Abstract
Organosolv lignin extracted from the four representative lignocellulose feeds of oil palm empty fruit bunch (agricultural waste), oak (hardwood), pine (softwood) and Miscanthus giganteus (grass) is depolymerized using Ru/H-zeolite β to produce phenolic hydrocarbons. The bulky methoxy functionality, which is rich in oak and pine, sterically hindered the ether bonds, decreasing the yields of phenolic monomers and improving the β–β coupling to repolymerize lignin fragments. Both depolymerization and repolymerization are improved at a higher reaction temperature. The structures and the reaction behavior of organosolv lignin are observed using NMR, GPC, N2-physisorption, SEM and DLS analysis methods.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 304-314 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 69 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Jan 25 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of Republic of Korea (No. 20163010092210). This work was also supported by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Institutional Program (2E28290).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of Republic of Korea (No. 20163010092210 ). This work was also supported by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Institutional Program ( 2E28290 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Keywords
- Biofuel
- Depolymerization
- Lignin
- Phenolic hydrocarbons
- Ru/Hβ
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering