Chemical groups and structural characterization of lignin via thiol-mediated demethylation

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-134

  Hu, Lihong ^a,b   Pan, Hui ^b   Zhou, Yonghong ^a   Hse, Chung Yun ^c   Liu, Chengguo ^a   Zhang, Baofang ^d   Xu, Bin ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Demethylation; Lignin reactivity; Nucleophilic substitution; Odorless thiol

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; DEMETHYLATION; HYDROXYL CONTENT; METHOXYL GROUPS; NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTIONS; ODORLESS THIOL; OTHER PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

LIGNIN;

EID: 84890644322     PISSN: 02773813     EISSN: 15322319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773813.2013.844165     Document Type: Article

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