Coniferyl alcohol from newsprint burning
Journal article, 2000
Coniferyl alcohol constitutes almost half of the amount of methoxyphenols in smoke from choked burning of newsprint produced from thermomechanical pulp. The results indicate that coniferyl alcohol is a key component not only in biosynthesis but also in thermal decomposition of lignin. The trans isomer was formed in 5-10 times larger amounts than the cis isomer. Coniferyl alcohol and the oxidised analogue coniferaldehyde were also shown to be the most prominent methoxyphenols in chimney smoke from stove burning of newsprint.
lignin
combustion
paper
smoke
vanillin
methoxyphenols
TMP
gas chromatography
coniferaldehyde
pyrolysis
Author
Jennica Kjällstrand
Department of Chemical Environmental Science
Göran Petersson
Department of Chemical Environmental Science
Nordic pulp and paper journal
Vol. 15 98-100
Subject Categories
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Sciences