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Lignin: Historical, Biological, and Materials Perspectives

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ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES 742

Lignin: Historical, Biological, and Materials Perspectives

Wolfgang G. Glasser, EDITOR Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Robert A. Northey, EDITOR University of Washington

Tor P. Schultz, EDITOR Mississippi State University


QK 898 .L5L545 2000 c.1

Lignin : historical, biological, and materials

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lignin : historical, biological, and materials perspectives / Wolfgang G. Glasser, Robert A. Northey, Tor P. Schultz [editors] p. cm.—(ACS symposium series : 742)


Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-8412-3611-9 1. Lignin. I. Northey, Robert Α., 1957- . II. Glasser, Wolfgang G., 1941III. Schultz, Tor P., 1953- . IV. Series. QK898.L5L545 1999 572'.56682—dc21

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Dedication

Joseph L. McCarthy 1997 Anselme Payne Award Recipient Joseph McCarthy has made significant contributions on a wide range of topics dealing with the chemistry and processing of wood, with an emphasis on by-product utilization. Ever since his dissertation, "The Mechanism of Chlorination of Lignin", was patented and immediately put into commercial practice (at a Howard Smith Papermill near Montreal) as the basis for bleaching of kraft pulp, Joe's research contributions have met the requirements of practical relevance while providing excellent science. For example, during Joe's first days at the University of Washington, the Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Plant sulfite mill in Bellingham, Washington, came into conflict with effluent discharge regulations. McCarthy's research on both ethanol production from spent liquor and lignin sulfonates quickly became the basis for the Bellingham plant's (now owned by Georgia-Pacific) commercial leadership in the lignin-sulfonate markets. A "Pulp Mills Research" (PMR) program was started at the University of Washington with support from industry in response to the concerns of fishermen and oyster growers in the Puget Sound with the discharge of spent sulfite liquor from pulp mills. During a 13 year period, 1944-1957, this PMR program became the cornerstone of McCarthy's initial contribution to the science and engineering of chemical wood processes by focusing on kraft mill odor reduction and spent sulfite

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liquor utilization. Today, sulfite mills in the Pacific Northwest no longer discharge spent sulfite liquor. Other research on the industrial practice of pulp and papermaking has dealt with different areas including the thermodynamics of sulfur dioxide solutions, the composition and analysis of spent sulfite liquors, the recovery of heat and chemicals from spent pulping liquors, the thermodynamics of combustion of various spent sulfite liquor bases, sugar fermentation to ethanol, the structure and reaction of lignin sulfonates, the purification of kraft mill effluents by steam stripping, and the recovery of by-products of spent kraft black liquors by ultrafiltration. Nearly 50 graduate students have graduated from McCarthy's laboratory and more than 25 postdoctoral research associates have been guided by him into fruitful careers. His work has been a living example of the pleasures of excelling at one's actions and his motto—"Don't do it unless it's fun"—serves as an inspiration for all scientists.

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