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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 115-121.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2018.05.016

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Properties of Phenolic Foam Modified by Lignin Depolymerized in Molten Salt Hydrate

YANG Xiaohui1,2, SHANG Qianqian1, JIA Puyou2, ZHOU Yonghong1,2   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forestry New Technology, CAF, Beijing 100091, China;
    2. Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF;National Engineering Lab. for Biomass Chemical Utilization;Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA;Key Lab. of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210042, China
  • Received:2018-03-30 Online:2018-10-25 Published:2018-11-06

Abstract: In this paper, lignin was effectively depolymerized by using inorganic ionic liquid (acidic molten salt hydrate) and applied in the research of modified phenolic foam. The results showed that lignin could be effectively degraded, the relative weight average molecular weight (Mw) decreased from 3 900 to 1 600, and the polymer dispersity index (PDI) expressed by Mw/Mn also decreased from 4.10 to 1.78 markly which will lead to improvement of the stability and reproducibility in the lignin modified products. In addition, the phenolic hydroxyl content was greatly increased after lignin depolymerization, which can enhance the reactivity of lignin and lay a foundation for improving the utilization of lignin. Moreover, phenolic foam modified by 30% depolymerized lignin exhibited a good property with a compressive strength of 235 kPa, the limited oxygen index 38.1% and the coefficient of thermal conductivity 0.028 W/(m·K). These showed that the product might be non-combustible and efficient insulation materials.

Key words: molten salt hydrate, lignin, depolymerization, phenolic resin, phenolic foam

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