Journal
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
Volume 76, Issue -, Pages 86-95Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.03.009
Keywords
Cardoon; Lignin; Stalks; Analytical pyrolysis; Pith
Funding
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) of Centro de Estudos Florestais (CEF) [PEst-OE/AGR/UI0239/2014]
- FCT [SFRH/BPD/95385/2013]
- [PTDC/AGR-CFL/110419/2009]
- [PTDC/AGR-FOR/3872/2012]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/AGR-FOR/3872/2012] Funding Source: FCT
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Four Cynara cardunculus clones, two from Portugal and two from Spain were studied for biomass production and their lignin was characterized. The clones differed in biomass partitioning: Spanish clones produced more capitula (54.5% vs. 43.9%), and Portuguese clones more stalks (37.2% vs. 25.6%). The heating values (HHVo) of the stalks were similar, ranging from 17.1 to 18.4 MJ/kg, Lignin was studied by analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS(FID)), separately in depithed stalks (stalks(Dp)) and pith. Stalks(Dp) had in average higher relative proportions of lignin derived compounds than pith (23.9% vs. 21.8%) with slightly different lignin monomeric composition: pith samples were richer in syringyl units as compared to Stalks(Dp) (64% vs. 53%), with S/G ratios of 2.1 and 1.3, respectively. The H:G:S composition was 7:40:53 in Stalks(Dp) and 7:29:64 in pith. The lignin content ranged from 18.8% to 25.5%, enabling a differentiation between clones and provenances. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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