期刊
MOLECULES
卷 25, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25102329
关键词
kraft lignin; depolymerized kraft lignin; hydrogen peroxide; ambient temperature; hardwood; softwood
资金
- NSERC Biomaterials and Chemicals Strategic Research Network (Lignoworks)
- FPInnovations
- Lignol
- Weyerhaeuser
- NSERC
- NSERC/FPInnovations Industrial Research Chair program
- ORF-RE grant in Forest Biorefinery
- MDPI
The present study demonstrated a sustainable and cost-effective approach to depolymerize/oxidize softwood (SW) and hardwood (HW) kraft lignins using concentrated hydrogen peroxide at temperatures ranging from 25 to 35 degrees C, in the absence of catalysts or organic solvents. The degree of lignin depolymerization could be simply controlled by reaction time, and no further separation process was needed at the completion of the treatment. The obtained depolymerized lignin products were comprehensively characterized by GPC-UV, FTIR, P-31-NMR, TGA, Py-GC/MS and elemental analysis. The weight-average molecular weights (M-w) of the depolymerized lignins obtained from SW or HW lignin at a lignin/H2O2 mass ratio of 1:1 after treatment for 120 h at room temperature (approximate to 25 degrees C) were approximately 1420 Da. The contents of carboxylic acid groups in the obtained depolymerized lignins were found to significantly increase compared with those of the untreated raw lignins. Moreover, the depolymerized lignin products had lower thermal decomposition temperatures than those of the raw lignins, as expected, owing to the greatly reduced M-w. These findings represent a novel solution to lignin depolymerization for the production of chemicals that can be utilized as a bio-substitute for petroleum-based polyols in polyurethane production.
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