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The mechanisms of hydrothermal deconstruction of lignocellulose: New insights from thermal–analytical and complementary studies

Abstract

Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis, gravimetric and chemical techniques have been used to study hydrothermal reactions of straw biomass. Exothermic degradation initiates above 195 °C, due to breakdown of the xylose ring from hemicellulose, which may be similar to reactions occurring during the early stage pyrolysis of dry biomass, though activated at lower temperature through water mediation. The temperature …

Authors

Ibbett R; Gaddipati S; Davies S; Hill S; Tucker G

Journal

Bioresource Technology, Vol. 102, No. 19, pp. 9272–9278

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 2011

DOI

10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.044

ISSN

0960-8524