Organosolv delignification of Eucalyptus globulus: Kinetic study of autocatalyzed ethanol pulping
The autocatalyzed delignification of Eucalyptus globulus in 50% ethanol (w/w) was modeled as the irreversible and consecutive dissolution of initial, bulk, and residual lignin. Their respective contributions to total lignin was estimated as 9, 75, and 16%. Isothermal pulping experiments were carried out to evaluate an empirical kinetic model among eight proposals corresponding to different reaction schemes. The calculated activation energy was found to be 96.5, 98.5, and 40.8 kJ/mol for initial, bulk, and residual delignification, respectively. The influence of hydrogen ion concentration was expressed by a power-law function model. The kinetic model developed here was validated using data from nonisothermal pulping runs.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. Complutense, Madrid (ES)
- OSTI ID:
- 20014508
- Journal Information:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 39, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 2000; ISSN 0888-5885
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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