Fractional characterization of alkali-labile lignin and alkali-insoluble lignin from wheat straw

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-300

  Lawther, J Mark ^a   Sun, Runcang ^a   Banks, W B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline nitrobenzene oxidation; Ferulic acid; Lignin; p Coumaric acid; Phenolic monomers; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030481882     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6690(96)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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