Impact of Lignin Determination Method on Oxygen Delignification Chemistry

  • Shin Soo-Jeong (Faculty of Paper Science and Engineering, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry(SUNY-ESF)) ;
  • Lai Yuan-Zong (Faculty of Paper Science and Engineering, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry(SUNY-ESF))
  • Published : 2005.12.01

Abstract

In previous report, we investigated the impact of hexeneuronic acid and some residual extractiveson lignin determination. These non-lignin components severely interfered lignin content determination which also affect on the oxygen delignification comparison between aspen and pine unbleached kraft pulps. Very different pattern was observed whether based on uncorrected conventional kappa number or based on corrected kappa number in oxygen delignification comparison. Lower kappa number aspen pulps showed poor response to oxygen delignification when kappa number was used as lignin determination method but better response with using the acid lignin method. Phenolic hydroxyl group in kraft pulps were also compared based on uncorrected or corrected kappa numberfor lignin content. Based on uncorrected kappa number, lower kappa number oxygen-delignified pulps had lower phenolic hydroxyl group. However, lower kappa number oxygen-delignified pulps showed much higher phenolic hydroxyl group based on the corrected lignin content. For accurate comparison for residual lignin properties from different pulps, lignin determination should be corrected from non-lignin components contribution to lignin.

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