08.08.2015   BIOENERGY. RESEARCH:. ADVANCES AND. APPLICATIONS

Industrial Lignins: Analysis, Properties, and Applications

A lex Berlin1’*, Mikhail Balakshin2

1Novozymes, Protein Chemistry Department, Davis, CA, USA, 2Renmatix, R&D Department, King of Prussia, PA, USA

Corresponding author email: axbl@novozymes. com

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Raw Material Feedstock 315

Technical Lignins: Production, Properties,

and Analysis 318

Comparison of Analytical Methods for Characterization of Technical Lignins 323

Reproducibility of31P NMR Analytical Techniques 323 13C NMR Analysis of Technical Lignins 327

Advanced NMR Methods 330

Molecular Weight Distribution 330

Structure—Properties Correlations in Lignin 331

Technical Lignins: Traditional and Emerging

Applications 332

Traditional Lignin Applications 332

Emerging Lignin Applications 332

Conclusions 333

References 333