14 results about "Glycolaldehyde" patented technology

A process for the manufacture of ethyleneamines and ethanolamines, comprising the steps of (i) converting a glycolaldehyde derivative of formula (II), in which R2, R3 are—the same or different—hydrogen, alkyl, such as C1-6-alkyl, or cycloalkyl such as Cs-e-cycloalkyl; and an animating agent of formula (III); in which R1 is hydrogen (H), alkyl, such as C1-6-alkyl, or cycloalkyl such as C3-6-cycloalkyl, in the gas or liquid phase; (ii) feeding the reaction products obtained in step (i) into a hydrogenation reactor, where the reaction products are converted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst.

This invention discloses a mutant of glycolaldehyde synthase and its application in improving the thermostability of glycolaldehyde synthase, belonging to the field of biocatalysis application technology. The glycolaldehyde synthase mutant disclosed in this invention, based on the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.1, contains the following mutations: A381P / E509F, A381P / K290P, A381P, S61A, A381P / K290P / E509F, A381P / C49A, A381P / T100V, A381P / S61A, or A381P / K290P / S61A. This mutant protein can catalyze the preparation of hydroxyacetaldehyde (glycoaldehyde) from formaldehyde. The mutant protein of this invention also improves the catalytic efficiency of the formaldehyde-to-glycoaldehyde conversion. Due to the improved thermostability, it is beneficial for continuous catalysis in actual industrial reactions, thus the mutant shows good prospects for industrial applications.

Various processes for preparing C4 aldoses and / or ketones thereof are described. Various processes are described for preparing C4 aldoses and / or ketones thereof from feed compositions comprising glycolaldehyde. Also, various processes for preparing useful downstream products and intermediates, such as erythritol and erythronic acid, from the C4 aldoses and / or ketones thereof are described.

The application discloses a formaldehyde lyase mutant and application thereof. The formaldehyde lyase mutant provided by the application can regulate the generation proportion of a two-carbon and three-carbon product generated by catalyzing formaldehyde condensation, has improved activity of catalyzing formaldehyde condensation into glycolaldehyde, and reduced activity of catalyzing formaldehyde condensation into 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, compared with formaldehyde lyase.

The present invention relates to a process for the pyrolysis of carbohydrates. Various methods for the pyrolysis of carbohydrates to produce a product, such as glycolaldehyde, are described. In addition, various catalysts and methods for preparing catalysts useful for the pyrolysis of carbohydrates are described.

The invention relates to a process for preparing (hetero)aromatic compounds substituted with a hydroxyethylamino group (B) from aromatic compounds bearing an amino group (A) in the presence i) of (di)(alkyl)glycolaldehyde dimer and ii) in a reduction medium, it being understood that step i) and ii) are performed simultaneously or as a "one pot" reaction.

The invention relates to a process for preparing (hetero)aromatic compounds substituted with a hydroxyethylamino group (B) from aromatic compounds bearing a nitro(so) group (A) in the presence i) of (di)(alkyl)glycolaldehyde dimer and ii) in a reduction medium, it being understood that step i) and ii) are performed simultaneously or as a "one pot" reaction.

A method for the production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) comprising contacting glucose with a catalyst composition under conditions suitable for the formation of glucarate; acidifying glucarate to form glucaric acid; dehydrating glucaric acid to form FDCA; and recovering FDCA. A method for the production of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (FDME) comprising contacting glucose with a catalyst composition under conditions suitable for the formation of glycolaldehyde; contacting glycolaldehyde with a transition metal oxidation catalyst under conditions suitable for the formation of glucaric acid; esterifying glucaric acid to form glucaric acid methyl ester; dehydrating the glucaric acid methyl ester to form FDME; and recovering FDME.

The invention relates to phosphoketolase MaPKT and SzPKT with a function of catalyzing formaldehyde to synthesize acetyl phosphate and application of phosphoketolase MaPKT and SzPKT in CO2 biosynthesis of ethanol, and belongs to the technical field of enzyme mining and biological catalysis application. A phosphoketolase specific protein sequence database and an oligopeptide module sequence library are established through an oligopeptide module recognition (PPR) technology, two phosphoketolase PKTs capable of catalyzing formaldehyde to synthesize acetyl phosphate are efficiently and accurately excavated, further research finds that the formaldehyde tolerance of MaPKT is improved, and the catalytic efficiency of MaPKT on formaldehyde is 8 times that of glycolaldehyde. Based on this, the invention also constructs an efficient condensation approach for synthesizing ethanol by artificially biologically converting CO2, and has potential application prospects.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a foam, which comprises foaming a mixture, comprising one or more poly (amino acid) (A), one or more components (B) capable of reacting with said poly (amino acid) (A), wherein component (B) is selected from reducing sugars, 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, glycolaldehyde, glyceraldehyde or any mixture thereof and one or more blowing agents (F) and the foam obtainable by this process.

Selective hydrogenation processes are disclosed that can upgrade impure feeds, such as those obtained from biomass and containing a number of small (e.g., 2-6 carbon atom) molecules having aldehyde and / or ketone carbon atoms. For example, whereas glycolaldehyde and its methylated derivative, hydroxyacetone (acetol) are both high value intermediates for certain downstream processing reactions, they are normally recovered in a condensate from pyrolysis of carbohydrates (e.g., aldose-containing sugars) together with glyoxal and its methylated derivative, pyruvaldehyde. The selective hydrogenation of these compounds bearing two carbonyl carbon atoms, without over-hydrogenation to ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, can increase the concentration of the desired intermediates. These beneficial effects of selective hydrogenation may be achieved through the use of a hydrogenation catalyst comprising noble metals such as Ru and Pt.

The invention relates to a method for production of acetyl phosphate from renewable or next generation feedstocks, comprising enzymatically converting a non-phosphorylated carbohydrate into acetyl phosphate and a product, with a phosphoketolase. In embodiments, the phosphoketolase comprises at least one mutation in its active site preferably enabling an increased affinity and / or increased phosphoketolase activity for a non-phosphorylated carbohydrate, such as i) D-fructose, (ii) D-erythrulose or (iii) glycolaldehyde, compared to a wild- type phosphoketolase sequence. The invention further relates to a phosphoketolase enzyme comprising in its active site the mutation(s) H548N, N549D, H256Y, T2A:16T:H260Y:H548N, H548Y, H260Y:H548Y, H256Y:H260Y:H548Y, H142N:E153D and / or T2A:16T:H260Y:H548Y and its use for producing acetyl phosphate from a non-phosphorylated carbohydrate. The invention further relates to non-human organisms, preferably a microorganism, comprising a gene encoding and optionally expressing said phosphoketolase enzyme and compositions comprising the same.