Structural characterization of lignin and its degradation products with spectroscopic methods

Y Lu, YC Lu, HQ Hu, FJ Xie, XY Wei… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is highly branched phenolic polymer and accounts 15–30% by weight of
lignocellulosic biomass (LCBM). The acceptable molecular structure of lignin is composed …

Solid state NMR a powerful technique for investigating sustainable/renewable cellulose-based materials

M El Hariri El Nokab, MH Habib, YA Alassmy… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) is a powerful and attractive
characterization method for obtaining insights into the chemical structure and dynamics of a …

Application of FTIR spectroscopy to the characterization of archeological wood

M Traoré, J Kaal, AM Cortizas - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Two archeological wood samples were studied by attenuated total reflectance Fourier
transform infrared (FTIR–ATR) spectroscopy. They originate from a shipwreck in Ribadeo …

Facile extraction of cellulose nanocrystals from wood using ethanol and peroxide solvothermal pretreatment followed by ultrasonic nanofibrillation

Y Li, Y Liu, W Chen, Q Wang, Y Liu, J Li, H Yu - Green Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were successfully extracted from wood flour by a two-step
process that comprised ethanol and peroxide solvothermal pretreatment and an ultrasonic …

Differentiation between pine woods according to species and growing location using FTIR-ATR

M Traoré, J Kaal, A Martínez Cortizas - Wood science and technology, 2018 - Springer
Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy was applied
to 120 samples of heartwood rings from eight individual pine trees from different locations in …

Fabrication of environmentally, high-strength, fire-retardant biocomposites from small-diameter wood lignin in situ reinforced cellulose matrix

Y Yang, L Zhang, JJ Zhang, Y Ren, HF Huo… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
An efficient way to alleviate the pollution imposed by petroleum-based supplies like
synthetic fibres and plastics is to prepare biocomposites from recyclable forestry waste with …

Impact of natural degradation on the aged lignocellulose fibers of moroccan cedar softwood: Structural elucidation by infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and X-ray …

Y Bouramdane, S Fellak, F El Mansouri, A Boukir - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aims of this study are to investigate the structure of four historical Moroccan cedar
softwood samples of different aging time duration (16th, 17th, 19th, 21st centuries) and …

Effect of sodium hydroxide pretreatment on physicochemical changes and enzymatic hydrolysis of herbaceous and woody lignocelluloses

W Wang, X Wang, Y Zhang, Q Yu, X Tan… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
NaOH pretreatment is one of leading technologies for pilot-scale production of cellulosic fuel
ethanol. It has two obvious features: low-energy input which is good for its practical …

Revealing the interface structure and bonding mechanism of coupling agent treated WPC

J Rao, Y Zhou, M Fan - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the interfacial optimisation of wood plastic composites (WPC) based on
recycled wood flour and polyethylene by employing maleated and silane coupling agents …

Prediction of pellet quality through machine learning techniques and near-infrared spectroscopy

M Mancini, A Mircoli, D Potena, C Diamantini… - Computers & Industrial …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, pellet has received increasing attention among other biofuels due to its low
storage costs and high combustion efficiency. The traceability of pellet quality along the …