Abstract
The chemical structural changes of Lodgepole pine milled wood lignin (MWL) before and after polyoxometalate (POM) oxidation were investigated using gel permeation chromatography (GPC), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and solution‐state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). 13C NMR spectroscopic data revealed an approximately 28% decrease in α‐OH/β‐O‐4 inter‐unit linkages after POM treatment. This was accompanied by an increase in carbonyl and phenolic hydroxyl content. These results suggest POM oxidation involved side chain (such as α‐OH/β‐O‐4) oxidation and/or degradation of some of the inter‐unit linkages. Quantitative 13C NMR along with GPC analysis revealed an increase in the degree of condensation of the MWL as a result of POM treatment, suggesting radical coupling as a major reaction pathway.
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