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Säteilyn aiheuttamat värinmuutokset korkeasaantoisessa massassa
2017
Korkeasaantoisen havusulfaattimassan sähkömagneettisen säteilyn aiheuttama kellastuminen aiheutuu puun natiiveista sekä sulfaattikeiton aikana syntyvistä kromoforeista. Kromoforit ovat kemiallisia rakenteita, jotka absorboivat säteilyä näkyvän valon alueelta, minkä seurauksena syntyy värejä. Kellastumisen aiheutumiseksi kemialliseen rakenteeseen on synnyttävä kromoforisia rakenteita, jotka absorboivat näkyvää valoa sini-viher-alueella. Havupuiden osalta kromoforisia rakenteita esiintyy ligniinissä, uuteaineissa sekä hiilihydraattien johdannaisissa. Lopputyöni kirjallisessa osassa perehdytään havupuiden natiivien sekä sulfaattikeiton aikana syntyvien kromoforien ominaisuuksiin sekä muodostum…
Conduction properties of thin films from a water soluble carbon nanotube/hemicellulose complex.
2018
We have examined the conductive properties of carbon nanotube based thin films, which were prepared via dispersion in water by non-covalent functionalization of the nanotubes with xylan, a type of hemicellulose. Measurements of low temperature conductivity, Kelvin probe force microscopy, and high frequency (THz) conductivity elucidated the intra-tube and inter-tube charge transport processes in this material. The measurements show excellent conductive properties of the as prepared thin films, with bulk conductivity up to 2000 S cm−1. The transport results demonstrate that the hemicellulose does not seriously interfere with the inter-tube conductance. peerReviewed
Experimental studies on carbon nanotubes and graphene functionalized via physical adsorption with cellulose and avidin
2018
In this Thesis I have experimentally studied structural, electronic, and optical properties of hybrids of nanocarbon materials, carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene, and certain biomacromolecules. The latter are especially xylan, a type of hemicellulose, and avidin, an important protein. Complexes of CNT with hemicellulose are attractive because the hybrid material is soluble in water. The conductive transport properties of thin films of CNT /hemicellulose have been systematically studied with different experimental tools. These are low temperature DC conduction measurements, Kelvin probe microscopy, and optical conductivity measurements at terahertz frequencies. The results clearly indicate …
Improvement of xylose fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
2012
The increasing need of oil and the negative impacts of fossil fuels on climate change have motivated the research towards environmental friendly alternatives to diminish the use of fossil resources. Until today, bioethanol production and use has increased worldwide. The raw materials used today compete with food industry and conquently, the ethanol production from lignocellulose has been developed intensively. However, to make the processes economically competitive, also pentoses in lignocellulose should be fermented at high rate. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, alias baker’s yeast has an excellent ethanol production capacity but it can not naturally utilize xylose. Several xylose-utilizing S. ce…
Pyrolytic behavior of lignocellulosic-based polysaccharides
2018
The thermochemical behavior of cellulose, glucomannan, and xylan was investigated by pyrolysis–gas chromatographymass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). In each case, major GC-amenable condensable products were classified into several compound groups, and the formation of these monomer-related fragments from the model substance samples was determined at 500, 600, and 700 C with a residence time of 5 s and 20 s. The results revealed that despite some general formation trends, no compound group was selectively formed at certain temperatures. Of the 11 product groups, the primary ones, including lactone, furan, and cyclopentenone derivatives, accounted for 72–85% (from cellulose), 86–90% (from glucomann…