Changes of Meranti, Padauk, and Merbau Wood Lignin during the ThermoWood Process
Thermal modification is an environmentally friendly process in which technological properties of wood are modified using thermal energy without adding chemicals, the result of which is a value-added product. Wood samples of three tropical wood species (meranti, padauk, and merbau) were thermally tre...
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doaj-e31f43e3081b44a08d5a854afcfd5d6e2021-03-25T00:01:13ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-03-011399399310.3390/polym13070993Changes of Meranti, Padauk, and Merbau Wood Lignin during the ThermoWood ProcessDanica Kačíková0Ivan Kubovský1Milan Gaff2František Kačík3Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, SlovakiaFaculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, SlovakiaFaculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha 6-Suchdol, Czech RepublicFaculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, SlovakiaThermal modification is an environmentally friendly process in which technological properties of wood are modified using thermal energy without adding chemicals, the result of which is a value-added product. Wood samples of three tropical wood species (meranti, padauk, and merbau) were thermally treated according to the ThermoWood process at various temperatures (160, 180, 210 °C) and changes in isolated lignin were evaluated by nitrobenzene oxidation (NBO), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and size exclusion chromatography (SEC). New data on the lignins of the investigated wood species were obtained, e.g., syringyl to guaiacyl ratio values (S/G) were 1.21, 1.70, and 3.09, and molecular weights were approx. 8600, 4300, and 8300 g·mol<sup>−1</sup> for meranti, padauk, and merbau, respectively. Higher temperatures cause a decrease of methoxyls and an increase in C=O groups. Simultaneous degradation and condensation reactions in lignin occur during thermal treatment, the latter prevailing at higher temperatures.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/7/993merantipadaukmerbauthermal treatmentwood lignin |
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Changes of Meranti, Padauk, and Merbau Wood Lignin during the ThermoWood Process |
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Changes of Meranti, Padauk, and Merbau Wood Lignin during the ThermoWood Process |
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Changes of Meranti, Padauk, and Merbau Wood Lignin during the ThermoWood Process |
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Changes of Meranti, Padauk, and Merbau Wood Lignin during the ThermoWood Process |
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Changes of Meranti, Padauk, and Merbau Wood Lignin during the ThermoWood Process |
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changes of meranti, padauk, and merbau wood lignin during the thermowood process |
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Thermal modification is an environmentally friendly process in which technological properties of wood are modified using thermal energy without adding chemicals, the result of which is a value-added product. Wood samples of three tropical wood species (meranti, padauk, and merbau) were thermally treated according to the ThermoWood process at various temperatures (160, 180, 210 °C) and changes in isolated lignin were evaluated by nitrobenzene oxidation (NBO), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and size exclusion chromatography (SEC). New data on the lignins of the investigated wood species were obtained, e.g., syringyl to guaiacyl ratio values (S/G) were 1.21, 1.70, and 3.09, and molecular weights were approx. 8600, 4300, and 8300 g·mol<sup>−1</sup> for meranti, padauk, and merbau, respectively. Higher temperatures cause a decrease of methoxyls and an increase in C=O groups. Simultaneous degradation and condensation reactions in lignin occur during thermal treatment, the latter prevailing at higher temperatures. |
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meranti padauk merbau thermal treatment wood lignin |
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