Skip to main content
Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Download PDF
  • Original Artice
  • Published:

Enhancement of the reaction between pulp components and hydroxyl radical produced by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide under alkaline conditions

Journal of Wood Science volume 48, pages 191–196 (2002)Cite this article

Abstract

Experiments on alkaline hydrogen peroxide treatments with stepwise addition and oxygen pressurization were performed to determine whether they enhance the reaction between pulp components and hydroxyl radicals produced by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. In this study the degradation of methylβ-dglucopyranoside (MGP), a model compound of pulp components, was an indicator of the progression of the reaction between pulp components and hydroxyl radicals. When comparing the degradation of MGP in the stepwise and one-time addition systems, MGP was degraded more in the stepwise addition system than in the one-time addition system when Fe3+ was added. This result indicates that the hydroxyl radical produced by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide efficiently attacks MGP in the stepwise addition system. MGP was degraded to the same degree in the stepwise addition system as in the one-time addition system when Fe2+ or Mn2+ was added. Aggregation and precipitation of metal ions might affect their catalysis. Oxygen-pressurized hydrogen peroxide treatment caused almost no enhancement of the degradation of MGP compared to the treatment under atmospheric pressure. Instead, high stability of hydrogen peroxide was produced by oxygen-pressurized hydrogen peroxide treatment. Such high stability can result in frequent attacks of the hydroperoxide anion, the conjugate base of hydrogen peroxide, against some chromophores and quinones.

References

  1. Gierer J (1986) Chemistry of delignification. 2. Reactions of lignins during bleaching. Wood Sci Technol 20:1–33

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Gierer J, Jansbo K (1993) Formation of hydroxyl radical from hydrogen peroxide and their effect on bleaching of mechanical pulps. J Wood Chem Technol 13:561–581

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Yokoyama T, Matsumoto Y, Meshitsuka G (1997) A model study on the degradation mechanisms of carbohydrate during oxygen bleaching: effect of metal profile on the degradation mechanism of peroxides and on the reaction selectivity. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Wood Pulp Chemistry, Montreal, pp 125-1–125-4

  4. Buxton GV, Greenstock CL, Helman WP, Ross AB (1988) Critical review of rate constants for reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals in aqueous solution. J Phys Chem Ref Data 17:513–520

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Colodette JL, Rothenberg S, Dence CW (1988) Factors affecting hydrogen peroxide stability in the brightening of mechanical and chemimechanical pulps. Part I. Hydrogen peroxide stability in the absence of stabilizing effect. J Pulp Pap Sci 14:J126-J132

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Yokoyama T, Matsumoto Y, Meshitsuka G (1996) The role of peroxide species in carbohydrate degradation during oxygen bleaching. 2. Effect of oxygen pressure on the degradation of lignin and carbohydrate model compounds and on the reaction selectivity. J Pulp Pap Sci 22:J151-J154

    Google Scholar 

  7. Emeleus HJ, Andersson JS (1961) Modern aspects of inorganic chemistry. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, p 246

    Google Scholar 

  8. Lachenal D, Chirat C, Nguyen Thi NB, Soria L (1996) Optimum use of H2O2 in kraft pulp delignification. In: Proceedings of the 1996 International Pulp Bleach Conference, Washington, DC. Book 1, pp 275–280

  9. Stevens JA, Hsieh JS (1996) Hydrogen peroxide decomposition during pressurized peroxide bleaching. In: Proceedings of the 1996 TAPPI Pulping Conference, Nashville, TN, Book 2, pp 559–565

  10. Desprez F, Devenyns J, Troughton NA (1994) TCP full bleaching of softwood kraft pulp, the optimal conditions for P hydrogen peroxide bleaching. In: Proceedings of the 1994 Pulping Conference, San Diego, CA, Book 3, pp 929–934

  11. Nishimura T, Hamaguchi K, Iwasaki M, Yamamoto T (1996) Application of pressurized hydrogen peroxide bleaching to TCF pulp production. In: Proceedings of the 1996 International Pulp Bleach Conference, Washington, DC, Book 2, pp 527–530

Download references

Author information

Author notes

  1. Tomoya Yokoyama

    Present address: Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, 27695-8005, Raleigh, NC, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Wood Chemistry, Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, TheUniversity of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8657, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomoya Yokoyama, Yuji Matsumoto & Gyosuke Meshitsuka

Authors
  1. Tomoya Yokoyama
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yuji Matsumoto
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Gyosuke Meshitsuka
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Tomoya Yokoyama.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Yokoyama, T., Matsumoto, Y. & Meshitsuka, G. Enhancement of the reaction between pulp components and hydroxyl radical produced by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide under alkaline conditions. J Wood Sci 48, 191–196 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00771366

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00771366

Key words