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Accelerated Solvent Extraction of Lignin from Aleurites moluccana (Candlenut) Nutshells
Julie Zimmerman and 3 other contributors
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Klein, A. ., Beach, E. ., Emerson, J. ., & Zimmerman, J. . (2010). Accelerated Solvent Extraction of Lignin from Aleurites moluccana (Candlenut) Nutshells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 58(18), 10045-10048. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf1019856 (Original work published)
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Abstract
Lignin from candlenut shells was isolated using an ethanol-water accelerated solvent extraction method. Yields (based on Klason lignin) increased from about 14 to 33% as temperature increased from 100 to 195 degrees C and were also influenced by the amount of aqueous acid used to precipitate lignin from the extraction liquor. These yields were higher than could be obtained using a conventional dioxane-water acidolysis method. The resulting lignin was characterized by IR, P-31 NMR, and H-1-C-13 HMQC NMR spectroscopic techniques. The lignin contained predominantly guaiacyl units, and both the total hydroxyl group content and phenolic hydroxyl group content were high.