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Pyrolysis behavior of levoglucosan as an intermediate in cellulose pyrolysis: polymerization into polysaccharide as a key reaction to carbonized product formation

Haruo Kawamoto, +2 more
- 01 Oct 2003 - 
- Vol. 49, Iss: 5, pp 469-473
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In this article, a pathway of cellulose pyrolysis via anhydromonosaccharide is proposed including polymerization to polysaccharides (a reversible reaction) as a key reaction to carbonized product formation.
Abstract
Pyrolysis behavior of levoglucosan (1,6-anhydro-β-d-glucopyranose), the major anhydromonosaccharide formed during cellulose pyrolysis, was studied at 250°–400°C under nitrogen. The pyrolysis products were found to change stepwise: levoglucosan → MeOH-soluble fraction (lower-molecular-weight products and oligosaccharides) → water-soluble fraction (polysaccharides) → insoluble fraction (carbonized products). From the present experimental results, a pathway of cellulose pyrolysis via anhydromonosaccharide is proposed including polymerization to polysaccharides (a reversible reaction) as a key reaction to carbonized product formation.

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