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Structural Characterization of the Milled-Wood Lignin Isolated from Sweet Orange Tree (Citrus sinensis) Pruning Residue

Authors :
Mario J. Rosado
Jorge Rencoret
Ana Gutiérrez
José C. del Río
Source :
Polymers, Vol 15, Iss 8, p 1840 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

The pruning of sweet orange trees (Citrus sinensis) generates large amounts of lignocellulosic residue. Orange tree pruning (OTP) residue presents a significant lignin content (21.2%). However, there are no previous studies describing the structure of the native lignin in OTPs. In the present work, the “milled-wood lignin” (MWL) was extracted from OTPs and examined in detail via gel permeation chromatography (GPC), pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D-NMR). The results indicated that the OTP-MWL was mainly composed of guaiacyl (G) units, followed by syringyl (S) units and minor amounts of p-hydroxyphenyl (H) units (H:G:S composition of 1:62:37). The predominance of G-units had a strong influence on the abundance of the different linkages; therefore, although the most abundant linkages were β–O–4′ alkyl–aryl ethers (70% of total lignin linkages), the lignin also contained significant amounts of phenylcoumarans (15%) and resinols (9%), as well as other condensed linkages such as dibenzodioxocins (3%) and spirodienones (3%). The significant content of condensed linkages will make this lignocellulosic residue more recalcitrant to delignification than other hardwoods with lower content of these linkages.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734360
Volume :
15
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Polymers
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0f197b93d04f4deb8c7f651b7b2614d6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15081840