Selective low-temperature pyrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose to produce levoglucosan and levoglucosenone in a fixed bed reactor

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 167, Issue , 2017, Pages 484-490

  Zhang, Huiyan ^a   Meng, Xin ^a   Liu, Chao ^a   Wang, Yao ^a   Xiao, Rui ^a  

^a Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

Bio char; Biomass; Fixed bed; Levoglucosenone; Microcrystalline cellulose; Selectively catalytic pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS;

BIO CHARS; CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS; FIXED BED; LEVOGLUCOSENONE; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

TEMPERATURE;

CATALYSTS; FIXED BEDS; LEVOGLUCOSAN; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 85026811950     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2017.08.007     Document Type: Article

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