Poplar lignin structural changes during extraction in γ-valerolactone (GVL)
Feng Cheng, Sarah Liu, Steven D. Karlen, Hoon Kim, Fachuang Lu, John Ralph, Leida M. Vázquez Ramos, George W. Huber, James A. Dumesic
Abstract
In this paper, we describe an approach for producing both high quality and high quantity of lignin by studying structural change of lignin during treatment of poplar wood in γ-valerolactone (GVL) for a range of temperatures (80–120 °C) and reaction time at temperature (1–24 h).
Topics & Concepts
LigninExtraction (chemistry)ChemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringEngineeringLignin and Wood ChemistryBiofuel production and bioconversionPlant Gene Expression Analysis