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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing
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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing

by Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha, Malcolm William Clark
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
16h 29m
English
CRC Press
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Lignin
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ignin: The cross-linked polymer of linked benzene rings that makes hard-
wood hard. It is an important structural material for most land plants and
is usually found mixed in with cellulose. The partial digestion of lignin by
enzymes (completely different from the ones that break down cellulose)
gives complex materials called humic and fulvic acids. These are the sub-
stances that give Adelaide water its unique color and avor.
Lignite: (1) Usually a dark-brown substance that is the lowest rank of coal.
(2)Very young coal. Moderate to low energy yield.
Lignosulfonates: A multipurpose additive base derived as a by-product
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