Alongside the development of pyrolysis processes aimed at converting solid biomass into
upgraded biofuels and biochemicals, interest has been growing in the analysis of the …

Microwave (MW) heating offers numerous advantages over conventional heating. Its
characteristics of fast internal heating, volumetric heating, and low energy consumption …

Fast pyrolysis experiments of pine wood have been performed in a continuously operated
mechanically stirred bed reactor at 500° C. The effects of the pine wood ash were studied by …

As a renewable non-food resource, lignocellulosic biomass has great potential as an energy
source or feedstock for further conversion. However, challenges exist with supply logistics of …

This study was intended to evaluate the effects of catalysts on product selectivity of
microwave-assisted pyrolysis of corn stover and aspen wood. Metal oxides, salts, and acids …

The influence mechanism of alkali metal potassium (K) on cellulose pyrolysis is a vague and
fundamental key topic in the field of biomass thermal conversion. In this study, the pyrolysis …

Levoglucosan is served as a significant versatile product to generate high value-added
chemicals and pharmaceutical additives. Levoglucosan was predominately produced from …

A steady-state Aspen Plus simulation model has been developed that provides estimated
mass and energy balances for an industrial fluidizing-bed fast pyrolysis process to produce …

Fast pyrolysis, which is comparable with the enzyme or acid hydrolysis, should be
considered for further development for fermentable levoglucosan (LG) production. This …

This study focused on the effects of five inorganic salts, NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, ZnCl2, and FeCl3,
on the pretreatment of Miscanthus straw for sugar recovery and enzymatic digestibility. In the …