Research Article

Depolymerization of Rice Straw Lignin into Value-Added Chemicals in Sub-Supercritical Ethanol

Table 3

The obtained compounds in straw-derived lignin depolymerization in conditions of 50% ethanol, 275°C, 30 min, 75 : 1 (mL ethanol: 1 g lignin).

NoCompoundsRT%Area

1Phenol6.8433.59
2(E)-3-Tridecen-1-yne6.8602.35
31-[4-Hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenyl]ethanone6.9687.14
42,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid8.9318.02
52-Ethylphenol8.9548.29
62-O-(2,2-Dimethylpropyl)-1-O-hexyl oxalate8.9779.67
73,6-Dimethyl-6-octen-3-ol9.7665.63
83,7-Dimethyldecane19.1108.83
93-Ethylphenol19.4425.47
10Methyl 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoate24.3003.66
11Carvacrol31.2355.36

RT: retention time (min). Total area was obtained based on the integration of 11 major peaks, without including the small peaks with %Area < 1.5.