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- Title
Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity of Milled Wood Lignin from Xylose Residue and Corncob.
- Authors
Xu, Miaomiao; Wang, Chao; Lyu, Gaojin; Zhong, Lei; Yang, Liyuan; Wang, Zhiwei; Qin, Chengrong; Ji, Xingxiang; Yang, Guihua; Chen, Jiachuan; Xu, Feng
- Abstract
Xylose residue (XR), after diluted acid treatment of corncob, consists of cellulose and lignin. However, structural changes of XR lignin have not been investigated comprehensively, and this has seriously hindered the efficient utilization of lignin. In this study, corncob milled wood lignin (CC MWL), and xylose residue milled wood lignin (XR MWL) were isolated according to the modified milled wood lignin (MWL) method. The structural features of two lignin fractions were thoroughly investigated via fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and two dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D NMR) spectroscopy techniques. XR MWL with higher yield and lower bound carbohydrate contents presented more phenolic OH contents than CC MWL due to partial cleavage of β-O-4. Furthermore, the molecular weights of XR MWL were increased, possibly because of condensation of the lignin during the xylose production. A study on antioxidant activity showed that XR lignin had better radical scavenging ability than that of 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol (BHT) and CC MWL. The results suggested that the lignin in xylose residue, showing great antioxidant properties, has potential applications in food additives.
- Subjects
LIGNINS; CORNCOBS; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; GEL permeation chromatography; FOOD additives; NUCLEAR magnetic resonance
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2019, Vol 11, Issue 12, p2092
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym11122092