Microwave-Assisted Fractionation and Functionalization of Technical Lignin Towards Thermoset Resins

• Lignin is the main source of aromatic natural polymers, with a potential to serve as a building block of rigid and thermally stable bio-based materials. However, because of its heterogeneity differences and not fully understood chemical structure it is still underutilized. Therefore, in this paper, technical softwood Kraft lignin is refined in to narrow-dispersity and relatively low molecular weight fractions by microwave-assisted processing. This process was carried out under non-catalytic conditions using a low boiling point solvent and higher pressure. The chemical properties of the retrieved fractions were investigated by 31P NMR, HSQC NMR, SEC, DSC, and TGA. One of the retrieved soluble lignin fractions was successfully chemically modified by microwave processing. The chemically modified lignin was characterized by 31P NMR and FTIR, which provided evidence of the introduction of the allyl moieties. Subsequently, the allylated lignin was cross-linked through thermally induced thiol-ene chemistry to produce lignin-based thermosets.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Polymerkemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Polymer Chemistry (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Kemiteknik -- Polymerteknologi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Chemical Engineering -- Polymer Technologies (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Pappers-, massa- och fiberteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Softwood lignin

microwave-assisted fractionation

microwave-assisted functionalization

allylation

thiol-ene thermosets.

Kemi

Chemistry

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