Alexandr Arshanitsa*, Matiss Pals, Daniela Godina, Oskars Bikovens
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.12, No.11, pp. 1927-1948, 2024, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2024.056466
- 22 November 2024
Abstract The isolated hydrophilic black alder (Alnus glutinosa) bark extractives were characterized in terms of component and functional composition and converted at 150°C–170°C into liquid green polyols using solvent-free and low-toxic base-catalyzed modification with propylene carbonate (PC). FTIR spectroscopy, HP-LC, GC, GPC, and wet chemistry methods were used to characterize the starting constituents, intermediate and final products of the reaction and to monitor the different pathways of PC conversion. The reaction of extractives as well as the model compounds, including catechol, xylose, PEG 400, and benzoic acid, with PC indicated the ability of OH groups of different… More >
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