Reductive catalytic fractionation of pine wood: elucidating and quantifying the molecular structures in the lignin oil.

ABSTRACT: In-depth structural analysis of biorefined lignin is imperative to understand its physicochemical properties, essential for its efficient valorization to renewable materials and chemicals. Up to now, research on Reductive Catalytic Fractionation (RCF) of lignocellulose biomass, an emerging biorefinery technology, has strongly focused on the formation, separation and quantitative analysis of the abundant lignin-derived phenolic monomers. However, detailed structural information on the linkages in RCF lignin oligomers, constituting up to 50 wt% of RCF lignin, and their quantification, is currently lacking. This study discloses new detailed insights into the pine wood RCF lignin oil's molecular structure through the combination of fractionation and systematic analysis, resulting in the first

SUBMITTER: Van Aelst K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8162782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature