Transformations of aspen wood and its principal components by O-Acylation

摘要

The kinetics of O-acylation of aspen wood, mechanochemical treated, lignin, cellulose, and xylan were studied at various reaction temperature. The reactivity of the principal wood components in the range 80-120 deg C follows the decreasing order lignin > xylan ? cellulose. Lignin, an amorphous intercellular substance in wood, is acylated fastest.