Novel Aromatics: From Synthesis to Applications

Novel conformationally locked inositols: from aromatics to annulated cyclitols.

A new family of ring-annulated inositols with "locked" conformations has been designed to deliver a range of these biologically important entities in "unnatural conformations" while retaining their "natural configurations". The simple "tool" of trans ring fusion has been used to "lock" the conformation of the annulated inositols. Short, simple syntheses of a range of these novel cyclitols have ...

Synthesis of Bio-aromatics from Black Liquors Using Catalytic Pyrolysis

Bio-aromatics (benzene, toluene, xylenes, BTX) were prepared by the catalytic pyrolysis of six different black liquors using both in situ and ex situ approaches. A wide range of catalysts was screened and conditions were optimized in microscale reactors. Up to 7 wt % of BTX, based on the organic fraction of the black liquors, was obtained for both the in situ and ex situ pyrolysis (T = 500-600 ...

Modeling SOA from aromatics

Global modeling of secondary organic aerosol formation from aromatic hydrocarbons: highvs low-yield pathways D. K. Henze, J. H. Seinfeld, N. L. Ng, J. H. Kroll, T. -M. Fu, D. J. Jacob, and C. L. Heald Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ...

Optical Elastography: From Theory to Clinical Applications

Polymer Nanocomposites: From Synthesis to Applications

Nanocomposites are composites in which at least one of the phases shows dimensions in the nanometer range (Roy et al., 1986). These are high performance materials that exhibit unusual property combinations and unique design possibilities and are thought of as the materials of the 21st century. With an estimated annual growth rate of about 25% and huge demand for engineering polymers, their pote...