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were also measured through analyzing the dissolved concentration of
W in aqueous solution using a Leeman Plasma Spec (I) ICP-ES. The
2.6. Adsorption experiments
critical micellar concentration (CMC) of (C16TA)H
mined by conductivity versus concentration plot using conductome
ter model DDS-11A.
The titration was used to evaluate the acidity characteristics of the
solids [22]. 0.1 g of solid suspended in 20 mL sodium chloride solution
2
PW was deter-
Adsorption experiments were carried out to determine the
adsorption capacity of catalysts for polysaccharides. In the simulta-
neous adsorption experiments, 1.6 g of sucrose and 0.08 mmol of
catalyst were mixed in a steal autoclave for 15 min at 80 °C in order to
determine the adsorption effect by the IR spectroscopy.
(
2.0 M) was stirred for 24 h. Then, the titration was carried out by a
solution of sodium hydroxide (0.006 M) with the indicator
phenolphthalein.
2.7. Total reducing sugars (TRS) analysis [26]
Sucrose's conversion was quantitative by thin-layer chromatogra-
phy (TLC, DENSITOMETER CD 60) with tungsten lamp, and the scan
wavelength was 418 nm. The concentration of monosaccharides was
measured in the aqueous phase by high-performance liquid chroma-
tography (HPLC), which conducted on a system equipped with a
refractive index detector (Shimadzu LC-10A, HPX-87H column).
A mixture that contained 2 mL of DNS regent and 1 mL of reaction
sample was heated for 2 min in a boiling water bath, then cooled to
room temperature by flowing water, and mixed with deionized water
to 25 mL. The color intensity of the mixture was measured in a
UV757CRT Model spectrophotometer at 540 nm. The concentration of
total reducing sugars was calculated based on a standard curve
obtained with glucose.
2
.3. Preparation of [C16
3
H33N(CH )
]H
3 2
PW12O
40
2.8. Yield and selectivity definitions
A typical reaction procedure was as follows: 10 mL, 40 mM of
hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) aqueous solution
was added into 10 mL, 40 mM of H PW12 40·6H O solution with
stirring at room temperature [23]. The white precipitate formed
immediately and was collected by filtration, then was dried at 100 °C
ꢀ
ꢁ
3
O
2
A mass in product
A mass in the loaded sample
Conversionð%Þ = 1−
× 100%
for about 3 h. The resulting [C16
3 3 2
H33N(CH ) ]H PW12O40 was obtained
main product mass
A mass in the loaded sample
−
1
with yield 46%. IR (1% KBr pellet, 4000–400 cm ): 1080, 980, 896,
Yieldð%Þ =
× 100%
−
1
and 806 cm . Anal. Calcd for [C16
3 3 2
H33N(CH ) ]H PW12O40: W, 69.76;
P, 0.98; C, 7.20; H, 1.39; N, 0.44%. Found: W, 69.37; P, 1.06; C, 7.43; H,
Yield
Conversion
1
.22; N, 0.39%.
Selectivityð%Þ =
× 100%
3 3 x
The other catalysts [C16H33N(CH ) ] H3 − xPW12O40 were prepared
in the same way except that the different molar ratio of CTAB and
PW12 40·6H O was used.
Cs2.5 0.5PW12 40 was prepared according to Okuhara's method
24]. Before the reaction, the catalyst was calcined at 300 °C for 2 h.
H
3
O
H
2
A stands for sucrose, cellulose or starch.
O
[
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Characterization of the micellar catalyst
2
.4. Critical micelle concentration (CMC) determination
The CMC of (C16TA)H PW was determined at break points of
From the results of elemental analysis (Table S1), the content of
W, P, C, H and N of catalyst is agreed with the calculated values.
The IR spectra of H PW12 40 and (C16TA)H PW are shown in Fig. S1.
The IR spectrum of H PW12 40 showed four characteristic peaks at
080, 982, 888 and 803 cm , reflecting the four different vibrations of
2
nearly two straight-line portions of the specific conductivity versus
concentration plot [25].
3
O
2
3
O
−
1
1
3−
oxygen atoms of the Keggin-type structure PW12
attributed to the asymmetry vibrations P–O (internal oxygen connect-
ing P and W), W–O (terminal oxygen bonding to W atom), W–O
(edge-sharing oxygen connecting W) and W–O (corner-sharing
oxygen connecting W 13 units). The IR spectrum of (C16TA)H PW
was in good agreement with that of its parent PW12 40 , though the
peaks were slightly shifted to 1080, 980, 896 and 806 cm , showing
that (C16TA)H PW retains Keggin structure. The slight shift may be
attributed to the influence of the C16TA on PW12
of (C16TA)H PW exhibit two peaks at 2923 and 2851 cm , which are
the symmetric and asymmetric stretching vibrations of C–H of C16TA.
Compared to the spectrum of CTAB [27], the peaks are shifted, which
O40 , which are
2
.5. Catalytic procedure
a
d
b
For hydrolysis of sucrose, a mixture of sucrose (1.6 g) and catalyst
c
(
0.08 mmol) in distilled water (8 mL) were heated at 80 °C in a steal
autoclave lined with Teflon under air for 60 min with agitation
300 rpm). After the reaction, the sample was centrifuged to separate
3
O
2
3−
O
−
1
(
the catalyst and the filtered solution was used for monosaccharides
analysis by HPLC.
2
3
−
O
40 . And the spectrum
−
1
For hydrolysis of starch, a mixture of starch (0.1 g) and catalyst
2
(
0.07 mmol) in distilled water (7 mL) was heated at 120 °C in a steal
2
autoclave lined with Teflon under air for 5 h with agitation (300 rpm).
At the end of the reaction, the mixture was centrifuged to separate the
catalyst and unreacted starch and the filtered solution was used for
TRS and glucose analysis by HPLC. The conversion of starch can be
determined by the mass change of the solid mixture.
3
−
may also due to the influence of PW12
As Table S1 shows (C16TA)
capacity due to the different content of H . And for these solid acid
O
40 on C16TA.
x
H
3 − xPW12 40 exhibits different acidic
O
+
2
catalysts, the acidity of (C16TA)H PW12O40 is the highest one about
For hydrolysis of cellulose, a mixture of cellulose (0.1 g) and
catalyst (0.07 mmol) in distilled water (7 mL) was heated at 170 °C in
a steal autoclave lined with Teflon under air for 8 h with agitation
1.8 mmol/g.
The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of (C16TA)H
determined by conductivity versus concentration plot given in Fig. S2.
The CMC of (C16TA)H PW is 0.92 mM. This point confirms that
(C16TA)H PW could form micelle in aqueous solution.
The cryo-TEM image of (C16TA)H PW also showed that it could
form relatively uniform micellar droplets about 50–60 nm (Fig. 1).
2
PW was
(
300 rpm). The reaction mixture was centrifuged to separate
2
unreacted cellulose and catalyst. The clear solution was used for
analysis. The conversion of cellulose was calculated according to Ref.
2
2
[26].