The role of sample dimension and temperature in cellulose pyrolysis

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2126-2134

  Paulsen, Alex D ^a   Mettler, Matthew S ^a,b   Dauenhauer, Paul J ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; CELLULOSE PYROLYSIS; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILMS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ISOMERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOFUELS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILM; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ISOMERS;

EID: 84876483063     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef302117j     Document Type: Conference Paper

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