In this study, both mild acid and alkali treatments with 1.0 wt% and 2.0 wt% of and NaOH solution were applied to evaluate the effects on chemical compositions of wood biomass. Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) and larch (Larix kaempferi C.) were chosen due to major species planted in Korea. Chemical treatments of biomass were carried out by being soaked in either acid or alkali solution with 1:20 ratio for 72 hours at ambient temperature. Afterward, lignin, 5 major reduced sugars, ash contents and elemental composition were determined. To statistically understand the relationship between samples and chemical treatments, the Tukey test, simple linear regression model and ANOVA analysis were introduced using a statistical software R. As results from both wet chemistry and statistical analysis, yellow poplar was more affected on the lignin and xylose contents by acid treatments under these experimental conditions. Meanwhile, larch was more affected on the composition of galactose and lignin by alkali treatments. A series of results in this study would show that equivalent chemical treatment makes a change the chemical composition of each species.

Authors: Lee, S.M.; Lee, A.R.; Ahn, B.J; Kim, Y.-S.; Yang, I.; Cho, S.T.

Subjects: biomass production, larch, Xylose, glucose, wood chemistry

Publication type: Journal Article, Non-ISI, Publication

Year: 2013

ISSN: 1017-0715

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5658/WOOD.2013.41.4.358