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Using Phenol-Enriched Hydroxy Lignin Obtained by Low-Cost Catalysts to Synthesize Industrial Adhesive

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Lignin was modified by degradation to have more high active sites. Depolymerized lignin-based phenolic resin was synthesized to protect the environment and reduce the cost. Under the optimal conditions of sodium hydroxide catalysis, the effect of different concentrations of Na2S2O3 on the depolymerization of lignin was studied by the microwave depolymerization and the hydrothermal reaction. The depolymerized lignin had the highest phenolic hydroxyl content of 22.41% and 22.35% by two methods, respectively. LC-HRMS showed that the molecular weights of the depolymerized lignin decreased significantly. SEM showed that the surface of the depolymerized lignin-based phenolic resin was smooth and tightly connected. The adhesive had the highest bonding strength of 2.94 MPa. When lignin replaced 100 wt% phenol, the bonding strength of this adhesive could reach 1.57 MPa. This showed that when the lignin with complex structures was degraded, industrial adhesives with high bonding strength could be successfully obtained.

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This work was supported by Mingsheng Diatom New Materials Co., Ltd., China.

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    Shuting Zhao, Wenhui Xu, Bing Di, Zhitian Fan, Xiaoli Liu, Yumei Tian & Bing Zhou

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SZ and BD: wrote the main manuscript text. ZF and RN: designed and performed the experiments. WX: applied the conceptualization and methodology. YT and XL: supervised experiments. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Zhao, S., Xu, W., Di, B. et al. Using Phenol-Enriched Hydroxy Lignin Obtained by Low-Cost Catalysts to Synthesize Industrial Adhesive. J Polym Environ 31, 4691–4702 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-023-02886-y

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