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Abstract
Enzymatic lignin (EL) was assessed by acidolysis from the lignocellulosic residue obtained after enzymatic saccharification of steam exploded Eucalyptus globulus bark. The structural characteristics of the obtained dioxane lignin were evaluated by wet chemistry and spectroscopy techniques (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, FTIR), 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and molecular weight by size exclusion chromatography (SEC). The main structural differences expressed per 100 phenyl propane units (PPU) between the dioxane lignins from the initial bark and the cellolignin residue obtained by enzymatic saccharification of the steam-exploded bark were the decrease in number of β-O-4′ structures (52 vs 40/100 PPU), increased amounts of β-β′ and β-5′ structures (11 vs 13/100 PPU) and increased molecular weight (Mw of 2400 Da vs 2700 Da) of the latter. A part of syringyl units in EL was converted into gallate-type structures as a result of partial demethoxylation of syringyl structures via homolysis that occurred during steam explosion pre-treatment.
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Biomass & Bioenergy is an international journal publishing original research papers and short communications, review articles and case studies on biological resources, chemical and biological processes, and biomass products for new renewable sources of energy and materials.
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