title: Structural analysis of alfa grass (Stipa tenacissima L.) lignin obtained by acetic acid/formic acid delignification.
abstract: Alfa grass lignin obtained by the acetic acid/formic acid/water CIMV pulping process was characterized by FTIR and (1)H, (13)C-(1)H 2D HSQC, and (31)P NMR spectroscopies. Lignin samples purified by further dissolution/precipitation or basic hydrolysis steps were also analyzed. The CIMV alfa lignin is a mixture of low molar mass compounds (M(n) = 1500 g/mol) of SGH type with β-O-4 ether bonds as the major interunit linkage. The crude lignin contains fatty acids and residual polysaccharides. It also contains large amounts of acetate and hydroxycinnamates, mostly in the γ-position of β-O-4 interunit linkages. Although partial acetylation induced by the process cannot be excluded, the absence of aromatic acetates and acetylated polysaccharides in crude lignin demonstrates the mildness of the process. By combining smooth alkaline hydrolysis and dissolution/precipitation steps to the CIMV pulping, it is possible to produce a purified lignin with a composition and a structure quite analogous to that of the native polymer in the plant.
authors: Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères, Courrier 184, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, France.
authors: Fatma
authors: F
authors: Abdelkafi
authors: Houcine
authors: H
authors: Ammar
authors: Brigitte
authors: B
authors: Rousseau
authors: Martine
authors: M
authors: Tessier
authors: Rachid
authors: R
authors: El Gharbi
authors: Alain
authors: A
authors: Fradet
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry; D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D000107:Acetylation; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D006109:Poaceae; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D005561:Formates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011134:Polysaccharides; C030544:formic acid; D008031:Lignin; D019342:Acetic Acid