Pure Appl. Chem., 2009, Vol. 81, No. 11, pp. 2081-2091
doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-08-10-11
Published online 2009-10-30
Delignification of softwood by ozonation
Abstract:
Ozonation of aspen sawdust of various moisture content (MC) values was investigated. Ozone consumption corresponding to the completion of the ozonation process was shown to be governed by the wood MC. Cellulose-containing material of a low (1–3 %) residual lignin content (LC) was produced under ozonation. It is proposed that ozone dissolved in water is responsible for delignification. The conversion of lignin during softwood ozonation was investigated by UV and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The pathways of lignin transformations are influenced by wood MC value.
Keywords
FT-IR spectra of wood; lignin UV second derivative spectra; softwood delignification; softwood lignin conversions; wood ozonation.
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