FT-raman investigation of milled-wood lignins: Softwood, hardwood, and chemically modified black spruce lignins

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 324-344

  Agarwal, Umesh P ^a   McSweeny, James D ^a   Ralph, Sally A ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylation; aspen; black spruce; diimide hydrogenation; FT Raman; hydrogen peroxide bleaching; lignin; loblolly pine; methylation; milled wood lignin; Raman spectroscopy; sweetgum

Indexed keywords

ASPEN; BLACK SPRUCE; DIIMIDE; FT-RAMAN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BLEACHING; LOBLOLLY PINE; MILLED WOOD LIGNIN; SWEETGUM;

ACETYLATION; ALKALINITY; ALKYLATION; BLEACHING; CLEANING; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGENATION; LIGNIN; METHYLATION; OXIDATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

WOOD;

BIOMASS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HARDWOODS; HYDROGENATION; LIQUIDAMBAR; METHYLATION; MILLED WOOD LIGNINS; OXIDATION; PEROXIDE BLEACHING; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS TAEDA; RAMAN SPECTRA; SOFTWOODS;

EID: 79961139357     PISSN: 02773813     EISSN: 15322319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773813.2011.562338     Document Type: Article

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