Differences in the composition of lipophilic extractives and lignin in Brazilian woods from different eucalypt hybrids

The chemical characteristics of the woods from several eucalypt hybrids from the Brazilian Genolyptus program were studied. Analyses of the lipophilic extractives indicated a similar composition in all eucalypt hybrids, which were dominated by sitosterol, sitosterol esters and sitosteryl 3β-D-glucop...

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Autores: Prinsen, Pepijn, Rencoret, Jorge, Gutiérrez Suárez, Ana, Nieto, Lidia, Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús, Colodette, Jorge Luiz, Martínez, Ángel T., Río Andrade, José Carlos del
Tipo de recurso: otro
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/86335
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/86335
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Eucalyptus wood
Lignin
Lipids
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Sumario:The chemical characteristics of the woods from several eucalypt hybrids from the Brazilian Genolyptus program were studied. Analyses of the lipophilic extractives indicated a similar composition in all eucalypt hybrids, which were dominated by sitosterol, sitosterol esters and sitosteryl 3β-D-glucopyranoside, that are responsible for pitch deposition during kraft pulping of eucalypt wood. The chemical composition and structure of lignins were characterized by Py-GC/MS and 2D-NMR. All the lignins showed a predominance of β-O-4 ether linkages (75-79% of total side-chains), followed by β-β resinol-type linkages (9-11%) and lower amounts of β-5 phenylcoumaran-type, and β-1 spirodienone-type linkages. The lignin from the hybrid G1UGL presented the highest S/G ratio and the highest proportion of β-O-4 linkages, and therefore, it is foreseen that this wood will be more easily delignifiable than the other selected eucalypt hybrids.