Ovejero Pérez, AntonioRigual Hernández, Victoria De Los ÁngelesDomínguez Toribio, Juan CarlosAlonso Rubio, María VirginiaOliet Pala, María MercedesRodríguez Somolinos, Francisco2024-01-192024-01-192020Ovejero-Pérez, Antonio, et al. «Acidic Depolymerization vs Ionic Liquid Solubilization in Lignin Extraction from Eucalyptus Wood Using the Protic Ionic Liquid 1-Methylimidazolium Chloride». International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, vol. 157, agosto de 2020, pp. 461-69. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.194.0141-813010.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.194https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94081Protic ionic liquids have been proposed as effective solvents for the selective extraction of lignin from wood. In this work, the protic ionic liquid 1-methylimidazolium chloride has been used to extract lignin at different biomass loadings, temperatures, and times to understand the influence of treatment severity on the lignin dissolution mechanism. Themaximumlignin recovery (82.35 g lignin/100 g biomass lignin) was achieved at 10% (w/w) biomass loading, 135 °C, and 6 h. An increase in treatment severity leads to an acid cleavage of ether linkages, which increases the average molecular weight and thermal stability of lignins due to C-C repolymerization. HSQC-NMR analysis showed the effect of operating conditions on the predominant mechanismof lignin depolymerization. Atmild conditions, there is a preferential degradation of G units (the typical depolymerization mechanism of ionic liquid treatments); but at the most severe conditions, S units are predominantly removed, as usually occurs in acidic treatments. This work contributes to better understanding the different lignin extraction mechanisms occurring with a protic ionic liquid depending on different operating conditions.engjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.194restricted accessLignin extraction, Lignin characterization, Depolymerization mechanismCiencias33 Ciencias Tecnológicas