Insight into biomass pyrolysis mechanism based on cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin: Evolution of volatiles and kinetics, elucidation of reaction pathways, and characterization of gas, biochar and bio‐oil

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Pyrolysis is the first step of gasification and combustion. Whereas the bio-oils derived from hemicellulose and lignin showed the highest relative content of acids and phenols, respectively.

🔑 Key Findings

• The pyrolysis process of biomass is complicated, which is generally considered to consist of the pyrolysis of the three major components (i.e., cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin).
• Understanding the pyrolysis behavior and product of each component holds a key to understanding the biomass pyrolysis mechanism.
• In this work, the pyrolysis behavior, pyrolysis kinetics, volatile evolution, and product characterization of the three major components are investigated.

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