The mechanism for the formation of levoglucosenone during pyrolysis of β-D-glucopyranose and cellobiose: A density functional theory study

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-43

  Lu, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Dong, Chang Qing ^a   Yang, Yong Ping ^a   Yu, Hai Zhu ^b  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Cellobiose; DFT; Levoglucosenone; Pyrolysis mechanism; D glucopyranose

Indexed keywords

CELLOBIOSE; D-GLUCOPYRANOSE; DFT; LEVOGLUCOSENONE; PYROLYSIS MECHANISM;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84999912197     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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