Structural characterization of the lignin of Cocos nucifera coir

The chemical structure of the lignin isolated from coconut coir has been comprehensively characterized in this work by analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS), two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D-NMR) and derivatization followed by reductive cleavage (DFRC). The analyses demonstrated that coconut...

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Autores: Rencoret, Jorge, Marques, Gisela, Gutiérrez Suárez, Ana, Martínez, Ángel T., Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús, Río Andrade, José Carlos del
Tipo de recurso: otro
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/86332
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/86332
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lignin
Coir
Cocos nucifera
2D NMR
Py-GC/MS
DFRC
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Sumario:The chemical structure of the lignin isolated from coconut coir has been comprehensively characterized in this work by analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS), two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D-NMR) and derivatization followed by reductive cleavage (DFRC). The analyses demonstrated that coconut coir lignin is a p-hydroxyphenyl-guaiacyl-syringyl (H-G-S) lignin, with a predominance of G-lignin units (S/G 0.24), and with a considerable amount of associated p-hydroxybenzoates (13%). 2D-NMR indicated that the main substructures present in this lignin include β–O–4´ alkyl-aryl ethers, followed by phenylcoumarans (β–5´) and resinols (β–β´). In addition, 2D-NMR indicated that coconut coir lignin is partially acylated at the γ-carbon of the side-chain. DFRC results showed that acetates are one of the acylating group and preferentially acylate the γ-OH in syringyl rather than in guaiacyl units.