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Determination of lignin and cellulose in forages by extraction with triethylene glycol
Author(s) -
Edwards Colin S.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740240405
Subject(s) - triethylene glycol , lignin , extraction (chemistry) , cellulose , chemistry , solubility , chromatography , organic chemistry
A method of lignin determination which utilises the solubility of lignin in HCl‐activated triethylene glycol at 121 °C is described. Experiments on a range of samples indicate that the method is simple, fast and reproducible, and relates well to in vitro organic matter digestibility.
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