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Experimental research on cellulose pyrolysis under catalysis of metallic salts was done on a thermobalance and a rapid pyrolysis system. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that K+ catalyzed the formation of active cellulose strongly and decreased the activation energy of cellulose pyrolysis. Experimental results indicated that K+ would promote the formation of char and restrain the production of bio-oil largely. Fe2+ had a similar catalysis effect on cellulose pyrolysis with K+. Fe2+ particularly catalyzed the formation of small molecule gaseous product while K+ the formation of char. The addition of K+ or Fe2+ resulted in a reduction of levoglucosan formation, and enhanced the production of hydroxyacetaldehyde and other small molecule components. Levoglucosan and hydroxyacetaldehyde were formed by the decomposition of active cellulose in a parallel mode. The secondary cracking of levoglucosan would also produce hydroxyacetaldehyde. A modified cellulose pyrolysis mechanism model was proposed based on the B-S model.
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Wang, S., Liu, Q., Liao, Y. et al. A study on the mechanism research on cellulose pyrolysis under catalysis of metallic salts. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 24, 336–340 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-007-5060-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-007-5060-x