A theoretical study on levoglucosan pyrolysis reactions yielding aldehydes and a ketone in biomass

Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-74

  Abella, Lorene ^a   Nanbu, Shinkoh ^b   Fukuda, Kenji ^c  

^a Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering   (Japan)

^b Computing and Communications Center ^*

^c Institute of Environmental Systems   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 nd order M ller Plesset (MP2) theory; Biomass; Cellulose; Density functional theory (DFT); Levoglucosan

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE PYROLYSIS;

BIOMASS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PYROLYSIS;

CELLULOSE;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PYROLYSIS;

ALDEHYDE; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; KETONE; PYROLYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 34250753901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1880148X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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