The influence of temperature on the yields of compounds existing in bio-oils obtained from biomass samples via pyrolysis

Abstract The influence of temperature on the compounds existing in liquid products obtained from biomass samples via pyrolysis were examined in relation to the yield and composition of the product bio-oils. The product liquids were analysed by a gas chromatography mass spectrometry combined system. The bio-oils were composed of a range of cyclopentanone, methoxyphenol, acetic acid, methanol, acetone, furfural, phenol, formic acid, levoglucosan, guaiacol and their alkylated phenol derivatives. Thermal depolymerization and decomposition of biomass structural components, such as cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin form liquids and gas products as well as a solid residue of charcoal. The structural components of the biomass samples mainly affect the pyrolytic degradation products. A reaction mechanism is proposed which describes a possible reaction route for the formation of the characteristic compounds found in the oils. The supercritical water extraction and liquefaction partial reactions also occur during the pyrolysis. Acetic acid is formed in the thermal decomposition of all three main components of biomass. In the pyrolysis reactions of biomass: water is formed by dehydration; acetic acid comes from the elimination of acetyl groups originally linked to the xylose unit; furfural is formed by dehydration of the xylose unit; formic acid proceeds from carboxylic groups of uronic acid; and methanol arises from methoxyl groups of uronic acid

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