Synthesis of lignin polyols via oxyalkylation with propylene carbonate

Holzforschung

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 531-538

  Kühnel, Isabell ^a   Podschun, Jacob ^b   Saake, Bodo ^b   Lehnen, Ralph ^a  

^a Institute for Wood Physics and Mechanical Technology of Wood   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

FTIR; lignin polyol; NMR spectroscopy; organosolv lignin; oxyalkylation; propylene carbonate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CARBONATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGNIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYOLS; PROPYLENE;

BIO-BASED COMPONENTS; CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; FTIR; ORGANIC CARBONATES; ORGANOSOLV LIGNIN; OXYALKYLATION; PROPYLENE CARBONATE; TWO-STEP REACTIONS;

WOOD;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; LIGNINS; ORGANOSOLV LIGNINS; SYNTHESIS; WOOD;

FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84934296761     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2014-0068     Document Type: Article

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