Preparation of Liquefied Cellulose and Analysis of Its Components by GC-MS Spectrometry

액화셀룰로오스의 제조 및 GC-MS에 의한 그 성분 분석

The liquefactions of $\alpha$-cellulose(Sigma Chemical, C-8002, 47H0383) was prepared in the presence of phenol using sulfuric acid as a catalyst under $N_2$ gas protection at $180^{\circ}C$ for 60minutes to examine its components. The ratio of $\alpha$-cellulose to phenol was 1: 6.2(w/w), and that to sulfuric acid was 1: 0.05(g/$m\ell$). The yields of liquefaction were calculated after the liquefied mixtures were passed through 1G4 glass filter. The luquefied product of $\alpha$-cellulose was analyzed using GC-MS Spectormeter. The 12 compounds identified by GC-MS Spectrometer, of which peak area covers 54% as 2,4-dimethyl phenol, p-isopropyl phenol, 1-ethyl-3,5-dimethyl benzene, o-isopropyl phenol, (E)-2,4\` dihydroxy-stilbene, 2,2\`-methylene-bisphenol, 4,4\`-methylenebisphenol, 3-methyl-2-hydroxyphenyl-(E)-2-hydroxyl-4\`-methoxy-stilbene, 1-phyenyl-1-(4\`hydroxyphenyl)methanol phenol derivatives. From this results, the reaction pathways of the liquefaction of cellulose were proposed through electrophilic substitution reaction. Phenol as a solvent might react with the reaction intermediates as well in the cellulose liquefaction.

α-Cellulose를 페놀 및 황산과 1: 6.2 : 0.05(g/g㎖)의 비율로 혼합하여 질소기류 하에서 180℃에서 60분의 액화 처리한 후 변호된 셀룰로오스의 성분분석을 GC-MS에 의하여 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 셀룰로오스의 액화율이 98.8%로 높은 것으로 보아 상당히 저분자화 된 것을 알 수 있었다. 셀룰로오스 액화물 중의 13.6%인 페놀함유량은 용매로 투입된 페놀의 양보다 매우 적은데 이는 액화 생성된 화합물의 구조 중에 hydroxyphenly기나 phenyl기가 존재하는 것에서 셀룰로오스는 액화시 산 촉매에 의하여 C-C, C-O 결합의 일부 개열함과 동시에 페놀과 반응하기 때문이라 판단된다. 약 54%인 12개 셀룰로오스 액화물의 구조를 분석하였으며, 그 중 양적으로 많은 양이 검출된 물질은 phenol핵이 주종을 이루는 2,2\`-methylenebisphenol, 4,4\`-methylene-bisphenol, 3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl-2\`-hydroxyphenylmethane, 1-methoxy-4-(2-phenylethenyl) benzene, (e)-2,4\` dihydroxystilbene, 1-phenyl-1-(4\`-hydroxy) phenyl methanol, p-isopropylphenol 등이 검출되었다. 황산 촉매에 의하여 셀룰로오스는 액화과정에서 탈수반응 후 열분해 되어 셀룰로오스링이 끊어져 생성된 중간체들이 용매인 phenol과 치넌자 치환반응을 일으켜 phenol 화합물들을 많이 생성한다고 판단된다.