The initial step of biomass thermal conversion involves the primary decomposition of the lignocellulosic matrix that is composed of three interconnected polymeric materials: cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Pyrolysis mechanisms typically include a superposition of the kinetic mechanisms for the individual components of the biomass material. The validity and development of these mechanisms is currently of interest [1-3]. A graphical summary of two global biomass pyrolysis models [1,3] at the experimental conditions of this study is presented in Figure 1
Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 223: U587-U587
