Miscanthus x giganteus Stem Versus Leaf-Derived Lignins Differing in Monolignol Ratio and Linkage
- As a renewable, Miscanthus offers numerous advantages such as high photosynthesis activity (as a C4 plant) and an exceptional CO2 fixation rate. These properties make Miscanthus very attractive for industrial exploitation, such as lignin generation. In this paper, we present a systematic study analyzing the correlation of the lignin structure with the Miscanthus genotype and plant portion (stem versus leaf). Specifically, the ratio of the three monolignols and corresponding building blocks as well as the linkages formed between the units have been studied. The lignin amount has been determined for M. x giganteus (Gig17, Gig34, Gig35), M. nagara (NagG10), M. sinensis (Sin2), and M. robustus (Rob4) harvested at different time points (September, December, and April). The influence of the Miscanthus genotype and plant component (leaf vs. stem) has been studied to develop corresponding structure-property relationships (i.e., correlations in molecular weight, polydispersity, and decomposition temperature). Lignin isolation was performed using non-catalyzed organosolv pulping and the structure analysis includes compositional analysis, Fourier transform infradred (FTIR), ultraviolet/visible (UV-Vis), hetero-nuclear single quantum correlation nuclear magnetic resonsnce (HSQC-NMR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and pyrolysis gaschromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Structural differences were found for stem and leaf-derived lignins. Compared to beech wood lignins, Miscanthus lignins possess lower molecular weight and narrow polydispersities (<1.5 Miscanthus vs. >2.5 beech) corresponding to improved homogeneity. In addition to conventional univariate analysis of FTIR spectra, multivariate chemometrics revealed distinct differences for aromatic in-plane deformations of stem versus leaf-derived lignins. These results emphasize the potential of Miscanthus as a low-input resource and a Miscanthus-derived lignin as promising agricultural feedstock.
Document Type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
Author: | Michel Bergs, Georg Völkering, Thorsten Kraska, Ralf Pude, Xuan Tung Do, Peter Kusch, Yulia Monakhova, Christopher Konow, Margit Schulze |
Parent Title (English): | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
Volume: | 20 |
Issue: | 5 |
Article Number: | 1200 |
Number of pages: | 23 |
ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-44062 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20051200 |
PMID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30857288 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Publishing Institution: | Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg |
Date of first publication: | 2019/03/09 |
Copyright: | © 2019 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. |
Funding: | Funding: The BMBF program “IngenieurNachwuchs” project “LignoBau” (03FH013IX4) and BioSC project “Miscanthus Cascade Utilization” (NRW state ministry for research) funded this project. The Graduate Institute of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences gave M.B. a PhD scholarship. Y.M. acknowledges support from the Russian Science Foundation (project 18-73-10009). |
Keyword: | HSQC NMR; Miscanthus x giganteus; biomass; chemometrics; genotype; lignin; monolignol ratio; principal component analysis |
Departments, institutes and facilities: | Fachbereich Angewandte Naturwissenschaften |
Institut für Technik, Ressourcenschonung und Energieeffizienz (TREE) | |
Projects: | LignoBau - IngenieurNachwuchs 2014: Lignin-basierte Polymere für bauchemische Anwendungen (DE/BMBF/03FH013IX4,13FH013IX4) |
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC): | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Entry in this database: | 2019/03/12 |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |