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Young-Min Kim1, Gwang Hoon Rhee2, Chang Hyun Ko3
1Department of Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea.
Abstract:
The thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of Pinus densiflora (P. densiflora) were performed to test the catalytic cracking efficiency of two mesoporous Al2O3 catalysts with different surface areas. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of P. densiflora showed that the differential TG (DTG) peak heights obtained from catalytic pyrolysis were smaller than those of non-catalytic pyrolysis due to the conversion of the reaction intermediates to coke. Pyrolyzer-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis/flame ionization detection (Py-GC/MS/FID) suggested that using the Al2O3 catalysts, the yields of phenols and levoglucosan decreased with a concomitant increase in the yields of aldehydes, alcohol, ketones, and furans. Between the two catalysts, Al2O3-B prepared by spray pyrolysis showed higher cracking efficiency than Al2O3-A prepared by hydrothermal method because of its larger surface area.
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