Lignin degradation and stability: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) analysis throughout processing

[en] This work investigates the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) emissions during the processing of composite of polyamide 6 (PA) bio-filled with technical lignin. This is of prime interest as volatile phenolic structural monomers issued from lignin could penetrate the human organism and cause undesirable health damages. A special attention is given to the measurement of formaldehyde as it is known to be a human carcinogen. Lignin main identified emission consists of a high level of formaldehyde and a large amount of complex substituted phenol and benzene, all representative and constitutive of its structure. Regarding the PA alone, it has been found that the predominant VOC product is ϵ-caprolactam. When filling PA6 with lignin, the emitted VOCs associated to this filler are mainly produced during the extrusion while, only traces are detected during the injection process. Formaldehyde emission level is three times higher during the injection than during the extrusion. Phenols and some remaining reactants used during industrial cellulosic extraction process are identified. Regarding the value of the Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL), suitable industrial process, safety and hygiene rules must be adopted. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Chemistry

Author, co-author :

Sallem-Idrissi, Naïma; Bio-and Soft Matter (BSMA), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Box L7.04.02, Croix du Sud 1, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Vanderghem, Caroline; Unit of Biological and Industrial Chemistry, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

Pacary, Tiphanie; Centre de Ressources Technologiques en Chimie (CERTECH), Rue Jules Bordet, Seneffe, Belgium

Richel, Aurore ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Chimie biologique industrielle

Debecker, Damien P.; Molecules, Solids and Reactivity (MOST), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Box L7.05.17, Croix du Sud 2, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Devaux, Jacques; Bio-and Soft Matter (BSMA), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Box L7.04.02, Croix du Sud 1, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Sclavons, Michel; Bio-and Soft Matter (BSMA), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Box L7.04.02, Croix du Sud 1, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Language :

English

Title :

Lignin degradation and stability: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) analysis throughout processing

Publication date :

2016

Journal title :

Polymer Degradation and Stability

ISSN :

0141-3910

eISSN :

1873-2321

Publisher :

Elsevier Ltd

Volume :

130

Pages :

30-37

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