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Purification of soda lignin

Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 2024-06, Vol.6, p.100102, Article 100102 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2024 The Authors ;ISSN: 2949-8392 ;EISSN: 2949-8392 ;DOI: 10.1016/j.scenv.2024.100102

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  • Title:
    Purification of soda lignin
  • Author: Ruwoldt, Jost ; Syverud, Kristin ; Tanase-Opedal, Mihaela
  • Subjects: FTIR ; Purification ; SEC ; Soda lignin ; Technical lignin
  • Is Part Of: Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 2024-06, Vol.6, p.100102, Article 100102
  • Description: Purity of technical lignin is one of the main obstacles in the utilization of lignin to value-added chemicals, products, and materials. The objective of this study was to investigate and compare single and two stage purification methods for obtaining soda lignin with high purity. Extensive washing and extraction with water was found effective, increasing the abundance of acid insoluble lignin while reducing its ash content. Extraction with organic solvents was conducted with 2-propanol or blends of n-heptane/1-butanol or cyclohexane/acetone. These solvents were shown to have little effect on the total lignin content, as determined by wet-chemical methods. Two-stage treatments (washing with water followed by solvent extraction) were hence not better than single stage water extraction in terms of the lignin purity. Still, selective removal of low molecular weight components after solvent extraction was noted, reducing the overall polydispersity of the lignin. Evaporation at 40 °C also showed little effect, whereas calcination at 150 °C significantly increased the molecular weight of the soda lignin. The latter effect was explained by thermally induced cross-linking. In addition, the UV absorbance of the calcinated lignin increased, which is likely related to changes in the aromatic structure. Such effect also entailed that UV/vis spectrophotometry was found less reliable in determining the total lignin content. At last, a mathematical model was adapted to predict the total lignin content from FTIR spectrometry. In conclusion, the tested procedures can be used to purify soda lignin and adjust its molecular weight.
  • Publisher: Elsevier B.V
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2949-8392
    EISSN: 2949-8392
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scenv.2024.100102
  • Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

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