Hydrolytic degradation of alkaline lignin in hot-compressed water and ethanol

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 9308-9313

  Yuan, Zhongshun ^a   Cheng, Shuna ^a   Leitch, Mathew ^a   Xu, Chunbao Charles ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline lignin; De polymerization; Hot compressed water and ethanol; Hydrolytic degradation; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE LIGNIN; CAPPING AGENT; GAS PRODUCT; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HOT COMPRESSED WATER; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; NUMBER-AVERAGE; OPTIMAL REACTION CONDITION; REACTION TIME; SOLID RESIDUES; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

CONDENSATION REACTIONS; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHENOLS; POLYMERIZATION; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION;

1,2 BENZENEDIOL; 1,4 DIMETHOXY 2 METHYLBENZENE; 2 ETHYL PHENOL; 2 METHOXY PHENOL; 2 METHYL PHENOL; 4 ETHYL PHENOL; 4 METHYL PHENOL; ALCOHOL; LIGNIN; OLIGOMER; PHENOL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

CATALYST; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; PHENOL; POLYMERIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ALKALIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ETHANOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; PHENOL; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 77955665310     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.140     Document Type: Article

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