1. Characteristics of Bagasse Ligninin Situand in Alkaline Delignification
- Author
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Yuan-Zong Lai, Hsin-Tai Chen, and Masamitsu Funaoka
- Subjects
In situ ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,food and beverages ,Periodate ,Ether ,Alkali metal ,Biomaterials ,Nitrobenzene ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Lignin ,Organic chemistry ,Reactivity (chemistry) ,Bagasse - Abstract
The structural features of depithed bagasse lignin and its changes in soda cooking have been characterized in situ by the nitrobenzene oxidation, phenyl nucleus exchange and periodate oxidation methods. The bulk of bagasse lignin (∼ 75%) can be readily delignified in alkali below 100°C, and does not appear to be resulted from the cleavage of β-aryl ether structures. Concerning the reactivity of uncondensed structures, the p-hydroxyphenyl units were most labile to alkaline treatments, whereas the guaiacyl and syringyl units were removed nearly at the same rate. The residual lignin appears to be rather condensed and to contain an appreciable amount of guaiacyl diphenylmethane-like structures.
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- 1998