Abstract
The presence of covalent bonds between lignin and polysaccharides was investigated in dissolving pulps made with one-stage and two-stage acidic sulfite pulping for 100% pine heartwood raw material. The covalent bonds between lignin and pulp polysaccharides occurred mainly to xylan and glucomannan and were of the phenyl glycosides and γ–esters types. The α-ethers that are common in wood were missing in the studied pulp samples. Based on these findings and known lignin reactions during sulfite pulping, a mechanism explaining the absence of the α-ethers is discussed. It is suggested that the lignin carbohydrate bonds may play a vital role in lignin recalcitrance.
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