Pyrolysis and solvolysis of biomass in supercritical fluid solvents

Conference · Tue Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1987 · Prepr. Pap., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6307068

Townsend, S H; Klein, M T

The reactions of diaryl ethers and alkanes were examined in water at varying densities. The ethers, namely benzyl phenyl ether (BPE), phenethyl phenyl ether (PPE) and dibenzyl ether (DBE) underwent parallel pyrolysis and hydrolysis. The former paths led to the usual products described in the literature, whereas the latter led to benzyl alcohol plus phenol, phenethyl alcohol plus phenol and two mols of benzyl alcohol for BPE, PPE and DBE, respectively. 1,2-Diphenylethane (DPE) and 1,3-diphenylpropane (DPP) fragmented according to the neat pyrolysis pathway only, even at the highest water density studied.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Delaware, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Newark, DE 19716
• OSTI ID: 6307068
• Report Number(s): CONF-870410-
• Journal Information: Prepr. Pap., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Prepr. Pap., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States) Vol. 32:2; ISSN ACFPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201 -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ALKANES
AROMATICS
ARYL RADICALS
BENZYL RADICALS
BIOMASS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHANE
ETHERS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
KINETICS
LYSIS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE STUDIES
PHENOLS
PHENYL ETHER
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROPANE
PYROLYSIS
PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS
RADICALS
REACTION KINETICS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLVOLYSIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WATER
YIELDS