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Association Between Lignin and Carbohydrates in Wood and Other Plant Tissues /

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Throughout the world 10 million tons of wood are used every year for paper-making, cellulose preparations, tobacco filters, cloth and dietary supplements. Wood is mainly composed of polysaccharides and lignin which are hydrophilic and hydrophobic respectively. This book describes the academic approa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koshijima, Tetsuo
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Watanabe, Takashi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
Series:Springer series in wood science.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Chemistry, Organic.
Biochemistry.
Wood.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preparation and Characterization of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes
  • Location of Lignin Moieties along Polysaccharide Chains in Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes
  • Formation of Lignin-Carbohydrate-Complex Micelles and Pectin/Lignin/Hemicelluloses
  • Analysis of Native Bonds betwen Lignin and Carbohydrate by Specific Chemical Reactions
  • Residual Lignin in Alkaline Pulps
  • Functions of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes
  • Microbial Degradation of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes
  • Condensation of Lignins with Carbohydrates in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid.