Producing high yield of levoglucosan by pyrolyzing nonthermal plasma-pretreated cellulose
A Lusi, Haiyang Hu, Xianglan Bai
Abstract
Up to 78.6% of levoglucosan was obtainable from cellulose by combining non-thermal plasma pretreatment at room temperature and subsequent pyrolysis at 350–450 °C. The yield already reached 77.6% when the pretreated cellulose was pyrolyzed at 375 °C.
Topics & Concepts
LevoglucosanCelluloseYield (engineering)PyrolysisChemistryPlasmaChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePulp and paper industryComposite materialBiomass burningAerosolPhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsLignin and Wood ChemistryAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes