Pyrolysis reactions- Cellulose

Pyrolysis reactions – Cellulose As discussed in Pyrolysis article, in the pyrolysis process of cellulose, parallel and competitive reactions exist in the generation of condensable volatiles and char; reaction path k4 overcomes the reaction path k3 at temperatures above 300 °C. Therefore, three demonstrative reactions, such as dehydration (k1), depolymerisation (k2 and k3) and fragmentation

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Raimo Alén, University of Jyväskylä

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