Pyrolysis-assisted Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Lignin in Solvents for Aromatic Monomer Preparation
概要
1.1 Global energy and environmental issues caused by the use of fossil resources.................................. 1
1.2 The role of biomass as alternative to fossil resources ......................................................................... 2
1.3 Lignocellulosic biomass...................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Chemical constituents of cell walls of lignocellulosic biomass .......................................................... 7
1.4.1 Cellulose ...................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.2 Hemicellulose .............................................................................................................................. 8
1.4.3 Lignin ......................................................................................................................................... 10
1.4.4 Architecture of cell wall ............................................................................................................. 13
1.5 Isolation of lignin .............................................................................................................................. 15
1.6 Technically available lignin .............................................................................................................. 16
1.6.1 Kraft lignin ................................................................................................................................. 17
1.6.2 Organosolv lignin....................................................................................................................... 18
1.6.3 Other technical lignins ............................................................................................................... 18
1.6.4 Potential market of technical lignins .......................................................................................... 19
1.7 Chemical approaches for lignin depolymerization ........................................................................... 20
1.7.1 Pyrolysis..................................................................................................................................... 21
1.7.1.1 Homolysis and heterolysis ............................................................................... 21
1.7.1.2 Pyrolytic depolymerization of lignin................................................................. 23
1.7.1.3 Side-chain and OCH3 transformation ................................................................ 23
1.7.1.4 Re-condensation ............................................................................................. 24
1.7.2 Thermal depolymerization in solvents ....................................................................................... 24
1.7.3 Reductive catalytic depolymerization ........................................................................................ 26
1.8 Objectives of this thesis .................................................................................................................... ...