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Elemental analysis, chemical composition, cellulose crystallinity, and FT-IR spectra of Toona sinensis wood

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Toona sinensis wood was analyzed for main chemical composition, trace element content, and wood cellulose crystallinity by FT-IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction of its native and extracted forms. The results showed that the ash and the extractives content of Toona sinensis wood were higher than for other leafy trees. The holo-cellulose, cellulose, and lignin content of the wood were 722.2, 458.3, and 213.1 mg g−1, respectively. Trace element content was: Ca 3.05 × 103, Mg 3.34 × 102, Fe 1.38 × 102, K 1.30 × 102, Na 58.0, Al 25.7, Zn 5.91, Cu 4.06, Mn 3.21, and Pb 0.534 μg g−1. Extraction of Toona sinensis wood resulted in no significant chemical changes but the band at 1,736 cm−1 of C=O in lignin and hemicelluloses disappeared and a band at 1,245 cm−1 of CO–OR in hemicelluloses and C–O in lignin shifted to 1,234 cm−1 and weakened only in the spectrum of the sample extracted with 1 % (w/w) aqueous sodium hydroxide. The FT-IR crystallinity index of the sample extracted with 1 % (w/w) aqueous sodium hydroxide was less than that of the original wood. The X-ray diffraction crystallinity indices of nitric acid–ethanol cellulose in T. sinensis wood was 0.786. These results indicate that T. sinensis wood probably has good flexibility and strength, and has the potential for use as a biomaterial and/or a bioenergy feedstock.

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The authors are grateful for support from Guangxi Natural Science Fund Project (09236002). This project was also supported by Guangxi University and Guangxi Education Department Education Reform in the 21st Century Research Fund of China (No. 2011JGA010), the Dean Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology of China (No. 11-C-01-01), the Scientific Research Foundation of Guangxi University (No. XBZ110639), and Guangxi Forestry Science and Technology Research Fund Project (2009, No. 7). The paper benefitted from the review by Dr Donald G. Barnes, Visiting Professor of Chemistry at Guangxi University.

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    Congjin Chen, Wen Qin & Zhangfa Tong

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Chen, C., Luo, J., Qin, W. et al. Elemental analysis, chemical composition, cellulose crystallinity, and FT-IR spectra of Toona sinensis wood. Monatsh Chem 145, 175–185 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-013-1077-5

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