Silver nanoparticle formation on lignin and two of its precursorsDahle, Sebastian (Avtor) Wegewitz, L. (Avtor) Viöl, Wolfgang (Avtor) Maus-Friedrichs, Wolfgang (Avtor) coniferyl alcoholligninMetastable Induced Electron Spectroscopynanoparticlesilversinapyl alcoholUltraviolet Photoelectron SpectroscopyX-Ray Photoelectron SpectroscopyAtomic Force MicroscopyMetastable Induced Electron Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (He I and He II), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and Atomic Force Microscopy were employed to study the interaction of silver with lignin as well as with two of its natural precursors coniferyl alcohol and sinapyl alcohol. For all three of them, no chemical interaction between the adsorbed silver and the organic substrate was found in the first place. Nevertheless, silver nanoparticles were found in all three cases after contact with air. Thus, a decomposition process is suggested, similar to the previously found catalytic decomposition of cinnamyl alcohol by water in the presence of silver atoms.20212021-01-27 14:57:59Neznano124499sl