GC/MS characterization of liquids generated from low-temperature pyrolysis of wood

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3190-3202

  Branca, Carmen ^a   Giudicianni, Paola ^a   Di Blasi, Colomba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBOHYDRATES; GASIFICATION; PHENOLS; TAR; THERMAL EFFECTS; WOOD;

FIXED BED GASIFICATION;

PYROLYSIS;

ACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDE; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; FORMIC ACID; FURAN DERIVATIVE; FURFURAL; GLYCOLALDEHYDE; GUAIACOL; HYDROXYPROPANONE; KETONE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SYRINGOL; TAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

PYROLYSIS;

ARTICLE; BEECH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASIFICATION; HEATING; LIQUID; LOW TEMPERATURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOOD;

EID: 0038337865     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030066d     Document Type: Article

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