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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 67-72.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2015.02.010

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Depolymerization of Lignin in Isopropanol Solvent

TIAN Xiao-dong, YE Yue-yuan, LIU Yun-quan   

  1. College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
  • Received:2014-03-04 Online:2015-04-25 Published:2015-04-24

Abstract: The depolymerization of lignin in isopropanol was studied by orthogonal array test. It was found that the excellent levels of the lignin depolymerization in isopropanol were as follows: Ru/C catalyst amount 0.20 g, temperature 280 ℃, pressure 2.5 MPa, reaction time 8 h. Under these conditions, the yield of bio-oil could reach 74.13%, and a combined GC content of phenolics, cyclic alcohols, cyclic ketones, and hydrocarbons achieved 60%. The elemental analyses of lignin feedstock and bio-oil products indicated that deoxygenation was carried out during the depolymerization. The fourier infrared spectrum (FT-IR) further indicated that new functional groups such as phenolic hydroxyl and alkyl were formed.

Key words: lignin, isopropanol, orthogonal test, depolymerization

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