Methods to Reveal the Structure of Lignin
Part 1. Lignin, Humic Substances and Coal
Prof. Dr. Gösta Brunow,
Prof. Dr. Gösta Brunow
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University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, P. O. Box 55, University of Finland, Finland, 00014
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Prof. Dr. Gösta Brunow
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University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, P. O. Box 55, University of Finland, Finland, 00014
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- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Lignin Preparations
- Introduction
- Milled Wood Lignin (MWL)
- Determination of Total Lignin in Lignocellulosics
- Methods to Determine the Molecular Mass of Lignin
- Introduction
- Gel Permeation Chromatography
- Vapor Pressure Osmometry
- Light Scattering
- Ultrafiltration
- Degradative Methods of Lignin Analysis
- Introduction
- Acidolysis and Thioacidolysis
- Permanganate Oxidation
- Nitrobenzene and Cupric Oxide Oxidation
- Ozonolysis
- Reductive Cleavage after Derivatization (DFRC)
- Functional Group Analysis
- Methoxyl Group Analysis
- Phenolic Hydroxyl Groups
- Carbonyl Groups
- Quinoid Structures
- Nondegradative Methods of Lignin Analysis
- Introduction
- Functional Groups
- Aromatic Nuclei and Side Chain Structures
- Structural Models
- Introduction
- Softwood Lignin
- Hardwood Lignin
- Non-Wood Lignin (Straw, Grass)
- Patents
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