Lignin pyrolysis reactions
By H. Kawamoto. Journal of Wood Science, 2017
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Lignin, an aromatic constituent of woody biomass, is a potential renewable aromatic feedstock for a sustainable future carbon economy. Pyrolysis-based technologies, such as fast pyrolysis and gasification, are promising methods for converting lignin into biochemicals, biomaterials, and biofuels. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in lignin pyrolysis/gasification would guide the development of the controlled pyrolysis and gasification systems to overcome issues with low product selectivity, an intrinsic drawback of current pyrolysis-based technologies. This review article summaries the state-of-the-art research into molecular mechanisms of lignin pyrolysis and gasification. This information should also be useful for understanding the influence of high temperature heat treatments on the properties of wood.
Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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- Lignin utilization: A review of lignin depolymerization from various aspects (2019, unknown): “During the first stage pyrolysis, the aromatic methylated groups and the condensed linkage are stable, therefore the depolymerized lignin fragments from first stage pyrolysis usually are the basic unit of lignin, like 4-methylguaiacol, syringol, coniferyl alcohol, and some lignin-derived chemicals l”
- The role of lignin in wood working processes using elevated temperatures: an abbreviated literature survey (2020, background): “During these processes, bonds are broken, free radicals are formed, which re-polymerize and create side-chains (Kawamoto 2017).”