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Yields and composition of sirups resulting from the flash pyrolysis of cellulosic materials using radiant energy
Author(s) -
De Jenga Chine I.,
Antal Michael Jerry,
Jones Maitland
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1982.070271121
Subject(s) - levoglucosan , pyrolysis , cellulosic ethanol , flash (photography) , materials science , radiant energy , composition (language) , biomass (ecology) , chemical engineering , cellulose , chemistry , organic chemistry , optics , radiation , biomass burning , geology , engineering , physics , philosophy , oceanography , aerosol , linguistics
Cellulosic materials have been flash pyrolyzed using concentrated solar energy. The sirups obtained were composed mainly of levoglucosan. Radiant flash pyrolysis has thus been identified as a potentially attractive means of selectively degrading biomass material into good yields of relatively few products. The techniques and equipment employed to determine the composition of the pyrolyzates are described.