Reaction pathways of hemicellulose and mechanism of biomass pyrolysis in hydrogen plasma: A density functional theory study

Renewable Energy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 490-497

  Huang, Xiaoyuan ^a,b   Cheng, Dang guo ^b   Chen, Fengqiu ^a,b   Zhan, Xiaoli ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Hemicellulose; Pyrolysis of biomass; Reaction mechanism; Syngas and hydrocarbons production; Thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; DEHYDROGENATION; PYROLYSIS;

BIOMASS COMPOSITIONS; DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; HEMICELLULOSE; PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION; REACTION MECHANISM; SYN-GAS; THERMAL PLASMA;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

BIOGAS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DENSITY; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN; PLASMA; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL REGIME;

EID: 84966392143     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.04.080     Document Type: Article

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