Radiant flash pyrolysis of biomass using a xenon flashtube

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Appl. Polym. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/app.1984.070290622· OSTI ID:6384357

Hopkins, M W; Antal, Jr, M J

Biomass materials, including lignin, redwood, corn cob, Calotropis Procera, Leucaena wood, Kraft paper, newsprint, cow manure, D-glucose, and D-cellobiose, were pyrolyzed in vacuum by the visible radiant flux emitted from a Xenon flashtube. The flux density exceeded 8 kW/cm/sup 2/ during the 1 ms flash. Sirup yields were low (avg 25%), while the gas yield was high (avg 32%). The gaseous products were composed primarily of CO and CO/sub 2/. The high relative yields of CO establish the existence of a high temperature fragmentation pathway active during the flash pyrolysis of all biomass materials. 39 references, 2 figures, 5 tables.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ
• OSTI ID: 6384357
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Polym. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 29:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOMASS
PYROLYSIS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLASH TUBES
HIGH VACUUM
LIGNIN
MANURES
PAPER
RADIANT FLUX DENSITY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
WOOD
XENON
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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DECOMPOSITION
ELECTRON TUBES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FLUX DENSITY
GAS DISCHARGE TUBES
GASES
INFORMATION
KINETICS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYSACCHARIDES
RARE GASES
REACTION KINETICS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SACCHARIDES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES
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