The assessment of chromophores in bleached cellulosic pulps employing UV-Raman spectroscopy

resumo

UV-Resonance Raman (UV-RR) coupled with UV-visible Diffuse Reflectance (UV-vis DR) spectroscopy was applied to a solid-state study of chromophores in Eucalyptus globulus kraft cellulosic pulps bleached by chlorine dioxide and hydrogen peroxide. The UV-RR spectra were acquired at 325 nm laser beam excitation, which was shown to be appropriate for selective analysis of chromophore structures in polysaccharides. The proposed approach allowed the monitoring of chromophores in pulps and to track the extent of polysaccharide oxidation. However, precaution was suggested while performing a quantitative analysis of chromophores at the characteristic band of similar to 1600 cm(-1) because of charge transfer complexes (CTCs) that exist in the pulp. These CTCs can affect the intensity of the aforementioned band by diminishing the conjugate state in the chromophore moieties. The amount of carbonyl and carboxyl groups in polysaccharides correlated with the intensity of the band at 1093 cm(-1). The analysis of UV-RR spectra revealed xylan as an important source of chromophores in eucalypt kraft pulp. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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CHEMICAL PULPS; KRAFT PULPS; RESIDUAL LIGNIN; BRIGHTNESS STABILITY; HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE; HEXENURONIC ACID; CARBONYL GROUPS; ECF; SPECTRA

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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry

autores

Loureiro, PEG; Fernandes, AJS; Carvalho, MGVS; Evtuguin, DV

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