Lignin is a promising alternative to petrochemical precursors for conversion to industrial-needed products. Organosolv lignins were extracted from different agricultural wastes including sugarcane bagasse (BG) and trash (ST), corncob (CC), eucalyptus wood (EW), pararubber woodchip (PRW), and palm wastes (palm kernel cake (PKC), palm fiber (PF), and palm kernel shell (PKS), representing different groups of lignin origins. Physicochemical characteristics of lignins were analyzed by several principal techniques. Most recovered lignin showed high purity of >90 % with trace sugar contamination, while lower purities were found for lignin from palm wastes. Hardwood lignins (EW and PRW) mainly contained guaiacyl (G) and syringyl (S) units with a minor fraction of p-hydroxyphenyl units (H) with high molecular weight, glass transition temperature, phenolic hydroxy group and low aliphatic hydroxy group. Grass-type lignins (BG, ST, CC) and palm lignins (PKC, PF, and PKS) contained three monolignols of H, G, and S units with lower molecular weights and C-substituted hydroxy of S unit. Among the grass-type lignins, PKC lignin contained the highest nitrogen and lipophilic components with the lowest molecular weight, thermal stability, and glass transition temperature. This provides insights into properties of organosolv lignin as basis for their further applications in chemical, polymer and material industries.
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