Lignin Round Robin

Round Robin on Lignin Pyrolysis
ThermalNet meeting
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
20-22-September 2006
Institute for Wood Chemistry and
Chemical Technology of Wood,
Hamburg, Germany
Dietrich Meier
Lignin Round Robin
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Facts
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EUROLIGNIN, August 2002-July 2005
 36
members, 16 European countries
 report on lignin production in Europe available
 500 references at ILI website
 selected protocols for lignin characterization
evaluated by round robin
 www.ili-lignin.com
Lignin Round Robin
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Questions
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What kind of lignin?
Who can provide lignin?
What pyrolysis process?
Who can participate?
Potential lignin providers
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International Lignin Institute via
Granit S.A., Switzerland)
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lignin from soda cooking of nonwood biomass
STFI (Sweden)
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kraft lignin from the „lignoboost“
process
Status of contacts
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ILI contacted beginning of August --> Dr.
Abächerli was not available --> new contact via
phone with Dr. Barakat from Granit S.A., no
response yet as responsible person is currently
in U.S.
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STFI contact details sent to Doug Elliott

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