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Electrochemical Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass Amination of Furfural and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Donkeng Dazie, Joel ; Koláčná, Lucie ; Urban, Jiří ; Lamač, Martin ; Ludvík, Jiří
Furfural (FF) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) isolated from waste lignocellulosic biomass represent renewable sources. The present contribution deals with the transformation of FF and HMF into furfuryl amines which are important precursors namely for pharmaceutical synthesis. First, FF and HMF underwent condensation reactions with various amines which were electrochemically monitored to optimize the process. The resulting Schiff bases were identified by NMR and subsequently electrochemically reduced in basic media. The vicinal diamine (aminopinacol) was the main product besides the expected furfuryl amines. This reaction is a contribution to green synthesis because it was performed electrochemically, in water, and without any metallic catalysts.
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Mystery of Ageing of „Zero-Valent Iron“ (ZVI)
Wouafo, M. T. ; Donkeng Dazie, Joel ; Tchatchueng, J. B. ; Noubactep, Ch. ; Ludvík, Jiří
So called „zero-valent iron“, (ZVI), is used for water treatment, or, more generally for\nenvironmental remediation. In fact, the surface of the metallic iron powder in the presence of\nwater and oxygen cannot be considered as pure Fe0 but as a mixture of its corrosion products.\nThe remediation process occurs on the surface of these iron particles, hence, the degree of\n„corrosion“ is crucial for the process itself. Therefore, investigation of „aging“ of ZVI is an\nimportant prerequisite for deeper understanding of its activity.\nIn this work, the first results of the systematic study of aging of iron metal powder are\npresented. The investigation was performed in batch conditions in aqueous buffered solutions\npH 4, 4.7, 5.5 and in the presence of air oxygen. Increasing and then decreasing concentration\nof the Fe2+ ion in the solution appeared to be the important marker of aging process.\nIn the second part of the work, removal of Zn2+ ions using ZVI was investigated.\nElectrochemical techniques, namely polarography and its differential pulse form (DPP) were\nused for permanent monitoring of the presence of Fe2+ and Zn2+ ions in the studied solution.\nChanging concentrations of both ions revealed that at pH 5.5 the optimum aging time of ZVI\nfor removal of Zn2+ from aqueous solution is 6 hours.
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