Heat treatment of wet wood fiber: A study of the effect of reaction conditions on the formation of furfurals

Wood Material Science and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 202-208

  Tshabalala, Mandla A ^a   McSweeny, James D ^a   Rowell, Roger M ^b,c  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c EcoBuild Institute Excellence Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aspen; autohydrolyzis; catalyzed hydrolyzis; furfural; hemicelluloses; hydroxymethylfurfural; Lewis acid catalyst

Indexed keywords

ASPEN; AUTOHYDROLYZIS; CATALYZED HYDROLYZIS; HEMICELLULOSES; HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL; LEWIS ACID CATALYSTS;

ALDEHYDES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; FURFURAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RESINS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CELLULOSE;

ALDEHYDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FIBER BOARDS; FURFURAL; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROWAVES; MONOMERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PREHYDROLYSIS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; WOOD FIBERS;

EID: 84870998664     PISSN: 17480272     EISSN: 17480280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480272.2012.669406     Document Type: Article

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