In chemical terms, the difference between hardwood and softwood is reflected in the composition of the constituent lignin. Hardwood lignin is primarily derived from sinapyl alcohol and coniferyl alcohol. Softwood lignin is mainly derived from coniferyl alcohol. COUNT 5
QSN1 What component of wood determines whether it is hardwood or softwood? ANS1 lignin QSN2 Which wood has lignin that comes primarily from one type of alcohol? ANS2 Softwood QSN3 Which type of alcohol mainly becomes softwood lignin? ANS3 coniferyl QSN4 In addition to coniferyl alcohol, what other alcohol is in hardwood lignin? ANS4 sinapyl QSN5 Which kind of wood contains lignin derived from two main alcohol sources? ANS5 Hardwood