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Title: Estimation of terpene content in loblolly pine biomass using a hybrid fast-GC and pyrolysis-molecular beam mass spectrometry method

Abstract

Terpenes can be used as renewable fuels and chemicals and quantifying their presence in biomass is becoming increasingly important. A novel method was developed to rapidly quantify total diterpenoid resin acids using pyrolysis-molecular beam mass spectrometry (py-MBMS). Pine sapling monoterpenes and diterpenoids were extracted from wood using a 1:1 (v/v) mixture of hexane and acetone and analyses were performed before and after extraction to determine the extraction efficiency of the solvent system. The resulting extract was analyzed for total diterpenoid content using py-MBMS and was combined with total monoterpene content that was determined using a low thermal mass modular accelerated column heater (LTM MACH) fast-GC/FID to measure the terpene content present in pine saplings. Oleoresin extruded from larger pine trees was used to validate mass balance closure of the terpene content in the extract solvent.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). National Bioenergy Center
  2. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1351152
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5100-67200
Journal ID: ISSN 0165-2370
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308; AR0000209
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 124; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; molecular beam mass spectrometry; terpene; diterpenoid; pyrolysis; resin acids; fast GC

Citation Formats

Harman-Ware, Anne E., Davis, Mark F., Peter, Gary F., Wang, Yongsheng, and Sykes, Robert W. Estimation of terpene content in loblolly pine biomass using a hybrid fast-GC and pyrolysis-molecular beam mass spectrometry method. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.011.
Harman-Ware, Anne E., Davis, Mark F., Peter, Gary F., Wang, Yongsheng, & Sykes, Robert W. Estimation of terpene content in loblolly pine biomass using a hybrid fast-GC and pyrolysis-molecular beam mass spectrometry method. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.011
Harman-Ware, Anne E., Davis, Mark F., Peter, Gary F., Wang, Yongsheng, and Sykes, Robert W. Mon . "Estimation of terpene content in loblolly pine biomass using a hybrid fast-GC and pyrolysis-molecular beam mass spectrometry method". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1351152.
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author = {Harman-Ware, Anne E. and Davis, Mark F. and Peter, Gary F. and Wang, Yongsheng and Sykes, Robert W.},
abstractNote = {Terpenes can be used as renewable fuels and chemicals and quantifying their presence in biomass is becoming increasingly important. A novel method was developed to rapidly quantify total diterpenoid resin acids using pyrolysis-molecular beam mass spectrometry (py-MBMS). Pine sapling monoterpenes and diterpenoids were extracted from wood using a 1:1 (v/v) mixture of hexane and acetone and analyses were performed before and after extraction to determine the extraction efficiency of the solvent system. The resulting extract was analyzed for total diterpenoid content using py-MBMS and was combined with total monoterpene content that was determined using a low thermal mass modular accelerated column heater (LTM MACH) fast-GC/FID to measure the terpene content present in pine saplings. Oleoresin extruded from larger pine trees was used to validate mass balance closure of the terpene content in the extract solvent.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.011},
journal = {Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis},
number = C,
volume = 124,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Mon Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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