Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques

Complementary analytical methods have been used to study the effect of potassium on the pyrolysis mechanisms of cellulose and lignocellulosic biomasses. Thermogravimetry, calorimetry, high-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy (in situ and real-time analysis of the fluid phase formed during pyrolysis), an...

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Main Authors: Le Brech, Yann, Ghislain, Thierry, Leclerc, Sébastien, Bouroukba, Mohammed, Delmotte, Luc, Brosse, Nicolas, Snape, Colin, Chaimbault, Patrick, Dufour, Anthony
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author Le Brech, Yann
Ghislain, Thierry
Leclerc, Sébastien
Bouroukba, Mohammed
Delmotte, Luc
Brosse, Nicolas
Snape, Colin
Chaimbault, Patrick
Dufour, Anthony
author_facet Le Brech, Yann
Ghislain, Thierry
Leclerc, Sébastien
Bouroukba, Mohammed
Delmotte, Luc
Brosse, Nicolas
Snape, Colin
Chaimbault, Patrick
Dufour, Anthony
author_sort Le Brech, Yann
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description Complementary analytical methods have been used to study the effect of potassium on the pyrolysis mechanisms of cellulose and lignocellulosic biomasses. Thermogravimetry, calorimetry, high-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy (in situ and real-time analysis of the fluid phase formed during pyrolysis), and water extraction of quenched char followed by size-exclusion chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry have been combined. Potassium impregnated in cellulose suppresses the formation of anhydrosugars, reduces the formation of mobile protons, and gives rise to a mainly exothermic signal. The evolution of mobile protons formed from K-impregnated cellulose has a very similar pattern to the evolution of the mass loss rate. This methodology has been also applied to analyze miscanthus, demineralized miscanthus, miscanthus re-impregnated with potassium after demineralization, raw oak, and Douglas fir. Hydrogen mobility and transfer are of high importance in the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis.
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spelling nottingham-434472020-05-04T17:45:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43447/ Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques Le Brech, Yann Ghislain, Thierry Leclerc, Sébastien Bouroukba, Mohammed Delmotte, Luc Brosse, Nicolas Snape, Colin Chaimbault, Patrick Dufour, Anthony Complementary analytical methods have been used to study the effect of potassium on the pyrolysis mechanisms of cellulose and lignocellulosic biomasses. Thermogravimetry, calorimetry, high-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy (in situ and real-time analysis of the fluid phase formed during pyrolysis), and water extraction of quenched char followed by size-exclusion chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry have been combined. Potassium impregnated in cellulose suppresses the formation of anhydrosugars, reduces the formation of mobile protons, and gives rise to a mainly exothermic signal. The evolution of mobile protons formed from K-impregnated cellulose has a very similar pattern to the evolution of the mass loss rate. This methodology has been also applied to analyze miscanthus, demineralized miscanthus, miscanthus re-impregnated with potassium after demineralization, raw oak, and Douglas fir. Hydrogen mobility and transfer are of high importance in the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis. Wiley 2016-04-21 Article PeerReviewed Le Brech, Yann, Ghislain, Thierry, Leclerc, Sébastien, Bouroukba, Mohammed, Delmotte, Luc, Brosse, Nicolas, Snape, Colin, Chaimbault, Patrick and Dufour, Anthony (2016) Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques. ChemSusChem, 9 (8). pp. 863-872. ISSN 1864-564X biomass; in situ analysis; nmr spectroscopy; potassium; reaction mechanisms http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.201501560/full doi:10.1002/cssc.201501560 doi:10.1002/cssc.201501560
spellingShingle biomass; in situ analysis; nmr spectroscopy; potassium; reaction mechanisms
Le Brech, Yann
Ghislain, Thierry
Leclerc, Sébastien
Bouroukba, Mohammed
Delmotte, Luc
Brosse, Nicolas
Snape, Colin
Chaimbault, Patrick
Dufour, Anthony
Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques
title Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques
title_full Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques
title_fullStr Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques
title_full_unstemmed Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques
title_short Effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques
title_sort effect of potassium on the mechanisms of biomass pyrolysis studied using complementary analytical techniques
topic biomass; in situ analysis; nmr spectroscopy; potassium; reaction mechanisms
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