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. 2021 Aug 5;11(43):26773–26784. doi: 10.1039/d1ra03237b

Py-GC/MS analysis results of the identification and relative molar abundance (%) of commercial organosolv lignin and lignin recovery.

Label Compound Origin COL BGL
1 Guaiacol G 15.2 18.9
2 Phenol H 4.5 7.3
3 4-Propylguaiacol G 0.3 0.4
4 3-Methylphenol H 0.71 0.59
5 4-Methylphenol H 1.8 2.1
6 2-Methylphenol H 0.5 0.4
7 4-Ethyl phenol H 3.6 14.2
8 4-Methylguaiacol G 5.2 8.6
9 4-Ethylguaiacol G 2.12 3.53
10 3-Methoxyphenol H 2.32 4.5
11 4-Vinylguaiacol G/FA 17.9 5.8
12 4-Vinylphenol H/PCA 17.1 8.1
13 Syringol S 13.5 17.2
14 Syringyl vinyl ketone S 0.9 0.5
15 trans-Isoeugenol G 1.2 1.2
16 4-Allylguaiacol G 0.9 0.8
17 4-Ethylsyringol S 1.7 1.3
18 Acetosyringone S 2.5 1.4
19 Syringaldehyde S 1.2 1
20 Syringylacetone S 0.8 1.4
21 Propiosyringone S 1.37 0.24
22 Vanillin G 0.8 1.6
23 Eugenol G 0.3 0.5
24 Homosyringaldehyde S 0.12 0.15
25 Syringic acid S 1.98 0.47
26 Dihydroconiferyl alcohol G 0.5 0.86
27 trans-Sinapaldehyde S 0.98 0.26
28 Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester FA 0.95 0.72
29 p-Coumaric acid ethyl ester PCA 1.06 0.6
30 Ferulic acid ethyl ester FA 0.37 0.98
%Ha 30.5 32.6
%Sa 25.0 25.1
%Ga 44.4 42.1
S/Ga 0.56 0.60
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Calculated by using all the H: p-hydroxyphenyl units; G: guaiacyl units and S: syringyl units; -lignin derived products.