Characterisation of a wheat straw cell wall residue by various techniques: A comparative study with a synthetic and an extracted lignin

Comparative studies using various analytical and spectroscopic techniques have been carried out on three samples of lignin: two samples of natural lignin that have been extracted using different processes, and one sample of synthetic lignin. This paper discusses the general features common to all three kinds of lignin, as well as the differences between, on one hand, the two natural lignins coming from different extraction processes, and, on the other hand, the natural lignins and the synthetic one. The advantages of each technique in explaining the structure of these three different lignins are emphasised.