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Extraction and decomposition of hiba wood into valuable chemicals using stepwise temperature supercritical carbon dioxide treatment

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Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata) wood was treated with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) at stepwise temperature increments from 50° to 400°C continuously so that extractives (dichloromethane-soluble and -insoluble phases) and solid residues were obtained. The yield of extractives from hiba wood increased with increasing extraction temperature. The volatile compounds in the dichloromethane-soluble phase from scCO2 extraction at 50°C contained only terpenoids. However, the volatile compounds in the dichloromethane-soluble phase from scCO2 extraction at 300°C not only contained terpenoids but also phenols, furans, hydrocarbons, and organic acids. The yield of β-thujaplicin, which is a useful compound in hiba wood, increased with increasing extraction temperature from 50°C to 300°C; the optimal conditions for extracting β-thujaplicin were 300°C and 19.61 MPa. Further study of degradated compounds from the cellulosic and lignic materials of hiba wood after stepwise high-temperature scCO2 treatment above 300°C may provide clues to its efficient use.

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  1. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, PO Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Tsukuba, 305-8687, Japan

    Tatsuro Ohira & Naoyuki Matsui

  2. Department of Bioresources, Faculty of Forest resources, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan

    Yuusuke Edashige

  3. Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Prefectural University, Nashito, 016-0876, Japan

    Mitsuyoshi Yatagai

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This study was presented in part at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Tokyo, April 2005

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Ohira, T., Edashige, Y., Matsui, N. et al. Extraction and decomposition of hiba wood into valuable chemicals using stepwise temperature supercritical carbon dioxide treatment. J Wood Sci 57, 226–233 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-010-1156-8

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