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A computational study of pyrolysis reactions of lignin model compounds

  • Thomas Elder
Published/Copyright: May 4, 2010
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From the journal Volume 64 Issue 4

Abstract

Enthalpies of reaction for the initial steps in the pyrolysis of lignin have been evaluated at the CBS-4m level of theory using fully substituted β-O-4 dilignols. Values for competing unimolecular decomposition reactions are consistent with results previously published for phenethyl phenyl ether models, but with lowered selectivity. Chain propagating reactions of free radicals with a closed-shell dilignol are dominated by structures in which extensive electron delocalization occurs.

Keywords: bond dissociation enthalpy; CBS-4m; free radicals; lignin model compounds; pyrolysis
Corresponding author. USDA-Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 2500 Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 71360, USA
Received: 2009-10-24
Accepted: 2010-2-1
Published Online: 2010-05-04
Published Online: 2010-05-04
Published in Print: 2010-06-01

©2010 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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https://doi.org/10.1515/hf.2010.086
Keywords for this article
bond dissociation enthalpy; CBS-4m; free radicals; lignin model compounds; pyrolysis

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  5. A computational study of pyrolysis reactions of lignin model compounds
  6. Energy reduction of refining by cellulases
  7. Macro- and micro-mechanical properties of red oak wood (Quercus rubra L.) treated with hemicellulases
  8. Acoustic emission measurements and lattice simulations of microfracture events in spruce
  9. Impact of organosilicon treatments on the wood-water relationship of solid wood
  10. Analysis of the water vapour sorption behaviour of Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis (Bongard) Carr.] based on the parallel exponential kinetics model
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