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Quantitative 31P NMR Analysis of Lignins and Tannins
Published on: August 2, 2021
Antioxidant Properties of Larch Tannins with Different Mean Polymerization Degrees: Controlled Degradation Based on
Bin Jia1,2, Zhenyu Wei1,2, Xiangnan Kong1,2
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
Abstract:
Hydroxyl radical produced by hydrogen peroxide decomposition under UV radiation was used to degrade larch tannins in an environmentally friendly manner. The formaldehyde reactivity of the degraded products was used as an index to control the mean degree of polymerization (mDP) of the degraded products, and the effects of different mDP on the antioxidant activity of tannins were studied. Results showed that hydroxyl radical could significantly reduce the degree of polymerization (DP) and molecular weight (Mw) of larch tannins, and the mDP and Mw of degraded products could be controlled by considering the formaldehyde reactivity as the index. The antioxidant activity of larch tannins increased with the decrease in mDP. When the degradation time was 6 h, the formaldehyde reactivity was the highest at 0.823. The antioxidant activity of the degraded product was excellent, and the free radical scavenging rate was more than 98%.
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