Lignin pyrolysis products: their structures and their significance as biomarkers
1986
Sáiz-Jiménez, Cesáreo | Leeuw, J. W. de | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
8 pages, 8 figures, 1 table, 20 references.
Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]Pyrolysis in combination with gas chromatography and mass spectormetry was used to characterize softwood, hardwood and grass lignins as well as the corresponding synthetic dehydro-polymers. The method permitted differentiation of the three types of lignins. Softwood lignins yielded exclusively guaiacyl derivatives, coniferaldehyde and coniferyl alcohol being major compounds. Hardwood lignins gave rise to guaiacyl and syringyl derivatives, among which syringaldehyde, coniferyl alcohol and sinapyl alcohol were the most prominent. Grass lignins, represented by bamboo lignin, yielded p-vinylphenol as major compound. In addition, other guaiacyl and syringyl pyrolysis products were identified. The results indicate that guaiacyl and syringyl compounds are unique pyrolysis products of lignins and woods. Because of the relatively high resistance of lignins these pyrolysis products can be considered as characteristic biomarkers for terrestrial plant input.
Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]Part of this research was supported by CSIC, Spain, Grant 781.
Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]Peer reviewed
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