title: Characterization of sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) lignin by analytical pyrolysis.
abstract: Dioxane lignin prepared from sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) was characterized by analytical pyrolysis coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Large abundances of the p-hydroxybenzoates ester-linked to the lignin were proven by analytical pyrolysis as well as by mild alkaline treatment that produced p-hydroxybenzoic acid in 16.3% yield. Pyrolysis in the presence of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) before and after alkaline treatment also showed the presence of ester- and ether-linked p-hydroxybenzoates. Quantitative results of pyrolysis showed that the sago palm lignin is of syringyl type. The relative abundances of TMAH/pyrolysis products derived from the syringyl beta-aryl ether substructures were 4.9 times those of the guaiacyl equivalents. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance analysis also showed the presence of the p-hydroxybenzoates and the predominance of the syringyl moiety over the guaiacyl ones in the sago palm lignin.
authors: Institute of Agricultural and Forest Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan. ken@sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kuroda
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ozawa
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ueno
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D010226:Parabens / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010226:Parabens; D008031:Lignin; C038193:4-hydroxybenzoic acid