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The Chemistry of Wood and Kraft Pulping

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Typical Composition of Wood

Cellulose (41-53%)Hemicellulose (25-41%)Lignin (16-33%)Extractives (2-5%)Inorganics (<1%)Nitrogen compounds (traces)

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Compositions of Several North American Pulpwood Species

Species Cellulose, % Hemicelluloses, % Lignin, % Balsam Fir 44 27 29 Eastern Hemlock 42 26 33 Eastern White Cedar 44 25 31 White Spruce 44 29 27 Jack Pine 41 30 29 Tamarack 43 28 29 “Typical” Softwood 43 28 29 Beech 42 36 22 Trembling Aspen 53 31 16 White Elm 49 27 24 Red Maple 41 35 24 White Birch 41 40 19 Yellow Birch 40 39 21 “Typical” Hardwood 46 34 20

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Cellulose (1)

One sugarLinearLongReducing and nonreducing endsPartly crystalline

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Cellulose (2)

OO

HOOH

OO

HOOH

OH

OH

O

HOOH

OO

HOOH

O-Cellulose

OH

OH

O

n

1

4

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Hemicelluloses

More than one sugarBranched or substitutedShortReducing and nonreducing endsGenerally not crystalline

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Xylan (1)

Primary hemicellulose in hardwoodsLinear chain backbone of xylose unitsSubstituents are 4-O-methylglucuronic acid, acetate groups and, in some, arabinoseSubstituents prevent crystallization, but may be removed during pulping and bleaching

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Xylan (2)

O

OO

O

OOH

O

O

OH

HOOCH3CO

HO

O

OOH

OOOH

O

1

4

1

1 4

4

1

4-β−D-Xylp-1

β

α

4-β−D-Xylp-1 4-β−D-Xylp-1 4-β−D-Xylp-1

2

1

3

α-L-Araf

O

OH

HOH2C

3

OH

4

1OHOH

4-O-Me-α−D-Glc pA2

4-β−D-Xyp-15

1

HOβ

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Glucomannan (1)

Chief hemicellulose component of softwoodsStraight chain backbone of mannose units and a smaller number of glucose unitsMore vulnerable than xylan to chemical degradation

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Glucomannan (2)

O

O

HOH2C

O

OH

O

RO

O

O

OH

HOH2C

HO

O

O

HOH2C

OROHOH2C

ROO

Ac

6

1

4

1

1 4

4

1

4-β−D-Glcp-1

β

α

4-β−D-Manp-1 4-β−D-Manp-1 4-β−D-Manp-16

1α-D-Galp

2,3

4

O

HO RO

HO

OR OR

1

β

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LigninNative lignin is a polymer of coniferyl alcohol, sinapyl alcohol, and p-coumaryl alcohol

A heterogeneous, branched and cross-linked polymer with phenylpropane units linked by C-C and C-O bondsCross-linked with polysaccharide chains

R1

OH

R2

HO

12

3

4

5

6

αβ

γ

Coniferyl alcohol/guaiacyl: R1=OMe, R2=HSinapyl alcohol/ syringyl: R1=R2=OMepCoumaryl alcohol: R1=R2=H

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Beta-O-4 Linkage

SW: 50%

HW: 60%

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Alpha-O-4 Linkage

SW: 2-8%

HW: 7%

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5-5 Linkage

5 - 20%

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4-O-5 Linkage

SW: 4%

HW: 7%

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Beta-5, Beta-1 and Beta-Beta Linkages

SW: 9-12%

HW: 6%

SW: 7%

HW: 7%

SW: 2%

HW: 3%

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Lignin Reactions During Kraft PulpingFragmentation

Alpha- and beta- aryl ether cleavage in free phenolic unitsEnol ether formationAlpha- and beta- aryl ether cleavage in etherified unitsC-C bond cleavage

CondensationBonding to carbohydratesOther reactions

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Alpha-Aryl Ether Cleavage in Free Phenolic Unit

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Beta-Aryl Ether Cleavage in Free Phenolic Units

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Enol Ether Formation

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Beta-Aryl Ether Cleavage in Etherified Units

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C-C Bond Cleavage

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Condensation: Competitive Addition of Nucleophiles to QM’s

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Condensation with Formaldehyde

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Kraft Pulping Resistant Structures

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Quinone Formation During Kraft Pulping

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Lignin Carbohydrates Bonds

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Other Reactions: Formation of Stilbenes and Enol Ethers

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Residual Lignin Structure

Phenolic hydroxyl groupsBeta-aryl ethersC-C bondsCondensation productsFunctional group analysisLinkages to carbohydrates

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Phenolic Hydroxyl Groups in Dissolved and Residual Lignins

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

1015202530Unbleached kappa number

Phen

olic

hyd

roxy

l con

tent

(m

mol

/g) Kraft lignins

Residual lignins

Phenolic hydroxyl content of various kraft (from black liquor) and residual lignins versus unbleached kappa number

Froass, Peter M.; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Jiang, Jian E. NMR studies. Part 3. Analysis of lignins from modern kraft pulping technologies. Holzforschung (1998), 52(4), 385-390.

Froass, Peter M.; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Jiang, Jian-er. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies. 4. Analysis of Residual Lignin after Kraft Pulping. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (1998), 37(8), 3388-3394

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Beta-Aryl Ethers in Residual and Dissolved Lignins

0.10

0.12

0.14

0.16

0.18

0.20

0.22

1015202530Unbleached kappa number

in β

-O-4

(per

aro

mat

ic u

nit) Residual lignins

Kraft lignins

Content of Cγ in β-O-4 structures for various kraft (from black liquor) and residual lignin versus unbleached kappa number

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Functional Groups in Lignin Wood/Pulp

Froass, Peter M.; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Jiang, Jian-er. Chemical structure of residual lignin from kraft pulp. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology (1996), 16(4), 347-365.

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Hexenuronic Acid Formation

O

O

CO2H

H3CO

OHHO

Xylan

O

HO2C

OHHO

Oxylan

MeGlcA HexA

Kraft pulping

HH

+ CH3O-


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