zahnauflösung wurde eine glattere Zahnoberfläche erhalten, jedoch wurde auch mit den untersuchten Polymeren der Zahn im Inneren angegriffen. Weitere Untersuchungen können hier noch genaueren Aufschluss geben. Außerdem sollten auch die Polymere mit dem unterschiedlichen Polymergerüst und Phosphonsäureestergruppen untersucht werden.
Letztere Polymere wurden verwendet, um festere “gelartige“ Polymernetzwerke herzustellen und deren Einfluss auf die Calciumphosphatmineralisation zu untersuchen. Es stellte sich heraus, dass ohne das Einbetten einiger Calciumphosphatteilchen keine Bildung von Calciumphospaht an den Materialien ausgelöst wurde, wurden die sogenannten Hydrogele jedoch mit Calciumphosphatpartikeln geimpft, konnte deutliches weiteres Calciumphosphatwachstum beobachtet werden. Das Material lässt sich auch in verschiedene Formen bringen. Somit könnte das System nach weiteren Untersuchungen zur Verträglichkeit mit Zellen oder Geweben ein mögliches Material für Implantate darstellen, mit denen gezielt Knochenwachstum eingeleitet werden könnte.
Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war die Synthese und Charakterisierung von anisotropen Goldnanopartikeln in einer geeigneten Polyelektrolyt-modifizierten Templatphase. Der Mittelpunkt bildet dabei die Auswahl einer geeigneten Templatphase, zur Synthese von einheitlichen und reproduzierbaren anisotropen Goldnanopartikeln mit den daraus resultierenden besonderen Eigenschaften. Bei der Synthese der anisotropen Goldnanopartikeln lag der Fokus in der Verwendung von Vesikeln als Templatphase, wobei hier der Einfluss unterschiedlicher strukturbildender Polymere (stark alternierende Maleamid-Copolymere PalH, PalPh, PalPhCarb und PalPhBisCarb mit verschiedener Konformation) und Tenside (SDS, AOT – anionische Tenside) bei verschiedenen Synthese- und Abtrennungsbedingungen untersucht werden sollte.
Im ersten Teil der Arbeit konnte gezeigt werden, dass PalPhBisCarb bei einem pH-Wert von 9 die Bedingungen eines Röhrenbildners für eine morphologische Transformation von einer vesikulären Phase in eine röhrenförmige Netzwerkstruktur erfüllt und somit als Templatphase zur formgesteuerten Bildung von Nanopartikeln genutzt werden kann.
Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit wurde dargelegt, dass die Templatphase PalPhBisCarb (pH-Wert von 9, Konzentration von 0,01 wt.%) mit AOT als Tensid und PL90G als Phospholipid (im Verhältnis 1:1) die effektivste Wahl einer Templatphase für die Bildung von anisotropen Strukturen in einem einstufigen Prozess darstellt. Bei einer konstanten Synthesetemperatur von 45 °C wurden die besten Ergebnisse bei einer Goldchloridkonzentration von 2 mM, einem Gold-Templat-Verhältnis von 3:1 und einer Synthesezeit von 30 Minuten erzielt. Ausbeute an anisotropen Strukturen lag bei 52 % (Anteil an dreieckigen Nanoplättchen von 19 %). Durch Erhöhung der Synthesetemperatur konnte die Ausbeute auf 56 % (29 %) erhöht werden.
Im dritten Teil konnte durch zeitabhängige Untersuchungen gezeigt werden, dass bei Vorhandensein von PalPhBisCarb die Bildung der energetisch nicht bevorzugten Plättchen-Strukturen bei Raumtemperatur initiiert wird und bei 45 °C ein Optimum annimmt.
Kintetische Untersuchungen haben gezeigt, dass die Bildung dreieckiger Nanoplättchen bei schrittweiser Zugabe der Goldchlorid-Präkursorlösung zur PalPhBisCarb enthaltenden Templatphase durch die Dosierrate der vesikulären Templatphase gesteuert werden kann. In umgekehrter Weise findet bei Zugabe der Templatphase zur Goldchlorid-Präkursorlösung bei 45 °C ein ähnlicher, kinetisch gesteuerter Prozess der Bildung von Nanodreiecken statt mit einer maximalen Ausbeute dreieckigen Nanoplättchen von 29 %.
Im letzten Kapitel erfolgten erste Versuche zur Abtrennung dreieckiger Nanoplättchen von den übrigen Geometrien der gemischten Nanopartikellösung mittels tensidinduzierter Verarmungsfällung. Bei Verwendung von AOT mit einer Konzentration von 0,015 M wurde eine Ausbeute an Nanoplättchen von 99 %, wovon 72 % dreieckiger Geometrien hatten, erreicht.
Lignin valorization
(2017)
The topic of this project is the use of lignin as alternative source of aromatic building blocks and oligomers to fossil feedstocks. Lignin is known as the most abundant aromatic polymer in nature and is isolated from the lignocellulosic component of plants by different possible extraction treatments. Both the biomass source and the extraction method affect the structure of the isolated lignin, therefore influencing its further application. Lignin was extracted from beech wood by two different hydrothermal alkaline treatments, which use NaOH and Ba(OH)2 as base and by an acid-catalyzed organosolv process. Moreover, lignin was isolated from bamboo, beech wood and coconut by soda treatment of the biomasses. A comparison of the structural features of such isolated lignins was performed through the use of a wide range of analytical methods. Alkaline lignins resulted in a better candidate as carbon precursor and macromonomers for the synthesis of polymer than organosolv lignin. In fact, alkaline lignins showed higher residual mass after carbonization and higher content of the reactive hydroxy functionalities. In contrast, the lignin source turned out to slightly affect the lignin hydroxyl content.
One of the most common lignin modifications is its deconstruction to obtain aromatic molecules, which can be used as starting materials for the synthesis of fine chemicals. Lignin deconstruction leads to a complex mixture of aromatic molecules. A gas chromatographic analytical method was developed to characterize the mixture of products obtained by lignin deconstruction via heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenolysis. The analytical protocol allowed the quantification of three main groups of molecules by means of calibration curves, internal standard and a preliminary silylation step of the sample. The analytical method was used to study the influence of the hydrogenolysis catalyst, temperature and system (flow and batch reactor) on the yield and selectivity of the aromatic compounds.
Lignin extracted from beech wood by a hydrothermal process using Ba(OH)2 as base, was functionalized by aromatic nitration in order to add nitrogen functionalities. The final goal was the synthesis of a nitrogen doped carbon. Nitrated lignin was reduced to the amino form in order to compare the influence of different nitrogen functionalities on the porosity of the final carbon. The carbons were obtained by ionothermal treatment of the precursors in the presence of the eutectic salt mixture KCl/ZnCl2 Such synthesized carbons showed micro-, macro- and mesoporosity and were tested for their electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction. Mesoporous carbon derived from nitro lignin displayed the highest electrocatalytic activity.
Lignins isolated from coconut, beech wood and bamboo were used as macromonomers for the synthesis of biobased polyesters. A condensation reaction was performed between lignin and a hyper branched poly(ester-amine), previously obtained by condensation of triethanolamine and adipic acid. The influence of the lignin source and content on the thermochemical and mechanical properties of the final material was investigated. The prepolymer showed adhesive properties towards aluminum and its shear strength was therefore measured. The gluing properties of such synthesized glues turned out to be independent from the lignin source but affected by the amount of lignin in the final material.
This work shows that, although still at a laboratory scale, the valorization of lignin can overcome the critical issues of lignin´s structure variability and complexity.
Ionogels (IGs) based on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and the metal-containing ionic liquids (ILs) bis-1-butyl-3-methlimidazolium tetrachloridocuprate(II), tetrachloride cobaltate(II), and tetrachlorido manganate(II) have been synthesized and their mechanical and electrical properties have been correlated with their microstructure. Unlike many previous examples, the current IGs show a decreasing stability in stress-strain experiments on increasing IL fractions. The conductivities of the current IGs are lower than those observed in similar examples in the literature. Both effects are caused by a two-phase structure with micrometer-sized IL-rich domains homogeneously dispersed an IL-deficient continuous PMMA phase. This study demonstrates that the IL-polymer miscibility and the morphology of the IGs are key parameters to control the (macroscopic) properties of IGs.
A series of new fluorescent dye bearing monomers, including glycomonomers, based on maleamide and maleic esteramide was synthesized. The dye monomers were incorporated by radical copolymerization into thermo-responsive poly(N-vinyl-caprolactam) that displays a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) in aqueous solution. The effects of the local molecular environment on the polymers' luminescence, in particular on the fluorescence intensity and the extent of solvatochromism, were investigated below as well as above the phase transition. By attaching substituents of varying size and polarity in the close vicinity of the fluorophore, and by varying the spacer groups connecting the dyes to the polymer backbone, we explored the underlying structure-property relationships, in order to establish rules for successful sensor designs, e.g., for molecular thermometers. Most importantly, spacer groups of sufficient length separating the fluorophore from the polymer backbone proved to be crucial for obtaining pronounced temperature regulated fluorescence responses.
The valorization of carbohydrates is one of the most promising fields in green chemistry, as it enables to produce bulk chemicals and fuels out of renewable and abundant resources, instead of further exploiting fossil feedstocks. The focus in this thesis is the conversion of fructose, using dehydration and hydrodeoxygenation reactions. The main goal is to find an easy continuous process, including the solubility of the sugar in a green solvent, the conversion over a solid acid as well as over a metal@tungsten carbide catalyst.
At the beginning of this thesis, solid acid catalysts are synthesized by using carbohydrate material like glucose and starch at high temperatures (up to 600 °C). Additionally a third carbon is synthesized, using an activation method based on Ca(OH)2. After carbonization and further sulfonation, using fuming sulfuric acid, the three resulting catalysts are characterized together with sulfonated carbon black and Amberlyst 15 as references. In order to test all solid acid catalysts in reaction, a 250 mm x 4.6 mm stainless steel column is used as a fixed-bed continuous reactor. The temperature (110 °C to 250 °C) and residence time (2 to 30 minutes) is varied, and a direct relationship between contact time and selectivity is determined. The reaction mechanism, as well as the product distribution is showing a dehydration step of fructose towards 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). These furan-ring molecules are considered as “sleeping giants”, due to the possibility of using them as fuel, but also for upgrading them to chemicals like terephthalic acid or p-xylene. Consecutive reactions are producing levulinic acid, as well as condensation products with ethanol and formic acid. The activated carbon is additionally showing a 2 % yield of 2,5-Dimethylfuran (DMF) production, pointing towards the extraordinary properties of this catalyst. Without a metal catalyst present, what is normally necessary for hydrogenation reactions, a transferhydrogenation (with formic acid) is observed. The active catalyst was therefore carbon itself, what activated the hydrogen on its surface. This phenomenon was just very rarely observed so far. Expensive noble metals are the material of choice, when it comes to hydrogenation reactions nowadays and cheaper alternatives are necessary.
By postulating a similar electronic structure of tungsten carbide (WC) to platinum by Lewy and Boudart, research is focusing on the replacement of Pt. The production of nano-sized tungsten carbide particles (7.5 ± 2.5 nm, 70 m2 g-1) is enabled by the so called “urea glass route” and its catalytic performances are compared to commercial material. It is shown, that the activity is strongly dependent on the size of the particles as well as the surface area. Nano-sized tungsten carbide is showing activity for hydrogenation reactions under mild conditions (maximum 150 °C, 30 bar). This material therefore opens up new possibilities for replacing the rare and expensive platinum with tungsten carbide based catalysts.
Additionally different metal nanoparticles of palladium, copper and nickel are deposited on top of WC to further promote its reactivity. The nickel nanoparticles are strongly connected to WC and showed the best activity as well as selectivity for upgrading HMF with hydrodeoxygenation. The Ni@WC is not leaching and is showing very good hydrodeoxygenation properties with DMF yields up to 90 percent. Copper@WC is not showing good activity and palladium@WC enables undesired consecutive reactions, hydrogenating the furan ring system.
In order to enable the upgrade of fructose to DMF directly in a continuous system, the current H CUBE Pro TM hydrogenation system is customized with a second reaction column. A 250 mm x 4.6 mm stainless steel reactor column is connected ahead of the hydrogen insertion, enabling the dehydration of fructose to HMF derivatives, before pumping these products into the second column for hydrogenation. The overall residence time in the two column reactor system is 14 minutes. The overall results are an almost full conversion with a yield of 38.5 % DMF and 47 % yield of EL. The main disadvantage is the formation of higher mass products, so called humins, which start depositing on top of the catalysts, blocking their active sites.
In general it can be stated, that a two column system goes along with a higher investment as well as more maintenance costs, compared to a one column catalytic approach. To develop a catalyst, which is on the one hand able to dehydrate as well as hydrodeoxygenate the reactants, is aimed for at the last part of the thesis. The activated carbon however shows already activity for hydrodeoxygenation without any metal present and offers itself therefore as an alternative to overcome the temperature instability of Amberlyst 15 (max. 120 °C) for a combined DMF production directly from fructose. The activity for the upgrade to DMF is increased from 2 % to 12 % DMF yield in one mixed continuous column.
In order to scale up the entire one column approach, an 800 mm x 28.5 mm inner diameter column was planned and manufactured. The system is scaled up and assembled, whereas this flow reactor system is able to be run with 50 mL min-1 maximum flow rate, to stand a pressure of maximum 100 bar and be heated to around 500 °C. The tubing and connections, as well as the used devices are planned according to be safe and easy in use. The scaled-up approach offers a reaction column 120 times bigger (510 ml) then the first extension of the commercial system. This further extension offers the possibility of ranging between 1 and 1000 mL min-1, making it possible to use the approach in pilot plant applications.