Fundamental pyrolysis studies. Annual report FY 1982

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6459877

Milne, T A; Soltys, M N

Progress on the direct mass spectrometric sampling of pyrolysis products from wood and its constituents is described for FY 83. A brief summary, and references to detailed reports, of the qualitative demonstration of our approach to the study of the separated processes of primary and secondary pyrolysis is presented. Improvements and additions to the pyrolysis and data acquisition systems are discussed and typical results shown. Chief of these are a heated-grid pyrolysis system for controlled primary pyrolysis and a sheathed-flame arrangement for secondary cracking studies. Qualitative results of the secondary cracking of cellulose, lignin, and wood are shown as are comparisons with the literature for the pyrolysis spectra of cellulose, lignin, and levoglucosan.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CH00178
• OSTI ID: 6459877
• Report Number(s): SERI/PR-234-1884; ON: DE83010440
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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WOOD
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MASS SPECTRA
MASS SPECTROMETERS
CARBOHYDRATES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYSACCHARIDES
SACCHARIDES
SPECTRA
SPECTROMETERS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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