CONVERSION OF WOOD TO LIQUID PRODUCTS USING ALKALINE GLYCEROL
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Fuel Science and Technology International
- Vol. 10 (2) , 173-184
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08843759208915984
Abstract
Powdered beech wood was heated for 15 min in anhydrous glycerol containing alkaline catalyst (sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide) and completely converted into liquid products and water -soluble chemicals at 543 K and atmospheric pressure. The most important reaction variables were temperature and weight of the catalyst. The yield of total water-insolubles was 67.4% from beech wood in the presence sodium carbonate at an average temperature of 543 K. 78.2% of lignin in original wood was delignified in the presence 10.0% sodium hydroxide catalyst at 498 K, and a residence of 10 h.Keywords
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