Sulfonation of Hydroxymethylated Lignin and Its Application

To valorize kraft lignin, hydroxymethylation and sulfonation were applied on this under-utilized, but vastly available, material. The hydroxymethylation pretreatment was conducted as means to improve the reactivity of lignin. The sulfonation of hydroxymethylated kraft lignin was investigated by sulf...

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Published in:Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
Main Authors: Weijue Gao, John P.W. Inwood, Pedram Fatehi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-05-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2369969820300220