Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Sugar fatty acid ester'

This study aims at elucidating a variety of salient features that dictate the kinetics and chain length effects governing the formation and antimicrobial activity of sugar esters of fatty acids. To do this, anomerically pure glucose, sucrose and cellobiose sugars were transesterified with the methyl esters of fatty acids of variable chain lengths C4, C8, C12, C18, and C20. The methyl esters of butyric, caprylic, lauric, stearic and arachidic acids were reacted with the above carbohydrates to give the respective penta and octaesters. The kinetics of these transesterification reactions were followed by quantitative 31P NMR after phosphitylation of the labile OH groups with 1,3,2- dioxaphospholanyl chloride. This approach proved to be a facile and quantitative means to follow the specific substitutions occurring at the various OH positions within the sugars as a function of degree of conversion, and incoming chain length. As anticipated, a variety of steric and hydrophobic effects were shown to play a key role in determining the reactivity of these systems. The various sugar esters were then adsorbed onto cellulose disks and their microbial activity was examined. Finally, cellulose esters of butyric acid were synthesized using the acyl chloride process.

During this doctorate work, two research topics have been studied within the aim of valorization of waste and by-products derived from the agri-food industry using a biotechnological approach for the production of high-value chemicals. The first topic was the preparation and characterization of hydrolysates from rice bran protein. Rice bran (RB) is a waste derived from the milling process of the rice and is a rich source of highly nutritional proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and a number of micronutrients (e.g. vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytosterols). The sequential treatment of RB with carbohydrases and proteases was used to prepare mixtures of water-soluble peptides which were tested for their biological activity (ACE-inhibition) and as flavor enhancers. Carbohydrases, that catalyze the hydrolysis of the glycosidic linkages of rice bran polysaccharides, enhanced the extractability of the entrapped protein components. Then, proteases (Flavourzyme or/and Alcalase) allowed converting the protein fraction of rice bran into mixtures of more water-soluble peptides. The prepared samples were submitted to ultrafiltration by using membranes with molecular weight cut-off of 10, 5 and 1 kDa and characterized by SDS-PAGE (Sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis), Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and by sensory analysis. All samples with a molecular weight under 10 kDa exhibited ACE-inhibitory activity. The highest activity was found for the samples P4’’ (68.70%) with a molecular weight under 1 kDa and P2’ (60.19 %) with a molecular weight under 5 kDa and the lowest activity for the sample “P5” (20.28 %) with a molecular weight under 5 kDa. It is noticeable that the choice of the enzyme for the first step treatment (carbohydrases) has a great effect on the ACE – inhibitory activity of the final hydrolysate. Interestingly, the sensory analysis revealed that the resulting protein hydrolysates exert only sweet and umami taste. It should be mentioned that the bitter taste was completely eliminated, which could be considered very promising for the application and utilization of the rice bran protein hydrolysates as food enhancers. The second topic of this PhD work was the enzymatic synthesis of sugar-fatty acid esters that can be used as bio-surfactants. Surfactants constitute an important class of chemicals widely used in almost every sector of industry. Environmental and health concerns about the effects of the conventional surfactants have increased the demand for surfactants from natural raw materials that possess good biodegradability and low toxicity, along with the desired functional performance. Sugar fatty acid esters (SFAEs), usually called sugar esters, are fully biodegradable, non-ionic surfactants which are characterized by excellent emulsifying, stabilizing and detergency properties. Depending on carbon chain length and nature of the sugar head group, together with the many possibilities for linkage between the hydrophilic sugar and the hydrophobic alkyl chain, SFAEs cover a wide range of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) values which result in tunable surfactant properties. Chemical synthesis of SFAEs requires harsh reaction conditions which result, in most cases, in complex mixtures of isomers and by-products. Enzyme-based synthesis is an alternative strategy that can overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks. Sugar fatty acid esters can be prepared, indeed, through an esterification reaction between a sugar and a fatty acid catalyzed by a lipase. SFAEs, including glucose monooleate (GluMO), monostearate (GluMS), monopalmitate (GluMP), monolaurate (GluML), and galactose monooleate (GalMO), monostearate (GalMS), monopalmitate (GalMP), monolaurate (GalML), were synthesized by enzymatic esterification of fatty acids and the corresponding sugar. After a screening of several lipases both in free and immobilized form, an immobilized lipase CALB (Candida antarctica lipase B) was selected as the biocatalyst to promote the ester bond formation. Reactions were carried out in organic solvent by using molecular sieves (4 Å) to scavenge the water by-product and thus shift the reaction toward sugar ester formation. Reaction yields and product characterization were assessed by NMR. Rational design of enzymatic reactions was carried out by using the synthesis of GluMP as the model reaction. Sugar: fatty acid ratio, temperature, and reaction time were selected as variables (response: product yield).

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Nos dias atuais, há um grande e crescente interesse em encontrar substâncias ambientalmente amigáveis para processos industriais. Os líquidos iônicos são candidatos a substituir os solventes orgânicos convencionais reduzindo a quantidade de resíduos e diminuindo o impacto ambiental; à temperatura ambiente, esses materiais praticamente não possuem pressão de vapor, são não inflamáveis, podendo ser sintetizados de modo específico, através da combinação diferencial entre cátions e ânions, para desempenhar o papel necessário, além de serem facilmente recicláveis. Os líquidos iônicos são novos meios promissores para muitos processos, tais como síntese química, reações enzimáticas e aplicações no setor de “engenharia verde”. O interesse pela classe dos líquidos iônicos próticos justifica-se em decorrência da sua síntese simples, do baixo custo produção, da baixa toxicidade e da biodegradabilidade, os quais são aspectos inerentes aos processos “verdes”. Nesse contexto, ressalta-se a aplicação dos líquidos iônicos próticos na síntese enzimática de ésteres graxos de açúcares. Cumpre destacar que os mesmos podem ser sintetizados quimicamente ou enzimaticamente. A síntese química diverge da tendência atual, na qual o foco está voltado para a utilização de tecnologias sustentáveis e ambientalmente seguras. Por outro lado, a síntese enzimática é realizada em condições mais suaves de reação, apresenta elevada seletividade e especificidade, o que facilita a recuperação do produto. Porém, a síntese enzimática de ésteres graxos de açúcares encontra um obstáculo, uma vez que os solventes orgânicos capazes de solubilizar adequadamente os carboidratos também agem de forma negativa sobre as enzimas, inativando-as. Portanto, no presente trabalho foi investigado um conjunto de líquidos iônicos próticos visando identificar um meio de reação apropriado para o processo enzimático de síntese do oleato de galactose, que atenda às condições de maximizar a solubilização do carboidrato. Para tanto, uma gama de líquidos iônicos próticos foram sintetizados e caracterizados em termos de coeficiente de partição, viscosidade e solubilidade da galactose, pois essas propriedades exercem influência direta sobre a ação enzimática. Até o melhor de nosso conhecimento, este é o primeiro estudo com foco no processo de produção enzimática de ésteres graxos de açúcares na presença de líquidos iônicos próticos.
Nowadays, there is a great and growing interest in environmentally friendly substances for industrial processes. Ionic liquids are candidates to replace the conventional organic solvents decreasing the amount of waste and reducing the environmental impact; at room temperature, ionic liquids have practically no vapor pressure, are not flammable and may be synthesized specifically through the differential combination of cations and anions, in order to perform the role needed, and are easily recyclable. Ionic liquids are new promising media for many processes, such as chemical synthesis, enzymatic reactions and applications in the “green engineering” sector. The interest for the class of protic ionic liquids is justified due to their simple synthesis, low cost of production, low toxicity and biodegradability potential, which are aspects inherent to the “green” processes. In this context, we highlight the application of protic ionic liquids in the enzymatic synthesis of fatty esters of sugars. It is worth noting that the same can be synthesized chemically or enzymatically. The chemical synthesis diverges from the current trend, in which the focus has turned to the use of sustainable and environmentally safe technologies. On the other hand, the enzymatic synthesis is performed under milder reaction conditions, presents high selectivity and high specificity, besides product recovery ease. Nevertheless, the enzymatic synthesis of fatty esters of sugars meets an obstacle, because the organic solvents able to adequately solubilize the carbohydrate also act negatively on the enzymes, inactivating them. Therefore, in the present study was proposed to investigate a class of protic ionic liquids in order to identify an appropriate reaction medium to the enzymatic process of synthesis of galactose oleate, which meets the conditions of maximizing the solubilization of the carbohydrate. For that, a range of protic ionic liquids were synthesized and characterized in terms of partition coefficient, viscosity and solubility of galactose, because these properties directly influence the enzymatic action. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study focusing on the enzymatic production process of fatty esters of sugars in the presence of protic ionic liquids.

Lipases are widely researched enzyme group because of their ability to catalyze a wide range of synthesis reactions. The aim of this doctoral thesis was to study and optimize fatty acid ester synthesis using lipases. The influence of enzyme choice, its preparation (immobilization), choice of substrates and reaction conditions on fat hydrolysis, biodiesel and phenethyloctanoate (flavour ester) synthesis reaction course and yield was studied. Enterobacter aerogenes lipase, which was developed in Lithuania, was immobilized and its properties were determined for the first time. Commercial lipases were used for hydrolysis and synthesis reactions, the influence of reaction parameters was determined using response surface methodology, and so the yield was optimized. Silica gel was found to be a promising reaction additive for acyl group migration catalysis in biodiesel synthesis reaction. Different lipase specificities towards different acylglycerol classes and regioisomers varied greatly; on the basis of this knowledge two-step biodiesel synthesis catalysis was proposed.
Lipazių atranka ir taikymas riebalų rūgščių esterių sintezei Lipazės yra intensyviai tiriama fermentų grupė dėl jų gebos katalizuoti platų spektrą sintezės reakcijų. Disertacinio darbo tikslas buvo ištirti ir optimizuoti riebalų rūgščių esterių sintezės, panaudojant lipazes, būdus. Tirta fermento preparato paruošimo (imobilizavimo), fermento bei substratų pasirinkimo bei reakcijos sąlygų ir priedų įtaka riebalų hidrolizės, biodyzelino, fenetiloktanoato (kvapiojo esterio) sintezės reakcijų eigai ir išeigai. Pirmą kartą ištirtos Lietuvoje paruoštos Enterobacter aerogenes lipazės savybės, ji imobilizuota ant gamtinės kilmės nešiklių. Komercinių lipazių katalizuojamų reakcijų sąlygų įtakai nustatyti ir reakcijos išeigai optimizuoti naudota atsako paviršiaus metodologija. Tiriant reakcijos priedų įtaką acilgrupės migracijai ir biodyzelino sintezės reakcijai, nustatyta, kad perspektyvus priedas yra silikagelis. Lipazių specifiškumas ženkliai skiriasi skirtingoms acilglicerolių klasėms ir regioizomerams, šių žinių pagrindu buvo pasiūlyta dviejų etapų biodyzelino sintezės katalizė.

The thesis presents an experimental investigation of combustion performance and emissions of waste cooking oil (WCO) based biodiesel. To evaluate the comparative performance of biodiesel and diesel, combustions tests were conducted using Continuous Combustion rig (CCR) and Land Rover VM diesel engine. Firstly, physical properties of WCO biodiesel and diesel samples were measured in the laboratory. Elemental analysis of WCO biodiesel showed that there are differences between the functional groups in diesel and biodiesel which lead to major differences in the combustion characteristics of the two fuel types. It was found that biodiesel had 10% lower carbon content, almost no sulphur content for biodiesel and up to 12% more oxygen content compared with diesel. This explains the lower caloric value for WCO biodiesel (up to l8 %) compared with diesel. However, higher oxygen content and double bounds in WCO biodiesel increase its susceptibility to oxidation. The CCR test results showed an increase in combustion gas temperature with the increases in biodiesel blend ratio in diesel. This was due to a faster reaction rate for biodiesel than that of diesel leading to a faster brakeage of the hydrocarbon chain to release more heat. The engine tests were performed to measure the torque and emissions for different engine speeds and loads. In general a decrease in engine torque with up to 9% for biodiesel was observed, which was due to the lower calorific value of biodiesel compared with that of diesel. The brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) increased as the biodiesel blend ratio in diesel increases due a greater mass of fuel being injected at a given injection pressure, compared with diesel. Using WCO blends ratio up to 75% in diesel showed a reduction in exhaust emission compared with diesel, however, at the cost of increased fuel consumption. A common conclusion can be drawn in favour of the WCO biodiesel as being a greener alternative to petro-diesel when used in blend with diesel. However, due to large variations in the biomass used for biodiesel production could lead to variations in physical and chemical properties between biodiesel produced from different biomass. Therefore more stringent standards need to be imposed for biodiesel quality in order to diminish the effect of variation in physicochemical properties on engine performance and emissions. The future work in developing standard test procedures for establishing fuel properties and limits/targets would be beneficial in using a large amount of waste cooking oil in the production of biodiesel, thus contributing to reduction in CO2 and waste minimisation.

Several types of antibiotics (roxarsone, virginiamycin, and bacitracin) are widely included in poultry feed to improve animal growth yields. Most of the antibiotics are excreted in manure which is subsequently applied to soils. One concern with this practice is that antibiotics may affect several microbially-mediated nutrient cycling reactions in soils that influence crop productivity and water quality. The main objectives of this study were to determine the effects of livestock antibiotics on nitrification, denitrification, and microbial community composition in soils along a topographic gradient. These objectives were addressed in a series of lab experiments by monitoring changes in inorganic N species and ester-linked fatty acid methyl ester profiles after exposing soil microorganisms collected from different topographic positions to increasing levels of antibiotics. It was discovered that roxarsone and virginiamycin inhibited nitrification and soil microbial growth and also influenced microbial community composition, but only at levels that were much higher than expected in poultry litter-applied soils. Bacitracin did not affect nitrification, microbial growth, or microbial community composition at any concentration tested. None of the antibiotics had a strong affect on denitrification. Thus, it is unlikely that soil, water, or air quality would be significantly impacted by the antibiotics contained in poultry litter.

In this study, 11 bacterial isolates from Salt Lake,Turkey were identified by using fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis. They were screened for production of industrially important enzymes xylanase, cellulase, &
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-amylases stable at alkaline pH values. Considerable protease productions were achieved by all the isolates. TTG 2 was the best protease producer with 271 U/ml. Optimum temperatures and optimum pH values of proteases were 50-60 °
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Thesis (M.S. in molecular plant sciences)--Washington State University, December 2009.
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 8, 2010). "Program in Molecular Plant Sciences." Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-68).

The chemicals inducers SA, BABA, and BTH were tested as seed treatment and soil drench on a partial-resistant cultivar of sugar beet grown in sand infested with the Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2IIIB. In another series of experiments, BTH was applied as soil drench on sugar beet plants inoculated with R. solani. The chemical inducers were ineffective in reducing pre-emergence damping-off and post-emergence plant mortality. Despite these results, treatment with BTH altered the levels of expression ratios of four defence encoding genes associated with systemic resistance: chitinase, peroxidase, chalcone isomerase, and chalcone synthase. BTH sensitised sugar beet plants without the necessity of R. solani infection to up-regulate substantially the transcript level ratios of chalcS and chit3, while levels of chalcI were down-regulated levels below 1. Of interest, was the significant increase of transcript levels of chit3 in sugar beet plants infected with R. solani and treated with BTH. In conclusion, sugar beet plants were capable of over expressing selected genes in response to a chemical inducer, but contrary to what had been reported, gene activation in sugar beet as a result of BTH treatment does not confer disease resistance against R. solani.

This thesis aims to investigate the formation of deposits from thermally degraded biodiesel on a hot metal surface under the influence of sodium or copper contaminations. Biodiesel or Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) is a widely utilized biofuel with the potential to replace fossil fuels, however, issues regarding the thermal and oxidative stability prevent the progress of biodiesel for utilization as vehicle fuel. The thermal degradation of biodiesel causes formation of deposits often occurring in the fuel injectors, which could result in reduced engine efficiency, increased emissions and engine wear. However, still have no standard method for evaluation of a fuels’ tendency to form deposits been developed. In this study biodiesel deposits have been formed on aluminum test tubes utilizing a Hot Liquid Process Simulator (HLPS), an instrument based on the principle of the Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester (JFTOT). Quantitative and qualitative analyses have been made utilizing an array of techniques including Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) and Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (ATR-FTIR). A multi-factorial trial investigating the effects of sodium hydroxide and copper contaminations at trace levels and the impact of a paraffin inhibitor copolymer additive on three different FAME products, two derived from rapeseed oil and one from waste cooking oil as well as a biodiesel blend with mineral diesel, was conducted.The results exhibited that FAMEs are the major precursor to deposit formation in diesel fuel. The SEM analyses exploited the nature of FAME deposits forming porous structures on hot metal surfaces. Sodium hydroxide proved to participate in the deposit formation by forming carboxylic salts. However, the copper contamination exhibited no enhancing effect on the deposits, possibly due to interference of the blank oil in which copper was received. The paraffin inhibitor functioning as a crystal modifier had significant reducing effect on the deposit formation for all biodiesel samples except for the FAME product derived from waste cooking oil. Further studies are needed in order to investigate the influence of glycerin and water residues to the biodiesel deposit formation. Mechanisms involving oxidative or thermal peroxide formation, polymerization and disintegration have been suggested as degradation pathways for biodiesel. The involvement of oxidation intermediates, peroxides, was confirmed by the experiments performed in this thesis. However, the mechanisms of biodiesel deposit formation are complex and hard to study as the deposits are seemingly insoluble. Nevertheless, ATR-FTIR in combination with JFTOT-processing has potential as standard method for evaluation of deposit forming tendencies of biodiesel.

Ces travaux de thèse traitent de la valorisation des huiles végétales comme plateforme pour la synthèse de polyesters d’architecture hyper-ramifiée. Pour ce faire, l’approche par polycondensation de monomères de type ABn (n ≥ 2) a été privilégiée. Des précurseurs plurifonctionnels portant des fonctions ester (A) et alcool (B) ont ainsi été préparés par modification chimique d’huiles végétales et/ou d’esters méthyliques d’acide gras. Plusieurs méthodologies de synthèse simple, sûres et efficaces ont été mises en place afin de garantir une réalité industrielle à ce projet. Deux plateformes de monomères de type ABn ont été obtenues par (1) hydrolyse acide d’huiles végétales époxydées et (2) en faisant appel à des réactions d’addition de thiol-ène et de métathèse. Le développement de procédés de polycondensation en masse, a alors permis l’accès à de nouveaux polyesters hyper-ramifiés. La densité de ramifications ainsi que les propriétés thermo-mécaniques de ces matériaux ont été modulées par le choix adapté de la structure chimique des précurseurs ‘gras’ utilisés. Enfin, un travail exploratoire a été conduit concernant la post-fonctionnalisation du coeur comme de la périphérie de ces polyesters hyper-ramifiés dans le but de moduler leurs propriétés et ainsi d’étendre la portée de leurs applications, des plastiques de commodité aux matériaux avancés
The aim of this thesis was to use vegetable oils as a platform for the design of more sustainable polyesters of hyperbranched architecture. For that purpose, the approach by polycondensation of ABn-type monomers (n ≥ 2) was favored. Plant oils and/or fatty acid methyl esters were chemically modified to synthesize multifunctional precursors featuring ester (A) and alcohol moieties (B). Simple, safe and efficient chemical transformations were considered to provide industrial perspectives to this work. Two main platforms of ABn-type monomers were developed by (1) acid hydrolysis of epoxidized vegetables oils and (2) thiol-ene/metathesis coupling reactions. The subsequent polycondensation of these oily-derived monomers, performed in bulk, gave access to novel renewable hyperbranched polyesters. The branching density as well as the thermo-mechanical properties of these materials were adjusted by designing and selecting the chemical structure of the fatty acid-based monomers. Finally, an exploratory work was carried out regarding the post-functionalization of both the core and the periphery of these hyperbranched polyesters with the aim at tuning their properties and thus opening the scope of their applications, from commodity plastics to advanced materials

In the production of biodiesel via the transesterification of vegetable oils, purification to international standards is challenging. A key measure of biodiesel quality is the level of free glycerol in the biodiesel. In order to remove glycerol from fatty acid methyl ester (FAME or biodiesel), a membrane separation setup was tested. The main objective of this thesis was to develop a membrane process for the separation of free glycerol dispersed in FAME after completion of the transesterification reaction and to investigate the effect of different factors on glycerol removal. These factors included membrane pore size, pressure, temperature, and methanol, soap and water content. First, a study of the effect of different materials present in the transesterification reaction, such as water, soap, and methanol, on the final free glycerol separation was performed using a modified polyacrylonitrile (PAN) membrane, with 100 kD (ultrafiltration) molecular weight cut off for all runs at 25°C. Results showed low concentrations of water had a considerable effect in removing glycerol from the FAME. The mechanism of separation of free glycerol from FAME was due to the removal of an ultrafine dispersed glycerol-rich phase present in the untreated (or raw) FAME. The size of the droplets and the free glycerol separation both increased with increasing water content of the FAME. Next, three types of polymeric membranes in the ultrafiltration range with different molecular weight cut off, were tested at three fixed operating pressures and three operating temperatures (0, 5 and 25oC) to remove the free glycerol from a biodiesel reactor effluent. The ASTM standard for free glycerol concentration was met for the experiments performed at 25°C. The results of this study indicate that glycerol could be separated from raw FAME to meet ASTM and EN standards at methanol feed concentrations of up to 3 mass%. The process was demonstrated to rely on the formation of a dynamic polar layer on the membrane surface. Ceramic membranes of different pore sizes (0.05 µm (ultrafiltration (UF) range) and 0.2 µm (microfiltration (MF) range)) were used to treat raw FAME directly using the membrane separation set up at temperatures of 0, 5 and 25°C. The results were encouraging for the 0.05 µm pore size membrane at the highest temperature (25°C). The effect of temperature on glycerol removal was evident from its relation with the concentration factor (CF). Higher temperatures promoted the achievement of the appropriate CF value sooner for faster separation. Membrane pore size was also found to affect separation performance. A subsequent study revealed the effect of different variables on the size of the glycerol droplets using dynamic light scattering (DLS). A key parameter in the use of membrane separation technology is the size of the glycerol droplets and the influence of other components such as water, methanol and soaps on that droplet size. The effect of water, methanol, soap and glycerol on the size of suspended glycerol droplets in FAME was studied using a 3-level Box-Behnken experimental design technique. Standard statistical analysis techniques revealed the significant effect of water and glycerol on increasing droplet size while methanol and soap served to reduce the droplet size. Finally, a study on the effect of trans-membrane pressure (TMP) at different water concentrations in the FAME phase on glycerol removal using UF (0.03 µm pore size, polyethersulfone (PES)) and MF (0.1 and 0.22 µm pore sizes, PES) membranes at 25, 40 and 60°C was performed. Results showed that running at 25°C for the two membrane types produced the best results for glycerol removal and exceeded the ASTM and EN standards. An enhancement of glycerol removal was found by adding small amounts of water up to the maximum solubility limit in biodiesel. An increase in temperature resulted in an increase in the solubility of water in the FAME and less effective glycerol removal. Application of cake filtration theory and a gel layer model showed that the gel layer on the membrane surface is not compressible and the specific cake resistance and gel layer concentration decrease with increasing temperature. An approximate value for the limiting (steady-state) flux was reported and it was found that the highest fluxes were obtained at the lowest initial water concentrations at fixed temperatures. In conclusion, dispersed glycerol can be successfully removed from raw FAME (untreated FAME) using a membrane separation system to meet the ASTM biodiesel fuel standards. The addition of water close to the solubility limit to the FAME mixture enables the formation of larger glycerol droplets and makes the separation of these droplets straightforward.

Le présent travail de thèse porte sur l’étude de l’impact de la texturation par DIC (Détente Instantanée Contrôlée) sur les deux opérations d’extraction d’huile et de transestérification in-situ appliquées aux graines de colza et fèves de Jatropha Curcas. Une analyse fondamentale a prouvé l’importance de la diffusion du solvant ou réactif dans la matrice solide, et permis d’identifier les processus d’intensification au travers des trois caractéristiques physiques de diffusivité effective, d’accessibilité initiale et de rendement d’extraction ; ainsi que la cinétique de transestérification in-situ et le rendement d’ester méthylique d’acides gras. Une étude phénoménologique a permis de déterminer les diverses valeurs de ces caractéristiques en fonction des paramètres opératoires DIC (pression de vapeur d’eau saturée P et temps de traitement t).Dans le cas d’extraction, la diffusivité effective (Deff) de produits traités par DIC peut atteindre 8,01 10-12 m2/s contre 0,715 10-12 m2/s pour le colza non traité et 5,90 10-12 m2/s contre 2,42 10-12 m2/s pour le jatropha non traité. Le taux d’accessibilité initiale de produits traités par DIC peut atteindre 80,53% contre 26,71% pour le colza non traité et 92,58% contre 75,91% pour le jatropha non traité. Au plan du rendement, la DIC a pu impliquer un rendement de 153% pour le colza et 112% pour le jatropha.Dans le cas de la transestérification in-situ, les rendements d’esters méthyliques d’acides gras totaux (FAME total) obtenus pour les produits traités par DIC sont systématiquement supérieurs à ceux de la matière première non traitée par DIC pour les deux cas de colza et de jatropha. Le temps de réaction a été réduit à 30 - 45 minutes contre 120 minutes pour le produit non traité par DIC (cas de colza) et à 15 minutes au lieu de 60 minutes pour le produit non traité par DIC (cas de fèves de jatropha)
The present work has concerned the impact of Instant - Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC) texturing on both operations of oil extraction and in-situ transesterification, carried out with the rapeseed and the kernels of Jatropha Curcas. A fundamental analysis proved the importance of the reactive or solvent diffusion within the solid matrix. By texturing the natural product, the whole operation can be intensified. The process is revealed through three characteristics, which are the effective diffusivity, the starting accessibility, and the yields of extraction. Also, the kinetics and yield of fatty acid methyl ester of in-situ transesterification are discovered. A phenomenological study allowed determining the value of these characteristics versus DIC operating parameters (saturated steam pressure P and treatment time t).A 2 h solvent extraction of DIC treated material allowed the total oil yields to be improved by 153% for colza and 112% for jatropha, the effective diffusivity (Deff) can reach up to 8.014*10-12 m2/s as against 0.715*10-12 m2/s for colza untreated by DIC, and up to 5.90*10-12 m2/s as against 2.42*10-12 m2/s for the untreated jatropha. The rate of initial accessibility of products treated by DIC can reach up to 80.53% as against 26.71% for untreated colza and can reach up to 92.58% as against 75.91% for the product untreated jatropha. In the case of in situ transesterification, the total yield of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME total) obtained from the DIC treated products is systematically higher than that of untreated colza and jatropha raw material. The reaction time was decreased to 30 - 45 min instead of 120 min in the case of colza, and to 15 min instead of 60 min in the case of jatropha kernel

A matéria-prima na produção de biodiesel corresponde a mais que 70% do seu custo e o estudo de viabilidade tecnológica e econômica das diferentes matérias-primas se reveste de enorme importância. A extração do óleo de soja com solvente etanol resulta em duas miscelas, uma rica em óleo (miscela rica) e outra rica em etanol (miscela pobre). A miscela pobre pode ser reutilizada no processo de extração e a miscela rica pode ser utilizada diretamente sem a necessidade de dessolventização e de etapas de refino. A miscela rica em óleo foi esterificada por dois processos diferentes: químico e enzimático, com diferentes concentrações em razão molar (óleo:etanol), diferentes temperaturas e catalisadores básico (NaOH) ou enzimático (Novozym®435), buscando o maior rendimento em ésteres etilícos. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar o rendimento de ésteres etílicos aplicando enzimas imobilizadas Novozym®435 e um catalisador básico (NaOH) e analisar a viabilidade energética da produção de biodiesel a partir da transesterificação da miscela rica (óleo:etanol) em óleo de soja, sem necessidade de refino do óleo. Foi adotado o planejamento experimental e análise de superfícies de resposta para a seleção das melhores condições de processo, tendo como variáveis respostas o rendimento e a qualidade do biodiesel. Foram realizados ensaios de esterificação via enzimática e química. A reutilização da enzima foi estudada através da lavagem com diferentes solventes (etanol 96%, isopropanol e terc-butanol) e reações de transesterificação na presença do co-solvente terc-butanol. A produção de ésteres em miscelas permitiu a comparação dos custos entre o processo de catálise enzimática e catálise química com base na análise dos fluxos de materiais e energia. A miscela rica foi obtida após três banhos com miscela pobre e um último banho com etanol 99% (v/v), apresentando eficiência de 83% e um teor de óleo residual no farelo de 4,2%. Em sua composição, a miscela rica apresentou 90% em óleo de soja e até 7% de etanol. A transesterificação de miscela rica com catalisador NaOH foi otimizada e apresentou rendimento de ésteres etílicos (RE) 97,2% nas condições experimentais de: razão molar 1:12, concentração de catalisador 0,67% e temperatura de 30ºC. Na transesterificação enzimática, o rendimento máximo foi de 85% nas condições reacionais de razão molar 1:4,5, concentração de catalisador 9,5% e temperatura de 40ºC. A Novozym®435 não foi recuperada com sucessivas lavagens dos solventes. Entretanto, o terc-butanol como co-solvente aumentou o rendimento de ésteres para 94%. A análise dos fluxos de energia demonstrou que o a obtenção da matéria-prima (laminação e extração) foi a etapa que mais demandou energia. A produção de miscela rica em escala semi-piloto demandou mais energia que a de óleo refinado, porém, a etapa de transesterificação a partir de miscela rica, utilizando o catalisador químico, demandou menos energia comparada ao processo com catalisador enzimático e o convencional com metanol e etanol. A esterificação de miscela rica é energeticamente viável, entretanto, com um scale up adequado, a etapa de extração com etanol deve ser ajustada para viabilizar energeticamente a cadeia de produção de biodiesel por esta via alternativa.
The feedstock for biodiesel production represents more than 70% of the cost and technological and economic feasibility studies of different oil sources are of enormous importance. The extraction of soybean oil with ethanol solvent results in two miscella, one rich in oil (rich miscellae) and another rich in ethanol (poor miscellae). The poor miscellae can be reused in the extraction process and the rich miscellae can be used directly without dessolventizing and refining stages. The oil rich miscellae was esterified by two different processes: chemical and enzymatic, with different concentrations in the molar ratio (oil: ethanol), different temperatures and either basic catalyst (NaOH) or an enzyme (Novozym®435), searching for the highest production of ethyl esters. The study goal was to prove the feasibility of producing biodiesel from the transesterification of rich miscellae (oilethanol) in soybean oil, without oil refining and evaluating the performance of ethyl esters by applying immobilized enzymes Novozym®435 and a basic catalyst (NaOH). We adopted the experimental design and the surface response methodology for the best selection of process conditions, with the response variables the yield and the quality of biodiesel. Chemical and enzymatic esterification trials were conducted. The reuse of enzyme was studied by washing with different solvents (96% ethanol, isopropanol and tert-butanol) and the transesterification reaction in the presence of the co-solvent tert-butanol. The production of esters by enzymes in the miscellae allowed a comparison of the costs between the enzymatic and chemical catalysis process based on the energy flow analysis. The rich miscellae was obtained after three baths employing the poor miscellae and a last fourth bath with ethanol 99% (v/v), presenting efficiency of 83% and a residual meal oil content of 4.2%. In its composition, the rich miscellae showed 90% of soybean oil and up to 7% ethanol. The transesterification of the rich miscellae with NaOH catalyst was optimized and had a ethyl esters yield (RE) of 97.2% under the experimental conditions of: 1:12 molar ratio, catalyst concentration 0.67% and temperature 30° C. For the enzymatic transesterification, the maximum yield was 85% for the reaction conditions: molar ratio 1:4.5, catalyst concentration 9.5% and temperature 40° C. Novozym®435 was not recovered with successive washes of the solvents. However, the tertbutanol as a co-solvent increased the yield of esters to 94%. The energy flow analysis showed that obtaining the raw material (flaking and extraction) was the most energy demanding. The rich miscellae from the semi-pilot plant demanded more energy than the refined oil, however, the transesterification of the rich miscellae using chemical catalyst, required less energy compared to the enzymatic catalysis and the conventional process methanol and ethanol. The esterification of rich miscellae is feasible energetically, however, the extraction step with ethanol should be adjusted to enable energetically the chain of biodiesel production.

This thesis improves our insight towards the effects of using biodiesels on the particulate matter emission of diesel engines and contributes to our understanding of their potential adverse health effects. The novelty of this project is the use of biodiesel fuel with controlled chemical composition that enables us to relate changes of physiochemical properties of particles to specific properties of the biodiesel. For the first time, the possibility of a correlation of the volatility and the Reactive Oxygen Species concentration of the particles is investigated versus the saturation, oxygen content and carbon chain length of the fuel.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Einsatzmöglichkeiten der Headspace-Festpahsenmikroextraktion (HS-SPME) in Kombination mit der GC-MS für forensische und toxikologische Fragestellungen, insbesondere in der Haaranalytik, untersucht. Für basenstabile Drogen- und Medikamentenwirkstoffe wurden Nachweismethoden nach alkalischer Hydrolyse der Haare mit Natriumhydroxid und anschließender HS-SPME entwickelt. Für das Lokalanaesthetikum Lidocain und für das Heroinsubstitutionsmittel Methadon wurden optimierte Verfahren auf Haarproben von Drogentodesfällen angewandt. Um die Einsatzmöglichkeiten der HS-SPME gerade für Wirkstoffmetaboliten zu erweitern, wurden drei Derivatisierungsmöglichkeiten überprüft: (i) Umsetzung von primären und sekundären Aminen im alkalischen Haarhydrolysat mit Alkylchloroformiaten zu Carbamaten ("in sample" Derivatisierung), (ii) "On Fiber" Derivatisierung primärer und sekundärer Amine nach erfolgter HS-SPME mit N-Methyl-bis-trifluoracetamid (MBTFA) sowie (iii) Reaktion von Monofluoressigsäure mit 1-Pyrenyldiazomethan (PDAM) an einer vorher mit dem Derivatisierungsreagenz benetzten SPME-Faser. Fettsäureethylester konnten nach einer Flüssigextraktion der Haare von Alkoholikern mit einem DMSO/n-Hexan-Gemisch extrahiert und nach optimierter HS-SPME nachgewiesen werden. Im Vergleich zu Haarproben von Abstinenzlern und Gelegenheitstrinkern ergaben sich deutliche Unterschiede in den Konzentrationen. Für die schnelle Bestimmung von Valproinsäure und Trichlorethanol wurde eine Quantifizierungsmethode aus Blut- und Urinproben erarbeitet. Die Anwendung der HS-SPME ermöglichte eine schnelle, einfache und lösungsmittelfreie Extraktion bei geringem Probenverbrauch. Sie führte zu sauberen Extrakten und für dieses Verfahren hohen absoluten Extraktionsausbeuten. Bessere Reproduzierbarkeiten, ein hoher Probendurchsatz und eine verlängerte Einsetzbarkeit der SPME-Faser wurden durch die Verwendung eines automatischen Probengebers erreicht.
In the presented thesis possible fields of applications of the headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) in combination with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for forensic and toxicological problems were investigated with special focus on hair analysis. Detection methods after alkaline hydrolysis of hair with sodium hydroxid and following HS-SPME were developed for basic stable drugs. For the local anaesthetic lidocaine and for the heroine substitute methadone optimized methods were applied to hair of drug fatalities. In order to enhance the fields of application of the HS-SPME especially for drug metabolites three derivatization procedures were tested: (i) conversion of primary and secondary amines in the alkaline hair extract with alkylchloroformates to carbamates ("in sample" derivatization), (ii) "on fibre" derivatization of primary and secondary amines after HS-SPME with N-methyl-bis-trifluoroacetamide (MBTFA) and (iii) reaction of monofluoroacetic acid (compound 1080) with 1-pyrenyldiazomethane (PDAM) on a SPME-fibre previously occupied with the derivatization reagent. Fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) could detected after liquid extraction from hair of alcoholics with a mixture of DMSO/n-hexane and optimized HS-SPME. In comparison to hair samples of teetotalers and social drinkers significant differences in the concentrations of the FAEE were found. A quantification method were developed for the fast determination of valproic acid and trichloroethanol from blood and urine. The application of HS-SPME allows a fast, simple and solvent free extraction from a small sample amount. HS-SPME lead to clean extracts and high absolute extraction yields for this kind of extraction. Better reproducibilities, a high sample throughput and extended lifetime of the SPME-fibre were obtained using an automatic sampler.

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Os métodos analíticos utilizados para medir o percentual de ácido graxo trans (AGT) em alimentos envolvem cromatografia em fase gasosa com detecção de ionização de chama (CG-DIC), espectrometria de massas (CG-EM) e espectroscopia no infravermelho com transformada de Fourier e refletância total atenuada (FT-IR-ATR). O presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar a viabilidade e a aplicabilidade do uso das técnicas de FT-IR-ATR, sem extração, com extração prévia da gordura e após hidrólise e metilação dos ácidos graxos, para avaliar o conteúdo de AGT em biscoitos recheados e comparar os resultados obtidos com os encontrados para a determinação de ácido elaídico pela técnica de CG-EM. Foram escolhidas 9 marcas de biscoitos recheados sabor chocolate e 1 pacote de gordura vegetal hidrogenada, para ser usada como padrão secundário para análise de AGT por FT-IR-ATR. As amostras foram analisadas, inicialmente, quanto aos seus conteúdos de umidade e lipídeos totais. Para todas as amostras não foi observada concentração de umidade superior a 6,03 g/100 g. Os lipídeos totais variaram de 12,51±0,58 a 23,84±0,09 g/100 g. A presença de AGT foi identificada por FT-IR-ATR pela visualização da banda próxima a 966 cm−1 e confirmada com adição de padrão às amostras. Ao analisar as amostras de biscoito homogeneizadas e sem outro preparo, não foi viável a utilização do método de FT-IR-ATR, visto que a absorção de radiação infravermelha de substâncias da amostra se sobrepõe à absorção na região das ligações duplas trans, o que demonstra que a matriz do alimento pode influenciar na análise. Quanto a presença dos AGT, ácido elaídico (C18:1, n-9 trans) foi identificado e confirmado em todas as amostras através de CG-EM. Ao comparar a quantificação pelos métodos CG-EM e FT-IR-ATR em amostras de extratos e na forma de ácidos graxos metilados (FAME), foram observadas concentrações baixas de ácido elaídico/ácidos graxos trans (de 0,03±0,01 a 0,86±0,01 g/100 g de biscoito) obtidas pelos diferentes métodos. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas entre as concentrações de AGT determinadas pelos três métodos testados para oito das nove amostras analisadas. O presente trabalho mostrou que a técnica de FT-IR-ATR, analisando o extrato lipídico e as amostras em forma de FAME foi adequado para estimar os teores de AGT em biscoito recheado de chocolate, visto que proporciona uma análise mais rápida, com um menor número de etapas e menor consumo de reagentes em relação às análises por CG-EM
The analytical methods used to measure the percentage of trans fatty acids in foods involve gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID), mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FT-IR). The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibility and applicability of ATR-FT-IR techniques, without extraction, with previous extraction of fat and after hydrolysis and methylation of fatty acids to evaluate the content of TFA in filled biscuits, and compare the results obtained with those found for the determination of elaidic acid by the CG-MS technique. Were chosen 9 marks of chocolate filled biscuit and 1 packet of hydrogenated vegetable fat to be used as a secondary standard for AGT analysis by ATR-FT-IR. The samples were initially analyzed for their moisture contents and total lipids. For all samples, no moisture content higher than 6.03 g/100 g. Total lipids ranged from 12.51 ± 0.58 to 23.84 ± 0.09 g/100g. The presence of TFA was identified by ATR-FT-IR through the visualization of the band near 966 cm−1 and confirmed with addition of standard to the samples. When analyzing the homogenized cookie samples and without further preparation, the use of the ATR-FT-IR method was not feasible because the absorption of infrared radiation from sample substances overlaps the absorption in the region of the trans double bonds, which demonstrates that the food matrix may influence the analysis. Regarding the presence of TFA, elaidic acid (C18: 1, n-9 trans) was identified and confirmed in all samples by GC-MS. When comparing quantification by GC-MS and ATR-FT-IR in samples of extracts and in the form of fatty acids methly esters (FAME), low concentrations of elaidic acid / trans fatty acids were observed (0.03 ± 0.01 to 0.86 ± 0.01 g / 100 g of biscuit) obtained by the different methods. No significant differences were found between the concentrations of TFA determined by the three methods tested for eight of the nine samples analyzed. The present study showed that the ATR-FT-IR technique, analyzing the lipid extract and the samples in the form of FAME, was adequate to estimate the TFA contents in chocolate filled biscuit, because it provides a faster analysis with a smaller number of steps and lower toxic chemicals in relation to GC-MS analyzes

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde ein analytisches Verfahren zur quantitativen Bestimmung von Fettsäureethylestern (FSEE) im Haar und in Hautoberflächenlipiden mittels Headspace-Festphasenmikroextraktion (HS-SPME) und Gaschromatographie-Massenspektrometrie (GC-MS) sowie eine auf Hochleistungs-Flüssigchromatographie mit Photodiodenarray-Detektion (HPLC-DAD) basierende Methode zur Bestimmung der Squalenkonzentrationen in Lipidextrakten entwickelt. Die bei Untersuchung von Proben verschiedener Konsumentengruppen erhaltenen Konzentrationswerte wurden hinsichtlich ihrer Eignung als Marker für chronisch exzessiven Alkoholkonsum untersucht. Aus den Ergebnissen lässt sich schließen, dass Fettsäureethylester im Haar als Alkoholmarker den bisher üblicherweise genutzten Markern wie GGT, CDT oder MCV bezüglich Sensitivität und Spezifität mindestens ebenbürtig sind. Es wurden die folgenden vorläufige Cut-off-Werte festgelegt: wenn sich im Haar für die Summenkonzentration der vier in der höchsten Konzentration vorkommenden FSEE (Ethylmyristat, Ethylpalmitat, Ethyloleat und Ethylstearat) ein Wert > 1 ng/mg ergibt, kann mit hoher Sicherheit von chronisch exzessivem Alkoholkonsum ausgegangen werden, für Abstinenzler werden typischerweise Werte < 0,4 ng/mg gefunden. Durch Bildung des Quotienten der FSEE-Konzentrationen und der Squalenkonzentrationen wurden relative FSEE-Konzentrationen erhalten, die im Falle der Haaranalyse zu einer Verbesserung der Zuordnungssicherheit zu den entsprechenden Konsumentengruppen führten bzw. bei der Analyse von Hautoberflächenlipiden einen sinnvollen Vergleich der Werte erst ermöglichten. Als vorläufiger Cut-off-Wert für die relativen FSEE-Konzentrationen wurde ein Wert von 2 ng/µg vorgeschlagen. Als weiteres wichtiges Ergebnis der Arbeit wurde der Einlagerungsmechanismus der FSEE ins Haar aufgeklärt. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass Fettsäureethylester in erster Linie über das Sebum ins Haar gelangen.
The current doctoral thesis presents the development of an analytical procedure for the quantitative analysis of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) in hair and in skin surface lipids using headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) as well as a method based on high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-DAD) to determine squalene concentrations in lipid extracts. The results obtained from analysis of samples from different alcohol consuming groups showed that FAEE are suitable markers for long-term alcohol misuse. Concerning sensitivity and specifity they are at least as good as other commonly used markers like GGT, CDT or MCV. The following provisional cut-off values were established: for chronically excessive alcohol consumption, the sum of the four FAEE (ethyl myristate, ethyl palmitate, ethyl oleate and ethyl stearate) found in the highest mean concentrations should be > 1 ng/mg in hair; for non-drinkers, concentrations < 0,4 ng/mg are typical. The quotient obtained by dividing the FAEE concentration by the squalene concentration was defined as the relative FAEE concentration, which provides a better classification of the samples regarding the consumer groups through hair analysis. Relative FAEE values also allow a reasonable comparison in the case of skin surface lipid concentrations for the first time. 2 ng/µg is suggested as a preliminary cut-off value. As a further important result of the current work, the mechanism of incorporation of FAEE into hair was clarified. It was shown that fatty acid ethyl esters are incorporated into hair mainly through sebum.

A non-reactive model system comprising a highly concentrated and unstable oil-in-water emulsion was used to investigate the retention of oil by the membrane in producing biodiesel with a membrane reactor. Critical flux was identified using the relationship between the permeate flux and transmembrane pressure along with the separation efficiency of the membrane. It was shown that separation efficiencies above 99.5% could be obtained at all operating conditions up to the critical flux. It was observed that the concentration of oil in all collected permeate samples using the oil-water system was below 0.2 wt% when operating at a flux below the critical flux. Studies to date have been limited to the characterization of low concentrated emulsions below 15 vol.%. The average oil droplet size in highly concentrated emulsions was measured as 3200 nm employing direct light scattering (DLS) measurement methods. It was observed that the estimated cake layer thickness of 20 to 80 mm was larger than external diameter of the membrane tube i.e. 6 mm based on a large particle size. Settling of the concentrated emulsion permitted the detection of a smaller particle size distribution (30-100 nm) within the larger particles averaging 3200 nm. It was identified that DLS methods could not efficiently give the droplet size distribution of the oil in the emulsion since large particles interfered with the detection of smaller particles. The content of the smaller particles represented 1% of the total weight of oil at 30°C and 5% at 70°C. This was too low to be detected using DLS measurements but was sufficient to affect ultrafiltration. In order to study the critical flux in the presence of transesterification reaction and the effect of cross flow velocity on separation, various oils were transesterified in another membrane reactor providing higher cross flow velocity. higher cross flow velocity provides better separation by reducing materials deposition on the surface of the membrane due to higher shearing. The oils tested were canola, corn, sunflower and unrefined soy oils (Free Fatty Acids (FFA< 1%)), and waste cooking oil (FFA= 9%). The quality of all biodiesel samples was studied in terms of glycerine, mono-glyceride, di-glyceride and tri-glyceride concentrations. The composition of all biodiesel samples were in the range required by ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 standards. A critical flux based on operating pressure in the reactor was reached for waste cooking and pre-treated corn oils. It was identified that the reaction residence time in the reactor was an extremely important design parameter affecting the operating pressure in the reactor.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Les esters d'huiles vegetales sont des adjuvants efficaces de certains herbicides. Le comportement d'une serie d'esters de l'acide oleique, les oleates de methyle, butyle, octyle, dodecanyle et octadecanyle, choisis comme modeles, a ete etudie sur trois especes vegetales dont les cuticules presentent des cires epicuticulaires cristallines (pois, pisum sativum l. Et orge, hordeum vulgare l. ) ou amorphes (gaillet, galium aparine l. ). La penetration des cinq esters, sur pois et sur orge, est importante. Leur degradation dans la feuille est totale apres 27 heures. Les taux de penetration des esters de l'acide oleique, comme leur coefficient de diffusion dans des cires reconstituees de pois, sont inversement correles a leur volume molaire, excepte pour l'oleate de methyle dont la volatilisation entraine une diminution de la disponibilite a la surface des feuilles. Sur gaillet, les esters de l'acide oleique penetrent peu, excepte l'oleate de methyle. Tous les esters de l'acide oleique ameliorent la penetration du phenmediphame et du quizalofop-ethyl (deux herbicides) sur les trois especes vegetales sauf pour le quizalofop-ethyl sur gaillet. Les effets dependent de l'ester, de l'herbicide et de l'espece vegetale. Ils ne resultent pas de la quantite d'esters qui penetre mais de leur disponibilite a la surface et dans la cuticule. Dans le cas du phenmediphame, les esters de l'acide oleique les plus efficaces sont les oleates de butyle, d'octyle et de dodecanyle. Les effets les plus importants sont observes sur les deux especes vegetales a cires cristallines. Dans le cas du quizalofop-ethyl, les effets des differents esters sur la penetration sont comparables. La mobilite des herbicides dans des cires reconstituees de pois augment en presence d'esters. Cette diminution de la resistance cuticulaire vis a vis des herbicides pourrait etre a l'origine de l'action des esters

La valorisation de la biomasse et du dioxyde de carbone est à présent considérée comme une solution aux problèmes environnementaux du réchauffement climatique et l'épuisement des réserves de pétrole. Ainsi, les huiles végétales ont attiré l'attention croissante des milieux universitaires et industriels, comme une source de biomasse potentielle renouvelable qui peut être appliquée à la production de substitut fossile pour un développement durable, due à leurs caractères renouvelables, durables, biodégradables. De plus, cette biomasse est disponible avec une énorme quantité. Durant des décennies de recherches, les processus d'époxydation et de carbonatation sont deux méthodes d'application populaires pour la valorisation des huiles végétales. La conversion des huiles végétales en huiles époxydées est définie par une conversion d'un composé insaturé en un groupe époxyde. Jusqu'ici, l'oxydation de Prileschajew est la méthode de synthèse plus efficace pour la possible industrialisation du processus d'époxydation de huiles végétales, qui est une manière conventionnelle bien connue à utiliser comme processus de production commerciale. Ce type d'époxydation utilise l'acide percarboxylique comme transporteur d'oxygène qui est formé in situ dans la phase aqueuse, et ensuite époxyde les groupes insaturés des huiles végétales en groupes époxyde. Cependant, cette méthode présente une réaction secondaire d'ouverture du cycle du groupe époxyde au cours du processus. Donc, les conditions du procédé d'époxydation doivent être optimisées afin de minimiser les réactions d'ouverture de cycle. Des paramètres de réaction, y compris la concentration en catalyseur acide (acide sulfurique), réactifs (eau, groupe époxyde, peroxyde d'hydrogène, acide acétique) et la température de réaction, ont été discutés dans cette étude pour l'époxydation et réaction d'ouverture de cycle des huiles végétales. Au cours de la modélisation cinétique, les constantes cinétiques associées pour les réactions d'ouverture du cycle ont été estimées. En se basant sur ce modèle, les réactions d'ouverture du cycle époxyde par les acides acétique et peracétique sont plus rapides que celles de l'eau et du peroxyde d'hydrogène. Un réacteur en mode semi-fermé, avec addition du peroxyde d'hydrogène et de l'acide sulfurique, est la configuration la plus appropriée pour la production d'huiles végétales époxydées. Pour déterminer les conditions optimales et passer à échelle industrielle dans les procédés d'époxydation et de la carbonation, il faut connaître différentes propriétés physicochimiques telles que la viscosité, la densité, l'indice de réfraction, la capacité thermique spécifique et les évolutions de ces données avec la température. Cependant, aucune information sur ces propriétés est disponible dans la littérature. Pour cette étude, l'évolution de ces propriétés ont été déterminées pour trois huiles végétales et leurs dérivés époxydées et carbonates (l'huile de coton, l'huile de lin et l'huile de soja) avec la température et leur composition. La densité et l'indice de réfraction ont été trouvé linéairement dépendant de la température pour les huiles étudiées. La relation entre la contrainte de cisaillement et le taux de cisaillement dans l’étude de viscosité, indique que ces huiles sont des fluides newtoniens. Il a été démontré que la capacité thermique spécifique suit une équation polynomiale du second ordre avec la température. Sur la base de ces résultats, il a été démontré que certaines corrélations pourraient être utilisées pour prédire les évolutions de ces propriétés physicochimiques à différentes compositions et températures
Nowadays, biomass and carbon dioxide valorization are considered as a helpful solution to the environmental issues of global warming and the depletion of petroleum reserves. Thus, vegetable oils have attracted increasing attention of academic and industrial communities, as one of the potential renewable biomass that can be applied to the production of fossil substitute for sustainable development, owning to their advantages of renewable, sustainable, biodegradable, and universally available with huge feedstock. Among decades of researches, epoxidation and carbonation processes are two popular application methods for vegetable oil valorization. The conversion of vegetable oils into epoxidized ones is defined by a conversion of unsaturated compound into an epoxide group. So far, the potential application for the production of epoxidized oil in the industrial is the Prileschajew oxidation, which is a wellknown conventional way to be used as the commercial production process. This type of epoxidation uses percarboxylic acid as an oxygen carrier, which is formed in situ in the aqueous phase, and then epoxidize the unsaturated groups on the vegetable oils into epoxide groups. During the process, however, this method presents side reaction of ring-opening of the epoxide group. Therefore, the selective epoxidation process conditions need to be optimized in order to minimize the ring-opening reactions. In this study, process parameters including the concentration of acid catalyst (sulfuric acid), reactants (water, epoxide group, hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid) and the reaction temperature have been discussed for the epoxidation and ring opening of vegetable oils. During the kinetic modeling stage, the related kinetic constants for the ring opening reactions were estimated. Based on this model, the ring opening by acetic and peracetic acids was found to be faster than by water and hydrogen peroxide. A semibatch reactor, where hydrogen peroxide and sulfuric acid were added, was found to be the most suitable configuration. To determine the optimum operating conditions and scale up the epoxidation or carbonation processes, it requires the database of different physicochemical properties, i.e. viscosity, density, refractive index, or specific heat capacity and the evolutions of these properties with the temperature. However, this information is absent in the literature. For this study, the evolution of these properties with temperature and compositions (double bond, epoxide and carbonated groups concentration) was determined for three vegetable oils and their corresponding epoxidized and carbonated forms (cottonseed oil, linseed oil and soybean oil). Density and refractive indices of these oils were found to vary linearly with temperature. Based on the measurement of changes in viscous stresses with shear rates, these oils were found to be Newtonian fluids. It was demonstrated that specific heat capacity follows a polynomial equation of second order with temperature. Based on these results, it was demonstrated that some correlations could be used to predict the evolutions of these physicochemical properties at different composition and temperature based on the knowledge of the property of the pure compounds

Sugar fatty acid esters are of practical importance and have a variety of applications that include biodegradable detergents and emulsifiers in resin polymerization. Traditionally, they are synthesized chemically with low selectivity and different degrees of esterification. In this study, different sugar esters were enzymatically synthesized from a variety of sugars/sugar alcohols and fatty acids. The removal of water in an esterification reaction is critical in determining the reaction direction due to the reversibility of the reaction. Furthermore, if the water generated in the reaction is not removed continuously lower ester yields and a significant reduction in the activity and stability of immobilized enzymes can occur due to partial inhibition. The approach taken here was to investigate the feasibility of using Celite® supported sol-gel immobilized enzymes (CSSIE) as biocatalysts. The sol-gel consisted of PTMS (trimethoxypropylsilane) and TMOS (tetramethylorthosilicate) and was supported by three different types of Celite® – R632, R633 and R647. CSSIE was dried and reused a number of times without a significant loss of activity. The CSSIE were found to behave as highly porous adsorbents with a high capacity to absorb water by selective uptake of polar substances. Their strong affinity for water not only prevented significant co-adsorption problems but also offered the consistent performance required for industrial applications. Maximum yield of product was obtained using CSSIE and results were compared to literature data using a variety of biocatalysts and moisture adsorbing media including unsupported sol-gels, Novozym, Celite® and molecular sieves. Although the moisture adsorbing capacity of the CSSIE decreased with reuse due to saturation, sol-gel aging marginally increased enzyme activity with a half life of 8 repeated uses with the highest conversion obtained when using the supported sol-gel 8-days after initial preparation. No appreciable side products were observed for any of the reaction combinations examined and the highest product yield (96.7%) was obtained for the product sorbitan monooleate. Experiments were also conducted to determine conversion and moisture content as a function of substrate molar ratio, quantity of enzyme, type of solvent, nature of the fatty acid and reaction temperature. The highest conversion was obtained by the use of acetone as the reaction solvent, longer chain fatty acids and a reaction temperature of 40°C. The maximum protein immobilization of 85% of the supplied protein was obtained using sol-gel supported by Celite®-R633. Sol-gel clusters on the surface of the Celite® were observed following repeated reuse of the CSSIE which may partially explain the decrease in conversion observed with reuse.

碩士
國立臺北科技大學
車輛工程系
107
Global environmental awareness rises and energy is shrinking. Therefore, the research on increasing the conversion rate of fuels and the research and development of fuel injection systems are the current research directions that mainly reduce fuel consumption. In this study, the engine lubrication is used to explore the fuel consumption rate by changing the engines lubricating oil. With the impact of braking the average effective pressure. In this study, CPC Heavy Duty Extra Special SJ / CD 15W-40 Motor OIL from CPC Corporation and HYPERION 6000 CF-4 5W-40 oil from LUPROMAX were used to add 80ml LUPROMAX EA oil additive for single cylinder diesel engines. The experimental results show that the average value of BSFC of Lubricant Universal HYPERION 6000 CF-4 5W-40 is higher than CPC Heavy Duty Extra Special SJ / CD 15W-40 Motor OIL produced by CPC Corporation. Based on the above experimental results, we understand that castor oil additive is a good additive that enhances engine lubrication and is worth promoting.

碩士
國立臺北科技大學
化學工程研究所
98
The objective of this study is to blend four biodiesels including tung oil, oleic acid, palm oil, and jatropha oil methyl esterd. The fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) were obtained from the transesterification of animal fats and vegetable oils. Some properties of biodiesel like cold filter plugging point (CFPP), kinematic viscosity (KV), and induction period for oxidation stability (IP), etc. can not satisfy the biodiesel specification standards (ex. CNS 15072 in Taiwan), especially in the poor low-temperature properties and oxidation stability. One main cause accounting for the different properties of biodiesel comes from the different fatty acid methyl ester compositions. Therefore, this study studied the properties of biodiesel blends which were chosen from the biodiesels synthesized from various vegetable oils, including canola oil, coconut oil, jatropha oil, oleic acid, palm oil, palm kernel oil, soapnut oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, and tung oil. The corresponding biodiesels were denoted as CME, COME, JME, OME, PME, PKME, SOME, SME, SUME, and TME, respectively. Furthermore, the properties of biodiesels such as acid value (AV), CFPP, density, iodine value (IV), KV, and IP were analyzed. Then three biodiesels showing the complementary properties are chosen to be blended in different weight ratio for the satisfaction of the biodiesel specification standards. Six blend combination were tested in this study. The optimum blending ratios are: The 1st group is 60 wt.% CME, 20 wt.% PME, and 20 wt.% TME (analytic items: CFPP, density, IV, and KV). The 2nd group is 20 wt.% COME, 20 wt.% PKME, and 60 wt.% TME (analytic items: density, IV, KV, and IP). The 3rd group is 70 wt.% OME, 30 wt.% PME, and 0 wt.% SME (analytic items: CFPP, IV, and IP). The 4th group is 60 wt.% OME, 20 wt.% PME, and 20 wt.% TME (analytic items: CFPP, density, IV, KV, and IP). The 5th group is 100 wt.% JME, 0 wt.% PME, and 0 wt.% SME (analytic items: CFPP, IV, and IP). The 6th group is 70 wt.% JME, 30 wt.% SOME, and 0 wt.% SUME (analytic items: CFPP, IV, and IP). In addition, the multiple linear regression equations were used to investigate the effects of the fatty acid compositions of biodiesel blends on the fuel properties.

碩士
國立臺北科技大學
車輛工程系
106
The demand for energy is increasing in the future. The development of fuel research and fuel injection system are the main research directions to reduce fuel consumption. In the present study, the engine lubricating oil was used to study the effect of engine lubrication on BSFC and BMEP. CPC Superfleet CH4 Motor Oil is from CPC Corporation and HYPERION 6000 CF-4 oil is from Lupromax, which have castor oil additive used in this study for single cylinder diesel engines. The experimental results show that the average BSFC of HYPERION 6000 CF-4 oil is less than 1.56% of the average value of CPC Superfleet CH4 Motor Oil’s BSFC, and the average BMEP of HYPERION 6000 CF-4 oil is higher than 0.11 % of the average value of CPC uperfleet CH4 Motor Oil’s BMEP. Based on the above experimental results, we understand that castor oil additive is a good additive in engine lubrication and it is worth promoting.

碩士
國立臺灣科技大學
化學工程系
96
The objective of this work is to measure the liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE) data of specific ternary systems for process design purposes. The LLE data of seven ternary systems, including water + methanol + methyl oleate, water + methanol + methyl linoleate, glycerol + methanol + methyl oleate, glycerol + methanol + methyl linoleate, nonane + benzene + sulfolane, nonane + toluene + sulfolane and nonane + m-xylene + sulfolane were measured at temperatures ranging from 298.15 K to 318.15 K. In general, two-phase region became smaller as increase of temperature, but this effect is not significant.The NRTL model and the UNIQUAC model were used to correlate the phase equilibrium data. The UNIQUAC model was found to be better than the NRTL model. This study also used various vesions of the UNIFAC model to predict the LLE properties. Good predictions were obtained for nonane＋(benzene or toluene or m-xylene)＋sulfolane systems. Unfortanately, the results for other systems are unsatisfactory.

Blood ethanol is a widely accepted marker for recent ethanol intake (within the last 4-6 h). However, the rapid elimination of ethanol from the body nearly always makes it impossible to assess ethanol ingestion beyond the most recent 6-8h. But serum fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) is detectable in the blood both when ethanol is presented and long after ethanol has been removed from the circulation. For this FAEE should be better marker for prior ethanol intake.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
The expression of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) 2 and 4 are increased in the fasted state to inactivate the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) by phosphorylation to conserve substrates for glucose production. To assess the importance of PDK2 and PDK4 in regulation of the PDC to maintain glucose homeostasis, PDK2 knockout (KO), PDK4 KO, and PDK2/PDK4 double knockout (DKO) mice were generated. PDK2 deficiency caused higher PDC activity and lower blood glucose levels in the fed state while PDK4 deficiency caused similar effects in the fasting state. DKO intensified these effects in both states. PDK2 deficiency had no effect on glucose tolerance, PDK4 deficiency produced a modest effect, but DKO caused a marked improvement, lowered insulin levels, and increased insulin sensitivity. However, the DKO mice were more sensitive than wild-type mice to long term fasting, succumbing to hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, and hypothermia. Stable isotope flux analysis indicated that hypoglycemia was due to a reduced rate of gluconeogenesis. We hypothesized that hyperglycemia would be prevented in DKO mice fed a high saturated fat diet for 30 weeks. As expected, DKO mice fed a high fat diet had improved glucose tolerance, decreased adiposity, and were euglycemic due to reduction in the rate of gluconeogenesis. Like chow fed DKO mice, high fat fed DKO mice were unusually sensitive to fasting because of ketoacidosis and hypothermia. PDK deficiency resulted in greater PDC activity which limited the availability of pyruvate for oxaloacetate synthesis. Low oxaloacetate resulted in overproduction of ketone bodies by the liver and inhibition of ketone body and fatty acid oxidation by peripheral tissues, culminating in ketoacidosis and hypothermia. Furthermore, when fed a ketogenic diet consisting of low carbohydrate and high fat, DKO mice also exhibited hypothermia, ketoacidosis, and hypoglycemia. The findings establish that PDK2 is more important in the fed state, PDK4 is more important in the fasted state, survival during long term fasting depends upon regulation of the PDC by both PDK2 and PDK4, and that the PDKs are important for the regulation of glucose and ketone body metabolism.

La spectrométrie de masse est une technique analytique permettant de mesurer le ratio masse sur charge d’un ion. Cette technique, très répandue en chimie analytique permet d’élucider la composition moléculaire de mélanges complexes à partir de systèmes homogénéisés. De ce fait, toute l’information sur la distribution spatiale des molécules est perdue. L’imagerie par spectrométrie de masse (IMS) a été inventée afin de résoudre ce problème et permettre d’élucider la distribution spatiale de molécules cibles sur des sections tissulaires minces provenant de tissus biologiques tels que de mammifères ou de plantes. L’un des grands avantages de l’IMS est sa complémentarité à l’histopathologie, technique permettant de révéler la structure ainsi que la localisation de certaines biomolécules à partir de sections tissulaires minces. Cependant, cette dernière se limite principalement aux protéines et aux molécules pouvant avoir une interaction spécifique avec un anticorps. L’IMS permet la détection d’une vaste gamme de biomolécules allant des petits métabolites aux polymères de haut poids moléculaire. Parmi les biomolécules détectables par IMS, les lipides attirent de plus en plus l’attention des analystes. En effet, ils occupent différentes fonctions clés au sein des systèmes biologiques, autant structurales que métaboliques, comme constituants des parois cellulaires, acteurs de la signalisation cellulaires ainsi que dans le stockage d’énergie. Leur intérêt est d’autant plus important qu’aucune technique histologique classique ne permet actuellement de détecter de façon spécifique les différentes classes de lipides. De façon générale, l’IMS de lipides est effectuée en utilisant la désorption-ionisation laser assistée par matrice (MALDI). Ce procédé permet de révéler l’emplacement de ii différentes classes de molécules en exploitant l’affinité que ces dernières ont pour une matrice particulière. Au-delà du choix de la matrice, d’autres paramètres tels que le mode de déposition de la matrice, le choix des solvants ainsi que le type de lavage utilisé vont également affecter le type de molécules détectés lors d’une analyse MALDI. Malgré les très bonnes performances du MALDI pour l’analyse de lipides, ce mode d’analyse se limite souvent aux lipides polaires facilement ionisables. Les lipides neutres comme le cholestérol (CHO) et les triacylglycérols (TAGs) sont impliqués à différents niveaux de fonctions biologiques fondamentales. Ainsi, nous avons développé trois stratégies permettant l’analyse de ces lipides neutres et de faibles abondances comme les gangliosides, directement à partir de sections tissulaires minces par MALDI ainsi que par désorption-ionisation laser classique (LDI). L’implication du cholestérol en tant que molécule structurale et précurseur de la synthèse de diverses hormones et vitamines, en fait une cible de choix pour l’analyse par IMS. Historiquement, l’analyse du cholestérol par MALDI permettait de le détecter sous sa forme déshydratée. De ce fait, il était impossible de le distinguer des autres métabolites tels que ses esters qui produisaient le même fragment. Afin de permettre l’IMS du cholestérol intact nous avons développé une nouvelle technique de préparation d’échantillons reposant sur le dépôt d’une couche nanométrique d’argent (16±2 nm) sur une section tissulaire mince par pulvérisation. Cette technique permet d’ioniser spécifiquement le cholestérol intact ainsi que divers acides gras sous forme d’adduits d’argent, et ce, avec une haute résolution spatiale (5 µm). iii Au-delà du cholestérol et des acides gras, une autre classe de lipides neutres très abondants, les triglycérides, reste difficilement analysable par MALDI IMS. En effet, les TAGs constituent la principale classe de lipides impliqués dans le stockage énergétique au niveau cellulaire. Ce rôle comme source d’énergie fait des TAGs un acteur incontournable de plusieurs maladies métaboliques telles que la stéatose hépatique, l’athérosclérose ainsi que la maladie d’Alzheimer. La difficulté d’analyser les TAGs par IMS provient de leur fragilité en milieu acide ainsi que de leur faible tendance à former des adduits sodium nécessaire à leurs analyses. En considérant ces limites, nous avons développé une méthodologie de préparation d’échantillon en deux étapes permettant l’analyse hautement spécifique des TAGs par LDI IMS. Dans un premier temps, les sections tissulaires minces sont initialement exposées à une solution aqueuse contenant un tampon carbonate à base de sodium (pH 10.3, 85 mM) ainsi que d’acétate de sodium (250 mM) afin de facilité la formation d’adduit sodium et de limiter la fragmentation des TAGs en source. Par la suite, une couche nanométrique d’or (28±3 nm) est déposée sur la section afin de permettre l’analyse des TAGs par IMS à haute résolution spatiale (> 10 µm). Lorsque ces derniers ont une abondance réduite dans les sections tissulaires, cette méthode permet aussi l’analyse d’esters de cholestérol (CE). La maladie de Hunter est une maladie génétique caractérisée par l’accumulation de glycosaminoglycanes (GAGs) ainsi que de l’accumulation secondaire de gangliosides. Ce phénomène est dû à l’absence de l’enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase (IdS) qui permet la dégradation des GAGs. L’accumulation des GAGs et des gangliosides a pour conséquence l’apparition de problèmes fonctionnels et neurologiques majeurs entrainant la mort. Il existe une thérapie de remplacement enzymatique où une forme recombinante de l’enzyme IdS est injectée aux patients. Cette thérapie permet de rétablir le métabolisme normal des GAGs et iv gangliosides dans tous les organes sauf le cerveau où la barrière hémato-encéphalique empêche l’IdS recombinante d’atteindre les zones affectées. L’étude de la composition moléculaire des dépôts de GAGs et gangliosides au niveau cérébral constitue un défi important afin de comprendre la progression des troubles neurologiques engendrés par cette accumulation. À cette fin, nous avons développé une méthode MALDI spécifique à l’analyse des gangliosides à partir de sections tissulaires minces de cerveau de souris simulant la maladie Hunter (IdS-KO). Cette méthode d’analyse par MALDI IMS permet une révélation immuno-histochimique (IHC) des dépôts suivant l’analyse IMS. Nous avons pu visualiser cinq types de gangliosides dont quatre spécifiques au dépôt présent dans les cerveaux révélés par IHC sur la même section tissulaire. Cette étude nous a permis de distinguer pour la première fois des GM3 et GM2 selon la composition de leur chaine latérale et non de leur chaine polysaccharidique révélée par l’analyse IHC.
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that measures the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. This technique is widely used in analytical chemistry to solve the molecular composition of complex homogenized samples. The use of homogenized samples means that all the information with respect to the initial distribution of analytes is lost. Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is an MS technique which is able to provide the spatial localization of a given analyte on a surface, such as thin tissue sections from various animal sources. One of the greatest advantages of IMS is its complementarity with histopathology which normally reveals the general structure of thin tissue sections as well as the localization of certain biomolecules such as proteins or of any molecules capable of specific interactions with an antibody. On the other hand, IMS is capable of imaging a wide variety of biomolecules ranging from small metabolites to the high molecular weight proteins and polymers. Among these, lipids are of particular interest for their key involvements in many biological processes. Their interest is even greater when considering that lipid imaging by classical histology is unable to differentiate between all lipid species. IMS of lipids is typically performed using matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI). MALDI IMS can differentiate various classes of lipids and their localization within a thin tissue section by taking advantage of the specific affinity that different classes of lipids have for different matrices. The matrix deposition process, along with the choice of solvents, are key parameters that need to be considered in MALDI IMS. While MALDI offers great coverage of the phospholipidome, it fails miserably for neutral lipid analysis. Indeed, cholesterol and triacylglycerols (TAGs) are two classes of neutral lipids with very important vi biological roles which are extremely difficult to image by MALDI. We have developed three new strategies that enables the detection of neutral lipids, some of which are expressed in low abundance such as gangliosides, directly from thin tissue section using either MALDI or laser desorption/ionization (LDI). Cholesterol is a precursor of many key biomolecules such as vitamins and hormones. It’s also a major component of the cellular membrane. MALDI IMS allows in some cases imaging of the dehydrated form of cholesterol. Unfortunately, detecting cholesterol as such makes it impossible to distinguish some of its metabolites which ionize in a similar fashion and dissociate to produce the same ions. To address this issue, we have developed a new sample preparation method involving the deposition of a nanometer scale silver layer (16±2 nm) over a thin tissue section. This enables the detection by LDI MS of intact cholesterol and some fatty acid species as silver adducts with up to 5 µm in spatial resolution. Beyond cholesterol and fatty acids, TAGs is another class of highly abundant neutral lipids still poorly detected by MALDI IMS. As TAGs are the main molecules involved in energy storage of cells, they have been implicated in many metabolic diseases such as non- alcoholic fatty liver disease, atherosclerosis and even Alzheimer’s disease. The reason why TAGs are poorly detected by MALDI comes from two key factors. First, TAGs are unstable in acidic environments, typical of MALDI matrices. Second, competition effects for the ionizing proton provided by the MALDI matrix prevent TAGs from easily ionizing through this main ionization process. To overcome these limitations, we have developed a new two-step sample preparation method for TAG LDI IMS. We initially deposited a solution of carbonate buffer (pH 10.3, 85 mM) and sodium acetate (250 mM) on the tissue section to increase the amount vii of available sodium for enhanced TAG ionization. The second step consisted of sputtering a nanometer scale UV absorbing gold layer (28±3 nm) that allows for the detection of TAGs by LDI IMS with spatial resolution as low as 10 µm. When TAGs are present in low amounts in the tissue section, this method also enables the detection of cholesterol esters. Hunter’s disease is a genetic disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of glucoaminoglycans (GAGs) and the secondary accumulation of gangliosides due to the lack of iduronate-2-sulfatase (IdS) enzyme which controls their degradation. The accumulation of both GAGs and gangliosides form deposits which induces various functional issues to different organs as well as neurologic disorders. To minimize these effects, an enzyme replacement therapy has been developed. Unfortunately, it shows efficacy in all organs except the brain due to the inability of the recombinant enzyme to cross the blood-brain barrier. To further our knowledge of the progression of the disease, using a mouse model of Hunter’s disease we have developed a MALDI based method to specifically image gangliosides in brain deposits with a spatial resolution of 5 µm. This method also permits subsequent ganglioside staining by immunohistochemtry of the tissue section. With this method, we have identified four types of ganglioside which are specific to the Hunter’s disease pathology. We were also able to detect two types of deposits, one which is enriched in short chain gangliosides and the other in long chain gangliosides.