Aliphatic components

For example, there is a dramatic improvement in modulus, tensile strength, and thermal stability when the aliphatic components in polyamides (nylons) are replaced by aromatic components, resulting in polyaramides such as Kevlar (29). Likewise, poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK), one of the mechanically strongest condensation... 

Separation of classes of components. If a class of components is to be separated (e.g. a mixture of aromatic components from a mixture of aliphatic components), then distillation can only separate according to boiling points, irrespective of the class of component. In a complex mixture where classes of components need to be separated, this might mean isolating many components unnecessarily. Liquid-liquid extraction and adsorption can be applied to the separation of classes of components. 

Inhibition of synthesis of the aromatic matrix by inhibitors of phenylalanine ammonia lyase causes the inhibition of deposition of aliphatic components and prevents development of diffusion resistance. Inhibition of synthesis of peroxidase, the enzyme involved in the deposition of the polymeric phenolic matrix, caused by iron deficiency, prevents deposition of aliphatic components of suberin. 

The time-course of deposition of aromatic monomers into the polymer laid down by suberizing tissue slices indicates that the phenolic matrix is deposited simultaneously with or slightly before the aliphatic components. The specific anionic peroxidase appeared with a time-course consistent with its involvement in the polymerization and deposition of the phenolic matrix of the suberin. Increase or decrease in suberin content involves similar changes in both the aliphatic and aromatic components and such changes are associated with the expected increase or decrease in the anionic peroxidase activity caused by physical or biological stress. 

Removal of the aliphatic materials by hydrogenolysis leaves a residue that contains low amounts of polymethylenic components, suggesting that the suberized material contains some aliphatic components not susceptible to cleavage by such methods [3]. On the other hand, removal of suberin from cork cell wall preparations was examined by CPMAS and the results showed that the aliphatic components were nearly completely removed from this suberin preparation as the spectra showed that the residual material was virtually devoid of methyl... 

In suberizing potato tuber disks, labeled oleic acid was incorporated into co-hy-droxyoleic acid and the corresponding dicarboxylic acid, the two major aliphatic components of potato suberin [73]. Exogenous labeled acetate was also incorporated into all of the aliphatic components of suberin, including the very long chain acids and alcohols in the wound-healing potato slices. The time-course of incorporation of the labeled precursors into the suberin components was consistent with the time-course of suberization. The biosynthetic pathway for the major aliphatic components of suberin is shown in Fig. 8a. 

Fig. 8a, b. a Biosynthetic pathways for the major aliphatic components of suberin. b Representation of the active site of co-hydroxy acid dehydrogenase involved in the synthesis of the dicarboxylic acids characteristic of suberin. From [74]... 

The aliphatic components of SOM, derived from various sources, tend to persist in soil (Almendros et al. 1998 Lichtfouse et al. 1998a Lichtfouse et al. 1998b Mosle et al. 1999 Poirier et al. 2000). The principal source of aliphatic materials in soil is plant cuticular materials, especially cutin, an insoluble polyester of cross-linked hydroxy-fatty acids and hydroxy epoxy-fatty acids (Kolattukudy 2001). Some plant cuticles also contain an acid and base hydrolysis-resistant biopolymer, comprised of aliphatic chains attached to aromatic cores known as cutan (Tegelaar et al. 1989 McKinney et al. 1996 Chefetz 2003 Sachleben et al. 2004). 

The information addressed here emphasized that the HOC sorption capacity in context relates to the chemical structures of SOM. Aromatic structures of SOM were reported to be the domains primarily responsible for HOC sorption, supported by positive correlations between aromaticity and Koc. Recently, aliphatic components, particularly paraffinic carbons, of SOM are reported to sorb significant amounts of HOCs, similarly supported by positive correlations between aliphaticity and Koc values. From a series of sorption experiments and literature review, we concluded... 

Gunasekara A, Xing, B (2003) Sorption and desorption of naphthalene by soil organic matter Importance of aromatic and aliphatic components. J Environ Qual 32 240-246... 

Both and nmR showed the presence of aromatic and aliphatic components. In l C-NMR, resonances at =58 ppm indicate the presence of many OCH3 groups, such as those occurring in syringic, vanillic, and ferulic acids. Spectra clearly show the presence of palmitic and stearic acids by GC/MS, IR, and NMR data. The fulvic and humic acids are predominantly made up of phenolic and fatty acid units. These are highly aromatic because lignin residues have been incorporated in the humification process. 

Many properties of polyamides are attributable to the formation of hydrogen bonds between the NH and CO groups of neighboring macromolecules. This is evidenced by their solubility in special solvents (sulfuric acid, formic acid, m-cresol), their high melting points (even when made from aliphatic components), and their resistance to hydrolysis. In addition, polyamides with a regular chain structure crystallize very readily. 

For comparative purposes the typical weight percentage yields for a DCC unit, an FCC unit and a steam cracker are shown in Table 8.1. Propylene yields from the DCC unit are considerably higher than those from an FCC nnit. The DCC mixed C4s stream also contains increased amounts of bntylenes and iso-C4s as compared to an FCC. These high olefin yields are achieved by deeper cracking into the aliphatic components of the initially prodnced naphtha and life cycle oil (LCO). 

The aliphatic alicyclic hydrocarbon precursor is not well recognized as the major aliphatic component in dissolved humic substances, although it was previously postulated to occur (II). This precursor might arise from terpenoid hydrocarbon lipids, but the data presented in this chapter favor polyunsaturated lipid precursors that are oxidatively coupled and cyclized by free-radical mechanisms (20). Degradative studies have not identified this aliphatic component in recognizable fragments. The quantitative, structural-model approach presented here combines the results of 13C NMR, NMR,... 

Sun et al. (1997) used the H C, 0 C, and N C of DOM from the Ogeechee River system to derive an empirical equation for prediction of bacterial production on DOM. These authors found that bacterial production was positively correlated with H C and N C ratios and negatively correlated with the 0 C ratio. They also indicated that aliphatic components of river DOM were the primary C source supporting bacterial growth. 

Three specific areas can be identified to serve as foci for expanding the research on this material (i) The nature of the organic components interactions need to be ascertained. Do the lipids (whose chemistry is dominated by aliphatic components) and humic (whose chemistry is dominated by aromatic, carboxyl, and carbohydrate components) actually exist as distinct domains in organo-mineral complexes (ii) What is the effect of the mineral surface on adsorbed macromolecule conformation How does conformation impact the adsorption of additional NOM components (iii) Finally, a better understanding of the interfacial chemistry of these organo-mineral composites needs to be developed in order to understand the fate of many organic contaminants introduced into natural systems. 

Kogel-Knabner, I., Hatcher, P. G.,Tegelaar, E. W., and Deleeuw, J. W. (1992). Aliphatic components of forest soil organic-matter as determined by sohd-state 13C NMR and analytical pyrolysis. Sci. Total Environ. 113, 89-106. 

Methods of heterocyclic synthesis can be divided into two main types those in which the ring system is built up from aliphatic components and those in which derivatives of other heterocyclic systems are used as starting materials. The essential step in most pyrazine syntheses from aliphatic components is C-N bond formation and various schemes for the synthesis of the required C4N2 ring system are illustrated below. The primary product is in many cases a reduced... 

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